Chapter 85 Trek

"Have you ever heard of precognitive dreams?"

"Congratulations, you're pregnant."

Congratulations...congratulations...congratulations.

In just a few seconds, Melia's mind transitioned from the Big Bang to a spinning cat head, and then her head exploded.

"Pregnant?! Whose!" Her voice was so sharp that even Sonny was scared and shook his arm.

"Calm down, sister, calm down. It's not me. At least this has nothing to do with me, right?" Sonny took a half step back, thought for a moment, and then slowly moved to the edge of the bed and sat on the blanket. Her arms were spread out in a funny way, as if she was trying to prevent the patient from banging his head against the wall.

"Hah!" Melia took a deep breath, a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down.

Sonny's jokes were somewhat useful, at least his brain could continue to function.

First of all, the pregnancy news must be fake!

Melia's face was stern, and she said in the most serious tone, "Sunny, maybe you don't know, I've had my period for the past few months, and..." She threw back the quilt and patted her belly, "How can a belly be so flat... Wow!"

Just as she slapped her belly, something in her belly also slapped her. Her palm and paw touched each other at the same time, but the strength was different.

Even though she couldn't see what was going on inside, Melia could imagine a cute cat... Why a cat? Am I in mitosis?

Sunny nodded at her, who looked enlightened. "Sister, Wu and I are so sure because the little guy inside kicked me."

The tent was suddenly silent. Even Taffy was speechless. He just lowered his head and thought: The young lady is going to give birth to a little young lady or a little young master. What should I do in the future... Should I find someone to take care of the little young lady?

"Wait a minute, I'll take it easy."

Melia put her head in her hands and began to review the previous scenes from the beginning:

Judging from the time and the original plot, this child could not be the original owner's. She traveled through "The Rose Princess", not "Investiture of the Gods".

Since crossing over, the only person she's had a relationship with is Elena, so it's Elena's child? That goes against physiology, doesn't Elena have any extra organs? Uh, her dragon-like tail probably doesn't count, right?

Wait, magic, this is a world with magic.

And - the goblin's blessing.

"Your Highness, don't you like children?"

[“Bless the little princess! May she be invincible, may she be lucky and wise, may she live forever in the legend of miracles~”]

"It will give you a new life, a new path."

Could it be that those goblins meant... to send a child over?!

Whoever drinks that glass of water will get pregnant! Wow, I should have let Elena drink it—it's more potent than poison.

Her eyes went dark and she almost fell down again. Fortunately, Taffy was quick-witted and rushed down to hold her stomach.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?!"

"I feel uncomfortable everywhere." Melia stared blankly at the tent ceiling. "It's too late to die now..."

"Miss, don't scare me, Miss!"

Ronnie couldn't help but rush over, and she and Taffy each guarded Melia on either side, fearing that she would find a basin of cold water and pour it on herself and freeze to death.

"Puff, puff, puff," Sunny couldn't help but laugh, biting his lip for a moment before walking around to the front and knocking on Melia's quilt. "Sister, no matter how rotten the child's father is, he wouldn't commit suicide, right? Your child might be a different species, right?"

"Alien species?"

Melia touched her belly: "Because she is so small?" There was a little fat on her abdomen from eating too much sweets, and it was soft and fluffy, completely different from the pregnant women you usually see.

"Yes, if it wasn't a different species, a child so small that it couldn't be seen wouldn't survive."

Wu came over and continued to whisper in Sunny's ear, asking her to tell him, "Wu can sense her extraordinary power. Her vitality is much stronger than that of an ordinary child. She is like a little sun and very auspicious."

Even though she was still in shock, Melia breathed a sigh of relief. She patted her belly gently, and her little paw poked back.

Is it a little dragon or a kitten? It should be a kitten. After all, it’s my baby!

"Meliya, you have dragon blood."

Muala's voice made his smile linger for a few seconds, and then he shrugged: "Who cares? It's so small, it must be a kitten! If it's a dragon, even if it's not big, it must have laid eggs.

Or...My Neighbor Totoro?

Suddenly, a picture of a pure white hamster with cat ears running on a hamster ball appeared in my mind. Wow, so cute~

"By the way, Wu wants to ask you..."

Sunny's eyes widened as he listened, and he relayed with a bit of horror, "If you don't want this child, you can give it to us... Wu, my sister won't agree to it!"

Before Melia could hear clearly, she straightened up and waved her hand: "Sister is not the kind of person who treats little lives as commodities."

"That's right! And... who said I didn't want to?" Melia gently touched her flat belly. "She's my little baby. It's a good opportunity for us to go to Athens together. Elena will definitely be surprised when she finds out!"

"Huh? What does this have to do with Elena?"

"The child is hers!"

“…”

The tent fell into silence for a long time. Sonny wiped his face and looked outside the tent.

She said earnestly, "Sister, as a human being... you can lie to everyone, to anyone, but you can't lie to yourself. Also, Her Highness Elena is quite clever and paranoid, so a fight at the wedding wouldn't be good. How about—find someone else as the scapegoat?"

"What's the meaning?"

If you think about it carefully, you can't just talk about goblins. It would be bad if the child was mistaken for a monster.

Melia's eyes widened as she tried to defend herself: "I'm telling the truth. You know... there's magic in this world. Ahem, Elena and I actually used magic items!"

"What magic item?" Sunny blinked curiously. "It can make two women pregnant. It must be very valuable!"

Wu whispered something in her ear. Seeing Melia's face gradually turning red, Sunny smiled in understanding: "Okay~ I won't ask. My sister said it's Elena's child, so it's Elena's."

"I, I really didn't lie."

"Yes, yes, yes~ But, I really don't want to go into Athens. Please walk the last part of the way by yourself. Remember to hire more mercenaries. There are many guards at the wedding site, and this number of people is not enough."

"I really didn't lie—"

Amidst eyes that said "I understand, we all understand", Melia hugged her quilt tightly in grief and anger, and fell asleep in a huff.

…

Early in the morning, a convoy was marching across the wilderness, the horses' hooves making a rhythmic clatter.

No matter which road the bandits came from, when they saw the nomads in fur clothes from afar, they would immediately run away and disappear without a trace: they didn't want their bones to be turned into decorations.

"Oh my~ You ran away so fast. You missed. I'll do it next time." Sunny looked at the horizon regretfully. The man next to her put away his bow and arrow, scratched his ear and ran to the side.

"Sonny—"

"What's the matter, sister? This place is still far from Athens." Sunny looked at the girl who followed with some amusement.

Melia's horsemanship was surprisingly good. She stepped on the harness with both feet and rode over, bouncing back and forth. "Teacher Pados said there are Huns like you up ahead. Do you know anything about them?"

A Hun like me?

Sunny suppressed his smile and lifted a strand of hair. "Her eyes and hair color are the same as mine, or...oh, we're so far apart, you're talking about her outfit, right?"

"No, no, no, it's her eyes. They're golden like yours, but her hair is different, it's black." Melia gestured. "The teacher is looking very far with a telescope. She's leading a large group towards Thessaly. Should we follow her or avoid her?"

Sunny memorized the telescope and planned to ask for it back in two days. She looked up at Pardos at the front of the group and called out, "Teacher, please take a closer look to see how many people there are."

Pardos replied calmly, "There were five centuries passing by, marching in a phalanx. They had both light and heavy weapons, and there were also people who looked like mages mixed in."

"Thank you very much."

Sonny looked at his team and thought for a moment, then shrugged: "No way, the older sister is doing pretty well, let's stay away from her."

The Huns laughed in a friendly manner and then stopped their horses.

There are hundreds of them, and getting too close will definitely cause "misunderstandings", so it's better to pretend not to see them.

After stopping to rest for a while, the horse team set off again, moving slowly at the pace of an outing.

Melia was sitting on the horse, and suddenly she felt a little sleepy. She swayed a few times, but was caught steadily by the arm beside her: "Sister, let me hold you."

Sonny jumped lightly behind her and held the reins with both hands so that she could lean comfortably. "Where is your guard? He is so irresponsible."

"No... Yawn~" Melia yawned. "I asked them to bring binoculars to help scout the flanks and the rear... You have so few scouts."

Well, that's right, there are only a few hundred people in total. Sunny blushed and looked into the distance: "How can I be so embarrassed~ Ask them to hand over the telescope to my people. Since I have accepted my sister's money, I - what is that? Sister, do you have a telescope? "

The sky was dyed blood red by beams of light, like a sunset cloud on the grassland.

But this sunset cloud has no romantic and ethereal beauty, but is instead filled with discordant blood.

"Yes, it's burning over there? A volcanic eruption?"

The binoculars were handed to him, and Sonny took them, placed them against his face in the same manner as Pados, and drew in a breath of air.

With the help of this slender copper tube, she saw the lumps under the thick blood: the bodies of the Huns, possibly mixed with their horses.

These lumps were scattered in a valley several miles from Thessaly, surrounded by a thick red smoke.

Sonny touched his long hair with his hands and turned back suddenly: "Meliya, is my hair closer to gold?!"

"Yeah, it seems like it. The brown highlights are less. Hey, have you grown taller...?"

So that’s it. Brida is dead.

"Run!"

Sonny raised the whip decisively and suddenly heard a faint laugh.

"Hehehehe."

"What a coincidence! Another human with golden blood~!"

The red mist covered the sky and the earth, and malicious laughter came from all directions, completely engulfing them.

…

"Sister? Sister Melia~" Sunny waved his finger amusedly. "Are you hungry or thirsty? Tell me anytime you want to rest. Don't get too tired."

Melia rubbed her eyes and pinched her arm hard: "Hiss - Sonny, let's go back quickly and don't go through Thessaly!"

"Huh? A mountain town like Thessaly is in great need of supplies, so it's just right that our goods remain here. Their specialty herbs are pretty good." Sunny looked at the carriage in confusion. Didn't they agree to do some business along the way?

"It's dangerous! Very dangerous—"

The crimson color finally faded from his eyes; the red mist was too strong.

She couldn't even see the direction of death, only feeling something rise from beneath her feet, instantly dissolving her body. The only clue was the final voice that sounded like a fairy. Perhaps even space was affected by magic.

Melia pointed seriously in the direction of Sasseli and said, "Teacher Pados saw your sister. I suddenly remembered some information that someone wanted to kill her."

“Hahahaha, someone wants to kill Brida?”

Sunny smiled easily: "Although her brain is not very good, she is as strong as a monster~"

Melia pointed at her hair and said, "Sunny, under what circumstances would you suddenly grow taller and your hair color become closer to blonde?"

"..." Sunny suppressed his smile and tightened his hands: "Sister, where did you hear these words?"

The girl spurred her horse and stood beside her. "Have you ever heard of precognitive dreams?"

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Thanks to Asong, Luchen_piuma, Luomuxiaoxiaoxia, and nanaya_scarlet's Leilei~

Thanks to Miracle, Paradise, Ann, Kim Min-ji idiot @% for the irrigation~