According to the information provided by Annie, Du Ze and Xiu spent money to teleport to the ice and snow town closest to the extreme cold.
As soon as the magic teleportation array came out, a certain idiot froze directly. A minute ago it was the warm and humid south, and a minute later it was the icy north. Next to the teleportation array is a clothing store, probably for an unprepared mercenary like Du Ze. Du Ze was led into the clothing store by Xiu. After the two came out, they changed into a blue and white cotton coat, while Du Ze was directly wrapped into a ball of hair and was still shaking.
Cold to death! QAQ
Du Ze's fluffy hood wriggled a bit, and the little phoenix popped out his head, his black eyes looking curiously at the white world. The town in front of him was clad in silver and covered with snow everywhere. Xiu looked at the shivering stupid cute ball, and stretched out his right hand to hold Du Ze's left. The first time he touched Xiu's hand, Du Ze shuddered, because the opponent's hand was actually cooler than his. The clasped hands were gradually covered with a light green light, and Du Ze felt a warm current coming from the palms of his hands, spreading all over his body.
Xiu pulled Du Ze and started walking towards the destination. Du Ze stared at the hands they held together, and somehow remembered a sentence he had seen.
- The palms are cold because no one hurts.
Like a thin needle piercing his heart, Du Ze felt a tingling pain, if Xiu knew that he was the culprit...
Xiu stopped, and Du Ze almost collided directly, only to realize that they had arrived at the cabin where Idi and Lolo were. Xiu stood in the ice and snow, staring at the wooden house with indescribable eyes. When he walked to the wooden door and was about to knock on the door, only coldness remained in his green eyes, as if all his emotions had precipitated and condensed into biting ice.
"Tack, tick."
The wooden door opened quickly, and a young man with gray hair and blue eyes stood at the door. The moment he saw Xiu, he fell into a daze. Du Ze looked at the gray-haired young man who grew up with Xiu. His expression was haggard. In "Mixed Blood", Yizhiqiu doesn't describe much about Edie, and it's like a shadow following Xiu's side. The most ironic thing is that when Edie finally stood up instead of being a shadow, it was not to defend his best friend, but to draw a line with Xiu.
It was this that made Du Ze extremely angry. Princess Kelly was unfamiliar with that, and there was nothing she could do. Daniel and Ulrika only met at the Mowu School, while Edie and Lolo, who grew up with the cute master, would meet each other. I don't know what kind of person Xiu is! ? Evil your sister! Will I die if I say a word for the cute master! If it hadn't been recognized by the vast majority of people, the Temple of Light would not have regarded Meng Lord as evil so firmly. Princess Kelly sent Xiu to the edge of the cliff, while Edie and the others pushed him lightly with their hands, and Xiu never recovered.
Therefore, in the original text, when Heihuaxiu returned, he slag everyone. During the Ice Crystal Grass mission, Edie did not recognize Xiu in the form of an elf. They went up the snowy mountain together, subdued the magical beast guarding the Ice Crystal Grass, and plucked the Ice Crystal Grass; when they went down the mountain, they encountered an avalanche. After the avalanche, Xiu found Idi, But found Edie hanging on the edge of the ice cliff precariously, and then...
All readers hide their faces: the protagonist is really a good scumbag.
Therefore, Du Ze's mood is particularly complicated right now. He doesn't want to see Xiu scum go on, but if he doesn't take this task, even if Xiu doesn't say it on the surface, he will never forget it in his heart. Edie and Lolo are like a thorn stuck in Xiu's heart, and if the thorn is not pulled out, it will fester forever.
"Are you...?" Edie came back to his senses, and he asked cautiously. Although the silver-haired elf and the black-haired youth on the opposite side were expressionless, it just made him feel bad.
Xiu looked at the familiar but unfamiliar face in silence. He had thought he would lose control, but at this moment there was no feeling of emptiness in his heart, only a warm feeling came from his right hand, which was Du Ze's temperature.
It was enough for him to just hold on to the man.
Edie saw that the silver-haired elf indifferently placed the mercenary card in front of him, and the task column above said "Looking for Ice Crystal Grass". Idi's eyes lit up instantly, but when he saw the E grade on the mercenary certificate, the light quickly went out.
Idiqiang smiled: "Thank you very much for taking this mission, but the difficulty of this mission is actually A-level—"
Idi's words came to an abrupt end. The attack that had just crossed his ears was so fast that he couldn't see clearly. He was already at the level of an intermediate swordsman, so the elf in front of him was most likely a great swordsman? And for some reason, Edie had the illusion that the attack just now was actually trying to cut off his neck. This feeling was quickly abandoned by Idi, and he became excited. The other party had shown him his powerful strength, and this trip to the snow-capped mountains was more certain. In fact, Edie has decided to go to the extremely cold place alone today, because Luo Luo's fire poison can no longer be dragged on.
"What do you want in return?" Edie asked.
The elf opposite finally spoke up, his voice as cold as he felt: "Come back and talk."
"So are we going to set off in the afternoon?" Wen Yan said eagerly, and then realized that he seemed to be too impatient: "Sorry, my companion urgently needs ice crystal grass now."
Xiu looked into the wooden house, he nodded lightly, then pulled Du Ze and turned to leave. Edie was stunned for a while, before realizing that the other party was about to prepare, he suddenly remembered that he didn't know the names of the two.
"What's your name?"
Xiu walked forward indifferently, while Du Ze turned his head and said word by word to Edie at the door, "His name is Xiu."
Xiu who was once abandoned by you.
Standing in front of the wooden house, Edie was completely stunned when she heard the name in her memory.
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The extremely cold land is full of snow-capped mountains, and they form a barrier of ice and snow in the north of the Chaos Continent. Among them, the highest and largest main peak is said to be crossed only by divine power. Once a reader commented and asked the Arctic Land is the northernmost point of the Chaos Continent, what would it be to pass through the Arctic Land. Yiyizhiqiu replied: It will fall.
It is a real fall. The Chaos Continent is a suspended plate, divided into two sides, even the ocean has an end. Only the Space Eye of the Lost Land can go back and forth to the front and back of the Chaos Continent. If it goes to the edge of the Chaos Continent, it will fall. As for where it will fall, only the author knows.
Du Ze and his party climbed the snow-capped mountain for almost two days. In the second half of the second day, they finally climbed a snow-capped peak. Looking down, there was a shallow valley at the other end of the snow-capped mountain. The bottom of the valley was full of crystal clear ice crystals. Grass. The branches and leaves formed by ice stretch freely, and you can see the delicate leaf veins clearly. Under the moonlight, the pieces of ice crystal grass are blue and bright, with a kind of glass-like transparency.
Du Ze didn't have the heart to appreciate such a beautiful scenery, he just felt cold, all kinds of cold, the cold made his whole body stiff, and he couldn't even shake. The temperature in the extremely cold land is lower than that of the snow town, not to mention that it is the coldest time of the day.
"Let's rest here. After we go down, the monster will come out. It is said to be a hellhound." Edie paused, he stared at Xiu, and hesitantly said: "Can you lead it away for a while? Just a while. , I can pick the ice crystal grass."
In the original text, Idi also suggested this to Xiu, but when they went down, they found that it was not an ordinary hellhound, but the legendary three-headed hellhound Cerberus. Although it caused some trouble for Xiu, it was eventually conquered by Xiu and became one of the pets of the cute owner.
After seeing Xiu nod, Idi breathed a sigh of relief, and he made a quick move to take a rest. The two parties sat down face to face, invisibly drawing the line. Edie looked at the stupid cute ball that was frozen into a popsicle, hesitated for a moment, then took a water bottle from the package and pushed it over.
"Have a drink, it will warm up."
It was Xiu who picked up the kettle. He opened the lid of the kettle, and the aroma of the wine overflowed. Du Ze saw that Xiu Qian took a sip and then handed over the kettle. It seemed that he acquiesced.
Du Ze seldom drinks, because he basically has no drinkers, and only spends a few sips with his parents on holidays. Wine is the only phantom drink that can warm people up in the cold. Du Ze was really cold. He picked up the water bottle and started drinking.
The wine in the mouth has a fruity aroma and is not too strong. Even a novice like Du Ze finds it very delicious. Edie breathed a sigh of relief, not knowing why he always felt that he was hated by the two people opposite him. Edie took out another water bottle from his bag, and after being indifferently rejected by Xiu, the gray-haired youth opened the water bottle and started drinking.
The snow-capped mountains in the middle of the night were extremely quiet, the two moons were sticking together, and the bright moonlight illuminated everything.
"You... It's called Xiu, right." As if not expecting to get an answer from the stern-looking elf, Edie continued: "I once had a brother, and his name was Xiu."
Probably because he drank too much, Edie's words became more and more. I don't know if it was because of the familiar name or the rising alcoholism that made him begin to reveal the long-suppressed emotions in his heart to a stranger.
"He's very dazzling, and everyone likes him... So does Lolo." Edie was silent for a while, then said, "I'm very jealous."
"Lolo is my companion. I grew up with her and that person. I like Luoluo, but she can only see that person in her eyes from beginning to end. Even when that person has changed, Luoluo was still very happy and ran over to me and told me to go with that person." Edie covered her expression with a water bottle: "So I made a mistake."
On the silent snow peak, Idi's hoarse words echoed in the night.
"I betrayed my best brother."
He knocked Luoluo unconscious, and then informed the Temple of Light to go to the Mass Burial Mound. After doing all this, what he got was not joy, but endless confusion. Year after year, this confusion gradually turned into bone-biting regret.
"I don't dare to like Luoluo anymore, I just want to find that person and return Luoluo to him intact."
There are drops of water on the snow, but not wine.
From the beginning to the end, Xiu's expression did not fluctuate in the slightest. He looked at the opposite Edie so indifferently and shed tears of remorse, and his heart could not be stirred up. Edie's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he murmured vague words that he couldn't understand at all, completely sinking into his own world. Xiu seemed to be bored, he looked at Du Ze next to him, and then he was stunned.
Du Ze was holding the empty kettle, and even though there was no more wine in it, he kept picking it up and pouring it. In stark contrast to his antics is his serious expression, the dark-haired youth has a solemn face, showing no hint of drunkenness at all.
Xiu stretched out his hand and took out the empty water bottle, so Du Ze looked at the silver-haired elf who took his water bottle, his black eyes extremely bright. Xiu thought that Du Ze was drunk, but seeing Du Ze's clear eyes, he called out somewhat uncertainly, "Du Ze?"
Du Ze opened his mouth: "Du Ze."
"What's wrong with you?" Xiu asked subconsciously, and then saw the black-haired young man repeat his words again: "What's wrong with you."
"… "
Xiu is now very sure that a certain stupid cute is drunk. He did not expect that there will be someone in the world who is drunk and does not make noise. Instead, he repeats other people's words earnestly, although his voice has always been flat and there is no change in tone.
The little phoenix jumped out of Du Ze's hood, it landed on the water bottle in Xiu's hands, looked up at Xiu and Du Ze, "Jiubi."
Du Ze said with an expressionless face, "Jiubi."
The little phoenix spread its wings with great excitement: this is the first time its mother has responded to its tweet!
"Chibi, Chibi, Chirp—"
Xiu grabbed the lively fluff ball, and the little phoenix calmed down very honestly in his hand. Xiu looked at Du Ze who repeated the little phoenix's cry word by word, and finally couldn't help twitching his lips. He stared at Du Ze's face that was flushed with alcohol, and had the urge to bite down. He did the same. Du Ze touched the place where he was bitten, even though he didn't show any expression, he still gave off a dull and cute feeling.
Under the moonlight, the silver-haired elf stared at the black-haired youth and said softly, "I like you."
Du Ze said to Xiu, "I like you."
His heartbeat gradually accelerated, and even though he knew it was just a form of self-deception, he still liked it.
"I belong to you."
Du Ze said, "I belong to you."
"I will not leave you."
Du Ze said, "I won't leave you."
"forever?"
"forever."
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After the avalanche, Xiu removed the magic and walked out of the protection of the plants. Raising his eyes was a vast expanse of white, and Idi didn't know where he was rushed. The avalanche was so fast that it came to him almost in the blink of an eye.
Xiu summoned Cerberus, the three-headed hellhound sniffed, and then led Xiu to an ice cliff, where the ravine was so dark that there was no bottom. Xiu saw Edie hanging from a branch at a glance. It was probably the avalanche just now that rushed Edie under the ice cliff, and Edie pulled the only branch to avoid falling to his death.
Edie was shaky hanging on the branch, he didn't dare to call out loud, for fear of causing another avalanche, when he saw Xiu, the gray-haired youth's eyes instantly lit up.
"Give me a hand-"
However, Xiu just stood on the edge of the cliff, indifferent. Edie looked at Xiu for unknown reasons, and when he was about to shout again, Xiu finally spoke up.
"You want to know my name?"
Edie was stunned. He had asked several times before, but the other party didn't tell him his name, but now is not a good time to chat. Edie felt that the branch that had supported him for a long time seemed to be reaching its limit.
Xiu looked down at Edie and said word by word, "My name is Xiu."
Edie hung on the ice cliff and was stunned when he heard the name in his memory. The elf in front of him had the same name as that person
What happened next made Edie almost think he was dreaming. He watched the silver-haired elf turn into a young man with blond hair and blue eyes. The familiar and unfamiliar handsome appearance was exactly the childhood play in his memory. companion.
Xiu met Edie's unbelievable gaze, and he smiled bit by bit.
"In the beginning, why didn't you give me a hand?"
—Excerpt from "Hybrid"
The author has something to say: Readers: Wine can warm up.
Author: It can also be chaotic.
Protagonist: (Silently takes out a barrel of wine)