Guo Xiaoxiao was too weak to use healing magic, but fortunately, Carlos didn't take advantage of her. While feeding her the medicine, he also helped repair her minor abrasions.

Guo Xiaoxiao disliked this man completely; if he hadn't captured her, she wouldn't be in such a miserable state.

The dangerous aura emanating from Carlos made her tense, not daring to relax for a moment.

Day after day passed.

Guo Xiaoxiao has recovered, and Carlos is also feeling better, but their bodies are not fully healed yet; they appear fine on the surface but are actually quite weak underneath.

"Carlos, to be honest, I'm leaving."

"I'm laying my cards on the table, I'm not pretending anymore," Guo Xiaoxiao declared confidently. Carlos remained unmoved, not intending to stop her. He swam over and broke the stone apart.

"Sure, let's go."

A strong blizzard blew in, making her clothes flutter loudly. Guo Xiaoxiao shivered from the cold, curling up into a ball; the fire was almost out.

Holy crap, it's so cold! Is the Beast World always like this in winter?

Carlos quickly slammed the stone shut again to block the opening, preventing the biting wind from blowing in. He calmly said...

"What, are you still leaving?"

"Walk"

Guo Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth

"good"

Carlos pushed the stone aside again, revealing the cave entrance, and another gust of wind blew in.

Guo Xiaoxiao: ...

"Never mind, I'll wait a few days before leaving. It would be troublesome if I caught a cold." Guo Xiaoxiao squatted back down on the rock, hugging her knees.

Carlos couldn't help but chuckle at her appearance. He lay down, closed his eyes, feeling extremely unwell and needing to recuperate.

Days passed, and almost half a month had gone by. Miken and his team still hadn't found Guo Xiaoxiao. Guo Xiaoxiao tried to communicate with them, but couldn't give any clear explanation. The cave was just a vast expanse of white outside, with nothing written on it, no markers whatsoever.

She really didn't know where she was.

Carlos has recovered, but he sleeps for long periods; sometimes he wakes up after just one night and then sleeps for a whole day before waking up again.

Guo Xiaoxiao was sometimes hungry and sometimes full. Occasionally, when Carlos opened the stone to let in some fresh air, she would run to the side to use the toilet and then come back.

Carlos was nearing his limit; he was exhausted and needed to hibernate, but he couldn't bear to abandon Guo Xiaoxiao.

This was the only female who made him want to have children; he was deeply attracted to her at first sight. [ps: All love at first sight is lust at first sight, just like in our time, ladies.]

He even instinctively protected her when she fell off a cliff. Carlos never imagined he would have such a day.

He would lose his principles for a female; his life consisted only of missions, killing, and fighting. He had forgotten what feeling was, forgotten what warmth was.

But now, he has a longing, a longing for the continuation of life.

Carlos looked at the sleeping Guo Xiaoxiao, even though she always had a fierce and unapproachable demeanor and seemed to dislike him.

Regardless, this female is now his female.

Carlos couldn't help but laugh. It was strange that he would be interested in someone else.

Guo Xiaoxiao has two beast marks on her body, one from an eagle and the other from a tiger. The two beastmen in the cave are her males.

Anyway, she won't see me again, I'm enough, Carlos thought to himself.

...

Two or three days later, Carlos used the unique ability of the inherited orcs to suppress the drowsiness of hibernation. He was a five-star ring inherited orc, whose unique skill was power burst.

The snowstorm had subsided a bit, and they weren't far enough from the back mountain. Carlos feared that the orcs were still searching for Guo Xiaoxiao and would find them sooner or later.

"Female, wake up, we're leaving."

Guo Xiaoxiao opened her eyes groggily.

She saw Carlos sitting next to her; his facial features were softer, less serious than usual, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be slightly upturned.

Guo Xiaoxiao rubbed her sore eyes and asked

Where are you going?

Carlos leaped lightly into the air, extending an arm to signal her to take his hand.

You'll find out when you get there.

Guo Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, then leaned over and hugged his neck, pressing her head against his back. Through his robe, she felt his broad back; his shoulders were of moderate thickness, but their coldness constantly bothered her.

Guo Xiaoxiao wasn't used to Carlos's cold demeanor, which was the complete opposite of Mikkelsen's warm back, and the snake tail below; even though she was used to it, it still felt nauseous.

The black robe wrapped around Guo Xiaoxiao was far less effective at protecting her from the cold than the animal skin. The animal skin she was wearing already had a hole in it, letting in a lot of wind. If she went out like this, she would freeze into a block of ice.

The stone was opened, and the wind and snow outside had stopped. The winter sun shone down, warm and comfortable.

But it's still cold. Being next to Carlos makes it even colder. Guo Xiaoxiao couldn't take it anymore and said...

"Carlos, I'm so cold."

Carlos pulled out a few bright red berries from his thin robe and gave them to her.

"Eat it and you won't be cold anymore."

Guo Xiaoxiao picked up the fruit and looked at it. It resembled a cherry tomato but wasn't. She tried taking a bite; it was very sweet with a rich floral aroma. She couldn't wait to swallow it.

Then my body felt warm and cozy, a warm current flowing through my whole body, it felt so comfortable, it was amazing, I really wasn't cold anymore.

Guo Xiaoxiao wanted to eat another one, but Carlos reminded her.

"One is enough. We still have a long way to go, let's save some."

Guo Xiaoxiao stopped and nodded. That's true, they should eat sparingly. She put the remaining fruit into the pocket of Carlos's robe.

The natural movement made Carlos laugh. Guo Xiaoxiao was carried by Carlos as they walked through the snow, leaving a deep trail in their wake.

Where are we going?

Carlos replied, "Don't ask, just come with me."

Can't I not ask? I need to know the location so I can tell Miken and Cangjue. This endless snowfield offers no clues whatsoever. Guo Xiaoxiao is very distressed, but she has no other choice.

Carlos kept walking forward, and after more than two hours he finally saw green trees covered with a thick layer of snow, a striking contrast of green and white.

Have we arrived yet?

Carlos stopped and explained to her.

"This is the summit of the snow-capped mountain, where the vegetation is at its densest."

"Oh, what's the name of this forest? It's so beautiful."

Guo Xiaoxiao wanted to get Carlos to say something.

Carlos seemed to know her intention, but he wouldn't tell her. She asked a crucial question, then stopped.

Guo Xiaoxiao, unable to bear it any longer, grabbed his waist in a fit of anger.

You bad guy!

"Ha ha"

Carlos's cheerful laughter echoed through the forest, but Guo Xiaoxiao had no interest in appreciating the scenery; her pretty face was filled with displeasure as she said...

"Anyway, I can't run away now, so tell me what's wrong, is a piece of meat missing?"

I won't tell you, and you'll never know.

Carlos deliberately kept everyone in suspense.

"Tch, fine, don't tell me then, I don't want to hear it anyway."

Guo Xiaoxiao turned her head away, ignoring him. How could this man be more childish than a child? Guo Xiaoxiao decided not to argue with him; neither of them would gain anything anyway, so it was better to behave and avoid angering him.

Guo Xiaoxiao lay on his back without saying a word, and Carlos also fell silent. The journey was not smooth; they encountered a group of carnivorous orcs chasing them, and Carlos kept carrying Guo Xiaoxiao to dodge and avoid them.

Carlos, a beastman inheriting the Five-Star Ring, was more than capable of dealing with this group of beastmen, but Guo Xiaoxiao was too weak and needed to find a suitable place to rest as soon as possible.