Chapter 148: Bone-Chilling Cold

Chapter 148: Bone-Chilling Cold

The night wind was desolate, and the Three Thousand Weak Waters were freezing cold.

Most of Su Youyu's body was submerged in the Three Thousand Weak Waters, causing her to shiver all over, her teeth chattering.

"Senior Brother, it's no use, I'm too cold!"

"If I die, could you take the underworld emperor bell to the Mingyue Dynasty and give it to Her Majesty the Empress? It is a treasure of the Mingyue Dynasty; even if I die, the underworld emperor bell should not be lost in the Land of Fallen Emperors."

She had already endured the bone-chilling cold of the Three Thousand Weak Waters once before.

It still hadn't been fully purged from her body, and now she was soaking in it again.

Furthermore, there were no more small islands for her to climb onto.

There was no chance for her to catch her breath; at most, she would be dead in two or three hours.

One of the Seven Pearls of Mingyue, the Saintess of the Yaochi Sacred Land, was about to freeze to death in the Three Thousand Weak Waters.

If word of this got out, it would surely be a joke.

She was terrified and helpless, scared to death, yet she had to arrange her affairs. She turned her head to look at Qin Xuan, her beautiful eyes suddenly widening in shock.

What did she see?

Qin Xuan was actually frolicking in the Three Thousand Weak Waters, his complexion rosy. He even dove into the depths, and when he came back up, he spat out a jet of water, holding a large fish in his hand!

"This fish is not bad; if we roast it, it should be quite delicious!"

Qin Xuan held up the large fish, showing it off to Su Youyu.

Without the ability to circulate Qi in the Three Thousand Weak Waters, one naturally couldn't abstain from eating.

Her stomach was growling with hunger, and at the thought of roasted fish, even Qin Xuan felt a craving.

Su Youyu wiped her big, watery eyes and stared at Qin Xuan with a pale face. Her voice trembled as she asked strangely, "Senior Brother, do... do you not feel that the water is cold?"

She only felt like she was trapped in an ice cellar while in the Three Thousand Weak Waters.

An ice cellar where she couldn't even circulate Qi.

She was about to freeze to death.

Qin Xuan, on the other hand, was swimming around freely, not looking the least bit cold?!

"At first, I also thought the Three Thousand Weak Waters would be cold, but I didn't expect that when I soaked in, it felt unexpectedly comfortable, just like soaking in a bathhouse."

Qin Xuan swam further and further away, feeling as if he were just taking a bath, extremely comfortable.

No, that's not right!

If it were just a bath, ordinary people would feel uncomfortable after soaking for a long time.

But he was like a fish in water here, feeling indescribably at ease; where was there even a hint of discomfort?

Before he destroyed the high point they relied on for survival, he had already learned from Leng Li that the cold of the Three Thousand Weak Waters could be resisted using one's Physique.

As long as one possessed a special Physique, they could survive the night.

Not to mention that Qin Xuan possessed the ancestor of all Physiques—the Chaos Hongmeng Body.

Soaking in the Three Thousand Weak Waters, he didn't need to resist the cold at all. In a word, it was refreshing!

Qin Xuan wouldn't put himself in danger just to punish Su Youyu!

"Senior Brother, don't go, I'm scared!"

Su Youyu watched Qin Xuan swim further and further away. Alone, she looked around, seeing only rippling water everywhere.

She felt as though there were freezing eyes of a giant monster beneath the water, already locked onto her.

Unable to circulate Qi, she felt completely insecure.

She worried that in the next second, she would become food in the belly of some giant beast.

Gathering her remaining strength, she swam desperately toward where Qin Xuan was.

As she got closer to Qin Xuan, Su Youyu felt the water temperature seemed to be getting warmer.

Of course, the water temperature hadn't actually changed; it was just that the closer she got to Qin Xuan, the less bone-chilling the water felt.

"It's... so warm!"

Su Youyu comfortably narrowed her beautiful eyes, forgetting to continue paddling, and began to sink toward the bottom.

Gurgle—without warning, she choked on a few mouthfuls of water. Su Youyu panicked and began flailing uncontrollably toward the surface.

Splashing up a large amount of white spray.

Qin Xuan reached out and, like lifting a chick, pulled Su Youyu's head out. He said uncomfortably, "What are you doing? Do you think it's too safe here, so you're deliberately making a big commotion to attract any monsters that might exist in the Three Thousand Weak Waters?"

Gulp!

Su Youyu swallowed hard. "Are there really monsters in this Three Thousand Weak Waters?"

"No, wait, Senior Brother, why are your palms so warm? And your side is so cozy too!"

After soaking in the freezing Three Thousand Weak Waters for so long, being beside Qin Xuan felt sudden.

It was like encountering a burning furnace in an ice cellar, blazing fiercely, making her unconsciously want to get closer.

She curled her fair, delicate neck, as if this would allow her to better feel the warmth of Qin Xuan's palm.

Allowing her to withstand the icy cold!

"Warm? Didn't you say you'd rather die outside than get close to me?"

Qin Xuan let go of the back of Su Youyu's neck.

He swam off into the distance on his own.

"Senior Brother, don't go, don't leave me!"

Su Youyu was too far from Qin Xuan now and felt the bone-chilling cold approaching again; she couldn't bear it.

It was like seeing hope; she no longer wanted to stay in the endless abyss of despair.

Unable to circulate Qi, she couldn't maintain an elegant swimming posture, so she just stared at Qin Xuan's receding figure and paddled desperately.

Chasing after Qin Xuan continuously.

As soon as she got close, she clung to Qin Xuan's waist like an octopus. She narrowed her beautiful eyes in contentment and mumbled foolishly, "Senior Brother, you're so hot, so warm. Let me hold you for a while, just for a while..."

Holding Qin Xuan tightly, Su Youyu felt as if she were in a pool of warm water, feeling indescribably warm.

Not only did she not have to endure the bone-chilling cold of the Three Thousand Weak Waters, but she could also feel a warm breath constantly dispelling the ice within her body.

"Why are you hugging me so tightly?"

Qin Xuan pushed Su Youyu away with disdain, but Su Youyu was like a plaster at this moment; wherever she touched, she instantly stuck tightly, and no matter how he shook her off, she wouldn't let go.

"Senior Brother, I was wrong, I'm sorry."

Su Youyu, who had inexplicably moved into Qin Xuan's embrace, pouted aggrievedly, not caring about being shy anymore.

At this moment, she just wanted to hold onto Qin Xuan tightly and not separate even a little bit.

She didn't want to leave this warm embrace to experience the bone-chilling cold.

She raised her watery eyes, stared at Qin Xuan, and muttered, "Senior Brother, can you hold me too? Hold me tight, and please don't let go."

She could clearly feel that the warmest thing was Qin Xuan's body, not the Three Thousand Weak Waters nearby.

The parts of her body pressed against Qin Xuan's felt the bone-chilling cold gradually receding.

At this moment, how could she be willing to leave Qin Xuan's side?

Being by Senior Brother's side is so great!

She wished she could melt herself away and merge completely into Qin Xuan's embrace!

Qin Xuan looked down at Su Youyu huddled in his arms and mercilessly crushed her inner defenses. "Your so-called persistence is not worth mentioning. You kept saying you didn't want to get close, that you'd rather soak in the Three Thousand Weak Waters for half a day than let me take advantage of you, but now, you're squeezing into my arms with all your might. Tell me, are you just bored and have nothing better to do? Did you just make yourself suffer for nothing?"

Su Youyu didn't react much.

She accepted the reality very calmly.

In Qin Xuan's arms, it was warm, and she could survive.

If she left, the Three Thousand Weak Waters were bone-chillingly cold, and she would undoubtedly die.

"Compared to my life, dignity is not worth mentioning!"

Su Youyu raised her eyes, staring at Qin Xuan's incomparably handsome face, even from a death-angle view. "Besides, I think Senior Brother, you are truly even better-looking than I imagined. The closer I am, the more I can feel the elegance and grace of your appearance."

"You are truly shameless; even at a time like this, you don't forget to butter me up."

"Senior Brother, you're not much better. You kept pushing me away, but once I was in your arms, you still couldn't help but pinch my chest."

Hmm?

Qin Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly. "In this cold water, you still have sensation in your body?"

He squeezed a few more times with force.

Su Youyu felt the pain and, feeling shy, bumped her head against Qin Xuan's chest. "Ouch!"

When the pain subsided, she buried her flushed face in Qin Xuan's chest and said, "Senior Brother, your palms have a different temperature; wherever you touch, the sensation is exceptionally intense."

Qin Xuan, not believing it, performed a "scooping the moon from the bottom of the sea" move.

Su Youyu's beautiful eyes rolled up for a moment. She felt the massive contrast between ice and fire, and for a moment, she couldn't bear it, causing her whole body to tremble.

This night was different from the others.

This was the first time Su Youyu fell asleep in a man's arms, and also the first time she wrapped herself around a man's waist like an octopus.

It was also the first time she felt an uncontrollable, wonderful sensation.

As time passed, the sky gradually brightened.

The Three Thousand Weak Waters receded, and the small island emerged from the water once again.

Qin Xuan raised his hand and patted Su Youyu's delicate, pretty cheek. "Wake up!"

Su Youyu opened her sleepy, beautiful eyes, changed her position to lean on Qin Xuan's shoulder, and mumbled lazily, "Senior Brother, let me sleep a little longer."

Qin Xuan pointed at the receding Three Thousand Weak Waters. "The water has receded; if you want to sleep, sleep on the ground!"

Su Youyu hugged Qin Xuan's neck unhappily. "Sleeping on the ground, how can it be as comfortable as in Senior Brother's arms?"

The beach was, after all, not as warm as Qin Xuan's embrace.

Besides, she had already held onto Qin Xuan all night last night; all the advantages that could be taken had already been taken, so why care about an hour or two?

Qin Xuan pried open Su Youyu's hands, which were as slender as mutton-fat jade, and picked her up in a princess carry.

Su Youyu rubbed her sleepy eyes, her mind gradually becoming clear.

She had come to realize that on this small island, if she wanted to survive, she had to rely on Qin Xuan.

If she didn't get on good terms with Qin Xuan, she was a dead woman.

Anyway, all the advantages had already been taken.

Giving him more sweetness, as long as she didn't get screwed, that was a huge profit!

She stretched out a hand, softly hooked it around Qin Xuan's neck, squeezed out a charming smile as much as possible, and said coquettishly, "Senior Brother, do you like holding me like this? Do you like this dynamic?"

"Fuck off."

Qin Xuan flipped his hands, knocking Su Youyu directly onto the ground. Pointing at the trees that were gradually appearing behind the small island, he urged her without any pity for her beauty, "Go cut down trees for me! Within an hour, build me a raft!"

"Everyone else has already started hunting for treasures in the Land of Fallen Emperors, and you're here playing survival on a deserted island with me?"