"Don't talk nonsense!"
"Yes, yes, yes, but speaking of which, you said,"
Listening to her, the image involuntarily surfaced in Xiaoquan Aonai's mind.
Then, she complained helplessly and with embarrassment, "Akiko, can you not say such things."
"What's there to be shy about, the three of us have talked about this before," Akiko said unconcernedly.
******
Just as Xiaoquan Aonai had said, the snow had indeed become heavier, dense and assaulting the face.
But because there was no wind, it wasn't too cold.
Their feet crunched the snow as they walked, producing a faint 'crunch' sound.
Dubian Che gazed at the snow mountains in the distance and slowly exhaled.
The white mist, like a slowly forming bridge, seemed to extend all the way to the snow mountains.
Kiyono Lin's eyes, clear as the aurora, watched him for a long time before he finished exhaling.
"That's impressive," she nodded.
"Me," Dubian Che said and immediately regretted it, "Sorry, I shouldn't have said that."
