Chapter 252
As the morning sun shone gently, the elf curled up under the tender leaves wrinkled its delicate little face at the noise of humans, yawned, and slowly sat up in the flowerpot.
"Good morning~" The elf, with fine soil still on his cheeks, opened his hazy eyes.
The system flew over and said to her: "Good morning, little cotton."
It reminds children to remember to clean up the fine dirt on their cheeks and bodies.
Yunmian flapped its wings first, secretly revealing a pair of beautiful green eyes from the jewel flowerpot, and looked curiously at the people in this world in the daytime.
She wondered what the people down there were arguing about.
What caught her eye were some particularly familiar faces. They were the adventurers who brought her out of the edge of Silvermoon Forest yesterday.
So the elf stood on tiptoe and grabbed the edge of the flowerpot, hiding in a high place where no one could notice it, and looked more attentively.
The system sighed helplessly upon seeing this, regretting that it could not learn the magic of this world, otherwise a cleaning spell would be able to turn the dirty elf into something clean and cute.
Instead of accompanying her here and eavesdropping on the adventurers' quarrels.
"Ryan, you were the last person to fall asleep last night. Did you hide our baby secretly?!" A bearded man reached out and grabbed another companion, his eyes glaring with bloodshot and red with extreme anger.
"That's right, Ryan is a good thief. He secretly exchanged our flowerpot with another one in the nobleman's house..."
Ryan was just as angry and eager to defend himself loudly: "Gods, I definitely didn't steal that flower, otherwise the devil would eat my heart out and I would be tied to the damn gallows and bleed to death!"
"If it's not you, who else could it be?"
"Ryan, think carefully, how did that pot of flowers disappear?"
"Damn it, could that flower grow legs and run away?"
"Even if the flowers are gone, how come the flowerpots we spent all our money on are also gone?!"
Listening to their constant quarrels and absurd speculations, the little elf, who had been sleeping soundly in the flowerpot all night, raised his hand embarrassedly to rub his muddy face, and smiled secretly with his eyebrows curved.
"They are so smart, just like prophets." The elf responded to the humans with the most respectful admiration.
The system was silent for a moment, and used the program to light a few more rows of electronic candles for the adventurers.
After a few people left angrily, shouting that they must catch the damned thief and cursing, the elf hiding in the gap between the eaves above them finally sneaked out again.
The little wings flapped happily, and it didn't notice that it was moved at night, nor did it wonder why it was covered with a soft leaf when it woke up.
She remained focused on her task. After avoiding the humans, she hid in a corner with the system uncle, carrying a heavy flower pot and reciting the transformation spell given by her mother. After transforming herself into a human child, she found a small basket, put the flower pot in it, and covered it with a piece of cloth shaped like leaves.
This time, the elf, who had learned his lesson, did not do anything superfluous in the shapeshifting magic.
Only after making sure that she had become exactly like a human child did Yun Mian come out from the corner holding a small basket.
She needed to cross the town and find transportation willing to take her to the Sea of Hitanya.
Perhaps it was a group of adventurers, or a low-quality but expensive horse, or perhaps relatively cheap livestock such as cows and donkeys.
Along the way, many people looked at her in amazement. The women who were also carrying small baskets would whisper about which noble family this little lady was from, and how she was raised so delicately, as cute and holy as the little angels in the church murals.
And those idlers or other men on the street would bow slightly to her respectfully, and then whisper maliciously behind her back, speculating whether this was the child of some noble lord and another lady, or the product of a night of passionate love between a lady and a groom. They would speculate why there were no servants or guards following her, and many other things that Yunmian could not understand and that the system uncle did not allow her to hear.
Amidst all kinds of gazes and discussions, Yunmian arrived at the door of the merchant and received the warmest welcome.
The smiling merchant did not ignore her request just because she was young. When he heard her say that she wanted to go to the faraway Hitanya Sea, he just exclaimed, "Hitanya? That's really too far away. Except for me, probably no one in this town has ever really reached that beautiful and mysterious sea. If you want to go, I can prepare the best horse for you, but the price will naturally be much higher. Can you pay enough money?"
In a trance, Yun Mian felt that his smile was like a round gold coin, and every angle of his outline was sparkling like a gold coin.
She hesitated for a moment, and under the guidance of the system uncle, she reached into the basket, secretly and forcefully picked a round gem from the flowerpot, and then handed it over as the merchant's eyes suddenly brightened.
"Can you take me to Hitanya now?"
The child raised her fair and clean face, her light golden hair was gently framed by a beautiful wreath, and her light brown pupils became exceptionally clear and bright under the morning sun, even more dazzling than the gem in her hand.
The merchant held his breath for a moment, then quickly took the expensive gem from her hand and said with a bright smile, "Of course, I can escort the distinguished little guest to distant Hitanya, even if the journey is full of dangers. This trip will be an honor that I cannot refuse."
The system accurately complained: "If his eyes weren't glued to your basket, this flattery would sound more pleasant."
Perhaps in the eyes of the merchants, the basket in Yunmian's hand is already filled with wealth.
I just hope he doesn't have any other bad intentions, otherwise the consequences for him will be hard to imagine.
With the gems as travel expenses, the merchant quickly arranged the best carriage to set out from the town and take Yunmian all the way to the distant Sea of Hitanya.
In the Sunset Town that they left behind, after searching for the treasure in vain, several adventurers finally attributed the loss of the treasure to the devil's work.
So in less than a day, a terrible legend spread in Sunset Town that the devil would use the flower of death to approach humans, plunder their wealth, and even devour their souls.
Rumors always reach every corner of this continent faster than horses and carriages. When Yun Mian was taken by the coachman through another town, the story about the flower of death had become extremely bizarre. The only thing that remained unchanged was the sincerity and fear in people's expressions when they talked about it, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.
The little boy sat on the shaft of the cart and listened curiously, not knowing that he was the one who gave the beautiful trumpet creeper this mysterious color.
She drank the sweet floral dew that inexplicably appeared beside her every morning, and listened to the people gathered together talking about their journeys or the various amazing things they had seen in life. Her long, slightly curly light blonde hair shone beautifully and brightly in the sunlight, and she looked innocent and naive, knowing nothing of the world.
People always have sympathy for the weak, but they will also always behave more despicably towards them.
Yun Mian sat on the side of the carriage with her shiny bare feet, swaying gently. The coachman who drove her was no longer the same merchant.
"Whose prince's child is this?"
"I don't know, but she has no servants or guards around her."
"It's just terrible for a child."
"Who said it wasn't? I think I can kill her with just one finger. Where are her parents? Are they just going to leave a child to travel alone?"
"I heard that she was carrying a lot of gold, silver and jewelry."
"I heard that the carriage is filled with untold wealth."
"I heard that this child's parents have passed away, and she wants to seek refuge with a distant royal family with her astonishing wealth to seek protection."
"It's not hearsay, it's all true. I often travel with her, and I once saw this child take out a red gem from her carriage. The gem was as big as a pigeon egg and sparkled in the sun. It must be the most beautiful and dazzling gem I have ever seen in my life."
The ubiquitous wind brought the ubiquitous discussions into the elf's ears, and gently brushed through her soft hair, making her a child who knew everything.
Yun Mian drank the last bit of the sweet floral dew and then returned to the carriage amid many greedy or sympathetic gazes. The diligent coachman raised the whip high and then brought it down heavily. The horse neighed as it drove the vehicle away from this quiet yet noisy place.
"Mianmian, three people are following us." The system nestled on the child's head, but did not flatten even a single strand of her soft hair.
Even if it didn't say it, the elf's outstanding five senses had already allowed her to sense the three auras following behind her.
So half an hour later, the carriage slowly stopped on a remote path.
The horse lowered its head to eat grass, its white mane hanging down, and it paid no attention to anything in the outside world.
Three men came out of the dense forest at the rear and surrounded the carriage tacitly. They held knives in their hands, but they were not intended to stab Yun Mian, but to guard against the equally greedy opponents.
"My noble lady, do not try to hide or resist any longer. Come out and hand over all your gold, silver and jewels, and perhaps we will be willing to let you go."
"Yes, little one, don't be afraid. Take out all your wealth obediently. Then we may consider letting you go amid your crystal tears and pitiful pleas."
"Come out, sweetheart. You are the most beautiful child I have ever seen. You are so smart that you must not want to be forced to be killed by three bad guys in a more cruel way, right?"
Amid their leisurely and joking threats, the coachman hid under the horse's belly, holding his head and trembling, and the child in the carriage also came out obediently.
"Will you kill me?" Yun Mian stood on the shaft of the cart and asked naively, causing several people to burst into laughter.
One of them pointed his sharpened dagger at her twice in a vicious manner and said with a smile: "Gods, I am not a heinous butcher. As long as you have enough wealth, I will let you go."
The other two said similar things, they were only after money, and a child was too weak and harmless to be dealt with by three adults holding blades.
"Then I will let you go too."
They heard an even funnier answer from the child, and they laughed so hard that they could hardly hold the knife.
System: electronic candle, mechanical salvation.
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution:
Shallow Dust 10 bottles;
7 bottles of Xiaobobao;
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