Survival Guide After Accidentally Kissing a Demon - Chapter 239

Chapter 239

After tidying up a bit, Beili and Madam Constance left the tent-filled desert behind.

They walked back for a while and soon returned to the streets.

The coachman had long been waiting expectantly at the nearest intersection. Seeing the two of them approach, he bowed and said, “Madam, eldest daughter.”

Beili let Madam Constance enter the carriage first before telling the coachman, “We’re leaving this place. Continue on to the next Town.”

Hearing this, a momentary look of hesitation crossed the coachman’s face. He then reported, “Eldest daughter, a guide came by just now. She said she had discussed the travel plans with you yesterday and that she would be in charge of the travel direction today.”

Beili paused and asked, “Where is she now?”

The coachman quickly replied, “She said she caught a cold from the wind last night and went to the pharmacy to get some medicine.”

Beili nodded and said, “Then we don’t need to wait. I’ve already paid her. Even if we leave now, she won’t lose anything. Let’s depart immediately.”

As she spoke, Beili took out a map of the Tilisha Kingdom from her Spatial Bracelet and unfolded it.

Closing her eyes, she spun it around two or three times and then pointed at a random spot.

Opening her eyes again, she found her fingertip pointing at a Town very close to the Tilisha Imperial City.

“Let’s go here.”

Beili tapped the Town, handed the map to the coachman, then turned and stepped onto the footstool to enter the carriage.

***

The carriage set off in the morning and sped along the way, passing through two or three Teleportation Arrays. It wasn’t until late at night that they reached their destination.

Perhaps because it was close to the Tilisha Imperial City, this Town appeared particularly lively and prosperous.

Even though it was late at night when they emerged from the Teleportation Array, the streets of the Town were still brightly lit.

The coachman took a slow loop around the main street before finally stopping in front of an Inn that looked most magnificently decorated.

“Are we here?”

“Yes, Madam.”

“Oh-” A long sigh came from the woman inside the carriage. “We’ve finally arrived.”

Having sat in the carriage for nearly an entire day, Madam Constance was exhausted both physically and mentally.

“You two have arrived at just the right time.”

The clerk at the Inn, hearing that they had just arrived, explained enthusiastically, “You’re just in time for Tilisha’s most famous Desert Lantern Festival; it’s happening tonight.”

“When midnight comes, you can go to Moon Bay in the desert to see the sky lanterns and the fireworks display. It’s exceptionally beautiful.”

Madam Constance was interested, but her energy was limited.

“Thank you for the reminder, but I’m afraid we’d much rather be lying down comfortably right now.”

She could only take her room key and walk toward the stairs with slightly heavy steps.

The two of them bid each other “Goodnight” at their room doors.

Beili watched the woman enter her room, then left a few Morpho Butterflies at her door to stand guard before turning to open her own room.

After entering the room, Beili performed a simple wash, changed into her nightgown, and lay down on the bed.

Indeed, after a whole day in the carriage, not only was Madam Constance exhausted, but Beili herself felt as if her joints were about to fall apart.

Watching the Morpho Butterflies fluttering over the bed, she thought about how she hadn’t been able to let Madam Constance have a good time in the previous Town. Beili made a silent vow to herself-

She would definitely find a new guide after waking up tomorrow.

This time, no matter what, she would make sure Madam Constance enjoyed herself to the fullest before they left.

With such thoughts, her consciousness gradually drifted away.
She didn’t know how much time had passed before she finally drifted into a heavy sleep.

…

In her dream.

She seemed to hear Ashera’s seductive voice echoing incessantly in her ear.

Ashera was coaxing her, urging her to reach her hand toward her heart.

She looked down.

She discovered that at some point, an incision had been carved into her chest.

A black heart, encased in bright red flesh, was beating inside her open chest cavity.

Her body gave a violent shudder.

Beili struggled to wake from the horrific vision.

When she opened her eyes, a thin layer of cold sweat had already broken out on her forehead.

But.

Before she could even process the terrifying dream, her gaze was drawn to a dark shadow sitting by the bed.

In an instant, her entire body tensed, turning as rigid as a stone.

Beili opened her mouth in fright, but no sound came out.

Only after several sharp gasps for air did she instinctively scramble toward the edge of the bed.

“Darling.”

A familiar woman’s voice spoke up.

“It’s me. It’s Mama.”

Her heart thudded heavily. With trembling eyelashes, she looked back, her heart still hammering with fear.

“…Mother?”

By the blue-green light emitted by the Morpho Butterflies, Beili looked closely and realized the dark shadow by the bed was indeed Lady Constance.

“It’s me, darling.”

In the darkness, Lady Constance gave an apologetic smile. She leaned down and reached out to gently stroke Beili’s face.

Feeling the immense warmth-almost a slight heat-of her body temperature, Beili finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed back onto the bed.

“Mother, what time is it? And… why did you come into my room instead of sleeping?”

She didn’t dare question her too loudly for fear of hurting her again, so she could only speak in a soft, helpless tone.

“I thought you were already asleep…”

“Mama wants to go see the sky lanterns.”

In the darkness, Lady Constance said with a smile, “Darling, shall we go see the sky lanterns together?”

Beili’s lip twitched slightly. She raised a hand to her forehead and said with a wry smile, “I thought that after a whole day in the carriage, you’d be so tired you’d pass out the moment you hit the mattress. Mother, I truly admire your energy.”

Lady Constance took her hand, her eyes crinkling slightly as she said, “I heard these sky lanterns are beautiful. It would be such a pity to miss them. Come with Mama to see them.”

Seeing the woman’s expectant gaze, Beili remained silent for two seconds before finally nodding in compromise.

“Alright then… Let’s go take a look.”

…

When the two of them walked out of the Inn, there were already many people on the street holding lanterns, all heading in the same direction.

Beili looked toward the distance where the people were walking.

She saw clusters of yellow light already floating into the far-off sky.

Having identified the direction, she took Lady Constance’s arm and joined the flow of the crowd.

…

In the Moon Bay desert.

Countless sky lanterns were slowly rising, carrying people’s beautiful wishes as they drifted into the deep night sky.

Amidst the crowd, a little girl walked toward them, displaying the colorful paper lanterns in her basket.

When she looked up, her eyes held a pitiful plea as she said, “My Lady, Big Sister, please buy my lanterns. Once the lanterns in my basket are sold out, I can go home and sleep.”

Normally, Lady Constance would have generously pulled out a large amount of gold coins to buy all the paper lanterns in the basket, telling the little girl to keep the extra as a tip without ceremony.

But tonight, the woman only looked down silently.

From her gaze and expression, she had no intention of reaching for her money to buy a lantern at all.