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Katrian bit her lips, which had already turned bluish from the cold, and thought, Why can you do it, but I can't? I'm freezing to death too! Besides, in this world of ice and snow, there really isn't anything to do except "keep warm." Can saving face matter more than staying alive?

At that thought, Darya stopped hesitating. She drew a deep breath of icy air and reached out with a trembling hand, gently lifting the flap of Li Chen's tent.

Inside the tent, Li Chen was halfway through being "busy" with Yekaterina and Anastasia when he saw another beautiful woman crawl in, her lovely face pale from the cold but her eyes resolute, asking to "keep warm."

A knowing smile appeared on his face. Naturally, he had no reason to refuse, and he "generously" made room, allowing the beautiful woman to join in with her warming apparatus.

And so, within this ice cave cut off from the world, an eternal blizzard raged outside, while the little tent within became a sheltered haven brimming with spring.

For Li Chen, this long stretch of being trapped by the wind and snow now offered some different kinds of "entertainment" to pass the time, besides investigating the secrets of Katrian's tribe.

Darya finally got her wish as well. Through those blush-inducing warming exercises, she drove away the bone-deep chill and grew warm all over.

At first, when only Yekaterina and Anastasia took turns or went together to "keep warm," things had remained relatively "low-key."

They always found excuses, such as discussing Shaman knowledge, asking about bloodlines, or, as before, claiming they were afraid of the cold. They slipped cautiously into Li Chen's tent, trying not to attract too much attention from Katrian and Darya, and kept the noise relatively restrained.

But once Darya