About winter.

About snow.

It has different definitions in the eyes of different people.

Talented scholars composed poems and lyrics for the wind and snow, nobles viewed snow as a good omen, and some people loved the snow scene and drank tea while appreciating the snow when the snowflakes were flying.

But for the people living on the border, for these refugees who have lost their homes.

Snow means torture.

The world was completely silent. All sounds were covered by the wind and snow, burying them layer by layer. The only thing that could be heard was the whistling sound of the wind that made my body shiver.

With thin clothes and frail bodies, they could only huddle together for warmth, which was a difficult way to resist the cold.

The light snowflakes accumulated slowly.

Gradually it becomes a weight that cannot be ignored.

The only good news is that, under the leadership of Xu Xi and Wu Yingxue, the refugee group is getting closer and closer to the entrance and will be able to arrive smoothly tomorrow.

If nothing unexpected happens, tonight will be the final torture.

The refugees shivered and hugged each other tightly, using the fur and scales of dead demons, or any other items they could find, to wrap their cold bodies.

In this howling snowstorm.

Only Xu Xi, Wu Yingxue, and some warriors who had qi and blood to protect themselves were safe and sound.

"Sir, do you know how to treat illnesses?"

"A little bit, but not much."

"But you said before that Daqian was sick, everyone was sick, and you could cure this disease. Isn't this disease very difficult to cure?"

"It's not difficult. Just ask those who are overweight to eat less and those who are hungry to eat more, and the disease will disappear on its own."

A small campfire glowed faintly.

The fire was backed by a huge rock and could not be extinguished by the cold wind. At the same time, it was protected by Xu Xi's qi, thus providing precious light at night.

Xu Xi sat on the left and the girl sat on the right.

The two are the most powerful people present.

While chatting by the campfire, you are actually also preventing danger.

After hearing Xu Xi's answer to "curing diseases", the girl was thoughtful and felt that such a truth was very simple, yet inexplicably full of depth.

"Hmm... As expected of you, sir, what you said makes sense."

"Unlike me, who knows nothing."

The girl suddenly sighed.

He folded his arms behind his back, looking lost.

Xu Xi smiled, reached out from the campfire, took a piece of burnt demon meat, put it into his mouth and chewed it slowly.

This is his dinner tonight.

Dry, tasteless, rough and hard to chew.

But this is the only food for tonight.

"It's okay," Xu Xi's throat surged, and he swallowed the chewed demon meat, then looked at Wu Yingxue.

"Yingxue, you have your own strengths, they don't have to be the same as mine."

"But I... can't do anything except martial arts."

"That's impossible. Think about it again."

In the dim night, the bonfire seemed bright and small, casting two strands of red light on the girl's hair.

Xu Xi encouraged the girl gently.

So, the girl frowned and thought, and said tentatively: "In addition to practicing martial arts, I might also be able to... chant poetry?"

Xu Xi: “?”

This time it is Xu Xi who doesn't know how to do it.

It's not that he looked down on Wu Yingxue, it's just that her temperament is simply not associated with the word "reciting poetry".

Could it be that the real person never reveals his identity?

With a serious attitude, Xu Xi decided to listen to Wu Yingxue's poetry recitation level first.

"Ah? Do you want to listen?"

"This, me, it."

"Well, maybe we should just forget it..."

Sparks flew and dead branches began to burn.

Under the illumination of the flame, everything around her became shadowy, further highlighting the girl's helplessness and embarrassment.

But she was very courageous, and finally she mustered up the courage to recite a poem:

"Horse, you have four legs!"

"Humans have two thighs!"

“I, I…”

The volume suddenly dropped sharply.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became quiet.

Even the sounds of wind, snow and fire became silent, leaving only the awkwardness spreading in place.

After a moment.

The two of them jumped to another topic tacitly.

Both Xu Xi and Wu Yingxue coincidentally ignored the matter of reciting poetry.

After all, that level is somewhat ahead of its time.

…

The next time.

The cold wind was still biting, but it was blocked by the qi and blood and could not penetrate into the body.

Invisible energy diffused outside, providing some protection for the refugees.

To be honest.

This feeling is very subtle.

In this world of ice and snow, it is clearly snowing and blowing all the time, but because the scenery is repeated for a long time, there is a sense that time has stood still.

"This winter is going to be hard..."

Xu Xi chewed the monster meat silently, thinking about his next plan.

At the same time.

He would also explain some of his experiences with nurture going against nature, to provide reference for the young girls.

The girl had been in the blood exchange state for a long time, but she lacked a tiny but crucial moment.

Maybe there will be a breakthrough in the battle.

Or maybe I will wake up and break through.

She is only one step away from becoming a congenital warrior.

"This is for you," Xu Xi took out two bottles of Qi Pills.

That was the rent the girl had paid, and Xu Xi had originally intended to use it himself, but the accident came too quickly, and he broke through to the innate realm earlier than expected.

Naturally, this kind of elixir used to break through the innate is no longer suitable for the Xu system.

It’s just right for Wu Yingxue to use.

"What?"

The girl was very surprised. She had never thought that she, who was still paying the rent in installments, would actually receive pills from Xu Xi.

"Are you serious?"

she asked hesitantly.

"Well, take it."

Xu Xi held the bottle of medicine in his hand, stretched out his hand across the campfire, and placed it in the girl's palm.

"……Thank you."

Wu Yingxue was stunned for a moment, then quickly thanked Xu Xi.

She is not a person with a pretentious personality.

I know that I really need the help of Zhenqi Pill now, so that I can enter the Xiantian realm as soon as possible.

"Sir, you are such a good man," she commented on Xu Xi with a smile.

What a fool.

A fool who always thinks of others.

The girl lowered her head and looked at the bottle of medicine in her hand.

The bottle is smooth, with a typical narrow top and wide bottom shape, reflecting other things in the dim light of the campfire.

There is the girl’s own face, there are dancing and rising flames, and there is a thick layer of white snow.

And the blurry figure of the man opposite.

All all.

All twisted and confused with the dancing of the bonfire.

"very nice……"

A gentle voice sounded, I don't know what it was praising.

[The night before arriving at the trail, you talked with Wu Ying in the snow]

[You were shocked to learn that the girl could recite poetry]

[After listening to the girl's poem, you silently stopped talking about it]

[Considering the future battles and the threat of the demon tide, you gave the unnecessary Qi Pill to the girl to help her break through the Xiantian realm.]

【Wu Yingxue seems very happy】

[At night, she fell asleep with two bottles of pills and a dragon-patterned spear in her arms, refusing to let go even for a moment]

[When you wake up the next day, her joy has not diminished in the slightest. She always smiles brightly when she calls you, follows you all the time, and claims to protect you, even though you don’t really need a girl’s protection.]

[Until you reach the trail passage]

[The tragic scene made the girl gradually retract her smile]