[Douluo Dalu] He and the sea

Without stopping, everyone ran all the way to the main road, and the road under their feet was finally smoother.

It was already half a cup of tea before they left the academy. Although the team of eight people was still maintained at this time, it was obviously a little loose.

Ning Rongrong was still at the end of the team, barely able to keep up with the overall pace, but Oscar and Ma Hongjun slowed down. Their positions were gradually equalizing with Ning Rongrong. Looking forward, they were about an arm's length away from the three of them. It was A Ting, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing. The three little girls were very strong on their feet. They were only panting slightly when they arrived, and their faces were lightly red from the sun.

The leading runners are Dai Mubai and Tang San. Among the eight people, they are the two with the best physiques. Compared to the others, they are currently quite relaxed and don't feel too tired.

The road everyone is running on now leads to Soto City. This road is spacious and bright, surrounded only by a row of poplar trees. There are no obstructions to the view, and there are more pedestrians than in the countryside.

It was past Chen hour, which meant that everyone had finished breakfast and walked out of the house.

The eight of them were particularly conspicuous on this road. Although the team had already chosen a side road to run, as they got closer to Soto City, more and more eyes were on them.

"These people..." Ma Hongjun gasped and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I feel so embarrassed to see you fat..."

These words were quite funny, and coupled with Ma Hongjun's sincere tone, Ning Rongrong at the end couldn't help laughing.

"Shh, aren't you afraid of being offended?" Oscar glared at him hard and complained angrily: "People's eyes are their own, you don't have to be so lenient."

Ma Hongjun was stunned. He blinked innocently, but he had no strength to fight back.

After running for about dozens of steps, when the three people at the end of the team could hardly keep up, everyone finally reached the gate of Soto City.

Holding on to the city wall, Ning Rongrong bent over and pulled on the shoulder strap of the basket, breathing uncontrollably.

"Mubai." Tang San licked his slightly dry lips and stopped Dai Mubai who was about to run back: "Let's stop for a moment."

Dai Mubai turned around and looked at him doubtfully: "What's wrong?"

"Look..." Tang San twitched the corners of his lips and raised his hand to point at Ning Rongrong, Oscar and Ma Hongjun: "Before we set off, the teacher told us that we are a group."

Hearing the word team, Dai Mubai reacted belatedly. He followed Tang San's hand and saw Ning Rongrong and the others sweating profusely.

After a pause for thought, Dai Mubai quickly walked over and came to the three of them.

"Here, let me carry a few for you."

Ning Rongrong was stunned, watching Dai Mubai take out a large stone and two small stones from the basket on her back. Her sweaty hands paused in the air, and finally she sincerely thanked him: "Thank you. You, Boss Dai."

"It's a small matter." Dai Mubai put the stone he received in the basket on his back and nodded to her: "Xiao San and I will slow down in a while. You try to keep up."

"Okay." Carrying the basket became lighter, Ning Rongrong straightened up and regained a lot of strength.

When Dai Mubai took the stone, Tang San also came over. He stood in front of Oscar and Ma Hongjun, hesitating for a while, unable to decide who to take it for.

"Third brother, please help Xiao Ao get one. I'll return it." Ma Hongjun said, reaching out and taking out a big stone from the basket on Oscar's back.

"I said Fatty..." Oscar put his hand on the wall of the city wall and moved his lips, just about to say something.

Ma Hongjun rolled her eyes at him and said loudly: "You are so weak. Fatty is strong, so it's okay."

These words made Oscar feel a little upset, and he almost couldn't catch his breath. However, he knew that the fat man was being harsh.

Tang San nodded and put the big piece into his basket. As soon as he put it in, he felt a lot heavier. He bumped the basket and pursed his lips slightly. Fortunately, he could still accept it. .

When the team was about to run back, Ating walked from the front to Ma Hongjun. Before the fat man could react, he silently reached out and took out a big stone and stuffed it behind his back.

"Eh? Hey!" Ma Hongjun's eyes widened and he didn't stop her for a moment.

Atin pressed down his outstretched arm again, and took a few steps back while protecting the bamboo basket behind his back with both hands, like a female animal protecting her cubs: "My condition is not much better than yours? Wait until you recover. Just take it back."

When it came to this matter, Ma Hongjun couldn't say anything else. He nodded solemnly and promised: "Okay, Fatty, I will recover as soon as possible."

A Ting responded, his eyebrows and eyes curved a little, just like when the bright moon first appeared last night, the clear brilliance shone in his eyes, and his eyes were full of jade light.

When she turned around and returned to her original position, she happened to pass by Tang San, and in an instant, that cool breath came over again.

Just like in early spring, when the weather turns warm and cold, there is always a slight coolness.

Tang San lowered his eyes and fluttered his eyelashes. He didn't know whether it was due to the coolness or something else. He felt that his chest tightened and then relaxed and expanded. It was full inside, as if something was about to surge. Like overflowing.

This feeling…

A little hard to control.

He closed his eyes and fine-tuned his breathing. When he opened his eyes again, he looked clear again.

Spreading his legs, he followed Dai Mubai and started running at a steady speed.

When running back, the leader of them deliberately ran a little slower, perhaps because he had just taken away a few rocks and reduced the gravity. The three people at the rear could easily keep up with the team this time.

When everyone ran back to the gate of the academy along the way they came, they saw the master waiting there from a distance.

He faced the rising sun, clasped his hands behind his back, and waited quietly for them to run in front of him. Then he went to the table next to him without saying a word and poured them bowls of water.

"Drink it, salt water will restore your strength faster."

This is just one lap, and the little monsters still have nine laps to go.

Every time they took a bowl, everyone thanked them and drank the salt water without raising their faces.

grumbling-

Atin raised her neck and finished the bowl. She licked her lips to clean up all the salty taste and water stains lingering on her lips and tongue. She finally felt better.

Looking at the height of the sun, Atin's heart skipped a beat. It was still early in the morning. If she ran a few more laps and the temperature got higher and higher, she would be evaporated sooner or later.

While she was thinking randomly, her arm was suddenly pulled by someone. Atin turned her head and met Little Rabbit's bright eyes.

"What's the matter, Atin?" Xiaowu's cheeks were pink, as if she had applied too much rouge. She held the bowl in one hand and held Atin's wrist with the other. She blinked and asked again, "Isn't it? Are you comfortable?"

As a soul beast who was born and raised in the inland since she was a child, she didn't know much about what happened after the sea soul beast transformed into a human being. When she saw Atin thinking deeply, she thought something had happened to her.

"Nothing." Atin had never told Little Rabbit that the Sea Clan could not be exposed to heat for a long time after taking shape (see Chapter 10 for details). She used to be relatively free in Notting City, and she often paid attention to it herself. Of course it's okay, but now...

Anyway, nothing happened. If I told him, I would just worry Little Rabbit for nothing.

Therefore, Atin shook his head and repeated it again to confirm that he was really fine: "It's okay."

"Oh..." Seeing that she was serious, Xiao Wu didn't think about it any more.

After several people drank the salt water, they helped each other stand up, repeated the previous route, and ran towards the road.

The run of about six kilometers back and forth has just begun, and the finish line is still far away. The master stood there and just kept watching them running back and forth.

Originally, he was still wondering if anyone in the team would give up halfway, but as time passed quickly, the little monsters ran down in circles, and he watched silently for a long time. So far, no one has fallen behind.

We have been running for more than an hour, and the sun is hanging high above our heads. The temperature is gradually increasing with the rising light, and it is so sultry that it almost makes people insolate.

Bao Bao's footsteps were much heavier than before. The team of eight people was loose and the overall speed was slowing down.

One lap left -

Ating put the stone she received from Ning Rongrong into the basket on her back. She bent over and panted for a long time before straightening up. She stopped Xiao Wu's hand that was about to reach out, bit her cheek, and struggled Shaking his head: "You are still carrying Zhu Qing, stop carrying it."

"I can still hold on." After sharing two small stones from Dai Mubai and a large stone from Zhu Zhuqing, there were more than ten stones in the basket on Xiao Wu's back. Her cheeks became more and more She was red, and the bangs on her forehead were all wet, as if she had just come out of the water.

The last journey was extremely long. The legs and feet of several people were heavy, as if they were tied with stones. They could only move their feet one after another, rubbing on the gravel road.

The return trip was still more than three miles away, and it was still far away from the college. It was getting hotter and hotter at noon, and it seemed that there was no moisture in the air, covering their heads like a huge steamer, stuffy. It makes people dizzy.

Sweat was dripping down, and the dress Ning Rongrong was wearing had become wet and changed color. Her body was swaying, and white light flashed in front of her eyes, as if she would fall to the ground in the next moment.

Seeing that she was not in good condition, the three little girls in front stopped and walked towards Ning Rongrong. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu put her arms around their necks, holding her with them. Ning Rongrong hurried forward together, while Ating helped Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu each share a stone and followed their pace.

"How is everyone...?"

Dai Mubai stopped, turned his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "Just hold on for a while, and we'll be there soon."

After saying that, his whole back bent a little again, and it took him three to five moments to feel better.

"It's impossible, it's impossible..." Oscar staggered a few steps, but Ma Hongjun caught him in time to keep him from falling. He coughed muffledly, his throat seemed to be on fire, dry and astringent, and vaguely still. Mixed with the smell of blood.

"After walking along this path, we are almost at the academy." Tang San raised his arm and wiped his cheeks and forehead roughly with his sleeve: "Everyone, hold on a little longer..."

Halfway through his words, his eyes stopped somewhere and did not move again. After the other friends started running again one after another, he walked back alone against the flow of people.

"Atin?"

Walking on the uneven road, Tang San walked up to the slender figure. Ating was supporting a big tree, with her head hanging down and her chest rising and falling. When she heard someone calling her, she raised her eyes in confusion. Looked over.

"...mistress?"

As soon as she raised her head, Tang San noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong with you? Are the rocks on your back too heavy?"

Atin's complexion was unusually red, and upon closer inspection, there were several traces of dryness and cracks on the skin of her face, which were closely crisscrossed together, a bit like the lines of fish scales.

As soon as this strange discovery came to his mind, Tang San pushed it out fiercely. He didn't ask anything else, and brought Ating to him without saying a word.

Tang San stretched out his hand and hugged her waist, firmly supporting her body with the strength of his arms, and then, using the cover of the basket and clothes, he pressed his palms, which instantly turned white, onto Atin's body. of the lower back.

This was the first time he had done such a thing with Xuanyu hands.

"... "

In her blurry field of vision, Atin couldn't see Tang San's movements, but with her senses, she could clearly detect the coldness on her lower back, as well as the muscles in his arms that bulged out from exerting force. His every move was... It was touching her heart violently.

Atin struggled to raise her neck, her hands trembling slightly, she tilted her cheek, her breath was slightly hot, and for a moment it mixed with the slightly thick smell of sweat on Tang San's body.

"Take me with you, you will be even more tired..."

"Don't talk yet." Tang San interrupted her, and while trying to control his disordered breathing, he raised his arms, and his elbows were placed under the bamboo basket behind Ating, reducing her gravity little by little.

"See, everyone is waiting for us."

Ating followed his words and cast his gaze, and sure enough, he saw his friends in front of him, who were stopping and waiting for him.

Step by step, heat converged in the Dantian, and then this heat followed the limbs and bones, and merged into the meridians bit by bit. The internal energy circulated around the sky. Tang San slowly let out a breath, with a firm look in his eyes. Looking ahead.

"We're almost at the academy."

At noon, the scorching sun is like scorching heat, and the cloudless sky is clear and azure, making it look fresh and clear.

Occasionally, the sound of wind passing by will cause the branches to tremble a few times. The rustling forest leaves are mixed with yellow and green, and the insects are chirping, which makes the scenery particularly unique.

The path without any shelter was deserted for a long time. The master raised his chin slightly and looked far away, but still saw no one.

Logically speaking, it should be time to come back now.

The master was shaking in his heart, and he tapped his knuckles into his palm a little tighter. Perhaps he was worried about being too hasty.

Just as he was thinking this, there was suddenly a sound of footsteps in the distance.

Subconsciously, the master frowned and looked away again out of habit.

At this moment, the sunlight poured in all at once, and the shadows of the eight figures supporting each other on the ground were shadowy and intimate.

Something emerged at this moment, meandering and growing with an extremely lively business, and finally rushed towards the powerful and tall giant tree.

This is breaking out of the ground and emerging from the cocoon.

There is always a lively atmosphere among young people.

The distance was shortening. The master stared at the eight figures getting closer and closer to the academy, and the clenched fists behind his back suddenly loosened.

Perhaps it was because the sun was too warm, the coldness between his eyebrows suddenly melted away, and a slight smile appeared on the corners of his lips. Facing the gentle breeze blowing towards his face, the master took steps towards returning home. The little monsters walked away.

Facing the autumn wind, several people sat down one after another. After running ten times, they finally threw away the baskets on their backs and lay flat on the ground. They looked at the sunlight high above and closed their eyes slightly.

The coolness seems to be slowly coming back...

When he passed out, Tang San tilted his head to the side and tried his best to open his eyes a crack, but before he could see anything clearly, he suddenly fell into darkness.

While the master and several other teachers were busy moving people back, a bone-chilling chill quietly escaped into the crowd, followed the direction of Ating, and entered the dormitory smoothly.

On the window lattice, the jade bird stood upright. The moment the coolness entered the room, it flapped its wings and stared intently with its black bean-like eyes, but did not do anything about it. reaction.

After a while, it folded its wings back again and nestled quietly on the window lattice, paying attention to the movement in the corner outside.

After more than a day, those bugs finally made some moves.