Chapter 13: Unusual Branches They all seem to be missing something...
After turning almost the entire town upside down, they finally found a mirror in a clothing store that could lead them to Cinderella's world.
A body as soft as silk...yes, that's it!
After confirming with Chen Ye that it was correct, Cecia grabbed the other person and stuffed him into the mirror.
As soon as she passed through the mirror, that sickening feeling of fear came over her again.
Standing next to the gray fireplace, she took deep breaths and forced herself to suppress the trembling instinct.
"We better find the mirror back soon."
She frowned, feeling that she had no strength left in her body. "The characteristics of this world make me very uncomfortable."
"I'm here! No one can hurt my sister!"
Chen Ye patted his chest confidently, pretending that he could really beat anyone.
"Don't be so stubborn." She glanced at Chen Ye, "If you have no ability, but only courage, you will die if you rush forward."
Bang——
The loud noise coming from the door scared her so much that she trembled all over. She desperately grabbed Chen Ye who wanted to come over to watch the fun, and tried to shrink into the corner of the kitchen.
"The prince ordered us to search the whole city for a girl who can fit into this crystal shoe. Whoever can fit into it will become the prince's fiancée."
A man with a loud voice was reading the announcement at the door. He sounded like a guard beside the prince.
"Oh my god, this is tailor-made for my daughter!"
Although the female voice tried hard to remain elegant, the high tone still revealed her inner excitement.
"Please wait a moment. I'll go call them out."
"The story has progressed to this point."
Chen Ye pricked up his ears to listen to the movements in the hall, "I'm sure that this black-hearted stepmother will not call Cinderella out... Sister, why don't we go find Cinderella?"
"If I don't go, what if someone finds out?"
Cecilia refused outright.
"Besides, would Cinderella trust two strangers who suddenly appeared in her house?"
"Sister, go ahead."
Chen Ye pulled her arm and shook it repeatedly.
"It won't be a problem if you're discovered. I know you can beat them all! Besides, don't I still have me here?"
It's because you're here that things go wrong.
Cecia refused to obey.
"Sister, think about it. It's so hard to have a fairy tale experience. How can we not watch the famous scene where Cinderella puts on her crystal shoes?"
Chen Ye kept persuading her while trying to pull her out of the corner, but despite all his efforts, he was unable to get her to move even a step.
"Besides, don't you want to know about her magic..."
As soon as the word "magic" came out, Cecia stopped resisting, but Chen Ye fell to the ground due to the reaction force.
"Fairy Godmother."
A name suddenly popped out of her mouth, and she turned to look at Chen Ye: "Take me to find the Fairy Godmother."
"Well, it's better than hiding in a corner and shutting yourself in."
After brushing off the dust on his body, Chen Ye rubbed his sore butt while leading her to the garden.
On the other side, poor Cinderella was lying on a tall hazel tree in the garden, telling her mother about her experience at the ball.
Gorgeous dresses, exquisite meals, a gentle prince... this was like a dream for her, who had to work as a servant for her stepmother and two sisters since she was a child.
"Mother, if possible, I would like to see the prince again."
Cinderella spoke softly, with longing and yearning in her voice.
"Cinderella, your dream is about to come true."
When Cinderella heard her name, she was startled and turned around quickly, only to see two strangers appear behind her.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"I am a friend of your mother's."
After spending so much time with Cecia, Chen Ye could tell lies easily. "The prince is looking for you everywhere. Go to the front hall and take a look."
Even though she was still doubtful about the appearance of the two people, the kind-hearted Cinderella still believed what Chen Ye said.
She lifted up her tattered skirt, turned around and ran towards the front hall.
Seeing Cinderella's back getting farther and farther away, Chen Ye sighed regretfully, gave up watching the touching reunion of Cinderella and the prince, and chose to stay and accompany Cecilia to find the fairy godmother.
"The aura of magic is strong here, especially this tree."
While the two were talking, Cecia had already walked around the garden. She looked up at the tall hazel tree and said, "Chen Ye, do you have a way to get the fairy godmother to come out?"
"I?"
Chen Ye pointed at himself.
"I'm not Cinderella, and she's not my fairy godmother!"
"I remember in the fairy tale, Cinderella cried because she couldn't go to the ball, and then the Fairy Godmother appeared. How about you try crying too, sister?"
"I think you're more suited to the role."
After saying that, Cecia squatted down, intending to study this strange tree, but someone suddenly patted her shoulder, and she almost jumped up in fright.
"Miss, what's bothering you?"
A kind-looking old woman was standing behind her. Judging from the magic emanating from her, she was the fairy godmother she was looking for.
Subconsciously, she looked at Chen Ye beside her, only to see that he was still poking at the hazel tree, seemingly unaware of the appearance of the fairy godmother.
"Don't worry, the child can't see me." The old woman's voice was gentle and loving. "This was our secret before."
Hearing this, she hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "My magic power is sealed, do you have any way to unlock it?"
"This is a bit difficult..."
The old woman circled around her a few times, her eyes moving back and forth over her body.
Finally, he shook his head helplessly: "What happened to you was inflicted by a higher-level creature. I can't do anything about it."
"But I can give you this."
After saying this, the old woman raised the walking stick in her hand and knocked on the ancient and sturdy hazel tree beside her. Immediately, circles of delicate ripples appeared on the trunk.
A few seconds later, a branch half an arm long appeared out of thin air in her palm. The surface of the branch was fluorescent and surrounded by some kind of magical aura.
She handed the branch to Cecia and said, "Take it, and you can cast my best magic. Maybe it can help you at a critical moment."
Suddenly, the old woman's figure became illusory, as if she was about to disappear at any time.
"etc--"
Hearing Cecilia's request to stay, a smile flashed across his slightly cloudy eyes.
"If there is anything you want, you may look for it under this hazel tree."
The old woman's figure completely disappeared into the air, leaving only a slight magical fluctuation.
[Item name: Unusual branch]
[This is a magical branch, which comes from the hazel tree that Cinderella planted next to her mother's grave. Because she missed her mother too much, the hazel tree grew up almost watered by her tears.]
[Please be extra careful when storing it. If it comes into contact with women's tears, it will grow into a towering tree in ten minutes.]
[It has been infused with some magical power by the Fairy Godmother, and can perform a certain kind of magic - making an item become what you want. ]
[Please note that this magic has certain limitations. It can turn tattered clothes into gorgeous dresses, or turn a mouse into a coachman, but it can never turn a mouse into a dress.]
[Due to limited magic power, magic will become ineffective after one use. If you accidentally turn it into a towering tree before using it, you can only use it with a complete tree (including but not limited to roots, branches, and leaves). No matter if it is missing or damaged in any way, the magic will not be usable. ]
After reading the introduction of the special item, Cecia was silent for a moment, tore off some cloth from her sleeves, and carefully wrapped the branch over and over again.
"Sister, why do you treasure this broken branch so much?"
Chen Ye was so bored that he almost poked a hole in the hazel tree. He turned his head and came over, looking curiously at the branch in her arms.
Women who cry are dangerous.
After judging Chen Ye in her heart, she silently wrapped herself in a few more layers of cloth, which earned her an even more puzzled look from Chen Ye.
After making sure the branch was safe, she avoided Cinderella's mother's grave, picked up a handy tool, and began digging a hole next to the hazel tree.
"Sister, are you mentally okay?"
Chen Ye was puzzled.
"There is a mirror underground that can lead you out."
Chen Ye understood it completely, and started digging the hole together, working harder than Cecilia.
After the unremitting efforts of the two people, within three hours, an ancient mirror emerged from the ground.
The mirror was covered with dirt, and the figure reflected in the mirror could not be seen at all. For this reason, Chen Ye sneaked into the utility room and took out a lot of cleaning tools.
The two of them worked hard again.
As time goes by, the dirt on the mirror gradually fades away, revealing its original luster.
There is also a line of small words engraved on the bottom edge of the frame: "Congratulations on finding your original self."
Cecia slowly lifted the mirror and leaned it against the tall hazel tree.
The occasional moonlight that leaked through the branches and leaves was like fine silver yarn, gently spreading on the mirror, reflecting Cecilia's distorted figure and the pair of rabbit ears that she hated so much.
"That's it! These familiar dog ears!"
Looking at her crooked self in the mirror, Chen Ye had never felt so at ease. She took Cecilia's hand and they both rushed into the mirror.
…
White walls, an empty room, and a lonely mirror in the center - they finally broke away from the mirror world and returned to the copy.
[Congratulations to the player for successfully clearing the dungeon scene - Mirror Maze. The clue has been obtained: the creatures in the maze do not have lungs. ]
A familiar prompt sound rang in my ears, and the walls of the room slowly moved, the texture quietly changing, spreading like flowing water, outlining the outline of a door.
"This time we can really go out!"
Chen Ye shouted excitedly and jumped towards the door.
Behind him, Cecilia was walking slowly, still thinking about the clues just now.
The "mask" that my sister wrote on the map might mean that the creatures here have problems with their lungs and need to wear masks...which corresponds exactly to the clue "lungs do not exist."
The puppets have no blood, the maze creatures have no lungs, and the eyeless people wandering aimlessly—
Everything in Paradise seems to be missing some body part?
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