When Julie said "when the sky is dyed red", she was probably referring to the sunset.
But what did "we need to prepare before entering the castle" mean? Angor did not understand. What did they need to prepare?
Before he could ask, Rabbit Chacha pulled his sleeve. "Come with me."
Rabbit Chacha waved at Julie and led Angor back to the edge of Black Tea Forest.
After making sure no one was around, Rabbit Chacha spoke again, "This should be fine. Those crows aren't here."
Why did she mention crows again? "What should we do now?" Angor asked in a low voice.
"Prepare to enter the castle, of course," Rabbit Chacha answered matter-of-factly.
"How?" Angor asked.
Rabbit Chacha gave Angor an annoyed look. "You're getting smaller, and your brain is getting dumber too. We need to find a way to disguise ourselves, of course. "
At this point, Rabbit Chacha pointed at Julie in the distance. "Look, Julie is only the size of an ordinary pony. If we want to follow Julie in, we'll have to disguise ourselves. Otherwise, we'll be doomed if we're discovered."
Angor understood what Chacha meant by disguise. But they were two living people. No matter how they disguised themselves, they would be discovered sooner or later.
Angor thought Julie would bring some carriages or food stalls back to the castle, so they could hide somewhere. But now, Chacha was saying that Julie was going to return to the castle just like that? There was no saddle on Julie.
And no reins.
There was no place for them to hide. No disguise would work.
No.
There was one way to disguise! Angor suddenly thought of something.
"You mean, we should disguise ourselves as teapots and teacups?"
He thought he got the right answer and was feeling proud of himself. But the next second …
Rabbit Chacha grumbled, "Have you ever seen a horse without a saddle?
Did you see a teapot and teacups? "
"I've never seen him before."
"See? Don't treat the castle guards like idiots!" Rabbit Chacha said.
Seeing Rabbit Chacha scolding him with a righteous look, Angor's expression changed. It was normal for teapots and teacups to appear on a pile of straw. Why would they appear on a horse?
Was it abnormal?
He felt more and more confused about the Teapot Kingdom.
It seemed to have self-consistent logic.
In reality, it couldn't stand up to scrutiny. It was completely absurd.
"What are we going to disguise ourselves as?" Angor did not argue with her.
Rabbit Chacha pointed at the forest in front of them. "Did you forget what the forest is for?"
Black Tea Forest?
Angor hesitated for a moment.
His eyes suddenly lit up. "You mean to say …
Let's use the power of the forest to shrink our bodies, hide on Julie's body, and sneak into the castle? "
"You're not that dumb." Rabbit Chacha nodded.
As long as we become small enough,
You can hide in Julie's mane without being discovered. "
It was small enough.
Then he would probably become a Karabit …
"Shall we return to the forest now?"
Rabbit Chacha shook her head.
I'll change your hat. "
Since Crow wasn't around, he could simply take off his hat and enter the forest, then come out when he shrunk back into his human form.
"Changing hats … What kind of operation is that?"
Rabbit Chacha rubbed her swollen head.
She doubted whether she made the right choice by following Angor. "Didn't I tell you? No hats.
The shrinking of Black Tea Forest is irreversible. When you return to the human world,
Do you still want to be a thumb-sized person? "
Angor really wanted to say,
This was an alchemy omen. As long as he could solve it,
Alchemists would be fine.
But he held back in the end. According to Rabbit Chacha's standards,
He changed his hat.
This time,
Angor's new hat was a teapot hat. However,
Unlike Rabbit Chacha's teapot hat, this one wasn't fancy. There was only a small carrot pattern on the pure white shell.
"Alright. Walk around the forest with this hat, and you'll become smaller. But when you take it off, you'll regain your height. "
Rabbit Chacha waved a hand.
She signaled Angor to go to Black Tea Forest alone.
Angor was about to ask, "What are you going to do?"
He saw Rabbit Chacha's body shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, Rabbit Chacha had turned into a thumb-sized rabbit.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Hurry up.
The sky is going to be dyed red soon. We can't go in if we're late. Besides, the crows are on the other side.
If you're too slow and they find you, you'll be in big trouble. "
Angor nodded and rushed into Black Tea Forest without saying anything.
After running around the trees for about a minute, Angor returned to the edge of the forest. At this moment, he had completely turned into a thumb-sized man.
He was even smaller than Dangros.
Before Angor could get used to the feeling of becoming a citizen of Tiny Kingdom, Rabbit Chacha grabbed his hand and ran toward Julie.
Rabbit Chacha's running speed was much slower. Previously, it only took him about ten seconds to reach Julie. Now, he had to run for two minutes before he reached her side.
When he first saw Julie, he only thought that the horse was big enough to fit him. Looking at Julie now, she was simply a colossal monster.
There was no doubt that if Julie had any bad intentions, she could definitely flatten him with one foot.
Luckily, Julie did not attack them when she saw them. Instead, she lowered her head and let Angor and Rabbit Chacha climb onto her mane.
Julie's mane was very fluffy. Angor and Chacha were completely hidden inside.
However, because the mane was too long and thick, Angor could not see what was going on outside.
It had been a long time since Angor felt like he had no control over his own life.
He was nervous and uneasy, but he had to force himself to stay calm. He prayed silently in his heart that Julie was reliable.
Rabbit Chacha sensed Angor's uneasiness and comforted him in a low voice, "Don't worry. We can go out when we reach the castle."
Angor had no other choice but to nod.
Julie did not return to the castle immediately. She was still leisurely grazing outside. It was not that Julie was stalling for time. The castle gate would only open again when the sun rose to the sky.
At that time, a guard on duty would come out.
Normally, Julie would take this opportunity to return to the stable in the castle.
Right now, even though the sky was turning red, it wasn't time for the guards to take over yet. Therefore, Julie could continue to eat grass outside.
"Can I talk to Julie for a moment?" Angor asked in a low voice.
Rabbit Chacha was about to speak when she heard some jumping noises. She quickly shushed Angor.
Rabbit Chacha then mouthed, "The puppet guard is here. We'll talk later."
The footsteps of the Imperial Guard puppet came closer and closer, finally arriving at Julie's side.
Next, Angor heard the puppet making some strange noises. Julie also hissed, as if she was responding to the puppet guard.
They talked for several minutes before the puppet guard's footsteps slowly faded away.
Rabbit Chacha made sure the puppet was far away and whispered, "The puppet guard's ears aren't that sensitive. But if we talk under its nose, we'll still be discovered."
"How's the puppet guard's senses? Will it notice us?"
"Don't worry about that. The puppet guard's senses are strong, but it won't dare to spy on Julie. Julie is Count Dark Tea's mount. There's no clear distinction between their ranks, but Julie has been with the count for a long time. The puppet guard won't dare to do anything to her. "
At this point, Rabbit Chacha proudly flaunted her achievements — she had used Julie to enter the castle many times.
"Then why did the puppet guard come?" Angor asked.
"It's to tell Julie that the gate bridge is about to fall. Get ready to open the gate."
As soon as Rabbit Chacha finished her words, Angor heard someone shouting. Creaking noises followed. Angor could not see what was going on outside, but he could guess that the gate bridge was falling.
This meant the castle gate was open!
He sensed that Julie had stopped eating grass and was slowly walking toward the moat.
Angor planned to talk to Julie about the mirror, but he did not dare to do so now. They were about to enter the inner walls of the castle, and the guards must be stricter than the ones outside. It would be better to be careful.
Along with the sound of footsteps, Julie had already arrived at the city gate bridge.
Angor even heard the sound of trampolines. Many guards were coming out of the castle.
Angor thought it was the guards taking over the gate as Rabbit Chacha said, but he did not hear anything from Julie.
She stopped moving and did not move forward.
Rabbit Chacha was also confused. She mouthed to Angor, "Something's wrong."
Angor's heart skipped a beat. Did Julie trick him?
Rabbit Chacha saw Angor's expression and knew what he was thinking. She continued, "I'm not saying something's wrong with Julie. It's just that there are a lot of guards coming out this time. Something's not right. Also, I think I heard a horse neighing … "
Count Dark Tea was the only one who had a horse in Castle Black Tea. The other guards did not have one because they did not need one. If the Imperial Guard puppet ran at full speed, it would be much faster than Marco.
Count Dark Tea only had a horse to match his status.
Julie was right outside, and she was not neighing either. However, Rabbit Chacha heard a horse neighing. It could only be the white pegasus or the black warhorse.
Horses usually did not neighing, unless Count Dark Tea was … out!
Rabbit Chacha mouthed her guess. "If it's really Count Dark Tea, then it's good news for us."
Angor heard the neighing of a horse as well. The sound was getting closer and closer.
Chacha quickly shushed Angor.
It was now certain that Count Dark Tea was out. Otherwise, there would not be any horse neighing.
Although the Earl of Dark Tea wouldn't care about Julie, Chacha still kept quiet just in case. He didn't even use his lips to read the conversation.
Angor also held his breath and did not dare to breathe too loudly.
The thundering sound of horse hooves rang in his ears. It did not stop in the middle and soon disappeared into the distance.
At this moment, Julie started moving again.
Rabbit Chacha moved to Angor's side and whispered, "Looks like we're in luck. That was a warhorse. I think Count Dark Tea is out on an expedition …"
Count Dark Tea would only ride a warhorse when he was fighting against someone important in Teapot Kingdom.
For example, when Count Dark Tea was arguing with Princess White Tea, Count Dark Tea rode his warhorse to confront the princess.
Of course, it was not Princess White Tea this time. Angor did not know who it was, but it was definitely a good thing. Earl Dark Tea's expedition usually lasted for a few days, which created a very good opportunity for them to sneak in.
Angor relaxed a little after hearing this.
However, he did not dare to say anything. He even tried to keep his lips to himself. This was because he could already hear Julie's neigh. She seemed to be saying something to the guards beside her. Furthermore, she was walking into the castle as she spoke.
This also meant that there was a puppet guard beside Julie.
They were hiding in Julie's mane. Angor did not dare to do anything at such a close distance.
This quiet atmosphere lasted for a few minutes.
After some time, he could no longer hear the puppets. Only the sound of Julie's horse could be heard.
When Julie entered her stable and made sure no one was around, she lowered her head and shook Angor and Rabbit Chacha out of her mane. They landed on the grass.
"It's fine now. There are no guards around my stable. Do whatever you need to do." After a pause, Julie added, "Speaking of which, you guys are quite lucky. The Count went out. I asked the guards, and they said that he went to the west. I don't think he'll be back anytime soon. You should be fine as long as you don't cause too much trouble. "
Rabbit Chacha patted the dust off her clothes and stood up. "The west? Is the count going to attack Grand Duke Red Tea? "
Julie shook her head. "I don't know. I didn't get any information from the guards. Grand Duke Red Tea, Princess Green Tea, or Crown Prince Floral Tea. It has nothing to do with us. Hurry up and don't waste this opportunity. "
Rabbit Chacha put on her teapot hat again. "Got it. Thanks again."
Julie snorted. "Don't make a big mess. You're not letting me down."
Rabbit Chacha chuckled and looked at Angor. "You said you wanted to talk to Julie, right? You can do it now."
Julie: "Talk to me?"
Julie gave Angor a look of disdain. "For Chacha's sake, just tell me what you want."
Angor showed a grateful look and tried to speak in a gentle tone. "I heard Count Dark Tea brought back a half-length mirror today?"
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