When Wu Daoan returned to the hostel, it was already midnight. However, because the sun has been hanging in the sky for several months, the so-called night is only the night in the sense of the clock, at least it is still a sunny day outside, and people just live according to the old schedule.

In the room, Han Zongxian was already asleep. After all, he lost his cultivation and became a mortal, so he was exempt from eating, drinking, and sleeping every day. Wu Dao sat quietly on the edge of the bed, his little hand gently swiping over his handsome sleeping face.

Unexpectedly, Han Zongxian slept very lightly, and when he opened his eyes suddenly, he saw that it was Wu Daoan, and showed a sunny smile: "You're back." ”

It was originally a very ordinary smile, but it made Wu Daoan's inexplicable heartbeat accelerate, and he hurriedly turned his face away: "Well, you can continue to sleep." ”

Han Zongxian stood up from the bed: "I've been sleeping for several hours, and I'm not sleepy." Why, it's tiring from work, right? Or let's go out for a walk, it's always daylight outside. ”

In this way, Wu Daoan was taken to the street by Han Zongxian, and suddenly remembered: "Hey, it's night in the sense of the clock, and the shops and markets are closed, what are we going to visit?"

"I found a good place during the day, and you come with me. Han Zongxian smiled and led the way in front.

Eternal Winter City is always a cold winter, and the sky will start to snow again at some point. Fortunately, Han Zongxian was wearing a magic cold suit, magic thermal shoes on his feet, and a magic warm hat on his head, but he would not freeze, but the exhaled heat would condense into a string of Xiaoice beads and fall to the ground in a blink of an eye.

Slowly, the two came off the beaten track. The street with automatic snow insulation and snow removal extends only here, and there is a deep snow in front of it. Han Zongxian walked in front and walked forward in the snow. Every step is very deep, and sometimes even half of the body will be submerged in the snow, and it is very difficult to walk. Although Wu Daoan could completely use magic to fly, he didn't want to do it, so he just quietly walked forward with the footprints left by Han Zongxian.

Gradually, the two of them got farther and farther away from the city, and there were no more people or buildings to be seen along the way. However, the whistling of snow beasts can occasionally be heard in the distance.

After climbing over a small hill, a huge lake suddenly appeared in front of Wu Daoan's eyes, and a colony of penguins were clumsily moving on the frozen surface of the lake. It's not a 'creaking' sound.

"Wow! It's a penguin! It's so cute!" Wu Daoan happily trotted all the way over. This group of penguins is not afraid of people, and even a few of them take the initiative to circle around him, quacking in their mouths.

Wu Daoan picked up one of them, and after a closer look, he found that it seemed to be different from the penguin in his impression. Then. Han Zongxian, who was behind him, spoke, "This is not a penguin. It's just a snow beast that looks like a penguin. Anyway, we haven't eaten meat for a long time, and today we can finally open meat. ”

Wu Daoan looked back at him angrily: "Why are you so cruel! What a cute little animal, you can't bear to do it?"

At this time, the penguin in his arms actually seemed to understand Han Zongxian's words, and began to 'cluck' and try to break free from his embrace.

Wu Daoan hurriedly stroked the top of its head with his little hand: "Be good, don't be afraid, I'm here." He doesn't dare to eat you, don't be afraid. ”

Han Zongxian laughed. He also reached out and touched the top of the penguin's fluffy head: "I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously." However, I remember that your hometown is also in the northerner part of the earth, and you probably saw similar scenery when you were a child, right?"

Wu Daoan laughed with a 'poof': "How is it possible! If my hometown was so cold, it is estimated that no one would have lived there for a long time." For comparison, it's about the same as the South Pole on Earth, and it's freezing and snowy all year round. ”

Immediately, he came to his senses again: "Old Han, shouldn't you have brought me here for this?"

Han Zongxian smiled indifferently: "It's not all. If you look at this lake, there are a lot of fish, let's have a seafood feast!"

"Yes, why didn't I think of it! I remember when I was a child, I saw my father fishing in the ice lake!" Wu Daoan suddenly realized.

Then, according to the method in his memory, he chiseled a hole in the ice, grabbed a fat big fish with magic, and directly roasted it with fire magic, and the two of them ate on the spot.

The penguins not far away smelled the fragrance and came over one after another, quacking and quacking.

Wu Dao understood with peace of mind, and also gave these little guys some fish and meat. The penguins were very happy and began to sing in circles around the two: "quack, quack, quack, ......quack,

After eating, Wu Daoan touched his little belly and lay on the ice: "Huhu, it tastes good, a bit like the golden crucian carp I used to eat when I was a child." ”

Han Zongxian also lay down with him, and asked with a side face, "Anyway, what did you like to do most when you were a child?"

Wu Daoan narrowed his eyes: "It's a lot." But in winter, my favorite thing is to see the beautiful ice sculptures, especially at night, under the illumination of various lights, it is beautiful. ”

Actually, my uncle is a very skilled carpenter, good at making all kinds of wood carvings, and is very famous in the township. When I was a child, I learned a lot of carving skills from my uncle. If I hadn't been discovered to have spiritual roots, I would probably have been a carpenter when I grew up. Han Zongxian began to reminisce about the past.

Wu Daoan half-stood up: "So, you still have a bit of an artistic element, then do you know how to make ice sculptures?"

Han Zongxian pondered: "Although I haven't done it, the principle should be the same." Why don't I try it now?"

"Okay, good!" Wu Daoan clapped his hands happily.

Han Zongxian said that he would do it, and moved a large ice cube nearby, made a hard ice pick, and began to process the ice cube. In the past few months, he had recovered a little bit of cultivation under the nourishment of the spiritual spring, so it was effortless to do this. Wu Daoan was also idle, just sitting next to him, holding his chin in both hands and watching.

Gradually, the originally irregular large ice cubes began to reveal the outline of a human form. And judging from the height and width of the silhouette, it seems to approximate the shape of a woman. Wu Daoan guessed in his heart, could it be that Han Zongxian wanted to carve out one of his old lovers?

However, as the carving continued, the eyebrows and eyes began to slowly become clear, and Wu Daoan's eyes couldn't help but widen in surprise. In the end, the ice sculpture was completed, and it was the appearance he was most familiar with.

"It's ...... Me?" Wu Daoan walked to the ice sculpture, took a closer look, and found that it was really very similar. But he immediately noticed some problems: "No! This ice sculpture's chest is obviously a bit big! Besides, it seems to be wearing your special costume from the Fire Realm, I haven't worn this kind of dress!"

Han Zongxian smiled slightly: "So art comes from reality but is higher than reality. In fact, in a sense, this ice sculpture is not an imitation of you, but an image that has been hovering in my mind, and I just embodied it. ”

Wu Daoan is very clever: "You mean, is this carved according to the image of the perfect girl in your heart?"

"Not bad. Han Zongxian did not deny it.

In an instant, Wu Daoan's heart beat faster, almost jumping out. He barely managed to calm himself down, and his voice was as low as a mosquito: "What are you...... Are you confessing to me?"

"It's not. Han Zongxian's denial was also very simple.

Wu Daoan felt like he had been on a roller coaster, and his heart went up and down. He looked at Han Zongxian with blank eyes, his long eyelashes trembling slightly in the cold wind, waiting for the other party's explanation.

"As I said, this ice sculpture is just an image in my mind, and it doesn't correspond to any real person. Han Zongxian's voice was a little ethereal.

Wu Daoan looked at the ice sculpture again, bit his lip, and said in a low voice: "Is it because I am a boy now? Or do you like me when I was a girl before?"

Han Zongxian walked up to him and patted him on the head: "I explained, this is just art, you don't need to understand it as anything." ”

Wu Daoan was a little anxious: "Old Han, when did you become a philosopher? ”

"It's okay, if you don't understand it, you can't understand it. Han Zongxian stared at the ice sculpture quietly and did not say anything for a long time.

On the way back, Wu Daoan's little head had been a little confused, thinking about what Han Zongxian said. He didn't even know whether he wanted Han Zongxian to confess, and he didn't know how he would deal with it if he confessed. He seemed to ask clearly several times, but when he looked up and saw Han Zongxian's figure, the words in his mouth fell back into his stomach. (To be continued......)