Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 951: Is it possible to be a foolish person?
After staying at the top of the mountain for about half an hour, the snow outside gradually stopped falling. The sky washed by the wind and snow looked exceptionally clean, like a pure and flawless sapphire, and it even made people feel that they could touch the distant universe as long as they stretched out their hands. It is said that the Chattot people called the Eastern Alps "the land of Asura", which means the place closest to the sky. When you see this magnificent scene with your own eyes, you may understand this statement and why Saint Tomi chose Mount Osor as the starting point for his journey to the universe.

Alice, who had been holding her breath in the small stone house for a long time, walked out of the door and immediately took a deep breath, trying to relieve the stuffy feeling. However, she was choked by the cold mountain air. She squatted there and coughed hard. The sound made the snow on the ground tremble a few times. It seemed as if a prehistoric monster had arrived on Mount Osor, and its terrifying roar broke the peaceful time after the snow stopped.

Fortunately, she was not left behind. If Alice had stayed here, I would probably have caused eight avalanches in ten days.

Lingge thought helplessly.

"Stop playing, Alice." Although they had experienced some unpleasant misunderstandings before, Saint Xia Liya still urged in a gentle tone: "We should go back to Yunjingkong Island."

At this time, some curious children may ask: Hey, aren't you going to stay on the top of the mountain? Why do you want to go back to Yunjingkong Island? Is it that Aijiang's conspiracy succeeded, and since she can't stay, she wants to prevent others from staying too? What a shameful and despicable guy!

Well, you misunderstood Alice. Although it was indeed related to her, the reason was not that complicated. It was simply because the golden maid did not dare to walk the dangerous return journey alone, so she strongly requested Lingge to escort her back. In order to cover up her weakness, she also found a very righteous excuse: Gloria is the captain, her safety is the most important, so we must escort the captain back to the ship, and we can't slack off!
Although everyone was speechless about this behavior, they still agreed to her request. Of course, it was mainly to escort Gloria back. As for Alice, she was left to fend for herself.

At this time, the golden-haired maid was still squatting on the ground, coughing in pain, and struggling to squeeze out a cry for help from her throat: "I, I'm not playing, I feel very uncomfortable now, cough cough cough! I can't breathe...Xiao Xia, save me..."

Saint Xia Liya stood there and said with a smile: "Alice, you don't act like it at all."

"This, this is not acting, cough cough! Wow, I choked! I swallowed the snow, my throat is so cold, Xiao Xia, please save me!"

"Oh, that's a bit better than before."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Watching this scene from the side, the remaining three people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Why does Xiao Xia look a little scary?

……

The journey back was peaceful. Apart from Alice's constant complaints about Saint Shallia not saving the dying, which made everyone a little annoyed, no other unexpected incidents occurred. Ling Ge thought that this peace would last until they returned to Yunjingkong Island. However, halfway through the journey, when they passed a relatively flat snowfield, they suddenly heard a familiar voice from above their heads: "Isn't this Ling Ge? Why are you back so soon?"

Everyone looked up at the sound and saw the Countess flapping her black bat wings and descending from the sky. Behind her were her granddaughter Leticia and the proprietress Shesta. However, Leticia was staring at her grandmother with hostility - to be precise, she was staring at her grandmother's hand, while Shesta was smiling, as if she was waiting for a good show.

As for what the fun was, everyone knew it clearly without her reminding them. After all, the figure in the countess's hand was so conspicuous that it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

There were three people when they left, but there was one more person when they came back, and she was a stranger. What were they doing? Were they trafficking children?

Well, that's right. The stranger was a girl, about the same height as Leticia. The countess grabbed her collar and held her in her hand. She was still struggling as she fell from the sky, her face flushed and her claws and teeth bared, like a steamed crab with a strong desire to survive.

"I remember you said that you and Xiao Xia would stay on the top of the mountain and would not return to Yunjingkong Island for the time being, Lingge, why did you come back now? Could it be that you couldn't stand the harsh living environment on the mountain and felt that the bed in the Fairy Deep Sleep Hotel was softer and more comfortable for sleeping?"

The Countess made a joke after landing, which shows that everyone knew that Lingge was going to camp on the top of the mountain, except for a certain golden-haired maid who liked to daydream.

"Well, let's go back to Sky Island first, and then consider camping... Let's not talk about this."

Linger explained briefly, then lowered his gaze to the girl in the countess's hand, and asked carefully, "Who is this lady?"

After hearing Lingge's question, before Nevi'er could answer, the girl had already raised her head and glared at the young man in front of her with vicious eyes, as if she was deliberately showing her fierce side to warn these outsiders not to go too far, saying that she is not that easy to mess with!
However, considering that she was so embarrassed when she struggled desperately in the countess's hands, this threat seemed very childish, even more childish than Alice's fight for power with the little girl, and it did not arouse any interest at all.

Lingge's heart was calm. He took a quick glance at her and took in the girl's appearance. She had a simple short black hair, which looked a bit boyish. Her skin was a light coffee color with a slightly transparent texture. Under the sunlight on the snow, the blue and red capillaries underneath could be vaguely seen. In addition, her black eyes were very distinctive. Although her focus was always on Lingge, she gave people a sense of agility and cunning, as if her attention to Lingge was just a disguise. In fact, she was taking this opportunity to secretly observe the surrounding environment and seek any opportunity to escape - although facing a demigod vampire, this little cleverness was of no use at all.

Looking at her attire, the hunting suit made of snow fox fur is very simple in style, basically covering only the key parts such as the body, limbs and joints, exposing large areas of skin such as the forearms, thighs and waist, plus a hand-sewn white wool short waistcoat on the neck and light and breathable snow spike boots on the feet. The advantage of this combination is that it is convenient for movement and can move freely even in the snow-capped mountains. The disadvantage is that it is not warm enough, which is basically equivalent to facing the threat of severe cold and wind and snow. This problem is particularly prominent in the low temperature environment of the Eastern Alps.

However, looking at the girl's energetic appearance, this seems to be just a small problem for her and her adaptability is amazing.

In addition, she also carried a bow and arrow, a dagger, a dagger, a rope and other weapons and tools. The bow and arrow were on her back, the dagger was inserted diagonally behind her waist, and the dagger and rope were hung on her belt. She was fully armed. Because she believed that she could not pose any threat, the countess did not confiscate all these things. The girl herself seemed to realize this and did not try to hurt anyone during the struggle, at least retaining the possibility of reconciliation.

A smart, clever girl who can recognize her situation, viciousness and temper are just a disguise.

"Shatoto?" Linger recognized the girl's origin from her features and was a little surprised. The various traces found during the previous mountaineering could indeed prove that at least one tribe of the Shatoto stayed in the Osor Mountain area and did not leave, but the young man did not expect that he would have dealings with them so soon. It was too coincidental. "Yeah."

The countess nodded slightly and briefly recounted the whole story: "When we were patrolling outside the valley, we found her following us stealthily, so we caught her. But she was quite agile. She ran into the woods and outran Miss Shino's horse. We almost got away with her."

Is there such a thing?

Everyone showed surprised expressions, especially Xino. Her beloved horse Brandi is a noble breed of Sun Snow from the Snow Mountain. The memories inherited from her ancestors allow her to run at an astonishing speed on the snowy plains, which is basically no different from charging on the plains. And this little girl can actually rival a divine horse with her human body, and she even almost escaped from the hands of a demigod vampire. To say that she has good physical fitness is a bit too much, right?

Leticia thought that this was just her grandmother's humble words, and said indignantly: "Isn't it because grandma was soft-hearted? Seeing that she was just a little girl, she didn't use her full strength. Otherwise, how could she escape from grandma's hands? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

When the other party heard her say that, she was not happy at the time and retorted directly, her voice was clear and bright, and indeed a bit childish: "Aren't you also a little girl, and you look younger than me, what qualifications do you have to criticize me?"

Leticia curled her lips: "I'm not a little girl."

"Huh, I knew you would say that." The black-haired girl looked at the white-haired girl with disdain: "You kids on earth love to pretend to be mature. You are obviously not even as old as me, but you still pretend to be adults. How hypocritical!"

"Whatever you say, I am much older than you." Leticia looked at her with contempt, thinking, do I have to tell you that I am the Eternal King and that I am older than a hundred of you put together? Anyway, no matter how you deny it, it can't change the facts. This is my victory.

But in the eyes of the other party, her attitude was obviously because she was angry and embarrassed after being exposed by him, and she started to play tricks. People on earth are like this, insidious, cunning, and unreliable. But no matter how she denied it, it couldn't change the facts. This was my victory.

She raised her head stubbornly. Even though she was still held in the countess's hand, she still insisted on looking down at her opponent with the eyes of a winner, refusing to lose her momentum.

Well, both of them got the victory they wanted, so this should be considered a win-win situation, right?
Lingge was not interested in the grudges between the little girls. He started to question them directly: "What's your name? Why are you following us?"

The Chateau girl did not answer, but looked at him with contempt, probably to express something like "I would rather die and jump off here than surrender to you."

"It's no use, Ling."

Nevile shook her head gently. "This little girl is very stubborn. No matter how we ask, she won't speak. We have repeatedly promised that we will not hurt her, but she doesn't even want to believe Miss Shesta's promise."

Forget about the vampires. After all, they have been slandered countless times by bards and playwrights. It is normal that they are not liked by humans. But the image and reputation of the traveler fairy are so good, and Miss Shesta speaks to you in such a gentle and kind tone. Why don't you believe her? Are you suffering from paranoia?
The Countess did not understand.

The girl Xia Toto snorted coldly and said confidently: "What kind of traveler fairy is this? I don't know! I have only heard of snow fairies, but snow fairies will never mix with evil vampires!"

I see. I am ignorant. It is normal for a minority group living in the snowy mountains who have never heard of the reputation of the traveler goblin. Moreover, there are two "evil" vampires following him, which makes him even less trustworthy.

"Look, that's what happened." Nevill shrugged at Lingge, using this un-noble gesture to show that she was powerless. As for the proprietress, Shesta, she put her hands together on her cheeks and said with a smile, "Ah, although she is a stubborn girl, I don't hate this kind of personality. Why don't we take her back to Yunjingkong Island and let her attend our traveler fairy banquet and let her feel our enthusiasm. Maybe she will come to her senses and be willing to open her heart to us?"

Ah this.

I'm just ignorant and have never heard of the name of the traveler fairy. I shouldn't be tortured like this, right?
Everyone was complaining in their hearts, but the girl Xia Toto raised her head stubbornly, showing an attitude of not giving in even if she would rather die than surrender: "You want to torture me? Then it's up to you! Anyway, I, Songtaya, am not someone who surrenders so easily. I tell you, even if I die and jump from here, I will never disclose any information to you evil outsiders!"

But you have revealed your name?

At first Lingge thought she was quite smart, at least a clever girl, but now he suspected that she was a fool who pretended to be wise.

Leticia said sinisterly, "Then leave her to me, grandma. I promise that in just ten minutes, she will cry and tell you how many times she wet the bed!"

Go away.

Before the Countess could speak, the young man glanced at her, suggesting that she should be quiet and not cause more misunderstandings. Then he decided: "Anyway, take her back to Yunjingkong Island first. This is not a suitable place to talk."

Everyone nodded in agreement, except for the little bat who snorted, looking very unwilling.

The girl made a face at her secretly.

Give me some meow