The little female is incredibly sweet and soft, healing the five evil beasts right from the start.

Chapter 38 Carry Me
Jiang Mian changed to a new bag of oxygen and began another day of travel.

The scorching air made Jiang Mian dizzy. She seriously doubted whether they had come here to survive.

I was tired, hungry, and thirsty.

Unfortunately, it's impossible to eat anything outside in this polluted air.

"We'll reach the first city tonight," Jiang Mian kept encouraging herself. "Just one more day, and we can rest a bit. Then, after another day of walking, we'll reach Baicheng."

Jiang Mian now felt that Baicheng, which only took three days to reach, was the best choice. If she had chosen other cities that took so many days to reach, the harsh environment along the way would have exhausted her.

I wonder if Li Yan has considered this?

But will Li Yan consider her feelings?
Jiang Mian glanced at Li Yan, but he seemed to be extremely sensitive to gazes and immediately turned his head to catch her gaze.

The all-silver mask perfectly matches Li Yan's cold and aloof style.

Just as Jiang Mian thought this guy was going to make some sarcastic remarks to her, Li Yan simply glanced at her coldly and looked away.

Jiang Mian:......

She believed that Li Yan chose to go to Baicheng because he was afraid that if she died on the way, it would implicate him.

"Sister, shall we hold hands?" Chi Lin moved closer to Jiang Mian and asked with a smile.

Jiang Mian's mouth was dry and he didn't want to talk.

Chi Lin took her hand directly. Jiang Mian was a beat slow to pull her hand away, but Chi Lin held it even tighter. He chuckled and said, "My hands are cold, aren't they easy to hold?"

Jiang Mian paused, seemingly feeling a cool sensation. In this scorching heat, was it alright to hold a cool hand?
So I'll just quit smoking.

"Sister, do you like it?" Chi Lin's voice swayed.

Jiang Mian:......

She had a premonition that Chi Lin was going to spout a lot of lewd things again, so she tugged at his hand, wanting to get away from him to avoid having her ears polluted.

"Sister, are you tired from walking? How about I carry you?" Chi Lin bent down and whispered in Jiang Mian's ear, "I can't carry you at night, and it's hot now. Dear sister, let me carry you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mian, whose legs were numb and who was really tired from walking, turned to look at Chi Lin and said, "In that case, I'll trouble you to carry me."

Chi Lin had already prepared himself for Jiang Mian to reject him.

Upon hearing this, he paused slightly, seemingly surprised.

Jiang Mian noticed his pause and thought to himself that this guy was really all talk and no action; he was probably hesitant to actually do it.

This made Jiang Mian feel uncomfortable going back.

"What? Didn't you say you were going to carry me?" Jiang Mian smiled slightly. "Carrying me on your back is the same, don't you want to?"

"Of course I'd like to, sister," Chi Lin replied immediately, snapping out of her daze.

He walked up to Jiang Mian and squatted down.

Jiang Mian paused for a moment, then quickly climbed up onto the back. Since someone was carrying her for free, she didn't have to walk herself, so why not take advantage of it?

Chi Lin slipped his arm under Jiang Mian's legs and nimbly hoisted her onto his back.

Jiang Mian instinctively hugged Chi Lin's neck, noticing that his neck was still wrapped in a layer of white gauze. She paused and asked, "Is your neck injury still not healed?"

"Alright," Chi Lin replied with a light laugh.

"So what you're doing is... decoration?"
Before Jiang Mian could finish speaking, Chi Lin interrupted in a distinctively slow and deliberate tone: "A little trick to seduce your older sister."

Jiang Mian:......

“Sister, actually I’d rather wrap this gauze around your neck…” Chi Lin’s voice was low and husky with a laugh, “Then I’d bite the gauze around your neck, tear it a little, and then…” Jiang Mian reached out to cover Chi Lin’s mouth, but could only touch his mask. She could only grit her teeth and interrupt him, “You don’t need to say the dirty thoughts in your head. Nobody wants to hear them.”

"Don't want to listen but want to try?" Chi Lin asked with a smile.

"I don't want to!" Jiang Mian slammed her fist heavily on Chi Lin's shoulder.

She felt she had delivered a powerful blow, but Chi Lin felt nothing at all.

“Spare the rod and spoil the child, that’s why my sister loves me,” Chi Lin said with a smile in his voice.

Jiang Mian:......

Her mouth was dry, and she really didn't want to waste any more saliva.

For the remaining halfway, Jiang Mian's head was spinning from the steam. She rested her head on Chi Lin's neck and dozed off, eventually falling asleep.

Her jet-black hair fell down and wrapped around Chi Lin's neck, which was covered by a white veil. A few strands slipped inside the veil and clung to the skin of his neck, gently scratching it as he moved.

Chi Lin's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and a few strands of his dark hair that had slipped in brushed against it.

As dusk approached, the first city where we could rest for a while was almost here; its outline was already faintly visible.

Suddenly the ground shook.

Jiang Mian also woke up during the shaking and saw the ground suddenly crack open, and a huge winged worm burst out of the soil!
It was entirely black, with many white mouthparts on its body and huge black flying insect wings on its back.

One insect is as tall as a building!
Jiang Mian:......

"This is so annoying." Li Yan frowned impatiently. They were almost at the rest area when a strange insect suddenly appeared. Li Yan was really annoyed.

He was annoyed, and a spinning double-edged sword appeared in his hand without him even noticing. He swung the sword forcefully with his arm.

As the scimitar charged forward, he also rushed forward with great speed.

The scimitar sliced ​​off one of the alien insect's wings with extreme precision and sharpness. The flying insect swayed unsteadily and fell slightly, but it was still some distance from the ground.

At this moment, Li Yan's extremely agile jumping ability allowed him to leap into the air. His hand instantly transformed into a wolf claw, piercing into the alien insect's body and tearing it apart.

The insect's mandibles lunged at his arm, biting down as if trying to drag him into its belly. Li Yan actually tore the mandibles apart, his sharp claws instantly ripping the insect's body apart.

Blood and fragments of alien insects splattered on the ground.

The scene was extremely bloody.

The other orcs stood calmly to the side and watched.

Li Yan picked up the blood-stained double-edged sword from the ground, glanced at Jiang Mian and the others, and said, "Let's go."

Jiang Mian paused for a moment, then noticed that they had finally arrived at the first city, where they could temporarily replenish their nutrition and rest. She patted Chi Lin on the shoulder and said, "Put me down."

Chi Lin obediently put her down.

"Okay, let's go." Jiang Mian nodded.

She felt like she was surviving in the wilderness, not only because of the harsh living environment, but also because she encountered strange insects.

Without the orcs by her side, she didn't know if she could survive until she reached the city.

The group headed towards the city center, also known as Black City.

"Liyan, is your arm alright?" Jiang Mian asked Liyan with concern.

(End of this chapter)