Chapter 105 Waking up in the Carriage
"Crunch, crunch, crunch—"
The harsh sound of the carriage's tires turning kept echoing in Shu Li's ears, giving him a splitting headache. What made him even more uncomfortable was that his whole body was bumping left and right, front and back, up and down, making his stomach acid churn constantly.
"Hmm?" Shu Li couldn't bear it any longer. He woke up from his sleep and opened his eyes sleepily. His five senses gradually became clearer and he instantly smelled an indescribable smell.
This smells like... horse manure?
"vomit--"
Shu Li turned over and sat up, covering his mouth and began to retch.
"Be careful." Ilio supported him and put the opened water bag to his mouth.
Shu Li loosened his hand, pinched the water bag, took a big gulp, and calmed his churning stomach.
“Cough cough cough——”
I drank too much and choked.
"Slow down, no one is competing with you." Ilio patted the young elf on the back and said lazily.
Shu Li put down the water bag and looked around blankly, only to find that he and Ilio were in a simple carriage. The carriage was filled with goods, leaving only half of the space for them to lie down and sit.
"I...Argo, why are we in a carriage?" he asked in confusion.
Having previously climbed mountains and crossed rivers, he had expended a great deal of energy and strength. He was so exhausted that he fell asleep instantly on Ilio's back. But when he woke up, he found himself in an unfamiliar carriage.
The air in the carriage was so bad that it made him want to vomit again.
Ilio put away his waterskin and handed him two small wild fruits. "Fill yourself first."
These two small wild fruits were picked while climbing the mountain and stored in the backpack as dry food.
Shu Li was already dizzy with hunger. When he saw the small wild fruit, he stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation and swallowed it whole like Zhu Bajie eating a ginseng fruit.
The small wild fruit was astringent and sour, with an average taste, and was only the size of a cherry. For Shu Li now, it was not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth. After eating two, it was as good as not eating anything at all.
"Anything else?" he asked pitifully.
"Captain Ximu will ask us to get off the bus for breakfast soon." Ilio patted Shu Li soothingly. Seeing the confusion in his eyes, he curled his lips and said, "You are such a little pig! You have been sleeping since yesterday evening. It's a good thing you followed me, otherwise you would have been sold without even knowing it."
Shu Li glared.
If it weren't for him, would I have been so exhausted?
Moreover, it was because he was with me that I could sleep peacefully.
Elio bent his fingers and tapped his forehead, trying to clear his mind. "Yesterday, I carried you all the way on my back. Luckily, we ran into a traveling singing and dancing troupe. The troupe's leader, Sim, took pity on us and warmly invited us to join them."
I see!
Shu Li covered her rumbling belly, endured the pungent smell of horse manure, crawled to the window, lifted the curtain, and looked out.
The morning light suddenly appeared, the sky was a hint of paleness, there were dense trees on both sides of the road, and a layer of light mist was floating. Five carriages were lined up and driving, and there were four burly men on horseback.
Seeing humans outside the forest for the first time, Shu Li looked at them curiously.
These four big men were completely different from the adventurers who had entered the forest. They were burly, poorly dressed, and wore a tattered cloak. They had a big knife hanging from their waist and wore muddy animal skin boots. They looked very tired.
As if noticing someone was peeking at them, one of the bearded men suddenly turned his head and looked over with sharp eyes.
When he saw the young face by the carriage window, the big man was obviously stunned for a moment, then he restrained his breath a little, grinned, and revealed a kind smile.
After Shu Li traveled to another world, it was the first time she made eye contact with an ordinary human being, and she subconsciously retracted her head.
The big man's smile froze and he stroked his messy beard.
Is he scary? Does he seem to scare the kids?
"What's wrong?" Ilio asked Shuri. She had been so cheerful just a moment ago, but now she was as quiet as a shy kitten.
Shu Li sat cross-legged, his eyes, which had turned blue-gray after drinking the camouflage potion, showing a strange light.
"Ah...Argo, we really have entered the human world!"
Ilio was amused by his silly look, and while the Elf King was away, he pinched his cheek itchyly.
"When you get off the carriage, don't look at them like that, and don't mention 'human beings' all the time."
Shu Li quickly swatted his claws away. "I know, I know."
He is not that stupid.
"Gurgle~~" My stomach is growling again.
He clutched his flat stomach and asked aggrievedly, "When is breakfast? Can I have fruit first?"
Before setting off, he stored a lot of fruits and dry food in his storage ring in case of emergency.
However, in the process of crossing mountains and rivers, Ilio made several requests to him, one of which was to follow human life as much as possible after entering the human world.
Unless absolutely necessary, never eat the fruit brought out from the Fairy Forest.
Because those fruits only belong to the Fairy Forest and are rare in the outside world. Once exposed, they may cause some unnecessary trouble.
Shu Li felt emotional.
He never expected that he, who was once a human being, would have to learn how to be an ordinary human being after arriving in another world.
"Almost," Ilio reminded him. "Put your boots on."
"Oh." Shu Li realized that he was not wearing animal leather boots. What surprised him even more was that the blisters on the soles of his feet were gone. No wonder he didn't feel any pain after waking up.
He looked up at Ilio: "Did you heal me?"
As soon as he finished asking the question, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Ilio nodded, raised a finger, and said in the common language of the continent, "Little Amo, bear with it a little longer, you can have breakfast soon."
Shu Li's sensitive ears heard footsteps, and the next second, the door at the back of the carriage was knocked.
"Al, is your brother awake?"
A mature woman's voice sounded.
"Awake." Ilio opened the carriage door and looked at the beautiful woman outside with a smile. "Good morning, Captain Ximu."
The woman called Captain Simu wore a dark red tight skirt that generously showed off her curvy figure. She casually draped a shawl over her shoulders, revealing her perfect collarbone. Her long brown wavy hair was arrogantly draped, and she wore a flower-shaped hairpin on her temples.
Her beautiful brown eyes studied the handsome black-haired man with great interest. She parted her red lips and said, "Good morning, young traveler. You may call me Sim."
"Yes, Captain Sim." Ilio jumped off the carriage easily.
Shu Li hurriedly put on the animal leather boots and was stunned to find an extra layer of soft insole inside.
"Hey, little brother, are you waiting for your brother to hold you?" Ximu suddenly came closer and asked with a smile.
Shu Li was startled and quickly jumped off the carriage, hiding behind Ilio, shy like a little girl.
"Oh, hehehe..." Sim laughed happily and threw a seductive glance at Ilio. "Breakfast will be served soon. Come and eat with us."
Ilio said politely, "Thank you for your hospitality, Captain."
Ximu flirtatiously tossed his curly hair. "Who made me the head of a troupe who judges people by their appearance?"
It was because one of the brothers was handsome and the other was cute that she agreed to let them ride in the carriage. If they were ugly people, she would not even pay any attention to them!
Ilio seemed oblivious to the teasing in her eyes. He remained calm and said, "It's my honor to have the captain's help."
Xi Mu was defeated by his lack of understanding of romance. He curled his lips in boredom and turned to walk towards the crowd.
Ilio, carrying his bag and holding Shu Li's hand, followed shamelessly.
Shu Li looked up at Ilio, then at the mature woman in front of her, her face full of shock.
Did Ilio sacrifice his looks to get on the carriage?
"Put away those weird thoughts in your head." Ilio seemed to notice something and squeezed his wrist.
Shu Li lowered her head and stuck out her tongue.
The two followed Sim to where breakfast was served.
The members of the chorus gathered together and sat in a circle. In the middle was a long, worn table, on which were placed dry bread, meat strips, thin batter, and vegetable soup.
The bearded man was holding a freshly hunted rabbit with a sharp machete in his hand. He skillfully cut open the rabbit's belly, skinned it and removed its bones. The scene was very bloody.
Seeing this, Shu Li immediately turned his head.
Although I am used to seeing monsters hunting in the Fairy Forest, I can't stand seeing humans killing small animals on the spot.
The bearded man paused in his action of digging out the rabbit's internal organs and looked at the small man next to the black-haired traveler with a stern face.
The kids are really afraid of him!
Tsk!
Shu Li had no idea that her attitude made the tall and strong man feel conflicted. She smelled the aroma of food and licked her lips greedily.
"Little brother, are you hungry? Come over and have dinner!" The girl from the song and dance troupe greeted Shu Li enthusiastically.
Shu Li was embarrassed to act rashly, so he looked up to seek Ilio's advice.
Elio patted his shoulder. "Go ahead. Remember to say thank you."
Shu Li walked to the table, found an empty seat and sat down. She smiled adorably and said in standard mainland Chinese: "Thank you, sister."
"Oh, little brother, you're so cute!" The girl held her round face in her hands and stared at the child with bright eyes. "You have a beautiful voice. Are you interested in learning to sing?"
Shu Li was stunned.
He deliberately lowered his voice and changed his tone, but the other party actually thought his voice was nice?
"No... not interested." He shook his head. "Thank you for the compliment."
The other brown-haired girl giggled. "What a polite little brother! Unlike my little brother, who's a bit of a wild brat."
"Bang!" A skinny little boy jumped over, squatted rudely on the stool, and glared at me dissatisfiedly, "Who are you calling a wild boy?"
The girls smiled but said nothing.
The little boy snorted twice and looked at Shu Li provocatively. "Tsk, are you really a boy?"
Shu Li didn't know what had offended the other party, so she replied good-naturedly, "Of course I'm a boy."
"Do you want to fight me?" The little boy put his hands on the table and challenged arrogantly.
Shu Li was confused and leaned back. "Why should I fight with you?"
He came to eat, not to fight.
Are the thought processes of humans in other worlds so weird?
The little boy sneered and said disdainfully: "Coward!"
Shu Li: ...
"Bang!" The brown-haired girl punched the little boy on the head. "Boone, you are so rude!"
"Ah~" The little boy's arrogance instantly weakened.
The brown-haired girl said apologetically to Ilio, who was sitting next to Shu Li, "Mr. Al, I'm so sorry. I spoiled my brother."
Elio smiled. "It's okay. My brother won't mind. Right, Amo?"
Shu Li was still a little unfamiliar with the new name and was slow to respond, "Oh, yes, I won't argue with kids."
Thirteen-year-old Boone's eyes widened in dissatisfaction.
He is just thin, but he is not small!
Shu Li ignored his dissatisfaction and focused all her attention on the food.
He was really hungry, his eyes were glowing green.
Elio brought him a piece of bread and a bowl of batter. "Eat!"
"Thank you." Shu Li couldn't wait to grab the bread and took a bite.
Ahhhhhh!
His teeth!
It’s going to break!
He stared at the blackened bread in his hand in shock, feeling extremely sorry for his front teeth.
Is this really food?
It's as hard as a brick and can be used as a killing weapon!
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