Yin Xiu said calmly, "Maybe he's in a hurry to go back."
Li Mo nodded, then stared intently at the little snow rabbit in his hand, just like Ya Ya across from him.
But as the heating devices inside the tent were turned on to ward off the cold wind, the temperature inside gradually rose, and the little snow rabbits in their two palms gradually melted and deformed.
Li Mo frowned, and Ya Ya frowned as well.
"Brother Zhong Mu, the snow rabbit is melting, what should we do?" Ya Ya looked anxiously at the water droplets gradually overflowing from her palm.
Zhong Mu shivered from the cold night wind and pulled a blanket over himself. "The snowman won't melt in the cold. Right now, only the ones outside are cold. You can take them outside and leave them there."
Upon hearing this, Ya Ya immediately stood up, and Li Mo followed suit. The two strange creatures ran to the tent entrance and squatted down.
"They really value the little snow rabbit." Zhong Mu, wrapped in the blanket, watched the cold wind blowing through the gap in the curtain. The two figures who went out had chosen to squat by the door so that the snow rabbit could be preserved and not lost or damaged.
I know perfectly well that the monster isn't afraid of the cold, but I feel inexplicably conflicted.
Yin Xiu lay down calmly next to the heating device, closing his eyes for a short rest. "They are taking me seriously."
"That's true." Zhong Mu nodded. It was precisely because he valued Xiu Ge that he was reluctant to part with anything Xiu Ge gave him. Because of his simple mind, Gui Guai appeared to be very honest and unassuming.
408, who was in the corner, stared at Zhong Mu for a moment, then slowly moved to Yin Xiu and said, "It's already night. Given the environment in the snow mountain, it must be very cold, right? Even with props, a person's physical strength can't withstand it. Aren't you cold?"
He noticed that Yin Xiu did not wrap himself in blankets and act like Zhong Mu, who was afraid of the cold, but instead lay there calmly, preparing to fall asleep.
In such an environment, without any protective measures, it would be easy to freeze to death, right?
Yin Xiu opened his eyes and looked at Zhong Mu opposite him. Because of the arrival of night, Zhong Mu had spread out a blanket and wrapped himself in another blanket. Even sitting next to the heating item, he was still shivering because of the cold night in the snowy mountain dungeon. He wrapped himself up tightly, with only his eyes showing.
Compared to him, Yin Xiu's calm state was closer to that of the monster, and he did not react to the cold night in the instance.
Yin Xiu paused for a moment, then pulled the blanket over himself and lay down on the spot. "I forgot, I'm already wrapped up."
"As expected of Brother Xiu, his physical fitness is definitely better than mine." Zhong Mu shivered in the cold, exhaled a puff of mist, and shrank into the quilt without revealing a single bit of himself.
Yin Xiu opened his eyes and glanced at Zhong Mu, then slowly closed them again.
It got worse; he could feel that his transformation was getting closer, but he couldn't find the reason or stop it.
Perhaps 408 had already sensed something was wrong with him, but fortunately Zhong Mu was slow to notice, and neither Ya Ya nor Li Mo had a chance to find out.
Yin Xiu took a deep breath, calmly closed his eyes, and decided to leave the instance first to check the situation and confirm whether it was caused by the instance. However, he couldn't tell Li Mo yet, lest the little monster cry.
Thinking about it, Yin Xiu slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep. On the bright side, he still felt sleepy and needed rest just like a human being.
In the dead of night, a cool touch crept into the blankets and pressed against Yin Xiu's back. The familiar, sticky crawling sensation immediately told Yin Xiu who it was. He lazily closed his eyes and ignored it, already used to Li Mo liking to come close to him while he was sleeping, staring at him and sticking to him.
He must have been squatting outside the tent for a long time, because the touch he made was colder than usual. Yin Xiu pulled the blanket over him, rolled over, and wrapped Li Mo up in it.
Li Mo's icy body pressed against Yin Xiu's side. Compared to Yin Xiu's body temperature, Li Mo's body was incredibly cold, just like the feeling of being wrapped around Yin Xiu's body—damp, sticky, and carrying a bone-chilling cold like the deep sea.
Yin Xiu leaned closer, inexplicably wanting to warm up the body. With his head pressed against the chest, he didn't hear a heartbeat, but rather a sticky, rolling sound coming from beneath the skin of the chest.
"Is your boyfriend still awake?" Li Mo asked in a low voice, afraid of disturbing the others who were sleeping.
"Mmm." Yin Xiu responded lazily, leaning sleepily against Li Mo's chest, burying himself in the blankets.
"Is it because I'm not here that your boyfriend can't sleep?" Li Mo patted Yin Xiu's back affectionately, and some eyes slowly extended into the air, staring straight at Yin Xiu. "Go to sleep, boyfriend. I'll be watching you."
Yin Xiu moved his head slightly, as if in agreement, and a familiar sense of security instantly washed over him, lulling him into sleep.
Two cold bodies were pressed together in the quilt. Yin Xiu tried his best to warm the other's body with his body temperature, but the monster's body remained cold and did not warm up at all.
On a cold, windy night, they huddled together in their narrow bed, one asleep, the other watching, as if they had returned to the darkness of many years ago.
Li Mo stared intently at Yin Xiu, etching Yin Xiu's sleeping face into his pupils, as if he had found a treasure he had lost for many years, gazing at it with great joy.
Yin Xiu thought of him. Although the environment had changed a little, they had returned to the way they were before, and nothing could make Li Mo happier than that.
This time, they will definitely be able to become a real family without any obstacles.
Li Mo lowered his head, recalling a book he had once read, a magic that could give people a good dream.
He lowered his head and kissed Yin Xiu's forehead, then pulled Yin Xiu into his arms.
It's said that being in the arms of someone you feel incredibly safe with, listening to their heartbeat, will help you fall asleep peacefully. But if you don't have a heartbeat, holding your boyfriend in your arms is probably a good alternative.
His countless eyes stared unblinkingly at Yin Xiu, recording every breath he took. Even if he were to sink back into darkness one day, he could still constantly recall Yin Xiu's appearance.
Monsters have longer memories than humans; they can remember things for many years.
The snow and wind continued in the snow-capped mountains. Ya Ya, who was outside the tent, lifted the curtain and returned. She put the little snow rabbit at the door and came back to sleep with her brother.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw that Hei Qiqi had already gotten into her brother's bed. Ya Ya immediately ran over with a whimper and lay down behind Yin Xiu.
As soon as her little red dress fluttered, Ya Ya lay down and fell fast asleep.
The wind was strong on the snowy mountain at night, blowing all night long. The players staying in the next tent didn't sleep well. They had learned that three monsters were sleeping in the next tent, and they were filled with fear and unease.
They were especially terrified when they heard footsteps walking in the snow outside until midnight before returning home.
Those two monsters have been wandering around outside all night; they're definitely up to no good. We must stay on high alert and not let our guard down.
And so, the players stayed up until dawn, their dark circles under their eyes getting even worse.
As soon as they pulled back the curtain of their tent, they saw the tent next door.
There was nothing strange at the entrance, but two small snow rabbit dumplings were neatly arranged.