Layers of branches and leaves retreated from both sides of Lin Sanjiu. Every time she took a step, the plastic-like grass under her feet would squeak from the friction. The ground in the forest was uneven, and every time she had to leap over a fallen dead tree or a lying boulder, she would immediately raise her head to look at the sky.
Through the dense forest, the sky was divided into many tiny pieces. The faint yellow dot flickered in and out of existence in the fragmented blue sky. Lin Sanjiu couldn't even pinpoint its position with her eyes.
Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. She didn't dare to stop for even a second and continued to run forward.
She had been running after the yellow bird for almost ten minutes.
Along the way, she crossed over mountain ridges and rivers. In order to keep up with the speed of the yellow bird, she didn't even have the time to look around. She didn't dare to turn around or relax. She had to spread her wings and fly through the broken walls of a few cartoon characters' houses before she finally managed to keep up with the yellow dot in the sky.
However, before she could even heave a sigh of relief, she plunged into the forest again.
Lin Sanjiu saw that the ground in front of her had sunk, and the forest in front of her suddenly became shorter. Lin Sanjiu immediately stopped at the edge of the col for half a second. After she quickly scanned the terrain, she didn't even have the time to catch her breath. She leaped down the hill and landed in a thick layer of fallen leaves.
She didn't expect that the moment she steadied herself and before she could look up at the sky, a loud roar erupted from the side. "Monster!" In the next second, a large shadow lunged at Lin Sanjiu.
Lin Sanjiu had already deactivated her hypersensory state so that she could focus all her attention on the yellow bird. Lin Sanjiu was truly startled by the sudden attack. In a moment of desperation, she spread her skeletal wings and raised them upward, parrying the sword that was coming at her.
"You monster!" Lin Sanjiu tried to pull her sword away but failed. The man was even more enraged. He pulled the reins and squeezed his legs. The white horse under him neighed and stood up, "... How dare you appear in my kingdom!"
Lin Sanjiu had to admit that this guy's horsemanship was exceptional. Even though Lin Sanjiu's bone spikes were tightly wedged together like a cage, he still managed to pull out his sword with the help of the horse's horsepower. The sound of metal scraping against each other gave everyone goosebumps. Lin Sanjiu's sword was instantly chipped.
The blonde young man, who was wearing an exquisite leather armor and a thick fur cloak, blushed when he saw Lin Sanjiu. He threw away his slender sword and drew a heavy one-handed sword from his back.
"I'm not a monster," the person in front of her looked like a cartoon character, and he sounded like a prince. Lin Sanjiu certainly didn't want to get involved in such a pointless fight. She looked up at the sky and shouted anxiously, "Can't you tell that I'm a human? I'm in a hurry! "
The prince remained unfazed. He pulled the reins of his reins and charged forward with his sword in one hand. When Lin Sanjiu saw that the yellow dot in the sky was getting further and further away, she felt a fire burning in her heart. She immediately extended her skeletal wings and swung them in an arc in the air.
"This person doesn't seem to be very strong, so this attack should be enough to force him back." As soon as this thought appeared in her mind, she couldn't help turning her head to look at the sky in the distance before she could retract her wings. However, before her eyes could find the little yellow dot. A few drops of red shadow suddenly appeared in her vision. Then, something hot splashed on her face.
Lin Sanjiu turned her head in a daze and saw the prince, who had been stabbed in the chest. He struggled and fell from his horse. With a loud thud, his body crashed into the fallen leaves on the ground. The impact from the fall caused a few trees nearby to rain leaves down.
… He died just like that? Isn't this a little too straightforward?
Lin Sanjiu stared blankly at the corpse on the ground for a few seconds. When she was sure that his body was no longer moving up and down, she suddenly thought of something and ran a few steps forward. She anxiously searched the sky for a while.
That little yellow dot had long since disappeared without a trace.
"Damn it!" Lin Sanjiu cursed angrily. She kicked a tree beside her as if she was venting her anger. The tree trunk cracked and a crack appeared on the spot where she kicked. If it wasn't for the fact that she didn't use all her strength, the tree trunk would have already cracked. If she hadn't used all her strength, the tree would have fallen to the ground.
Lin Sanjiu retracted her leg and walked back to the corpse in a flustered and flustered manner.
The horse had already run out of sight the moment its owner fell. Only a golden-haired young man was left lying motionless on the ground. A pool of blood slowly spread out on his snow-white fur cloak that was embroidered with golden threads. Judging from his appearance, he shouldn't be a posthuman. This shouldn't be a posthuman. This attraction was different from the time in Time and Space Journey. Back then, every posthuman's appearance was covered by the 'character' they were playing. However, there was no such thing as role-playing in this experience hall.
After Lin Sanjiu examined the corpse, she straightened her back and sighed inwardly.
She didn't even know where she was when she followed the yellow bird all the way here. Now that the bird was nowhere to be seen, what should she do next?
"Aiya! You killed the prince!"
A high-pitched voice pierced through the air from the slope behind her. Lin Sanjiu cursed inwardly as she turned around with a dark expression on her face.
A head that was completely disproportionate to his body was sprawled on the slope. He covered his mouth with one hand and tears welled up in his eyes. Beneath his messy, curly hair, he had a big, round nose. "You … You really killed the prince! Oh my god!"
Before he could finish his sentence, he jumped up and revealed his two short legs.
"Hold on, could this be —"
Almost as the thought flashed across Lin Sanjiu's mind, another six heads with similar appearances popped up on the slope.
"What should we do?" a voice cried shrilly. "She killed the prince."
"Now that the prince is gone," another voice chimed in like an opera, "who will carry out his mission and save our princess?"
"Poor princess," a third voice chimed in. "Is she really going to be buried like this?"
"No! No way! "the rest of the dwarves said in unison," Whoever killed the prince will be responsible! "
Lin Sanjiu stared at them blankly. After a long while, she could only utter a single word, "Huh?"
"Responsible? How? "
"Come up!" The first dwarf pointed his finger at Lin Sanjiu aggressively. When he saw that Lin Sanjiu leaped up, he couldn't help but step back with his companions. Seeing that the woman with skeletal wings did not seem to have any intention of attacking them, he raised his head and shouted, "Look! Our princess is over there! "
Actually, Lin Sanjiu didn't need the dwarf to point at her. She had already seen a crystal coffin in the forest not far away.
She was currently on the path she came from. It was the way she had come. In the blink of an eye, there were already seven Dwarfs and a crystal coffin. Could it be that after choosing the road after the yellow bird, these things were destined to happen?
She couldn't find anyone to ask these questions even if she wanted to. Sighing inwardly, Lin Sanjiu lowered her head and looked at Snow White in the crystal coffin.
The crystal lid glowed faintly, and the young girl lying inside looked a little blurry. However, her snow-white skin, jet-black hair, and blood-red lips were still very distinct. At least, this Snow White looked quite presentable.
The seven dwarves quickly surrounded Lin Sanjiu and held onto the edge of the crystal coffin. Seven pairs of slightly protruding eyes stared at Lin Sanjiu.
"What do you want from me …?" Lin Sanjiu wiped her face and sat down on the ground, looking a little tired. Now, the dwarves could only look at her at eye level.
"In this part of the story, we need at least one princess and one prince to continue," one of the dwarves spoke. Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell which one was which, "Now that the princess and the prince are dead, you only have two choices. First, you can change into Snow White's clothes and we will bury her. Second, you can wake her up on behalf of the prince. Of course, you can also choose to skip this part. You can buy it from us directly.
'Yellow Bird's Whereabouts' costs 70 Stamina Points. "
Lin Sanjiu's eyes widened. She looked at the princess in the coffin and then at herself.
"Let's not talk about other things first … Your request for Snow White is quite low. It's really not high. " Lin Sanjiu ran her fingers through her hair and smelled sweat and dust. Gritting her teeth, Lin Sanjiu smirked and patted the coffin, "I will wake her up!"
The dwarves looked at each other. After some time, they replied, "This … is quite rare."
[Rare? Most people would choose this option, right?]
Lin Sanjiu thought, feeling a little puzzled. After all, she was only going to wake Snow White up on behalf of the prince. Once she wakes up, she should be able to clear her name …
Even though that was what she planned to do. When Lin Sanjiu opened the lid of the crystal coffin, she was still a little uncertain.
The seven dwarves didn't say a word. Their black eyes fell on her.
Sunlight poured into the crystal coffin without any hindrance, making Snow White's skin and black hair look as if they were glowing. Lin Sanjiu paused for a moment as she recalled the plot of the story. Then, she stretched out her hands and held Snow White's slender, bird-like neck. Her fingers gradually tightened around Snow White's neck.
"What are you doing?" one of the dwarves asked as if he had seen a ghost.
"Isn't there a piece of poisoned apple stuck in her throat?" Lin Sanjiu asked with a puzzled expression.
"If we can wake her up like this, why are we still waiting for the prince?" another dwarf asked with widened eyes.
After talking for a while, Lin Sanjiu could feel that no matter where she pressed her fingers, Snow White's throat didn't feel as if something was stuck. If she couldn't even find the poisoned apple, how could she save her?
"Then, how can I save her?"
"How would we know?" the seven dwarves replied in unison.
Lin Sanjiu was stunned for a long time as she held Snow White's throat with both hands. Even when she was back in her hometown, as an adult, she rarely thought about the story of Snow White, let alone the fact that she had been in the apocalyptic world for more than four years … After racking her brains for a long time, a vague idea came to her mind. She immediately pulled her hand back.
She couldn't remember whether the story was like this … but it seemed like the prince was indeed stunned by Snow White's beauty …
After hesitating for a few minutes, Lin Sanjiu slowly bent down and kissed the pair of lips that were as red as the flower petals in spring.
She waited for a second, but there was still no movement.
Just when she thought that she had remembered wrongly, she heard a cough from below her. Snow White's body suddenly curled up like a prawn. She opened her mouth with a pained expression. After she took a deep breath, she turned her head and spat out a piece of apple.
The apple, which she couldn't find a moment ago, now looked quite big. It was half the size of Lin Sanjiu's fist. Lin Sanjiu had no idea how she managed to swallow it.
Seeing that the dwarves had quickly surrounded Snow White, Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief and stood up.
There should be nothing left for her to do now, right?
"Well, guest," called a dwarf who stood at the outermost end of the coffin, when he saw her rise. "Would you like this apple?"
"What did you say?"
Lin Sanjiu lowered her head and stared at him. Under her incredulous gaze, the dwarf wiped the piece of apple he had just spat out on his clothes and raised it, "15 Stamina Points. Do you want it?"
Before Lin Sanjiu could say "I don't want it", she immediately swallowed it back down.
"What does this thing do?" Lin Sanjiu found a piece of leaf and wrapped it in it. Then, she took the apple cautiously.
"I don't know," the dwarf replied straightforwardly, "You can keep it as a souvenir. After all, it's not easy to come here. You can take it home and look at it. "
The purchase options that appeared this time were different from the ones that appeared before.
"If I have 15 Stamina Points, I should have enough." Lin Sanjiu stared at the apple in her hand, which was still stained with saliva. Her interest slowly grew.
"Okay, I want it," the apple turned into a card and disappeared into her palm after she said that. "Oh, so you guys also need to scan your wrist like this."
Before Lin Sanjiu could finish her sentence, the group of dwarves in front of her suddenly retreated as if they were frightened by something. They even knocked over the dwarf who had just taken the Stamina Points. Lin Sanjiu raised her head and saw Snow White, who had just stood up from the coffin.
"Are you the one who killed my prince?" Snow White curled her red lips and narrowed her crystal-clear eyes into a pair of sinister slits. "The lips that have tasted the poisonous apple are naturally poisonous. The prince is the only person in the world who is immune to it. I guess this is karma. "(To be continued.)
PS:
After I finished writing this chapter, I had a million things to say about it. However, there were so many things that I wanted to say that I couldn't say a single word … I have to look for a house and move again. I'm tired. I asked around and found out that the price of the same unit has increased by more than 1,500 yuan compared to last year. Aren't the housing prices in Shenzhen a little too much?
It was better to thank Lin Sanjiu directly. [Thank you to Hashimoto for 2, Mikasayou for 2, Shigeru for being the great lizard, Water Dream for her protective amulet, Panda Girl for wintersweet and Mokugyo for her peach blossom fan!]
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