Chapter 019: Nightmare

Facing Wang Bo's suspicion, Cinderella bravely nodded and said, "Yes, I am very certain. I did not say that, Duke. It is indeed France."

She saw Wang Bo's doubt and quickly explained, "My father was once a merchant. He often went to other countries for business, so every time he returned, he brought me gifts."

"He once brought me a gift from France called a 'colored butterfly.'"

"But one time, after he went to France, he unfortunately fell ill and eventually died in a foreign land."

"At that time, I had no ability to leave here and go to France to retrieve my father's remains, so my parents could only be separated in two places, alone."

"Duke, I know you are a kind and benevolent person. Can you fulfill this small wish of mine?"

Cinderella looked at Wang Bo with eyes full of longing and pleading.

Wang Bo nodded and agreed, "Alright, I will fulfill this wish for you."

After all, he was going to leave this country and see other countries anyway. Setting France as the first stop seemed fine.

As for the dragon in the Kingdom of Shuna, it couldn't run away anyway. He could deal with it when he returned.

Moreover, Wang Bo was very curious about this France.

How should he put it?

Without a doubt, this world was definitely another world, or rather a fairy tale world.

After all, this world had too many wonderful animals and plants that did not exist on Earth. But this fairy tale world suddenly had a France, which surprised Wang Bo greatly. So Wang Bo wanted to see what this fairy tale world's France was really like and how it differed from Earth's France.

The next day, Wang Bo ordered a carriage prepared and set off with Cinderella, Ella.

Seeing Wang Bo on the carriage, Cinderella said in surprise, "Duke, why are you here?"

"Why wouldn't I be here?" Wang Bo countered.

Cinderella was momentarily speechless.

Wang Bo said casually, "Actually, I've seen enough of this country's scenery and want to go out and see the sights of other countries."

"Besides, I can't let you go find your father's remains alone. It's too dangerous. What if you fall ill on the way or encounter bandits?"

Cinderella was not stupid and quickly understood Wang Bo's intention. "Thank you, Duke."

"You're welcome," Wang Bo said. After a pause, he asked, "Do you know where your father is buried? Finding a person's remains in a country is not easy."

Cinderella quickly said, "Don't worry about that. One of my father's business partners told me the location of his burial—it's in a small town in France."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go."

The reason Wang Bo escorted Cinderella was not to take advantage of her vulnerability. In fact, Wang Bo had no interest in Cinderella at all; in his eyes, she was just a child who hadn't grown up yet.

Although her face was pretty, neither her figure nor her personality was his type.

Moreover, she already had someone she liked. Wang Bo was not about to steal someone's love.

He traveled with Cinderella partly because he didn't want this kind-hearted girl to die senselessly out there—the world was chaotic.

The other reason was that he couldn't wait to see what this fairy tale world's France looked like.

They could also keep each other company on the road, so they wouldn't be too lonely. Thus, he pulled Cinderella into the carriage and set off.

By the way, the horses pulling the carriage were not ordinary horses but nightmares—horses from hell, their bodies covered in hellfire. They ran fast and steady.

They could easily outpace cars.

Some advanced nightmares could even break the sound barrier, easily leaving high-speed trains in the dust.

They could even run freely in the sky, leaving a trail of flames wherever they went—both dazzling and stylish. They were the best companions for death knights.

Among the hell creatures Wang Bo had received this time were several hundred nightmares.

These carriage-pulling nightmares had been magically altered by Wang Bo to look like ordinary white horses, but their mobility and endurance far exceeded those of earthly horses.

Whether it was a Quarter Horse or an Akhal-Teke, they were no match for nightmares.

After all, no matter how fast earthly horses ran, they could never surpass the speed of sound.

Only legendary fantasy species could compete with nightmares, such as pegasi, unicorns, or the legendary horses with dragon blood.

Only these horses could stand on equal footing with nightmares.

Compared to nightmares, earthly horses were all inferior, and competing with them was like bullying children.

Of course, to enjoy the scenery along the way, Wang Bo did not let the nightmares go all out from the start but kept them at the speed of ordinary horses, galloping along.

The reason Wang Bo did not use earthly horses was mainly because their endurance was too poor.

Another important point was that these horses would cause a bumpy ride when pulling the carriage.

But when nightmares pulled the carriage, there was no bumpiness at all. Even on muddy roads or water surfaces, they moved as if on flat ground.

Not to mention mountain forests or gravel roads—these difficult paths were no different from flat ground under the hooves of nightmares.

On the way to France, during the first few days, Cinderella and Wang Bo were still a bit reserved. She seemed to feel great pressure from Wang Bo's identity as a duke.

She only answered when Wang Bo asked questions; otherwise, she sat quietly in a corner, lost in thought.

Wang Bo soon noticed this, so he took out a deck of cards and taught Cinderella how to play Dou Di Zhu. Gradually, Cinderella became familiar with Wang Bo, and her speech became more relaxed.

As for how two people could play Dou Di Zhu, it was simple—just bring the coachman in.

The coachman was actually a demon from Wang Bo's time villa in disguise. At first, he drove the carriage, but later Wang Bo pulled him in to play Dou Di Zhu.

As for the carriage, it was driverless.

But Wang Bo believed that even without a driver, the nightmares would easily take him straight to the destination.

There was no need for a human to drive the carriage, as nightmares were very intelligent.

After a few days of playing Dou Di Zhu, Wang Bo and Cinderella became familiar. Cinderella was no longer as reserved as before, and they opened up, chatting about all sorts of things.

Wang Bo told Cinderella that his reason for leaving the kingdom and going to other kingdoms was to see the world's scenery—a typical case of "the world is so big, I want to see it."

Cinderella told Wang Bo that she missed her father and mother very much. The time she lived with her parents was the happiest period of her life.

She wished she could return to that time and relive the beauty of life.

Besides that, she also talked about her fairy godmother.

It was this fairy godmother who gave her a ray of light during the darkest time of her life.

So she was very grateful to her fairy godmother.