Chapter 50. Snowy Mountains and Rivers ②: A Passionate Kiss...
After parting ways with the Tide Squad, the Dragon Tooth team members randomly chose a direction, found a suitable spot, and began to deploy their floating terraces to set up camp.
Without the ever-observant Tide Squad by their side, the friends no longer maintained their aloof demeanor in public. They let loose, chatting, playing around, and joking together.
Where the dining table used to be placed, a snow-covered tarpaulin has been erected.
Wang Hao held a cup of hot cocoa in his hand and had a heated blanket wrapped around his shoulder. He complained, "Finally, we're separated from those annoying guys from Hai Chao. They were like peeping tom, always secretly watching us. So annoying!"
Li Junxuan draped a heated blanket over his stomach and lazily nestled in his chair: "Yeah, being away from those troublesome guys makes me feel so much more relaxed."
Jiang Tao sneezed loudly, reached out and tugged at the blanket on his shoulder, resisting the offer of (Chen Yijin's special bitter ginger tea) from Chen Yijin beside him.
Cheng Cheng nestled in Chen Feng's arms, whispering something. As she spoke, Chen Feng, a rough and uncultured man, blushed and quickly reached out to cover her mouth, as if afraid that others would hear something they shouldn't hear.
Lin Xiaoxiao sat there, the hot drink in front of her still as it had been served, now completely cooled. Her smile was almost forced, and she was secretly pressing her aching right leg under the heated blanket.
Xiao Weizhi silently put down the cup in his hand, turned sideways and picked her up by the waist, leaving behind a brief instruction before turning back to the tent with her in his arms: "You two continue talking, I'll take her back to the tent."
When Xiao Weizhi suddenly picked up Lin Xiaoxiao, the friends present looked at each other and asked, but no one knew why.
On the way back to the tent, Lin Xiaoxiao tugged at Xiao Weizhi's collar and whispered, "Actually, I can walk back by myself."
Xiao Weizhi glanced down at Lin Xiaoxiao in his arms, his gaze sweeping over her prosthetic right leg, and said calmly, "Yes, I want to carry you."
Back inside the tent, Lin Xiaoxiao was placed on a chair, and Xiao Weizhi immediately adjusted the temperature regulator to 50 degrees Celsius.
He stood with his hands folded in front of his chest, waiting for a few minutes until the indoor temperature rose before adjusting it to a constant 26 degrees Celsius.
He then turned around and half-squatted in front of Lin Xiaoxiao, rolled up her trouser leg, and deftly removed the prosthetic limb, releasing the half of her right leg that had been tortured so much.
The flesh on my right leg was so cold that when it was released, it trembled at an extremely high frequency, as if it had a small electric motor installed on it.
Xiao Weizhi took out a 20-centimeter-sized handheld heater from his spatial storage and held it over her trembling legs, his voice low and deep: "If you're uncomfortable, just say so. Don't hold it in."
Lin Xiaoxiao braced herself on her sides, looked down at the top of his head that was exposed when he lowered his head, and explained with a smirk: "It's not particularly uncomfortable, it's just, still within the range of tolerability."
After that, the two of them stopped talking, and the space fell silent for a moment.
Lin Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes and stared at Xiao Weizhi, who was a head shorter than her and was half-squatting with a serious expression.
From this angle, you can see his long eyelashes and high nose. A strange thought suddenly came to her mind: I wonder if anyone has ever praised Xiao Weizhi for having such long eyelashes.
The upward curve of the eyelashes at the inner and middle of the eyes is just right, while the eyelashes at the outer corners are slightly longer. The eyelashes at the back are slightly longer than those at the front, creating a beautiful arc. They are also thick, which is the eyelash shape that every girl wants. It gives the impression of wearing false eyelashes...
Once her legs stopped trembling, Xiao Weizhi put down the small heater in her hand and noticed that her eyes were lifeless, and she was clearly distracted.
He held out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes: "What are you thinking about?"
Without thinking, Lin Xiaoxiao blurted out her thoughts: "Your lips are so pretty, they must be very kissable."
After saying that, she realized what she had said. Her face, neck, and ears instantly turned bright red. She hurriedly explained, "No, no, I meant your lips look very soft. Oh, no, that's not what I meant, um."
Lin Xiaoxiao felt the softness of the lips and the slight tickling sensation on her cheeks from the hair. Her eyes widened, her heart raced, and a wave of heat rushed to the top of her head. She felt as if she were soaking in alcohol, experiencing a dizzying, intoxicating sensation.
Xiao Weizhi knelt down, his gold-rimmed glasses falling to his sides. He looked up and cupped Lin Xiaoxiao's cheeks in his hands.
His thin lips pressed against her red lips, his warm tongue greedily trying to pry open those tightly closed lips and have a wild dance with her little tongue inside.
After every inch of soft flesh in Lin Xiaoxiao's mouth was warmly greeted, Xiao Weizhi stepped back slightly.
He smiled as he looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, whose face was flushed and whose expression was somewhat dazed. He stretched out his right hand and gently stroked the corner of her red lips with the slightly rough pad of his thumb, wiping away a few strands of saliva.
Xiao Weizhi narrowed his eyes slightly, a hidden desire lurking in them, his voice slightly hoarse: "Xiaoxiao, it's a pity, the timing isn't right now."
Lin Xiaoxiao understood the unspoken meaning in Xiao Weizhi's words. Her heart raced again, as if it was about to jump out of her throat. Her blush deepened, and she looked like a boiled shrimp.
Xiao Weizhi suppressed his emotions, reached out and touched the top of her head, his smile gentle: "Since you're not feeling well, get some rest early tonight. I'll go out and arrange the night watch."
When Lin Xiaoxiao was the only one left in the tent, she covered her face with her hands and wailed silently. Did he think she was a reckless woman?
Then she thought to herself, "They're already together, so what's wrong with kissing? Even if things continue to develop further, it's perfectly reasonable..."
With a jumble of thoughts swirling in her mind, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't sleep well that night. Even with sleep-inducing aromatherapy, she tossed and turned in bed.
While Xiao Weizhi was keeping watch outside, the corners of his mouth were always slightly upturned, and he looked like he was in a very good mood.
Liu Huihui and Li Junxuan kept glancing at him, wondering if their boss had encountered something great, as they rarely saw him in such a good mood.
The next day, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't open her eyes until after 9 a.m.
Because of this A-level secret realm, Longya entered with the mindset of making as much money as possible if he could, and if he couldn't, so be it, with safety being the most important thing.
Therefore, unlike the previous secret realms, there was no battle plan to be made and no early departures were made.
Everyone leisurely enjoyed a hearty breakfast, and afterwards, each with a hot drink in hand, they discussed which way to go.
After much discussion, Tang Linxiaoxiao took out a divination stick container that hadn't been used for a while and shook out a rare, slightly auspicious stick:
[Minor Auspiciousness: Today is auspicious for all things. Wherever you go, everything will go smoothly and you will reap rewards from all directions.]
Lin Xiaoxiao felt inexplicably disappointed when she saw the "minor good fortune" on the fortune slip; it wasn't a minor bad fortune slip, or even a bad fortune slip.
She then realized what was happening and quickly shook her head a few times, trying to shake the thought off.
As expected, one is influenced by one's surroundings. Spending too much time with my teammates has actually made me pick up their combative nature.
This person is seriously ill. The character "吉" (ji) is so auspicious! It represents safety and the absence of danger.
Xiao Weizhi sat down next to Lin Xiaoxiao, his eyes filled with confusion. He turned his head to look at her as she kept shaking her head: "What's wrong?"
Lin Xiaoxiao turned to look at him, her eyes firm: "It's nothing, I just shook the water out of my head."
Upon receiving the reply, Xiao Weizhi paused for a second, then slightly smiled and reached out to straighten the hat that was askew on her head.
At this moment, Wang Hao, who was wrestling with Jiang Tao and whose neck was restrained by Jiang Tao's arm, pointed at Lin Xiaoxiao and said, "Let Xiaoxiao choose the direction, you little black man, what are you going to choose?"
Jiang Tao tightened his grip on Wang Hao's neck again: "I'm Little Black Man, do you think you're any better than me?"
Li Junxuan sat to the side, casually crossing his left leg over his right, leaning back in his chair, holding a steaming cup of strong tea in his hand. In a pointing tone, he said, "Haozi, you're not doing it right. You should swing your hand upwards at a 175-degree angle, then break free, press down on him, and beat him up."
Liu Huihui sat at the table, his hands supporting his chin, and commanded in a deep voice: "Jiang Tao, increase the force. Wang Hao isn't as strong as you. We can't let him escape."
Chen Feng spread his legs wide, sitting in a wide-open posture, and instructed in a deep voice: "Wang Hao, stick out your foot and trip Jiang Tao, then you can break free. After you break free, twist Jiang Tao's wrist 360 degrees, restrain his hands, and press him down to counterattack."
Cheng Cheng smiled broadly and cheered, "Go Wang Hao! Go Jiang Tao!"
Chen Yijin smiled and held a cup of tea, waiting for Wang Hao and Jiang Tao to determine the winner.
Lin Xiaoxiao pointed to Wang Hao and Jiang Tao, who were wrestling, and asked Xiao Weizhi beside her, "Aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Xiao Weizhi reached out and grasped her slender fingers, gently pulling them back: "No rush today, let them fight."
More than ten minutes later, Jiang Tao won!
Seeing that a winner had been decided, the group quickly got to work, packing up their belongings in the camp and preparing to set off.
This time, Lin Xiaoxiao chose the direction of departure again.
Before making her choice, she asked the treasure-hunting rat in her mind through the contract, asking which direction it would be better to go.
The treasure-hunting rat suggests that the team head straight south, without turning or going straight, as the probability of a bountiful harvest is higher in that direction than in the other three.
The group, braving the heavy snowfall overhead, headed south.
The same travel pattern as before: two people ride a snowmobile in front, while the other companions sit on sleds behind.
Wherever they passed, they left long scratches, which were then covered by drifting snowflakes, restoring the area to a smooth, unmarked state.
Head south and keep going up the 35-degree snow slope.
After driving for more than an hour and nearly 120 kilometers, the road surface returned to a smooth state.
After driving for more than an hour, the wind and snow gradually stopped.
Sunlight pierced through the thick clouds, shining down on the pristine white snow, making it look like it was dotted with tiny, sparkling stars—it was absolutely beautiful.
The convoy stopped beside a huge, azure lake.
The frozen lake, set against the backdrop of white clouds and blue sky, was so beautiful that it stopped the Dragon Tooth team from continuing their journey.
Everyone stood by the frozen lake, quietly admiring this rare and beautiful sight.
"Help! Help! Help me!" Jiang Tao's voice broke the rare tranquility.
All the members turned their heads in unison towards the direction from which the sound came, and in the distance they saw Jiang Tao's tiny figure, followed by billowing snow dust.
As Jiang Tao approached, it became clear that a large group of monsters even taller than him—Storm Snow Rabbits—were following behind him.
[Storm Rabbit: Standing 1.4 meters tall on all fours, with a normal weight between 380-450 jin (approximately 145-225 kg), it has thick, grayish-white fur, brownish-gray pupils, and small ears. Its fur effectively protects it from blizzards, making it one of the few monsters capable of walking normally in blizzards.]
A flash of light appeared in Li Junxuan's hand as he charged towards Jiang Tao, carrying a large shield and cursing as he ran: "You little brat, weren't you going out for a stroll? You came back with a bunch of Storm Snow Rabbits, you're something else."
While everyone was enjoying the scenery by the lake, Jiang Tao, who didn't like looking at the scenery and found it boring, said he would go for a quick tour of the surrounding area and come right back!
Not only did they return, but they also brought back some local specialties from the secret realm.
Liu Huihui also took out his weapon and quickly followed behind Li Junxuan, his lips tightly pressed together and slightly turned down.
Xiao Weizhi took out a weapon from his spatial storage, swung it twice, and added a shield to Jiang Tao, who was not far away. He said calmly, "Prepare for battle!"
Lin Xiaoxiao frantically pulled out her new weapon from her spatial storage, hugged it to her chest, her whole body tense and her expression serious, like a new recruit going to the battlefield for the first time.
Xiao Weizhi moved his body and walked behind her, bent down slightly and leaned closer, reaching out his left hand to lift the downward-pointing gun muzzle: "Don't worry, just keep attacking with your skills, I'll protect you from behind."
Lin Xiaoxiao's pupils clearly reflected the horde of Storm Snow Rabbits rushing towards their location not far away.
Next, as if she were a puppet being manipulated by threads, she stiffly raised the golden weapon in her hand, aimed the long, flat muzzle at the group of Storm Snow Rabbits not far away, and gently pulled the trigger with her index finger, pressing down.
A faint glint of light flashed where the finger touched the trigger.
Immediately afterwards, a gold coin was launched, flying straight towards the group of Storm Snow Rabbits. The moment it touched the fur of one of the Storm Snow Rabbits, it created a small-area explosion, dealing basic damage.
But once the first attack is launched, subsequent attacks will follow naturally.
Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes were bright. She raised her weapon, aimed it at the horde of monsters in front of her, and quickly pulled the trigger to fire. The bullets landed among the Storm Snow Rabbits, creating small blast radius areas.
He would also occasionally take out gold coins from his spatial storage and fill them into his weapons.
This [Silver Grade] Golden Falcon weapon can currently only be filled with 60 gold coins at a time.
Lin Xiaoxiao maintained the same routine from then on: shooting, collecting coins, shooting, collecting coins... all while Red Tail leaped wildly through the snow rabbit monster horde.
She currently ranks third in damage output within the team, below Wang Hao and above Jiang Tao.
The team members were very happy about Lin Xiaoxiao having a new offensive skill.
Congratulations on defeating the level 55 Storm Snow Rabbit! Experience gained: 34245
...
Half an hour later, thousands of Storm Snow Rabbits were slaughtered, and the Dragon Fang team didn't even consume much mana.
Wang Hao twirled his dual pistols with an air of coolness, adopting the posture of an experienced person, and pointed out: "Xiaoxiao, your weapons don't fire continuously. Every time you pull the trigger, it fires once, which is too slow."
Li Junxuan also chimed in with a suggestion: "Why not add a small space at the ammunition loading area? Put 200,000 gold coins in there at once, and combined with Wang Hao's suggestion of continuous firing, the efficiency will be much higher."
Jiang Tao also joined in the fun, offering a suggestion: "We could also designate one of Wang Hao's rocket launchers, make hundreds of firing ports, and fire hundreds of gold coins at once. The combined damage would be pretty impressive!"
Cheng Cheng tilted his head and suggested, "How about we fill a bag with gold coins and throw it out using a skill? That's a mini-explosion skill."
...
The other girls offered their suggestions, which Lin Xiaoxiao recorded using her communicator. As she listened, she nodded and repeatedly said she would try to improve the suggestions later.
Of course, there were also some outrageous suggestions that Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't implement, such as: throwing gold coins infused with mana onto the ground to disguise them as ordinary drops, causing anyone/monster that encountered them to be blown away; burying gold coins underground as landmines...
She helplessly explained that the skill "Gold Coin Critical Strike" explodes as soon as it hits the ground.
After cleaning up the battlefield, packing up the spoils, and preparing to leave...
The voice of the treasure-hunting rat rang in Lin Xiaoxiao's mind: "Master, go check out the Storm Snow Rabbit's nest, there might be a surprise."
Lin Xiaoxiao coughed lightly twice and suggested softly, "Shall we go and take a look at the snow rabbit's nest?"
Her team readily accepted her suggestion and immediately turned the vehicle around to search for the tracks left by the snow hares.
Finally, near a small hill at the edge of a cedar forest, they found several entrances, each a little over a meter wide, covered with a thin layer of snow, and hidden very well.
The further down you go, the narrower the cave entrance becomes; unless you kneel down and crawl forward, you simply can't get in.
In response, some principled individuals declared that they would never climb through a dog hole, nor a rabbit hole!
Then, using shovels and shovels, and after more than an hour of manual digging, the entire Dragon Fang team successfully entered the depths of the Storm Snow Rabbit's nest.
The Storm Snow Rabbit's nest is mostly made of soil, with a small portion being snow, and is about the size of five football fields.
One corner was filled with colorful, unidentified monster fur, layer upon layer, looking very fluffy and soft, with dozens of pink beast eggs piled up on it.
In one corner, ice-type energy stones of various sizes were piled up into several small mountains more than 2 meters high.
In one corner, countless ice-type herbs were piled up, some dried and some fresh, forming several small heaps.
Wang Hao's eyes lit up. He rubbed his hands together excitedly and skillfully pulled out a large sack from his spatial storage: "Quick, quick, get to work, put it away, we're about to get rich."
Chen Yijin reacted even faster than Wang Hao. He pulled out a bag taller than himself, pounced into the pile of herbs, and frantically stuffed them in, his face filled with a manic excitement. For a poison master, these herbs were invaluable treasures.
The other members of the team, including Xiao Weizhi, took out large sacks and stuffed them with their harvest.
Guided by the treasure-hunting rat, Lin Xiaoxiao quietly broke away from the group and went to a secluded corner. She took out a shovel, dug down several centimeters, and found a piece of soil about the size of a basketball, which looked like crystal clay.
【Snow Essence Soil (Gold Grade): A special type of planting soil, highly fertile, and containing its own ice-type energy. Mixing it with ordinary soil will greatly enhance the planting of ice-type herbs and plants, making it a favorite among many ice-type plants.】
【{Special Note: Snow Essence Soil only appears in extremely cold regions, and only 10g can be produced every 3 years. It needs to be placed in a cold environment to be preserved. Once placed in a normal environment, it will gradually turn into ordinary soil.}】
Outside the cave, high in the fir tree, a pair of eyes, hidden high above, witnessed all the actions of the Dragon Fang Squad.
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