Chapter 377 - 21: Elope (2)_2
"If one day, you found out I lied to you, would you be mad?"
"You lied to me?"
"No, I mean, ’if’. It’s just a hypothetical scenario."
Christina stared blankly for a moment, then smiled and replied, "I don’t know, probably not."
Those eyes were still so clear, as if they could see straight into the soul. Somehow, this clarity made Andrew a little uneasy.
When they first entered this desert, Andrew was somewhat wary, staying on guard in the dead of night. After all, who knew what might lurk in these desolate sands—perhaps a gang of bandits? In such an uninhabited place, robbing travelers and disposing of their bodies would be all too convenient.
However, he quickly realized that there weren’t even any bandits here. Aside from the vultures circling in the sky and the snakes, insects, and rodents on the ground, there was nothing else at all.
Another night passed.
Just in case, Andrew had ensured they loaded extra dead wood onto the wagon—after all, even in this barren desert, dead wood wasn’t something you stumbled across every step of the way.
And so, they continued northward.
The journey was as monotonous as ever, just a mechanical trudge forward. The surrounding scenery seemed to never change.
Andrew was on the verge of dozing off. Were it not for the fear that the horse would stop once he fell asleep, and he’d wake up to find himself still in the same spot, Andrew would have gladly given in to slumber.