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So cold.
Olina only felt cold all over her body. No matter how she curled her limbs, she could not resist the cold from corroding her body.
Where is this place
Have those people left, or are they still around
She tried hard to open her eyes, but her eyelids were as heavy as a stone.
Most of her consciousness still stayed on the day of the breakout. Facing the continuous lightning and thunder, she barely climbed up with the three of them, and finally crossed the city wall and entered the mountain area. It had to be said that the weight of three people was too heavy, and her insufficient strength quickly bottomed out. No matter how she flapped her wings, she could not stop her body from falling like a stone.
Finally, after breaking a dozen tree trunks, she fell to the ground, her vision went dark and she lost consciousness.
All thoughts after that became intermittent fragments.
Sometimes she seems to be moving, sometimes she seems to be stationary.
Olina could only judge her status through the occasional sound of dialogue.
There is no worse situation than this.
Shangyuan City will never sit back and watch her escape, not to mention that Xia Fan is still an extremely dangerous energy evocation mage. The Privy Council will definitely conduct a massive search. Once these people decide to leave her and go alone, she will not even have the ability to escape on her own. What's more, the agreement only mentioned that they would go out of the city together and then let her go free. Giving up a burden would not be considered a violation of the agreement.
"This guy is trembling." Suddenly there was a voice in his ears.
"She has a bad fever." Another person touched her forehead.
These words made Olina feel a little more at ease.
Someone spoke, which at least proved that Xia Fan and his group did not abandon her in the wild and walk away - at least not so far.
A feeling of dizziness hit me one after another.
Olina resisted the urge to fall asleep, fearing that she would die in her sleep and return to the prison of the Privy Council when she woke up.
In other words... I can never wake up again.
This familiar dilemma seemed to take her back to the scene a few years ago when she was waiting for the Prime Minister's decision in the empty family hall.
The house was like a prison, pitch black inside, with the only light coming from the high windows on both sides.
The result of the ruling is that she can keep the name of the Okan family, and she can also let her brother continue to study at the Salerni Noble Academy.
But the premise is that she must go to the Far East and become a foreign envoy, and use her merits in exchange for this qualification.
"It's too slow to take her with us." Someone finally mentioned the problem that Long Nu was most worried about. "Although you arranged for the team to divide into groups and move forward, if the moving speed is too slow, we will fall behind and may still be captured by the Privy Council. The pursuers discovered the whereabouts."
"This place is outside the boundaries of Gyeonggi Province. As long as we don't hand her over to the Privy Council, it can be regarded as abiding by the agreement, right?"
"Master, your level of sophistry has risen again."
"But..." a small female voice said, "She will die if she is left in the wild in this state."
"With the demon's resilience, there is a half chance that it can survive, but how you do it depends on your decision."
The surrounding sounds fell silent.
Olina opened her mouth to speak, but she could only tremble her lips slightly and let out a low moan of unknown meaning.
What she wanted to shout out was, don't leave her alone.
But no matter how loud she shouted, it seemed like nothing could reach anyone's ears.
Whether it is at this moment or in that family hall.
In the end, the scene that remained in front of her was her brother's back as he was being taken away. Then the door slammed shut and darkness filled the room again. And in her hand, there was an appointment and dismissal order.
Suddenly, Olina felt her head being lifted by a hand.
Then his jaw was pinched open and a wooden stick was inserted into his mouth.
The wooden stick seemed to be hollow, and soon she tasted a warm juice, which was a little bitter, but more of a strong herbal smell.
"I did say that after leaving Gyeonggi, she can go wherever she wants, but she hasn't said it yet. So it's better to just use medicine to make her sleep. It's convenient..."
The sounds that followed became quieter and quieter, and could no longer be heard.
Olina felt the potion melting in her stomach, which seemed to dissipate the coldness around her body, but also brought a strong sense of sleepiness. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't resist the fading of consciousness.
Before darkness fell, Olina had only one thought in her mind.
… She wants to go home.
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"Your Highness, this is the report submitted by Lady Mo Yun. She said that it contains this month's summary and next month's expenditure plan. You need to read it first."
"Your Highness, Your Highness?"
"Your Highness Ning Wanjun!" When reminded for the third time, Qiuyue had to raise her voice.
"Ah—" Ning Wanjun came back to her senses. She blinked, "Report, right? I understand. Just put it on the table. I will read it later."
Will you watch it later? Qiuyue glanced at the high pile of documents at the corner of the table. She had entered the study room half an hour ago, and the height of the documents at that time was almost the same as it is now.
It has to be said that since the light snow began to fall in Jinxia City, Her Royal Highness's work efficiency began to plummet. Sometimes she would be distracted for a long time, which made Qiuyue feel a little worried.
Of course, this is by no means a problem for His Highness.
Everything comes down to something going wrong on Xia Fan's side.
The last contact was half a month ago. They said that the antenna needed to be disassembled and used, and that Jinxia City might no longer be able to be contacted. Isn't this deliberately misleading? Coupled with the arrival of the snow season, even if you want to take the initiative to inquire about the situation in Gyeonggi, you can't do it.
In the past, she wished that Xia Fan would stay in Shangyuan and not come back, but now she can't think so emotionally and rationally - first of all, Xia Fan has really helped the princess a lot, and he also has several brushes in his hands. With those who only know how to brag, The young master of his own aristocratic family is very different; secondly, the things he masters are too dangerous. If he is abducted by the Gyeonggi Headquarters, it will definitely be a big blow to the princess's career.
Therefore, Qiuyue decided to play the role that a maid should have and tried to enlighten Her Highness the Princess, "Actually, Your Highness doesn't have to worry too much."
"Huh?" Ning Wanjun glanced at her lazily.
"My servant observes that Xia Fan's behavior seems to be unconventional, but in fact he is quite stable. He said he would return to Jinxia, so he should not have made a mistake. Now that the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, it will definitely slow down his journey. It's normal to even be unable to walk. My servant thinks... At most, when the snow melts next spring, you can-"
"Why, do you think I'm like this because he can't come back?" Ning Wanjun interrupted Qiuyue, "Of course not!"
"Huh? No... Really?"
The princess patted the table and said, "How can I be anxious because of someone's delay? It's just a temporary loss of contact. Even if he doesn't come back in a month or two, I won't feel any discomfort!"
Seeing His Highness's righteous expression, Qiuyue swallowed and said, "Your Highness is absolutely right..."
"What I'm dissatisfied about is that he is wandering outside alone, but I have to deal with the pile of things he left behind. There are endless paperwork to approve every day, and I can't even get out of the villa. Don't you think it's very annoying? ?”
"Yes, it is indeed worth being angry." Seeing that the princess suddenly became so energetic, Qiuyue also felt relieved, "Would you like me to cook a bowl of white fungus and shredded chicken porridge for your highness? Drinking it in winter can not only drive away the cold, but also relieve fire."
Ning Wanjun nodded in agreement.
Qiuyue went out in a happy mood.
But when she returned to the study with the prepared porridge, there was no one in front of the desk.
"Your Highness, Your Highness?"
She put down the dishes and called the guards after searching for her to no avail, "Where is Her Highness the Princess?"
"Miss, someone came to report just now. His Highness went out immediately after hearing it."
"Report? What news?" Qiuyue asked.
The guard thought for a while and replied, "It seems... Lord Xia Fan is back."