After parting ways with Spur, Maggie was still thinking about his words on the way. Sure enough, she had been in danger before and dared not relax for a moment, but now she had become a little careless and was able to let him find the flaw.
Although being afraid of the cold is a minor issue, it's hard to say whether he has noticed other unusual things about her.
For example, her semi-undead status should only be known to Harun, Nesser, Xiu, and Perkin. She didn't even tell Ficklin, not because she was wary of the stupid dragon, but because she was worried about his mouth.
Don't tell her like you're telling a big sieve.
As for Sperr and Spert, Maggie only considered them as temporary partners and did not consider them as part of her own camp.
Maggie kept thinking about this question on her way back to her room.
Meanwhile, she had already spread the word that she was leaving the temple. Based on her previous experience, she didn't plan to take anyone else with her this time.
Due to the unique nature of the ocean, it would be more convenient for her and Xiu to act alone.
She only needed to choose a suitable task to leave the temple smoothly, and no one would continue to watch her. Or rather, even if someone noticed something was wrong, they wouldn't dare to object to her. That was the taste of power.
...
Xiu looked at Maggie, who was dressed casually without even a skirt, and his eyes flashed with indescribable amazement.
"You're just going to leave like this?"
But perhaps because he didn't expect Maggie to go out like this, Xiu's tone was filled with surprise.
"Of course, it took me a lot of effort to leave alone with you."
Mentioning this, Maggie's face involuntarily darkened by two shades, even though she had long considered that leaving Nesser and the others in the temple would cause some trouble.
But she never expected that the most difficult one to deal with would be Perkin.
When he heard that she was going to the bottom of the sea, Perkin insisted on following her, which almost made Maggie use her enslavement magic.
However, Perkin ultimately gave up, mainly because his condition was not suitable for staying in the water for a long time. Even if he could solve the breathing problem, the snake's low body temperature combined with the even colder seawater would most likely cause him to suffer hypothermia and fall into a coma.
Not only will he not protect Maggie, he will also become a burden to her.
This made him give up the idea of having to follow.
"..."
Xiu's expression was complicated, and he didn't say anything more, as it was unclear what he was thinking.
The temple is now Maggie's domain. Both Gloria and Harun will help Maggie solve all her difficulties. Although Maggie did not bring the paladins and nuns with her on this trip, no one has any objections.
Including Father Barton.
However, Maggie guessed that he had some objections to this, and might even think that it was better for her not to bring anyone with her, as the chances of her dying outside would be much higher.
However, none of this mattered to Maggie.
And so, the man and the fish quietly left Santa Fe City without attracting anyone's attention.
Aside from a red-haired head, it followed furtively behind the man and the fish, trailing them all the way out of the city.
The outermost sea area of the Eastern Continent is the territory of the mermaids.
Most races live on land and rarely venture into the sea, so mermaids have lived relatively well in every era.
Unfortunately, this does not include the era in which humans held power.
Even though mermaids have all the advantages, in the eyes of the Zefneria family, they are still highly sought-after slaves, and many mercenaries will covet their value and hunt them down on a large scale.
"A mount won't do, it has to be a carriage..."
Maggie thought she would finally get to experience the joy of riding a horse across the wilderness, but she completely forgot that Xiu was a delicate mermaid who couldn't even walk a few steps, let alone ride a horse.
So as soon as they left Santa Fe, they rented a carriage.
"Is this the first time Your Highness has found out?"
Xiu revealed an innocent expression, his pale purple, almost transparent eyes showing no harm, but his tone was self-righteous.
He's inexplicably annoying.
Maggie felt an urge to punch his beautiful face.
"You'd better actually feel pain."
Maggie gave Xiu a forced smile and glanced at his legs. Xiu's excuse for insisting on riding in the carriage was that mermaids' legs were very fragile, and whether riding a horse or walking, they would experience needle-like pain.
But in the key part of the comic, during the time Xiu was in the main characters' group, he endured all kinds of hardships.
He has traveled hundreds of miles.
Although his fussiness made the other gods' human forms somewhat unbearable, the claim that his legs hurt when he walks is just too ridiculous.
"Of course it's true, how could I lie to Her Highness?"
Xiu seemed oblivious to the threat in Maggie's words and calmly agreed.
Normally, cultivators would not address her as "Holy Maiden." They would only call her "Holy Maiden" in front of outsiders, when speaking sarcastically, or when they needed something from her. Otherwise, they would simply call her by her name.
Maggie was absolutely certain that Xiu was trying to disgust her.
"..."
After a while, Maggie sighed and didn't say anything more. Anyway, she already knew that Xiu was a spoiled mermaid, so why was she still arguing?
Unfortunately, her long-awaited dream of riding a horse came to nothing.
As the Holy Maiden of Light, she could only travel by carriage and was guarded. Even after finally escaping, she could only travel by carriage again.
"Horse riding isn't as fun as you might imagine."
Suddenly, Xiu spoke up in the quiet carriage.
“A noble lady like you wouldn’t be able to get used to riding a horse; it would be very painful.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Maggie paused and turned to look at Xiu, only to see him staring at the small window on the other side of the carriage, not looking at her.
Xiu's profile is exquisite and three-dimensional, like a statue from ancient Greek mythology, with just the right amount of bone structure and flesh; any more or less would not look good.
"Yeah......"
Maggie muttered to herself, "I don't know that."
"Hmm, be careful with your legs, they'll get chafed and it'll hurt."
Xiu finally turned his gaze away and landed on Maggie, who looked rather unwilling.
If you're not a tough swordsman or someone who rides horses all the time, suddenly getting into horseback riding will definitely cause problems for your thighs and buttocks.
Magic can only heal wounds, not relieve the pain of riding a horse for a long time.
"...I know healing magic."
Maggie was still a little unwilling.
"If you don't believe in superstitions, you can give it a try."
Xiu seemed somewhat speechless. He left with a final remark, turned away, and didn't speak again. The carriage returned to its previous silence, leaving Maggie feeling a little awkward.
It wasn't until the carriage had driven quite a distance that Maggie belatedly realized what was happening.
Was the mermaid just showing concern for her?
However, Maggie didn't dwell on the matter for the rest of the journey. After all, she had paid for the carriage, so she might as well take it. She wouldn't be happy if Xiu, a fish, got to enjoy it.
Meanwhile, the fiery red head that had been closely following the carriage was finally caught up by another fiery red head and almost had its head smashed open.
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