Chapter 198 Unintentional Prisoner
Yu Sheng felt that it was because of the "angel umbilical cord" that he saw those strange situations when he entered the Black Forest this time - the disappearing "path", the phantom of the first generation Little Red Riding Hood, and the initial lighting of the fire and candlelight. These were like the "early memories" of the Black Forest. They should have been sealed deep in this subset, and the umbilical cord "activated" these memories.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, these memories are actually recorded in this angel umbilical cord, and they were "released" after entering the Black Forest.
In any case, the reason why I can see those things today must be related to the influence of the angel umbilical cord.
So if what the squirrel said was true, and it was just a "fake"... what kind of power and function does the real "angel umbilical cord" have? What would happen if he really found it? Yu Sheng looked solemn and fell into deep thought unconsciously. He recalled all the clues he had learned about the fairy tale so far, trying to find information that might be related to the real "angel umbilical cord", but in the end he found nothing.
After an unknown amount of time, he came to his senses and saw the squirrel still squatting on the windowsill, with its head lowered in frustration, and seemed to be mumbling something softly.
Only after he got closer did he hear what the other person was mumbling - he was still repeating over and over again that he should have gone to bed early that night, and that he should not have given the fairy tale book to that voice. It was like being trapped in a repetitive nightmare, jumping from one endless loop to another, and then gradually going crazy again in this continuous endless loop.
Yu Sheng frowned slightly.
Of course, he knew what the squirrel's guilt was, and he understood why it felt that way, but based on the intelligence he had acquired recently and his thoughts on the "fairy tale" foreign land, he had a different opinion.
"You think... it was because you gave the fairy tale book to 'that voice' that the 'fairy tale' alien world appeared, right?" He looked into the squirrel's eyes seriously, "You think this is all your responsibility?"
"What else? Whose responsibility could it be?" The squirrel rubbed his paws sadly and scratched the fur on his cheeks. "The squirrel is not a likable child. He is not smart, he is disobedient, and he even lost his fairy tale book... This is the worst thing that happened..."
Yu Sheng said seriously: "Have you ever thought that maybe it is because of your fairy tale book that a dark angel in a weakened state was sealed - and it was not allowed to fully enter the real dimension."
The squirrel suddenly stopped rubbing its paws and looked at Yu Sheng in surprise.
"There is a group of crazy people called 'Angel Cultists' who have been very active recently. They claim to be servants of 'Ankaela' and have been doing a lot of things. Their only goal is to rescue their 'master'," Yu Sheng said slowly, "Their 'master' is imprisoned in 'Fairy Tale'."
The squirrel stood there motionless for a long time before its tail suddenly dropped a little: "Is this... true?"
"Although I don't know whether there is a necessary connection between the fairy tale book you handed over and the current situation - but if you think that a fairy tale book led to the creation of the 'fairy tale' alien land, then the current imprisonment of 'Ankaela' in the fairy tale can certainly be attributed to that book," Yu Sheng said calmly, "There are countless choices in this world, but for the facts that have already happened, all crossroads are inevitable - it's just that we can't help but look back at the results and imagine whether certain things could have been changed."
At this point, he paused for a moment and continued, "I don't know if you have heard of the term 'Dark Angel', but I want to tell you that what you saw that night was the moment when the angel pierced through the world and descended into reality. All coincidences focused on that point in time. You, that fairy tale book, that moment, the 'angel', and communication... all of them are indispensable.
"According to your description, that window of time was probably less than a minute. In that minute, you were the only child in the entire border area who witnessed the angel's arrival and had the opportunity to make a choice. You chose to hand the only fairy tale book at hand to the other party... Do you know what the result might have been if you hadn't handed the book over at that time?"
The squirrel shook his head hesitantly: "I... don't know, I don't even know what the 'Dark Angel' you are talking about is. I, I'm just a..."
"In the worst case scenario, there might not be any border area," Yu Sheng interrupted him. "Even if you are extremely lucky, the order of the boundary city will be broken, and the number of people who died in that instant will exceed the total number of names you may hear in your entire life."
The squirrel was completely stunned, with its mouth open, but unable to utter a word. Its tail was just shaking slightly, as if it was frightened by the scene Yu Sheng described.
After a long while, it moved its body again, and muttered subconsciously: "But...but Little Red Riding Hood..."
"Yes, Little Red Riding Hood, many Little Red Riding Hoods, and their friends, those children who did not live past the age of eighteen, all paid the price for all this, thanks to the 'fairy tale'," Yu Sheng said calmly, "Suffering is suffering. Just because they avoided the mass death that might have been caused by the 'Advent Impact', it does not mean that they are 'lucky' to only live for a dozen years - they can think so themselves, but at least you and I are not qualified to say this for them.
“But this is no longer a problem you can solve or even think about.
"I have to do this."
The squirrel looked at Yu Sheng steadily. Countless thoughts seemed to be running through its not-so-large head, and its expression seemed a little confused.
Irene suddenly patted Yu Sheng on the head and said, "Hey, there are still me and Hu Li!"
Yu Sheng nodded quickly and added, "Oh, yes, we have to count them both."
"Little Red Riding Hood and the others should be included, right?" Hu Li also thought about it and reminded, "The orphanage has also been trying to find a solution."
"Yes, we have to include the Fairy Tale organization as well."
"The Secret Service should also be counted," Irene counted on her fingers, "Li Lin, Xu Jiali, Song Cheng, Baili Qing... they also helped a lot. There is also the team that got into trouble seventy years ago, who may still be holding on. And..."
Yu Sheng couldn't hold it in any longer: "That's about it, there are quite a lot of people."
He felt that if he didn't stop the puppet on his shoulder, the latter would be able to find more than a hundred assists for him by just counting on his fingers - he just said that because the atmosphere was right!
The squirrel seemed to finally react at this time. No one knew what it was thinking during that moment of confusion. At this moment, it suddenly scratched its face and muttered, "...Thank you."
Then it quickly added in a low voice: "I have never dared to tell anyone about these secrets..."
"I understand," Yu Sheng nodded gently, "but after today, these secrets will be told to many people - in order to resolve the threat deep in the 'Fairy Tale', we must first find a way to fight against that 'Ankaela', which requires the help of many people."
The squirrel was silent for two or three seconds, then nodded slowly.
Yu Sheng raised his head and looked out the window.
The dusk over the Black Forest was about to end and night was gradually falling - he had originally planned to wait here until the hunter appeared, but now he changed his mind.
We need to send out the new information about "Ankaela" first, and at the same time ask the Secret Service to quickly check the earlier information about the orphanage. Perhaps, the powerful Director Baili Qing can even use this to dig out some traces left over from the advent of the dark angel.
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Afterwards, the information will also be shared with the "Fairy Tale" organization, allowing Little Red Riding Hood and the others to conduct a thorough inspection of the orphanage. Although many years have passed since the "Incomplete Advent" that year, and the entire orphanage building has been repaired and even renovated and rebuilt more than once, what if they can still find some clues?
Thinking of this, Yu Sheng turned his gaze to the squirrel again and asked thoughtfully: "What was your original name?"
Such a simple question made the squirrel stunned for a moment. After a long while, he spoke slowly and doubtfully: "...name?"
Its confused look was as if it was suddenly faced with an unfamiliar concept it had never experienced before.
After being stunned for a long time, Yu Sheng finally heard the other party mutter hesitantly: "I am... a squirrel."
It stood on the windowsill and began to rub its face vigorously again, scratching the fluff on its cheeks with its claws, over and over again.
"I'm a squirrel, I'm a squirrel, I'm..." It muttered, but suddenly stopped and looked up at Yu Sheng, "I'm sorry, I forgot, I have a name, but I forgot, squirrels have bad memories, I, I'm just a squirrel, sorry... Wow——"
This little animal, which was only the size of a palm, finally burst into tears.
It seemed that only at the moment when it realized that it once had a name but had now completely forgotten it, it finally and dully realized that it was now "just a squirrel" and realized what was happening to it - realized how long it had spent in this dark forest.
Yu Sheng hesitated for a moment, then slowly reached out his hand, carefully picked up the squirrel, and let it stay in the palm of his hand.
It just kept crying, its body slowly curled up into a small ball. Warmth came from all directions, seeping through its fur bit by bit and into the dream from which it could not wake up.
It’s great that someone is hugging it again.
Ever since it lost the fairy tale book, its teacher has never held it again. Ever since it turned into a squirrel in its dream, no one has held it again.
It’s great that someone hugged her again.
Even though it's just a palm.
(End of this chapter)
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