Towards dawn, swim through the cold waters, stand on the soft sand and take one last look at the burning sea, the fluttering sparks so dazzling under the dark night sky that it won't be long before the burning merchant ship will be reduced to complete ashes, obscuring all traces, and no one will know what happened in it.

"Let's go!"

Changing into a dry outfit, Xia Lan said a word to the silent Adelina and Winnie, and then turned and left the unknown darkness without hesitation.

Xia Lan didn't know exactly where they were in the Duchy of Sivel, and could only be judged by the map when they came across people and villages and towns.

If it weren't for the convenience of destroying the corpses, he would have sailed directly to any of the coastal cities of the Duchy of Sivir, why would he have to travel so hard at night in a strange land.

The sky is gradually brightening, the rising sun dispelles the last trace of darkness and illuminates the earth, Xia Lan and the others are not lost in the road like headless flies, Xia Lan, who is experienced in wild survival, finds a river and goes straight along the upper stream.

Where there are people, you can't do without water, this is a very simple truth.

After walking for a long time, they finally found the trace of the smoke curling in the distance, and with a little excitement and quickening their pace, a small peaceful and quiet village came into view.

The people of the nameless village were a little repulsive to outsiders, especially outsiders of unknown origin, but Xia Lan used money to stir up the enthusiasm of the villagers, asking them about their place and the nearby town, and they left after a short rest in the morning.

Before evening, they came to a town called Bran.

The town is not big. It's even a little rundown. The streets are deserted. Pedestrians are very rare, but the sergeants on patrol can be seen everywhere, because of the disguise and disguise, Xia Lan and the others who casually made up an identity to enter the city, although it is suspicious, fortunately, they avoided trouble by bribing the soldiers who tried to harass them.

It was more of a military town than a town, as the scene was so familiar to Xia Lan.

The town of Bran is not far from the border with Monteres, and the history of the two countries has caused its desolation and decline. What's more, the town of Bran was once occupied by Monteres, if it were not for the fact that Bristov ceded this occupied land in exchange for the Principality of Sivir's troops to fight against Grenada, maybe Bran Town would still be under the rule of Monteres.

Although Brantown was not part of the first line of defense against Monteres, the tradition of the garrison was preserved, and most of the townspeople here were descendants of the garrison over the generations.

After finding a hotel to check in, and after hastily enjoying dinner and bathing, Charan spread out the map on the table in the room alone, according to the map indication, the town of Bran is in the southernmost part of the Duchy of Sivir, and if you go in a straight line to the east, it will take you about seven or eight days to cross the border and enter Ottori. From Ottori, head east to reach their destination, Lasenniers.

Larsenier is also known as the Vulture Nation, and the reason why Charan went to Larsenier was because of the Vulture, a tool for easy riding. As long as you have a vulture, where can't Eldran go? It's just that the vultures belong to a strategic resource that is strictly controlled by Larsenier, and it is forbidden to go out, so how to get the vultures to arrive in Larsenier is not too late.

The violent commotion caused in Monteres will inevitably lead to the investigation of the Radiant Sanctuary, and it will not be long before the news of their appearance in Eldran will be known to the world, and how to effectively avoid and escape has become the biggest problem for Charan at present.

The night passed.

Charan, who had risen early in the morning, decided to buy a horse for the journey, and Winnie, who had heard the news, suddenly offered to go with her, while Adelina, who was still grieving and had not recovered, stayed behind and waited.

As a military town, there is no shortage of horses in Blantown, although war horses are strategic materials and cannot be traded, but there are many people who are corrupt, this social phenomenon is difficult to eliminate, and the officials in charge of military quartermaster management have not long been sunk under the greed of ** after holding on to the silver bullet offensive.

Leading three tall and sturdy blue-maned horses on the way back to the hotel, Winnie, who had been silently following Xia Lan, spoke.

"Xia Lan, do you notice that the changes in Adelina are getting weirder and weirder?"

"I know, so I'm already trying my best to correct her changes." Xia Lan looked ahead and said lightly.

"It's a pity that this is only a temporary solution, and it won't actually solve her problem." Winnie said in a deep voice. "If she shows a few more alternate fighting forms, chances are she'll be a different person altogether, and you may not know that on the day Magnison died, Adrina threatened my life with a strange and dangerous personality."

"You want to say she's going to turn back on me?" Xia Lan chuckled.

"I don't rule it out." Winnie said.

"Do you know why you're alive until now?" Charland Road.

"Using me to take out the relics in Adelinea's body, of course." Winnie said calmly.

"Now that you know it, why don't you take the time to look into it?" Charland Road. "Don't let me lose my last patience with you."

"There's only one way to do it." Winnie's face sank and said, "Kill her directly and take out the relics." ”

"Ridiculous! Stupidity! Xia Lan scoffed.

"It's stupid!" Winnie nodded, "What if I can guarantee that the relics you took out after killing her will still be useful?" ”

"Huh?" Charan's gaze shifted to Winnie, and her nose made a soft sound.

"I had a lot of discussions with Magnison about it, and we came to a vague conclusion." Winnie said, "The power of the relic is not actually fully functioning, but has been eroding Aderina's mental state, until it completes a certain transformation. ”

"Interesting conclusion, but how do you prove that you are not lying?" Charland Road. "Maybe you just borrowed my hand to kill Adelinea?"

"Believe it or not." Winnie snorted.

"I had conceived of killing Adelina and removing the relics, but in the end it wasn't feasible." Xia Lan said in a flat tone: "If what you said is true, then I only need to face one last obstacle, how to kill Adelinea!" You should know that under Adelinea's own protection mechanism, even if I make a move, I can't kill the other party, and once I fail, the consequences can be imagined! ”

"Don't worry about that, because Magnison and I have developed a potion to suppress her power." Winnie smiled weirdly. "If you give me enough time, I can develop this potion, it's just a matter of whether you dare to do it!"

"So you've always been planning to do this?" Xia Lan glanced at her deliberately.

"What? Do you really want to wait until the relic is completely assimilated with Adrina? Winnie said.

"I'll think about it."

After saying this, Xia Lan ignored Winnie, wandered around the deserted market, and after buying some groceries and food, they returned to the hotel.

After lunch, Charan and Adelina Winnie left Bran Town without a moment's delay, heading east.

The wide loess road is very uneven, some places are potholed and difficult to move forward, facing the scorching sun, the heat is steaming, and the three people are soaked in sweat for a while, there are few people on the road, and occasionally you can see some caravans.

As the border was located, the towns were very scarce, and it was feared that it would take tomorrow to reach the next town, and after nightfall, the three of them camped in the wilderness, built fires, barbecued food, and could faintly hear the howl of wolves in the distance.

Winnie went back to the tent to rest after filling her stomach casually, her constitution was not as good as that of Charan and Adrina, and she was already tired from the bumps on the horse in the middle of the day, and sometimes it was really troublesome to carry such a burden.

The night sky was full of stars, and Adelina, who was sitting around the fire without saying a word, looked up at the sky, and her pitiful little face suddenly bloomed with a smile that she had not seen for a long time.

"Charan, it seems like we've not seen the stars together for a long time, and I remember the last time it was by the sea in Port Louis."

Since the beginning of the escape from the accident in Port Louis, Xia Lan has spent half of her time on the ship recuperating from her injuries after crossing the Summer Wind Strait, and the other half of the time has been doing shameful things with her day and night.

"The stars are beautiful, but they don't belong to us anymore." Xia Lan said softly.

"Yes, we will never go back to the good and peaceful days of the past." Adelina said with a sad face: "Xia Lan, can we live together peacefully and happily in the future?" ”

"Absolutely." Xia Lan lay on the grass and looked up at the starry sky. "After a long time, one day someone will forget us."

"But I'm worried I'll never see that day again." Aderina lay beside Xia Lan and sobbed, stretched out her hand and hugged Xia Lan tightly, "I feel that one day you will leave me. ”

"Little fool, don't be cranky." Xia Lan pulled out her hand and stroked her head.

"Xia Lan, promise me not to kill people indiscriminately in the future, okay? Because I'm so scared, afraid that you'll become like a stranger I never knew. Adelina buried her head in his arms and sobbed quietly.

"I don't want to kill, but someone is always forcing me to kill." Xia Lan sighed. "I promise you, as long as no one is in danger of our safety, I will never kill people casually again."

"Well, I believe you."

Winnie looked up at Xia Landao.

Xia Lan stared at Winnie, her dark eyes shrinking suddenly.

Because, he saw that Adrina's eyes had somehow turned bright red. (To be continued.)