The captain of the guards took out some silver coins and handed them to Linghu Lan, his eyes revealing a question.

"Thank you, I'm going to find Snow White."

"I'll go with you." The captain of the guards hurriedly followed.

Linghu Lan stopped him, saying, "This is not your business, it's mine. Your business can only be done in your country."

The captain of the guards glanced at the parrot and then solemnly bowed to Linghu Lan.

"Thanks!"

"goodbye!"

The captain of the guards led the guards and the parrot back the way they had come.

Linghu Lan turned and walked onto the rightmost path.

The path is winding and twisting. Towards the end, it takes a lot of effort to find the original path through the weeds, which means that no one has walked on this path for a very long time.

If the fifth dwarf really lied, and the left path leads to Snow White's kingdom while the middle path leads to Prince Chiyan's kingdom, then the person who took Snow White away must have taken the rightmost path.

Linghu Lan gained some confidence and forged ahead, overcoming the strange old trees covered with soft vines and the sea of ​​giant blue flowers, finally reaching the edge of the forest.

The moment Linghu Lan stepped out of the forest, all sorts of vines still blocked the path, as if the dark forest itself was a world unto itself. In the instant Linghu Lan walked out of the forest, time had already flown by in the dark forest.

Outside the forest.

As far as the eye can see, there is a silvery sandy beach and a blue and white sea, with countless people and boats on the shore.

It is daytime here, but in Snow White's kingdom, it is night.

Are the two countries really that far apart? Halfway around the world?

Linghu Lan was lost in thought and did not notice that the people on the beach had stopped what they were doing and were looking at her with curiosity.

After a while.

Linghu Lan sighed and looked into the distance, where she saw the blatant stares of the crowd.

She looked at herself: Is it because I'm too beautiful?

#System: ...When you're having overly optimistic thoughts, look in the mirror and bring yourself back to reality.#

An old man stepped forward and pulled Linghu Lan away from the edge of the dark forest.

"Child, how did you get out of that place? Those vines have devoured countless lives. It's a miracle you came out alive!"

"..."

vine?

One packet of chili powder is all it takes to make spicy chicken!

Linghu Lan cleared her throat and asked, "Excuse me, where is this place?"

"This is a seaside port where the fish are incredibly plump. We're about to set sail from here to fish. Where do you come from, and where are you going?"

"I want to take a boat to a big city. Could you tell me where the biggest city is here?"

"Ah! I see. I knew you were going to the capital of the Rose Queen. I can give you a ride. We'll be passing through the capital on our fishing trip, but you'll need to pay me some money."

"Is this enough?" Linghu Lan took out a few silver coins that the guard had given her.

The old man's eyes lit up, and he picked up the silver coin to examine it closely. "Ah? What kind of silver coin is this? I've never seen one before. Where are you from? Is this your local currency?"

A thought flashed through Linghu Lan's mind: Did the people here not know about Snow White's kingdom? Had the two countries never exchanged goods?

"I come from a country on the other side of the forest. Don't you use silver coins here?"

"No, of course we use it, but not like this!"