A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 276 Breakthrough in Deep Love!

After dealing with all the pursuers, Xiao Jin transformed into human form, returned to the tree, bent down, picked up Shen Tang, and continued leading her forward.

I don't know how long I've been walking.

A long trail of footprints was left in the snow, spanning most of the forest, and even the blizzard could not catch up with it.

Xiao Jin arrived at a secluded mountaintop, where the environment was quiet and undisturbed.

He laid Shen Tang down beside him, then transformed back into his beast form and dug a deep pit on the spot, big enough to accommodate the two of them.

He hesitated for a moment, then let out a low growl that sounded like a mournful cry, turned around, grabbed the female, and jumped into the pit.

The black panther lay at the bottom as a cushion, allowing the female to lie on top of him.

He stuck out his tongue and carefully licked the female's pale cheeks, cleaning away the blood and snow splattered on her.

After doing all this, Xiao Jin closed his eyes, held the female in his arms, and remained motionless.

The snow fell thick and fast, quickly burying the uneven ground, and the two figures could no longer be seen.

……

In her dazed state, Shen Tang felt an indescribable stuffiness, but soon that stuffiness turned into bone-chilling cold, so cold it was unbearable!
After enduring the torment of both extremes of heat and cold, she regained consciousness, and her body slowly regained its temperature and strength.

She managed to open her eyes a crack, but all she saw was darkness. Where was she? Underground? It was so cold…

She was buried under heavy snow, the air was thin, and she could hardly breathe. Her body instinctively began to struggle.

In his hazy state of consciousness, Xiao Jin felt the person in his arms move. He initially thought it was just his imagination as he was dying, but as the movements in his arms became more and more intense, and that familiar warmth pressed against his body, he snapped back to reality.

Xiao Jin's almost frozen body quickly regained its strength, and he got up, broke through the snow, and returned to the ground.

"hiss……"

He was pulled by inertia and rolled twice on the ground, hearing a faint cry of pain from beneath him.

Xiao Jin quickly sat up, his bent legs pressing against the waist of the person beneath him. He looked down and saw Shen Tang awake, and stood there dumbfounded.

His hand trembled as he touched her cheek, thinking he was dreaming. "...Tangtang? You, you're still alive?"

Shen Tang finally caught her breath, panting heavily, a faint blush rising to her cheeks. When her vision cleared, she saw the living Xiao Jin, her eyes momentarily blank.

Xiao Jin was not in good condition. He was covered in injuries, his handsome face was haggard and thin, his eyes were bloodshot, and even his voice was hoarse, as if his vocal cords had been worn through by sand and gravel.

Xiao Jin's eyes were red. He grabbed Shen Tang's hand and placed it on his handsome, angular face, carefully feeling the softness of her palm.

"Tangtang, is it really you? You didn't scare me, you, you're still alive, I'm not dreaming... This is all real..." The man's broad, slender hands trembled violently, completely losing his usual carefree demeanor, as he called her name hoarsely over and over again, as if trying to confirm her existence.

Shen Tang stared at him blankly for a few seconds, then suddenly reached out and hooked her arm around his neck, lowered herself down, and kissed his lips.

Tears streamed down her face.

Xiao Jin's breath hitched, then he closed his eyes, hugged Shen Tang's waist, and fell down with her in the snow, sinking into the tenderness of the moment.

The man's kiss was passionate and lingering, and he quickly took the initiative.

This time, however, he was not as reckless as before. He was extra careful and gentle, afraid that he might startle her and cause her to disappear again.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Xiao Jin's favorability rating has broken through to Deep Love!] [Reward: Forgetfulness Potion x1. After any character uses Forgetfulness Potion, they can forget a deep-seated emotion in their heart, which can never be restored. Please use it with caution.]

[Reward: 1 chance to deduce the truth, which can be used to deduce the truth, collect evidence, and expose the mastermind!]

[The host is rewarded with a disguise item: A Thousand Faces for a Thousand People. Please note that this item cannot be used for extended periods, otherwise it will damage the face. Also, the item cannot get wet, otherwise it will lose its effectiveness. Please remember this!]

A series of system notifications suddenly popped into her mind. Normally, Shen Tang would have been overjoyed, but she wasn't in the mood to pay much attention to these rewards right now.

After the kiss ended, Shen Tang tenderly stroked Xiao Jin's wounds and red eyes, and asked in a low voice, "What happened? Why did you get yourself so disheveled again?"

Unexpectedly, her words seemed to instantly trigger the man's tears. He pulled her into his arms tightly, buried his face in her neck, and sobbed uncontrollably.

"..." Shen Tang was completely dumbfounded. What on earth was going on?

She only remembered that she had fallen asleep while waiting for Xiao Jin to wake up, and when she woke up again, it was now.

The system explained, "[Host, due to the side effects of the berserk drug, your body exhausted itself and entered a state of suspended animation. This state lasted for a full 24 hours. When Xiao Jin woke up during this time, he saw that you were not breathing and thought you were really dead. After dealing with the pursuers, he dug a pit intending to die with you.]"

Shen Tang was shocked. She had thought that the worst side effect of the berserk drug would be weakness and coma, but she never expected that she would fall into a state of apparent death.

She had only been unconscious for a day when she was almost buried alive by Xiao Jin...

Fortunately, the state of apparent death could only last for 24 hours; otherwise, if she had remained unconscious for any longer, she might have truly passed away.

Thinking of this, Shen Tang burst into laughter through her tears, buried her face in his shoulder, and muttered, "You stinky leopard, I went through all that trouble to save you, and you almost buried me alive! I'll settle the score with you when we get back!"

As she spoke, she lightly pinched his waist, feeling both annoyed and amused.

This seemingly venting yet loving gesture made Xiao Jin even more certain of her existence.

Xiao Jin released Shen Tang, staring intently at her moist eyes and her lips, reddened from the kiss. His throat bobbed, and he whispered, "I thought you were really gone..."

He was both happy and aggrieved. "What happened? You weren't breathing at all, your body was cold and stiff, there was no sign of you surviving. That's why I was thinking of finding a place to bury you. I never expected you to still be alive..."

Shen Tang hugged the man's broad, sturdy back and back, nuzzling his chest with her nose in a comforting gesture, and explained, "Don't worry, I'm still alive and well. This is a side effect of taking the berserker drug."

Xiao Jin had experience fighting against the city lord before, so when he heard about the berserk potion, he understood a bit about it.

Shen Tang continued to explain, "At that time... the situation was too urgent. You were seriously injured, unconscious and on the verge of death. I had no choice but to take out that berserk potion from my space, and after temporarily increasing my strength, I escaped with you. But I didn't expect that the side effect of that newly developed berserk potion was to cause you to appear dead."

"I'm sorry to have made you worry for so long."

Shen Tang couldn't bear to recount what happened back then, so she glossed over it, saying that in the end, she used her healing abilities to save him.

Anyway, all the witnesses to that experience, except for Zackis, are dead, and Xiao Jin will never know.

She didn't want the proud Xiao Jin to know that he had been humiliated in that way.

Secondly, the elixir of resurrection is also inexplicable, so let's just leave it at that.

　The next chapter may or may not be written, so don't wait.

　　good night~

　　(End of this chapter)