Winter is coming.

When Xu Xi realized this.

He had just finished buying food and was walking along the stone alley on his way home.

The leaves are falling and the snow is drifting.

Looking up, you can see the falling snow and the bare branches of the trees.

The dead branches intertwined with each other, dividing the snow-white sky. There is a hazy sense of fragmentation, presenting an incomplete beauty.

"winter……"

"Calculating the time, this simulation has already lasted half a year."

Xu Xi gazed at the snow scene.

When you breathe, hot air and cold air mix together to form a noticeable white mist.

After expressing his emotion, Xu Xi quickened his pace.

Be prepared to return home before the snow falls heavily.

call--

call--

The cold wind howled, blowing up snowflakes that were more violent than a storm and instantly occupied the world before our eyes.

And lay a shallow layer on the road surface.

Someone blocked the wind and snow for Xu Xi.

"Brother."

The girl was waiting at the corner of the intersection, holding an oil-paper umbrella. She trotted forward and used the umbrella to block the wind and snow.

"It's a good thing I'm here."

The girl said with a hint of complacency, "Otherwise, brother would definitely catch a cold."

Xu Xi laughed: "I didn't think it through. I didn't expect it to snow suddenly."

Speaking of.

Xu Xi took the oil-paper umbrella.

The umbrella is slightly tilted, blocking the snowflakes drifting from outside at just the right angle.

Two figures walked in the snow, side by side.

Walk slowly and delicately.

Walk gently and silently.

When you walk, clear footprints are left on the road, but soon new snowflakes fill the gaps.

"We're home, Mo Li."

Five or six minutes later, Xu Xi saw the familiar outline of a house.

Push the door open and enter the house.

Xu Xi folded the oil-paper umbrella, placed it at the door, and poured a cup of warm water for himself and his sister.

…

The doors and windows are slightly closed to prevent the wind and snow from entering the house.

Xu Xi drank the warm water and felt the heat pass through the wall of the cup and into his slightly cold hands.

“Gurgle.”

Xu Moli sat next to Xu Xi.

Drink warm water

Watch the outside world with Xu Xi.

The fierce wind was like a ferocious beast, sweeping up snowflakes all over the sky. Endless white snow swirled in the sky, covering the thousands of mountains and seas in the mortal world.

"Mo Li, be careful not to catch a cold."

When the girl was distracted, Xu Xi put a robe on her.

"Thank you, brother~"

The girl laughed and wrapped her clothes tightly without any hesitation. After drinking the water in the cup, she poured it into Xu Xi's arms.

And twisted his body restlessly.

Adjust yourself to a more comfortable lying position.

"...Where did you learn this from?" Xu Xi looked helpless.

Xu Moli's answer was as expected.

Still the book "One Hundred and Eight Strategies to Capture a Man's Heart"

The female disciple of Tianjian Sect's Dan Hall is still exerting her strength!

"Don't read that book in the future, it will lead you astray," Xu Xi tapped Xu Moli's forehead lightly.

"I'm an adult already, brother, and I won't be led astray," Xu Moli argued.

She really wasn't corrupted.

They all learn on their own initiative.

Xu Xi saw through the girl's little thoughts, so he flicked the little head in his arms again.

"It hurts~~~"

The snowy days were long, empty and silent.

The sky and the earth were all white.

Endless snow and wind extend from one end of the earth straight to the distant horizon, intersecting with the sky.

Xu Xi sat in the house, gently stroking Xu Moli's hair, his fingertips running through the soft hair, helping the girl comb away the tiny snowflakes on it.

At the same time, it is also a gentle comfort.

Relieve the pain that doesn't exist.

"It's snowing so heavily... Brother, I remembered something."

"What's up?"

"When we were in Black Rock City, my brother told me a story about a child who went out casually. He said that children would be captured and eaten by wild people. Their heads would be pointed and their teeth would be black."

Xu Xi remembered.

The early stage of the first simulation, before joining the Tianjian Sect.

When Xu Moli was young, he would often run out of the house to look for Xu Xi because he missed him.

then.

The Xu family at that time.

Tell a horror story for girls.

It says that all children who leave home will be captured and eaten.

At that time, little Moli believed it firmly, trembling with fear, and cried for a long time in Xu Xi's arms.

"That was a long time ago," Xu Xi loosened his grip and combed her long black hair clean, without a single speck of snow.

But some people are unwilling to do so.

She took the initiative to hold Xu Xi's wrist, lowered her head, and let the warmth of his palm once again pass through her hair and reach the depths of her soul.

"Brother, if you lie to someone, you have to make up for it."

"What compensation?"

"Punish my brother and hold me tight."

"..."

Xu Xi wanted to speak but stopped, and wanted to speak but still wanted to.

A thought flashed through my mind.

How many years will it take for the female disciple from Dan Hall, who lent out the "One Hundred and Eight Strategies to Capture a Man's Heart", to make up for the mistake of leading her sister astray?

One hundred million years?

Or eternity?

"Okay, I understand," Xu Xi stretched out his hands and gently hugged the girl's body, half circle and half ring, creating a small world for her.

The girl was very satisfied with this, and the smile on her face was brighter than ever.

Happy.

Happy.

Let your thoughts dwell in the present moment.

That’s great…

With her head buried in Xu Xi's arms, the girl could see nothing. She only knew that she was wrapped in warmth and didn't need to consider anything.

This is the support she thinks about day and night.

They are the only ones who can snuggle up to each other for warmth in the bitter cold winter.

I really want time to stay at this moment forever.

Always, always.

Forever and forever.

"Brother, will you feel bored? In a world like this..." Xu Moli turned over in Xu Xi's arms, their eyes met, and he asked this question.

"No," Xu Xi shook his head.

His voice was still as gentle as the one in Xu Moli's memory, making people feel at peace and sad.

"I think this is good. A peaceful life is the most precious thing, especially with you by my side, Mo Li."

"Brother, you are like this again..."

"What?"

"It's not good to think about others and not yourself, brother."

The one who wanted to stay in this world was never Xu Xi, but Xu Moli himself.

She knows.

Always knew it.

Xu Xi stayed in this world just to accompany her.

That is unreserved, selfless, and pure "good".

"Brother, let's go back," Xu Moli stood up from Xu Xi's arms.

She was very happy that she could receive Xu Xi's tenderness. Because of this, she was unwilling to enjoy that beauty and become Xu Xi's bondage at the same time.

"Going back? So suddenly."

Xu Xi was surprised.

The girl put her finger on her chin and explained, "Brother, don't you want to go to that path? The ten thousand days of waiting time doesn't count here."

"I'm not some barbarian who's going to keep pestering my brother."

"Of course I won't waste my brother's time."

"not to mention……"

Xu Moli frowned and his voice became soft, and Xu Xi could vaguely hear a few words.

"Queue up", "Anxious", "One against four".