Chapter 16: The Story by the Fire
The warmth and dryness made Shu Shuang feel very comfortable, like nesting in a quilt, but she quickly sensed that something was wrong.
At the Snow Dragon Crossing, the rumbling avalanche and falling cliff. The clips burst into her mind, and the biting coldness seemed to strike again, causing her to sit up sharply.
Xia Xiao, is Xia Xiao okay?
Shu Shuang was saying a summer word, and then covered his little mouth. Because she saw Xia Xiao lying next to her bed, the latter was undressed and dirty. If he hadn't been breathing, he would have been like a dead man when he sat down.
Looks like it's okay already!
Shu Shuang looked around, it was very familiar, it was the room in Heitai City. But look down at yourself again, where are the clothes? The little face turned red, she wore long hair on her back, held the quilt on her chest, and glanced at Xia Xiao again.
What should I do? He shouldn't have done anything, right? Even if he didn't, he probably saw it. Ahhh
"Hmm~"
Xia Xiao let out a cry of pain and moved his shoulders slightly, although it was still a little sore, but the tearing sensation in his arms had almost disappeared.
Seeing that Shu Shuang woke up, Xia Xiao didn't speak, just silently added charcoal to the stove, and then poured water to wash. Wipe off the blood and sweat all over your body, it is more comfortable, and even feel lighter.
Shu Shuang grabbed the quilt, a little tangled, should she ask? Xia Xiao was changing clothes, she glanced at it and hurriedly turned her head, her face turned even redder. No, no, no, no.
Shu Shuang lowered her head and hesitated.
"That...... That one...... I'm sorry. ”
Yes?
Xia Xiao never thought that Shu Shuang would say sorry, but seeing that she hurriedly explained, she seemed to feel a little guilty.
"I didn't deliberately hide my strength, but I was really in the late stages of the journey, and I was only able to release a strong vitality occasionally. ”
"No need to apologize, you saved me. ”
Sitting by the fire, Xia Xiao thought about how to explain, but he didn't know what to say after thinking about it, so he forgot it.
Putting on the clothes next to the bed, Shu Shuang sat next to Xia Xiao.
"What about them?"
"All killed by Ghostface Hawk!"
Shu Shuang looked at the newly raised flames in the furnace and fell silent. As a member of the Walk Church, she still resists fighting and killing, but they want to harm Xia Xiao......
"They took the blame for causing the avalanche first, and when they saw that we weren't dead, they wanted to come over to mend the knife, and they didn't want to break into the territory of the Grimace Hawk. ”
The people who go to the first church have always been kind-hearted, but Xia Xiao will not.
"Don't talk about this, just find the ice grass. ”
Xia Xiao turned his head to look at her, Shu Shuang was still that well-behaved, with a warm smile on his face.
"Do you still want to hear the story of my past life?"
Shu Shuang didn't know why Xia Xiao said this, but she was very considerate.
"If you don't want to say it, you don't have to say it. ”
"It's okay, you'll be with me for a long time, you still know well. ”
Xia Xiao took a bite of bread, looked at the flames in the stove, and was extremely focused, chasing the world that he had not remembered for a long time. That world was once very real, and he was scarred for his life, but now that he thinks about it, it was like that, ethereal like a dream.
"My original world was as cruel as the Great Wilderness, so it was not easy to survive in any world. In that world, there was no vitality, people could not cultivate, and money became a weighed thing. ”
"Are you a military strategist?"
The firelight reflected on his face, and the corners of Xia Xiao's mouth hooked, since Shu Shuang was still struggling with this problem.
"No, I'm just an ordinary person. ”
"So much do you know?"
There are some things that Xia Xiao can't explain, the original way to understand knowledge in that world is very convenient, and there is no need to read books to seek answers in order to know something, so he replied.
"I know it's too little. ”
Shu Shuang's face was full of admiration, and it seemed that Xia Xiao was very amazing. But this kind of gaze didn't seem to belong to him, which made Xia Xiao unacceptable.
"I am an orphan, alone since I was a child. Growing up alone, going to school alone, renting a house alone, money has always had little to do with me. ”
"Hmm...... Actually, I'm very mediocre and don't have any outstanding features, so I just felt new when I arrived in the Great Wilderness World. I wasn't killed by thunder and lightning, and I was said to have come from afar, and I felt very powerful. ”
"Although this life is also very unhappy, at least I have a family, and I have the opportunity to become stronger and get rid of my original destiny. ”
Xia Xiao's tone was very flat and a little sad, but Shu Shuang listened very seriously and realized loneliness. She seemed to know Xia Xiao very well, and her voice was extremely gentle.
"Few people know, right?"
Xia Xiao looked at the stove, who else could he talk to about this kind of thing except for his family? He was used to hiding these in his heart, but his eyes couldn't hide it, at the age of fourteen, he had a depth that his peers did not have.
"I'm a little bit like you. ”
Really, Xia Xiao never felt that way. Shu Shuang is beautiful and has a good figure, and she will definitely be a beauty in the future. He is still a member of the first church, and his future is truly bright.
In fact, Xia Xiao is not bad, he looks delicate, quite cold and handsome, and has the identity of a person who came from afar. But Xia Xiao felt a little inferior when he remembered the things in his previous life, he seemed to be playing some kind of role-playing role, pretending to be a cold person, and he didn't know when he would be in a goof, so he had been cautious.
"I'm also an orphan, and Master found me in a ruin. ”
The gradually vigorous firelight illuminated the eyes of the two, and there seemed to be a sea in Shu Shuang's eyes, with gentle water waves.
"Master said that all that was left of the ancient hall was the stone statue of the lantern, and I lay down next to the stone statue. ”
"Master took me out of the ruins, raised me, and gathered the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi for me, and that time was extraordinarily long, and I forgot how many years it took, anyway, it was a long, long time. Then I took on the first and only task in my life, which was to come to you and accompany you. ”
This is like a fairy tale, but Xia Xiao always felt that he had seen the stone statue of Bing Deng, but he couldn't remember it for the time being. But there are so many people who are orphans, and there are even more irresponsible men and ruthless women.
Xia Xiao's mental state is not very good now, and some problems are ignored.
"What is a Protector?"
"That's me. ”
It was warm by the stove, and Shu Shuang inadvertently approached Xia Xiao. Although she had woken up from sleep, she was still a little sleepy, and her eyes narrowed into a slit as they blinked.
"I mean, what does it mean?"
"It's to protect you and ...... for you"
Shu Shuang's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally fell asleep on Xia Xiao's shoulder.
Glancing at him, Xia Xiao shook his head and said to himself:
"Sleep, by this time tomorrow, we'll be home!"
Xia Xiao wanted to touch the top of Shu Shuang's head, and many people did it at this time. But he had no experience in this area, and his raised palm fell again, and he only grasped the bread.
Sitting in place, Xia Xiao didn't dare to move, for fear of waking Shu Shuang up. He adjusted his angle and fell asleep leaning back in his seat.
It was snowing again in Heitai City, and a thin layer, covering the pine forest a few kilometers away, was also covered with eaves. The stove burned so hard that it wouldn't go out all night.