The warmth and dryness made Shu Shuang feel very comfortable, like she was nestling in a quilt, but she soon realized something was wrong.

Snow Dragon Pass, rumbling avalanches, falling off cliffs. These fragments rushed into her mind, and the biting cold seemed to strike her again, causing her to sit up suddenly.

Xia Xiao, is Xia Xiao okay?

Shu Shuang covered her mouth as she said the word "Xia". Because she saw Xia Xiao lying beside her bed, he was not wearing any outer clothes and was dirty. If he was not still breathing, he would be no different from a dead person.

Looks like everything is fine!

Shu Shuang looked around and it looked familiar. It was the room in Heitai City. But when she looked down at herself, where were her clothes? Her face flushed. She put her long hair down her back, hugged the quilt to her chest, and looked at Xia Xiao again.

What should I do? He probably didn't do anything, right? Even if he didn't do anything, I guess someone saw it. Ahhh, I'm so embarrassed.

"Hmm~"

Xia Xiao let out a cry of pain and moved his shoulders slightly. Although it was still a little sore, the tearing sensation in his arms had almost disappeared.

Seeing Shu Shuang wake up, Xia Xiao didn't say anything, but silently added charcoal to the stove, and then poured water to wash. After wiping off the blood and sweat all over his body, he felt better and even felt lighter.

Shu Shuang grabbed the quilt, a little confused. Should she ask? Xia Xiao was changing clothes. She took a look and turned her head away in a hurry, her face getting even redder. Is this even? No, no, it's not.

Shu Shuang lowered her head and stammered.

“Um…um…I’m sorry.”

ah?

Xia Xiao never expected Shu Shuang to say sorry, but seeing her hurriedly explaining, she seemed a little guilty.

"I'm not hiding my strength on purpose, but I'm really in the late stage of walking. I can only release very strong vitality occasionally."

"Don't apologize, you saved me."

Sitting by the fire, Xia Xiao thought about how to explain it, but after thinking about it, he still didn't know what to say, so he just gave up.

After putting on the clothes beside the bed, Shu Shuang sat next to Xia Xiao.

"What about them?"

"They were all killed by the Ghost-Faced Eagle!"

Shu Shuang looked at the new flames in the stove and fell silent. As a member of the Zou Shou Church, she still resisted fighting and killing, but they wanted to harm Xia Xiao...

"They brought this upon themselves. They caused the avalanche first, and then when they saw we were still alive they wanted to come and finish us off. They didn't intend to intrude into the Ghost-Faced Eagle's territory."

People from the Zou Shou Church are always kind-hearted, but Xia Xiao is not.

"Let's not talk about this. It's good enough as long as we find the Ice Grass."

Xia Xiao turned his head to look at her. Shu Shuang was still as well-behaved as before, with a warm smile on her face.

"Do you still want to hear the story of my past life?"

Shu Shuang didn't know why Xia Xiao mentioned this, but she was very considerate.

"You don't have to say it if you don't want to."

"It doesn't matter. You'll be with me for a long time. It's better to know."

Xia Xiao took a bite of bread and looked at the flames in the stove, concentrating on pursuing a world he had not recalled for a long time. That world was once so real that he had suffered so many scars for living, but now when he thought about it, it was just like that, as ethereal as a dream.

"My original world was as cruel as the Great Wilderness, so it was not easy to survive in either world. In that world, there was no vitality, people could not practice, and money became the measure of everything."

"Are you a military? expert?"

The firelight reflected on his face, and Xia Xiao curled the corners of his mouth. Shu Shuang was still struggling with this issue.

"No, I'm just an ordinary person."

“You know so much?”

There were some things Xia Xiao couldn't explain. In the original world, the way to acquire knowledge was very convenient. There was no need to read a lot of books to find the answer in order to know something, so he answered.

"I know that's not enough."

Shu Shuang's face was full of admiration, as if Xia Xiao was extraordinary. But this look didn't seem to belong to him, which made Xia Xiao hard to accept.

"I am an orphan and have been alone since I was young. I grew up alone, went to school alone, and rented a house alone. Money has never been a big deal to me."

"Well... Actually, I'm very mediocre, without any outstanding qualities, so I felt it was new and interesting when I first arrived in the Great Wilderness World. I wasn't killed by lightning, and was even said to be someone who came from afar, so I felt very powerful."

"Although this life is not smooth, at least I have my family and the opportunity to become stronger and escape my original fate."

Xia Xiao's tone was very calm and a little sad, but Shu Shuang listened very carefully and realized the loneliness. She seemed to know Xia Xiao very well and her voice was extremely gentle.

“There are very few people who know about this, right?”

Xia Xiao looked at the stove. Who else could he tell about this except his family? He was used to keeping it in his heart, but his eyes couldn't hide it. At the age of fourteen, he had a depth that his peers didn't have.

"I'm a bit like you."

Really? Xia Xiao never thought so. Shu Shuang is beautiful and has a good figure. She will definitely be a stunning beauty in the future. She is also a member of the Zou Shou Church. She has a bright future.

In fact, Xia Xiao was not bad either, with a delicate appearance, a rather cool and handsome appearance, and the identity of a person who came from afar. But Xia Xiao felt a little inferior when he thought of his past life. He seemed to be playing a role-playing role, pretending to be a cool person, and he didn't know when he would be exposed, so he was always cautious.

"I am also an orphan. My master found me in a ruin."

The gradually growing firelight illuminated the eyes of the two people. There seemed to be a sea in Shu Shuang's eyes, reflecting gentle ripples.

"Master said that the only thing left of that ancient temple was the stone statue holding a lamp. I was lying next to the statue."

"Master brought me out of the ruins, raised me, and gathered the energy of heaven and earth for me. That period of time was extremely long. I have forgotten how many years it took, but it was very long anyway. Then I took on the first and only mission in my life, which is to come to your side and accompany you."

This is like a fairy tale, but Xia Xiao always feels that he has seen the stone statue of the lantern before, but he can't remember where it is. However, there are so many orphans, and there are even more irresponsible men and cruel women.

Xia Xiao is not in a very good mental state now, so he ignores some problems.

"What is a long-term guardian?"

“That’s me.”

It was warm by the stove, and Shu Shuang inadvertently moved closer to Xia Xiao. Although she had woken up, she was still a little sleepy, and her eyes narrowed into slits after blinking.

"I mean, what does it mean?"

"Just to protect you, for you..."

Shu Shuang's voice became quieter and quieter, and finally she fell asleep leaning on Xia Xiao's shoulder.

Glancing at him, Xia Xiao shook his head and said to himself:

"Go to sleep, we will be home at this time tomorrow!"

Xia Xiao wanted to touch Shu Shuang's head, as many people do at this time. But he had no experience in this area, so he raised his hand and dropped it again, only grabbing the bread.

Sitting there, Xia Xiao didn't dare to move, for fear of waking Shu Shuang up. He adjusted his position and leaned back on the chair to fall asleep.

It was snowing again in Heitai City, a thin layer covering the pine forest a few kilometers away and the eaves. The stove was burning brightly and would not go out all night.