For me?

Chapter 34

"Sir, the trapped students have been successfully rescued!" Wen Yao reported cleanly.

Behind her are the four Wang Li.

They looked in a sorry state, their clothes still splattered with blood clots that had frozen on them, but fortunately they were only a little shaken, and not injured.

Mu Hang came forward wrapped in cold air, a pair of pale blue eyes with little warmth slightly drooping, and his sight fell on the bodies of the four people in front of him.

Invisible pressure loomed, weighing heavily on the shoulders of the few students in front of them.

They couldn't help swallowing, breathing a little hard.

Even when they were trapped in the mercenary's hinterland a moment ago, they hadn't felt so fidgety.

This ...... Is this what it feels like to be caught in the act?

Suddenly, Chen Meng let out a small exclamation, "Shi An!"

The remaining few froze and raised their eyes.

The young man stood wilting at the Mu Hang, his face red from the cold, looking pitiful.

It is of course gratifying that a missing companion is safe and sound, but ......

...... How many pieces does a person really have to wear to wrap themselves up in a ball?

A few people slowly gave a subtle expression as one.

"Tell me." Mu Hang's voice was low and slow, "Why are you up in the mountains at this time of year."

The four looked at each other, momentarily dumbfounded.

Officer Mu wasn't like those mercenaries, school year trips and all that, it was a lie in front of the other side at the drop of a hat.

But does ...... have to tell the truth?

Wang Li gritted his teeth and fell into silence.

Surprisingly, Mu Hang did not press the issue.

He beckoned toward Wen Yao, "Assign them a tent, provide dinner, and rest for half the night."

However, before several people could breathe a sigh of relief, they only heard Mu Hang continue, "Tomorrow morning, send them down the mountain."

Wang Li was shocked, "But ......!"

He looked up to meet Mu Hang's eyes, and swallowed back the last half of the words that had caught in his throat.

Mu Hang withdrew his eyes, "Get out."

Even though they were unwilling, they could only bow to Mu Hang and follow Wen Yao out.

Shi An tiptoed along, ready to take the opportunity to slip out together.

But before he could take a few steps, he felt a tug on the collar of his shirt.

Shi An: "......"

He craned his head and was met with Mu Hang's stoic face, his silver-white eyelashes drooping and his voice cool:

"What are you following me there for?"

Shi An: ".................."

Wang Li's four figures had disappeared from view, leaving only him and Mu Hang in front of him.

Mu Hang lowered his eyes and looked at Shi An, who was hanging her head as if she had been caught doing something wrong.

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

Shi An looks up, "?"

Eh?

This statement sounds as if the other person feels they were lured here ......?

The teenager tilted his head, his dark eyes blankly puzzled, looking extraordinarily clueless and innocent.

Mu Hang's eyes lingered for a moment on the plush rabbit earmuffs worn by the other party, and his original question paused at the edge of his mouth, but ultimately did not come out.

"Feeling better?" He asked.

It took Shi An a few seconds to realize that the other person was talking about her earlier hospitalization.

Though he didn't know why Mu Hang suddenly changed the subject, he dutifully replied, "Better."

Mu Hang swept Shi An up and down, landing on the teenager's cotton coat that wrapped itself tightly around him, three layers inside and three layers out.

Suddenly, he subconsciously remembered the way the other man had shivered and clutched his arm and wouldn't let go that day at the hospital.

Mu Hang: "So afraid of the cold?"

Shi An nodded honestly, "Super scared."

"If you are so afraid of the cold, what are you doing in the mountains at this season?" Mu Hang raised his eyebrows, his expression still cold and solemn.

Shi An: "......"

If it wasn't for the treasure, he wouldn't have come to this freezing cold hellhole!

At that moment, Wen Yao lifts the curtain and walks in.

She said, "The students have made arrangements, and the mercenaries who scattered and fled are under our control, one of them seems to wish to interview you, and seems to have information you need."

Mu Hang nods and heads out the door.

After two steps, he stopped, pulled a palm-sized orb from his pocket, and threw it to Shi An.

Shi An borrowed the room in a hurry.

The orb smashed heavily in his hand, and even through the thick fleece gloves, he could still feel a constant and steady heat radiating into his palm.

He looked down.

It was a light red sphere that shimmered in the darkness with a polished, glistening light that looked warm and round.

This, this is ...... fire gem!

Shi An held the gem in front of her, slightly wide-eyed.

Legend has it that the precious gem containing the ancient fire element, even if it is a small piece, can radiate heat outward in a constant stream as long as it is placed next to you.

Even once Shi An, there were only two pieces in the cave, and both were about the same size as the one in your hand.

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

He blinked and raised his eyes toward Mu Hang's back, asking hesitantly:

"Sent, to me?"

On Shi An He had also thought that the shiny silver bracelet was for him.

But in the end, it turned out to be actually testing instruments, which disappointed him for a long time.

"Uh-huh."

Mu Hang's pace paused and he said gently, "Take it."

When he finished speaking, he lifted the curtain of the tent and walked out.

Wen Yao followed Mu Hang's side and couldn't help but twist his head to look behind him.

The curtains of the tent fell, hiding the form of the teenager in it tightly.

She didn't hold back after all, and hesitantly spoke, "That ...... sir, wasn't that gem a gift from the magistrate of this Avon region to you?"

Mu Hang left in a hurry this time, so except for a few individual close friends, the rest of the people did not bring with them.

The search party was essentially local Administration members, while all supplies and equipment were provided by the Avon Area Management Branch.

Due to Mu Hang's identity, so the other party naturally pleases and flatters in every possible way, in addition to the necessary operational supplies, they also searched for quite a number of cold-sheltering wonders and sent them over, and this Fire Gemstone is one of them.

--Mu Hang left nothing but this gemstone and simply returned everything else as it was.

Mu Hang swept Wen Yao's head down and said faintly:

"I don't need to."

Mu Hang is telling the truth.

Contrary to his cold and indifferent appearance, his body temperature has always been high, almost never fearing the cold, even when he came to this canyon to walk the mission, he wore nothing more than a slender windbreaker to avoid the cold, and was considered to be the only one who traveled lightly in the entire squad.

Wen Yao held back and swallowed the question in his mind.

Since you don't need it, did you take it in the first place just to turn around and give it away now?

Wait, it can't be true, can it?

Wen Yao was stunned, his pace subconsciously lurched.

Realizing that Wen Yao was lagging behind, Mu Hang turned his head to look:

"What are you waiting for?"

The man in front of him had silver hair and blue eyes, almost blending in with the blizzard raging behind him, appearing detached and cold, as if he were an unsympathetic ice sculpture.

Wen Yao shook his head, shaking thoughts that shouldn't be there out of his mind.

She must have gotten it wrong, it was probably just a coincidence.

She reorganized her thoughts and hurried a few steps faster, "Nothing, sir."

Inside the tent.

Shi An held the Fire Gem in her hands with great care, the red color of the gem reflecting within her wide eyes.

"It's good looking ......"

What a beautifully warm fire, so vividly frozen in a gemstone, a perfect combination of two of Shi An's favorite things.

Shi An removes his gloves and places the gem in his pale palm, squinting contentedly.

And on top of that, it's so warm and toasty!

It was at this time that the magic worm that had shrunk in Shi An's sleeve to play dead finally poked its head out and said quietly, "Did the people leave?"

Shi An: "Yeah."

He shrugged off the two coats that had imprisoned his movements and carefully tucked the Fire Gem into his innermost pocket, and after making sure it was warm and radiating heat close to his chest, Shi An only turned to head out of the tent.

He asked a few people for directions, and finally found the tent where Wang Li's men were.

As soon as Shi An entered, he was surrounded by the four men.

Wang Li and Zhao She looked him up and down worriedly, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"When I encountered the Skeleton Horse earlier, you weren't there when I turned around, and I was really surprised by you again." Wu Huancheng said.

Chen Meng frowned, and although the color of concern was still in his eyes, his mouth hardened, "Where have you been? Don't you know that others will be worried?"

Shi An says he got lost in the snow and then met Mu Hang while wandering around in the snow.

He didn't blink, and was as serious as if he hadn't hidden any crucial details himself.

After confirming that nothing had indeed happened to Shi An, the crowd breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down by the fire.

Zhao She came over and colorfully told Shi An the story of how they were caught in enemy lines and then accidentally saved by that skeleton horse.

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

"So why exactly did that skeletal horse let us go?" Chen Meng frowned with a puzzled expression.

It was logical that a demonic creature of the Necrotic species would attack all living things in front of them, just like when they first encountered them on the mountain road, and when they were in the mercenary camp before, he was pretty sure that the skeleton horse saw them, but as if it was scrupulous about something, it actually turned around and left straight away.

The Necromonger species actually had something to worry about? How is that possible?

Zhao She shrugged and nibbled down a piece of bread with a big grin, "Say I know, anyway, I can get out of it."

Shi An, chewing at the mouth, nodded in agreement and said vaguely, "That's it."

"However, there is something that makes it hard for me to forget." Wang Li suddenly spoke.

Several others looked toward him in unison.

"That mercenary said when he saw the map that you guys were here for the dragon too."

Wang Li frowned with a puzzled expression.

...... hmm?

Shi An, who was inexplicably cued, swallowed the food in her mouth and raised her eyes towards Wang Li.

"But aren't dragons as well extinct?" Zhao She was also stunned.

Wu Huancheng adds, "Not only dragons, but all fantasy species have become extinct."

"Do the elven ruins we're planning to go to have anything to do with dragons?" Wang Li guessed.

Everyone looks at each other, "I don't know ......"

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

"Yeah ......"

Wang Li : "But fortunately the mercenaries are all under control as well, and although the mountain is closed for the winter, although we can't enter, other people can't enter as well, so at most we'll wait for another half a year, and the relics will still be ours."

"Yeah, yeah."

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

"Just went out halfway through the sentence, I think." Zhao She didn't take this to heart, "What are you worried about, this is Officer Mu's camp, nothing will happen."

Chen Meng nodded and let out a long breath, "Fair enough."

*

Other side.

Shi An felt his way out of the tent and, relying on his innocent countenance, quickly asked Mu Hang the direction he was now headed.

"Great, my lord," a sudden ominous feeling came over the Demon Worm's heart, "What do you want?"

Shi An said with a certainty, "Just now, I heard Wen Yao say in the tent that there was a mercenary who wanted to talk to Mu Hang ...... He must know something!"

He had wanted to just come here to see if he could collect a bit of treasure, but he hadn't expected that this place was actually related to dragons?

Magic Worm: "Wait, you, you don't still want to go on after Mu Hang, do you?"

Shi An: "Of course!"

The Demon Worm tried to struggle, "Haven't you gotten the desired gem now as well? Why don't you simply do it next year ......"

Shi An touched his chest.

The fire gem was resting comfortably where it was, radiating warmth and heat outward.

Shi An thought for a moment, "Not the same."

It didn't really matter much if you went down or not until you knew that news yourself.

But now, whether that dragon was referring to himself or not, he absolutely could not ignore this crucial piece of information.

After all, that might have something to do with his disappearing treasure!

"Besides, it's just average heat!" Shi An said thoughtfully.

The Demon Worm froze, "Huh?"

It was a bit incredulous, "There's something warmer than a fire gem? It can't be."

Shi An nodded seriously, "Really oh!"

That day in the hospital, he had a dream hug!

It was warm and burning, even the Fire Gem was slightly inferior to it.