Chapter 45: Warmth

Dong Yao was a beta tester. When entering the game, her parents went with her younger brother's family and were not with them.
As for her own household, her parents-in-law had passed away last year.
Currently, aside from her husband and their sixteen-year-old son, there was only her twenty-year-old sister-in-law.
Therefore, the four of them formed a team and entered the game together.
Only upon arrival did they discover that they were actually in a vast grassland.
There were very few trees here, but boundless meadows and quite a few...

"Shuoying, this time when you and Brother Shuoqian return to China, are you planning to stay and live there permanently?" Bainuo asked.

Deprived of the sunlight's embrace from the upper world and the rules of the game, any terrifying thing could happen in the darkness.

"Then wait for me to go back inside and grab a coat," she said, gently stroking her arm, feeling somewhat unsure of her ability to withstand such biting wind.

Mu Xuefu looked at her coldly, a hint of a cryptic smile curving the corner of her lips. Having no desire to speak with her, she merely smiled without answering.

Without even furrowing his brow, Mu Qiying directly pulled the crossbow bolt out of his shoulder. Blood splattered everywhere, yet he did not let out a single groan. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught the flash of a cold gleam and saw the arrowhead about to pierce Jiaoniang's body.

Over the weekend, Li Zhenguo mailed three thousand yuan to Zhao Hui, and they spoke on the phone again. Li Zhenguo still urged Zhao Hui to take good care of her health and improve her nutrition, filling Zhao Hui's heart with joy.

Because it was nighttime, the entire building emitted a dazzling blue radiance. This was the structure's most distinctive feature; once dusk fell and the city lights came on, the whole edifice would shine like the morning star.

"You're here." Familiar and natural, it sounded just like a long-lost friend greeting one another.

He took a labored step forward and led his horse over. "I understand. My intrusion today was truly lacking in manners. From now on, as the mountains are high and the waters are distant, Dr. Mei, please take good care of yourself." With those words, he turned, pulled the reins, and walked step by step through the snow until his graceful yet solitary figure finally vanished around the bend of the road.

"Hey! All the money is going into your pocket, alright? I don't get any of it," Bainuo feigned anger and turned her face away.

His clever tongue slid skillfully into her mouth, while his fingers gently brushed across her cheek, sending a tingling, electric warmth that swept over her like a prairie fire, scorching her entire body with feverish heat.

"Lu Tong, you just underwent surgery! How can you get out of bed?" Shi Yi hurried over anxiously, trying to help Lu Tong lie back down.

However, if she were to hide away, not only would it bring shame upon her ancestors and predecessors, but it would also implicate her family, classmates, and even those she had crossed paths with. Though she had only laid eyes on the Blood Flood Dragon once, she knew his personality brook no mercy, especially since he was a white-haired fiend who slaughtered without blinking an eye.

A wisp of pale smoke rose! Dong Zhanyun instinctively braced for the second wave as a massive fireball resembling a falling phoenix crashed down. Without a hint of panic, Dong Zhanyun thrust his fist upward in a punch: "Poof!" A chilling, nether Qi surged upward, transforming into the wrath of the Underworld King that completely shattered the falling phoenix meteor.

The sky tore apart. In the distant void, a streak of blood red suddenly stained the horizon, and the next moment, this crimson rapidly spread, painting half the firmament red!

"I wouldn't have thought of it had you not mentioned it, but now that you put it this way, aside from looking a bit thinner, could Lianmei really be sick? Or perhaps she's been hiding away for treatment lately? Were those words just spoken to brush us off?" The fellow traveler nodded and replied.

From this, it can be seen that starting from 1983, wages entered a phase of steady growth, economic measures began to show results, and the living standards of the people continuously improved. In the span of just three years, salaries increased by fifty-four percent.

Hearing this, the group was momentarily stunned. They had never believed that the Shaolin Temple would shield Shi Yan, but now the meaning behind Deling's words was that Shi Yan truly was right here in Shaolin.

Upon hearing this, Yudie did not reply. Instead, she gently leaned against his chest, feeling the steady and solid rhythm of his heartbeat. Although her first time had not belonged to him, deep in her heart, she had long since considered herself entirely his.