Princess, I am really a good person

Chapter 18 Fresh Furs

After getting back on the road, Alyssa switched to driving, and then switched back to Zhou Mingyi at dawn.

As you go further north, some vegetation gradually appears, and the terrain turns into rolling hills. Driving along the abandoned road, you can see the ruins of houses and collapsed old power grid equipment from the previous era.

There are more and more creatures, birds and deer passing by outside the car window.

A pack of dozens of wild wolves followed their vehicle for more than ten kilometers before being thrown away.

Driving through this wasteland, ahead is the Umut Grand Canyon. The canyon hundreds of meters wide is very spectacular. The raging waves at the bottom of the valley are like thunder, and the cold wind roars out from the ground. There is no beginning in front and no end behind. A natural moat.

Zhou Mingyi stopped the car at the top of a distant mountain and looked at the location of the canyon with binoculars.

There is only one bridge connecting the end-to-end canyon. It is now guarded by mercenaries. Judging from the number, there are at least twenty or thirty people, all equipped with heavy weapons. Among them, I saw a few people wearing priest robes. I can confirm that they are In order to search for Alyssa, members of the Black Phoenix blocked the bridge and stopped passing vehicles for investigation.

I put down the telescope, took out the map and spread it out. After looking around, I determined that this bridge was the only connection point to the Umut Grand Canyon. To get to the other side from here, it would take two days to go around. The spare fuel could not last that far.

I used the binoculars again to look at the size of the opponent's defense. It was impossible to break through forcefully, so I had to think of a way.

But how do you send someone as big as Alyssa away from you?
  Just as she was thinking about it, Shana suddenly sneezed, folded her arms and huddled in her seat.

"There are clothes in the trunk, go and take them out." He said to Zana.

“You can control ice but you’re still afraid of the cold.”

However, the temperature in the north was indeed much lower, and Zhou Mingyi also felt a little chilly.

Shana trembled and came out of the trunk with a coat. She first came over and put one on Zhou Mingyi, and then gave one to Alyssa.

Alyssa came to Zhou Mingyi wrapped in a coat.

"Can't we walk further ahead?"

"The bridge is blocked," Zhou Mingyi said. "If it doesn't work, we still have to take a detour."

He looked into the distance and saw several wolves foraging for food under the hills not far away.

Suddenly an idea flashed and he asked: "Princess, have you ever worn fur?"

"Fur?" Alyssa didn't know why Zhou Mingyi asked this suddenly, but she still replied: "I don't wear animal products."

"That's a fresh picture, wear it once."

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Zhou Mingyi laughed so hard that Alyssa felt a little scared.

The off-road vehicle stopped at the outpost in front of the bridge, and immediately a mercenary wearing a rough leather jacket, holding an assembled rifle and loaded with ammunition came to his car window.

"Why, what happened to such a big battle?" Zhou Mingyi asked.

"Stop talking nonsense, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask, and get out of the car. I'll let you go when everything is alright," the mercenary said rudely.

Zhou Mingyi didn't say anything more, and he and Shana got out of the car, watching them search the car.

The few black Phoenix members wearing priest robes just stood aside and watched silently.

"What do you do?" someone asked him.

"Mr. Mattis assigned me a job and asked me to go to the mountains of Sicily to find Haven." Zhou Mingyi said, showing them the contact letter written by Mattis.

Organizations that show they belong are safer than loners.

They read the letter and were not suspicious.

"Take off the hat." A mercenary pointed at Zana and said.

Zana pulled down her hood, and her beautiful face immediately attracted attention.

The leading mercenary, a man with red hair like a hedgehog, walked up with a lewd smile, looked at Zana and whistled. Zana took a step back in fear. This small animal-like panic made the other party even more excited.

He chuckled and stretched out his hand towards Sana.

The surrounding air suddenly plummeted, and ice mist condensed visibly to the naked eye, surrounding Zana.

"Don't come here." Zana shrank behind Zhou Mingyi in fear.

"The Engraver?" The mercenary leader was so frightened that he quickly retracted his hand and took a few steps back to avoid the scope of the ice mist.

"Sorry, she likes to freeze things around her when she gets excited, so please stay away from her as much as possible." Zhou Mingyi said to the man.

"Tsk," the mercenary leader curled his lips and turned away bored.

Even though he was used to doing whatever he wanted as a mercenary, he still understood the rule of not provoking the Marker as much as possible.

"Don't be nervous." Zhou Mingyi held Shana's hand and comforted her in a low voice.

Zana lowered her head and shrank behind him, and the ice mist gathered around her gradually dissipated.

"What's this?"

They found a large wooden box in the trunk with some blood stains on the edges.

"Oh, a few wolf skins. I just killed them. I plan to take them back to make clothes." Zhou Mingyi said calmly.

They pried open the box, and the smell of blood mixed with the stench of feces came to the floor, making the person who checked it almost couldn't help but vomit.

"Shut it! Shut it!"

After seeing that it was indeed a wolf skin, the mercenary leader immediately cursed and closed the lid.

"Damn it, did you poop in a box of shit?" He cursed at Zhou Mingyi.

"I'm so sorry. The intestines were broken when peeling them, so I sprinkled some on them." Zhou Mingyi said.

Nothing else was found. Since Zhou Mingyi was working for Mattis, he did not continue to embarrass him. He removed the roadblock and let them leave.

Zhou Mingyi started the vehicle and heard a slight sound coming from the trunk.

"Please bear with it a little longer, Your Highness Princess"

He said in his heart that he could only leave as soon as possible, because he was really worried that he would upset this delicate princess.

She drove quickly across the bridge and waited until the canyon behind her could no longer be seen and the sound of waves could no longer be heard. Then she stopped the car, quickly opened the wooden box, and pulled off the wolf skin covering it. He jumped out and lay on the ground retching.

Zana quickly came forward with a towel to wipe the dirt from her body.

The princess was now covered in wolf blood, as well as some intestinal contents that Zhou Mingyi had specially put on her body.
  In order to avoid the search, I can only use this method. Even if I have suffered so much for Her Royal Highness, I guess I have never suffered such grievances in my life.

"Spit it out. It will feel better if you spit it out." Zhou Mingyi stepped forward and stroked her back.

Alyssa covered her mouth and glared over with resentment, tears still shining in the corners of her eyes.

"Is there no other way? At least we passed safely." Zhou Mingyi spread his hands to her and said.

Alyssa took the towel from Zana's hand and wiped the dirt on her body vigorously, but it was still difficult to remove the smell with just a towel.

"I want to take a shower."

She put down her towel and looked at Zhou Mingyi resolutely.

"Must wash!"

(End of this chapter)