Chapter 173 Frozen

Traveling swiftly along the way.

Nafer stopped after dark.

Mu Ling rolled off the animal skin and lay down in the snow. It took a while for her frozen hands and feet to gradually regain their mobility.

Jiang Xi was also freezing.

She was indeed much more resistant to the cold than before, but she still couldn't stop herself from braving the wind and snow for most of the day.

Fortunately, the scales around her waist heated up, protecting most of her body and preventing her from freezing completely.

But my hands and feet felt so stiff they almost didn't belong to me anymore.

Nafiel was used to the cold, and Nakan's protective scales kept the female's upper body warm.

Therefore, he did not realize this situation for a while.

When she stopped, she saw that the female master's lips were slightly purple and her hands and feet were cold, and she was stunned.

"Mistress, are you alright?"

He quickly reached out to touch the female master's hands and feet.

But his whole body was ice cold, so touching him like that had no effect whatsoever.

Jiang Xi said, trembling.

“Scales, Nakan’s scales, are on my waist. Take them off so I can warm my hands and feet.”

Nafi quickly reached out to touch it.

The female master's waist was slender and very warm, which made his fingers stiffen for a moment before he slowly took out the scales and placed them in the female master's palm.

Jiang Xi held the protective scales in her hands, her fingers gradually warming up, and exhaled a breath of white air.

Looking at her pale, frostbitten face, with ice crystals clinging to her long eyelashes, Nafi felt a pang of inexplicable sadness.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault for not noticing the female's condition in time."

Jiang Xi shook her head.

"It's not your fault, I didn't even realize it myself."

Once frozen stiff, you lose all sensation.

Nafiel looked at the red protective scales showing on the female master's palm and said again.

"I will give my protective scales to the female master when we arrive at the Lion's Roar tribe."

After the protective scales are removed, you will feel weak for a few days.

Because he needed to travel for the next few days and deal with potential pollution along the way, Nafiel did not remove his protective scales.

Jiang Xi felt a little embarrassed when she heard that he wanted to remove her protective scales, so she said it tactfully.

"No rush."

You don't actually need to give it to her.

But she wasn't foolish enough to bring this up at this time, after all, both she and Mu Ling were counting on Nafiel.

Meanwhile, Mu Ling recovered.

He got up from the snow, shook off the snow, and stretched his arms and legs to warm up his whole body.

Upon approaching and seeing the female master's pale, frozen face, he immediately felt uneasy.

"Mastress!"

He rushed over and reached out, wanting to pull the female master into his arms.

Nafiel didn't let go, and Mu Ling glared at him.

"What kind of beastman are you? What kind of beastman am I! The female master can't get warm at all in your arms! Let go of her!"

Nafi pursed his lips and released his grip.

Mu Ling quickly took off his animal skin coat, picked up a few more animal skins, and wrapped himself and the female master together.

He took off her animal skin shoes, put her cold feet into his chest, and gently massaged them with his palms.

"Is the female master warmer now?"

Jiang Xi was enveloped in warmth. Her cold feet stepped on the burning chest and gradually warmed up. Her lips also regained some color.

She leaned against Mu Ling's chest and nodded.

"Much better."

Mu Ling's body temperature, combined with Nakan's protective scales, gradually helped her recover.

Nafiel stood to the side, looking at the female master, somewhat bewildered and at a loss.

Mu Ling glanced at him, her anger flaring up.

But the female master is more important right now, he said.

"Gather some firewood to start a fire, and find some food. I don't know if you can go down into the icy river. If you can, there are fish in the icy river."

Nafi pursed his lips, said nothing, and turned to go into the woods to gather firewood.

Mu Ling pulled the animal hide up, covering the female master's head inside as well.

The female's body is delicate and cannot withstand such cold.

Mu Ling felt a pang of sadness.

The female master has never suffered like this in all this time.

Even when riding on his back, Lu Liufeng would shield the female master from the wind and snow.

When his superpowers were still active, he could directly teleport the female protagonist, so she didn't have to suffer from the cold at all.

At that moment, Mu Ling suddenly felt a comfortable sensation in her chest.

He looked down and saw a faint green light appear. The female's slender white hand was on his chest, healing his reopened wounds and the spreading contamination.

For a moment, Mu Ling felt even more distressed.

But while it was painful, it was also heartwarming, making me want to give my heart to the female protagonist.

"My lady's hands and feet are the most important. First, check if they are frostbitten. My injuries won't heal anytime soon, but it's nothing serious."

Jiang Xi has completely warmed up.

Mu Ling's body temperature was high, and the animal hide wrapped around her felt like a giant furnace.

She poked her head out from under the animal skin.

"I'm fine, I'm just frozen stiff, but I don't have frostbite."

Seeing the female protagonist peek out from his arms like a little squirrel, Mu Ling couldn't help but lower his head and rub his chin against her soft cheek.

She couldn't resist pressing her lips against it and rubbing them together a couple of times.

He couldn't help but complain.

“Naffel is too rude and doesn’t know how to take care of the mistress at all.”

Jiang Xi tilted her head to avoid his prickly stubble.

"Don't say that. Nafiel lives alone in the underground tribe. He just lacks some life experience. He didn't do it on purpose."

Mu Ling gave a soft hum.

Regarding the matter of the female master, he believed that he did not do it on purpose.

But the part about him being flung into an ice cube behind him was definitely intentional!

When Nafi returned from gathering firewood, he overheard their conversation.

Hearing the female master's words, he felt even more distressed.

Before he took human form, he also lived in a tribe.

Therefore, he had naturally witnessed countless scenes of females beating and scolding their male beasts.

If the female master is willing to scold or beat him, he might feel a little better inside.

But he failed in his duty, and the female master not only did not blame him, but also spoke well of him in front of the other beastmen.

This made him feel very guilty.

When Mu Ling saw him return, she looked around and chose a place to spend the night under a big tree.

“Naffel, shake the snow off that tree, we’ll make a fire under it to spend the night.”

He didn't expect him to have any experience camping in the wild, so he went straight to the point.

Jiang Xi also turned her head to look.

Seeing that Nafer was busy running around all by himself, she felt embarrassed.

"Naffel, thank you for your hard work."

After saying that, she shifted slightly in Mu Ling's arms.

"Put me down, I feel much better, please help Nafiel too."

It's not good to keep bothering Nafer.

Mu Ling shook his head firmly, tightened his arms, and pressed the female master closer to his chest.

"No, it's too cold outside. Mistress, please warm yourself up a bit more."

The warm-hearted mistress also warmed his heart.

He couldn't bear to put down his soft, feminine mistress and wanted to hold her like this forever.

Nafi stood under the tree, looked over, and said.

"The female master's health is important, I'll take care of things here."

His silvery-white tail slapped against the tree trunk, causing snowflakes to fall from the branches and scatter, almost completely enveloping him in snow.

Jiang Xi peeked out again, trying to spot Nafi's figure in the snow.

But then, her foot was pinched by calloused fingers.

Mu Ling snorted, holding the female master's tiny feet and pulling them down to his belly.

"Don't look at him, Mistress!"