Yu
Chapter 1081 Night
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A week later, night.
The southernmost part of Zhongji, bordering Liaodong.
Jiang Xiao sensed the empty terrain within a radius of dozens of miles, devoid of any living creatures. He silently retracted his Domain Tear star technique.
Under the pattering rain, he wiped his red eyes, paused for a long time, and couldn't help but shiver.
In the icy rainy night, although Jiang Xiao could fly in the Domain Tear, he would often jog and move his body, occasionally blessing himself a couple of times to warm up.
The Candle Moon quality of endurance made him more sensitive to the environment. He had only stopped here for a while, and he already felt waves of icy cold.
Although the task was arduous, Jiang Xiao felt it was worth it whenever he thought of the results.
In the past six days, Jiang Xiao and the Blind Girl had not only traversed the land of Zhongji and searched for most of the star beasts, but also left Zhongji a Three Peace City, to ensure that people in the lower dimensions could obtain the star beads and star techniques of the armory and the volcano other-dimensional space.
Not only that, Jiang Xiao also took the time to go to Ludong twice and Zhongyuan three times, throwing all the creatures that the teams performing tasks there had recruited into the corresponding areas of the Calamity Shadow World.
Every day was a day full of achievements, and every day was extremely fulfilling.
Jiang Xiao opened the gate to the Calamity Shadow World, turned to look at the exhausted Blind Girl, and said, "Go and rest. Jiang Shou has heated water for you. Take a bath and go to bed early."
The Blind Girl was not in good condition. Jiang Xiao could help her relieve and restore her physical fatigue, but her mental fatigue needed to be replenished through sleep.
And in just six days, the two had walked all over the land of Zhongji. This efficiency was enough to show how high the intensity was during their mission.
The Blind Girl was also clear about Jiang Xiao's state at this time. With day and night companionship, her cold personality had faded a lot. She asked, "Aren't you going to rest?"
"I'm going to Liaodong in the Calamity Shadow World to take a look at the Bing Qi Lin tribe, and discuss the tasks for tomorrow with their leader." Jiang Xiao's voice trembled slightly, and wisps of white mist came out of his mouth. He couldn't help rubbing his hands and said, "I'll be back in a while, don't worry."
The Blind Girl faced Jiang Xiao, sighing secretly in her heart.
He was ruthless to his teammates, but even more ruthless to himself!
This was a captain who said, "Follow me," even "I'll do it myself," rather than a captain who stood behind the team and shouted, "Charge!"
In the past half month, he perfectly interpreted the word "leading by example."
The days of performing tasks were arduous and difficult.
Especially with Jiang Xiao's special star technique, his large-scale perception required rain.
So... the cold winter in the north! Constantly traveling in rain and snowfields!
I'm afraid it's hard for anyone to imagine what that would be like.
One day, two days, high morale and full of energy, understandable.
But the long-term, day and night search, the nearly solidified mode, the monotonous task life, and the extremely difficult task environment can indeed wipe out all a person's morale and patience.
It was precisely under such conditions that the Blind Girl came to understand Jiang Xiao more deeply as a person.
Although... the Blind Girl still didn't like Jiang Xiao's occasional cheeky demeanor, she respected this captain from the bottom of her heart, and her affection for this young man increased day by day.
Listening to Jiang Xiao's response, the Blind Girl said faintly, "Rest early."
With that, she stepped into the gate of the Calamity Shadow World. She knew that the longer she delayed, the colder he would get.
He was not yet a Star Warrior of the Starry Sky level, and his physical fitness was far worse than hers.
Moreover, it seemed that due to the star technique, he was very sensitive to cold, heat, and other environments. When performing tasks, the Blind Girl had long been keenly aware of this.
As soon as the Blind Girl entered the door, she found that the door opened directly into the gym on the second floor of the stone villa.
In front of her was Jiang Shou, carrying a bamboo basket and a towel.
Jiang Shou handed over the towel and said, "The bathroom is in the gym on the second floor, right behind you. Go take a hot bath."
With that, Jiang Shou handed over the bamboo basket as well, and the Blind Girl subconsciously reached out to take it.
The stone villa had a generator, so there was no problem with cooking and taking a bath.
However, after training, Jiang Xiao and others rarely took hot baths. At least Jiang Xiao would go to the lake in front of the villa to play with the Humming Whale while bathing.
The lake was not stagnant water, but diverted from the snow mountain, icy cold. Not to mention the salinity, at least the temperature, the Humming Whale liked it very much.
Of course, this was only something that Jiang Xiao dared to do after his body was modified as a Star Warrior.
Generally, after strenuous exercise, in a sweaty and hot state, diving into the cold water is indeed very refreshing and enjoyable, but it may also be the last thing they do. It is not recommended for ordinary people to try...
Jiang Shou said, "These are Han Jiangxue's clothes. I found them in her room. You two are about the same size, so wear them for now. Don't always use your ink star technique to wash clothes. No matter how clean you wash them, I still feel awkward looking at it.
Change your close-fitting clothes from time to time. It's not like it used to be. Our family has the conditions..."
The Blind Girl did not refuse Jiang Shou's kindness, but her expression was a little strange.
Such words made her always feel like an old father was talking to his daughter...
As the Blind Girl walked towards the bathroom, her Sea Devouring Clothes quickly fell off and draped directly over Jiang Shou's body.
As a deep-sea creature, the Sea Devouring Clothes lived in the seabed all year round, and it was not uncomfortable for it to perform tasks in the icy rain environment these days.
But...
Jiang Shou thought that the Sea Devouring Clothes would interact with him, but he didn't expect the Sea Devouring Clothes to hang limply on Jiang Shou's body.
The wide cloak seemed to have lost its strength and no longer danced, and even its little hands on the collar didn't move...
"You must be exhausted." Jiang Shou stroked the cold sleeves of the Sea Devouring Clothes, comforting it softly.
With that, Jiang Shou's body flashed, came to the front of the stone villa, and came to the edge of the lake.
Every creature has different characteristics, and he knew what was the best way to relax the Sea Devouring Clothes.
Jiang Shou draped the cloak and walked into the lake step by step.
Jiang Shou lay on the lake, one person and one clothing, floating leisurely on the lake like this. He looked up at the bright moon in the sky. It was so quiet here.
Jiang Shou was not the main body and did not have a high-quality endurance star technique, so he was more resistant to the cold.
This made Jiang Shou dumbfounded.
At the same time, on the Alien Planet.
Jiang Xiao constricted the space gate, constantly adjusted his position, and opened it again. The other side of the Calamity Shadow Gate was already the land of Liaodong.
Jiang Xiao walked in and saw several round ice houses.
Each ice house was built of huge ice blocks, crystal clear, and beautiful under the moonlight and starlight.
He had wanted Jiang Shou to come over and build a tree house tribe for Bing Qi Lin.
But the Ice Clan did not like living in tree houses. In fact, they didn't even like living in ice houses.
They preferred to be exposed to the icy and snowy environment, and even the Icebound Walker liked to find a pile of snow and sleep on the ground. The colder, the better... Truly a magical species.
Jiang Xiao's body flickered and came to the largest ice house, surrounded by six ice houses in the middle. He stepped in, only to remember that the ice house had no door.
Well... It was good enough that the Bing Qi Lin listened to Jiang Xiao and moved into the house, so Jiang Xiao did not force them to build doors.
"Bing Qi Lin?" Jiang Xiao walked in. The house was very large, and there was "no" cave inside. There were no wonders, not even a piece of furniture.
Behind Jiang Xiao, a phantom line suddenly emerged from the ground, piercingly cold.
Jiang Xiao immediately reacted and turned to look, only to see a beautiful face.
So beautiful that it was maddening, so resentful that it was heartbreaking.
The eyes of those phantom lines did not disturb the sorrow revealed in them.
Jiang Xiao already had immunity. Who told the Ice Demon race to be born like this?
Jiang Xiao asked, "Are you Sweet Cone or Ice Cream?"
The Ice Demon lowered her head, her long hair floating gently, and a circle of frost spread around her.
She looked at Jiang Xiao with a resentful expression and said softly, "I am Sweet Cone."
In addition to the Bing Qi Lin clan leader, Jiang Xiao also knew two Ice Demon leaders and an Icebound Walker leader.
The two Ice Demon leaders were called "Sweet Cone" and "Ice Cream" respectively, and the Icebound Walker leader was called "Popsicle."
Of course, they all had their own clan names, but the names in human society... were all given by Jiang Xiao when he upgraded them a few days ago.
Whenever he thought of the names of these little leaders, Jiang Xiao felt that he was better at naming than Xia Yan.
Xia Yan's naming principle highlighted one word: "Big"!
What's the point of that?
Look at the names I gave them, they make you hungry just thinking about them!
"Where's Bing Qi Lin?" Jiang Xiao asked.
Sweet Cone said faintly, with a hint of crying in her voice, "It's behind you."
"Oh?" Jiang Xiao looked up at Sweet Cone and said, "Don't cry! Hold it back!"
Sweet Cone pouted aggrievedly, her body gradually sinking, and her phantom hair fluttered with gusts of frost, quickly submerging into the ground.
Jiang Xiao turned his head and found that Bing Qi Lin had just emerged from the snow.
They have houses but prefer to hide underground!
This kind of biological characteristic was very tricky for Jiang Xiao!
If it was a large Ice Clan group, it would inevitably contain Icebound Walkers, whose bodies were flesh and blood and could not sneak into the ground, so it didn't matter.
But if it was a small group without Icebound Walkers, as long as the Ice Spirits and Ice Demons sneaked into the ground, Jiang Xiao would not be able to find them!
On the ground, it was easier to say, at least the Ice Spirits and Ice Demons were surrounded by circles of frost and snow, and at least the raindrops of Domain Tear could slightly sense them.
Finally, the problem encountered by Jiang Xun, Zhang Songfu, and Little Chongyang's team in Ludong was also encountered by Jiang Xiao in Liaodong!
The Book Spirits and Ice Spirits of Ludong, like the Ice Demons, were soul-state creatures and difficult to search thoroughly.
Jiang Xiao said, "Tomorrow, I will take your people into the land of Liaodong. Are you ready?"
"Yes, Jiang Jiao, we are all ready!" The Ice Spirit looked eager to try. Since being promoted to the Diamond level, its entire "soul" had been a little floaty.
Only in front of Jiang Xiao could it suppress its powerful aura and not be too presumptuous.
Jiang Xiao nodded in satisfaction and said, "Qi Lin, I have to tell you in advance that performing this task will be very draining on your throats, so you have to arrange people well."
Bing Qi Lin nodded and said, "Yes, our Ice Clan is very good at shouting."
With that, Bing Qi Lin let out a "woo-aah!"
After this shout, Ice Demons emerged from the snow around the ice house tribe, crying loudly.
"Holy crap... holy crap..." Jiang Xiao covered his ears with both hands, "Stop! Tell them not to cry!"
This crying was truly heart-wrenching! It made Jiang Xiao's teeth ache...
"Uh..." Bing Qi Lin looked embarrassed and said, "I'm afraid we have to wait a while. It's not fair for me to forcibly order the Ice Demons to stop crying."
Jiang Xiao: ???
Bing Qi Lin explained, "Just like the Barbarian Clan needs to breathe, ordering the Barbarian Clan to hold their breath will be very uncomfortable."
"Damn it, why weren't they crying when I came just now?" Jiang Xiao said helplessly.
Bing Qi Lin: "I told them about tomorrow's battle mission and reminded them to rest early."
"Alright, see you tomorrow!" Jiang Xiao really couldn't stand it anymore. In the midst of the miserable cries, his body flashed and disappeared without a trace.
Back at the villa, Jiang Xiao's brain was still buzzing...
He shook his head vigorously and couldn't help but grit his teeth.
It was simply mental pollution!
Behind him, dots of ink emerged from the ground, piecing together a tall figure: "Is there a situation?"
Jiang Xiao turned his head and saw the Blind Girl behind him, wearing a white bathrobe.
This bathrobe...
Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment. After a long while, he finally said, "It's okay, go to sleep, Little Jiangxue... uh, no, that... go to sleep, Three Tails, see you tomorrow."
With that, Jiang Xiao flashed again, plunged into the lake, washed his body, and flashed back to his room, shivering.
He simply wiped his body, lay on the bed, palm up, a white beam of light slowly rose.
At a height of about one meter, a thin layer of white mist spread out, and dots of light rain fell, covering his entire body.
Warming his body, restoring his strength, and nourishing his mind.
I don't know how long it's been.
In a daze, a familiar person appeared in his mind, wearing that white bathrobe, in the Jiangbin's home, in front of the kitchen counter, cooking that delicious braised pork...
Jiang Xiao suddenly opened his eyes and saw the pitch-black ceiling.
The dots of light rain had long since dissipated as he fell asleep.
"Ha..." Jiang Xiao sighed heavily, sat up, and rubbed his already longish short hair with one hand.
After thinking again and again, Jiang Xiao closed his eyes, leaned back, and lay heavily on the bed.
Just now, he searched in his mind, but found that there... was not even a single photo of her...
Wait, there seems to be one in the phone?