Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 537: Gotta Say, Men Are Really Warm

Chapter 537: Chapter 537: Gotta Say, Men Are Really Warm

"This... how are we supposed to eat this!"

Zhao Jiaqi wrinkled her nose, looking at the fish flesh that had been cut open in front of her.

Without even fire, it was completely raw.

"Haven’t you ever eaten sashimi? It’s good to have something to eat at all."

Lin Fan sliced off a piece of fish and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

Ni Chang didn’t speak.

She mimicked him and ate a bite of the fish raw.

"But sashimi is salmon and it comes with wasabi for seasoning. This fish smells fishy. Even with wasabi, I can’t swallow it."

Zhao Jiaqi pinched the fish flesh with her two hands.

She squinted her eyes in disgust.

What’s the difference between this and eating it alive.

"Eat it or leave it, given the circumstances, having something to eat is already good enough. At least it’s from an underground freshwater river, at least we can fill up on water, if this were the sea, there wouldn’t even be water to drink, you’d have to drink urine."

Lin Fan didn’t care about these things.

After a battle, which had been exhaustively consuming, he knew the importance of eating.

"While we’re eating, can you not talk about such disgusting things?"

Zhao Jiaqi had never been a soldier.

Naturally, she couldn’t tolerate such hardship.

She stuffed the fish meat into her mouth with a pained expression.

She chewed twice and almost spat it out.

She could only cover her mouth and nose with her hand, desperately forcing herself to swallow.

Ni Chang also found it hard to bear, but she didn’t show it.

Instead, she looked at Lin Fan curiously.

"The sea you spoke of, can it really be seen stretching endlessly?"

From birth till now, she had always been confined in Tiankeng.

Many aspects, she only read about in books.

You should know that although there is electricity in Tiankeng, it is strictly regulated.

All residents are forbidden to use any electronic devices other than lights.

This was to prevent them from getting too much external information.

"Not only is it endless, but the ocean’s area is many times larger than that of land. If we make it out this time, I’ll take you out for a tour, there’s a lot of delicious food too."

Lin Fan smiled as he watched Ni Chang.

This encounter, her personality also began to change.

"That won’t do, the outside world would disturb her Dao heart. If she went out even for a tour, Tiankeng would become a place of bitter cold, then how could she continue to be the Saintess?"

Zhao Jiaqi immediately spoke, rejecting Lin Fan’s idea.

"So what if she is a Saintess, it’s not some high office, it’s fine not to be one. Life should not be wasted on unnecessary sacrifices. The so-called responsibilities are imposed by others. As long as you’re thick-skinned, naturally, you won’t be bound."

Lin Fan gave Zhao Jiaqi a disdainful look.

Just a Tiankeng Saintess, what official title is that.

"Do you think, if I don’t want to be one, I can just quit? Even if I wanted to leave Tiankeng, the Ghost Market Elder Council wouldn’t let me go, after all, the first vow of becoming a Saintess is never to leave!"

Ni Chang sighed.

Tiankeng wasn’t as simple as he imagined.

"What is this Ghost Market Elder Council!"

Lin Fan looked at Ni Chang with puzzlement.

This tiny Tiankeng, how could it have such an organization.

"It’s the collective term for the alliance of the nine major ghost markets, didn’t I tell you before? Tiankeng is just one of the ghost markets, apart from it, there are eight other underground ghost markets. Though the Saintess is the leader of a ghost market, she is still under the Ghost Market Elder Council. They are all old freaks who have lived for over a hundred years. If the Saintess breaks her oath, she will definitely be deposed and stripped of all her powers."

Zhao Jiaqi rolled her eyes.

Only a greenhorn like Lin Fan would think the Saintess had all the power.

"I just meant to go out for a tour, didn’t say we wouldn’t come back. Although the outside is good, it’s filled with deceit. Where is it as peaceful as Tiankeng? Just bringing the good stuff in wouldn’t be bad."

Lin Fan disdainfully tossed the fish bones back into the water.

There was immediately a commotion in the water.

Clearly, those man-eating fish hadn’t left yet.

"Rules are rules, as long as I live, the rules will always exist."

Ni Chang’s face was stern.

Her heart, which had just warmed up, instantly chilled.

As long as she was alive, she must adhere to her oath and remain in Tiankeng.

"Me, I was born to break rules."

Lin Fan stretched lazily.

He grabbed his head and lay down on the boulder.

After a full meal, it was natural to have a good sleep.

Ni Chang and Zhao Jiaqi didn’t object to this at all.

After all, in their minds, Lin Fan was indeed such a character.

"Sigh..."

As it quieted down, a gust of wind howled past.

The chill made both women shiver instinctively.

Their clothes were already drenched, and this place was an underground river.

Though the cold was not biting, it was not much better.

The cool air reminded them of what Lin Fan had said earlier.

He, their quirky source of warmth, was now their only way to keep warm.

"Hey, give me your arm to use for a bit."

Zhao Jiaqi hesitated but eventually moved closer to Lin Fan.

In such times, men’s body temperatures were indeed a bit higher.

"Is this how you ask to borrow something?"

Lin Fan opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Jiaqi with a mischievous smile.

She, clad in light clothes, now had lips that had turned pale.

"Are you going to lend it or not?"

Zhao Jiaqi pursed her lips.

Her face flushed red as she glared at Lin Fan.

Even as a bold Beijing girl, in front of others,

crawling into the arms of a man with whom she had no substantial relationship

made her feel awkward.

"Okay, okay, okay, but hug all you want—just don’t grope, alright?"

Lin Fan said with a laugh as he extended his left hand toward Zhao Jiaqi.

Hearing this, her face grew even redder.

"Wishful thinking—you’re not the only one with abs, there’s nothing there worth groping."

Though she complained verbally, Zhao Jiaqi obediently snuggled into Lin Fan’s embrace.

Indeed, a warm sensation immediately drove away much of the cold.

"How about you?"

Lin Fan turned his head to look at Ni Chang on the other side.

Her long dress was soaked through, sticking to her body and doubling the coldness.

The Gang Qi she had just regained was not enough to sustain her body.

Her already pale cheeks now lacked any hint of color.

"In such special circumstances, we can only survive by warming each other; it’s not about gender, just survival. We don’t even know if there will be dry land ahead. You’re not planning on freezing to death here, are you?"

Lin Fan’s words made Ni Chang, who was biting her lower lip, hesitate a moment.

Eventually, she obediently leaned against Lin Fan’s shoulder.

This was absolutely the first time in her life she had actively snuggled into a man’s embrace.

"Hey, hey, hey, where are you touching?"

Suddenly, a chill ran through Lin Fan’s chest.

He quickly opened his eyes to see Zhao Jiaqi.

"My hands are freezing; let me warm them up a bit. Don’t be so stingy. Besides, it’s not like you haven’t touched me before; I’m just reclaiming some interest!"

The warmth had made Zhao Jiaqi careless about her shyness.

After all, it had already come to this.

Any bit of warmth she could get was good.

"What do you mean ’interest’? Can this even be tallied up... Hey, Ni Chang, you’re not setting a good example either!"

Lin Fan looked painfully toward Ni Chang on the other side.

Her small hand, too, had slipped into his clothing.

"You’ve taken plenty of advantage of me—why can she claim interest and not I?"

Ni Chang’s words stunned Zhao Jiaqi.

But she soon showed a mischievous smile.

Indeed, this guy had an unusually close relationship with the holy maiden.

"Not to mention, men really are warm!"