After The Abyss Dragon Woke Up

"Report sir, the trapped students have been successfully rescued!" Wen Yao reported neatly.

Behind her are Wang Li and the others.

They looked extremely embarrassed, and their clothes were still splashed with frozen blood clots, but fortunately, they were only frightened and not injured.

Mu Heng walked forward with a chill in his body, a pair of cold blue eyes drooping slightly, his eyes fell on the four people in front of him.

The invisible pressure was approaching, pressing heavily on the shoulders of the students in front of them.

They swallowed involuntarily, and had difficulty breathing.

Even though they were trapped in the hinterland of mercenaries just now, none of them felt so restless.

Is this...is this what it feels like to be caught?

Suddenly, Chen Meng exclaimed in a low voice: "Shi'an!"

The rest of the people were taken aback and looked up.

The young man stood listlessly not far from Mu Heng, his face was flushed red from the cold, and he looked pitiful.

It is of course gratifying that the missing companions are safe and sound, but...

... How many pieces does a person have to wear to wrap himself into a ball?

Several people slowly revealed the same subtle expressions.

"Tell me." Mu Heng's voice was low and contemptuous: "Why do you go up the mountain this season?"

The four looked at each other and were speechless for a while.

Chief Mu is different from those mercenaries. School year trips and the like are lies that can be exposed in front of the other party.

But... are you going to tell the truth?

Wang Li gritted his teeth and fell into silence.

Unexpectedly, Mu Heng did not pursue the question.

He waved to Wen Yao: "Allocate them a tent, provide them with dinner, and rest for half the night."

However, before the few people could breathe a sigh of relief, Mu Heng continued: "Send them down the mountain tomorrow morning."

Wang Li was startled: "But...!"

He raised his head to meet Mu Heng's gaze, and swallowed the second half of the words stuck in his throat.

Mu Heng looked away: "Go out."

No matter how unwilling they were, the four of them could only bow to Mu Heng, and then followed Wen Yao out.

Shi An tiptoed to follow, ready to take the opportunity to sneak out together.

But before he took a few steps, he felt his clothes being grabbed by the collar.

Shi An: "..."

He turned his head and saw Mu Heng's calm face, with silver eyelashes hanging down, and his voice was cold:

"What are you doing with the past?"

Shi An: "..."

The figures of Wang Li and the others had disappeared from sight, only him and Mu Heng were left in front of them.

Mu Heng lowered his eyes and looked at Shi An, who hung his head guiltily as if he had been caught doing something wrong.

"Why did you follow them in?" He frowned, looking cold.

Shi An raised his head: "?"

Eh?

This sentence sounds like the other party feels that he was tricked here...?

The young man raised his head, his dark eyes were puzzled, and he looked extraordinarily ignorant and innocent.

Mu Heng's gaze stayed on the plush rabbit earmuffs worn by the other party for a moment, and the original question stopped on his lips, but he didn't say it in the end.

"Are you feeling better?" he asked.

It took Shi An a few seconds to realize that the other party was talking about his previous hospitalization.

Although he didn't know why Mu Heng changed the subject suddenly, he still replied obediently: "It's better."

Mu Heng glanced at Shi An up and down, and landed on the young man's three outer layers, which wrapped him tightly in the cotton padded clothes.

Suddenly, he subconsciously remembered the way the other party was holding his arm tremblingly and not letting go that day in the hospital.

Mu Heng: "So afraid of the cold?"

Shi An nodded honestly: "Super scared."

"Since you are so afraid of the cold, what are you doing in the mountains this season?" Mu Heng raised his eyebrows, his expression still cold.

Shi An: "..."

If it wasn't for the treasure, he wouldn't have come to this frigid place!

At this moment, Wen Yao opened the curtain and walked in.

She said: "The students have been arranged, and the mercenaries who are fleeing in all directions have been controlled by us. One of them seems to want to have an interview with you, and it seems that he has the information you need."

Mu Heng nodded and walked out.

After walking two steps, he stopped, took out a palm-sized ball from his pocket, and threw it to Shi An.

Shi An hurriedly borrowed it.

The ball was heavy in the hand, and even through the thick fluffy gloves, one could still feel a continuous and steady heat radiating into the palm.

He looked down.

It was a light red sphere, shining brightly and lustrously in the dark, looking warm and round.

This, this is... the fire gem!

Shi An held the gemstone in front of him, his eyes widened slightly.

Legend has it that precious gemstones containing ancient fire elements, even if they are small, can radiate heat continuously as long as they are placed by your side.

Even in Shi'an, there were only two pieces in the cave, and they were both about the same size as the one in my hand.

Almost instantly, Shi An felt warmth in his frozen fingers.

He blinked, looked up at Mu Heng's back, and asked hesitantly:

"Send, give it to me?"

At first, he also thought that the shiny silver bracelet was for him.

But in the end, he found out that it was actually a testing instrument, which disappointed him for a long time.

"Ah."

Mu Heng paused, and said lightly, "Take it."

After speaking, he opened the curtain of the tent and went out.

Wen Yao followed Mu Heng, and couldn't help turning her head to look behind her.

The curtain of the tent fell, completely covering the figure of the young man inside.

After all, she couldn't hold back, and said hesitantly, "That...sir, isn't that gemstone a gift from the governor of the Aiwen area?"

Mu Heng left in a hurry this time, so except for a few cronies, he didn't bring anyone with him.

The search team this time was basically members of the local administration, and all the materials and equipment were provided by the Aiwen District Administration Branch.

Because of Mu Heng's status, the other party naturally flattered and flattered him in every possible way. In addition to the necessary mobile supplies, he also collected a lot of rare treasures to avoid the cold and sent them over. This fire gem is one of them.

——Except for this gemstone, Mu Heng didn't leave anything behind, and returned the other things directly.

Mu Heng lowered his head and glanced at Wen Yao, and said lightly:

"I do not need."

What Mu Heng said was the truth.

Contrary to the cold and indifferent appearance, his body temperature has always been high, and he is almost never afraid of the severe cold. Even if he comes to this canyon for missions, he only wears a slender windbreaker, which is the only one in the whole team. Light and simple.

Wen Yao endured it, and swallowed back the doubts in her heart.

Since you don't need it, did you accept it in the first place just to give it away now?

Wait, can't it be true?

Wen Yao was startled, her steps subconsciously paused.

Finding that Wen Yao was gradually falling behind, Mu Heng turned his head to look:

"what are you waiting for?"

The man in front of him, with silver hair and blue eyes, almost merged with the raging snowstorm behind him, seemed alienated and indifferent, like an unkind ice sculpture.

Wen Yao shook her head, shaking out the thoughts that should not have appeared from her mind.

She must have misunderstood, probably just a coincidence.

She regained her thoughts and quickly stepped up a few steps: "It's nothing, sir."

inside the tent.

Shi An treasured the fire gemstone in his hand, his wide eyes reflected the red color of the gemstone.

"It looks good..."

What a beautiful and warm firelight, so vividly solidified in the gemstone, it is simply a perfect combination of Shi An's two favorite things.

Shi An took off his gloves, put the gem into his pale palm, and narrowed his eyes contentedly.

Most importantly, it's so warm!

At this moment, the monster worm that was huddled in Shi An's sleeve and pretended to be dead finally poked its head out, and said quietly, "Is he gone?"

Shi An: "Yes."

He threw off the two coats that imprisoned his movement, and carefully stuffed the fire gem into the innermost pocket. After making sure that it was warm and radiating close to his chest, Shi An turned around and left the tent. .

He asked a few people for directions, and finally found the tent where Wang Li and the others were staying.

As soon as Shi An entered, he was surrounded by those four people.

Wang Li and Zhao She looked him up and down worriedly: "Are you okay? Are you injured?"

"When I met the skeleton horse earlier, you disappeared as soon as I turned around. I was really scared by you again." Wu Huancheng said.

Chen Meng frowned. Although his eyes were still concerned, he said firmly, "Where did you go? Don't you know that others will worry?"

Shi An said that he got lost in the heavy snow, and then met Mu Heng while wandering in the snow.

He didn't blink, looking serious as if he didn't hide any crucial details.

After confirming that nothing happened to Shi An, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sat back by the stove again.

Zhao She came over and told Shi An vividly how they were caught in the enemy's line and then accidentally rescued by the skeleton horse.

"This kind of thing is simply too bizarre..." Wu Huancheng sighed, shook his head and said, "Even when I think about it now, it feels like I'm dreaming..."

"So, why did that skeleton horse let us go?" Chen Meng frowned and said with a puzzled expression.

It stands to reason that the monsters of the Necromancer will attack all the living creatures in front of them, just like when they met on the mountain road. When they were in the mercenary camp, he was very sure that the skeleton horse saw them , but it seemed to be scruples, turned around and left directly.

Would the Necromancer actually have any scruples?How can it be?

Zhao She shrugged and gnawed down a piece of bread carelessly: "Just say you know, and you can get out of trouble anyway."

Shi An chewed, nodded in agreement, and said vaguely: "That's it."

"However, there is one thing that I can hardly forget." Wang Li said suddenly.

Several other people looked at him together.

"When the mercenary saw the map, he said, are you also here for the dragon?"

Wang Li frowned, showing a puzzled expression.

……Um?

Inexplicably being cueed, Shi An swallowed the food in his mouth, and raised his eyes to look at Wang Li.

"But isn't the dragon extinct?" Zhao She was also taken aback.

Wu Huancheng added: "Not only dragons, but all fantasy species are extinct."

"Does the elf ruins we are going to have anything to do with dragons?" Wang Li guessed.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay: "I don't know..."

"Oh, but it's useless to say anything now." Zhao She shook his head, sighed and said, "Now we will be sent down the mountain by Chief Mu soon, and the next time we come back will be next year at the latest."

"yes……"

Wang Li: "Fortunately, the mercenaries are also under control. Although we can't enter the mountain in winter, other people can't enter either. At most, we can wait another half a year. The ruins are still ours."

"Yeah yeah."

"Speaking of which, where did Shi An go?" Chen Meng suddenly realized something, and looked up.

"Go out in the middle of what you said just now." Zhao She didn't take this to heart: "What are you worried about, this is Chief Mu's camp, nothing will happen."

Chen Meng nodded and took a long breath of relief: "That's true."

the other side.

Shi An took out the tent, and relying on his innocent face, he quickly asked where Mu Heng was going.

"My lord," the devil worm suddenly had an ominous premonition: "What do you want to do?"

Shi An said confidently: "Just now I heard from Wen Yao in the tent that there is a mercenary who wants to talk to Mu Heng... He must know something!"

He originally thought that he just came here to see if he could collect some treasures, but he didn't expect that this place was actually related to dragons?

Devil: "Wait, you, you don't want to continue with Mu Heng?"

Woooooooo it doesn't want to be cold!

Shi An: "Of course!"

The devil worm tried to struggle: "Didn't you get the gemstone you want now? Why don't you just come back next year..."

Shi An touched his chest.

That piece of fire gem is staying there safely, emitting warm heat outward.

Shi An thought for a while: "It's different."

Before I know the news, it doesn't really matter whether I go down the mountain or not.

But now, no matter whether the dragon refers to himself or not, he must not ignore this crucial message.

After all, it might have something to do with the treasure he disappeared!

"Besides, its heat is just average!" Shi An said after thinking about it.

The monster was stunned: "Huh?"

It's unbelievable: "Is there anything warmer than a fire gem? Impossible."

Shi An nodded seriously: "Really!"

In the hospital that day, he hugged her in his dream!

It is warm and scorching hot, even the fire gem is slightly inferior to it.

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