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Chapter 189 The Chaser

Many times, words are powerless, Ling Dengxian knows it, but it is particularly obvious at this moment.

"...Ms. Shuangxing, why are you here..."

Expressing your doubts frankly can indirectly and effectively resolve misunderstandings. Ling Dengxian's reaction was still very quick.

"...This is downstream of the camp. I brought my team here to rest. No one has been here before. How come you came here?" Frost Star's alert and incredulous look did not diminish at all.

"I came here to get some water..." Ling Dengxian had to admit a fact, "I just don't know the way very well."

"That's such a coincidence...it seems that no one usually goes that way." When Frost Star came back, he found out that the large group usually chose to fetch water upstream, and he brought his team downstream to avoid suspicion.

"No one walks this way? Then why is there a road? Although it is quite narrow and the snow is not very clear..." Ling Dengxian suddenly felt something unusual, but he just made a note of it. The white flame was washing the kettle, and the icy water had already irritated his fingers red. With the power of the white flame, he didn't intend to do anything unnecessary, and if he took any other action now... it would seem like he was trying to cover up something.

"Forget it... Besides, you did that because you didn't see me... right?" Frost Star took a deep breath to maintain his sanity and told the truth.

After all... no one wants their "primary physician" to have problems in some way.

Ling Dengxian was naturally very happy that no further misunderstanding had occurred, but——

He raised his eyes to glance at the girl, who wordlessly took a small step away, her eyes slightly wary.

If it's just an impression, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to save.

The members of Froststar's Snow Monster Team were not far away, and Carters had no intention of refusing to go back with them, but he had no choice but to agree.

Ling Dengxian had never had any life experience since he was born that could support him in breaking this silent situation.

He couldn't help but sigh, but that was good too, at least... he didn't have to worry about Frost Star being affected by the curse, right?

Although the price is a bit high...

"Ahem..." Frost Star's shoulders trembled. Ling Dengxian immediately remembered her situation, raised his hand, ignited a wisp of white flame and handed it to her.

The reason why he was called "chief physician" by Frost Star was because his white flame could effectively soothe the severe pain caused by the precursor of the onset of oripathy, and it also suppressed the disease.

"Thanks... ahem..." Carters held his fingers, white flames rising, and his frown subsided.

Ling Dengxian just shook his head. Even if he was a humanoid self-propelled mineral inhibitor, he was just an inhibitor. He should be different from a "pure human" like "Doctor". It was fortunate that the mineral disease was not fatal.

He cannot be a deus ex machina, he is just one of the ordinary people.

"Ah."

Ling Dengxian looked back suddenly. The snowy ground, which was lightly trodden by the cold wind, was empty. The only things that existed were the grass seeds that had not yet sprouted for the next year, but they did not whisper to each other.

"...Pigeon, white dove?" A hand wrapped in an old glove waved in front of his eyes, and Ling Dengxian immediately came to his senses, "What are you looking at? Is there anything wrong..."

"No... nothing, I seemed to hear someone laughing... maybe I didn't get enough rest." Ling Dengxian shook his head, a little confused. He felt like he had heard this voice before, a female voice...

The unknown brings fear, but in his case his intuition and instinct also give him hostility and rage.

"Were you listening to me just now?" Frost Star looked at him.

"Sorry, I really didn't hear it." Ling Dengxian admitted his mistake decisively.

"Ah... it's nothing. You know my dad's situation. He's notoriously stubborn. If he occasionally seizes a mineral disease inhibitor, he will give it to others. Didn't you say you wanted to talk to him before? Dad..."

At this point she stopped and looked at him, a little cautious. After all, she knew how stressful it would be to talk to her father with someone who wasn't familiar with him.

"Yes, has Mr. Patriot returned?" Ling Dengxian nodded. They had indeed negotiated before... but it was not him who approached Patriot. "Mr. Patriot is very easy to talk to. After understanding my situation, he agreed to let me try the treatment."

"Um……"

"Then I'll go find him tomorrow. He must be a little tired after the march today. Let Mr. Patriot have a good rest..."

The boy and girl suddenly stopped walking and talking at the same time, just because the person they were still thinking about appeared in front of them.

"Phew... it'll be fine for today. I, no problem."

Although the weather was very cold, Ling Dengxian was sweating on his back.

The silver-haired leader was in a daze again. This was a rare rest for her. There was still an hour before sunset, and she would have to be busy until at least two or three hours after sunset.

She couldn't take a break first, even though no one asked her to do so, but she knew she should set an example.

"There have been a lot of negative voices in the team recently... Should I..."

"The consumption of food and camp heat sources... Let me see the nearby villages..."

"Medicine for Alina and other patients... and the person Bai Ge promised to find--"

"White Pigeon... Red Lotus... What is your real purpose in coming here?" The Dragon Girl sighed. She recognized the sword the moment she saw it. She certainly knew what it meant.

The dim sunset sank bit by bit, and the woman's shadow was stretched very long. The deep black penetrated the tents and the forest, as if it was spitting out a message.

"I... trust you for one round."

The snake entangled with the dragon's shadow couldn't help but sneer.

Ursus Icefield.

"Hey, the one with the halo, can you really find that bastard?" The Sarkaz woman in a red skirt tossed the dagger in her hand and cursed the country's weather with the same words that Ling Dengxian had complained about before.

"The Integration Movement, he will definitely go there." Wu had long been accustomed to W's complaints. In the beginning, he was annoyed by this guy, but soon after entering the ice field, he got used to it. Neither of them was particularly good at livening up the atmosphere - W didn't count - but they could surprisingly find many topics to talk about. After all, if there were people traveling with them, instead of communicating, they would be swallowed up by the unspeakable loneliness and discomfort, leaving not a trace of their bones.

That pain is no less than walking alone.

Loners have their own honed ways of entertaining themselves.

It was with this kind of emotion that Ling Dengxian and Texas left most of the ice field behind.

"So what do we do after we find him? Should we save his life like in many legends? That's too funny." W sneered.

"In the past, I might have only chosen to complete the most basic task and ensure that the two swords were in his hands without any mistakes... But now, I have my own ideas." Wu once again released a thin black substance to spread forward, searching for information for the caster.

"...It's up to you. I have to hide for a while...I caught a glimpse of that guy when I was in Columbia. He seemed a little bit difficult to deal with..." W is not stupid.

"Tsk, has this guy grown up so fast... I always feel like it was only yesterday that I could still bully him..."

"How many moves can you take from the Giant Wolf's Mouth?" Wu suddenly stopped and asked.

"Okay, okay, I know he was beaten by a giant wolf—"

"No." Wu's eyes twitched, and W finally noticed that two figures, one big and one small, suddenly appeared in the distance.

There was a light chill in the wind, her purple-black hair glowed slightly, her crystal-like eyes rippled slightly, and her hands grasped a wisp of struggling black mist.

Anasa raised his hand, the black mist dissipated, and the three people looked at each other from a distance.