I'm on the Ark, and I started as a succubus.

The patriot glanced at him silently, then ignored him again.

"why are you laughing?"

Froststar glared at Bai Chen with her light gray eyes, then reached out and took the bowl from Patriot's hand, serving him soup.

"Have some soup first."

"It's not boiled, it's lukewarm."

Patriot lowered his gaze and glanced at Froststar.

"Oh~"

Froststar raised an eyebrow. "It's just lukewarm; the water has actually boiled. It's drinkable. When did you become so particular?"

Patriot didn't speak, but silently took a sip.

Only when the water in the iron pot was bubbling and gurgling did Shuangxing carefully ladle soup for Bai Chen, saying, "Be careful, it's hot."

"Okay, be careful it's hot!"

Bai Chen responded with a playful remark.

In the tundra, he clashed with the Patriots, sometimes not just over ideas or routes, but also between the taciturn and mature faction and the goofy and cheerful faction.

Froststar bit her lip and pinched Bai Chen's hand hard as a warning.

Can't you just behave yourself a little?

After these two days, everything will be easier to discuss.

There are only these last two days left!

If dinner is on the tundra, it's considered a very lavish meal.

Patriot still ignored Bai Chen, and Bai Chen thought Patriot was depressed on his own, so he simply ignored him as well.

The two did not exchange a single word during dinner.

Or rather, they didn't say a single word from the moment they arrived.

Can I do it?

Can we pick up our weapons and have a duel that will determine victory or defeat, and even life or death?

No.

What else is there to say?

What's there to say about someone who used to be the most disliked, but now stole their beloved White Rabbit?

Even if there were, it would be *Ursus profanity* or *Kazdel profanity*.

The big white rabbit is still here, so those kind and friendly greetings are not really appropriate to say aloud, so let's just leave them at that.

Patriot still didn't ask Frostnova what she had been doing lately, nor did he inquire about any other important matters.

He just ate his dinner in silence, occasionally exchanging some mundane words with Froststar: the tent was broken, the pack animal that used to pull the tent and other things was old, and the ashes in the small stove in the tent should be cleaned... These were all seemingly meaningless conversations.

There is nothing else.

What happened during their disappearance, where did they go, the Reunion Movement, the Infected, the natural disaster in Chernobog, the Chernobog anomaly, and what seems to be a major event in Lungmen recently... Patriots didn't mention any of these things.

Or perhaps, he actually knew more or less what was going on.

Because I understand this very well, I haven't said a word about it.

After dinner, Froststar got busy again, repairing the old tent that she had used for who knows how long but still couldn't bear to replace; feeding the old pack animal, patting its big head and telling it to hold on a little longer, not to think about kicking its own bucket; and taking apart the small tin fireplace to empty the accumulated ashes inside—

—Until there's nothing left to do.

Froststar took a deep breath and walked to the tent where Patriot was resting once again. Through the small window made of thick cotton cloth for warmth, Patriot's voice could be heard.

"Are you... leaving?"

"correct."

Froststar nodded.

"How... much, long?"

"forever."

These two words silenced the patriots for a long time. Suddenly, the surroundings became so quiet that it seemed that only the sound of the wind howling through the camp could be heard.

It's unclear how much time passed before Patriot's voice rang out again, "From now on... will you... not come back?"

"Uh-huh……"

Froststar's usually stern expression began to look a little unnatural.

She pursed her lips tightly, her voice trembling slightly, "Yes, they're not coming back."

Patriot didn't speak, but a faint rustling sound came from inside the tent, as if Patriot was rummaging through something.

After a short while, Patriot's voice came through again.

"Come here."

Patriot reached out from behind the small ventilation window covered with a thick blanket for warmth. "Originally, I was thinking of giving it to you later."

Frostnova accepted the jewelry from Patriot, and was about to say something when Patriot interrupted her, "Keep it as a souvenir. Let's go."

"dad."

"Let's go, don't look back."

After saying this, Patriot fell completely silent.

Froststar let out a long breath and didn't linger. She untied the pack animals they had ridden over and led them slowly out of the camp.

After glancing back briefly at the camp gate, Froststar slowly followed the pack animals behind her into the snowstorm.

Bai Chen patted her head and pressed down her long rabbit ears. "If you want to stay longer, you can stay another day."

Is that the beast you're carrying?

Froststar suddenly bristled, "If I stay any longer, I really won't want to leave."

263. A fiercely aggressive white rabbit!

"If you cry any more, your eyes will freeze!"

Bai Chen said something to Shuang Xing, who was sitting on the pack animal sniffing.

"I want you to take care of it!"

Froststar replied with a harsh and unpleasant tone.

The little maid is not only disobedient and unruly, but she is also becoming increasingly rebellious.

Bai Chen glanced at her and nodded slightly.

He is a man of his word who keeps his promises.

Since I promised this big white rabbit that I'd cooperate and make her happy for a few days, then I'll cooperate and make her happy for a few days.

He won't go back on his word.

After these few days, I'll immediately tell her why the flowers are so red!

We need to teach the disobedient White Rabbit a lesson.

No matter how much she cries, I will never forgive her.

The louder the crying, the happier he becomes.

"Let's rest here for the night."

Froststar sniffled, gradually stopping her sobs.

"This is the wilderness."

Bai Chen raised his eyebrows at her.

Froststar straightened her little face, her expression turning indifferent. "Didn't we used to live on the tundra? The wind and snow were even worse back then."

"Oh~"

A smile suddenly appeared on Bai Chen's face, his voice extremely playful, "I remember now. Our dear white rabbit used Originium Arts to build an ice house and even drank hot milk to keep warm."

Shuangxing remained silent in the face of Bai Chen's deliberate teasing.

She still kept her pretty little face up as she jumped off the beast and used the solid ice to construct a beautiful semi-circular igloo.

Back when she was still in the Reunion Movement, she would do that whenever she was on a mission at night and couldn't get back to camp.

Over the years, they have accumulated a great deal of experience in the techniques and craftsmanship of building igloos.

They erected an ice pillar, tied the reins of the pack animal to it, and Froststar untied the pack the pack animal was carrying, picked it up, and crawled into the semi-circular ice house.

It seems they've really decided to stay here all night.

Bai Chen raised an eyebrow, and idly flicked the pack beast on the head, which made the pack beast let out a dissatisfied sound before squatting down and entering the ice house.

Froststar was spreading a blanket over the ice when she saw him come in. She silently picked up a piece and handed it to him, saying, "Hang it by the door to block the wind."

Bai Chen took it, gave her a meaningful look, and then silently picked up the blanket to cover the entrance.

When he turned around, he found that Frostnova had indeed covered herself with the blanket and seemed to be about to fall asleep.

It seems they really just wanted to spend one night in the snowfield.

Bai Chen crept up to her and lay down beside her. "You really just fell asleep like that? Don't you want to talk?"

"What do you want to talk about?"

Froststar shifted its body slightly.

"Tell me what you want to do in the future?"

Bai Chen paused for a moment, then said with a smile:

"I remember you said that after everything calmed down and Oripathy disappeared from the world, you wanted to open a pastry shop."

"Yes, it's a pastry shop! Because you can eat while it's open. That big rabbit of mine has a real sweet tooth, and if I open that little shop, I can eat non-stop once my sense of taste returns. And I don't have to worry about the food going bad overnight, because it doesn't keep overnight; I'll eat all the unsold pastries."

Froststar did not reply immediately.