Zi Lan held Xue Li's hand in his palm, holding it tightly, and asked, "Does it hurt?"
After a slight pause, Zi Lan added: "...head."
Xue Li's hand was suddenly held. The warmth from the palm of her hand made her mind go blank for a moment. It took her a long time to react. What the big snow wolf was asking was whether it hurt when his head hit his chest.
Xueli quickly shook her head: "No, no, it doesn't hurt."
The big snow wolf was very afraid of the cold. It was wearing such thick clothes, including a fur coat. She actually hit the furry edge of the coat just now. Although she felt that the big snow wolf's body was harder than hers, it didn't hurt much.
And... he's so tall.
Xue Li looked down at the Snow Wolf holding his hand tightly, and reminded him with a little embarrassment: "Um... this, hand..."
Zi Lan said calmly: "I'm afraid you'll fall again. It will be better if I hold your hand."
After saying this, he looked forward seemingly casually and said, "Let's go."
As he said this, he held Xueli's hand without letting go and walked forward.
Xue Li followed him in confusion, but her eyes unconsciously fell on her palm.
From childhood to adulthood, only her aunt would hold her hand when walking. Her aunt would deliberately slow down her pace to accompany her. Her simple and gentle movements carried a subtle and silent protective meaning. But when she grew up, her aunt would no longer hold her hand when walking like this.
At this time, the big snow wolf held her hand tightly and walked with her. His hands were bigger than his and he was taller than her. Such a person walked silently beside her, accommodating her pace and slowing down his speed, which made Xue Li have a strange sense of... satisfaction
She did not struggle to break free from the other person's hand, but just lowered her head slightly and walked along the road.
Zi Lan held Xue Li's hand, and he was actually very nervous. His breathing and heartbeat were slightly disordered. The touch of his palm had never been so vivid, but it made him hold it tighter unconsciously.
The two of them held hands and walked silently along the river, and they seemed to be silent for a moment.
"The autumn flowers are about to bloom!"
Halfway through the journey, Xueli saw small flowers in the bushes by the roadside and said with surprise and emotion.
The summer flowers in the bushes have bloomed to the point of withering, while the autumn daisies next to them have already sprouted small buds, creating a strange feeling of the changing of seasons.
Seeing that Xueli seemed to like the flower very much, Zi Lan reached out and used his magical energy to preserve the spiritual energy of the flower and picked one from the bushes. He slightly bent down, turned his head to the side, gently held her face, and pinned the small flower in her hair.
"Um?"
Zi Lan's action caught Xue Li off guard. She turned her head away subconsciously, but when she realized what happened, she felt embarrassed.
A light-colored small flower hairpin is placed between the head ornaments on the side of her hair. The simple wooden hairpin and the elegant small flower complement each other beautifully.
Xue Li met the big snow wolf's deep gaze, stood on tiptoe, and asked shyly: "Does it look good?"
Zi Lan replied: "It looks very nice."
Xueli's cheeks were dyed a light rosy glow by the setting sun, and her black hair seemed to be glowing with light.
She smiled happily at the big snow wolf, with excitement hidden in her smile.
Zi Lan paused for a moment, reached out and held her hand again, and the two continued to walk slowly along the shore of the crimson river.
When the two returned to the cabin, it was already dark. Aunt Shaoyin was buried in countless different herbs. When she heard Xueli coming back, she asked curiously, "Where did you go today? Why did you come back so late?"
Xueli panicked for no apparent reason and said, "We just went for a walk by the river. I taught the big snow wolf to say something about the weather!"
"Oh I got it."
Shao Yin didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so she nodded and continued to look down at the herbs.
Xueli said hurriedly: "Aunt, I'm going back to my room to rest today!"
Having said that, she quickly ran back to her room.
Xue Li took the small flower off her hair and played with it in her hand. They were flowers she was familiar with, but for some reason, she felt particularly excited.
The scene by the river lingers in my mind.
The gorgeous sunset glowed over the clear river, the cool and gentle summer breeze blew, and the big snow wolf stood in front of her. He was wearing a snow-white fur coat and had a tall and straight figure. His eyebrows were like ink paintings, his eyes contained the sun, moon and stars, his profile was straight, and his fingers were slender.
He gave her the small flower.
Xue Li turned herself back into a little fox and curled up on the bed.
Xueli didn't sleep that night.
Her heart trembled slightly, and she rolled herself into the thin quilt, rolling around in bed for half the night, wagging her tail with joy unconsciously.
She didn't know what happened to her, but looking back, she vaguely felt that she and the Snow Wolf had become closer, and she was happy about it.
Xueli was so happy that she didn't realize it until morning.
When she was lying in bed wrapped in a thin quilt, awake but a little tired due to not sleeping all night, she suddenly heard a rustling sound in the big house separated by a curtain, as if a big snow wolf was moving.
Xueli pricked up her ears and ran out in confusion.
It was just dawn, and the light in the big house was dim with the curtains tightly closed, except for a faint misty light that could be seen through the gaps in the curtains. The big snow wolf was indeed no longer in the house, but the two little tigers next to it were still asleep, sleeping together in a mess, with the big tiger turning on his belly and the little tiger pressing his paw on his face. The two yellow and black little tigers did not wake up when they heard the noise in the house, but just rolled over and continued to sleep.
Xue Li didn't bother them. She quietly opened the door and ran out. But as soon as she opened the door, a gust of cool sword wind rushed towards her!
Although the sword wind was sharp, it did not intend to hurt anyone. Xue Li just let out a "wuuuu" sound and narrowed her eyes.
But when she opened her eyes again, she saw the big snow wolf transformed into a human body, holding two sharp swords in his hands, dancing up and down in the air like a gust of wind! The snow fur was still there, fluttering like clouds, and the pair of swords in his hands were like a part of his body, so flexible that it was almost impossible to catch the shadow of the swords. All she could feel was the sword wind brought by his immortal energy, as clean and pure as a spiritual spring.
Xue Li was stunned when she saw this scene. It took her a long time to come back to her senses and turn into a human form. She said in surprise: "Your immortal power has been restored!"
Zi Lan stopped when he heard Xue Li's voice, put away the two swords, landed firmly on the ground, and walked in front of her.
In fact, Xue Li had a premonition recently. She watched the Snow Wolf change the bandages and treat his wounds every day. Some time ago, she found that the wound on the Snow Wolf's back was almost healed, and there was no wound that could affect his movements.
Zi Lan just wanted to come out and test his current level of cultivation. He had this idea since the little tiger challenged him before. He didn't expect to disturb Xue Li, so he paused.
But he immediately replied: "Not yet. It has only recovered more than half. I can feel that the immortal energy is still unstable."
Speaking of this, Zi Lan frowned slightly.
In fact, he could feel that although he had not been able to completely break through the Golden Pagoda, the thirty-two levels of training he had undergone in the Golden Pagoda still took effect. After recovering from his injuries, his realm and cultivation were much higher than before, which was an unexpected surprise.
Even though his cultivation has not yet fully recovered, it is already much stronger than before the breakthrough.
However, he originally thought that his cultivation had almost recovered and he could easily contact the Ninth Heaven. However, he just tried and it still didn't work.
This fairyland actually has a strong protective barrier, which is truly isolated from the outside world. Outsiders cannot find this place and cannot easily enter, and the people here cannot get in touch with the outside world. Moreover, a large area of the surrounding mortal world is also protected, and leaving the fairyland is also impossible. It is unclear how much the specific impact range is.
Zi Lan was injured too badly before, and didn't realize that this fairyland was set up with such domineering magic. No wonder, according to Xue Li's previous statement, she had lived here for more than ten years after being brought to the fairyland by her aunt, but during this period no one from the outside world discovered this fairyland, nor did they realize that there was still a nine-tailed fox in the world.
If Fairy Shao Yin had lived here before... No wonder they couldn't find her despite all their efforts in divination and searching.
Zi Lan frowned even tighter in discomfort.
In this way, it was probably quite accidental that he fell into this fairyland. If he hadn't come in and Xue Li hadn't left, Xue Li could have lived here for hundreds of years without anyone noticing.
He was lucky to fall in when he was so seriously injured and meet Xueli who was good at medicine, but how to contact other people now became a big problem. Such a profound magic was obviously not set up by a little fox like Xueli who only learned some earthly magic from Aunt Shaoyin. Shaoyin was a real mortal at present. They didn't even seem to know that they had been in such a magic.
Zi Lan still hoped to contact Jiu Chongtian as soon as possible. After all, he had been here for more than half a year. In the eyes of the Wolf King and the Wolf Queen, his life or death was probably still uncertain. The Wolf Queen's body was severely damaged after giving birth to him, and she has never been able to have children since then. He is the only child of the Wolf King and the Wolf Queen, and Zi Lan does not want his parents to worry too much about him.
Zi Lan couldn't help but ask: "Xue Li, did you know that this fairyland has a very strong barrier? Do you know who set it up?"
Xue Li didn't understand what was going on. She tilted her head and said, "Barrier? Are you talking about the gate to the fairyland? It has been there since the beginning."
Xueli really didn't know.
Zi Lan's heart sank.
In this case, this barrier is likely to have been sealed in the jade pendant from the beginning, and will be there as soon as the fairyland is opened.
And it must be someone with strong immortal power that can set it up, but why would someone specially set up such an immortal technique on the jade pendant
Xue Li didn't know what Zi Lan was thinking. Seeing the big snow wolf's serious expression, she thought he was worried that his immortal power had not fully recovered, so she quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, immortal energy recovery requires patience and care. Just take your time! I will take good care of you."
Xueli assured confidently, her ears pricked up in delight.
Zi Lan looked at Xue Li's face and was stunned. His anxious mood gradually calmed down.
Xueli was right. There was no point in getting anxious now. It would be better to take good care of the injury and think of a solution while recovering. Since he could get in, he could get out eventually.
Zi Lan calmed down and said to Xue Li, "Thank you."
"You're welcome!"
Xueli said happily.
But then, Xue Li's eyes fell on the two swords in his hands and asked, "What are these?"
"this?"
Zi Lan was startled and picked up the sword in his hand to show Xue Li.
Zi Lan's weapon is a pair of swords, one in each hand. They are lighter and shorter than ordinary swords, and the tips of the swords are extremely sharp. Zi Lan uses this weapon for training because he uses both claws when fighting in his original form. Having swords in both hands feels like sharp claws, which can be used to train the abilities of both hands.
The two swords in his hand now were brought by Zi Lan from the Ninth Heaven. They were the pair of swords that he had kept in the Divine Realm and had not taken out.
These two swords are a specially made pair, and his parents made them for him using rare treasures.
Because the sword was inlaid with precious jade passed down from generation to generation by the Snow Wolf Clan, it was too valuable and Zi Lan would never take it out to use as a real weapon. But now the sword he used before was broken and he couldn't find a suitable weapon for the time being, so he had to take it out and use it first. But even so, he used it very carefully.
Zi Lan knew that Xue Li was interested in why there were two swords in her hands, but not really concerned about the origins of the two swords, so she said, "These are twin swords, specially designed for practicing with both hands."
Xue Li had never seen proper weapons in Wonderland. Although she herself had medical needles, medical knives and so on, they still felt different from such specially made weapons.
Xueli asked curiously, "Can you show it to me?"
Zi Lan naturally agreed and handed both swords to her, allowing Xue Li to hold them carefully in her hands and fiddle with them.
When Zi Lan held the two swords, turning them upside down, they looked extremely light, as if they had no weight. However, when they were placed in Xue Li's hands, Xue Li immediately felt them become heavier. They were much heavier than she had imagined.
She turned the sword sideways and saw that the sword was very light and thin, almost as thin as a cicada's wing, but extremely sharp, able to cut through hair and iron like mud.
Zi Lan watched Xue Li turning it over curiously, but she moved very gently, as if she was afraid of damaging it.
He remembered that Xue Li lived in a fairyland, and apart from the medical skills of Fairy Shao Yin, she had never been exposed to any decent fairy magic.
He asked, "Interested?"
Xue Li nodded immediately, returned the two swords to Zi Lan, and said, "Well! The way you used the sword just now, as well as the fairy method of turning into a little tiger and cloud, I have never seen it before. It feels very interesting."
What Xue Li said is actually not particularly difficult. At least in the Ninth Heaven, there are very few people who don’t know how to do it.
Zi Lan put the two swords back into the divine realm, thought for a moment, held Xue Li's hand, and said, "If you are interested in these immortal arts, I can teach you."
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