Chapter 33 Cold Illness

Chapter 33: Chapter 33 Cold Illness

"No problem, let’s climb over it!"

Lin Xi glanced at the wall. It seemed a little over two meters high.

"Don’t joke around...," Su Qiaoqiao thought for a moment. Even if she jumped, she couldn’t touch the top, let alone climb over it.

"Ahhh, what are you doing? Let go of me, you perverted little brother."

Lin Xi had already grabbed Su Qiaoqiao’s legs, lifted her towards the wall, and said, "Don’t sway, grab the edge quickly. I’m going to let go."

At this moment, Su Qiaoqiao realized Lin Xi hadn’t done anything to her. After calming down, she tightly grabbed the edge of the wall, shouting to hurry up.

Lin Xi lightly jumped up, grabbed the edge of the wall, used his arms to lift himself over, and then pulled Su Qiaoqiao up, seating her on the wall as well.

Sitting on the wall, Su Qiaoqiao was shivering uncontrollably.

Over two meters high, it was her first time climbing so high, and without any protection. If she fell, she could easily get seriously hurt, or worse.

So she hugged Lin Xi tightly, nearly burying her head in his chest, not wanting to die at all.

"Let go. I’ll go down first and catch you from below," Lin Xi said.

"No, no, no, I’m scared, I’m scared. Little brother, don’t go down either," Su Qiaoqiao held on even tighter.

Lin Xi chuckled. If he didn’t go down, they’d be caught by the people chasing them.

"Look, they’re catching up," Lin Xi said.

Su Qiaoqiao slightly rose and looked back, finding no one. She was about to curse Lin Xi for lying when she realized he was no longer by her side.

"Jump down, I’ll catch you."

At this time, Su Qiaoqiao’s upper body nearly stuck to the wall edge. She tilted her head slightly to look down, feeling dizzy.

"You liar, little brother, woo woo woo...," Su Qiaoqiao was truly frightened, having a bit of acrophobia.

"Jump quickly, or I’ll leave, and you can wait to get caught. Not much to do with me anyway." Lin Xi turned as if to leave.

That scared Su Qiaoqiao. Weighing her options, she decided to muster the courage to jump, though she doubted Lin Xi could catch her, so she asked,

"Can you catch me? Are you sure you can catch me? Little brother, I really trust you. I’m young, don’t trick me!"

"Jump." Lin Xi spread his arms in a semi-embrace position.

Su Qiaoqiao encouraged herself several times, shut her eyes tightly, steeled her heart, and jumped. At that moment, a hand reached over the other side of the wall, grabbing her arm.

"If you don’t want her arm to break, let go quickly," Lin Xi coldly shouted as he noticed something amiss.

Realizing this wasn’t working, the person let go immediately. But by then, Su Qiaoqiao’s body had already tilted in one direction, falling downwards, bottom first.

Lin Xi was hit heavily in the face, especially feeling pain in his nose, almost bringing tears to his eyes. Fortunately, Su Qiaoqiao landed safely.

The people on the other side began climbing the wall. Lin Xi said nothing more, picked up Su Qiaoqiao, and dashed away, quickly disappearing from sight under the wall.

By then, a short-haired man in black had climbed over the wall.

On this side of the wall was a small forest.

Lin Xi and the others were nowhere to be seen.

The short-haired man searched all around, yet with his more than ten years of mercenary experience, he couldn’t find any trace of where they went.

"Hey, boss, we’ve lost them." The short-haired man took out his phone, reporting to someone on the other end.

"What’s going on?" A stern voice on the other end, with some suppressed tone, asked.

"The young miss is with a young man, and he’s quite unusual, easily taking down five thugs...," the short-haired man summarized the earlier incident.

After a moment of silence, the voice responded, "Could he be someone from the opposing side?"

"Doesn’t seem like it." The short-haired man replied.

"Then intensify the search. Qiaoqiao’s illness could flare up at any moment, and it must be quickly!"

"Okay, rest assured, we’ll definitely find the young miss as soon as possible." The short-haired man hung up the phone, his brow furrowing even more deeply. Who exactly was that young man?

Elsewhere, Lin Xi was running several streets over with Su Qiaoqiao in his arms. He stopped at a place where no one was around, putting Su Qiaoqiao down.

"Let’s go; they won’t catch up." Lin Xi didn’t even catch his breath. This distance really was nothing to him.

But Su Qiaoqiao didn’t respond immediately. Lin Xi noticed her face suddenly became stiff, her lips seemingly trembling from the cold.

How could that be in this weather?

Suddenly, Lin Xi felt even the surrounding temperature seemed to drop by over ten degrees instantly.

It was like transitioning from summer directly into winter.

"I... my illness flared up. Didn’t expect it now. I... I can’t survive this. Little brother, could you, could you kiss me? This is my first time going out alone, and I’ve never tried it. I don’t want this chance to be wasted," Su Qiaoqiao was desperate. If she were at home, she might survive, but there was no time now.

Moreover, surviving wouldn’t change anything.

She’d spent the first half of her life like this, and she didn’t want to stay home every day waiting for one flare-up after another, as if waiting to die.

In the last two years, her flare-ups had become more frequent and severe, and she didn’t know how many more she could endure.

That’s why she snuck out this time.

"First time going out alone, accomplished. Little brother, little brother, can you promise me?" Su Qiaoqiao’s breath grew weaker, as if about to freeze completely.

Noticing something was wrong with Su Qiaoqiao, Lin Xi focused his attention, ignoring her plea, instead holding her wrist to check her pulse. Astonished, he said, "Extreme Cold Body?"

Letting go of her hand, Lin Xi noticed his fingers seemed covered with a layer of white frost, thinking to himself, "So it really is the Extreme Cold Body, and it’s become this severe."

Extreme Cold Body refers to a rare condition where someone’s body contains extraordinary cold energy that increases exponentially with age.

This body type is incredibly rare, with scarcely one in a million.

Individuals with this condition experience intense flare-ups of cold energy from time to time, which brings torment and agony.

And over time, it worsens with each episode.

If the person doesn’t have a strong will, they usually don’t survive past sixteen, and many go crazy before they even reach ten.

However, this girl seemed to be at least eighteen, not only alive but living happily—something that surprised Lin Xi.

"Luckily you met me. Otherwise, a couple more flare-ups and not even a deity could save you!" Lin Xi supported Su Qiaoqiao, letting her sit down on the grass.

PS: Thanks to Vitamin for the first reward and the second time reward. No matter what this week, I must strive to add one more Chapter for you!