Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Winter Solstice
This name was called three times in a row.
When the third call was made, Jingcheng appeared.
When he came over, he didn't even have time to take off his going-out clothes, and he was still holding a shovel in his hand, ready to shovel snow at the door.
Of course, there was no snow on the shovel before he could do the job.
He walked up to the owner of the voice.
"What's wrong?"
The woman sitting on the bed was wearing only a nightgown. The room was warm, and warmth made people sleepy, day and night.
It was dark when she went to bed, and it was still dark now that she woke up. She hugged the waist of the man beside the bed in a daze.
However, the thick suede jacket felt hard and cold against her skin, making her feel uncomfortable, so she pulled the man's jacket off.
After opening the coat, there was only a tight-fitting single layer of clothing inside.
She pressed her face against the man's abdomen, and a trace of heat was transmitted to her cheeks. The muscles there were soft and hard, just the touch she liked.
"I miss you..." Jiang Qian muttered with her eyes closed.
Jingcheng: “…” Just for this?
The angle was just right, Jiang Ying hugged his waist, and he stood with his hands on her head.
Jing Cheng reminded cautiously, "I've only been away for half a minute."
Half a minute? That's easy to say.
Jiang Xi immediately looked up at him angrily.
That’s 30 seconds!
Who can understand the feeling of emptiness inside when you wake up and touch the bedside and there is nothing there?
Jiang Qian hugged Jing Cheng's waist even tighter, saying angrily, "Then I miss you too!"
It's both reasonable and powerful!
"Okay," there's nothing I can do. I have to bear the consequences of my own spoiling.
Jingcheng simply took off his coat, threw it on the locker, and sat down directly on the bed. "Then I'll stay with you for a while."
Will you just stay with me for a little while longer?
She hadn't hugged him enough.
"What are you going to do?" Jiang Qian was very domineering. She no longer hugged Jingcheng's waist, but hugged his arms as well.
Of course, her two legs also clamped one of Jingcheng's legs. She said with a serious expression, "Don't go!"
She didn't know why, but she missed him especially today. She didn't want him to leave her sight and wanted him to stay with her all the time.
Such moments were not uncommon, and became more obvious after the winter. Her dependence on him not only did not decrease as they spent day and night together, but instead became stronger and stronger, just like a newlywed couple who were inseparable.
After leaving the Qingyuan Guild, they initially traveled to many places on the continent and were also hunted by the Jile Guild.
Just as Jingcheng expected, Lu Suye never gave up on Jiang Xi. Once he had the chance, he would look for them frantically at all costs.
It can be said that members of the Paradise Guild can be seen everywhere in the entire continent.
Several times, they were almost caught.
But in the end, they all escaped successfully thanks to their strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities and clever coordination.
During this period of time, Jiang Ying also grew up a lot. She was no longer like before, when she encountered something, she would panic and just hug him and cry.
She also played an important role in the escape, which surprised Jingcheng.
From this, it can be seen that she really does not want to go back to the cage that bound her, and does not want to become a little pet in Lu Suye's palm again.
Later, they reached the edge of the map, the pole at the end of the world.
This place is covered with ice and snow all year round. It is extremely cold and can freeze everything in the world. The effect of the mental power of people with special abilities here is very limited.
Therefore, this is a place where it is difficult to detect even if you use supernatural powers, and the low temperature is their natural protective barrier.
Ever since they came to this place, the pursuers that had made them nervous seemed to have disappeared from this world.
“I love it here!”
Looking at the magnificent aurora in the sky, Jiang Qian held Jing Cheng's arm with tears in her eyes.
On the night when the love cottage was completed, her wish came true.
So the two of them settled here permanently.
Although this place is covered with snow all year round and is rarely visited by people, there are actually some people living here.
Less than a hundred kilometers away from them, there is a small resource conversion and trading market, which provides a place for survivors in the apocalypse to exchange resources.
Trade markets like this can be found everywhere on the mainland.
The resources that can be exchanged in this polar ice and snow trading station also have distinct regional characteristics, adapted to local conditions, and facilitate the daily lives of the survivors to the greatest extent possible.
However, there are also many second-hand goods collected from various places, which are full of the strong flavor of life, allowing those who miss the life before the end of the world to express their feelings and look forward to the future.
Basically, anyone living in the polar circle will come here regularly to trade.
The trading post is open at the beginning, middle and end of each month.
Jingcheng has been there many times, and each time he has been able to exchange a lot of resources necessary for their lives, including many necessary supplies to keep warm.
These supplies were mainly prepared for Jiang Qian, because people with special abilities are actually not afraid of the cold.
Ordinary people will get frostbite if they go out in an exposed state without any protection. But for people with special abilities, the temperature is at most enough to make them shiver.
One of the main reasons why Jingcheng wears a thick coat when going out is because he wants to hide his identity as a person with special abilities. He doesn't want to be noticed as an alien and tries to integrate into the local group of survivors.
At the same time, this is also a basic survival rule for most people with special abilities who have left the guild and their family and friends without special abilities, who live alone outside.
They also have neighbors, but the distance between them is very far.
We don’t see each other often, so naturally there is no way for us to get together.
But they knew that there were humans around them and they were not alone.
The heater in the cabin was working diligently. The room was not warm at all, and it even felt a little hot. The heat wave made Jiang Xi's little face red.
"It snowed so heavily last night," Jingcheng explained to her patiently why he had to leave her temporarily. "I have to go out and shovel the snow, otherwise the door won't be open tomorrow."
Outside the window, the snow is still falling. I wonder how long it will last.
After realizing that the Paradise Guild might have abandoned them, Jiang Qian seemed to have returned to her former innocent self, being extremely happy, cheerful and willful every day.
It is known that Jingcheng going out to shovel snow is a done deal and cannot be changed.
"Then I'll go with you!"
Jiang Xi simply pulled the quilt off.
"Are you getting up today?" Jingcheng was a little surprised.
She hadn't gotten out of bed for so many days...I couldn't remember.
He brought the meals to us and we ate on the bed using the small table.
Jiang Xi: “!” That’s a bit too straightforward.
She doesn't care about her reputation.
However, the pile of comics and novels that she had almost read to pieces by the bedside proved this point all the time. Yes, she "lived" in bed.
There is no other entertainment these days, so Jingcheng got these books from the trading post in exchange for zombie crystal cores.
Forget it, I can’t be so decadent anymore!
"I want to exercise today!" Jiang Qian clenched her fists. "Life lies in exercise."
As he spoke, he raised his hands high.
However, this was not a shouting action to match the slogan, but to make it easier for Jingcheng to help her put on the sweater.
The trading station only has sweaters of this uniform standard style. Jiang Ying wears the smallest size, and the clothes look a bit rustic. In terms of style, it is definitely not as good as Chen Shanshan's hand-knitted sweater, but the warmth effect is obvious to all.
Moreover, when this rustic sweater is actually worn by Jiang Xi...
Being extremely tacky is trendy! Some people look good even in a sack.
In his hand was a white and tender foot, smooth and moist, as if it had never suffered from the cold.
At this time, Jingcheng was helping Jiang Xi put on woolen socks.
If she wanted to go out, she had to be fully armed, from head to toe, armed to the teeth.
It's more difficult than waiting for her to lie dead.
Warm masks, scarves, hats, goggles, all equipped.
"I look like a bear!"
Looking around at her reflection in the princess-style floor-length mirror at the doorway, which had a broken corner, Jiang Xi couldn't help but sigh.
When this floor-length mirror was first brought back, the circle of colored lights on the edge was not lit, but Jingcheng later repaired it.
Under the warm light, there are two figures in the mirror, one tall and one short.
The taller one has to bend down slightly to fit fully into the camera.
Jingcheng hugged her from behind and kissed the furry little bear's head.
"You're the cutest little bear in the world."
Jiang Qian turned around and raised her hands, her eyes shining brightly behind her goggles.
"Want to eat bear paws?"
The hand wearing thick gloves was quite large when it was first stretched out.
Since you've brought it to me, don't blame him for being rude.
Jingcheng grabbed it, "Ah!"
"Ahhh, you really bite me!" Jiang Xi screamed and dodged.
Through the thick gloves, a gentle biting force could be faintly felt on the fingertips.
Much thunder but little rain.
It doesn't hurt, just a little itchy.
He managed to save his bear paw with great difficulty, but it seemed that a piece was missing.
Jiang Xi gritted her teeth and said, "You are the stinky bear who eats people's fingers!"
That’s right—
"Delicious!" Jingcheng chewed the air pretentiously, "Ginger claws, so fragrant."
The door opened and a strong chill accompanied by ice and snow blew in.
Thanks to proper protection, Jiang Xi did not feel cold even in the extremely low temperature.
However, the snow-clearing work was still done by Jingcheng alone, and her role was equivalent to that of a mascot supervisor.
Later, she was so bored that she simply built a snowman nearby.
After work is finished, she returns home and takes off the heavy equipment, and can run around in her pajamas and slippers again.
The first thing Jingcheng did when he came back was to cook, while Jiang Qian went straight to the bedroom. She felt that she had not done anything, but she was very tired.
Lying on the pillow, she waited for Jingcheng to call her for dinner.
Although there is only one bed in the bedroom of the cabin, it is very large and super comfortable to sleep on.
When she woke up again, it was almost early morning.
Jingcheng's dinner was ready long ago, but since she was sleeping, he didn't disturb her.
“What a feast!”
Jiang Xi was very surprised to see the table full of dishes.
Moreover, these dishes were all steaming hot because Jingcheng reheated them after she woke up, ensuring that they were as hot as when they were freshly made when she ate them.
"Well, it's a holiday today." Jingcheng put a plate of mashed potatoes in front of Jiang Xi.
This is their current staple food. The polar regions are not suitable for growing rice, so there is no rice to eat. These home-cooked hot dishes are also the most luxurious food for people living in a cold environment.
The Winter Solstice is as important as the New Year. They celebrate this solar term every year. It is a festival for family reunion.
However, in the past, I always spent my time in the guild base with my brothers from Paradise Valley.
This year, Jiang Xi is the only one by his side.
Of course, the same goes for Jiang Xi.
Jingcheng's expression was a little melancholy, and Jiang Qian noticed this keenly, so she put her arm around Jingcheng's arm and stayed close to him.
"I am your family, I will always be by your side!"
Her expression was serious.
Jingcheng didn't say anything, but hugged her. It was so nice to have her around.
After dinner, Jiang Ying didn't participate in the cleanup, but she accompanied him in the kitchen to wash the dishes...
She really made me cry.
Moreover, he did not forget to hold a comic book that was not too badly read in his hand.
Seeing Jingcheng take off his apron, the winter solstice feast was over.
"I'm going to take a shower!"
Jiang Xi put down the book, put on her furry slippers and went into the bathroom.
When Jingcheng finished washing up, turned off the light outside the bedroom and lay down on the bed, not long after, a small paw like an electric claw clumsily covered his chest.
Jiang Xi hasn't slept yet.
The little claws didn't stop there, they started to touch his strong chest muscles.
At first he wanted to play dead, but he couldn't stand the touch of the salty bear's paw anymore.
Just as he was about to grab Xiaozhua's wrist,
"It's a bit cold today." It sounded like a whisper in a sleep, coming from the quilt beside him.
He didn't feel cold though.
"Then I'll turn up the heat a bit more?" Jiang Xi's needs come first in everything.
Jingcheng was about to get up immediately, but the little bear hiding in the quilt stood up first.
"No."
Jiang Xi's voice was a little hoarse, she came closer,
"I'll just hold you while I sleep."
Jingcheng: "Okay."
When the cabin was first built and electricity was not yet abundant, Jingcheng held Jiang Xi in his arms every night, fearing that she would freeze.
Now I can recall the good times and cherish the good times.
He spread out his arms to make room for Jiang Xi's pillow.
However, by the dim light of the bedside night light.
In front of him, a white hand was hanging in the middle of his pajamas, its slender fingers moving constantly.
Is this in——?
Unbuttoned!?
Jingcheng's brain buzzed.
She's not wearing anything underneath!!
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