Chapter 103 The Most Beautiful Farewell
"What, let us drink the potion given to mermaids?"
Cinderella's two sisters were panicked, fearing that this would have some bad side effects.
"Think about it, this is your chance to become the prince's wife!" The mother placed the medicine, which was as clear as water, on the table.
Under the coercion and inducement of her mother, the eldest sister who lost the game of rock-paper-scissors finally bravely drank the magic potion.
After a while, I saw both of my eldest sister's feet swell up, and then each foot seemed to be cut in half, split into two smaller feet.
——This magical potion can separate the mermaid's tail into two human feet. After humans drink it, it turns each foot into two feet.
Just like that, the elder sister had four legs.
"What should I do? My mother! I have two pairs of legs now, just like a centipede." The eldest sister cried loudly.
"No, centipedes obviously have more legs," the second sister retorted.
"What does it matter? You just need to cover up two of the feet and leave the other two feet exposed, which are just big enough to fit into the crystal shoes." The mother didn't seem to care at all. "Anyway, as long as you can become the prince's wife, you will travel in a carriage in the future, so why would you need your feet?"
The elder sister thought about it and felt that it was indeed true.
The two daughters and their mother did a lot of modifications to the clothes, and after a lot of effort, they finally managed to squeeze two of the four legs into the spacious clothes, which made her clothes look particularly bloated.
The eldest sister then walked out the door and put on the crystal slippers with her uncovered feet.
This foot fits perfectly into the crystal shoe! "Look! Finally someone can wear this crystal shoe perfectly. She is the bride the prince is looking for!" people exclaimed.
Prince Henry also came over.
"Haha, I finally found you!"
The excited Prince Henry did not notice the bloatedness of his eldest sister's clothes at all, and mistook her for the bride he was looking for.
He really didn't remember the face of his beloved at all - to be honest, after such a long time, he didn't have much impression of the girl who made him fall in love at first sight at the ball. He and Cinderella had never communicated with each other and knew nothing about each other. Prince Henry didn't know why he suddenly liked this girl. This was not surprising at all. He always fell in love with someone on a whim. For him, the process of finding a bride was enough to satisfy the excitement in his heart.
Prince Henry took his eldest sister into the carriage and they left together.
Today the sun is shining brightly and the blue sky is cloudless.
As they walked out the door and back to the palace, the pigeons perched on the branches began to sing - melodious and beautiful songs, as if they were celebrating the prince's finding his bride.
Everyone blessed this beautiful scene, and the happiest person was undoubtedly Cinderella's stepmother.
She saw that her own daughter was finally going to become the prince's wife and rise to a high position in the world. She imagined the future glory and wealth, and imagined herself living in the palace and leading a luxurious life. She was so happy that she almost fainted!
The second sister lowered her head, feeling extremely regretful, wondering why she was not the one who drank the potion at that time.
"If I had known this was really possible, I would have drunk the magic potion earlier. Even if I grew six or eight legs and finally turned into a centipede, it would be worth it." The second sister said to herself.
On a small banyan tree in the distance.
Rhine, dressed in a cloak and a classical magician's outfit, sat on the tree, took out food and fed the chirping birds. He couldn't help but smile as he watched the beautiful scene of the carriage moving further and further away.
“It’s really a happy ending.”
“Cinderella’s stepmother achieved her goal and made her daughter the prince’s wife; Cinderella’s elder sister also achieved a leap in status; as for Cinderella herself, she was finally able to escape from her nightmarish past and start a new life with the mermaid Momo.”
As he spoke, Rhine sprinkled some bread crumbs on his hand, stretched out his hand, and let the bird peck at his hand gently.
After helping Cinderella, Rhine also gained Cinderella's magical talent of communicating with and driving birds in the Grimm version of the fairy tale. This is effective for all bird creatures.
In the past, Rhine could also use magic to summon a small number of weak birds to serve him. Now this ability has been greatly enhanced, and now he can also give the birds the ability to speak human language, truly letting the birds convey messages on his behalf.
Under the tree, Aurora watched Prince Henry's carriage disappear from sight and sighed, "It always feels like a somewhat ironic ending."
This was completely different from the feelings she had felt when she saw Ariel and Prince Eric finally get married.
"Cinderella, her stepmother, and her sister each chose two different potions, and in the end, they each embarked on the path they expected."
"Hey, Cinderella's elder sister, I guess you'll have to live with those two feet hidden for the rest of your life."
Rhine jumped down from the tree and waved his wide sleeves.
"Let's go, we should set off on our journey soon.
"The next target is the center of the eastern desert, where Maleficent's castle is. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the country called Oz.
"Aurora, you'd better find a handy weapon before reaching your destination, fight more powerful enemies, and grow into a warrior capable of defeating a dragon."
Aurora nodded.
…
Soon after, Rhine and Aurora set off.
Because they wanted to see the progress of the alliance between the Sea Kingdom and the West Asia Kingdom, and because of Cinderella's incident, their departure time was obviously much later than expected.
All in all, they have been in the Kingdom of West Asia for several months since they met the mermaid princess Ariel, and Aurora even celebrated her birthday during this period. But Rhine is not worried, as there is still a long way to go before Aurora's 15th birthday.
The two children rode their horses out of the palace walls of the West Asian Kingdom and headed towards the area marked as a desert on the map.
——The desert over there is located at the border between the Western countries and the Middle Eastern countries. They will also pass through two or three small kingdoms in the Western continent along the way.
"Goodbye, Rhine!"
"Goodbye, Aurora!"
Ariel and Prince Eric waved at the two children.
A hundred well-equipped soldiers were behind the prince, their armor reflecting the sun's light. The sergeant-chief waved a banner of gold and purple, the sound of flutes came from the tall buildings, and the rhythmic salute of cannons came from afar.
Aurora also turned her head and waved her hands vigorously, saying goodbye to the prince on the earth and the princess of the sea kingdom, with a look of reluctance on her face . "Aurora, there is no need to linger, you still have a long journey ahead." Ariel smiled and offered her blessings.
"Aurora, don't forget that part of the immortal soul in my body was given by you. From now on, every day and night, we will always be together!"
Prince Eric also waved goodbye to Rhine: "Rhine, the wise man of the Rose Kingdom and respected magician, if you need any help in the future, I will definitely help you."
The young, handsome and somewhat imaginative prince suddenly smiled slyly: "But when that time comes, I may not help you as the eldest prince, but as the king of the West Asian Kingdom!"
Rhine also laughed when he heard this.
The palace of the West Asian Kingdom faces the sea, and two people are riding white horses on the beach.
Rhine and Aurora saw that there were many boats docked here.
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Several sailors stuck their heads out from the edge of the boat and were discussing something with the mermaid floating in the sea.
"Don't go out to sea today. The original route will encounter a storm." The mermaid reminded the sailor.
"Thank you, thank you so much!" The sailors waved their hands to thank the mermaids in the sea. "If you mermaids hadn't been able to predict storms at sea, we would have been eaten by the fishes these days."
Aurora looked at this scene and was filled with emotion:
“It’s totally unimaginable that a few months ago, mermaids were still cursed monsters in the eyes of sailors.
"The alliance between the West Asian Kingdom and the Sea Kingdom has really changed a lot.
"It won't be long before other kingdoms near the sea will be vying to become friends with the Kingdom of the Sea."
Rhine also smiled and said without any modesty:
“This is our credit.”
Just then, a huge wave hit the beach and broke into snow-white waves.
One figure after another suddenly emerged from the sea.
It's the mermaids.
They were the friends that Rhine and Aurora were familiar with! There was the mermaid grandmother wearing a silver crown, the Sea King holding a golden trident, and five mermaid princesses with flowers of the sea hanging around their necks.
They waved to Rhine and Aurora.
In addition to these royal members of the Sea Palace, Rhine and Aurora also met two other mermaids.
That is the mermaid boy Momo, and Cinderella who has turned into a mermaid.
They smiled brightly, and the quiet and gentle sunshine sprinkled on the cheeks of the mermaid couple. The two waved to Rhine and Aurora, and the sound of blessing could be heard from a long distance away.
When Aurora was 11 years old, history records that the long-hidden Kingdom of the Sea and the Kingdom of West Asia on land reached an alliance. Since then, the mermaids in the sea have finally become part of the continent.
There are still 4 years until the curse of the spindle and death falls.
…
Shortly after Rhine and Aurora left.
"What, Henry, you are going abroad to travel again?" Prince Eric was stunned when he heard his brother's plan.
"Brother, you've only been back for a few weeks! Besides, don't you have a fiancée? Shouldn't you spend more time with your fiancée during this period?"
Prince Henry yawned, "I am not very interested in that woman anymore. You know, my enthusiasm always fades quickly. And that woman seems to have some secret. She avoids me every day and only wears loose clothes like robes. It's really weird."
Henry added:
"Of course, I will keep my word and marry her. But a noble prince cannot have only one wife."
"So where are you going to travel and look for romance this time?" Prince Eric knew that he couldn't stop his brother, so he just asked.
"This time I plan to go to the White Kingdom. I've heard that the princess of the White Kingdom is very beautiful and her skin is as white as snow. People call her Snow White!"
Prince Henry's eyes lit up when he mentioned the beautiful Snow White.
"Ah." Eric sighed.
He knew that the White Kingdom was a land neighbor of the West Asian Kingdom.
Suddenly, Prince Eric seemed to remember something and jumped up as if he had been electrocuted.
"That White Kingdom? The direction it's in... isn't that the direction Rhine and Aurora are going? They should have passed through the White Kingdom before reaching their destination!"
"Are you talking about the great wizard from the Rose Kingdom and his beautiful female followers? Are they going to the White Kingdom as well?" Prince Henry said, "That's great! Maybe I'll run into them again!"
(End of this chapter)