"Yes, that's right. She is in the tree house now, but that's just to prevent her from being killed by passing enemies while she is still in a weak state. After all, it also consumes a contract."
"Hmm - so nothing really happened between the two of you?"
"Of course not," Xu Xin stretched out his hand to her, "Why go down there? I just came here to find a place. Now we have to continue walking north."
Li Wenxi held Coco, who was sleeping comfortably, in one hand and held his hand with the other.
With a slight effort, Xu Xin pulled her onto the wolf's back and let her sit sideways on the Silver King's back.
"What do you think of my story? Is it still to your liking?" Xu Xin looked at her profile and asked with a smile.
"Hehe, okay, I believe you!" Li Wenxi smiled and crossed his legs, sitting on the Silver King's back again.
Before Xu Xin could say anything, Li Wenxi held Coco in one hand, pointed to the north with the other, and called out in his voice, "Silver King, let's go to the north!"
"Awooo--" The Silver King howled like a wolf, bounced off on the spot, and began to shuttle through the jungle again.
"Ah!" Because she was not hugged by Xu Xin, she was nearly thrown off by the Silver King's sudden turn and acceleration. Fortunately, Xu Xin was quick-witted and hugged her directly.
"嘤?!" Coco woke up immediately, her little head turning around, not knowing what had happened.
Xu Xin looked at the Silver King speechlessly.
This guy actually listened to Li Wenxi's orders? Could it be ordered by others
No, it shouldn't be. Silver King is not a tool wolf without will, he has his own ideas. Most likely, it was just because he heard him say that he was going to the north that he followed Li Wenxi's words and ran to the north.
However, it seems that Li Wenxi has returned to normal.
This little beauty is easy to please.
"Ah, um... Thank you." Li Wenxi felt a little embarrassed. She almost threw herself and Coco off the bed.
"Are you finally not angry now?"
“… Angry? What do you mean angry? How am I angry?” Li Wenxi curled his head and refused to admit it.
"Okay. If the north side of this tree house is blocked, we can only try the north side of my tree house. When we pass by my tree house, I'll take you in to have a look."
"Great! I really want to see how you divided up such a big tree house!" Li Wenxi immediately became excited, then turned her head to look at him with a smile on her face, "And I also want to see how beautiful that woman you mentioned is."
Xu Xin: “…”
He always felt that Lou Feier would definitely act pitiful and talk nonsense to Li Wenxi.
… If she dares to do this, just let her go into the bracelet.
It doesn't seem to work either, it feels like an attempt to cover up something that makes it more obvious.
He suddenly missed Ji Chaoyang a little.
Forget it, let’s talk about it when the time comes.
"It's not certain yet, maybe the road ahead will be open?" Xu Xin pointed ahead. Not too far ahead, there was a very obvious green area, a living tree house.
"It's good that it's connected. The tree house in front should belong to our people in District 188, right?"
That’s right, according to the pattern of survivors from the same area interspersed, the people living in that tree house must be survivors from Area 188, and they are one of us.
If they could get through, they could talk to this person and see if he was willing to go with them. If he was willing, when they came back from Qi Xuefei, they could ask him to dig up his tree house, and they could also take this person and his tree house seeds along the way.
The Silver King ran forward without slowing down at all, while Coco dozed off in Li Wenxi's arms.
"It seems like we have reached the protected area of this tree, right?" Xu Xin looked at the tree house which was not too far ahead and calculated the distance.
The map appeared in his mind, and because he had not been to the north, it was still dark over there.
But they are now more than three kilometers away from the location of the excavated tree house, which means that they should have stepped out of the deterrent protection zone of the tree house.
Since there has been no attack, this can only be the protected area of the tree house in front.
"It seems we are here already." Xu Xin smiled. It would be much more convenient to come here. "You can't go."
"What's the big deal? Just go when you come back. You have to go back to the tree house anyway." Li Wenxi was not disappointed, but she still did not give up going to Xu Xin's tree house.
“… It might be very late when you come back. Are you going to go back to the tree house?” Xu Xin frowned.
"I won't go back. I'll just stay at your place for one night. Your house is so big anyway, it can't be just one bedroom, right?" Li Wenxi said indifferently.
"No, you have to go back at night. You can come to my tree house if you want, but I will take you back." Xu Xin flatly refused.
"Eh?" Li Wenxi turned to look at him, eyes wide open, "It's just one night, you're not the kind of person who has very conservative ideas, are you? Or, you can't help but think..."
"What?" Xu Xin finally couldn't hold it in any longer and slammed his head on hers.
"Ah! It hurts!" Li Wenxi covered his head, twisted his body and stared at Xu Xin.
Xu Xin is certainly not a conservative person, but he is conservative about the rules of this world.
The mysterious voice once said that one should never abandon his tree house. He didn't know if a survivor would be considered abandoning the tree house if he stayed in another survivor's tree house.
He wanted to find someone to try it out, but the subject could not be Li Wenxi.
After Xu Xin told her this idea, Li Wenxi also fell into deep thought.
"Indeed... That's right... It's indeed dangerous. Well... forget it. I'll go another day when you have prepared the coordinates. Otherwise, you'll have to send me back at night, which is quite troublesome." Li Wenxi no longer insisted.
"It doesn't matter. I was going to take you back anyway. If I don't take you back, do you have to walk back by yourself?"
"Yes..."
While the two were chatting, the Silver King's speed did not slow down, but instead became faster and faster. Xu Xin suddenly discovered that the blood patterns on the Silver King's body became brighter than usual.
What's going on
Xu Xin suddenly became alert.
The last time the blood patterns on the Silver King’s body lit up was when he was passing through the red fog. Could it be that the current environment is similar to that in the red fog
"Silver King, stop!" Xu Xin stopped Silver King.
Now, the tree house was less than a kilometer away from them. From a distance of several hundred meters, it was easy to see the appearance of the tree house. It was a two-story tree house.
The Silver King suddenly stopped, causing Li Wenxi to scream again. Fortunately, Xu Xin held her tightly and prevented her from flying out.
"What...what happened? Is there anything happening around here?" Li Wenxi did not complain, but looked around vigilantly.
"There may be something wrong. The Silver King's condition is a little abnormal." Xu Xin looked at the blood veins on the Silver King's body, which were brighter than usual, with a serious expression. Is there something around that is affecting it
"Silver King, do you feel any different now?" Xu Xin asked.
"Oh?" The Silver King turned his head to look at Xu Xin, his eyes full of confusion.
After running for such a long time, it didn't seem to feel tired at all, but was still full of energy.
This is a bit strange. When Xu Xin was running along the stream with Ji Chaoyang's white horse before, he could still feel that it was a little tired and even took a rest in the middle. Why is it that this time, with two people coming with it, it became more and more energetic
However, judging from the Silver King's reaction, it seemed that it did not notice anything unusual.
"Silver King? Ah, the blood patterns on the Silver King's body are so bright!" Li Wenxi covered her mouth in surprise, "So bright, much brighter than Ah Niu's!"
Xu Xin looked around and saw nothing else except the tree house which was getting closer and closer.
The jungle was now desolate, and most of the surrounding scenery could be seen at a glance. Apart from the eye-catching green of the tree house, there seemed to be nothing else.
Could it be that it was because of the tree house? Was there something wrong with the tree house
Xu Xin squinted his eyes and looked at the tree house a few hundred meters away.
A two-story tree house with two wooden heavy crossbows installed around it. Judging from the location, the owner of this tree house is from Area 188, so the heavy crossbows should have been bought from an explorer.
Other than that, nothing special. Just a normal tree house.
"Xu Xin, the blood patterns on the Silver King's body are getting darker again." Li Wenxi pulled his arm.
Xu Xin immediately turned around and looked at the Silver King. Sure enough, the blood veins were no longer as bright as before. They were getting darker and returned to their original color within a few seconds.
Although it is the original color, it is still much brighter than Li Wenxi's Aniu.
"This..." Xu Xin looked at Silver King in confusion, "What's going on? Could it be that it's not because of the region? Is it Silver King's own problem?"
"Ah?" The Silver King also made a puzzled sound, but he didn't feel anything strange.
Forget it, there's no point worrying about it. I'll just take a look at the situation when I come back and pass by here.
"Let's go to the tree house in front. That should be our own people."
The Silver King was very fast and reached the tree house in just a few seconds.
"This tree house is so small..." Li Wenxi whispered, "Is it really big enough for them?"
"If there are only one or two functional areas, it will be enough."
"I see..."
There was no movement in the tree house. Li Wenxi looked up at the window of the tree house and shouted, "Excuse me, is anyone there?"
After Li Wenxi shouted, footsteps suddenly sounded from the first floor of the tree house. Because the low tree house was only three meters high, the footsteps were clearly heard from the window of the tree house.
Then, the wooden heavy crossbows on the wall of the tree house suddenly moved. The two crossbows were instantly aimed at Xu Xin and the other two. A vigilant voice came from the tree house.
"Who! Who are you? What are you doing here?!"
"It's a woman!" Li Wenxi's eyes lit up.
This is the sixth person Xu Xin has met since the reserve was opened.
They are Le Youfang, Lou Feier, Ji Chaoyang, Li Wenxi, Ma Hongwei, and this woman, plus Qi Xuefei who has not been seen yet. Their tree houses are all in this area, and, except for Le Youfang and this woman, the others are in the top ten in the area.
This area is really weird.
However, including himself, all the people he knew in this area were four men and four women. From this point of view, the gender ratio of the survivors in this world was quite balanced.
"Don't panic, I'm Xu Xin and she's Li Wenxi. You should have heard of both of our names." Xu Xin said in a gentle tone.
The green-level wooden heavy crossbow may not be able to cause any damage to them now. The Silver King's current burst speed is also very strong, and he can completely dodge before the woman makes a move.
"...Xu Xin?! Li Wenxi?! You... You are from the Explorers?!"
The woman's voice changed immediately, from the original threat with a hint of fear, to shock, surprise and a hint of suspicion. She leaned out of the window and looked at the two of them with wide eyes.
She looked to be about the same age as Li Wenxi, probably a college student, with long hair. She couldn't be called a beauty, but she was very pleasing to the eye.
Xu Xin was a little surprised to see that she was holding a green-level crossbow in her hand.
It seems that they haven't opened the crossbow to the public yet
The crossbow is a metal weapon, which only he and Ji Chaoyang can make. Moreover, there was not enough iron ore at that time, so it was not open to the public.
Although mass production is now basically possible thanks to Li Wenxi's resources, he and Ji Chaoyang have been dealing with other things and have not yet opened up the trade of metal weapons.
Where did this crossbow come from? Did you find it in a dungeon
"You..." The girl's face was filled with excitement, disbelief, and a hint of doubt, "Are you really Xu Xin and Li Wenxi?"
"Of course!" Li Wenxi shook his left hand, indicating that he had a watch on his hand. Explorers can communicate outside the tree house. Everyone has known this for a long time. "We can chat with you privately right now to verify your identity. What's your name?"
"I..." The girl also noticed that the two men were wearing armor she had never seen before, and they were riding on the very handsome and mighty Silver King. They were also so friendly. She had basically confirmed their identities in her heart.
But to be on the safe side, she still told the other party her name, "My name is Li Yajun. I sent a message in the regional channel..."
"Wow, you have the same surname as me! As expected, Li is also a common surname in this world!" Li Wenxi was a little happy when she heard that the girl had the same surname as her.
"That means there are many people with the surname Li who are persecuted in this world." Xu Xin reminded her with a smile.
"Hate it, can you speak?" Li Wenxi punched him, then opened the regional channel and found the message the girl had sent. She had only sent an ellipsis.
Li Wenxi clicked on the girl's profile picture, clicked on private chat, and said to his watch, "Hello!"
The girl immediately received Li Wenxi's private message. She clicked it and was so excited that she almost jumped up and her eyes turned red in an instant.
"It's really you! You're finally here... woo woo..."
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