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"Creak!"
The heavy iron door emitted an ear-piercing screech.
Two guards roughly shoved Man Xiu into the cell.
Man Xiu lost his balance, almost stumbling.
But he quickly steadied himself, calmly adjusting his crumpled collar, and lifted his head to look around.
In the cell, four women were already detained, all appearing quite young.
They were the four from the Dawn Church who had been captured with him previously, sitting in prisoner robes on a pile of straw in the corner.
"Man Xiu?"
One young deacon immediately stood up.
She quickly walked over, looking Man Xiu up and down,
"Are you alright?"
"Did they torture you?"
The other two deacons also gathered around, concernedly examining Man Xiu.
The female priest opened her eyes and looked at Man Xiu with a gentle gaze.
"Thanks to the Lord's protection."
The priest said softly, "You finally returned safely."
Man Xiu nodded slightly, brushing off the dust from his clothes,
"No need to worry, everyone."
