After pondering for a while, Gu Xu walked to the entrance of the cave, took out the "Shocking Pen" and a blank rune paper from the "Xianyunju", and quickly drew a complex rune.

He then recited the incantation, and the paper soon turned into a small, intricately shaped porcelain bowl with a cyan pattern.

He sliced through his palm, letting the blood flow slowly into the porcelain bowl.

After the blood filled the small half bowl, he urged Zhenyuan to let the porcelain bowl slowly float from the air to the front of the Snow Maiden.

This time, the Snow Maiden no longer cares about her image.

She didn't deliberately avoid him as before, but grabbed the porcelain bowl and poured it into her mouth with a grunt, like a mountain bandit who drank wine and ate meat in a big bowl.

Even the blood remaining at the bottom of the bowl was licked clean by her, and there was not a drop left.

At this time, she raised her head and looked at Gu Xu who was standing at the entrance of the cave.

The sunlight sprinkled on his body, plating his whole person with a golden halo, and at first glance, he looked like an immortal who went down to earth with a thousand divine radiances.

She looked at her long silver-white hair, which was not human, wiped the blood from the corners of her mouth, and suddenly felt a little ashamed of herself.

"Miss Lu, thank you for saving me again."

Seeing that her state was gradually stabilizing, Gu Xu took a few steps forward and said in a solemn tone.

A long silence followed.

The Snow Maiden wanted to speak again and again.

Childe always speaks so politely, but politeness and politeness often mean not being close enough.

But she also knew that as a ghost who eats people's souls and drinks people's blood, she can't ask for his closeness.

Perhaps, keeping a distance is the best choice for both him and her.

"Childe doesn't have to be polite. This is what we agreed before. After thinking for a long time, she spoke softly.

Gu Xu took a few more steps closer to her.

"You're not hurt, are you?" He held out his hand to her.

They were still far apart, and he couldn't reach out to her.

But the Snow Maiden felt his concern and comfort for her. In the original lost mood, there was inexplicably a little more joy.

She's always been like that lately.

Childe's words and deeds will always ripple in her heart, playing with her joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

"I'm fine." She said.

The Snow Maiden will not be injured, but will only melt and die.

She is the embodiment of extreme beauty, and it is impossible for her to live in the world scarred.

Gu Xu frowned slightly.

He noticed that her voice was a little weaker than before.

Her real situation was by no means as easy as it was described in her words.

"Childe, will you hate me?"

After a short silence, the Snow Maiden suddenly spoke cautiously in a very small voice like a mosquito.

"How?" Gu Xu replied without thinking about it, "You are my savior, I can't thank you too late." ”

"I ...... I've killed a lot of your kind," she stumbled, "I ate their souls, and I became what I am now—"

"-We are the same kind," Gu Xu sighed and interrupted her, "We are all outcasts who cannot be tolerated by this world. ”

Hearing his words, the Snow Maiden pondered for a long time.

After a long while, she said faintly, "Are you really not afraid of me?" ”

"I'm afraid," Gu Xu said calmly, "But as two people who are hated by the world, if we don't hug each other for warmth, it will be a real dead end." It's like a weed that suddenly jumps up in a field, and sooner or later it will be uprooted by the farmer. ”

"Hugging each other for warm ......"

The Snow Girl repeated the word Gu Xu said over and over again in her heart.

Whether it is "embrace" or "warmth", these two concepts are far away to her, but they have a unique charm that triggers her infinite reverie.

Unconsciously, she turned around slightly, curled up, little by little, slowly and slowly moved towards Gu Xu's location. She was tall and slender, but now she was curled up and looked like a petite animal.

Gu Xu noticed her actions and slowly took a few steps forward.

The two met in the middle of the cave.

The Snow Girl stretched out her arms, first wrapped her arms around Gu Xu's legs, then grabbed one of his hands and pressed her cheek to his palm.

"It's warm." She whispered.

She does not have the ability to sense temperature.

But she firmly believes that the warmest place in the world is by Childe's side.

Gu Xu looked down at her.

At this moment, a ray of sunlight shone on her long silver hair, which was dazzling.

He reached out and used his fingertips to ruffle a lock of hair that fell from her cheek, like a flowing starlight.

With silver hair, she seems to have become more beautiful.

He thought suddenly, casually.

After a long while, Gu Xu put down her hair and asked, "What about those enemies who are chasing us?" ”

"They were wounded and retreated." The Snow Maiden replied lightly.

"Didn't you continue to hunt us down?"

"Hmm."

Gu Xu's gaze became solemn.

He knew better than anyone the Great Qi Dynasty's firm determination to capture him.

He also knew that the Snow Maiden didn't know the method of space travel - if she chose to escape, then whether it was the Great Qi National Master or the Jueming Master, they could easily catch up with her.

But why would they give up on hunting for themselves?

Could it be that the Snow Maiden who woke up instinctively and seriously injured the two saints?

At this time, Gu Xu's withdrawn hand inadvertently touched the black mask on his face.

He suddenly realized a serious problem.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

"About two days."

"Did I wear a black mask all the time while I was unconscious?"

"Hmm." Snow Maiden nodded.

"It's over."

Gu Xu spread his hands, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

Luo Chuan, who served as the head of the Exorcism Division and the leader of the "Qing Ming" organization, once instructed him that this mask could cut off his connection with the outside world from the cause and effect and help him hide his whereabouts.

But if he wears it for too long, its causal effect will become irreversible – his relatives and friends will no longer recognize him, and the whole world will forget him completely.

Therefore, he should never wear the mask for more than one day at a time. Once you've found a safe place to hide, you need to take it off in time.

Now, however, he had been wearing the mask for two whole days.

"Do you still recognize me?" He said to the Snow Maiden.

"Of course." Snow Maiden replied without thinking. She didn't know why Childe suddenly asked such a strange question.

"And do you remember my name?" He thought for a moment and continued to ask.

The Snow Maiden thought seriously for a long time and shook her head.

Gu Xu also fell into deep thought.

Truth be told, he never officially introduced his name to Snow Maiden.

In her cognition, he has always been an "immortal son" who can write poetry, a guide who takes her to travel through the red dust, or a "reserve food" to help her quench her hunger and thirst and suppress her instincts.

As for what his name is, it never matters.

However, in every city of the Great Qi Dynasty, his wanted notices were posted everywhere.

Even if he hadn't said it himself, she would have known his real name.

"Looks like the side effects of this are really working." He took the black mask off his face and threw it to the ground.

(End of chapter)