2022-06-28 21:13:00Zhi Ruo furrowed her brows at Zhōngguó's response. She had never heard about the unsullied lands before, it was rather a new term for her. She could also see Zhōngguó furrow his brows.
"Is this not the unsullied lands?" Zhōngguó opened his mouth to ask tentatively. He opened his eyes to reveal the blank orbs underneath. He stared at Zhi Ruo's unmoving form.
"This is the borders, people call the place around here as the uncharted territory. But the poeple in the Ye clan calls this the hunting grounds. " Zhi Ruo explained, she folded her hands neatly to her lap. "I have not heard of this unsullied lands, you speak off."
"People live here?" Zhōngguó asked, his voice was laced with a tinge of ridiculousness. "Do the poeple not know that these are dangerous for human cohabitation?"
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