The carriage was inlaid with pure gold, and the dome was adorned with jewels, shining brightly under the moonlight.
…Oh my god, even the freight carriages are inlaid with gold and silver, isn’t that too extravagant?
The carriage is so conspicuous, yet there are no guards around it.
Aren’t they afraid some clueless bandit might rob it?
Luckily, they ran into someone like me, an assassin who doesn’t kill unless necessary.
If it were other bandits, they might not only rob but also kill, which would be a huge loss.
Not sure if there are any stragglers, Mo Li didn’t dare make any big moves.
The forest provided a natural cover, and if used well, it could allow her to disappear without a trace.
As someone with over three years of experience being hunted, Mo Li, who was well-versed in the art of forest stealth, was in her element.
She first climbed to the treetops, using the closely connected branches to leap above the carriage, and performed a perfect backflip to land…
or so it should have been.
“Thud!”
Mo Li’s body stiffened.
She felt like she hadn’t landed on the ground but on something soft and warm.
Her head slowly lowered, and she saw a slender horn-like object…
Oh crap, this thing is alive!
Mo Li was startled but didn’t dare to move, fearing that this indescribable creature beneath her would startle and cause unnecessary trouble.
Fortunately, the creature was unusually calm, seemingly asleep, with its breathing steady since earlier.
Mo Li was so scared that cold sweat broke out.
She swallowed and slowly propped up her legs, carefully sliding off the horse-like creature.
Did I land on a horse used for pulling cargo?
Sliding down from its back, Mo Li observed the ‘big horse’ lying on the ground in the moonlight.
This ‘horse’ seemed to be twice the size of a regular horse, and the strangest part was the sharp horn-like object on its head.
Is it some kind of famous horse variant?
Not sure…
Famous horses are something only wealthy families can afford, and as a commoner, she knew nothing about them.
To her, horses were just for riding, and having a few extra horns or whips made no difference.
The horse seemed to be asleep, behaving very quietly.
However, it was strange that a horse could sleep so soundly after being hit with a ‘mountain-toppling’ blow.
Shifting her attention away from the horse, Mo Li carefully approached the carriage door.
Just as she took out the wire for picking locks, she was dumbfounded.
What kind of trendy design is this?
The carriage door doesn’t even have a lock.
How am I supposed to open it?
Is this door voice-activated?
Wow, as long as I don’t install a lock, no one can open this door.
This is some next-level noble thinking.
She tried pushing the door, but it was quite solid.
Forcing it open would definitely make noise.
Mo Li decisively gave up on opening the door and instead looked for a window on the carriage.
If there was one, it would be much easier; she could just remove the window lock and climb in.
While searching, Mo Li glanced at the emblem engraved on the carriage and found it somewhat familiar, but she didn’t pay much attention.
The knights of this convoy should have been cleared by her, so even if there was someone inside, they couldn’t do anything to her.
“Hey, I finally found it.”
Before long, the observant Mo Li found the window of the carriage.
Due to the design of the carriage, the window wasn’t transparent and was very inconspicuous.
If it weren’t for the few strands of moonlight shining through the gaps, Mo Li might not have noticed it.
I knew it, the owner of this carriage, no matter how extraordinary, still needs to breathe.
The window was obviously locked, but that was no problem.
Mo Li, the seasoned lock-picking expert, thought it was a piece of cake.
Two wires, a click, and then a push, done!
Mo Li quietly jumped into the carriage, and as she expected, the interior was a world of its own, even more luxurious than she imagined.
A dazzling crystal chandelier emitted a soft glow, illuminating the spacious area.
High-quality scarlet silk served as the carpet, and lifelike golden beast incense burners on both sides burned precious herbal oils, emitting a captivating fragrance.
The platinum-adorned walls were hung with priceless paintings and jewelry artworks that Mo Li couldn’t name.
A large gilded silk sofa was placed in the most prominent position in the hall, surrounded by a table with a few bottles of red wine and a wine glass still containing some liquid.
Standing by the window, Mo Li felt like a farmer who had stumbled into a king’s royal garden, overwhelmed by the opulence.
“What is this…
a carriage?”
This was clearly a moving palace.
Is this the life of the nobility?
…It’s truly decadent.
Standing in this luxurious hall, Mo Li felt completely out of place.
In this place full of indulgence and luxury, if you were to put a price on everything in this carriage, I would definitely be the least valuable.
It felt as if just standing here was a desecration of the place.
Approaching the sofa, she casually picked up a bottle of wine from the agate table.
The glass bottle had a production date marked on it: Year 556 of the Southern Calendar.
The Southern Calendar ended in 653, and this year is Year 15 of the Heavenly Calendar, which means this wine was produced a hundred years ago…
And they just open this kind of antique wine like it’s nothing?
Mo Li held her head, unable to comprehend the level of extravagance of the nobility.
The things in here, if I took just one out to sell, I probably wouldn’t have to worry about food and drink for a year.
With this thought, Mo Li licked her lips and quietly slipped the bottle into her cloak.
The noble lord is so wealthy, surely he wouldn’t mind sponsoring me a little, right?
Speaking of which, this cloak is really convenient.
Are there any other things I can take?
Might as well take more, the more the merrier…
Sneaky Mo Li suddenly paused, hearing a faint sound of water from the next room.
Why would there be the sound of water in a carriage?
Following the sound, she rounded a corner and came to a white birch door.
The sound of water was very close now, coming from behind this door.
Ultimately, her imagination was limited by poverty; Mo Li never expected there to be a bathroom inside the carriage.
By the time she realized this was a bathroom and that someone was currently using it, it was too late.
The door had already been pushed open by her.
White, a whole lot of white, was Mo Li’s only impression after opening the door.
Whether it was the clean white walls or the fair, flawless skin covered in water droplets, it was all white…
Blood flowed from Mo Li’s nostrils, and holding the doorknob, she trembled, unable to speak.
This, this, this…
why is someone bathing here?
“Have you seen enough?”
A voice as gentle as flowing water, with a hint of youthful innocence, broke through all of Mo Li’s thoughts.
She slowly looked up and met a pair of beautiful eyes filled with amusement.
