Princess Heitang's room was almost as large as the living room outside. Due to her larger physique, her room contained the largest bed in the house. Also, in this room, designed to accommodate her size, the furniture seed more comfortably proportioned compared to the outside, where the chairs were as small as stools!
Upon entering, Gu Mian took a look around. The furnishings in the room were rather old and seed to have seen better days, appearing more worn than everything else outside. He paused montarily, finding this peculiar…
Just after he entered, Princess Heitang hastily closed the door, as if afraid that others might overhear the conversation they were about to have.
"Don't trust them!"—this was the first thing Princess Heitang said to Gu Mian after she had shut the door.
At this point, Gu Mian was completely at a loss as to how the plot would unfold. Whether he had an opportunity to wear Elizabeth's glass slipper remained a mystery. However, this wasn't Gu Mian's main concern.
He glanced again at the old furniture in the room, "Why do you say that?"
"Everyone outside is a man-eating demon," Princess Heitang responded, seemingly oblivious to where Gu Mian's gaze had rested. "They lure people lost in the forest back here, drug them unconscious, and then devour them… The at soup is…"
She lowered her voice when she ca to this point, "Actually, I'm Princess Heitang, the princess of this kingdom. I am now trapped here, and even if I tried to escape, I can't make it out of this forest on my own…" Her voice grew softer. "Perhaps we should try to escape together tomorrow. Once we're back at the castle, I'll tell my father that you are a foreign Prince who rescued …"
This plot was completely self-contained. A kindhearted princess, deceived by five cunning individuals, reduced to a housewife. If this were to be published in a weekly magazine, it would probably be a tear-jerking story. However, if the plot were to unfold this way, his next step would be to marry the princess. Gu Mian recalled that his mission in this instance wasn't to marry a princess, but to escape from Fairy Tale City. Marrying a beautiful princess along the way wouldn't be a loss for him, but it wouldn't be particularly useful either.
"Wait a mont," Gu Mian suddenly interrupted Princess Heitang. "Can I ask you a question?"
Princess Heitang paused before asking, "What's your question?"
"When you first ca to this forest, those five Little Dwarfs were already here, weren't they?"
The princess in front of him nodded, "Yes, they were already here when I arrived."
"Your room must have been furnished after you arrived. Those Little Dwarfs wouldn't use such large furniture," Gu Mian continued.
Princess Heitang continued to nod, seemingly unaware of why Gu Mian would say so.
Gu Mian continued his line of questioning, "I saw a piece of furniture outside that seed strange. Did the Little Dwarfs suddenly replace any furniture or anything like that?"
Princess Heitang shook her head, "No, they've never replaced anything in the house…"
By this point, Gu Mian had figured so things out.
He cut off Princess Heitang mid-sentence, "Alright, I will escape with you tomorrow…"
Surprised by how easily Gu Mian was persuaded, Princess Heitang felt a montary surge of joy. But then, she saw him magically produce a shiny red apple and ask, "Do you eat apples?"
The cold wind whipped against their faces, stinging Fatty and the supermodel. But this was nothing compared to the harsh cold of the real world. At this mont, the two of them were draped in furs, passing through the forest.
Elizabeth had not minced them into at. Instead, she had entrusted them with a dreadful task.
"Murder Little Green Hat's grandfather who lives at the other end of the forest, loot all valuable items from his house, and then pretend to be the grandfather to murder the troubleso Little Green Hat. If you dare to run away, I can kill you at any mont"—this was the direct quote from Elizabeth as she dragged a heavy axe.
For so reason, the terms 'Little Green Hat' and 'grandfather' felt familiar to Fatty, but the terrifying situation left them with no ti to think. As she spoke, Elizabeth's face was deathly pale, like an Evil Ghost that had just crawled out of hell. Fatty and the supermodel, not doubting her words, ran off without a second thought.
This certainly wasn't Cinderella's story. Fatty resolved to never again associate the kind, cute, brave, and smart Cinderella with the terrifying Elizabeth!
To prevent their identities from being revealed, Elizabeth had even brought out wolf skins she had prepared in advance for them to wear, to falsely attribute the deeds to a werewolf.
In the chilling wind, the historically most flirtatious supermodel said with chattering teeth, "How about we just run away? We're already quite far from the house…"
Fatty shivered and nodded, "Yes…I don't really want to kill anyone's grandfather…"
At this point, the two of them stopped and looked at each other, seemingly wanting to discuss sothing. However, at this mont, the supermodel's face turned ashen. His neck stiffened sharply, his gaze fixed desperately on the direction behind Fatty's head, as if his eyes were about to pop out.
A shiver ran down Fatty's spine.
A gust of wind swept by, causing the leaves overhead to rustle and fall. A green leaf danced in the wind and landed on Fatty's shoulder. He slightly twisted his stiff neck and reached out, seeming to want to brush it off. As he turned his head, Fatty stole a glance in the direction of the supermodel's gaze.
It revealed a stark white face, concealed among the layers of leaves, one eye staring fixedly at them through a small opening.
They both recognized the face—it was Elizabeth's…
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