He quickly adjusted his state! His face instantly became filled with exhaustion and grief again! His eyes were dim and lifeless! He walked over with unsteady steps and opened the door!
Outside the door, Bai Zhi was wearing a simple white dress!
Her silver hair cascaded smoothly over her shoulders, and her pure sapphire eyes were filled with undisguised worry and anxiety.
Her small face was slightly flushed! Her breathing was a little hurried! She had obviously run all the way here!
"Lin Chen Ge-ge!" Bai Zhi's voice carried a hint of a sob!
When she saw Ling Chen's pale, haggard, and tear-stained face, as well as his bloodshot eyes filled with grief, her heart instantly tightened!
"I just heard that the Ashes Squad had an accident, Han Feng Ge-ge and Shi Lei Ge-ge, they..."
She couldn't go on.
Tears instantly welled up in her pure eyes, rolling down like broken pearls.
"Bai Zhi," Ling Chen's voice was hoarse and low, with a hint of forced calmness, "Why did you come..."
"I... I was worried about you,"
Bai Zhi choked, her small hands tightly clutching the corner of her dress!
"Lin Chen Ge-ge, are you... are you alright? You look so haggard..."
"I'm fine," Ling Chen forced a smile, but the smile was uglier than a cry.
"Just a little tired..."
"Can I come in?" Bai Zhi looked up, her small face tear-streaked, her eyes full of pleading, "I... I'll help you check if you're injured..."
Ling Chen was silent for a moment, then turned sideways to open the door, "Come in..."
Bai Zhi walked into the room! The pure life energy instantly dispelled the lingering coldness and oppressive feeling in the room! She looked at Ling Chen sitting dejectedly on the sofa, and her heart ached even more!
"Lin Chen Ge-ge,"
Bai Zhi walked to Ling Chen's side, looking at him carefully!
"Don't be too sad, Han Feng Ge-ge and Shi Lei Ge-ge are heroes..."
"I know," Ling Chen lowered his head, his voice muffled, "But it was my fault that they..."
"No! No!"
Bai Zhi quickly shook her head, her pure eyes filled with determination.
"It's not your fault! It's... it's those bad monsters! You... you already did your best! You even covered everyone's retreat in the end! You're also very brave!"
Ling Chen didn't speak, only his shoulders trembled slightly.
Bai Zhi looked at him, at his appearance of "forcibly enduring grief"!
A strong impulse surged in her heart, and she reached out her small hand!
Then... she covered Ling Chen's clenched fist! A gentle, pure, and vibrant milky-white light slowly flowed from her palm, like a warm stream gently pouring into Ling Chen's body!
【Revival of All Things】!
Bai Zhi tried to use her power to soothe Ling Chen's inner pain and dispel his body's fatigue!
The Soul Jade Physique's cold will instantly tensed, like the most vigilant venomous snake.
Ling Chen clearly felt that pure and vast life energy trying to penetrate his body and nourish his cells!
But the Soul Jade Physique's cold will, which devoured and controlled everything, instinctively produced a strong repulsion and desire to devour this vibrant foreign energy!
Ling Chen forcibly suppressed the instinctive restlessness! The Soul Jade Physique's cold will was like the most solid fortress!
It perfectly disguised its aura as that of an Energy Condensation Stage ability user! It carefully guided the trace of revival power to flow over his body's surface!
It simulated a comfortable sensation of being gently healed! A look of post-fatigue relaxation also appeared on his face at just the right moment!
"Thank you, Bai Zhi,"
Ling Chen's voice carried a hint of imperceptible hoarseness, as if he had truly been soothed!
"Lin Chen Ge-ge, do you feel better?"
Bai Zhi's pure eyes held a hint of expectation!
"Mm... much better." Ling Chen nodded slightly. He looked up at Bai Zhi's delicate, tear-stained small face, so close to him.
The Soul Jade Physique's cold will silently, like the most precise scanner, instantly enveloped Bai Zhi's entire body!
This time, it was no longer a long-distance perception!
But a close-range, unguarded, deep scan!
The Soul Jade Physique's cold will, like invisible tentacles, tried to penetrate Bai Zhi's pure life energy field, delve into the deepest parts of her body, and explore the core secret of the Qingdi Longevity Body!
Ling Chen's "gaze" penetrated Bai Zhi's skin, muscles, bones, blood vessels, meridians, and even attempted to touch the core located deep within her heart, radiating a vast life aura!
He saw the energy core flowing with rich life essence!
He saw the energy network that spread throughout her body like the most precise tree of life! He saw the original fluctuations that continuously emitted gentle purification power, dispelling all negative energy and impurities!
Perfect! Powerful! Pure! Flawless!
But also without any flaws!
The Soul Jade Physique's cold will operated frantically!
Combined with the vast and complex memories from his previous life, it tried to analyze the weaknesses of this Qingdi Longevity Body, or some exploitable characteristic!
Devour? Forcibly devour this pure and vast life energy? That would only cause a violent backlash, like pouring ice water into boiling oil! The consequences would be unimaginable!
Guide? How to guide? Her power was entirely derived from the origin of life! Pure and untainted! Any energy with negative or controlling properties would be instantly purified and repelled!
Control? Mental control? Her spirit seemed to be highly integrated with the origin of life! Pure and resilient!
Although the Soul Jade Physique's willpower was powerful, it was almost impossible to silently erode this level of life will unless she actively opened her heart and was completely unguarded!
But was that possible?
For the first time, a cold sense of frustration rose in Ling Chen's heart!
This Qingdi Longevity Body was simply the natural nemesis of the Soul Jade Physique! As expected of a superior physique!
It was too perfect! So perfect that it was unassailable! So perfect that he couldn't find any exploitable crack!
"Lin Chen Ge-ge, what's wrong?" Bai Zhi's pure eyes held a hint of doubt! She felt that Ling Chen's gaze seemed a little too focused and deep, which made her feel a strange unease!
Ling Chen instantly snapped back! The Soul Jade Physique's cold will instantly retracted! A gentle smile, tinged with fatigue and a hint of gratitude, reappeared on his face!
"Nothing," Ling Chen gently shook his head, his voice carrying a hint of imperceptible hoarseness.
"Just looking at you reminded me of things from a long time ago. Someone cared about me like this back then too..."
His words carried a just-right hint of vicissitudes of life and loneliness!
Coupled with his bloodshot eyes filled with grief, it instantly struck the softest spot in Bai Zhi's heart!
"Lin Chen Ge-ge,"
Bai Zhi's eyes turned red again! Her small hand gently clasped Ling Chen's hand! "I'll always care about you from now on! You're not alone! The Ashes Squad and everyone else will be with you!"
"Thank you, Bai Zhi."
Ling Chen gently clasped Bai Zhi's small hand back! The touch was soft and delicate, carrying a pure life aura!
Deep within the Soul Jade Physique's cold will, the desire to devour stirred again, but he forcibly suppressed it!
"It's good to have you..."
Bai Zhi's small face flushed slightly! A hint of shyness flashed in her pure eyes!
But more than that, it was a warmth of being trusted and needed! She nodded vigorously!
"Mm! Lin Chen Ge-ge! You must pull yourself together! Old K Captain still needs you! The Ashes Squad also needs you!"
"I will,"
Ling Chen's voice carried a hint of rekindled determination!
"For Old K Captain, for the sacrificed brothers, for you all, I will lead the Ashes Squad to rise again!"
He gently released Bai Zhi's hand! "It's getting late, you should go back. The Medical Center still has a lot of things that need you..."
"Mm!" Bai Zhi nodded obediently! "Then Lin Chen Ge-ge, you rest well! Don't think too much! I'll come see you again tomorrow!"
"Okay," Ling Chen watched Bai Zhi's small figure disappear outside the door! The alloy door slowly closed!
Inside the room, silence returned!
The gentleness and determination on Ling Chen's face instantly vanished! Replaced by a cold indifference and a hint of imperceptible irritation!
The Qingdi Longevity Body was indeed tricky!
The Soul Jade Physique's cold will operated silently, analyzing all the information scanned just now, trying to find even the slightest possible breakthrough!
But the result was still disappointing!
Perfect and flawless! Unassailable!
"It seems we can only plan for the long term," Ling Chen muttered to himself, a cold glint flashing in his deep black eyes, "Approaching her, gaining her trust, and getting her to actively open her heart, perhaps that's the only way..."