PDLP Chapter 138 Tricky
Chapter 138 Tricky
The blood moon is in the sky and everything is quiet...
The fog gradually dissipated, revealing this strange mountain range again.
In the cold and bleak mountain forest, the towering trees swayed slightly, like countless hands reaching out from the abyss. The black leaves swayed in the wind, making a strange tinkling sound.
The train's whistle echoed through the forest, and the vibration of its movement caused the sand and rocks on both sides to vibrate.
Inside carriage number one, everyone had beaten it from top to bottom, and the blood-stained carpets were stuffed into the boiler room as fuel.
Now that Shi Hui and Roots are both in a coma, the safety factor of the entire train is greatly reduced.
Lime's eyes were wrapped in bandages as she lay quietly on the bed, like a cursed Sleeping Beauty, incredibly beautiful.
A light pink silk quilt covered her body, hiding her graceful figure. A faint flame burned in the new kerosene lamp in front of the bedside table, barely illuminating the big bed.
Oulena stayed by Shihui's side the whole time. She gently held the other's slender jade-like fingers, which felt extremely cold, and it was hard to tell the body temperature of a normal person.
Feeling the coolness coming from the other hand, she stretched out both hands and held them tighter.
Anne, who was lying beside the bed, was looking at the lime cautiously. Her two little hands wanted to touch it but she couldn't reach out.
"Will my sister be okay... She looks so uncomfortable..."
"Of course, don't overthink it. Miss Hilde is out of danger now, don't worry."
Oleina gently stroked Annie's little head, without showing any worry or fear on her face. Instead, she began to coax Annie.
Even though she had confirmed that the other person was not in danger, she was still worried. All kinds of bad thoughts kept flooding into her mind.
What if I can’t wake up after sleeping?
What if I suddenly get sick?
What if my heart stops beating?
if……
All these bad thoughts made her very anxious. Although she had followed the Silver Dragon Team for a period of time, to be honest, what she learned was far from enough for her to handle the mission as a temporary leader.
Even though Lixia and others recommended her to be the temporary commander, Ou Lei was not happy at all. It felt like a mountain was pressing down on her.
What would she do if the train had problems because of her decision? Without the magical power of lime, any goat could easily kill them.
Not to mention protecting the people in the car, no ordinary person would be able to bear it.
The immense pressure made her stomach churn and she felt nauseous, and the bitterness in her throat made her eyes moisten.
"No, Oleina, you can't give up in a place like this. You have to be strong. Now you can only rely on yourself!"
Oleina slapped her face hard, trying to use the tingling sensation to dispel the decadence in her heart. The brief tingling also made her more sober and not dizzy.
"Click! Click! Click!"
Hearing the sound of metal footsteps outside the corridor, she turned her head, and her mood improved slightly when she saw the Hell Knight patrolling the train corridor passing by the door.
"It would be nice to have abilities like theirs."
In Olena's opinion, even the Hell Knight is hundreds of times stronger than a small warrior like her, and is enough to deal with those emergencies.
Olena continued to stay with Shihui for a long time. After making sure that her breathing was regular, she got up and left. She walked to the next room and knocked on the door gently.
"Squeak~"
The door was quickly opened, and the person who came to open the door was Yi Ke, while the other two people in the room were sitting at the tea table talking about something. When they saw the person coming at the door, Lixia and the blonde woman also turned their eyes over.
Olena and Iko nodded to each other before walking into the house.
Lixia stood up with the most professional smile on her face, and asked in a worried tone: "Ms. Oleina, how is Sister Hilde? If you have any needs, please be sure to tell me. I know where everything is in this train."
Olena also put on a smile, but she couldn't be as calm as the other person: "Thank you for your concern, Ms. Lixia, Miss Hilde is now stable. We just need to let her have a good sleep and rest."
"That's good. I was so worried just now..."
"What a fake woman!"
Ou Leina suppressed the nausea in her heart and smiled. What she hated most were these nobles and businessmen who always maintained that seemingly kind expression, which made them look much more fake than the usual cold-faced Lime.
Although Shishi often has a stern face and no expression can be seen, at least he will not pretend to be kind to deceive or please others.
Oleina knew that this was inextricably linked to the absolute strength of the lime itself. In the face of absolute power, any falsehood would be loyalty, and that kind of strength was what she longed for.
"As long as I continue to grow stronger, I will be able to help Miss Hilde one day!"
After secretly making up her mind, she turned her gaze to Roth who was tied to the sofa. He was still unconscious there, and his originally charming face was covered in blood.
Although her sad and beautiful appearance was heartbreaking, Ole didn't feel anything. After all, she might have betrayed and even attacked Shihui.
If Shihui hadn't said that keeping her would be useful, Oulena would have stabbed her in the throat and thrown her out of the car.
"What do you think of this guy?" Oleina couldn't help but frowned, fearing that the other party would die first, so she continued: "We must not let her die. Miss Hilde still needs to extract information from her. This guy must know a lot!"
If Roz died like this, Shihui would definitely be angry, although she would not show it in her expression or tone. After all, Shihui has always been caring towards them.
But Oleina also wanted to make some contribution to the other party, so as not to be brought around like a burden. At least she wanted the other party to be happier.
Yi Ke nodded and said, "Don't worry, she is just in a coma now. She was probably injured too badly at that time, which caused her to be in a coma until now. Now her breathing strength is slowly improving, and she will probably wake up soon."
Lixia just listened to the conversation between the two people, gently picked up the white teapot in her hand and poured tea. The rich tea aroma came from the teacup, and the light red tea in the cup seemed to reflect the blood moon in the sky.
She turned sideways, revealing her elegant and calm smile, and said softly, "Would you like to have a cup of tea, Ms. Oleina and little sister Iko?"
"No, I'm going on patrol." Yi Ke immediately refused the other party and walked out of the room quickly with his rifle.
Rather than being caught up in this complicated atmosphere, Yi Ke preferred to wander alone in the forest. This was also the first time she experienced the complexity of human nature, which made her feel inexplicably confused.
This kind of thing that consumes too much brain cells is far beyond her ability.
Inside the house, Ou Lei sat calmly in front of the tea table. The surface of the white teacup was inlaid with gold threads and various flower patterns, and the mouth of the teacup was shaped like petals. Just by looking at it, you could tell that these tea sets were very expensive.
She picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. It tasted slightly sour and bitter at first, followed by the fragrance of flowers and the sweetness of honey.
Just by taking the first sip, she knew that this was far beyond the reach of the lower class, but the fact that the other party was willing to spend 30,000 gold coins to have a demon hunter escort her could reveal how powerful the other party was.
Moreover, she also saw that Lixia intentionally or unintentionally tried to get closer to Shihui and increase his remuneration on the way.
Before, the other party had always been with Shihui, so they didn't have much communication. Now that she was suddenly invited to come for tea, she felt a little uncomfortable.
"clatter"
She put down the teacup in her hand. The sound of porcelain colliding was very crisp, and it also made the hearts of both of them stop.
However, Lixia was very calm, and her loving expression seemed to have never changed.
"Looks like you're not going to speak first?"
Olena bit her lip and could only speak first: "Ms. Lixia, I have a question I really want to know. I wonder if you can answer it for me?"
"What's the problem?" Lixia also put down her teacup, supported her chin with both hands, and had a standard smile on her face.
"Why would you go to the trouble of leaving Helmhaven and then spend so much money to get back?"
Olena's question hit the nail on the head. Logically speaking, an employer has no right to ask questions of the employer, but Olena is not qualified, because even if it is an employment relationship, it is between the other party and Shihui.
Lixia squinted her eyes and smiled without saying a word, but there seemed to be something hidden in her deep eyes.
"Ah, I just wanted to take my child to visit my mother's family. I didn't expect so many unexpected events to happen along the way. My husband was extremely worried when he found out, so he spent a lot of money to hire a team to escort me. But I didn't expect this journey to be so exciting..."
'Liar!'
Olena snorted in her heart and took another sip of the hot tea in the cup.
She really couldn't imagine what other mother could do such a crazy thing as running away with a baby. Moreover, the look in her eyes that she tried so hard to hide made Ou Leina feel that there was something fishy going on.
Shihui doesn't like to communicate with others, and Oulena knows this very well, which is why Shihui didn't notice anything unusual in the other party at the first time.
"Can I ask one more question then?"
"Of course Miss Oleina!"
"What is your full name?"