Chapter 61
Chapter 61: The Torturous Journey
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Clop… clop…
Creak… creak…
All I could hear were the urgent hoof beats of the horned horse and the soft sounds of wheels crushing through snow.
I could faintly hear Valarr outside humming an off-key tune. Inside the carriage, Edward and the gold mask were making casual conversation.
I lay quietly on the seat, waiting as time ticked by second by second.
How long had it been since we left the city? I didn’t know.
At first, I could still hear the footsteps of those masked people running around the horned carriage, but now they had all disappeared. The initially somewhat soft seat gradually became hard as stone as we traveled further along the journey.
My mood was getting worse and worse.
It wasn’t because Edward had said something unpleasant again; actually, I no longer had the mood to listen to him speak.
What made my mood worse was — pretending to be poisoned.
I originally thought it was a simple thing, just lying still without moving, how hard could that be?
But as time went on, I realized I had been too naive.
Lying in one place, not moving for several hours… or even longer. I didn’t know when we would reach our destination, and I couldn’t open my mouth to ask them. Besides this, I also had to ensure I stayed conscious and couldn’t fall asleep.
After all, I was now in enemy hands, falling asleep meant completely surrendering myself to them… and my sleeping posture was very restless, I would definitely move around.
I couldn’t move. Even just slightly curling a finger might be noticed by Edward and the gold mask, and then all would be in vain.
They couldn’t beat me in a fight, so they would understand that Lafayette was their only means of survival. They definitely wouldn’t easily tell me where he was, and what followed would become quite troublesome.
I had never interrogated anyone before and had no idea how to do it. Break their arms and legs? Or freeze half their body? What if they simply passed out?
But if I went too easy… Valarr wouldn’t surrender so easily. If I tried psychological warfare, the gold mask would probably be much better at it than me. The only one who might fear death was Edward… he might really pass out.
There were too many uncontrollable factors, and it was very possible that the so-called city guards would wear Lafayette down to death before I could find out where he was.
So unless absolutely necessary, I couldn’t take that risk. The best method was to lie still and not move. Let them think everything was under control, until the moment I saw Lafayette.
But this “lying still” was now causing me great distress. No, calling it distress wasn’t appropriate anymore, I was being thoroughly tormented.
Valarr hadn’t been very careful when putting me down, and with the bumpy journey, I couldn’t maintain a flat lying position. The right side of my body was slightly suspended, my right arm pressed against the carriage, which meant all the weight was on my left side. I didn’t feel anything at first, but as time went on, half my body had developed a numbness from poor blood circulation.
My limbs were gradually stiffening, and the seat below was digging painfully into my back.
As more time passed, I started feeling itchy in my calves, and my face was also itchy.
My forearms itched… my hands itched… my belly itched… my buttocks itched… there wasn’t a place on my body that didn’t itch, even my hair strands were itching, itching until I was about to break down.
I used all my strength to keep my breathing steady, forcing myself not to think about these things, to think about good things instead.
Like the cake shop in Winter City, those delicious Osmiru cakes, and the Captain Grey made by Madam, taking one bite…
Not good, my saliva was about to drool out, think about something else.
Like those birds nesting under the bridge at Shanter Castle, I could often see them from my room window, they would fly across the sky in flocks, who knows where they were going to forage…
One bird, two birds, so many birds… my room… the warm fireplace… that big white soft bed… zzz… zzz…
!!!
…Did I just fall asleep?
No, I can’t sleep… can’t sleep…
I forced my eyes wide open. But drowsiness still grew stronger as time passed, and slowly my consciousness became hazy. During this time, there were several occasions where I felt I had really fallen asleep for a while.
“Mr. Longman, what if she gets thirsty or hungry later?”
…I am indeed a bit hungry now, and somewhat thirsty. But I wouldn’t dare eat anything you give me.
The reason I wasn’t poisoned this time was perhaps because I am… I’m an Abyssal monster, right? Not a normal human, the anesthetic powder doesn’t have much effect on me, but I wouldn’t dare guarantee that all poisons wouldn’t work on me.
“Your Highness, enduring a little won’t kill anyone, aren’t we also not eating anything?”
“…Alright… what about giving her some water to drink?”
“…I don’t have a water skin.”
“I don’t have one either.”
“Then let’s wait until we get there, we’ll get some water from the city guards.”
“I guess that’s all we can do… now that you mention it, I’m getting thirsty too.”
Please stop talking about water in front of me!!
Because I need to pee a little…
Hmm… just a tiny bit, it’s fine, just a tiny bit, no problem.
However, this tiny bit quickly became more than just a tiny bit.
I stared wide-eyed at the carriage ceiling, feeling my lower abdomen growing increasingly full, my heart gradually sinking to the bottom.
How much time had passed now?
3 hours? 4 hours? Or maybe 5 hours?
How much longer until we arrive…
Thump——
Perhaps hitting a rock, the entire carriage suddenly jolted.
I…
I trembled all over, then desperately contracted, feeling the water flow in my abdomen gradually flowing back, giving rise to a sense of security.
Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, the wheels hit another small hole, and the carriage suddenly lurched.
Thump——
Between the ups and downs, there was a strong vibration, and immediately a numbing sensation came from my lower abdomen, the water that had barely flowed back instantly surged forward again.
!!!
Drawing in a sharp breath, I tensed my body, concentrating all my strength between my legs.
I hold it!
My face gradually began to heat up, and sweat even beaded on my forehead.
I can do this, it’s fine, I can do this.
I am the powerful Pontifical Knight, there’s no way I can be defeated by a bit of urine.
“Mr. Longman, does the anesthetic powder make people feel pain?”
“No.”
“But look at her complexion, something seems off…”
The gold mask stared at me for a while after hearing this, then said: “Your Highness, if I were her, I would also be trying my hardest to struggle right now.”
“That’s true…” Edward laughed, “Peipei, don’t try, you can’t move, save your strength. Why don’t you just sleep for a while?”
Sleep your sister.
Pah… no, wait.
I think I actually am his sister.
Once again staking my dignity on it, I successfully blocked the flood that was about to break through, but I felt no joy at all, because I knew I was going to suffer even more.
The horned carriage rushed on.
As if deliberately opposing me, the road ahead became increasingly difficult to traverse, making the carriage bounce more violently. To the point where I had no energy left to think about anything else, I could only concentrate wholly on battling the water flow in my abdomen.
My lower abdomen was already painful from being so full, and the water’s attacks on the valve were becoming more frequent. What felt most fatal to me was that I couldn’t even squeeze my legs together.
Time passed more and more slowly, more and more slowly… every minute and second was like hell’s torment for me.
I had no idea how much longer I would have to hold it, and several times I wanted to give up, just directly take down these three people, then find a place to pee.
But maybe… we would arrive soon?
I’d already held it for so long, if I gave up now, what was the point of holding it for so long before?
Like a fool.
So gritting my teeth, I decided to hang on a bit longer and see.
To divert my attention, I started imagining a black Carlos and a white Carlos fighting in my mind, and decided that if the black one won, I would immediately release an ice world, freeze everything around, then get up and——
Wait.
Could I just… directly freeze that place…
While I was lost in these random thoughts, Valarr outside started whistling, and the moment that sharp sound rang out, cold sweat broke out all over my body.
Following that, an unprecedented impact sensation came from below.
I… I clench!
My whole body shuddered, and by the time I realized it, there was already a slight warm wetness in my underwear.
My face instantly darkened.
Damn it, why are you whistling for no reason? Even killing one’s father couldn’t compare to this grievance.
Fortunately, it was just a little bit. But… Valarr, you will definitely die a horrible death.
But he kept whistling, the sound seeming very joyful.
Just when I felt I had really reached my limit and couldn’t pretend anymore, the whistling stopped.
Then I heard the most beautiful words Valarr had ever spoken in his life: “Hey hey, we’re here.”