Emotions such as self-blame, guilt, depression, discomfort, despair, etc. were reverberating in her heart like a violent tide. It was like she was riding in a boat that was about to overturn, and she could be overwhelmed by these emotions at any time.

Holding the reins tightly in her hands, Lily kept urging the horse under her hips to gallop as if she had lost all sense of pain. Her mind began to go blank, and she just relied on instinct to move forward.

Finally, the horse collapsed from fatigue.

It was lying on its side with a long mouth, its heart was beating like a hot stove, white saliva was spitting from its mouth, and its body was twitching.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Lily cried in front of her horse, feeling sad for her own weakness and despair.

She originally wanted to die here, but looking at Hells who was still standing confused next to her, the young mother had to resist the impulse in her heart, picked him up, and ran towards the distance step by step.

The rough blades of grass scratched her ankles, like tiny saw teeth, leaving her calves covered with scratches. In order to comfort Hells, who was also cut and itchy by the weeds, Lily had to pick him up and walk quickly.

walking in the wilderness

The snow-white cloaks covered their figures and gradually turned transparent, while the magic power fluctuations emanating from their bodies were well hidden by the pendant.

During this difficult walk, Lily saw those bright red knights galloping past not far in front of her several times, and she relied on the props left by the three mysterious men in white robes to narrowly escape capture time and time again.

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After another two days of arduous trekking, Lily, who didn't know which direction she had drifted to, finally saw a handful of smoke.

After climbing over a hill covered with woods, Lily finally saw the faint village in the distance, with a windmill standing on the road to the village.

"We're almost there, Hers." She comforted the child beside her, and then took tired and heavy steps as she approached the village step by step.

Originally, she thought that she had already arrived here and should get rid of the pursuing soldiers. But when she turned back at a certain time, a small group of knights in bright red cloaks came into view again, so dazzling and ironic, it seemed to say

'Where else could you run away, Lily.'

The pendant can conceal magic power fluctuations at a distance of 50 meters. If an enemy approaches within 50 meters, even if they have a cloak to hide their figure, they will be noticed by those knights. After all, they are not ordinary cavalry, but extraordinary beings with all sequence 5 or above.

, now the most powerful force in the hands of the new emperor.

Seeing the cavalry walking along the road, Lily had to urgently leave the flat road and run towards the grassland beside it.

She couldn't keep walking like this, because when walking among the grass, the bending of the grass would reveal her position. In desperation, she turned her eyes to the only windmill, which was the only building on the empty plain.

Step by step towards the carriage, she was obviously exhausted, but Lily had to suppress her breathing to avoid attracting attention. She led Hells along the steps on the white tower of the windmill, up step by step, and finally stopped before the cavalry team arrived.

Climb to the platform at the top of the windmill.

The wooden wind paddle squeaked and turned slowly, appearing heavy and unstoppable. On the top platform, Lily found a small room with sundries, opened the door and hid in it.

The wooden door closed with a slight sound, and then the room became dark, with only a small amount of light shining through the crack in the door, illuminating the narrow and crowded space.

There are several hoes and grass frames stacked in the small room, and there are also pieces of dry soil scattered among them, which seem to be left by nearby farmers.

Exhausted, Lily sat against the cool wall. She asked Hells to sit down with her, and then gently covered his mouth with her hand.

After several days of escaping, the child already knew what it meant, which was to remain absolutely quiet at this time. The cruel experience urged him to be mature and sensible, and made him bear tremendous pressure that he should not have at this age.

Time passed slowly minute by minute.

After the initial anxiety, this narrow space gradually became stuffy, the air became a bit turbid, and some vague musty and dusty smell gradually spread to Lily's nose.

Sweat beads slowly flowed down from the forehead, making the hair and forehead stick together, making people uncomfortable.

Lily knew that opening the door at this time might make her feel better, but she didn't dare because the sudden noise might attract the cavalry patrolling in search of him.

In this way, she endured it, thinking of waiting until it got dark in the evening before going out, but a sound of footsteps began to sound outside.

Someone came to the windmill!

Is he a member of the Knights of the Rose? Or just an ordinary villager nearby? Lily couldn't be sure.

She looked nervously at the closed door, praying one last time in her heart, and slowly took out the dagger with one hand, slowly holding it in her hand.

The other party's footsteps were very steady, and he climbed up the steps step by step. The sound was like stepping on Lily's heartbeat, making her more and more nervous.

At this moment, she was sure that the other party was definitely not an ordinary villager. This was the pace only a trained extraordinary person would have, so steady and consistent.

In this way, her heart slowly sank to the bottom, and the abyss of death seemed to have a big mouth, waiting for her to fall.

The old wooden door became the only thing in Lily's field of vision, and every tiny crack and every pinhole-like moth hole was stared at and presented in her eyes.

The steps are near.

Ten meters...

Five meters...

Three meters...

The originally bright gap in the door was gradually blocked by shadow, and a blurry outline came into view.

The other party opened the door.

Lily used her last strength and stabbed the dagger hard.
Chapter completed!