After leaving the town, following the shortest route to the sheltered forest, the convoy will pass through several cities. In order not to disturb the local residents and to be more low-key, they decided to take a detour and try their best to walk along the sparsely populated areas in the suburbs.
Xi Ning felt that the team was driving faster during the day, and it was more bumpy than when it first started, but he could basically tolerate it.
The dwarf rested on the road for a long time and regained his vigorous appearance. When he was drinking in the hotel, he got acquainted with the people of the mercenary group a lot. Now, halfway through eating and eating, he often skews tables and chats with other people.
Lin An finished eating in the corner, packed up the dishes and went back to Xi Ning's side, and filled him with a bowl of soup.
Today’s soup is mushroom and tofu soup. It is very light and fits Xi Ning’s taste. Xi Ning took a sip and looked up at Lin An, “Why don’t you eat with me in the future? You don’t need to go elsewhere.”
Lin An bowed his head and stood beside Xi Ning: "His Royal Highness, my face is inconvenient to show others."
The dining shed was full of people. It would be unreasonable for him to be a servant and Xi Ning to eat together. He showed his whole face for fear that someone would make trouble, saying that he had affected his appetite. After all, this kind of thing hadn't happened before.
"What are you afraid of?" Xi Ning grabbed Lin An's wrist and forced him to sit down. When Lin An didn't sit down, he said, "I have a sore neck when I talk like this."
Lin An had to sit down, and someone nearby turned his head and glanced, but there was no other reaction.
"Or change a mask? Just cover the upper half of the face."
In this case, the half of the face that was not covered also had some traces. Lin An imagined the scene for a moment, shook his head and said, "His Royal Highness, don't care about me."
He repeatedly refused, Xi Ning had no choice but to stop talking, and finished drinking the soup in the bowl.
The dwarf came back to pick up vegetables. He didn't know what he was talking about before, and mumbled: "I will never drink anymore..."
He asked Xi Ning smoothly: "His Royal Highness, you were the only one who didn't drink the bar at the hotel that day? No, the little mask didn't drink either..."
What is the strange name for the little mask? Xi Ning glanced at Lin An and put down the bowl: "I drank too, but only a little bit."
The dwarf gasped and widened his eyes: "What did I hear? A forest elf actually drank wine? Are you really a forest elf?"
His volume was not low, and someone at the table next to him looked curiously, and Xi Ning rubbed the tip of his nose awkwardly: "I didn't know at first, I thought it was something like juice."
The fruit wine tasted like juice. The dwarf figure found a strange thing and sat next to Xi Ning and kept asking him.
"How do you feel after drinking? Will you talk nonsense?"
"Of course not," Xi Ning emphasized, "I only drank a cup, a very small cup."
The dwarf said "Oh": "Then you should be quite awake. I woke up that day and forgot how to get back to the room."
Xi Ning smiled lightly, nodded and said: "Yes, I'm just a little dizzy, and I haven't forgotten things."
Lin An silently listened to the conversation between the two, lowering his head not knowing what he was thinking.
After the dwarf finished speaking, he took the bowl and went to the other table. Xi Ning finished drinking the soup and got up and walked to the carriage. The noon sun was the strongest, and it was very comfortable to bask in the warmth.
Xi Ning didn't want to get into the carriage now, and found an open space to bask in the sun. Lin An brought him a chair.
This time and weather are the most suitable for a nap, but the chair is too hard, Xi Ning is struggling sleepily with his head, wishing Lin An can hold him.
When he was about to fall asleep, he felt that the sunlight in front of him was blocked by others, and when he opened his eyes, he found that Lin An was blocking him.
Seeing that Xi Ning was not asleep, Lin An explained in a low voice: "Your Highness, a stranger is coming."
Xi Ning quietly tilted his head and glanced at him. It was a teenager.
Their motorcade parked in a suburb outside the city. The children walking towards them were dressed in plain clothes, carrying a small woven basket with a lot of flowers in their hands. They walked and talked to people passing by.
Xi Ning was not wearing a cloak at this time, and his appearance was inconvenient to be discovered by a stranger. He simply got up and hid behind a tree. When the kid approached, he heard that he was selling flowers in the basket. How much to sell.
He estimated that it had been out all morning. Although the flowers in the basket were sprayed with some water, the sun is also big today. Most of the flowers are already stubborn and the petals are soft, and they fall into the basket with the stalks tilted.
Wouldn’t it be more difficult to sell this way? Sure enough, the child asked several people in a row. Some of the mercenary group became interested. They wanted to buy it and don’t look good on the placket. As soon as the flowers became like this, they waved their hands quickly:" Forget it."
Xi Ning looked at it, flipped through the storage ring to find a few gold coins, and pulled Lin An's sleeve: "Go and buy all his flowers."
Lin An did not accept the gold coins in Xi Ning's hand, but took some ordinary currency from him: "The flowers are not expensive, just use these first."
Before the child had gone far, Lin An stepped forward to stop him and asked to buy all the flowers in his basket.
Lin An was wearing a black mask on his face. The child was startled at first. He was very pleasantly surprised when he heard what he said. He bowed and thanked him again and again, and directly gave the basket to Lin An.
The child guessed why Lin An did this, and thanked him sincerely: "Sir, you are such a good person."
Lin An moved the corners of his lips mockingly, returned to the tree with the flower basket and handed it to Xi Ning.
The child had already turned back and left, Xi Ning sat down again holding the flower basket, and touched the wilting petals.
The fire of life on his body should also bring these flowers back to life. Xi Ning mobilized the aura in his body by feeling, and the light green soft light radiated from his fingertips and slowly blended into the flowers in the basket.
The originally bent stems returned to straightness, and the petals became gorgeous and full again, completely out of sight.
The first time Xi Ning used Fire of Life, it went so well. He held the flower basket to Lin An and said excitedly: "Look, they are all alive."
Lin An grinned, realizing that Xi Ning could not see his face, and replied, "Yeah."
Xi Ning checked every flower, confirmed that there was nothing unusual, and handed it to a guard passing by: "Divide them all."
It's useless for him to keep so many flowers. The guard took the basket and responded, "Yes, Your Highness."
Lin An has been focusing on the rejuvenated flowers since Xi Ning used the fire of life. After the guard took the flower basket, he stared at the back of the guard for a long while, then turned to face Xi Ning who was dozing off again. Said: "His Royal Highness, I will go back as soon as I go."
Xi Ning didn't think much, closed his eyes and responded, listening to his footsteps leaving, and returning soon after.
After the rest, the convoy set off again. In the afternoon, Xi Ning was sitting at the window looking at the scenery outside. Lin An pushed the door in, holding a small flower pot that I didn’t know where he got from, and planted a water-red flower inside. flower.
Xi Ning looked familiar and asked: "This is..."
"The flowers that your Highness saved for life at noon, I went to get one," Lin An lied and didn't change his face and his tone of voice didn't change. "Would you put it on the table?"
There is also a basket in his storage bag, all of which are airtightly sealed. When Xi Ning uses the Fire of Life, these flowers also grow new roots. He picks the best looking one and wants to put it every day. A place that can be seen.
The flowerpot is the simplest earth-colored ceramic. It is simple but not ugly. Xi Ning took it and placed it in the middle of the table, touching the petals with his fingertips. The whole flower seemed to be in a better state than just now.
Xi Ning's pupil color darkened, and he smiled and said, "It's very happy."
Lin An looked at Xi Ning's fingers and shook his mind for a while. When Xi Ning put his hand on his face, could he also feel his emotions
Xi Ning quickly retracted his hand and leaned against the window again.
Last time they were delayed in the hotel for a long time because the dwarves were unwell, and it took a lot of time to detour. The group leader suggested to His Majesty Ferro that they should also hurry in the evening and reach their destination as early as possible.
The group leader can guarantee to arrange the manpower during the day and night, but people like Ferro and Xi Ning who have to rest at night are probably not that comfortable.
Fei Luo and Xi Ning talked about it, but Xi Ning had no opinion, after all, it was important to save people, and it would be good for anyone to go early and get back early.
So the team adjusted its work and rest up and down, and started to rush at night, stopping for only two hours in the middle of the night.
No matter how comfortable the carriage is, it is inevitable that there will be bumps and turbulence when driving on the road, Xi Ning could barely endure it at first.
After a long period of time, Xi Ning always cannot sleep well. In the daytime, he only wants to make up for a short while after eating lunch. The rest of the time is unable to fall asleep peacefully on the way.
He felt that due to the influence of this body, the forest elves never went out, and when they were far away from the woods, they were weaker than ordinary people, and their own aura would not be of much help.
Moreover, when he woke up at night, he was alone in the carriage. It was not easy for him to clean Lin'an at night. The effects of the illness continued to hit Xi Ning's mood even worse.
In the middle of the night, the wheels of the carriage slid through a small dirt pit, and the carriage turned upside down, Xi Ning woke up again.
He closed his eyes again, but couldn't fall asleep anymore. He was so sleepy, irritability and grievance flooded together. Xi Ning could only blame himself for the things that others could bear, but he couldn't bear it.
Xi Ning tossed over and over for a while, couldn't help but sit up, and tried to shout, "Lin An?"
Lin An and the two servants took turns to watch the night. It was his turn tonight. He was resting outside by the door. He opened his eyes when he heard the words, pushed the car door and walked in.
There was no light in the room, and Xi Ning sat by the bed, seeing the familiar shadow in the dark, and feeling a little better.
"His Royal Highness?" Lin An knelt before Xi Ning and said softly: "What's the matter, I can't sleep?"
He has a keen sense of hearing and knows that Xi Ning often wakes up every night recently, probably because they started to drive at night.
Xi Ning let out an "um", lay down on the bed, and pulled Lin An's sleeves: "Did I wake you up? Would you stay here to accompany me... If you are sleepy, you can just sleep here. …"
Sleep here? There was only a bed in front of him. Lin An remained silent and didn't answer. Xi Ning didn't know what his reaction was now, only when he refused.
Xi Ning slowly let go and whispered, "I'm sorry, you can go back and rest."
Lin An looked at the tabletop, because Xi Ning was in a bad mood recently, and the flowers on the table were not in good condition. He restrained the urge to touch Xi Ning's hair and whispered: "I'm not going, Your Highness rests at ease."
"Really?" Xi Ning was happy for an instant, grabbing Lin An's wrist again and pulling it closer, "Then do you want to..."
He wanted Lin An to go directly to bed and sleep with him. It is estimated that Lin An would definitely not agree.
There was a small blanket in front of the bed, and Lin An sat on it, covering Xi Ning with the other hand: "Go to sleep, I'm not sleepy."
With him here, Xi Ning's emotions were soothed a lot. He squeezed his warm hands, and even though the carriage was still shaking slightly, he felt much better.
Xi Ning hugged Lin An's arm into a deep sleep, and Lin An sat in this posture all night.
The next day, Xi Ning's spirit was much better. At night, he wanted Lin An to accompany him, and called him into the carriage before going to bed.
"Will you sleep here in the future?" Xi Ning said in a low voice with anticipation: "When you stay with me, I will sleep better."
Lin An didn't understand the reason, but he quickly responded, "Okay, I'll go and prepare."
Xi Ning thought he would refuse, but Lin An agreed so easily. He quickly took a narrower mattress and spread it by the door, and Xi Ning asked him to spread it by his bed, closer to him. .
The bed in the carriage was very short, and it was almost like sleeping next to Xi Ning. Lin An paused, and obediently pulled the mattress near Xi Ning.
After finishing up, Lin An waited for Xi Ning to go to bed first. The mask on his face had not been taken off. Xi Ning lay down on his side and said, "You take the mask off."
Lin An hesitated for a while, first went to turn off the lamp on the table, then took off the mask and put it on the table.
After getting along with Xi Ning for a long time, Lin An understands his character better. You no longer need to ask him about some small things, just do it directly.
As the line of sight in the carriage dimmed, Lin An walked to the ground floor and lay down and said softly, "Your Highness, go to sleep."
Xi Ning felt his presence and breath, and closed his eyes obediently.
He fell asleep in Lin An's direction, and Lin An could see Xi Ning's face as long as he turned his head, and a few strands of silver hair hanging by the bed.
Lin An also turned sideways and looked at Xi Ning in the dark for a long time before slowly falling asleep.
In the middle of the night, Xi Ning woke up as usual. He couldn't tell whether it was because the carriage was bumping again, or he had formed a habit of waking up in the middle of the night for several days.
When he opened his eyes, he immediately saw Lin An next to him, whose breathing was gentle, as if he hadn't been affected by the journey at night at all.
Xi Ning moved a little to the side of the bed and stretched out his hand to touch Lin An. Lin An who was asleep suddenly moved slightly and opened his eyes: "Your Highness?"
His voice was very soft, Xi Ning was still in a daze after waking up, accidentally rolling off the bed, Lin An quickly stepped forward to catch him.
Xi Ning put his arms around Lin An's waist, his brain awake a lot, but he didn't want to let go, he didn't speak, he held his hands tighter, and buried his face in the clothes in front of Lin An.
Lin An's breathing was stagnant, and after waiting for a moment, Xi Ning didn't see any movements, and then lowered his head and yelled softly, "Your Highness?"
Xi Ning did not respond, and not long after leaning in front of him, his breathing had become steady again.
There is still a way to escape the forest, Xi Ning always sleeps like this is not a way, Lin An's fingertips emit a trace of smoke, slowly drifting into Xi Ning's body, Xi Ning in his arms sleeps deeper, this time Unless he takes back his aura, Xi Ning will not wake up this night.
This is also the reason why he simply agreed to sleep in the carriage so that he could use spells more unobtrusively when he got closer. He could adapt to other situations.
The system didn't see Lin An's actions. It was distressed at Xi Ning, but suddenly it went black. Not only could it not see the outside world, it could not contact Xi Ning anymore.
It panicked to see if there were any bugs, and after checking all the data, an instruction appeared.
[Because the host is affected by the spells in this world, the system is temporarily blocked and cannot be connected. ]
Spells in this world... Unexpectedly, the impact of spells in this world is so great. The system has calmed down. It didn't find anything abnormal just now. In this case, isn't Lin An alone who can use spells on Xi Ning
It knew that Lin An was not that simple. What did he want to do when he used spells on Xi Ning
The system couldn't get online, so I can only hope that Lin An, like the previous worlds, will never hurt Xi Ning.
Lin An has put Xi Ning back on the bed, sat on the ground and stretched out his hand, using his fingertips to draw the outline of Xi Ning imaginarily.
He touched the long silver hair as he wished, tangled it in his fingers, leaning close to smell the fragrance of vegetation, and then slowly let go and put it down to tidy it up.
Finally, Lin An held up Xi Ning's hand and gently kissed his fingertips.