Chapter 431: The Best Destination
"You should rest. I'm leaving."
"Wait!"
Seeing Li Meng about to leave, Caroline hurriedly grabbed his hand.
Caroline wiped the tears from her face.
"Um... will we have a chance to meet again?"
A chance to meet again?
Their matters had been settled.
Li Meng felt that after this farewell, there likely wouldn't be another chance to meet Caroline.
After all, the world was vast.
Once separated, it would be very hard to meet again.
Li Meng didn't rush to leave. He pulled Caroline to sit down by the bed.
"What are your plans for the future?"
Caroline looked at Li Meng beside her with a bit of confusion.
After a while, she wiped her cheeks again.
"My adventuring life is over. I guess I'll return to my hometown, find a man to marry, and live out my days."
For a woman, getting married was the best destination.
It was also the quickest way to find peace.
Li Meng gently caressed Caroline's face.
His fingers brushed away the tears on her cheeks.
Caroline was indeed a beauty.
She had a great figure, with a seductively curved waist.
Though not as stunning as Sandra, she had a strong feminine charm.
"Caroline, would you be interested in marrying me?"
"Huh?"
Faced with Li Meng's sudden proposal, Caroline was a little at a loss.
"I... I..."
Li Meng smiled slightly, comforting her.
"Don't feel pressured. Just give me your answer after I return!"
Saying that, Li Meng stood up, ready to leave.
Seeing him about to go, Caroline grabbed his hand again.
"You'll come back, right?"
Caroline looked at Li Meng worriedly.
That world was dangerous, extremely dangerous.
Just being in that environment gave off a feeling of foreboding.
Caroline was afraid Li Meng would be like her husband—gone and never returning.
"Can't you not go?"
Caroline looked at him pleadingly.
Li Meng smiled and shook his head.
"If I agree to marry you, would you stay?"
Li Meng still shook his head.
Caroline wanted to say more but was pulled into Li Meng's embrace.
Caroline's face blushed as she quietly snuggled against his chest.
After a long moment, Li Meng's voice finally broke the silence.
"Feeling better now?"
"Li Meng, that place is really dangerous. Could you... could you not go?"
Caroline looked up at him pleadingly.
Even though they'd only known each other for a few days.
Caroline felt she'd already fallen for this young man.
It was a strange feeling.
The impulse in her heart was real.
It had nothing to do with her husband's death.
Maybe from the moment this young man promised to rescue her husband.
He had already left a mark in her heart.
And what happened today was inevitable.
Li Meng held Caroline's waist with one hand.
He lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead.
"Don't worry. That world might be dangerous, but it can't trap me."
Caroline recalled some things.
This young man's strength was far beyond that of a Sword King.
He had returned from that world to the inn in just a few minutes.
Such ability was definitely not something a Sword King could possess.
Although she didn't know how he did it.
Caroline knew that this young man was even stronger than she had imagined.
"I'll wait for you for three years. If you don't return in three years, I'll go back to my hometown and get married."
"No way. Even if you marry, I'll come and take you away!"
"What if I have a child?"
"Then I'll take the child too and be his father."
Caroline looked up and rolled her eyes at the young man.
If that day really came, she probably wouldn't leave with him.
But if Li Meng really came to take her away, she probably wouldn't be able to resist either.
"Li Meng, aren't you a bit too greedy?"
"How can a man not be greedy?"
Time slowly passed, and the night deepened.
Only after Caroline fell asleep did Li Meng quietly leave the room.
Conquering a woman gave a man a hard-to-describe sense of conquest.
This world was great, where the strong preyed on the weak.
A powerful man could have as many women as he wanted based on his ability.
There was no need to care about morals or ethics.
Li Meng thought of Grand Duke Ferrandy and his daughter.
That kind of father-daughter relationship was also unacceptable in this world.
Just thinking about it made Li Meng feel a bit disgusted.
Regardless of who initiated it, Ferrandy, as a father, should never have crossed that line.
But on the other hand, human emotions were rich and complex.
If his own daughter liked him.
Loved him to the point of obsession, refusing to marry anyone else, what would he do?
Li Meng was just glad he couldn't father a daughter.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to wear the "Ring of Lust."
If a daughter was influenced by the "Ring of Lust."
Just imagining the result made Li Meng shudder.
After all, he came from a civilized society.
Some things were hard to accept.
"Why have I been daydreaming so much lately?"
Not only daydreaming.
He kept thinking about the disgusting business between Ferrandy and his daughter.
With a sigh, Li Meng pulled a blanket over Caroline.
Li Meng wouldn't let Caroline wait for three years.
If that mother dragon was still in that world.
Finding her wouldn't take that long.
But figuring out what to do with Caroline troubled Li Meng.
Send her to Garrison Fort?
That didn't seem very appropriate.