I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

Ji Tian's role this time was based on the Aurelius family, who had already been sent to their destination by Xiao Hua.

The carriage was provided by Mason, and the old horse pulling it ran very steadily, clearly having been selected.

Ji Tian sat in the driver's seat, loosely holding the reins.

The air in the North is much drier than in the East. Most of the fields along the roads have been abandoned, and wild grass stubbornly grows out of the cracked soil, turning a withered yellow color in the afternoon sun.

Occasionally, one can see a few empty farmhouses, their roofs mostly collapsed, leaving only a few charred wooden beams leaning precariously, a testament to the devastation caused by years of drought and locust plagues.

In contrast, the closer one got to the village, the more signs of life gradually appeared in the fields on both sides of the road.

The withered yellow weeds began to be replaced by neat wheat fields. The ridges were straightened, and the wheat seedlings were a much darker color than before, swaying in the wind with an almost tempting plumpness.

Inside the carriage, Lilith was peering out the window.

She deliberately rubbed some dust onto the hem of her coarse cloth dress, which she had changed into. Her long black hair was braided into a long braid that hung down her shoulder, and her dark brown eyes appeared particularly quiet in the dimly lit carriage.

Mia sat at the back of the carriage, leaning against the wall, with an unfinished handkerchief on her lap and a needle in her hand. The handkerchief was decorated with her own little flowers, which were embroidered crookedly.

She has always been the "model child" since she was a child. Apart from being a little socially awkward and easily mistaking people, she has almost no flaws. Naturally, she is very good at things like embroidering handkerchiefs.

Unfortunately, Lilith kept staring at Mia while she was embroidering, which caused her to make mistakes frequently.

She sighed silently and started over with the stitches.

Lilith, lost in thought, withdrew her gaze. After a long while, she finally couldn't hold back any longer, leaned against the car window frame, and sighed towards Ji Tian:

"Ji Tian... I regret it."

Ji Tian glanced back at her, wondering what Lilith was thinking: "Regret what?"

Lilith said with a mournful face:

"I regret not waiting until we got to the village to give you the ring. Elena... seems angry."

Ji Tian asked in confusion, "How do you know?"

"She hasn't said a word since I asked you to give me the ring. She smiled and saw us off to the car, smiled and waved to us... Do you know that feeling? It's like... the calm before the storm."

"Is there?"

Yes, yes!

Ji Tian is indeed slow to grasp this aspect, and to some extent, he can refer to Lilith's advice:

"This was my oversight. I will apologize and make amends properly after this is over."

"It's us~ Of course, the main thing is that I need to apologize."

"Can."

Lilith was relieved after hearing this and let out a long sigh of relief.

She leaned back in her seat, reached out and touched the strand of black hair that had materialized, and suddenly asked as if she remembered something:

"Ji Tian, ​​do you think my white hair or black hair looks better?"

"White hair."

Ji Tian likes his original appearance, which makes Lilith very happy. However, Ji Tian's low emotional intelligence and failure to give a perfect answer make Lilith very unhappy.

So she leaned closer to the other person and said in a serious tone:

"No, no, start over! You should say, 'As long as it's Lilith, it's beautiful.'"

"Didn't you ask me which hair color looked good? Why are you giving me an irrelevant answer?"

Lilith instinctively wanted to stomp her foot in rebuttal, but then suddenly remembered they were in a carriage. She waved her little fist twice in the air, "One complimented my hair, the other complimented me as a person. How can those be the same?"

"...Is there a difference?"

"Of course there's a difference! I'll ask you one more time, do you think my white hair looks better or my black hair looks better?"

"White hair."

"What if I changed to blonde hair? Which looks better, white hair or blonde hair?"

"White hair."

Upon hearing this, Lilith adopted a look as if she had caught you red-handed and said, "Really? What about Elena?"

"She's different."

"Wow--!"

Lilith was furious. She lunged forward and tried to bite Ji Tian's arm.

Of course, she bit very lightly, with a force not much greater than a tickle. Her teeth would loosen when they hit the fabric, and she would move to another spot to continue nibbling.

The main problem is that Ji Tian's body is too stiff; if he bites too hard, it will cause him to chip his teeth, which Lilith has suffered a lot from before.

Ji Tian let her do whatever she wanted, and the carriage continued to move smoothly along the dirt road.

By the time Lilith finally sat back down, still fuming, the carriage had entered a slightly open valley, and wisps of smoke could be seen rising from the low rooftops not far ahead.

We've arrived at the village.

Just as Mason described, the village had nothing unusual about its appearance.

At the entrance of the village stands a crooked wooden sign with the village name written on it, the characters of which are so faded and illegible that they are difficult to decipher.

Dry vines climbed the walls of several houses, a few chickens pecked for food in the roadside grass, and in the distant fields, figures were bending over and working.

Everything seemed so quiet, peaceful, and normal.

Ji Tian reined in his horse and stopped at the village entrance for a while, his gaze sweeping over the houses and fences scattered along the roadside.

Just then, an elderly man with gray hair and beard, wearing an old gray robe, came out from the nearest house, leaning on a straight wooden cane.

His gaze lingered on Ji Tian and Lilith for a moment, then glanced at the carriage. Seeing that they were just ordinary passengers, his standard warm smile appeared on his face.

"Out-of-towner? Are you passing through or looking for someone?"

Ji Tian got out of the car, and smiled back.

"I was just passing by and wanted to ask for a bowl of water and rest my feet."

"That's perfect timing!"

The old man's smile deepened, his wrinkles crinkling at the corners of his eyes. "It's getting late. Although our village is remote, we are still very hospitable. Come, come, sit down at my house first, and let the children come down and stretch their legs. They must be exhausted after traveling such a long way."

Lilith had already nimbly jumped down from the carriage shaft, stepped forward, and took Ji Tian's arm, mimicking her sister Elena's mannerisms:

"Then I'll take my leave."

The old man didn't see through Lilith's disguise, but he did see through the people in the carriage:

"Is there a child in the car? Come on out, don't be shy."

The carriage curtain was lifted slightly from the inside, and Mia peeked out, first looking at Ji Tian, ​​then at Lilith, and finally at the old man, lowering her head slightly, looking timid.

Ji Tian reached out to help her out of the car, and she instinctively grabbed his sleeve and moved closer to Lilith, without ever looking up at the old man.

Lilith glanced down at her, reached out and touched the top of her head, her voice gentle:

"Don't be afraid, just stay with Mom."

The old man's smile deepened as he watched this scene:

"Alright, alright, so we're all family. Come on, this way. I'll have my wife cook a few dishes so you can take a break."

He turned and led the way, his steps steady, his cane clicking softly. If it weren't for his gray hair and aged voice, he would have looked like a young man.

Meanwhile, several pairs of eyes peered through the gaps in the curtains from the surrounding walls and windows, staring intently at these outsiders.

Ji Tian, ​​seemingly oblivious to anything amiss, drove his carriage behind the old man, venturing deep into the village.