Olina felt the chill disappear.
The lost sense of touch came back to my mind.
She felt someone turning over her, and then something soft was brushed over her body little by little. It was a little numb, but not uncomfortable.
I don't know how long this half-dream state lasted.
Until her eyes suddenly opened.
The scene in front of her didn't look like a prison cell. At least Olina had never seen such a neat and bright prison cell. The top of her head was a floor made of vertical and horizontal purlins, and there were brick walls around her. A small window could be seen not far away.
She tried to move her hands and feet. Although her limbs were sore, they were not imprisoned by the chains, and... the touch felt a little strange.
The dragon girl stretched one hand out of the bed, only to find that she was tightly wrapped in bandages, with circles of fine gauze wrapped around her wrists. Through them, Olina could smell a pungent medicinal smell.
The interrupted memory has now been completely connected.
Not only did Xia Fan not leave her in the wild, but he treated her injuries
The moment she was drugged, she even had the illusion that she was about to return to prison.
But now... Not only is she alive, but her body has basically returned to normal.
This contrast made Olina slightly confused.
No... that's not right.
He is the ambassador of the Holy Wing Islands, so he must have a motive for doing this. The seemingly friendly behavior is actually to obtain intelligence and information, and then discard it after draining his own value. This is Xia Fan's intention.
She wasn't shackled because she couldn't escape from the room at all. The small window was either blocked by iron bars or there were guards watching, as soon as she showed her head...
Olina managed her body's weakness to get out of bed and walked to the window. She took a deep breath, picked out the window bolt, and pushed it gently -
A sudden rush of cold air rushed in, making her shiver.
There were no railings or guards—what she saw was a vast white snowy landscape.
The fence, the tree crown, the eaves, the pavilion... Every protruding place was covered with pure white snow. The two colors spread evenly along the field of vision, which actually reminded her of the butter spread on the slices of bread.
Further away, Olina saw a city—she seemed to be halfway up the mountain, and she could glimpse a corner of the city through the reddish-brown wall. It is located on the edge of the sea, and its scale is far less majestic than that of Shangyuan. Most of the houses are one or two-story wooden flat-roofed houses. Under the heavy snow, they seem to be covered with a silver-white fur coat.
Where... exactly is this place
There is no doubt that she should still be in Qiguo. The Privy Council's wanted orders must have been distributed to various regions. If Xia Fan puts himself in such a public place, isn't he afraid that the Privy Council will come to his door
Forget it, there's no point thinking about it.
Olina estimated the distance between herself and the ground—she was on the second floor, so she wouldn't break her leg if she jumped. Since the other party was careless and didn't arrange for a guard, don't blame her for leaving without saying goodbye.
The dragon girl stood up on tiptoes and just climbed onto the window sill. Before she could get into a jumping position, there was a gurgling sound in her stomach. Then a strong dizziness rushed to her head, causing her to lose control of her body balance. After struggling for two times, she fell back into the house with her arms stretched out.
No way... I haven't eaten for so long, and I don't even have the energy left to do this.
Could it be that Xia Fan had already taken this into account
They really are despicable Central Plains people!
This strange noise alerted the watcher outside, and the door opened, and a woman dressed as an attendant walked in, "Ah, are you awake? I'll go and notify the Lord..."
I can't run away. Olina thought with some annoyance, and she might even be laughed at by him. She bit her lips and crawled towards the bed with all her strength - she couldn't let the other party see her miserable state when she fell to the ground. Returning to bed and pretending that nothing happened was the last dignity she could maintain.
About a quarter of an hour later, Olina Okan met the cunning and hateful man again.
And the large bowl of broth that came with him.
The saliva flowed out uncontrollably.
Xia Fan pushed a low table to the side of the bed, signaled the attendant to put down the broth, and then found a place to sit at the end of the bed. "This is the eleventh day of your coma. You must be starving, right? Eat... this The pork bone soup was just made in the kitchen."
Eleven days—Have I actually been asleep for that long
Olina opened the lid of the bowl, and the originally fragrant smell suddenly increased several times. She glanced at Xia Fan hesitantly, but in the end she put aside the thought that "there might be medicine in the soup". When the first spoonful of thick soup and overcooked pieces of meat were stuffed into the mouth, all the aristocratic etiquette and dining rules I had learned in the past disappeared.
The whole big bowl was eaten quickly.
Even the thick bones were chewed and swallowed.
Olina licked her lips with unsatisfied taste... I have to say that the dishes here are quite salty and umami.
"How do you feel about your body? There shouldn't be any discomfort, right?" Xia Fan asked.
coming! The first test of pretending to care!
Dragon Girl cheered up and asked cautiously, "Thanks to your concern, I think everything is fine at the moment."
"That's good. When do you plan to leave?"
However, the other party's next question made her freeze in place.
"… Walk?"
"What else?" Xia Fan replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "The agreement is that we will escape separately after leaving the city. Bringing you back to Jinxia City for treatment is the end of our kindness. You don't still want to eat and drink here, do you?"
How unreasonable! How could she be such a shameless person? Olina reached out to touch her arms, but she quickly froze in mid-air. She had escaped from the prison in Shangyuan City, and there was nothing valuable on her body.
However, the other party didn't stop yet, "Where are you going to take a boat back to the West Pole? Jinxia doesn't have a ship to that side. Do you have any idea about the travel expenses?"
"I… "
"Forget it, I'll just treat it as a loss and subsidize some of your travel expenses." Xia Fan sighed, "There's no need for you to pay back, just stay well in the West."
"Stay well..."
Olina suddenly realized a serious problem.
Can she really go back
Becoming a foreign envoy and making outstanding contributions is the prerequisite for retaining the family name. The generous treatment of the foreign envoy is a guarantee for himself and his younger brother to have enough food and clothing, but this prerequisite no longer exists.
This meant that even if she returned to her hometown, her family's territory, castle, and industry would have nothing to do with her. She would even have to find a job to prevent herself from going hungry. As for his younger brother’s studies, they would certainly have to be terminated halfway—Saleni’s high tuition fees are by no means affordable for ordinary people.
The dragon girl fell into confusion for a moment.
When she fell into the hands of the Privy Council, she had no intention of thinking about issues other than escaping. It was only now that the other party took the initiative to bring it up, and she realized that her former goal seemed to be drifting away from her, and there was no possibility of reaching her anymore.