Chapter 175: Global Extreme Cold 18 (End)
He wanted to wake her, but the only response he got was violent coughing.
Chu Yian was already sick, and Lu Qingyuan had force-fed her a lot of strong liquor earlier, so it was impossible to wake her now; instead, she pressed even closer to him.
Lu Qingyuan could even feel Chu Yian’s lower abdomen pressing against his waist with each breath, a warm, delicate touch that was both fleeting and intimate.
In the dim environment, this sensation was magnified infinitely.
He hadn’t done anything, yet a wave of heat rose within him. When he looked at Chu Yian again, this heat turned into a parched throat. His head slowly lowered, finally covering her slightly pale lips… Some things are like a wild beast.
At first, there was no feeling, but once it appeared, it surged forth.
The contact between their lips and the mingling of their essences spread an inexplicable warmth within the sleeping bag, even filling the entire cold car compartment. It wasn’t until Chu Yian’s pale, dry lips turned crimson, her lips as tender and dewy as flowers moisturized by morning dew…
Lu Qingyuan lifted his head. He took two deep breaths, using the cold air to suppress the surging heat in his heart.
Chu Yian had been frozen and developed a fever yesterday, but after a night’s sleep, she felt much better. She lay wrapped in her sleeping bag in the car compartment and slept for an entire morning.
“I feel like I’m almost completely recovered.”
She finally couldn’t lie still and sat up, affixing several hand warmers to her body, putting on thick clothes, and running to the passenger seat.
Lu Qingyuan glanced at her, his tone as cold as ever, “Come here.”
“What is it, Teacher Lu?”
Chu Yian thought he had some urgent task, so she scurried over. A slender hand rested on her forehead, his palm bringing a warm sensation, “Your temperature has dropped.”
“It dropped a while ago!”
Chu Yian remembered how much Lu Qingyuan had taken care of her when she collapsed last night, and that he was still so concerned about her health now, which made her feel a little touched.
Sure enough, the teammate she chose was the most reliable.
“Luckily, Teacher Lu was here. He gave me both sleeping bags; you must have been freezing last night.”
When she woke up this morning, she was the only one in the sleeping bag, which also contained several warm hand warmers. Meanwhile, Lu Qingyuan was sitting in the driver’s seat, wearing a thick down jacket, intently studying a map.
The best partner in the world.
Lu Qingyuan’s gaze swept over her chattering lips, then he lowered his head, no longer paying attention to her, appearing calm, aloof, and self-controlled.
Chu Yian was used to his reaction and didn’t mind.
She took out some biscuits and stuffed them into her mouth to replenish her energy. When she choked, there was a flask of warm, unfrozen water that Lu Qingyuan had prepared for her. While replenishing her energy, she checked the outside world.
The frost condensed inside the car hadn’t dissipated, but the outdoor temperature had risen from -88 degrees Celsius to -53 degrees Celsius.
This period was probably the highest temperature of the day, as the temperature peaked at -51 degrees and had been fluctuating between -51 and -54 degrees ever since.
This meant that temperatures below negative forty degrees might be gone.
Lu Qingyuan put on his gloves and hat; he was preparing to go out now.
They had removed the snowmobile’s tires, so to continue moving, they naturally had to put the tires back on. Chu Yian watched his actions, then changed into her clothes, ready to go with him.
“You just stay put in the car.”
Lu Qingyuan said coldly, “I don’t want to take care of you for another night.”
Chu Yian hadn’t expected that taking care of her while she was sick was more difficult for Lu Qingyuan than installing car tires in fifty-degree-below-zero weather. She stayed in the car, watching him go in and out, spending three hours and resting seven times in between, before finally installing all four tires.
Seeing how much effort it took him to install the wheels, she wished they had only removed one wheel at the time.
“Are you okay?”
She moved closer to Lu Qingyuan and saw his beautiful hands were frostbitten, with blood coagulated on his fingers, making them look gruesome and mottled.
Chu Yian felt it was time to repay him. She quickly took out the first-aid kit, “Let me help you with that.”
“You go drive.”
Lu Qingyuan withdrew his hand, mercilessly rejecting her eagerness, then took off his jacket and lay down in the back of the car compartment, “Follow the map and drive forward. Pay attention to the fuel level in the tank. Wake me up in two hours.”
After passing through the town, there was only a short distance left to Oasis.
On the thirteenth day of the game, they finally saw the place called Oasis. The vast land was desolate, and the entrance was nowhere to be seen. Their car lingered there for a long time until several heavily cloaked, armed people emerged from underground.
The moment the two were led into Oasis and granted entry, Chu Yian’s mind echoed with the game’s voice.
“Detected: Player has entered the current designated survival zone.”
“Congratulations, Player Chu Yian, for becoming the 1361st player to successfully enter the survival zone and clear the game Global Extreme Cold. Please prepare, player, you will exit the game in 10 seconds.”
She succeeded!
When Chu Yian heard her ranking, her eyes lit up instantly.
In the last ten seconds, she looked at Lu Qingyuan in front of her, “Teacher Lu!”
Lu Qingyuan, who was walking ahead, turned to look at her. Then he was hugged tightly by Chu Yian, “Thank you, Teacher Lu! See you next time!”
In the last ten seconds, she said goodbye to Lu Qingyuan.
Unfortunately, he walked away too quickly, and she didn’t see Lu Qingyuan stunned standing still with a stunned expression…
