After the message was sent, Yu Sheng went downstairs and waited patiently while cooking in the kitchen - Little Red Riding Hood was always online, even if she was in class, her wolf would be responsible for carrying her mobile phone to receive new messages at any time.
However, the other party did not reply for a long time.
Yu Sheng was not in a hurry, the girl would definitely come back anyway.
He fried the meat sauce quickly with his hands and feet, and then cut a large plate of cucumber shreds while the water was boiling - fried noodles with soy sauce are easy and fast to make, and Hu Li also likes to eat them.
The kitchen door was carefully pushed open, and a pair of big furry white ears poked in first, trembling cleverly in the air twice. Yu Sheng turned his head and saw the fox girl sniffing with her nose stretched out.
Sniff, eyes sparkling.
"It'll be ready in a while. Let's eat noodles in the evening," Yu Sheng said casually, and then glanced at the pile of tails behind the nine-tailed fox that was almost shaking out, "Are you hungry?"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but wonder - how did this girl manage to swing her nine tails in various directions without getting tangled together?
Hu Li nodded immediately, and his tail swung behind him to form a silver-white background wall.
Irene's exclamation could still be vaguely heard: "Damn it, why is the wind blowing in the restaurant?!"
Yu Sheng casually filled up half a bowl of fried sauce, then took a cucumber and handed it to the demon fox girl with golden eyes: "Take it and eat it - there is no need to bring the bowl later, you can use it to serve rice."
Hu Li went out happily holding fried sauce and cucumbers.
Almost at the same time, Yu Sheng felt the vibration of his cell phone in his trouser pocket, and a pleasant ringtone rang at the same time.
He took it out and took a look, and not surprisingly saw Little Red Riding Hood's name - she didn't send a message, she called directly.
Yu Sheng answered the call. He just put the phone to his ear and before he could speak, the girl's urgent and nervous voice came from the opposite side: "I just wrote a long message, but I feel like I can explain it more clearly by calling directly.
What the hell is going on?! What you just said is true..."
"Those things can't be made up out of thin air, you know," Yu Sheng had already expected Little Red Riding Hood's reaction. He interrupted him with a calm and steady tone, "Don't be impatient, listen to me, you still remember the time in the museum.
What happened? A bad wolf emerged from your shadow and bit me - do you remember?"
Little Red Riding Hood on the other side of the phone was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: "Yes, of course I remember."
"It touched my blood - I ate it," Yu Sheng put the phone under his neck, poured a handful of noodles into the boiling water pot, and then said casually while packing up the chopping board and kitchen knife he had just used to cut the cucumbers, "
The amount may not be too much, and it is absorbed indirectly, so you have no reaction yet, but according to my experience, it will have a 'delayed effect' on you sooner or later. As for the current stage...it seems that I will first
The 'curse' on you establishes a connection, or to put it another way..."
Yu Sheng paused, thought briefly and then said: "In other words, first establish contact with the 'wolf' part of you."
Little Red Riding Hood didn't speak for a while, but there was a sudden rapid breathing.
With her intelligence and experience as a detective in the spiritual world, she should be able to understand the meaning of Yu Sheng's words, but she is obviously still a little confused.
"Look, you finally got a bite, although the process was a bit unexpected," Yu Sheng stirred the noodles in the pot and continued while waiting by the stove, "Don't worry, I know you are...
You will definitely be a little nervous at the time, but don't be afraid, it won't be harmful - before that, I want to talk to you about the black forest."
Little Red Riding Hood was silent for a long time before speaking: "What do you want to know?"
There was a resigned resignation in his tone.
"That squirrel, do you know its origin?"
"I... don't know, it was there when I first fell into the forest, but I was very confused at that time and didn't remember how it appeared," said Little Red Riding Hood. "It told me a lot about black things.
Regarding the forest, according to my judgment, it should also be a special entity generated in the black forest, another manifestation of the 'fairy tale' rules."
She paused for a while, as if she was sorting out her thoughts, and then continued: "There have to be bad guys who hurt the children, and there have to be friends who help the children. That's how fairy tales are. You...understand?"
"It's easy to understand. Although I haven't been in the black forest for long, I can probably feel its patterns," Yu Sheng said, suddenly hesitating, "Also, that squirrel was eaten by a wolf...
…Well, the situation was very confusing at the time, and I didn’t stop it. If it was also an entity generated by the Black Forest, it should be fine, right?”
"Don't worry, it has been eaten by wolves more than once," Little Red Riding Hood's answer confirmed Yu Sheng's guess, "Including me, I have been chased by wolves many times - the squirrel will be fine, and it will do it again next time
Appear near the trail."
Yu Sheng hummed, then he hesitated and asked directly: "Tell the truth, are you about to have a 'big problem'?"
"...Squirrel even told you this?"
"What it said was confusing, but it's not difficult to understand." Yu Sheng turned off the fire, took out the noodles and immersed them in cold water, then leaned against the cupboard. "The black forest is gradually swallowing you up, and you are not the first Little Red Riding Hood..."
…Is this the curse you mentioned? What happens next? What about the other Fairy Tale members? Is this the same?"
Little Red Riding Hood didn't speak for a while.
But Yu Sheng didn't care about this. After waiting for two or three seconds, he calmly asked: "How long do you have?"
Little Red Riding Hood remained silent, but this time she finally spoke: "...Next month, it will be my eighteenth birthday."
Yu Sheng took a deep breath in an instant.
This answer made him a little confused - he thought that Little Red Riding Hood's situation might be bad, but he didn't expect it to be so bad!
"I may not die, Dr. Lin said, my situation is the best one," Little Red Riding Hood quickly added, "My chance of successfully surviving adulthood is very high, and I have been hiding very well.
The number of times that wolf was caught..."
"That squirrel said that the most dangerous thing is not to be caught by a wolf, but to become a member of the wolf pack," Yu Sheng interrupted, his expression and tone became particularly serious, "We have to meet and talk.
I want to know everything related to that forest - not only that forest, but also the 'fairy tale' thing. From my understanding, 'fairy tale' should not only include a black forest, right?"
There was silence on the other side of the phone. After a few seconds, the girl's voice came from the receiver: "Why are you so concerned? This matter has nothing to do with you... I don't mean anything by saying this, I'm just a little curious.
"
Yu Sheng thought for a while: "Are we more or less friends?"
"We've only known each other for a few days. Not counting the time in the valley, we only did one action together." Little Red Riding Hood's tone was serious, "I don't think this can be considered a friendship - at least it's not worth being so concerned about."
"...Don't be so rigid at such a young age. I am more lively than you as an adult," Yu Sheng said casually, "I always do whatever I want to do. There are so many reasons, not to mention you have helped me a lot.
Come on. Besides, the wolf in your shadow came out and bit me - now I am tied to the dark forest. What can I do? I can't hide."
Obviously, Yu Sheng's last sentence is extremely convincing.
The girl on the other side of the phone sighed after a moment of silence: "Yes, let's meet tomorrow. I'll give you an address. It's our home. You can... come and see us."
"good."
The phone was hung up.
Yu Sheng stood by the stove, dazed for a few seconds, then sighed and picked up the stainless steel basin filled with noodles.
"It's time to eat - Huli comes over to help get the food."
"Why!"
It's time to eat.
Little Red Riding Hood put down her phone and stood there in a daze for a while, feeling someone patting her from behind.
"What are you doing standing around?" A short girl with ear-length hair said to her, "It's time to eat - come and help."
Little Red Riding Hood woke up with a start and looked up at the long table in front of her.
The youngest children have already sat down in a row across the table, and the older children are helping to serve the rice and dishes. Beside the steaming soup pot at the end of the long table, Cinderella and Dorothy are helping the children to serve soup, with faces on their faces.
Smile and be careful not to let any overly naughty brother or sister get under the table.
It's already dark now. According to regulations, the employees sent by the council to help left early before the sun goes down - after dark is the time when "Fairy Tales" are most active. Although the "employees" who come here have also received training, they are
They don't have to take risks in the orphanage after dark unless necessary.
Little Red Riding Hood exhaled and walked over to help the youngest children correct their posture with chopsticks. At the same time, she paid some attention, paying special attention to the girl sitting at the end of the table who looked a little nervous and said nothing.
The child looked to be only six or seven years old, but she had a very cute appearance. Her black hair was slightly curly. She was wearing an old skirt and sat with her lips pursed among a group of children of about the same age. She was cautious and alert.
Little Red Riding Hood didn't actually go to school this afternoon - she took half a day off.
Chapter completed!