I'm really not an old sword

"Woo?"

Zenobia woke up in a daze, and when he saw Lin Qingsu standing so close to him, a complex emotion of love and fear suddenly emerged in his beautiful eyes.

"My knight, please let me rest for a while. I can't do it anymore."

How arrogant and lonely she was before, how 'scared' she is now.

"Come down, dinner is ready."

Only then did Zenobia notice the dead deer nearby.

I breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little lost, and this feeling of loss reached its peak after I escaped.

The feeling of loneliness and solitude washed over her like a tide. Zenobia looked eagerly at Lin Qingsu who was processing the venison. She felt extremely hungry.

Fortunately, it didn't take Lin Qingsu long to deal with the deer.

Soon, with a group of venison, Lin Qingsu set up a small bonfire and stand by the lake.

So the meat was grilled.

After watching for a while, Zenobia finally couldn't resist his appetite. He reached out and pulled the arm of Lin Qingsu, who was grilling meat seriously, and looked at him eagerly.

As for speaking, Zenobia said nothing.

It was already embarrassing for her to do such a thing as actively begging a man. If the taste just now had not made her so obsessed that she felt that her husband and her first half of her life had been lived in vain, she would not have done such a thing.

"Don't block me from grilling." Lin Qingsu ignored her.

Zenobia also knew that this would definitely block her view, so she pulled again and saw that Lin Qingsu ignored her. She felt a little angry and a little empty, and could only sigh silently in her heart.

She didn't know what was wrong with her.

Even if she wanted it again, she would occasionally have desires at night after her husband's death, but she always suppressed them.

How could I, the queen of Palmyra, become like this?

After much thought, Zenobia could only think of the few years before that. Since the hostility with the Roman Empire, things had been getting worse day by day, until the hellish days when the city was besieged and used as an animal exhibition.

That period was so painful. Rome was like a heavy rock pressing on her, making it impossible for her to breathe.

But now, Lin Qingsu just made her completely forget all her worries.

The happiness and ease at that time, with her mind blank, made her feel as if she had returned to the days of a young girl who had not yet married. She did not have to think about so many intrigues and political considerations, and could just be herself happily.

But no matter what.

No matter how Zenobia told herself to be reserved, she sadly found that she couldn't take her eyes off him.

Chapter 30 Hot Spring

Zenobia's throat moved slightly, and his expression was extremely struggling.

She felt like there were two little people fighting in her mind, one was a demon and the other was a succubus.

The two villains kept urging her to give up those useless things like "the queen's dignity, reserve, nobility and elegance" and follow her own heart's desire.

After biting her lips for a while, Zenobia finally took a deep breath, smelling the delicious aroma, and finally couldn't help but said, "Can I have some?"

"Ah."

Lin Qingsu looked at the barbecue in her hand.

Although there was no seasoning, only the simplest salt, the deer meat was of good quality, and the roasted oil sizzled out, making it shiny and smooth, and it looked very good.

He responded casually and handed the barbecue he had just grilled to Zenobia.

But after holding it for a long time, Zenobia did not pick up the barbecue.

Lin Qingsu was about to turn around and ask her what was going on when she heard a rustling sound. Then she noticed a dark shadow below out of the corner of her eye. She looked down and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.

Then, looking at Zenobia who was eating happily, Lin Qingsu looked at the barbecue that was originally going to be handed to Zenobia, hesitated for a while, and finally ate it herself.

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Katniss herself didn't know how long she had been waiting.

Until a rustling sound came from the grass next to him.

Katniss suddenly woke up and subconsciously reached out to grab something, but she found that she had caught a big white rabbit.

Only then did he come to his senses, gasping for a few breaths and looking around in confusion.

"Why am I here?"

It wasn't until she saw the horse still tied to the tree with a rope that Katniss came back to her senses.

Yes, he had tracked down the person who had escaped with Zenobia and came here. He thought that the other party would come back, so he waited for him and wanted to capture that guy and Zenobia.

Then...

Zenobia looked up at the sky.

The rising sun is already in the sky, and I don’t know how long it has been daylight!

Katniss's face darkened. She had been waiting here for a whole night, and the other party had not come back yet.

At this point, Katniss still didn't understand what was going on.

We can rule out the possibility that the man who kidnapped Zenobia suddenly had a brain attack, felt sleepy mid-run, left his horse by the roadside, and went to the forest to find a place to sleep for the night before continuing his journey the next morning. This is a plot point that no one in their right mind would have imagined.

The only possibility is that she, Katniss, was fooled!

The other party deliberately placed the horse here to attract her attention, while he and Zenobia had already run away!

Katniss was so angry that she jumped out of the bushes and punched the tree.

'Bang!'

The thick tree fell down with the sound of her punch.

The horse neighed uncomfortably.

Katniss took a few breaths, her plump breasts tightly wrapped in armor rising and falling continuously. Only after taking several deep breaths of the fresh morning air in the forest did Katniss force herself to calm down.

He took out his knife and cut the horse's reins, then watched the horse run away along the road.

Katniss gripped the knife tightly, her eyes full of murderous intent.

"Don't let me find you!"

With that, she went straight into the forest.

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the other side.

Lin Qingsu was in trouble in the forest.

It’s not because of mosquitoes.

It was now the end of autumn and the beginning of winter. Although there was no snow and there was still some green on the trees, there were fewer mosquitoes in the forest. In addition, he had regained some magic power after this period of time.

With that magic power, it is not a problem to create a magic shield around the body to protect against mosquitoes.

As for the cold air at night, it was not a problem at all given his physical condition.

But the problem is, he's lost.

He was really unfamiliar with the mountains in Hungary. He had originally thought that he could get out by following the river, but when he reached the end he found a cliff. He walked for a long time but still couldn't find the way out of the forest.

"Um...hmm...?"

After taking a few more steps, Lin Qingsu looked down at Zenobia's low voice in her arms.

Zenobia was still hanging on him like a koala, her hands tightly hugging his neck, and her head resting on his shoulder.

Lin Qingsu didn't know what to say about this woman.

He suddenly missed her noble and cool demeanor when he first met her last night.

I don't know if it's this woman's nature, or if she feels she's completely hopeless and has given up on herself. In short, she hasn't rested since he finished eating the venison yesterday, and she won't let go even when sleeping. I don't know what she wants to do.

"Stop playing."

Lin Qingsu slapped her butt hard.

Zenobia cried out in pain, and her hazy eyes regained a little clarity as she looked at him blankly.

"I'm relying on you for a question."

"Do you know how to get out?"

Zenobia thought for a long time before he understood his question, then shook his head.

As the queen of Palmyra, she had never been to Hungary in her life, so how would she know the way?

Zenobia, who had figured it out, felt at ease and stopped thinking about it. She hugged Lin Qingsu again and slowly fell asleep on his shoulder. After what happened yesterday, she no longer cared about her "shame".

Lin Qingsu was speechless, but she didn't bother with Zenobia anymore.

After walking in the forest for a while, I heard the sound of flowing water, which immediately made me feel refreshed.

After walking for about a few minutes, Lin Qingsu felt that the temperature around him had obviously risen a little. When he walked out of the forest, his vision suddenly became clear, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed when he saw the scenery behind the forest.

It was a hot spring emitting hot steam.

The spring is still spewing out warm water, with a noticeable white mist in the air in late autumn and early winter.

The area surrounding the hot spring is paved with stones, which clearly shows that it is a man-made hot spring.

It looks like it covers a large area, with many huge rocks blocking the way. There is a small opening where hot spring water continuously flows out and merges into a river.

Lin Qingsu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Since this hot spring was artificially created, even if there is no one around, it means that someone has been here before, and this place is probably not far from the town.

After hesitating for a while, Lin Qingsu simply hugged Zenobia, took off her clothes, and went straight into the hot spring to take a bath.

Entering the hot spring, the warm water wrapped around her body, making her so comfortable that she couldn't help but squint her eyes.

After walking all the way in the mountains, he met Zenobia, a "juicer". Lin Qingsu was now dirty all over. Although he was in good health and not afraid of the cold, who would like to be cold when they can be warm?

Entering the hot springs now is only slightly worse than walking for several hours outside on a snowy day to finally reach a hot spring hotel on the mountain and then going straight in to take a nice bath.

Zenobia was too tired. She had let go completely and played like crazy yesterday, and was still sleeping soundly in Lin Qingsu's arms.

Lin Qingsu soaked for a while, then hugged Zenobia and started to wash her.

After what happened to Zenobia that day, although he still had energy, his desire was not that strong. Now, soaking in the hot spring, Zenobia's originally sticky and dirty body became slippery, and coupled with her perfect figure, it was so tempting to touch her that he couldn't let go.

After carefully washing her inside and out several times, Lin Qingsu felt a little sleepy.

He scabbarded his beloved sword, then sat in the hot spring with only his head exposed, letting Zenobia lie in his arms, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

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Zenobia woke up to the sound of rustling in the woods.

He opened his eyes somewhat bewilderedly.

What he saw was not the palace where he woke up from nightmares every day, nor the cage where he had been trapped for some time, but an endless plain and the woods in the distance.

Drowsy, Zenobia looked down.

Then he saw Lin Qingsu who was already asleep.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar pretty boy, Zenobia was stunned at first, and then his previous memories slowly flooded into his mind.

Too many memories flooded in, and Zenobia was so tired that he finally had a good sleep. He felt a severe headache and groaned in pain before he slowly remembered what had happened.

I was rescued by this man in the prison van, and then I immediately got confused with him...

The subsequent memories came flooding back to me: myself on horseback, at the barbecue, at...

Thinking of the shameless things she had done, Zenobia's plump and sexy red lips were trembling slightly, and she covered her face with her hands in despair.

"What on earth have I done?"

If Zenobia had to explain it, he could have done so.

He suffered two humiliating defeats, his son was killed by the Romans, he was besieged in the city for more than a year, and was locked in a prison car by the Romans and exhibited in various places like an animal.

Her spirit had been tense for too long and she was on the verge of collapse at any time.

But once she relaxed, she did something she would never do.