Chapter 187
Laurentina, burying her head in her chest, her body beginning to tremble slightly...
Just a moment after she lowered her head, it was as if an extinguished candle had been rekindled with a faint spark.
Although the firelight was faint, it was enough to guide the girl in the darkness.
"The Zuo Jian?!"
Laurentina suddenly looked up, facing one side of the wall, as if trying to see through the concrete walls to bring the person she cherished back into her view.
"Zuo Jian, is that you...?" The time they had spent together was enough for her to etch this familiar feeling into her mind.
Without a doubt, she sensed that Zuo Jian was not far away. Although she still couldn't connect with her, she could feel that Zuo Jian was nearby.
Without pausing, Laurentina stepped onto the floor and strode towards the door!
She could sense it; it was just a short distance away! If she ran, she could reach it in just a few seconds.
Thinking this, Laurentina quickened her pace, her anxious expression as if she were worried that the other person would disappear at any moment.
Inside a guest room in the Duke's residence.
Despite his drowsy state, the Doctor stayed by the side of the pink and white Sarkaz woman on the bed.
Looking at the other person's peaceful sleeping face, the Doctor couldn't help but think of a strange question.
When she wakes up later... will she be Theresa... or Zuo Jian?
Immediately afterward, as if hearing the Doctor's question, the Sarkaz woman's eyelashes on the bed began to stir slightly. The former immediately noticed this and was about to get up when the large figure behind him...
The door was suddenly flung open with tremendous force, making a piercing sound.
"Laurentina?!" The Doctor turned around and exclaimed in surprise upon seeing who it was.
"Skadi, shouldn't she be taking care of you? -- Wait! Laurentina! It's not what you think! Don't rush to do anything!"
Seeing that the other person still seemed a bit off, the Doctor seemed to recall her out-of-control behavior in the cave earlier. Realizing that words couldn't stop the other person from getting closer, she gritted her teeth and subconsciously stepped forward to block the two of them.
'Ha, what the hell? My body started moving on its own! Seriously, I can't stop it like this... Maybe I'll be lucky enough to leave with a whole corpse?'
The Doctor closed his eyes in fear, but a few seconds later, the expected impact and pain did not come. Instead, it felt as if a breeze had blown across his cheek.
When she opened her eyes again, she only saw a strand of white hair drift past in the corner of her vision, followed by the girl's sobbing.
"Ugh... Zuo Jian... is that you... Zuo Jian...?"
Upon hearing this, the Doctor turned his head and saw Laurentina sobbing in the arms of the Sarkaz woman, like a cat that had been abandoned and then called back.
The latter, with its pale blue pupils, gently stroked Laurentina's back, as if grooming a crying cat, with a gentleness perfectly in harmony with the body.
"Yes, yes, I'm here, I've always been here." He lowered his head, his gentle tone always drawing people unconsciously closer to that prince.
Even just looking into the other person's pupils would let her know that this wasn't that prince.
Was it Zuo Jian who woke up?
The Doctor walked up to them, feeling a strange mix of joy and disappointment that left her speechless for a moment.
"I thought... I thought... I lost... I lost you..."
"Lost... Am I the kind of easily lost item that can be misplaced so easily?" Zuo Jian smiled helplessly, then gently patted Laurentina's head.
"It's not that the items are worthless, but they are certainly easy to lose. You seem to have forgotten how you disappeared without a word before." The Doctor walked to a chair and sat facing away from Zuo Jian, sitting with the back of the chair facing Zuo Jian.
Speaking of which...
She stared quietly at Laurentina, who had thrown herself into Zuo Jian's arms and was now being comforted by Zuo Jian stroking her Zuo Jian.
The scene before me is remarkably close to that of a mother and daughter... no, it should be said that of a father and daughter... but considering their current appearances, they seem more like mother and daughter... Ah, whatever, as long as they're roughly the same type...
For no apparent reason, the Doctor breathed a sigh of relief.
What? Why did you breathe a sigh of relief?
He must have felt a little relieved seeing that Laurentina wasn't as out of control as before! What else could it be?
Otherwise, what else could have made her feel relieved?
It can't be ----
"Uh, no, no, no, thinking about this kind of thing at a time like this is really weird!" The Doctor shook his head, banishing the strange thought from his mind, and then looked at Laurentina and asked.
"Speaking of which... Laurentina, where's Skadi? Shouldn't she be watching over you?"
"Orca...?"
Laurentina, who had gradually calmed down in Zuo Jian's arms, looked up and frowned in confusion at the Doctor's question, seemingly not having seen him.
"You didn't see her? Shouldn't she be watching you from the side? Could it be that she—"
Just as the Doctor was about to say something more, he was once again interrupted by a sound from the doorway.
"Doctor! Doctor! Shark... Shark is gone!!!"
A familiar voice came from the doorway. The Doctor sighed, then turned and spoke.
"It's alright, I think I guessed it."
"I didn't abandon my post!" Skadi retorted, clearly uncomfortable under their gazes.
"Yes, it's because the butler told me that the two Sarkaz we brought back have woken up, and I'm leaving for a while to check on them!"
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"Two Sarkaz?" Zuo Jian frowned and glanced at the Doctor.
"Are they awake? Perfect, I have something to ask them."
Upon hearing this, the Doctor's eyes suddenly lit up, and he then gestured for the others in the room to follow her.
There are always a few days each month.
I need to take a day off every month to adjust, so I'm taking a break now.
Remember to get some rest early, everyone!
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Chapter Twenty-Three: The Loyalty of a Certain Confessors!
Sarkaz, with her white hair, sat upright in the spacious room. Judging from her expression, she didn't seem relaxed much like someone who had been rescued; rather, she seemed more tense and worried.
Liz wasn't with her.
Upon waking, the girl immediately surveyed her surroundings but couldn't find the familiar blonde figure. Just as she was about to leave the room, a white-haired woman with red eyes walked in.
She sensed a strong sense of threat almost the instant the other person walked in.
Her intuition told her that if she were to get into a conflict here, she not only lacked the confidence to escape unscathed, but she was also worried that the commotion would attract the attention of others...
And most importantly.
"Your companion, she's in another room." Skadi came in and saw the other person's anxious appearance. She wanted to say something to reassure her, but she was distracted by the noise coming from upstairs.
Skadi, realizing that Laurentina had woken up, didn't even have time to finish speaking before turning around and rushing upstairs.
However, this led the girl to perceive Skadi's expressionless demeanor as more of a threat.
"Your companion is under our control. Don't make any rash moves, or you know the consequences."
They didn't seem to be the Confessors's accomplices, and clearly didn't share the Confessors's concern about harming Liz, the "container."
Realizing this, the girl abandoned her plan to leave the room. Under the other person's seemingly threatening warning, she sat back down on the edge of the bed.
For Liz's sake, she couldn't do anything out of line.
The girl, filled with worry and unease, forced herself to remain seated, her restless emotions surging, until...
"Good morning, ma'am. I wonder if you're settling in well here?" A woman with short black hair walked casually into the room.
At first glance, the other party does not seem to be a particularly powerful individual.
However, she could clearly sense that at the same time, several powerful auras that could not be ignored appeared outside the door.
"Doctor, at least let Skadi accompany you inside..." Zuo Jian stood at the door, glancing at the woman inside the room, his gaze lingering on the black robes she wore that were identical to those of the Confessors.
However, given his current state, he probably couldn't go in and talk to her, and with Laurentina looking like this... Zuo Jian couldn't bear to send her away like that.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Laurentina, who was still holding onto his arm without letting go or saying a word, and then at Skadi, who was standing by the door frame, unsure of what to do.
"Ah, no need, Zuo Jian, don't worry, I won't take any risks." The Doctor waved his hand, indicating that Skadi didn't need to come in.
"... I understand. Call us if things get bad." Zuo Jian leaned against the wall, still not showing himself, but judging from his voice, he seemed to be nearby.
Soon, the Doctor and the Confessors in the room fell into an eerie silence.
"What, you're not planning to say anything? After all, I personally had a one-on-one conversation with you to show my sincerity." The Doctor pulled a chair, dragging it little by little to the other person's side, and then sat down.
"One-on-one?" The female Confessors raised an eyebrow and glanced at the not-so-thick wall behind her.
"Would it be useful? I think this distance should be more than enough for you if you really wanted to make a move, right? Like snapping my neck in an instant and then jumping out the window to escape."
The Doctor waved his hand, then crossed his legs and shifted to a more comfortable position.
At this moment, her entire demeanor changed completely, making her seem like a completely different person from the funny girl who used to gossip and spout nonsense Zuo Jian.
"You must be wondering why I came in alone knowing all this, right? Actually, seeing the door open, the fact that you stayed in the room obediently makes that quite obvious." The Doctor looked into the other person's eyes, paused, and slowly spoke.
"Is it because of that girl? The blonde, the Sarkaz?"
"Where is Liz!?" Upon hearing this, the Confessors couldn't contain himself and asked.
"Don't worry, she's actually in a room not far from here. Although she hasn't shown any signs of waking up yet, she's not in any immediate danger."
"Is that so...? That's good... So... what do you want to do to her and me?"
The Confessors first breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the other party with wary eyes.
"Wow, wow~ Don't look at me like that. We're not some vicious villains. In fact, if you want to leave with her like this, I'll Zuo Jian, my friend, not to stop you."
"What----"
"The premise is..." the Doctor said, getting up from his chair and then whispering in the other person's ear.
"Can you accept that girl named Liz dying right beside you?"
"!?!" In an instant, the white-haired Confessors was surrounded by a strong killing intent, as if he would tear the fragile body in front of him apart at any moment.
"Don't get so agitated, ma'am, let me finish."
The Doctor seemed oblivious to the other person's murderous intent, casually patted the latter on the shoulder, and then turned around and sat back down in his chair.
Then, out of the Confessors's sight, she quietly wiped the sweat from her palms.
"Getting back to the main point, ma'am, I suppose I could barely qualify as a doctor, although..."
I've forgotten most of the details, but I can still make basic judgments under these circumstances.
"That girl, her name is Liz, right?"
"Yes." The other person bit their lip but still answered the Doctor's question.
"Before you woke up, I checked on Liz's condition. It was obvious at a glance that her condition was worse."
"And that is indeed the case. In fact, when I said she was not in immediate danger, I meant that her body could still maintain basic functions for a short period of time."
"To describe it as weak would be an understatement. In fact, with all its vital signs so weak, it's amazing that it can still cling to life. I must say, it's truly worthy of the Sarkaz. Their vitality is something my fragile constitution wouldn't even dare to dream of."
"To put it simply, in her current condition, Liz's body doesn't need any healing spells or effective medicines. What she needs is a suitable environment to rest and recuperate so that her nearly destroyed body can gradually recover."
The Doctor lowered his head and quietly looked at the silent Confessors.
"As someone who's half a doctor, I can tell you that if you don't immediately take her to get physical treatment and rest, and instead plan to take her out into the wilderness for your kind of hiking, I think she'll probably die next to you in a few days."
"What exactly are you trying to say?" The Confessors looked up, facing the Doctor directly.
"What I'm trying to say is, we're not bad people, so we don't intend to do anything to you. If you can, get up and leave now, take Liz with you, and we won't stop you if you're just going to watch her die."
"But we're not exactly good people either. There aren't that many kind-hearted, altruistic people on this land. And even if there were, you wouldn't just happen to run into one, would you?"