I do not know how long I slept, but I was startled awake by a chill—a cold that truly pierced to the bone. I remembered placing several large logs on the campfire beside us; according to my calculations, they should have burned for eight or nine hours without any trouble. Yet, only a few stray embers remained. Judging by the state of the fire, I must have slept for at least fifteen hours. I suppose I was just too exhausted.
Ever since I decided to save this little beauty, I had been busy scouting for high-level Demonic Beasts. I spent several hours fleeing for my life, and then, heart pounding, I had to negotiate with a high-level Demonic Beast. After that, I infiltrated the enemy camp and went through a few scuffles before finally managing to rescue Gu Xiaoqing’s sister.
Before I could reflect on these past events, a bone-chilling cold dragged me back to reality. When I first gained consciousness, I knew this little beauty was cold, as she had been burrowing into my arms. But now, this was no longer a simple case of feeling cold; she was nothing but a block of ice. My body had no warmth left in it at all. It was the freezing temperature that woke me; otherwise, I likely would have slept even longer.
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