Within moments, Yuan Dongzhi had taken Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan away from the coastal forest.

They arrived at a hill that was higher and not submerged by seawater.

After setting the two of them down,

Yuan Dongzhi immediately had a thought and conjured several blades of water to cut down all the plants within a hundred meters, creating a large clearing.

This was to facilitate the prompt detection of the area by the real reinforcements from the military district when they arrived.

"You two stay here and don't wander off. I'll go look for the others,"

Yuan Dongzhi said, leaving them with these words.

With a light tap of his toes, he instantly soared a hundred meters into the air, flying back towards the coastal forest to search for the scattered special trainees.

Watching Yuan Dongzhi fly further and further away, Lin Zichen couldn't help but feel a sense of yearning.

There are three types of people capable of flight:

First, mechanically modified humans equipped with anti-airflow propulsion devices.

Second, genetic integrators who have grown wings.

Third, anyone with spiritual power strong enough to be considered rare-level.

For Lin Zichen to achieve flight, he could only become the third type of person, pushing his spiritual power to reach the rare level.

With the reinforcement from the "Law of the Jungle," he felt that this day would come very soon.

In the future, he just needed to consume more Exotic Beast Meat related to spiritual power.

As Yuan Dongzhi gradually flew away, Lin Zichen soon withdrew his gaze.

Looking around, he spotted a large, flat stone in front of him.

So, he said to Shen Qinghan beside him, "Let's go sit over there. I'll use Blood Qi Power to help dry your clothes and hair."

"Okay,"

Shen Qinghan agreed with a voice, and the two walked over to the stone and sat down.

Lin Zichen skillfully released Blood Qi Power to dry Shen Qinghan's hair and the clothes she was wearing.

"Take off your shoes and socks too, I'll help dry them."

"You help me take them off,"

Shen Qinghan extended her foot onto Lin Zichen's leg, her voice sounding a bit coquettish.

Lin Zichen helped remove her shoes and socks, revealing a pair of delicate and fair feet.

Her toes were plump like grapes, small and lovely.

The bottom of her feet was pinkish-white, revealing a healthy complexion exclusive to young girls.

The skin was tender and smooth, very pleasant to the touch.

The whole foot was graspable and particularly tempting.

Without lingering on these tempting little feet,

Lin Zichen picked up the shoes and socks and silently used Blood Qi Power to dry them.

"Xiao Chen, my feet feel damp, dry them for me,"

As the shoes and socks became dry, Shen Qinghan stretched her foot towards Lin Zichen's hand.

Without a word, Lin Zichen picked up her foot and released Blood Qi Power to dry the moisture on it.

"It feels so warm and comfortable,"

Shen Qinghan's face beamed with pleasure.

With her peach blossom eyes that still showed traces of tears, she spoke sweetly to Lin Zichen, "Xiao Chen, will you warm my feet for me from now on?"

Lin Zichen smiled warmly, "I will warm your feet every night before bed."

Shen Qinghan felt very sweet inside, temporarily forgetting the day's negative emotions.

Her mood gradually relaxed,

no longer as heavy and oppressive.

When Lin Zichen had almost been taken away by the hunched masked man from the Divine Plant Cult, she had truly been terrified.

Her heart was filled with fear and despair.

Ever since she could remember, Lin Zichen had always been in her world; they had never been apart for a day.

She found it hard to imagine how she would live without him.

To say something very weak, she probably wouldn't be able to carry on.

Fortunately, Lin Zichen had not been taken away by the hunched masked man in the end, and he was still by her side to continue accompanying her.

"Xiao Chen,"

Shen Qinghan, with her eyes shining with moisture, looked at Lin Zichen and said, "How do you externalize your Blood Qi Power? Teach me, so I can help warm your body before sleep."

As Lin Zichen continued to warm her feet with his hand, emanating strands of Blood Qi Power, he explained,

"It's easy to externalize Blood Qi Power. There's no particular technique to speak of; it mostly depends on the strength of your Blood Qi."

"Your Blood Qi is too weak right now, only at the strength of a common Sixth Order. It's difficult to externalize."

"When it reaches the Advanced First Rank, it will naturally be able to externalize."

"..."

"It needs to be that high?"

Shen Qinghan felt a bit distressed.

Currently, she was only at the common Sixth Order, four ranks away from Advanced First Rank.

How long would it take for her to improve her Blood Qi strength to that level, so she could learn to externalize her Blood Qi Power and warm Lin Zichen's body?

One year?

Two years?

Or even two and a half years?

Definitely, it wouldn't be a short time.

It seemed that until her Blood Qi strength improved to Advanced First Rank, she could only repay Lin Zichen using the old method they used every day.

Using the temperature difference between their internal and external bodies to warm him.

To make him comfortable.

To do a favor in return.

...

More than ten minutes later,

Yuan Dongzhi returned with everyone in tow.

One could say that the efficiency of a Rare-level Fighter's work was indeed high.

Lin Zichen glanced at the people who had returned.

He saw that several were injured,

but they were only minor injuries, nothing serious.

They must have been hurt during the previous tsunami.

As Lin Zichen's gaze fell upon them, many avoided eye contact, feeling embarrassed to look him in the eye.

When they were attacked by the fox-eared girl earlier, all of them had not hesitated to leave Lin Zichen behind, and now they felt awkward even looking at him.

Though in that situation, to help was a matter of kindness, not to help was part of their duty; there was no obligation to do so.

But even though that's said, it's still hard to get over the emotional barrier.

Now when they saw Lin Zichen again, they felt this embarrassment.

"Zi Chen, how did you manage to escape from that fox-eared girl?"

The severely injured Zhang Kai, who had lost a titanium mechanical leg, hobbled forward and curiously asked.

He had not immediately abandoned Lin Zichen during the attack by the fox-eared girl.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay Read