Chapter 189: The Chill Subsides
This cold wave lasted for about a week. During this period, no one in the conversation channel mentioned the fact that someone had left and was frozen.
Yong Lin was bored in his dormitory room, but he was also glad to be there. If he had escaped to other city-states, he might not have been able to sit peacefully in front of the window and observe the situation outside.
Because he had just arrived and didn't have many supplies with him. He couldn't leave the city when the cold wave came, and even when it was inconvenient to go out, Lu Jiu sold him a lot of grain and firewood.
He held his chin, contemplating when he could leave the city.
Impatient to leave the house, he quickly got dressed, opened the door, and stepped outside, only to realize that it wasn't as cold as he had anticipated. In fact, it was even a bit warm.
Yong Lin was stunned. Could it be that the cold wave has finally passed?
There is less than a week left until the end of winter.
Yong Lin is not the only one who feels that it is not that cold. Even during the cold wave, many people still go out for a walk. When they realize that it is not that cold, they all hurry to inform one another.
Yong Lin straightened his clothes and started to go downstairs. He was going to go out to see the city.
Walking on the street again, he noticed that it didn't feel as slippery as it did before.
After reaching the city gate, some people had already noticed that Yong Lin was preparing to go out. They stood not far away and watched. Some people even came closer to prevent him from being frozen and to be able to drag him back at any time.
Yong Lin reached his hand out of the protective shield. He was not wearing gloves, and his hand's skin could feel the temperature outside the protective shield.
He rubbed his hands together and noticed that it was no longer as cold as before. Then, he walked out. The wind that hit him was a little chilly, but it was not as cold as the early winter.
He took off his scarf and heard the sound of running water. The snow was melting.
There is a lake not far from Xuantian City, and the faint sound of the melted and flowing water can be heard here.
He laughed and said, "The snow has melted!"
People in the city also heard the sound.
"What! Has the snow melted?"
"Let me go out and take a look."
The residents, who were watching, all walked out of the protective shield. After they came out, it was not as cold as expected. What they felt was the cold winter they had experienced before the end.
"The snow is melting, and I can still hear the sound of running water on the other side of the lake."
"I heard it, I heard it, but it's a pity that I couldn't catch the fish."
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More and more people walked out of the protective shield. Lu Jiu was at the residence. She saw it in the district. The building she lived in had its main entrance facing the city gate, allowing her to have a clear view of it.
When she came out, she noticed that the weather had become less chilly, so she decided to decrease the temperature of the protective shield by a few degrees.
After two months and twenty-six days of winter, it seemed that they had finally passed through the first winter.
There was a sound of the door opening next to her, and Lu Jiu saw that it was Shen Jufeng who had opened the door and come out. He was also wearing a thick robe, but he was still holding a cup of hot tea in his hand.
He took a sip of tea and said, "It seems like you could use some time to relax your muscles and bones."
Lu Jiu smiled and remained silent, as she continued to observe the enthusiastic residents outside the city.
Information about the end of winter started to flood the dialogue channels, and everyone expressed their excitement that this challenging season was finally coming to a close.
[Peng Jianming] (City Channel): Spring is finally here! I will go to other city-states in a few days!
[Fang Yitong] (City Channel): I feel the same way. Only now do I understand how important it is to find a good city-state to determine the final result!
Spending the winter in a generally impoverished city-state is a form of torture. It's fine when nothing happens, but it's a mess when something does happen.
[Yan Xiaoyu] (City Channel): But I am worried about when this beast tide will come. There has been no warning until now. I am worried that I will encounter it on the way to other city-states... You know.
[Peng Jianming] (City channel): Please say goodbye to the crow's mouth! I'll come back when I reach other city-states.
[Fang Yitong] (City channel): I don't care when the beast tide arrives. Anyway, I want to leave the city-state where I am currently residing. If the beast tide comes, it will be even worse. If I can't stop it, I will be finished.
This makes sense. Instead of waiting for the beast tide to pass before leaving, it is better to run away beforehand.
The city lords of certain city-states are growing concerned about their residents' intentions to depart, and some are reluctant to remain as city lords. Whoever wants to become the city lord is welcome to do so, and they also desire to find a powerful city-state to settle down.
But these have nothing to do with Lu Jiu. She will leave the city to kill more wild monsters now.
This time, she called Yong Lin. Spring was approaching, and she could now add her hunt for the lord of Destiny City to her agenda. Now she could personally assess the young man's combat effectiveness.
Yong Lin was very excited when Lu Jiu came to him. He didn't know if it was just luck, but a silver-level whip came out of a store in the city as if it had been made just for him.
For this whip, he will also make every effort to kill more wild monsters and aim to obtain the silver weapon as soon as possible.
This was the first time a four-person team went out to clear the wilderness. Yong Lin didn't know where to put his hands or what to say.
Lu Jiu noticed that he was not very old and became curious about which grade he had studied in previously. "Were you studying in college before?"
Yong Lin said, "Well, I was just eighteen at the time and was about to start college as a freshman. I had to go to school to pay my tuition fees. I was working in Yangshan City."
He just went there and didn't even go to school, and the world changed.
"That's it, what a pity... Did you go to Changyuan City alone from the beginning, or did you go with someone else?"
Yong Lin scratched his head. "At that time, I went back with a few other classmates, and we all came from Changyuan City, so we had a connection. Coincidentally, I was working in a factory during the summer vacation."
"Initially, we were stranded in Yangshan City for several days, awaiting rescue. However, no official personnel arrived, so we decided to return to the district together. At that time, I obtained the professional card and skill card before joining them. After learning these things, although the journey was a bit difficult, I still arrived safely. After that, I left the team and went to find my mother."
Later, Lu Jiu and the others also learned that his mother had passed away.
Yong Lin seemed to have started talking and continued to talk about what had happened before. He said, "Later, I happened to come across a city-state, so I decided to settle there and join other people's teams. My life was either good or bad. After the city-state was disbanded, I went to Destiny City. When I arrived at Destiny City, the city lord named Li Qiao noticed my skills. Consequently, she apprehended me and assigned someone to keep an eye on me, as you will know later."
He even trembled slightly when he mentioned Destiny City. His impression of that place was that it was a massive cage, trapping many people.
Zhuang Yun patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's all over. You are in Xuantian City now."
Yong Lin smiled. Fortunately, he escaped; otherwise, it would be hard to say if he would still be alive now. He didn't inquire about the city lord's plans to handle Li Qiao, but confidently stated, "I know. I believe that as long as I'm here, Li Qiao won't be able to do anything."
Zhuang Yun smiled heartily and said, "You are right. She can't even enter Xuantian City, in the wild. If you meet, you will be fine if you stay with us."
Lu Jiu began to think about when the perfect opportunity would arise for her to finally rid herself of Li Qiao, who was always thinking about them, all at once.
