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Chapter 214 Rescued

Ling Dengxian didn't remember how he fainted. He only remembered that before he completely lost consciousness, he felt a sense of death and the severe cold that made it almost impossible for him to breathe. Finally, his thoughts and consciousness, along with the sound of the black chain wrapped around his waist breaking under the weight, drifted away into the darkness.

"Ah, host, you are dead. How sad. You have lived in Ark Terra for so long, but in the end, you have accomplished nothing." A annoying voice sounded. Ling Dengxian rolled his eyes and a picture appeared in his sight. It was still the mountains, flowers and city. He entered this special dream again.

"If I really died, wouldn't you be so happy that you would jump up and down?" Ling Dengxian looked at the stunning beauty in the sea of ​​flowers, brushed the dust off a piece of bluestone next to him, and sat down tiredly.

"What? Host, I have watched you grow up. Even if you are a pet, you will be sad for a long time."

"I'll give you one more chance to organize your words. This is my dream." Ling Dengxian's forehead veins jumped, and the blood pressure sensation he felt when he first arrived in Terra returned.

“Wow… But host, didn’t you say that you wouldn’t use violence maliciously…” Although he hadn’t seen Xiaoxie himself, Ling Dengxian could already imagine this guy’s expression of “I’ve caught you, hahahaha”.

"That's right, but the latest research has found that the system has no pain perception and cannot feel pain, so this doesn't count!"

"No, brother, who researched this!?"

"I."

"You, you, you...can you reflect on yourself first? You promised Bagpipe that you wouldn't mess around, but now you're causing trouble again! And if Mostima doesn't find you when he gets back, your fate won't be good!"

"Hiss...Flute and Mostima...let's think of a solution after we see them. Well, the bridge will naturally be straight when it reaches the bow!"

"Do you want to listen to what you are saying..."

"This time... didn't I promise A-ran that I would see all kinds of scenery? Even though it was an accident, it's still a different kind of scenery to experience and observe an avalanche up close..."

"If you say so, host, I can only silently wish you the best..."

Ling Dengxian lay on his back and stretched out his hand to pluck a handful of grass leaves, but grabbed a strip instead. He looked up and saw the blue-haired dragon girl raised her eyebrows slightly and tapped his forehead lightly with the gourd she was holding.

"What do you remember?"

"...What's your name..." Ling Dengxian immediately let go of his hand and sat up awkwardly, apologizing for his limited memory.

The visitor laughed in silence, shook his head gently and was about to speak, when Ling Dengxian suddenly had an idea: "Miss Ling, right?"

"I thought you really forgot... you have a really good memory."

"Sorry." Ling Dengxian gave an apologetic smile.

"Take a good rest. You are suppressing your spirit again. If you keep doing this, your spirit may be overloaded... Can you see some images every time?"

"That's a question..."

"Master, dreams are impermanent. We have hearts and ears." A voice from the sea of ​​flowers suddenly interrupted the conversation. Ling Dengxian looked back, but there was no human figure in the quiet and fluttering pink and white sea.

The voice wanted him to be careful about what he said and did.

The content of this sentence does not have much substantive provocative effect, but its appearance itself is a real signal that arouses disgust.

Ling looked at him, and he looked at Ling. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I can see some things, but they are very scattered and fragmented. The only time they were relatively coherent was in a Colosseum..."

Ling Dengxian described the scene he saw the second time, and did not pay attention to the ambiguous words.

The main reason was that he thought about it carefully and realized that there was indeed no clear connection between it and himself, and the impression it gave him was very comfortable.

Yes, it was very comfortable. She was easy-going but not excessively so, very comfortable but not overstepping the line. Every time Ling Dengxian saw her, he would feel a strange emotion in his heart and could not help wanting to get close to her.

That's not right... This is definitely not a case of lust or love at first sight... Ling Dengxian is certain of this, he is not to the point where he can't tell whether he likes someone or not.

For example... forget it. If I were to delve into this aspect of myself, it seems that I am not an honest person. If I really want to consider the future, I would probably have a headache.

He is not so far as to deny his own heart.

"Relax, you don't look too affected. I don't know what the situation is... It is probably related to you in some way. Maybe it is a dream projected from a certain experience of yours."

Ling seemed to be able to understand his thoughts. She wrapped her tail around his wrist to signal him not to be nervous. She placed the gourd next to him and just sat next to him. The touch of the scales on her tail made him feel familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had had a similar experience before.

"Do you want to 'sleep for a while' here? Even dreaming is tiring. Only deep sleep can give you a full rest."

"Let's talk about it later. Should I wake up?" Ling Dengxian had not forgotten what was happening outside. He just treated this place as a temporary resting place.

"You make the decision. It's okay for now." A blue light seemed to flash in Ling's eyes.

"Thanks... Let's talk next time. This is indeed not the right opportunity." Ling Dengxian clasped his fists, and his vision began to fill with white light.

"It's okay. We have known each other for a long time. "The dragon girl smiled comfortably, stood up and watched him go.

The moment he turned around, he cast a cold gaze towards the sea of ​​flowers, stretched out his hand slightly, and gently uttered a response:

"By the way, I have something to do, and I have always been living a 'good' life."

After he disappeared, a figure gradually emerged from the sea of ​​flowers, with the corners of his mouth slowly forming an arc, looking... both sad and happy.

Before Ling Dengxian opened his eyes, the first thing he heard was the crackling sound of firewood. The heat that warmed his body surged, and he felt much better than before he fell into a coma.

He opened his eyes and the firelight illuminated the cold upper wall of the cave. The top of the cave was rugged and uneven, and there was a faint chill in the distance.

He wanted to wait and see, but a voice broke his thoughts:

"Awake? Sit up. Don't pretend to be unconscious. Since I saved you, I don't intend to kill you for the time being."

Ling Dengxian hesitated for a moment, felt his mental and physical strength, and sat up.

In this small warm area, facing his campfire was a middle-aged Ursus man. He looked a little depressed, with anger from long ago still lingering in the corners of his eyes. He was now carefully adding firewood to the fire.

"Hello... Thank you for saving me..." Ling Dengxian lowered his head and suddenly found that the glove he was wearing on his left hand was damaged, and the black source stone crystal was flashing a dazzling light.

What’s important is that this man is wearing the uniform of the Ursus army!

"Don't be nervous. I've lost my combat number, so I'm no longer a soldier. Besides, if I wanted to kill you, I would have done it long ago." The middle-aged man made a far-fetched excuse lightly, and it was rare that he was not an extreme hater of the infected.

"Give me back my clothes." Ling Dengxian lowered his head and noticed that he was still covered with a coat, so he quickly returned it to the man.

All three swords were still with him, which made him feel much more at ease, and the man didn't even disarm him.

"Hello, um... can I ask how you found me? Where is this place?" Ling Dengxian remembered that he was still being chased, so he immediately asked about the situation and leaned towards the fire.

The man looked at him, then looked away and coughed again. "Ahem, there was an avalanche without any warning from Shangyue Ridge. This avalanche went through the entire snow forest and destroyed nearly one-third of the trees before it slowly shrank. But I was close to him and was also affected. I was covered by two or three meters of snow. I finally struggled to get up and saw you buried not far away."

Having said that, he looked up at the stone wall of the cave behind Ling Dengxian. Behind the corner of the stone wall was the cave entrance - the cave was not big, and the wind was very strong at the corner, and the cold was very strong. There were also large and small cracks in the stone wall behind him, and the wind brought coldness through the twists and turns.

"Before I could think about it, the snowstorm came again. Misfortunes never come singly, so I carried you and quickly found a place to hide."

"Thank you for saving me...I haven't asked for your name yet." Ling Dengxian felt a little scared.

"... Lukasech, a coward." The Ursus man said so, and the match suddenly made a popping sound.

Outside the cave, in the blizzard, darkness gradually eroded the traces.