Chapter 114 Love
This heavy snowfall is estimated to be rare in a thousand years. Even Xiang Liangyu has never seen such a vast and magnificent snowfall. It seems that it will freeze the entire island.
Xiang Liangyu, with her snow-white hair, walked slowly in the vast snow. The snow blurred the scene in front of her eyes. The towering trees around her appeared dark in the snow. Only the snow-white road under her feet continued to extend forward in these shadows, like a road to heaven.
It was also at this time that she saw a touch of azure blue at the end, appearing and disappearing from time to time.
"Island owner."
Xiang Liangyu stopped and looked sideways. The aboriginal, covered with snowflakes, appeared behind her like a lively little snowman, holding a ghost lantern. "All the guests have arrived at the Waiter Tavern, only you are missing."
Xiang Liangyu retracted his gaze and looked straight at the increasingly dark blue in front of him: "It seems that I am not needed when receiving players."
The native said in the same tone: "We are on Zero Island at the end of the world. It is spring all year round, but now it is snowing heavily at the end of the four seasons. Island owner, please come back to the guest house with me."
That touch of blue was eventually hidden in the snow, leaving no trace.
Xiang Liangyu stared at the lantern in the native's hand for a long time. Her amber eyes were now close to her golden eyes, shining brightly against the backdrop of the white snow. She nodded and said, "Okay."
There was a roaring fire in the fireplace, crackling, and endless warmth filled the entire house.
In addition to the warmth, there is also a pungent smell of burning.
The little aboriginal boy was closest to the fireplace, so close that the fire hit his nose, but he didn't dodge.
The distance from the fireplace to the sofa was already crowded with players. Those who were closer were being warmed, while those who were farther away were shivering and huddling together for warmth.
But no matter how warm the room is, it can't stop the players from shaking like sieves.
Just now, a buddy couldn't stand the cold and wanted to get closer to the fireplace to warm himself, but an aboriginal cub, who was not even as tall as his thigh, grabbed his hand and forcibly stuffed him into the fireplace. Calculating the time, he was now roasted beyond recognition.
After that, no one wanted to go near the fireplace anymore.
Chu Li was in the middle, warm in front and cool in the back. She smoothed her hair that was soaked by the snow and looked towards the door from time to time.
When he turned his back to warm his back, an aboriginal child suddenly appeared in front of him. He smelled very burnt. He stared at Chu Li with deep eyes and said, "You look a bit like someone."
Chu Li recognized that this was the aboriginal cub that they had killed two or three times. After hearing this, she suddenly became nervous and stammered, "Yes, really? You must have seen it wrong."
The native, wrapped in thick animal skins, stood up clumsily and tried to reach out to grab Chu Li's pink fur. But just as his fingers were about to grab it, he felt his body lighten and his legs left the ground.
A rather cold voice sounded behind him: "Little boy, I'm cold, turn on the floor heating for me."
The cub tried to struggle and resist: "I can't burn this until Daddy comes back!"
Gu didn't waste time talking to it. He picked up the person and squatted in front of the fireplace. He stuffed the cub's entire upper body into the burning firewood and said, "Do you want to burn it?"
The cub cried and struggled, and hurriedly said, "I'll burn it, I'll burn it!"
Gu also pulled him out of the fire and threw him aside, then he sat down opposite the fireplace, warming himself in the warmest position.
The dusty aboriginal cub muttered, "Kill you all."
Player: “…”
Please don't take your anger out on us.
Chu Li had just breathed a sigh of relief when a loud "clang" sound was amplified countless times. Then a biting cold wind wrapped in snow rushed into the house frantically. The temperature that had risen with great difficulty was completely blown away. Even the flame in the fireplace gradually went out, revealing a long charred corpse inside.
Two people, one tall and one short, came in from outside the door. The short one closed the door, blocking the whistling cold wind, and only his voice could be heard without being affected by the cold wind.
Xiang Liangyu shook off the snow on his body. There was a big temperature difference between inside and outside the house. As soon as he came in, the snow piled on his head and body melted into water in a moment, and the wet icy water slid down his skin.
The indigenous cub had already started the floor heating, but the speed at which the temperature spread from the floor heating was no match for that from the fireplace. Xiang Liangyu took off his wet coat and threw it to the indigenous cub.
Chu Li was delighted and stood up quickly with a "swoosh". He was quick and decisive. Some players thought he was an important person and stood up to greet him.
Xiang Liangyu suddenly became a little annoyed when he saw so many people, and said, "I basically understand your situation. You can stay here for a while until the vehicle is repaired."
"But the island was hit by a sudden heavy snowfall, and the accumulated snow may block the door tomorrow morning, so I hope everyone will get up early to shovel the snow and clear the way."
A roar sounded, and a sturdy man with a bulging suit came up to Xiang Liangyu angrily and said, "What the hell is this place!"
Someone started the conversation, and other players who had long been dissatisfied started to speak out:
"That's right. Isn't this a round-the-world trip? What do you mean the first stop is the end of the world? This crappy island is not as good as my private island."
"I don't want to live in this damn place, I want to live on a cruise ship!"
Xiang Liangyu looked at them in a daze. The players’ expressions didn’t seem fake. Didn’t they... have any prior training?
Her face turned cold. The system was becoming more and more ridiculous as it actually pulled unsuspecting players directly into the game.
"Okay," a lazy voice sounded, and Gu walked to the door and opened it. The cold wind rushed in instantly, and the thinly dressed players hugged themselves and screamed, "Who wants to go to the cruise ship? I'll take you there before the snow blocks the road."
The temperature had dropped significantly compared to before, and the faces of the most aggressive players turned grim, with several of them standing still like ice sculptures.
Xiang Liangyu walked up to the door, locked it, and then went straight upstairs.
Chu Li saw that something was wrong and hurriedly followed Xiang Liangyu upstairs. The familiar second-floor corridor extended infinitely, and the white curtains were open, revealing the snow-white world outside the window.
She walked over to Xiang Liangyu and said, "Have you found Quan Shengyan?"
Xiang Liangyu: "You're just following me like this, aren't you afraid of being suspected and isolated by your teammates?"
Chu Li said: "That's not right! They don't even know this is a game."
Xiang Liangyu: "I know."
She stopped, looked at Chu Li and said, "I no longer have a system chip in my body. I don't know all the NPC missions, so lead your teammates to victory in this world. You have the memory of the previous game world."
Chu Li was stunned and said uncertainly: "You mean, the helicopter in the cave? Yes, as long as we get on the helicopter, we can win!"
Xiang Liangyu shook his head: "No, by the time you found the helicopter, the world progress was only 45%, and the vehicle that was escaping was a train hidden in the cave."
This is what Lu Jifeng told himself. Xiang Liangyu said, "This is all I know, but I don't know the details in between. That's why the players need you. They are ordinary people who are involved and have no idea about this world."
Chu Li, who was entrusted with an important task, was inexplicably respectful, and then nodded solemnly: "Okay!"
Xiang Liangyu patted her on the shoulder, then walked to a window, pushed it open, stepped on the windowsill, and jumped down.
The wind and snow blew into the corridor, and the pure white curtains fluttered.
Chu Li walked forward and closed the window, as if he had made some kind of decision, then turned and went downstairs.
As the natives said, this blizzard is indeed severe enough to close the roads, but fortunately it is not too difficult to move at the moment.
Xiang Liangyu found the blue rose that was hidden in the snow. She picked the rose with soft thorns and came to the cave that was hidden but still very conspicuous.
The icicles hanging from the top of the cave grew from thick to thin and reached the ground, blocking the entrance like countless spears.
Xiang Liangyu smashed all the icicles and ice spikes with five punches. At this moment, the cave was full of ice crystals, and the water condensed into ice, which was strange and bizarre, but also extremely magnificent and beautiful.
She walked on the ice and along the long path. The temperature became lower and lower as she went further in. Xiang Liangyu's body, which was not affected by the temperature, became a little frozen stiff.
And when she went completely deep into the ice cave and came to the edge of the wide pool of water, Xiang Liangyu's frosty face relaxed and she revealed a faint smile.
The water in the pool had frozen into ice at this moment, and on the protruding white stone in the center, lay a golden figure.
The spring is producing smoke.
Xiang Liangyu subconsciously put her hand on her heart. At this moment, her heart was beating faster and faster, and a warmth spread from the bottom of her heart.
She walked across the smooth ice and came to Quan Shengyan.
His body was already connected to the stone surface by the ice, his golden tail was completely sealed in the ice, and the thick ice was gradually covering his chest.
Xiang Liangyu reached out and touched his pale face. It was cold, and the moment of contact was endlessly cold, as if all the blood in the body would solidify into ice at that moment.
Xiang Liangyu seemed to feel nothing as her hand slid across his cheek, stroked his slender neck, and finally slid up his chest and settled in his empty heart.
Xiang Liangyu murmured, "You took the initiative to give me the heart without asking me if I wanted it."
Complain, sad...
She said to herself: "Little liar, I never said I would give you a chance to deceive me."
Xiang Liangyu looked at his quiet face. His originally non-aggressive face now looked extremely weak. Just one glance at him made people feel pity for him. She wished she could hold him in her arms and never separate from him again.
The palm of her hand suddenly felt a vibration, and the next second, a hoarse voice rolled over her ears, making Xiang Liangyu feel hot all over: "I'm not a little liar, you are the little liar."
Xiang Liangyu suddenly raised her head and looked at Quan Shengyan. Her eyes, widened with joy, collided with his dark eyes. Xiang Liangyu happily threw herself on him: "Quan Shengyan!"
Quan Shengyan chuckled in her ear: "What should I do? You are the first thing I see when I open my eyes. I am so happy."
This is a completely indescribable happiness. After sharing the time with the devil, there was not a day that he didn't want to return to this magical world, but every time he opened his eyes, he would always see the dark and oxygen-free seabed.
Quan Shengyan actually deceived Xiang Liangyu. He was unwilling to integrate into any tribe, and wandered continuously in the seabed as if he was born to be a loner. He knew all the secrets of the seabed, and also knew that in addition to humans, there were other civilizations hiding and living there.
He looked at the underwater world and began to wander aimlessly, until he surfaced one day and saw the red-haired figure he had been thinking about.
It was then that he realized that it was not that he was unwilling to integrate into the tribe, but that she was not there in those places.
He didn't know why he liked Xiang Liangyu so fanatically, because every meeting and conversation thereafter, every eye contact and physical touch, made his heart beat.
This is a love that comes from no purpose and is completely instinctive, as if they have been in love for a long time and are only separated briefly due to some force majeure.
This separation is necessary and destined by heaven, but it is obvious that their instinctive love is higher than heaven. After breaking through all the obstacles of established facts, love once again collides and burns with the force of a prairie fire, and love once again surges.
Xiang Liangyu is not suitable to reveal her true feelings. Some people also said that they can't feel Xiang Liangyu's feelings for themselves, but they are no different to others. But Quan Shengyan knows that Xiang Liangyu is not an ordinary person, so naturally she will not express her love like ordinary people.
Just like at this moment, the lover he had loved for a long time came to the place where he first met in the heavy snow and gave her the first affectionate and loving hug.
The ice beneath him was melting. Quan Shengyan raised his wet hands, hugged Xiang Liangyu tightly, and said again: "Thank you, Xiang Liangyu."
Thank you for finding me and giving me hope to survive in my darkest hour.
