After tucking Zhaozhao back into bed and watching her fall asleep, Su Yuan got up and left the room. Then he made his way to the basement.
There was nothing in the basement except an ice bed, which was now constantly emitting cold air.
Su Yuan no longer looked calm as he did in front of Zhaozhao. The veins on his forehead bulged, his face was ashen, and his lips were chapped. It was obvious that he was in a bad state.
Since he found out that Zhaozhao was missing, Su Yuan had been forcefully activating the other half of his heart that he left in Zhaozhao's body to fight against another overbearing force. Later, he also used his dragon's breath. In fact, he was seriously injured.
After all, losing half of his heart was still a great injury to Su Yuan.
It was just that out of consideration for Zhaozhao and not wanting to worry her, he had been enduring the pain.
Su Yuan looked at his reflection on the ice bed and pulled the corner of his mouth into a helpless smile. He couldn't help it. The little crybaby looked so heart - wrenching when she cried. He just couldn't bear it.
Taking off his shirt, Su Yuan dragged his heavy steps to the ice bed and began to regulate his internal energy.
In a short while, a thin layer of frost covered Su Yuan's whole body.
This ice bed came from Kunlun Mountain and was in harmony with Su Yuan's internal breath. It was the best for helping him heal his injuries, but the process was a bit painful.
The hands on the clock in the villa's living room had turned several more circles. When Zhaozhao woke up, Su Yuan had just come out of the basement and was about to pour some water in the living room.
Zhaozhao had slept deeply this time because Su Yuan deliberately let her sleep a little longer, so he used a little trick, which made her look dazed now.
"Are you awake? Are you hungry?" Su Yuan poured a glass of warm water and asked Zhaozhao as he walked.
"A little bit." Zhaozhao touched her belly, which hadn't had anything to eat for a long time, and nodded.
Su Yuan handed the glass of water in his hand to Zhaozhao and stroked her hair. "What would you like to eat? I'll cook it for you."
Zhaozhao stared at Su Yuan for a long time without saying a word. Just when Su Yuan was about to ask, Zhaozhao suddenly reached out and stroked the hair on his forehead.
"Why is your hair here wet? And there are tiny ice chips?!" Zhaozhao stood on tiptoe and took out a tiny ice chip from Su Yuan's hair. It was really a very small ice chip, which melted in Zhaozhao's hand after a while, leaving only a small wet patch.
Looking at Zhaozhao's frowning face, Su Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
Oops, he had come out in a hurry and forgotten to tidy himself up.
"I..." However, just when he was about to say something, Zhaozhao suddenly stood on tiptoe and reached out to hold Su Yuan's face.
"Ouch!" Zhaozhao shivered from the cold and exclaimed in shock, "Why is your face so cold?"
Without waiting for Su Yuan to answer, Zhaozhao covered Su Yuan's ears again. Her hands trembled from the cold. She "attacked" Su Yuan's neck and hands one after another. The more she touched, the more shocked she became. "What did you do, Su Yuan?!"
Why was he so cold all over?
The worried look on the little girl's face made Su Yuan's heart soften. He was also afraid that he would really freeze her, so he pretended to pull his hand back, but of course he failed because Zhaozhao held it tightly.
"I'm fine. I'll be okay soon."
But Zhaozhao didn't care what Su Yuan said. She stubbornly pulled Su Yuan's hand and wanted to put it into her clothes, muttering, "It's too cold. I'll warm you up."
Su Yuan quickly pressed Zhaozhao's hand down and helplessly rubbed his forehead. She really had no defense against him at all. She was so innocent that Su Yuan, the ancient dragon who had lived for tens of thousands of years, felt ashamed of himself.
"Zhaozhao, you can't do this. Have you forgotten what I told you?" Mr. Dragon tried his best to persuade.
Zhaozhao pouted and said, "Okay."
She didn't put his hand into her clothes anymore. Instead, she held Su Yuan's hand and blew on it and rubbed it with her hands. She also took the time to ask, "Does this make you a little warmer?"
It wasn't just warm. The heart of a certain dragon was almost on fire.
"It's very warm."
Getting an affirmative answer, Zhaozhao smiled faintly. But after smiling for a while, she suddenly looked downcast.
She looked up at Su Yuan with clear eyes. "Su Yuan, are you injured and didn't tell me?"
Su Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed as he denied it. "I'm not injured. Who could hurt me?"
Although he said so, Zhaozhao still didn't quite believe it.
The warmth in her palm was also reduced by the coldness on Su Yuan's body. Zhaozhao simply let go of Su Yuan's hand and pressed him down on the sofa to sit properly. Then she clattered into the room where she had just slept, dragged out the quilt and covered Su Yuan tightly. She then ran to pour him a cup of hot water and carefully handed it to Su Yuan, asking him to drink it quickly.
"Come on, drink this quickly to warm yourself up."
Su Yuan stared at the glass in his hand. Why did this sentence sound so strange?
However, under Zhaozhao's eager gaze, Su Yuan didn't care whether it was strange or not. He raised the glass and gulped it down in one go.
As a result, for the first time in his life, the great Yinglong got a blister from the hot water...
"Aren't you afraid it's too hot?" Zhaozhao was stunned by Su Yuan's smooth movements and hesitantly asked this soul - searching question.
Su Yuan raised his hand awkwardly and pressed it against his lips, stubbornly saying, "It's not hot."
"Okay..." Zhaozhao's eyes sparkled. She thought that maybe dragons were different from other species. Maybe they were born more heat - resistant.
The two sat looking into each other's eyes for a long time. When Zhaozhao felt that the temperature on Su Yuan's body was about right, she hesitated and then spoke.
"Su Yuan, I want to discuss something with you."
Since she used the word "discuss", it must be a very important matter. Su Yuan leaned in and listened. "Go ahead."
"Su Yuan, if you get injured in the future, could you not hide it from me?" Zhaozhao didn't look at Su Yuan. She lowered her head and said to herself, "I understand that you don't want to worry me. But... but I also want to do something for you occasionally, just like you do for me. I also want to be good to you. If you don't tell me when you're injured or sad, then what can you tell me?"
She asked seriously and stubbornly. She looked up at Su Yuan, and her words touched Su Yuan's heart. "I want to know a lot of things about you. This should be a way to know you better, right? You always say that I should know more about this world and society, but compared with them, you are the most important. I don't know why. I can't explain it clearly. Can you promise me?"
After saying that, without waiting for Su Yuan to answer, she added to herself, "Oh, forget it. If you really don't want to say it, I'll just work harder. I'll observe you more!"
What childish words... But it was precisely such childish words that made Su Yuan unable to calm down for a long time.
"Zhaozhao..." Su Yuan didn't want to be a human anymore. Anyway, he wasn't a human in the first place.
He reached out and stroked Zhaozhao's face, getting closer little by little. Her light - pink lips were right in front of him. He wanted to...
"Here I am! Where's my stupid master? Is she injured?! Let me have a look quickly!"
A cute little boy about five or six years old, wearing a turmeric sweatshirt and blue overalls, burst into the room aggressively.
Zhaozhao turned her head slowly to look at the sudden appearance of the little boy. Just as she was puzzled, she suddenly heard a click. The vase at the door shattered, and the fragments flew past the little boy's side.
Su Yuan calmly retracted his hand and half - heartedly apologized, "Sorry, my hand slipped."