How to Easily Capture a Long Aotian [Quick Transmigration] 93

Chapter 93: The Otherworldly Friend of the Manga World’s Number One Protagonist (Part 5)

The city in the sky was near the northern snowfield, and the surroundings were covered in ice and snow. It was originally a large, empty, frosty forest. After the city in the sky had appeared, it had been guarded by the Esper Association, and it was heavily guarded.

Xu Zhouyan had brought Yu Lin, and as soon as they had entered the town near the snowfield, they had found a supply hut, had bought winter equipment, and had wrapped Yu Lin up.

The high school student was wearing a camel-colored coat with a magic array, and on his head was a fluffy hat, and around his neck was a rabbit fur scarf. Although his body was tall and slender, the soft and well-cut fluffy equipment still made him look much gentler.

Xu Zhouyan was still in a simple black combat suit, and he was walking in the ice and snow, as if he did not feel cold.

The city in the sky had not yet opened. According to the news from the Esper Association, it would not open until three days later, when the branch presidents who had come from all over the country would work together to activate the city’s magic array, and this legendary city would open.

Before that, the espers who had come to help were temporarily resting in the nearby hotels.

The wind and frost in the north were cold, and the crystallized windows were often hit by the wind with snow particles, and the color of the sky was deep blue and low.

The espers were not very comfortable here. Besides going out to kill lone monsters, they would only rest in the hotel. The hotel had a fireplace, and the warm fire had dispelled a little of the cold.

After Xu Zhouyan and Yu Lin had eaten, they were also waiting in the hotel. The wind was too strong, and Yu Lin was coughing a little. Xu Zhouyan had gone to the pharmacy to get some medicine, and he had come back and had boiled it for him to eat.

The owner of the hotel was a straightforward female esper. Her long hair was braided, and she had been surprised for a moment when she had heard that Xu Zhouyan wanted to borrow the kitchen. “You want to boil medicine? Are you sick? Why don’t you buy the finished potion?”

Xu Zhouyan had glanced at the snow pear slices in his hand, and then he had thought of the dark, finished potion, and he had said placidly, “It’s disgusting.”

The owner had let out a chuckle. In a world where survival was difficult, there were too few people who could pay attention to their lives. She had nodded. “Okay. I’ll lend it to you. Can I copy your prescription?”

The people of this world were in a hurry, and not everyone had a suitable prescription to improve their lives.

Xu Zhouyan had nodded, and he had not said that his prescription was a high-grade product that he had bought with a lot of money, and he had just said, “You can.”

The temperature in the snowfield was terrifyingly low. Yu Lin was uncomfortable from the cold wind, and he was dozing off in his bed.

He had been in this world for more than a month, but he had been on the road all the way, and he had followed Xu Zhouyan from the Blue Water Bay to the northern snowfield. It seemed that a long time had passed.

He had had a dream. It was when he was in high school, and the daylight was very bright. His classroom was on the third floor, and he was holding his books and was going up. In the sound of running footsteps, he would always be dazzled by the sunlight that came through the gap in the roof at the corner, and he would squint his eyes.

The people around him were all very friendly, and they would call his name with a smile, “Yu Lin, good morning.”

He would also reply with a smile, and he looked very cheerful, and sometimes he would even exchange the materials he was holding.

Yu Lin had smelled the clear fragrance of the soil in the air, and the trees downstairs were green, and they were full of life, but they would not fall with a rain of pink flowers.

It was not a mission. It seemed to be his real high school. Yu Lin looked at the scene in his dream and thought with some confusion.

At that time, the learning atmosphere was not relaxed, and the laughter was always accompanied by some stressful complaints.

At that time, there was little free time, and everyone was chatting online, and they were enthusiastic and talkative. In his memory, many people he knew and didn’t know had added each other.

He seemed to have had a friend, and it seemed that they had accidentally added each other during a certain campus activity. They had not met, but they were surprisingly compatible. In his few impressions, they had shared their respective lives and had expressed their own views on different things.

Yu Lin had heard himself say, “Your thoughts are always the same as mine.”

Time had always been in a hurry when he was in his teens, and many things had been shattered by the chirping of cicadas and had become mottled light and shadow. But when he had recalled it in his dream, he could vaguely remember that it had been a very comfortable relationship.

It should have been before he had become a tasker. He didn’t know why he had suddenly thought of it.

Yu Lin had woken up from his dream, and his eyelashes were lowered, and he was coughing a little, and his eyes were wet from coughing in the darkness.

There was no one else in the room, only a faint flame on the wall. The firelight was swaying, and it was a warm yellow. Yu Lin lowered his eyes to look at it and pressed his lips together lightly.

The little jellyfish had cautiously crawled out, and it had weakly glanced at the dim surroundings, and it had asked softly, “Lin Lin, what’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?”

Ever since it had come back after collecting the data, Lin Lin had been acting a little strange. He had not said it, but the jellyfish could feel it. It had climbed up and had gently nuzzled Yu Lin’s fingertips.

“It’s nothing.” Yu Lin raised his hand and ruffled it, and his eyelashes were slightly lowered. After a pause, he replied softly, “It wasn’t a nightmare.”

It was a memory from a long, long time ago, but it wasn’t a nightmare.

“Okay.” The little jellyfish had jumped in his palm with worry. “If there’s anything, you must tell me.”

Yu Lin nodded. “Okay.”

The snow in the north was cold and the road was slippery, and supplies were scarce. The hotel was paved with thick wooden planks and blankets to keep out the cold and to prevent slipping. When he walked, it would inevitably make a creaking sound, which had come in from outside.

Yu Lin heard the sound and looked up. Xu Zhouyan had just pushed the door open and had come in with a warm snow pear soup.

He had turned on the light, and the not-so-bright yellow lightbulb in the hotel had lit up. Yu Lin was sitting on the bed and had squinted his eyes slightly.

Xu Zhouyan had raised his hand and had turned off the light again.

Yu Lin looked at his actions, and he reached out and took off the quilt that was covering him, and he smiled. “It’s okay. You can turn on the light.”

Xu Zhouyan had grunted, “En,” and he had raised his hand and had turned on the light again. The ice-blue snow pear soup in his hand had not moved at all.

“It’s snow pear… why is it this color?” Xu Zhouyan had brought the soup over. Yu Lin had walked to the desk, and he had looked down, and for a moment, he had been hesitant.

The ice-blue soup on the table was like an oil painting that had melted in clear water, which had made one doubt its edibility.

That was actually Yu Lin’s favorite color, like a hazy deep blue night that was reflected in the water, and it was shimmering. But it should not have been the color of a soup.

Xu Zhouyan had pressed his lips together, and he had looked at the soup with a dazed expression. He was stunned for a moment, and he had shaken his head. “I don’t know.”

He had moved the soup that he had pushed out back, and the hand that was holding the soup was still very steady. After a pause, he had looked at Yu Lin, and he had pressed his lips together lightly. “You don’t like it? I’ll go and change it.”

“No.” Yu Lin had shaken his head, and he had taken it with his eyes curved, and he had glanced at the color that was swaying in the water.

The snow pear soup had unexpectedly tasted quite good, like lemon tea.

The raw materials of this world had a powerful effect. After he had drunk a bowl of the soup, Yu Lin’s throat was no longer uncomfortable, and his whole body was even filled with a warmth.

He was sitting by the desk, and because he had taken a nap, he was not sleepy, so he had asked Xu Zhouyan, who was by his side, “Xu Zhouyan, what are we going to do when we enter the city in the sky in a few days?”

“I don’t know.” Xu Zhouyan had shaken his head, and he had frowned slightly. The city in the sky was just a legend. No one had seen it, and no one had ever entered it, so he was not clear about the situation inside.

Although he had made all the preparations, and Yu Lin also had a little ability to protect himself, Xu Zhouyan had thought of the unknown that he was about to face, and he still felt worried. His eyelids were slightly lowered, and after thinking for a moment, he had said to Yu Lin, “Don’t get separated from me after we go in.”

He had gotten up, and he had taken out a fluorescent white crystal from his backpack and had handed it over, and he had said lightly, “Take it.”

“What is this?” Yu Lin had looked at the crystal in his palm. It was a little soft, and after he had placed it in his palm, it had gradually grown longer, and it was emitting a faint light that was surrounding Yu Lin’s fingers.

“A defensive item.” Xu Zhouyan had seemed not to care much, and he had lowered his head to replenish his backpack.

He had his back to him, and his fingers were long and slender, and his waist was lean. The hazy lights had illuminated his distinct features.

The little jellyfish was secretly lying in Yu Lin’s pocket, and it was sticking its head out to look, and it was secretly scanning, 『It’s a life-and-death gu, Lin Lin. He’s using a life-and-death gu on you. He’s preparing to die for you. If something happens to you, he’ll be done for.』

Hearing this, Yu Lin’s fingertips, which were holding the crystal, had paused, and he had looked up at Xu Zhouyan.

Xu Zhouyan had sensed his gaze, and his fingers had paused slightly. Thinking that he was afraid, he had zipped up his backpack, and he had turned his head to look at him and had come over, and his fingers had ruffled his head. “It’s fine.”

His fingers had ruffled Yu Lin’s hair, and he had promised in a low voice, “I will send you back safely.”

“It’s not like that.” Yu Lin had shaken his head, and his soft hair had moved slightly in Xu Zhouyan’s palm. He had pressed his lips together, and he had let out a light yawn. “Xu Zhouyan, I’m a little sleepy.”

This was his last world. If this was a game, then it had already reached its conclusion.

He had lifted his eyelashes, and he had looked at the familiar yet strange person in front of him, and after thinking for a moment, he had asked softly, “What about you? Are you sleepy?”

“I’m okay.” Ever since their departure was approaching, Yu Lin had seemed to have something on his mind all along. Xu Zhouyan had looked at him, and he had pressed his lips together lightly. He could not solve the problem in Yu Lin’s heart, and he just wanted to make this person happy.

“Then sleep for a while. You’re not feeling well today. Rest early. We’ll go skiing tomorrow, okay?” Xu Zhouyan had thought for a moment, and he had coaxed him in a low voice, and he had let out a light laugh. “And there’s ice fishing. I heard from the owner. Do you want to go and play?”

“I do.” Yu Lin had nodded, and he had gotten up from the cold chair, and he had gone to the bed.

“What about you?” He had turned his head to look at Xu Zhouyan and had asked softly, “Xu Zhouyan, what are you doing?”

Xu Zhouyan had looked at him in the dim light of the hotel and had said softly, “I’m fine. You go to sleep first.”

He had wanted to ask the owner what was fun around here. He had found some fun things on the way here, but Yu Lin had not seemed to be very happy.

He did not want Yu Lin to have unpleasant memories when he went back.

Xu Zhouyan had looked at Yu Lin, and his face was calm, and a thought had flashed through his mind.

He didn’t know the reason why Yu Lin was feeling down, but there was a voice in his heart that was always telling him that he wanted to make this person happy, and he wanted to agree to all his requests.

This kind of instruction was very strange to Xu Zhouyan, and it was very worthy of vigilance.

But he had wanted to do it, so he had always been doing it.

The light in the room was dim, and it was very quiet. There was only the sound of the wind with snow particles outside the window.

Yu Lin had climbed onto the bed, and he was holding the quilt, and he had looked up at Xu Zhouyan.

The young man’s body was tall and slender, and because of the years of fighting, it was full of a sense of strength. He was pressing his lips together, and it was a completely unfamiliar face, which he had not seen before, and it did not exist in his memory.

But Yu Lin knew that they came from the same person’s soul.

He didn’t know what was going on, but he had a vague guess, which he needed to verify after it was over.

Yu Lin had taken a light breath, and his fingers had curled slightly. He had looked at Xu Zhouyan, and after thinking for a moment, he had suddenly said, “Xu Zhouyan, come and hold me to sleep.”

Xu Zhouyan was stunned for a moment, and his eyelids were slightly lifted, and the fingers that were on the side of the desk had paused slightly. “I… hold you to sleep?”

“En.” Yu Lin had looked at him, and his eyelashes had moved, and he had said softly, “It’s a little cold at night.”

He had been coughing all morning, and his voice was a little hoarse.

“Okay.” Xu Zhouyan had looked at him, and he had nodded without thinking. He had taken off his shoes and had gotten on the bed, and he had held him in his arms.

Xu Zhouyan’s movements were very light. He was holding him, and his stiff fingers were gently curled and then straightened. After a moment of silence, he had patted his back lightly, and in the room, there was only the sound of a barely audible breathing.