Chapter 81 Thank goodness it wasn't... (2/2)

"N-no!"

Ruan Tang was startled by his appearance. Seeing his horrifyingly pale face, she quickly shook her head and comforted him, "Brother, don't worry, I'm not that stupid. I just tried a blade of grass and stopped doing anything after I found the problem."

She didn't mention that she had just been thinking of using her spiritual power to take a look at that black stone.

Upon hearing this, Yan Yu's tense muscles relaxed slightly, but his expression remained frighteningly serious.

He understood that the girl had only briefly approached him, and her body should not have been directly touched.

But he didn't dare to gamble.

The properties of that thing are currently unknown and must be tested.

He took a deep breath and, in a tone as calm as possible but still slightly trembling, briefly explained to Ruan Tang what "highly radioactive minerals" are and their devastating harm to the human body.

Ruan Tang was terrified. Although she didn't understand the physics terms, the blunt descriptions such as "it would make life worse than death" and "turn into a pool of blood" still made her feel extremely scared.

Yan Yu said no more, turned around and walked into a large container, and quickly took out two sets of white clothes made of a very special material.

"Put these on." He handed one of the smaller-sized sets to Ruan Tang.

Looking at the futuristic equipment in front of her, Ruan Tang blinked and obediently put it on with Yan Yu's help.

Soon, the two men, dressed in protective suits, reappeared beside the pit.

Yan Yu instinctively protected Ruan Tang with one hand, while holding a strangely shaped metal instrument in the other, and began to operate it while standing at the edge of the pit.

He was focused, and his movements were professional and meticulous.

Through the helmet, Ruan Tang could only see him holding a strange probe, scanning the area with a "beep beep" sound, and occasionally switching to another device to shine a light on the black rock.

Although she couldn't understand it, the man's calmness and reliability at that moment gradually calmed her pounding heart.

After doing all this, he put on special gloves, reached down to the bottom of the pit, used a special sampling tool to take samples from the surface of the rocks, and carefully sealed them in a lead box.

The entire process was seamless and efficient.

Thirty minutes felt like an eternity.

Finally, the instrument emitted a crisp electronic sound.

"Beep—Data stable, no abnormal ionizing radiation."

Hearing the electronic sound from the instrument, Yan Yu's heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled back down.

He turned off the equipment, turned around, and through the thick protective suit, tightly embraced the equally clumsy little girl beside him.

The force was so great that it felt like it was trying to embed her into its own bones.

"From now on... you're not allowed to run around alone anymore."

His voice came through the helmet communicator, muffled and distorted by electromagnetic noise, yet it carried an overwhelming sense of fear and lingering trembling.

Ruan Tang was so tightly held by him that she could hardly breathe, but her heart was filled with a huge warm current.

She raised her equally heavy arm and gently patted his back.

"Yes, I promise."

Yan Yu then released her and led the people back to the space.

He almost couldn't wait to help the little girl take off her heavy protective suit, and then pulled her back into his arms.

The man buried his face deep in the sweet-smelling crook of her neck, greedily inhaling her unique scent.

Only in this way.

Only by using all my strength could I feel her body temperature and listen to her heartbeat.

Only then could he confirm it again and again.

His Tangtang was real, alive, and perfectly intact... in his arms. (This chapter has been read. Please click to continue reading the next chapter!)