At noon the next day, An and his party set off towards the coast again after preparations were completed.
Before leaving, An planned to purchase a carriage in the town, considering that there were members of the escort team with limited mobility. After Lord Willett found out, he directly sent several vehicles with large capacity.
Under the singing and singing of the uncle and nephew Lord Willett and Yoya, An did not refuse the kindness.
But in the end, the most troublesome part was getting the injured into the car!
The senior and older ones were better off. Leonhardt gave the order, and they glanced at their companions with half-smiling eyes, and quickly ran into the car. But those who are young and energetic insist on patting their chest muscles and say that they can walk normally. Those who have injured their legs have to chop their legs a few times, grinning to show off.
In the end, they were scolded by Leonhardt and An who laughed angrily and got into the car together.
Xiaoyue watched quietly beside Liliana, with nostalgia in her eyes.
In this way, the convoy took Yoya, who was ordered to take care of the journey for the princess of the empire, and then continued on its way. However, I don’t know whether it was because the changed An was under a lot of pressure or for some other reason. Yoya refused to ride in the same carriage with An and others, and chose to ride on horseback like Leonhardt. OK.
Speaking of An's changes, in the eyes of the theater troupe and others, An's image seemed to be solidified into what it was last night. Although it is not unfamiliar, it is still significantly different from before.
If I had to make a metaphor, it would be like...
Suddenly grown up?
Mei Ke looked worried when she saw her brother like this last night, but after seeing An and Miku appear together this morning, she looked much more relieved.
Like Meiko last night, the other companions were also worried about An.
It is unimaginable how much psychological pressure this will cause when one continuously encounters life crises, or even faces a killer who threatens his own life. An was originally playing the role of "Regent Lecco", but now he looked more like he was too deep into the role.
Normally, people might not think there was any problem, but now, they couldn't figure out An's current state.
If it is a cognitive bias caused by psychological pressure, that is, to gain a sense of security by treating oneself as another person, the consequences are immeasurable, and one may forget one's original identity!
I didn’t ask because of various delays before, but now it happened that the people sitting in the carriage were all my own people, so someone immediately asked:
"Ann, are you... okay?"
"Huh? Is that what you're saying?" He looked away from Miku and looked towards Kaito.
The unfamiliar tone and subtly different voice made Hairen's frown deepen.
He thought about the right wording, and thought again and again, but he felt that it would be better to ask directly: "You make me feel like you are another person now!"
As soon as these words came out, Liliana, who originally had a good impression of everyone in the troupe, suddenly frowned and looked at Hairen with a somewhat unkind look.
"what do you mean……"
Midway through Liliana's question, An looked at her: "Ling..."
"Your Highness, you are too rash." Xiaoyue also leaned into Liliana's ear and said.
Under the double pressure, Liliana lowered her head: "Yes... I'm sorry."
"Huh? Uh, no...it doesn't matter?" Hairen blinked blankly.
He didn't quite understand why Liliana was suddenly angry and then apologized.
An understood that Liliana thought of him as her brother and that's why she was angry at Hairen's words. He also wanted to comfort Liliana when he opened his mouth. However, seeing that Xiaoyue calmed Liliana's anger first, she did not continue.
He looked at Kaito again.
"What you said made me a little confused..." An leaned against the carriage and quickly figured out the reason why Hairen said this, "Ah, are you worried that I am too stressed?"
At this time, An made her companions in the troupe feel a lot more familiar.
After An finished speaking, she laughed.
"No wonder you looked at me for a long time and didn't say anything..."
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became awkward.
Jerry couldn't help but tease: "So did you notice our gaze? I thought you were looking at Miku."
Unfortunately, his words failed to achieve the expected effect. Neither An nor Miku's expressions changed, but their hands held each other tighter.
"I'm sorry, I didn't consider everyone's thoughts." An's laughter slowed down and she said, "Don't worry, I know who I am. I am just keeping this state now to better cope with future situations."
"With you here, my psychological pressure is not as great as I imagined."
An looked at his fellow actors in the troupe one by one, including Liliana and Xiaoyue.
Such straightforward words and sight made everyone feel a little embarrassed for a moment.
Enryu teased loudly: "There is Miku sister and us here...right?"
She deliberately emphasized Miku, and the meaning was self-evident, and everyone burst out laughing.
Unexpectedly, An's response was more direct. He straightened his back and nodded seriously: "That's right!"
After saying that, he kissed the back of Miku's hand.
After doing this, An also laughed.
Leonhardt, who was riding a horse outside the car, heard the movement and leaned over: "What are you talking about, are you so happy?"
Liliana pulled a malicious smile on her lips and shouted: "We were guessing when you would get engaged!"
Yoah couldn't help but laugh when he heard the sound. There were also people in the escort who did not care about the commander's face.
Leonhardt was seriously hurt by his sister, and he shouted angrily:
"I'm still early!!"
…
In order to stabilize the situation between the two countries as soon as possible, since leaving the town, the convoy has not considered the inn station set up by King Carlion for the princess. Instead, it has followed the method of "rest at dusk and rush at dawn" to shorten the time on the way as soon as possible.
Yoya knew the seriousness of the matter and chose to cooperate fully from the beginning without consent. He only picked up prepared supplies when passing by the inn. The result of the matter was as expected by Joah. After sending a message back to the capital about what happened in the town, King Carlion was more anxious than the motorcade. Instead of scolding Joah for his arbitrary decision, he praised him greatly.
Working hard, the convoy arrived at the dock belonging to the kingdom on the evening of the next day. The boat is ready at the shore.
Looking through the afterglow of the setting sun, one can vaguely see a dark patch of sea in the distance. Needless to say, it must be the empire's fleet.
The person in charge of the dock breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the convoy arriving.
He hurriedly came up to meet him, looked at Yoya, and said with a grimace: "You are finally here!"
Looking at the Imperial fleet in the distance these past few days, the person in charge of the dock couldn't sleep. He had to go over to negotiate every now and then, and he had to pay attention to his words, for fear that the wrong word would lead to a fight between the two parties.
He didn't know how many people would suffer as a result of the war, but he knew that he would definitely be the first to suffer.
Seeing the bitterness on his colleague's face, Yoya was a little confused about whether to laugh or cry. He comforted him: "Cheer up, it's the last trip."
The princess returned to her fleet, and they still had to accompany her according to etiquette. Moreover, according to the current tense situation, even if there is no such etiquette, they have to go together!
The person in charge was not surprised, he had already been mentally prepared. Seeing him cheering up, Yoya nodded and prepared to check on the ship.
The person in charge suddenly grabbed Yoya and asked in a cold sweat: "Wait a minute, is what happened to Captain Wei Li true?"
"Did it reach here so quickly?" Yoya said in surprise.
He quickly reacted.
The ambush was specially planned. In order to achieve the goal, it is not surprising that the mastermind behind the scenes spread the news first.
"Everyone in the empire knows it!" The person in charge showed his neck angrily, with a shallow mark on it, "Look! If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have confessed to being at the scene yesterday! (Noble expletive), who is it? What did you do?! I must give that (noble expletive) to (noble expletive)!"
Yoya was dumbfounded as he watched this gentle colleague in his memory keep venting his emotions.
"Has everything been arranged?"
An and his group came over.
The person in charge seemed to have changed his face into a gentle and humble one: "Everything has been arranged and ready to go at any time!"
The etiquette was in place, but the actions and tone of the person in charge showed that he was still very anxious.
Looking up, the person in charge had some doubts in his eyes.
Why is An taking the lead and the imperial princess following behind?
What surprised him even more was that he didn't notice anything was wrong at the first time? !
Seeing what the person in charge was thinking, An didn't say much. He smiled and said:
"Then let's do it now. It would be better for everyone to resolve the misunderstanding as soon as possible."
