456 What do you want to talk about? Isll accompany you (2/2)
As the girl spoke, she seemed to have made up her mind. Taking off her ring, she threw it into the sky.
”Shell of the Black Turtle!”
The ring emitted a rainbow radiance before suddenly transforming into a translucent turtle shell that fell from the sky and covered them.
At the same moment, dozens of black beams shot out from the world as they headed towards the two. However, they crashed into the translucent turtle shell.
With a 'splash', as though a rock had dropped into water, the dozens of black beams seemed to melt as they disappeared from the surface of the turtle shell.
”What impressive defense.”
Shi Xiaobai could not help but marvel at the impressive defense of the translucent turtle shell.
The girl took a glance at the unblemished turtle shell and gave a satisfied nod. Then she took a few steps back before she slowly sat beside the boy.
”The Shell of the Black Turtle should be able to last a while. Let's take advantage of this moment to recover our stamina, and have a chat...in passing?”
As the girl spoke, she changed her tone subtly. It was easy for others to read what was on her mind.
Shi Xiaobai could not help but find it amusing. It appeared as though 'chatting' had a special attraction to the girl. Did she really have some important and complicated matter that she needed to discuss carefully with him?
Shi Xiaobai did not know at that very moment that the ring named 'Shell of the Black Turtle' the girl threw out was a legendary artefact and that it was a one-time use consumable. It was an important item given to her by her family clan to save her in times of danger, but she had lavishly used it in order to be able to 'happily chat without being disturbed'.
Of course, to the girl, being able to 'happily chat without being disturbed' was much more valuable than a legendary artefact.
”Then...what do we talk about?”
You might not believe it, but the person who said such a sentence was not Shi Xiaobai, but the girl who had just sat down.
Shi Xiaobai nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. He did not know where he found the strength as he pressed the ground with both his hands to forcefully sit up. But midway, due to the lack of strength, he collapsed back down.
He did not slam heavily into the ground, but instead fell into a soft embrace.
The girl had embraced him in time and even allowed him to rest on her shoulder.
”It looks like you don't like lying down while chatting? Great, I don't like conversing from a higher position either.”
As the girl said that, she adjusted her position. She allowed the boy in her arms face her. The two of them hugged each other like a couple, but one of them had his arms slumped to his side, while the girl was hugging the boy by herself.
Shi Xiaobai was left dazed for a moment as his body suddenly stiffened. But due to a lack of strength, he could only rest his head on the girl's shoulder. Her golden hair fluttered in the wind as they caressed his face. A fragrance entered his olfactory senses as he made skin contact with her. It felt like soft and warm sunlight from spring. When the girl spoke softly, her lips were by his ears. A gentle voice seemed to be flowing with a warm and moist fragrance.
What was the situation with such an intimate action?
”Aren't...aren't you germaphobic?”
Shi Xiaobai had experienced the Infernal Queen's naked seduction, so he was not one to easily succumb. But for some reason, his heart began beating faster than usual as his face seemed to turn warm.
Even Shi Xiaobai was left flustered when his opponent who he was fighting in a life-and-death battle a moment ago suddenly embraced him in such an intimate manner. He could only say something that did not seem to match the situation. He remembered Speechless had once mentioned that the Hero King was a germaphobe.
”Yea.”
When the girl heard him, she acknowledged lightly before saying calmly, ”It's fine if it's you.”
Shi Xiaobai was somewhat dumbfounded.
What did he do to become such a special existence to her?
”I do not wish to lose you. When I slashed out that strike, the terror I received from the realization that I would lose you made me understand this point. So, I'm very happy that you are still alive.”
Without blushing or having a racing heart, she said something even lovebirds would find nauseating. Without any embarrassment, she continued, ”I have lost the sound of reality once. If I lose it again, I might not have the courage to seek it ever again. So, don't be quiet. Let me hear your voice. Feel...feel free to say anything.”
Due to the tight embrace and him leaning on her shoulder, he could not see her expression. However, he could imagine that the ice-blue eyes were shimmering with a bright luster. That was because her voice was filled with emotion.
”Yea, let's have a casual chat.”
Shi Xiaobai gradually calmed down. He had come to a realization that the girl's intimate actions did not have any ambiguous feelings. To her, he was some special existence. He believed that there must be some unknown story that left a stigma.
He did not need to or wish to find out about the story because the girl who was hugging him was that gentle and frail. She was like an extremely beautiful rainbow bubble that could burst with a light touch.
”What do you want to chat about? This King will accompany you.”
The translucent turtle shell enclosed them in a small world and isolated them from the murderous black beams of light. The boy and girl sat on the white ground. However, the girl was not hugging the boy in an ambiguous manner. Without any reason, their heads rested on each other's shoulder. Their lips lay beside the soft ear lobes as they whispered to each other. They underwent a series of casual chatting.IChooseDogLeading (我选择狗带) when read in Chinese sounds like I Choose Go Die. It was a meme that resulted from a former member of famous Korean boygroup, EXO, TAO (Huang Zitao). At a concert, there was a part in a rap that where he said ””, but due to a mispronunciation, it sounded like he will not easily choose to be led by dogs. This phrase now means 'I'd rather die/I choose death'.