Zhou Jinru and Lilia walked on the road for more than a month. It was not until the cold winter came to an end and the ice and snow melted that they arrived at the Sami Icefield. They were still some way away from their destination.
"Are we too careful? There is no way Ursus can chase us here."
Zhou Jinru shook his head. Although Duke Vanya died in his hands, the person who really gave him a chance was Speaker Witte. This is a creepy thing, because if the other party wants to keep secrets, the best way is Kill everyone associated with it.
"It's right to be careful. We took some detours and hid our identities, which is safer."
He and Lilia drove the carriage into a small town. Like most Sami towns, there were very few residents living here. Because of the cold and lack of resources, the Sami people preferred the warm south.
However, the south has not been very peaceful in recent years, because the ambitious Sargon rulers have set their sights on the ice fields to the north, and have had many conflicts with them, and once even almost turned into a local war.
"It's too cold. I need to rest for a few days before leaving. Humans can endure it, but horses can't bear it."
Zhou Jinru jumped down from the carriage. He subconsciously reached out his hand, only to find Lilia falling to the ground from the other side.
The woman with a ponytail said softly: "I can do it."
"good."
The two people walked into the largest hotel in the town one after another. It was said to be a hotel, but it also functioned as a bar.
"Take care of our carriage, the one with the white tarpaulin outside. It requires two rooms, food, and some alcoholic beverages."
Zhou Jinru paid, took the beer from the bar and handed it to Lilia, found an empty table by the window, and sat across from her.
Lilia used the corner of the table to open the bottle cap, and took a big sip at the mouth of the bottle without any image. She drank a little hastily, with a faint blush on her face. She took a breath of wine and raised her chin towards Zhou Jinru: "Mr. Four, don't be so nervous. We are safe now."
Since completing her revenge, the woman's mental state is far better than at the beginning, but she still has not recovered to what she was before the sarcophagus incident.
"Drink slowly, you know, I can't drink, otherwise I will have a few drinks with you."
Lilia was silent for a few seconds and suddenly asked: "Actually, I have always wanted to know, Mr. Fourth, what is your relationship with Teacher Kelsey? I can see that you are not like ordinary friends. The two of you on the border of Ursus God, she would go out and wait for you every day and come back very late.”
How do I answer this?
Zhou Jinrusi thought for a while and considered his words: "Kelsey is my colleague. We have worked together for a long time. For some reasons, it should be a conflict of ideas, which led to our relationship not being so harmonious. This is why we and I are not so harmonious. relationship between her."
"real?"
Lilia took another sip of wine and glanced at the man opposite: "But you want to have sex, and she doesn't object. If someone else had said those words, she would have been killed long ago."
"That was a joke, we didn't really go to bed..."
Even if they did go to bed, so what? It's not like they had never shared a bed before, and they didn't sleep separately.
However, the body of the big lynx is quite soft.
Zhou Jinru decided not to continue to struggle with this issue. No matter what he said, it would become darker and darker.
He had no choice but to change the subject.
"If nothing else happens, our next stop will be the central city of Sami, with a permanent population of more than 500,000. In this way, after integrating into it, even if the Usas people really pursue us, they will not be able to find them."
After drinking the beer, the two of them continued to draw a blueprint for the future before the meal they ordered was ready.
"I should change my job. Being a teacher is very good and the salary is not bad. I will take over Louisa after living here for a few years. Oh, Louisa, I miss her a little bit."
Lilia stared at the empty beer bottle with a touch of sadness on her face. For her, her daughter could be said to be her last thought.
"You should live well, for your daughter, for your husband, and for those who died to protect you from survival. Be optimistic, you still have a long way to go."
While Zhou Jinru was comforting Lilia, he took out a brand new magic-activated revolver from his pocket. This kind of weapon can be bought from a weapons store for a little money and is relatively common in Ursus.
He opened the magazine. There were six rounds of ammunition in it. He flicked it twice, and the metal shell made a clicking sound.
"Give it to you for self-defense. Don't shoot casually. Before the first bullet is fired, its deterrence is infinite."
Lilia looked at the spell revolver unexpectedly. Out of a little personal hobby, she was very interested in hunting. However, as a researcher, her busy work gave her few opportunities for actual combat. However, she did know some Origin Stone skills to activate There is no problem with etching the magic circle.
"Thank you. I'm not very good at shooting yet. I'll practice more when I have free time."
Zhou Jinru could see that she liked the revolver very much. He smiled, got up and left his seat, and went to ask why the food was not ready yet.
Just as he took two steps, Lilia grabbed his hand, pointed out the window and said hurriedly: "Why is it snowing outside?"
Snow is a common thing in the far north. Zhou Jinru had no intention of going into details, but Lilia's second sentence made his nerves suddenly tense.
"Why are these snowflakes black?"
Black snow?
He had seen it once before at Longmen in 1077!
"You come with me."
Zhou Jinru only glanced at it, picked up Lilia, and dragged her deeper into the hotel.
He was still not sure whether the black snow was coming for them, so it was best to stay away from the edge at this time.
Lilia seemed to notice something and said nervously: "Is it the pursuer?!"
"I don't know, maybe not after us."
As soon as the two people ran to the back kitchen of the hotel, the staff inside saw a stranger coming in and frowned: "Get out quickly, this is not the place you should be!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud bang was heard from the front hall, and the entire hotel was shaking. The lights above his head flickered a few times, and the lighting was restored with difficulty.
"what happens?"
The staff in the back kitchen ignored the two strangers and hurriedly ran to the front hall to check the situation.
Zhou Jinru groaned in his heart. If those monsters were indeed here to chase him and Lilia, they would have harmed the people in this store.
"Lilia, listen, our horses are in the stables. Go and ride one. Get out of here immediately. Don't look back. I will catch up with you!"
"And you?!"
"I can't let that guy go on a killing spree. Don't worry, I'll be fine."
