Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

During the journey in the Star Chariot, Qi Zhimu contacted Yu Qingtu.

"Qingtu, are you done with your work with Heita?"

"It will take about half an hour more. What's wrong?"

"...The situation is a bit complicated. It would be better if you came here to take a look in person when you're done with your work."

"Okay, I'll talk to Black Tower."

Hearing the background noise from Qi Zhimu's side, Yu Qingtu guessed that he was on the Star Chariot.

"Please be careful while sailing. I'm hanging up now."

"Um."

Qi Zhimu disconnected the communication and looked at the sleeping beauty in the passenger seat, whose head was drooping to the side.

The dark red color on its skin surface became even deeper.

In addition, Qi Zhimu discovered that the person he sensed was like an abnormal heat source, with her body temperature rising rapidly.

The temperature had already exceeded 43°C within just five minutes of the starship taking off.

For an ordinary person, if their body temperature remained at this level for too long, even if they survived, their body would suffer permanent damage.

As a genius, Ruan Mei also possesses the blessing of longevity and has had her physical attributes modified. Her current expression seems relatively normal.

But Qi Zhimu couldn't be sure how high her body temperature would rise.

After a moment's thought, Qi Zhimu immediately contacted a local.

"White Dew, do you have some free time now?"

"Mr. Qi Zhimu, why do you sound so serious?" Bai Lu was quite surprised, not expecting Qi Zhimu to take the initiative to contact her.

"A friend of mine suddenly fell into a coma, and his body temperature rose unnaturally and rapidly. I can't find the cause."

"I'm coming to Qingxinju right away!"

Bai Lu dared not delay and immediately instructed Long Shi to preside over the meeting, claiming that she had urgent business to attend to, and left in a hurry.

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Upon arriving at Jinhong Cave Heaven, before even entering the Qingxin Residence airspace, Qi Zhimu discovered that Ruan Mei's high temperature condition was far beyond his expectations.

Over time, it has now successfully risen to 200℃.

In this situation, not only would ordinary people of short-lived species be tempted, but even people from the Celestial Boat would be craving the aroma of meat.

However, Ruan Mei's expression remained normal, with only a slight frown.

When Qi Zhimu brought the star raft to a stop, Ruan Mei's dark red skin was covered with beads of sweat, and visible mist was rising from the sweat as it evaporated due to the high temperature.

Before the seatbelt was even unfastened, the clothes on the body spontaneously combusted and caught fire.

Even the leather seat cushions under the Starship seats showed signs of melting.

Even with Qi Zhimu's extensive knowledge, his eyes twitched in surprise.

Without thinking too much, he tore off his own shirt and Ruan Mei's outer clothing, picked her up, and rushed into Qingxin Residence.

Qi Zhimu's physique is not like that of his second life, where he could stay in a 1000℃ high-temperature environment without any problems.

However, although there are no pure Yang bodies now, they can withstand high temperatures of several hundred degrees Celsius for a period of time without any problem.

Even so, holding a branding iron in your arms is still quite uncomfortable.

He rushed into the bathroom, used the power of his hunting destiny to condense solid ice to cover the entire bathtub, then placed Ruan Mei inside and poured in a large amount of water.

That's far from enough; we must control the release of intense cold from the solid ice to freeze the water as well.

However, in less than ten seconds, the frozen ice began to melt rapidly, turning into boiling water.

Qi Zhimu was covered in sweat in an instant.

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Bai Lu swiftly traversed numerous grottoes and arrived at Qingxin Residence to find Qi Zhimu. The scene that greeted her startled her.

The bathroom was filled with steam, and the heat hit my face.

It was as if the room in front of him was a smelting room in the Industrial Bureau, rather than a bathroom in a normal residence.

What made her eyes widen even more was Ruan Mei, standing naked in front of the bathtub and sitting in the boiling water.

The Vidyadhara can control thunder and rain; manipulating water is an innate ability.

Bai Lu immediately removed the boiling water and poured a burst of icy cold water from her palm into the bathtub.

Only then did she realize that the inside of the bathtub was covered with a layer of solid ice emitting a chilling aura.

"Senior Zhi Mu, what's going on?!"

Not long after entering, Bai Lu was already drenched in sweat, too preoccupied to ask who the strange beauty in the bathtub was.

In her perception, Ruan Mei's body temperature exceeded 300°C!

When the ice water fell onto its surface, it caused bursts of evaporation and a sudden rise of water vapor.

At temperatures of several hundred degrees Celsius, an ordinary person from Xianzhou would have been cooked through long ago, yet Ruan Mei was still alive.

Putting aside the unusual skin color, just the frown...

"If I had known the situation, I wouldn't have contacted you."

Qi Zhimu was completely baffled, racking his brains but unable to find any relevant cases or solutions.

"In about fifteen minutes, the body temperature rose nearly tenfold. You are the best physician in Luofu. Have you ever seen a similar case?"

"I've never seen one in this life... no, from my fox-human days until now, but now I have."

Bai Lu's expression of astonishment lasted only two seconds before she adopted the demeanor of a physician and immediately began examining Ruan Mei.

For the Vidyadhara Dragon Lord, contact with such a temperature was not a problem.

No matter how Bai Lu investigated, the conclusion was the same as Qi Zhimu's.

Ruan Mei's abnormally high body temperature was neither caused by fever nor poisoning, and her heart rate and breathing were normal.

The internal organs were also at a high temperature, yet strangely, they showed no damage.

"...If it weren't for the fact that the abundant blessing within her body was different from that of the Immortal Ship people and was relatively normal, I would have suspected that she might be an unknown, terrifying, immortal monster."

The abundant blessings bestowed upon the people of Xianzhou rely on the internal organs for anti-counterfeiting authentication.

Ruan Mei doesn't have this thing in her body, and neither does Qi Zhimu in this life.

For the next period of time, Bailu tried every means possible, sweating profusely from the heat, but still to no avail.

"I'm numb..."

Before she could think of any other methods she could try, a sudden, crisp sound caught their attention.

Cracks spread rapidly across the surface of the bathtub, and then the entire tub shattered with a bang.

Qi Zhimu reacted quickly, scooping Ruan Mei into his arms.

Feeling the nearly 500°C body temperature of the person in his arms, his lips trembled involuntarily.

Just then, the space rippled and a crack appeared.

As soon as Hei Ta and Yu Qingtu stepped out, they were caught off guard by the high indoor temperature.

When Hei Ta saw Qi Zhimu with his upper body bare and Ruan Mei completely naked in his arms, a moment of stunned silence flashed across his face.

"Qingtu and I haven't even been back at the space station for a day. Surely it's not like I did this to her, darling? Explain yourself?"

"Stop joking. A person can experience 40°C, but experiencing over 400°C is just too bizarre..."

Zongjin was lucky if he wasn't steamed alive, let alone protest.

Helpless, Qi Zhimu turned to the person next to her for help.

"Sister Qingtu, can you figure out what's going on?"

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