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Chapter 268 The Fatty Who Picks Up Trash

“Mother, the prince in the castle is going to hold a ball soon, and we need more money to get a decent outfit, and yes, a carriage.”

"Don't worry, my lovely little daughter. As long as we sell the two people you tricked into coming to the hunchbacks in the forest, we'll soon have enough money. That fat guy has a lot of meat on him."

"It's not enough. If only that old hag in the forest would lend us the money. It's such a headache. Maybe we should think of some other way to get her money."

The fat man pressed his face against the door, listening intently to the sounds outside.

Because it got dark so quickly, the two of them hadn't had time to turn on the lights. At this moment, the two fat men pressed themselves tightly against the door in the dimly lit room, eavesdropping without daring to make even the slightest sound.

Just then, a dull sound of something scraping against the ground came from downstairs.

The fat man listened carefully for a few seconds with a pale face. It sounded like someone was dragging an axe across the ground.

Without a doubt, the sound was coming towards them.

Their mission is to escape this broken fairy tale world, but they have absolutely no clue whatsoever!
And you need to be alive to escape this hellish place!

Fatty hasn't experienced too many dungeons so far, but he's certainly not few either. This is the first time he's encountered a dungeon where he faces danger right from the start.

In his panic, the fat man looked around and focused his gaze on the only window in the room.

Upon seeing the window, he suddenly seemed to remember something and pulled out a blue book.

[The Protagonist's Survival Law When Jumping Off a Cliff]

[Function: When the holder is holding this manual and falls from a height, there is a 60% chance that they will not suffer any damage.]

This book was originally a special item that Gu Mian obtained in the [Strange Train Escape] instance.

Even if there's a 99% chance of Gu Mian not getting hurt, let alone a 60%, she'd still be in the remaining 1%, making her practically useless to him.

So Gu Mian simply threw the thing to the fat man, thinking that the fat man should be luckier.

The fat man gripped the "Protagonist Survives Cliff Jumps" manual tightly in his hand: "Even if I accidentally fall into that 40%... the doctor gave me another piece of junk!"

[The wires were in disrepair]

Its purpose is to suspend people, but it is very likely to break in mid-air.

Use both of these together. First, tie them to the wire; even if the wire breaks halfway, he'll still have the "protagonist survives jumping off a cliff" law in his hand.

You can't have two items malfunction at the same time.

The most flamboyant supermodel in history was still nervously listening to the sounds outside; it seemed like the axe had gone upstairs!

At this moment, the fat man had already quickly run to the window.

It's strange, even though it had only been dark for a short while, the moon had already risen to a considerable height.

However, the fat man didn't have time to worry about that. He hurriedly pushed open the window and looked down, seemingly trying to estimate the height of the window from the ground.

But the moment he stuck his head out to look at the ground, all his blood seemed to freeze instantly.

A chilling aura swept over him, making it hard for the fat man to breathe.

The second-floor window isn't too far from the ground, and there's soft grass below, so even if you jump, you won't get hurt.

The problem lies elsewhere.

My older sister is downstairs.

The two older sisters stood expressionless in the darkness, staring blankly up at the window directly below, seemingly having been watching for an unknown amount of time.

Jumping down now would be suicide.

The fat man had no choice but to retreat again, only to find that the other person was already waiting by the window. If he jumped down, he was sure to be caught in a big hug!

Normally, he would be happy to jump into the arms of two beautiful women, but things are different now.

Those two beautiful women below are clearly no good!

Thinking of this, the fat man timidly and secretly took out another item.

It was also given to him by Gu Mian.

Penguin Brand Cough Syrup

Taking out this item will attract a lot of aggro, but if you throw it, it will stop the things chasing you for half a minute.

Whether it's a person, a ghost, a cat, or a dog, even if you're a suspect, the police chasing you will have to stop obediently.

The fat man suddenly realized that all his special items were unwanted by the doctor. In that instant, he suddenly felt like a little boy picking up trash, feeling incredibly weathered.

But now is not the time for him to grow weary.

He gripped the cough syrup tightly in his hand, thinking that he would throw it away as soon as Elizabeth caught up with the axe.

The piercing screeching sound grew closer and closer.

The two people inside heard the axe finally being dragged up the stairs and stopped at their room door.

They're almost here...

The two men pressed their backs tightly against the wall opposite the doorway, silently swallowing their saliva.

The fat man had been gripping the cough syrup in his hand for a long time, until his palms were sweaty, but there was no sound from outside. Just when the two of them almost thought that the axe outside had left, the door suddenly creaked open a crack.

The room was dark, but candlesticks were lit in the hallway outside.

A blinding light shone through the crack, and a face was positioned in the middle of the crack, staring intently at the two people inside.

The face was pale in the candlelight outside, making it look incredibly sinister, unlike Elizabeth's gentle and lovely face during the day.

But it is indeed the same face.

The fat man gripped the Penguin Brand Cough Syrup tightly, ready to throw it at any moment.

But just then, the slit below the nostrils on that face suddenly opened and closed: "You're very lucky, I need you to do something for me."

It was completely dark.

I don't know why, but it's warm and cozy here during the day, but it gets very cold at night.

Moreover, the nights seem to be very long, at least much longer than the short days.

The dwarfs' home is a small wooden house, more than enough for five dwarfs, but if you add a Black Sugar Princess and Gu Mian who carries a big guitar, it will be a bit crowded.

The furniture here is all very small, even the chairs are about the size of small stools, making Gu Mian hesitant to sit down on them, for fear of accidentally breaking something that would require her to pay for it.

Gu Mian was completely oblivious to the fact that he had made someone else's room cramped. He was sitting at the dining table, looking at his own small bowl in front of him.

The small bowl was filled with bubbling meat broth, with chunks of meat floating on top. The simmering aroma filled the nostrils and stimulated the taste buds.

The dwarfs' dining table was a long table, so that all five dwarfs and one princess could sit down.

Gu Mian sat next to the princess's seat.

At this moment, the princess was serving soup in the kitchen, while several dwarfs were talking animatedly to Gu Mian about what had happened in the forest.

"Guest, you must not know what's going on in our forest," said the dwarf holding a shovel, sitting opposite Gu Mian.

For some reason, these little dwarfs didn't even take off their tools when they ate. Gu Mian suspected that they even slept with these things in their arms.

Sitting next to Gu Mian was a dwarf carrying a pitchfork. Gu Mian didn't plan to ask them their names one by one, but since these dwarfs happened to have different tools, Gu Mian simply named them in her mind using the tools.

Shovel, axe, hammer, pitchfork, and saw.

The pitchfork gaped open: "Not far from us lives the Little Green Hat family. Little Green Hat's family consists only of her and her grandfather. Her grandfather is a very wealthy man; it's said that his assets could buy half a castle."

At this moment, Axe suddenly spoke up: "But Little Red Riding Hood said they've been threatened by werewolves recently. She heard she often sees werewolves lurking near her house. Speaking of which, it seems like there are quite a few werewolves around lately..."

Gu Mian remembered the little green hat she had seen earlier that day. It seemed to be looking for something, and the little girl looked flustered.

"There's a villa some distance from us where a woman and her three daughters live. I heard the lady's youngest daughter isn't her biological daughter, but they seem to have a good relationship."

She's somewhat like Cinderella, but not quite.

Since this copy is a fake, the creator must have plagiarized many stories and then made their own creations and adaptations.

Saw asked curiously, "By the way, guest, the prince in the castle will be hosting a banquet soon. Are you going to attend the banquet too?"

This is definitely a Cinderella story.

So this instance combines many fairy tales into one world? The combination is rather clumsy.

Gu Mian touched her chin and said, "You probably wouldn't believe me if I said I was thrown in here completely bewildered."

He thought for a moment and then nodded. Yes, I'm here for the banquet.

He might even get to try on Cinderella's glass slipper, provided the story unfolds as he imagines.

Putting all that aside, after the dwarves finished telling Gu Mian about the situation in the forest, they seemed a little hungry and gulped down all the meat soup.

As the dwarves finished drinking the broth and were wiping their mouths, they discovered that the bowl in front of Gu Mian hadn't been touched.

"Drink, drink!"

The dwarfs raised their hands in unison, staring intently at Gu Mian, seemingly eager for him to drink the soup.

The scene was very strange.

Gu Mian looked at the seven people staring straight at her, but didn't move.

Just then, the Black Sugar Princess suddenly came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of soup.

She put the soup she was holding down on her seat and then looked at Gu Mian: "Esteemed guest, I'd like to discuss something with you. Could you come with me alone?"

After she finished speaking, she took a few steps toward the door of the room next to her, then looked back at Gu Mian, as if signaling him to follow.

Gu Mian glanced at Princess Black Sugar, then at the little dwarf who was still sitting there, staring straight at her.

These little people are a bit strange; sometimes they are like soulless puppets, even their movements are exactly the same.

strangeness……

As Gu Mian pondered this, she stood up and headed towards Princess Brown Sugar's room.

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