It was getting dark, and the horses needed a rest, but Ai'er had no intention of stopping.

"We won't go into the village next." Ai'er said, "We'll take a rest on the road and then continue east."

Next, Ai'er's little hand followed the winding road and pointed to the big city they were about to pass for the first time - the city of Bayman.

"We can take a short break when we get to Bayman City." Ai'er added, "But we won't go into the city... we'll just rest in the surrounding villages for a while. We can replenish supplies outside the city."

"After walking for so long, where are we going in the end...?" An Ling asked.

The human cub still hasn't figured out the group's goal.

"empire."

"empire?"

An Ling was slightly startled.

"That's right, I also want to visit the Empire."

That is the country with the most advanced magic technology among all human nations.

Even compared to the higher races, he was just a newborn child, but he already had enough highlights to attract people's attention.

"Who cares about you. If you want to go, go by yourself." Coco snorted.

An Ling felt bored and remained silent.

……

The carriage stopped at night and Lily slept against a tree trunk, while Coco and Anling had to share a tent.

Ai'er sat on the tree, looking at the night sky in the distance.

A pair of white wings as big as dust particles flashed faintly.

Ai'er's tip moved.

"The trap worked well..." Then Ai'er jumped down and hid her body. The white wings passed through the sky and turned into the distance.

Only at this point did Ai'er breathe a sigh of relief.

There was a rustling sound in the tent, and one could even imagine the two little girls kicking each other inside - An Ling might have done it subconsciously while she was asleep, but Keke was undoubtedly doing it on purpose.

Ai'er ignored him, and her eyes unconsciously turned to the petite girl leaning against the tree trunk.

The only remaining hand was resting on her belly, which was slightly lifted at the corner of the hem, revealing a cute belly button on her smooth skin.

The body rises and falls slowly with the breathing. The little face is quiet and cute.

Lily has reached the point where she can fall asleep at any time no matter where she is.

Elle let out another long sigh.

Today, I still haven’t found a chance to apologize…

……

The carriage traveled for two consecutive days, took several long detours on the road, and directly passed two large cities - entering the border of Beiman City.

"Let's go around first and see if there are any suitable houses to stay in." Ai'er jumped from the horse and got into the car: "Do you have any requirements?"

Coco and An Ling quickly shook their heads.

"Whatever."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ai'er turned the carriage into the gate of a small village.

The village is very close to the city of Beiman. It takes about half an hour to ride a horse from here to see the gate of Beiman.

Ai'er asked a few people to wait in the carriage. Coco supported the sleeping Lily, watched the elf check the magical camouflage on his ears, and jumped down alone into the village.

The woman and her child pointed at these people, but there was curiosity and vigilance in their eyes.

A few foreign kids? It just looked weird.

But Ai'er ignored the gazes of those people and walked in by herself, disappearing from Coco's sight.

Maybe Elle has gotten used to it.

At this moment, Coco suddenly felt a warm and cold movement around her.

Lily raised her arm and rubbed her eyes. She moved her body and opened her lavender eyes. At a glance, she saw the little orc looking down at Lily.

"Ouch?"

"I just woke up." Keke snorted, "I sleep every day, like I'm dying."

Lily looked around and didn't see Elle. The carriage stopped at a new place.

"Where's Elle?"

"She went in." Coco pointed to the village intersection with her little head.

At this time, several children from the village came out laughing and seeing Lily and her friends, they ran up to them chattering.

"Who are you?" a boy asked first.

174. Time Mismatch

These children in the village looked about the same age as Lily.

When they saw the carriage at the entrance of the village, they did not hide their curiosity at all.

The carriage that Lily was riding in was only used for transporting goods and looked simple enough. Perhaps these children just thought that they were on a pleasant journey, and without waiting for an answer, they asked again:

"Where are you from?"

"Are you the only ones?"

"Who will be driving the carriage?"

Coco frowned impatiently, while Xiao Anling on the other side continued to keep silent and play the turtle.

Only Lily shrank back unconsciously as she looked at the curious gazes of the others.

"...Orcs? They are orcs."

"The girls here...ah, they're slaves. Slaves of the big guys."

Seeing that no one was talking, the children started chattering and discussing among themselves.

"One of his arms is broken. It looks really pitiful. He must have been tortured a lot."

"They say there are good masters and bad masters... It seems like I was unlucky enough to meet a bad master."

The topic gradually turned to Lily.

Lily hid behind Coco.

"Go away, everyone."

Coco, feeling extremely satisfied, stepped forward and waved her hand to chase the kids away.

"Tch, stingy."

The children soon lost interest and ran away shouting.

Only one boy remained.

He looked at them and asked again:

"Are you fleeing from the west?"

"Escape?"

Coco asked.

"It is said that there will be a war over there. In the past few days, many people have come here." The boy described: "I heard someone tell me before that on the way here, there were groups of people fleeing with bags. Did you see it?"

Coco recalled that the journey was relatively quiet.

Perhaps because they took a long detour, it was rare for people like Coco and his group to not need to replenish supplies along the way.

Hearing his friends calling over there, the boy said goodbye to them and ran away again.

Seeing the others walking away, Lily lay down on the carriage again, putting her little hands on her stomach, ready to continue sleeping.

"Don't sleep, don't sleep, you'll pass out if you're not careful..." Coco shook Lily's little body. Lily could only yawn and keep her eyes open.

It took a long time before Ai'er left the village.

"There is an empty house here. The village chief said we can stay there for a while." Ai'er said, "The village chief will be responsible for entertaining us. Let's rest here for a few days."

Several people dragged horses into the village.

Only Coco stood at the entrance of the village for a while.

I only chased after him when I heard Ai'er shouting.

……

Of course, being able to live here is inseparable from Ai'er's financial resources.

Several people first gathered at the village chief's house for dinner.

Lily forced herself to eat for a while despite feeling sleepy, and Ai'er also pretended to eat some, leaning against Lily. Coco and Anling seemed to be eating comfortably, after all, they had hardly eaten anything other than dry food and water on the road.

The village chief seemed very enthusiastic, and it was obvious that Ai'er had given enough money.

Lily kept rubbing her eyes and listening to the conversation between the village chief and Ai'er:

"You went from the east to the west and back again? How was the west?"

"I was almost always on the road, and I didn't ask much. But when I passed by a village, everyone there had run away."

"It's still difficult." The village chief sighed, "To be honest, some people in the village are preparing for their trip. Most people are not ready to move - there is nowhere else to go. Adventurers are good, they can survive anywhere they go."

"No one seems to think we can win." Ai'er was a little surprised.

The village chief just kept shaking his head.

……

Although the house Ai'er found was a bit shabby, it was at least complete.

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