Chapter 133 Deep in the Forest
The first time he entered the Black Forest, Yu Sheng did not rush around, but stood cautiously in place, first taking a few seconds to carefully sense the surrounding... "aura".
The "wolf" has not appeared yet, and the forest is very quiet. Occasionally, there can be the sound of wind blowing through leaves or the sound of birds and animals flying in the distance. There is still some rosy glow in the sky, and dusk has not yet ended. There is no malice gathering in the shadows of the forest.
It seems that the Black Forest has not yet reacted to the sudden appearance of such an "intruder".
But what about the child who has been trapped in the depths of the forest? What is the environment around the girl named "Xiaoxiao" like now? Will the Black Forest present a different stage of appearance for each "Little Red Riding Hood" who enters here? Or is it itself "partitioned"?
Many questions flashed through Yu Sheng's mind in an instant, and then he heard light footsteps beside him, and a red figure came into his sight. It was a girl in a crimson coat.
Several pitch-black wolves emerged from the surrounding shadows, constantly prowling and sniffing around the girl in red. Perhaps influenced by the Black Forest, these shadow wolves seemed more restless than in the real world. Even the edges of their figures were shaking rapidly, looking very unstable.
Even around Little Red Riding Hood's body, there seemed to be a lingering shadow, and her dark red coat appeared hazy in the shadow, as if another body, or another "posture", was superimposed on her.
Yu Sheng couldn't help but stare at her for a few more seconds: "...I can tell from just one look that you're not in good condition."
Then he saw the girl's body tremble instantly, and she turned her head sharply and looked over here as if she had seen a ghost.
Yu Sheng was shocked by the other party's reaction: "Well, I spoke a little suddenly, but you shouldn't be so..."
"Oh, sorry," Little Red Riding Hood finally reacted slowly and turned away awkwardly, "I usually don't hear any 'human' sounds in the Black Forest except for squirrels, and I forgot you came in."
Yu Sheng: “…Okay, that makes sense.”
"So you really came in?!" Little Red Riding Hood couldn't help but look up and down at the "adult" in front of her. Although she reacted at this time, her eyes were filled with disbelief. Then she added, "This is the first time I see someone other than myself here."
"Of course, I'm not lying to you." Yu Sheng was not too surprised by the girl's reaction. He just waved his hand and called Irene's name in his heart, "Irene, we successfully 'came in' - how is your situation? Can you come in with me?"
"I'd better stay 'outside' and guard." This time, Irene's voice quickly echoed in Yu Sheng's heart. It seemed that after the last experience, she was already familiar with the communication path of the strange "mental prison" of "Black Forest". "I have to observe the status of the three of you in the real world at the same time, and also communicate the situation to the others who stayed outside. Last time I went in directly to find you because of special circumstances. This time, we'd better be safer."
"Okay, you staying outside will also make Hu Li feel more at ease," Yu Sheng nodded, but then he remembered something else, "By the way, speaking of Hu Li...can you send her in as well?"
"…What do you want to do?"
"Cyber fox fairy sweeping children's literature or something..."
"I knew it!" Irene's tone was as if she had expected it, but she soon sighed, "Don't think about it. I tried it once when I went to the Black Forest to find you last time, but I couldn't get in. That place is very special. To get in, you need special 'adaptation'. Either you have established a connection with the Black Forest like you and Little Red Riding Hood, or you have the ability to travel through dreams like me. And I also need you to perform the matching 'summoning ceremony' inside. Others can't get in."
She paused for a moment and added, "Think about it, if the silly fox had really been able to go in with me, would you have been eaten by the wolf last time? She would have rushed in immediately and saturated the entire Black Forest with bombs."
Irene's answer did not surprise Yu Sheng.
After gaining a preliminary understanding of the Black Forest and some of the rules of "Fairy Tale", he guessed the result - this thing has a very strong screening mechanism, and this "screening" is even one of the underlying rules of the entire "Fairy Tale" alien world.
He and Irene were able to enter the forest only by exploiting a bug or performing a miracle, even though they were not "Little Red Riding Hood".
only……
Yu Sheng temporarily suspended the communication with Irene and stretched out his hand in the air thoughtfully.
An illusory door slowly took shape in front of him. The door opened a crack, but the other side of the crack was not any specific "place", but an impenetrable darkness.
Since the methods of exploiting bugs or making miracles work for this black forest, it means that the "screening mechanism" of the "fairy tale" is not so flawless. In addition, I can indeed open the "door" in the black forest, which means... there is still a way to ignore the "screening mechanism" and forcibly establish a channel between the black forest and the real world.
Little Red Riding Hood looked at Yu Sheng in confusion, as he was dazed, thoughtful, and then tried to open the door. Finally, she couldn't help but break the silence out of curiosity: "What are you doing?"
"We will do some preparations to combat poisonous children's literature in the future," Yu Sheng said casually, waving his hand to disperse the illusory door, "but this still requires some complicated preparations, so let's not do that for now - let's do the real work first and find the child named 'Xiao Xiao'."
As he spoke, he looked around and frowned slightly: "This is a completely unfamiliar road - where do you think the child might be now? Based on your experience as an 'old hand'."
"Even the 'experienced' one has never had this experience," Little Red Riding Hood shook her head. "This is the first time that two Little Red Riding Hoods have entered the Black Forest at the same time, and one of them has a 'friend' with her. You should know what the story says, 'She walked alone on the path.'"
"Alone? That squirrel has been emphasizing this sentence," Yu Sheng muttered thoughtfully, looking at the bushes around him. "Speaking of squirrels, where did that squirrel go?"
"I'm looking for it too," Little Red Riding Hood also looked around. Even the wolves around her were looking around. "Usually, it will appear soon."
"Could it be with Xiaoxiao?" Yu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "She came in before us. Theoretically, the squirrel would have come into contact with her first, and it should be leading the way for her now."
Little Red Riding Hood frowned slightly and nodded gently, as if she felt that what Yu Sheng said made sense. But just as she opened her mouth to say something, a rustling sound from the bushes suddenly interrupted her actions.
The next second, a small furry figure appeared in the sight of Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood.
The squirrel climbed up the bushes and stared blankly at the two figures in front of it, as if it had frozen the moment they appeared.
Two seconds later it made a high-pitched "crunch" sound and fell off the twig and landed in a pile of rotten leaves.
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Yu Sheng was shocked on the spot: "Oh my god! I will die if I show up?!"
The squirrel suddenly jumped out of the leaves and screamed, "The squirrel is crazy! The squirrel is crazy! He saw something impossible! When did the Black Forest become so lively? One, two, and three! Little Red Riding Hood and her friends! They showed up together! You scared the squirrel! You scared the squirrel!"
The rodent screamed and scurried around the bushes, its figure as fast as lightning. It screamed in confusion and nervousness for two minutes before suddenly stopping. Then it rushed straight to Yu Sheng, stared at him for two seconds, and then rushed to Little Red Riding Hood's feet, looking up: "Ah——"
Little Red Riding Hood kicked him and said, "Calm down!"
The squirrel squeaked and disappeared into the bushes opposite.
Yu Sheng was stunned. He had been a little dazed since the squirrel screamed just now. He was even more stunned when he saw Little Red Riding Hood's kick. He turned his head and looked at the girl in red next to him: "Are you being a little rude?"
"This is the most effective way - it will become hysterical when stimulated, and it is usually very nervous. If you don't give it a big stimulus, it may be hysterical for a long time."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a few rustling sounds in the bushes opposite. A squirrel came out from the bushes, seemingly unharmed, with a thin stick that had just been lit in its claws. It leaned against a small stone, held the stick in its mouth, and sucked it in one-third of the way, saying, "Too exciting..."
Little Red Riding Hood glanced at Yu Sheng and said, "See, I told you this would work."
Yu Sheng: “…”
Regardless of whether the red-dressed JK's actions were a bit rough, the squirrel did calm down anyway, and after smoking the "squirrel's special super-thin cigarette", it quickly accepted the current situation of "Little Red Riding Hood and her friends appeared in the Black Forest" and began to communicate normally with Yu Sheng.
"We are here to look for someone," Yu Sheng explained the situation, "a child who came in before us, about six years old, about this tall..."
"She could be 'next,'" Little Red Riding Hood said bluntly, "but she's most likely lost in the forest - we need your help."
The squirrel listened with his round eyes, threw the cigarette in his paw, which had been burned to the end, into his mouth, chewed it with a crunching sound, and then sighed after a while: "Then you may be a step too late. She has now reached the deepest part of the Black Forest, where even the street lights on the path and the candlelight in the cottage cannot reach - she walked in by herself."
(End of this chapter)
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