Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 536: Tonight, Hold Me Tighter, Both of You

Chapter 536: Chapter 536: Tonight, Hold Me Tighter, Both of You

"What happened?"

Zhao Jiaqi instinctively asked.

But the water behind her had already given her the answer.

The water surface, which had just calmed down, suddenly splashed up countless droplets.

Fish, the size of hands, leaped from the water and swam frantically towards the three of them.

Although their dark green figures were blurry,

the sharp teeth exposed in their mouths were enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine.

"Oh my God, piranhas!"

Zhao Jiaqi screamed, urgently paddling with all her limbs towards a rock protruding from the water.

Meanwhile, the swarm of piranhas quickly surrounded the three of them.

The swimming speed of fish and humans was simply not on the same level.

Having swum only about ten meters away, they were already caught up by the swarm.

Realizing there was no escape, Lin Fan gritted his teeth.

He reached behind his waist, pulled out a dagger, and slashed his right arm.

"Spurt!"

Blood sprayed out instantly.

He then plunged into the water, disappearing from sight.

The approaching swarm of fish was instantly stimulated by the stench of fresh blood.

They leaped over the two women and chased after him.

"Quick...get to the shore!"

Zhao Jiaqi, dressed lightly, climbed onto the rock first.

She then hurriedly reached out and pulled Ni Chang up as well.

Only then did they collapse on the rock, gasping for breath.

"Lin Fan... again, he did it to save us!"

Ni Chang lay there, drained.

Tears fell from the corners of her eyes once more.

She had guessed that Lin Fan had sliced open the monster’s belly with that sharp dagger.

Who would have thought that after surviving one ordeal, he had sacrificed himself to save them and had died on the spot.

"He won’t die!"

Zhao Jiaqi wiped the tears from her eyes.

But her inner thoughts had already begun to falter.

If the monster’s chance of survival was thirty percent,

then facing thousands of piranhas, he had become an ordinary person.

His chances of survival were probably less than 0.1 percent.

So, even if she stubbornly refused to admit it,

deep down she felt that Lin Fan was definitely dead.

"Bang!"

As the two women mourned,

a water column suddenly shot up from the surface, more than ten meters high.

Following that, countless piranhas fell from the sky.

Simultaneously, a figure shot out from the water column, leaping towards them.

"Damn, that was close!"

Finally, when Lin Fan landed beside the two women,

he couldn’t help but curse.

However, Zhao Jiaqi, caught off guard, thought she saw Lin Fan’s hair was white.

But now, Lin Fan was still standing there with his black short hair.

Muttering, he started plucking off the piranhas that were still fiercely clinging to him.

So, she could only assume she had been mistaken.

Or perhaps it was the shadow and light inside the cave that had deceived her.

"How... how did you manage to escape back here?"

Ni Chang looked at Lin Fan with a surprised expression.

Although his clothes were bitten through with many holes,

he still appeared quite spirited.

"What, did you really want to see me perish in the belly of a fish?"

Lin Fan, holding a piranha, smiled at Ni Chang.

"No... I... I just find it incredible... haven’t you lost all your martial strength?"

Ni Chang quickly shook her head.

If it weren’t for Zhao Jiaqi being there,

she would have already gone up to give him a big hug.

"I just recovered a bit inside the belly of that monster, enough to manage, and although I couldn’t find the backpack, these fish should be enough to last us for two days. I also found a powerful flashlight, but it seems to have taken on water."

Lin Fan’s tone was so casual.

There was absolutely no element of thrill or danger in it,

nor was there any hint of bragging.

Only he himself knew, having been forced by that monster and piranhas,

he had opened that seal within his body that he did not want to touch.

This was also why he dared to assure the Heavenly Master with confidence that he could defeat Fairy Xifeng one-on-one.

"It’s good that you’re okay, it’s good that you’re okay. I said it, this scum wouldn’t die so easily!"

Zhao Jiaqi hurriedly wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.

She pretended to be relaxed, hands behind her back,

but her eyes kept staring at Lin Fan.

"Hey, even though you call me scum, I’ve saved you twice, and the journey ahead is still filled with dangers. Not to mention the distant threats, just staying warm is a major issue. If you don’t know how to speak nicely, I won’t give you the chance."

Lin Fan looked at Zhao Jiaqi with a mischievous grin.

"Give me a chance? What chance are you talking about?"

Zhao Jiaqi didn’t understand the meaning behind Lin Fan’s words.

"Don’t you know, hypothermia is a big no-no, and now that our clothes are all wet, the only way to survive is to hold each other tight to stay warm. Women, having less body fat, are more susceptible to the cold, so I’m basically a human warmer. Whether you freeze to death or not depends on whether I let you hug me."

Lin Fan’s words made Zhao Jiaqi blush.

"Dream on, I’d rather freeze to death than let you touch me."

"You weren’t so reserved when you bit my lip. If I hadn’t reacted quickly, you would have drained me dry. Your suction power is almost comparable to a black hole; once you latched on, why didn’t you let go?"

Lin Fan rolled his eyes.

Zhao Jiaqi was instantly left speechless.

Ni Chang, however, couldn’t help but show a hint of a smile.

"Okay, stop bickering. The backpack’s gone, and the boat’s wrecked. What are we going to do next?"

"What else can we do but keep moving forward? Let’s see how far we can get. Plus, this school of piranhas is probably feasting on that monster’s corpse, so they should leave us alone for now. As long as we’re far enough away, there’s still a chance to wade through. But I think there’s something fishy going on here, so since you two haven’t regained your martial strength yet, it’s best not to venture too deep. I suggest we camp here tonight, otherwise you never know what more dangerous things we might encounter."

As Lin Fan spoke, he picked up another wriggling piranha.

The very fish that had wanted to eat him were now going to be their food.

"Could there be something even more dangerous?"

Upon hearing Lin Fan’s words, Zhao Jiaqi instinctively moved closer to him.

Although there was some light, most of it was darkness.

No one knew what was hiding in the dark.

"This is just the outskirts. According to the laws of the jungle, the weakest creatures are driven to the edges. So the things in here could easily be a hundred times more formidable than the monster. Also, I now understand that the so-called barrier isn’t meant to stop invasions from the outside, but to prevent the creatures inside from getting out."

Lin Fan used a dagger to gut the piranha,

as he repeated his speculation.

"So, does that mean all the Saintesses who dissipated their powers in previous generations were just sent here to die?"

Ni Chang suddenly covered her mouth.

She couldn’t accept that this so-called sacred place was actually hell.

"At least not everyone died here; otherwise, there wouldn’t be legends about dragon bones. So, certainly, some people have left alive. That means there’s more here than just ferocious beasts."

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes.

The marks at the cave entrance always appeared in particularly odd places.

So this time, what will the mark related to his origin point him towards?