Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 125 Hunger, Dispelling

On the second day, sunlight streamed in through the castle's colorful sugar-covered glass windows.

Under the guidance of the awakened pilgrims, several new saints walked through the corridor and headed towards the secret kitchen on the other side.

For ordinary people, this magical kitchen...

It's like an existence that is difficult to notice.

In the outside world, they could not think of anything related to it, and the memory of the kitchen and its corresponding corridor seemed to be shrouded in a fog.

The only thing to be thankful for was that Lake and Poro had just had communion.

Therefore, the awakened pilgrims did not notice that at this time, the cook called "Puro" who was elected as a saint through a new type of food called "dumplings" disappeared.

As for why?
Because Poro now has to play the role of the seventh awakened saint. Otherwise, if he changes into someone else's appearance for too long, the holy emblem with the number "seven" will send out some kind of warning.

"Is my brother okay?"

Gretel looked around to see if there was anyone around before asking quietly.

"Hansel should be fine. The 'Angel of Plenty' shouldn't attack him for at least a week."

Poro thought for a moment and said, "Gretel, this castle is probably not very safe now. Let's find a way to get you out."

The current situation is that something like what happened last night happened.

These awakened saints will definitely not let Gretel go easily, otherwise it is very likely that the child who "knows the truth" will leave.

But if other unforeseen things happen later, it will undoubtedly pose a greater danger to children like Gretel.

So, Lake and Poro decided that no matter what, they had to get Gretel out of the castle first.

"No, I want to wait for my brother to go together."

Gretel's eyes turned red after hearing this, but then her voice softened again, and she pleaded with a hint of tears, "If it weren't for my brother..."

"It's really not safe here. If I have to distract myself from protecting you, saving your brother will be very risky."

Poro sighed and explained, "Do you remember the old man we walked with on the road before?"

Poro described the old soldier's appearance and then said,

"When you get outside, find that uncle first and tell him what's going on. He'll know what to prepare."

When Gretel heard this, her eyes were still a little red, but she didn't insist anymore.

With his Poro appearance and the holy emblem of "Seven" flashing on his chest, the other saints did not raise any doubts.

But just as the castle gate and the light outside were getting closer and closer...

Lake suddenly stopped.

There was no one blocking the way, and no one discovered him.

But they couldn't move.

"Lake, what's wrong with you?"

Poro was stunned for a moment, but then he sensed his body and found something wrong.

It was like a kind of evil that had been hidden in their body and deep in their bones for a long time, and it broke out the moment they wanted to leave the castle!
Appetite, and...an increasingly strong aroma.

It swept from all directions of the castle to every pore of the body, bringing with it an attraction that seduces the soul!

"Porro, I, I feel something is wrong with me..."

Lake said in a trembling voice, "I feel like my reason and my emotions are fighting.

I seem to be becoming... somewhat reluctant to leave this castle, but I know that this is definitely not the way I should think!"

The little girl Gretel, who was held in Lake's hand, also looked struggling at this time.

"I want to have one last bite of those candies on the bedroom wall... Is that okay?"

Seeing this scene, Poro reacted.

This castle has always had an "in, no out" attitude towards outsiders. Such magical attraction is definitely not something that can be achieved by the taste of the food itself or ordinary magic!

"It seems that we need to delay our departure."

Judging from the message written on paper by the pilgrim monk last night, leaving the castle is not so easy.

Now, even if you want to get out of it, it’s not that easy.

After all, Poro didn't know whether this spell with a luring effect would disappear after leaving the castle. From the magical knowledge Poro had read...

Resisting this unknown curse will often leave unknown hidden dangers inside the body.

"What should we do next?"

"I will use my identity as the Seventh Awakened Saint to uncover more secrets, preferably related to... the magic within this castle and the 'Angel of Plenty'."

As Poro spoke, he looked at the holy emblem in his hand, which had the number "seven" on it. "At the same time, I must find a way to prevent this holy emblem from revealing me when I transform into other forms."

Inside the room, three people sat together.

Lake held the page in her hand and said, "By the way, we'd better eat less of the food in the castle."

Having said that, Lake looked at Poro, and Poro raised his hand, on which appeared the pages of [Ring Return: Candy House·Dessert Feast].

An ordinary meal that had been eaten before appeared on the table.

Compared to the food in the Candy Castle, it seemed rather crude, and after eating, it wouldn't regenerate. The materialized bowls and plates would also disappear after the food was eaten. "These foods don't seem to be affected by this plain. I don't know if these effects are caused by those foods, but it's best to eat them now."

The Poro looked at the page with the writing on it by the ascetic.

What else does it want to say by writing these things, except to imply that the so-called angel of abundance in this castle is a devil and may be carrying an unknown truth?

【Delicious food is not a gift from God, but bait for the devil】

【Hunger brings the truth, shadows, and filled with wronged souls】

Is there something wrong with delicious food?

Hunger brings out the truth...

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The people in the room were startled, but soon calmed down and opened the door. Outside the door was an ordinary saint with no number on his chest.

He should be just a little more senior than the Poros.

Apart from taking the newly promoted saints to the secret kitchen, most of the information was delivered by these ordinary saints.

Due to the deliberate concealment, he did not notice the special holy emblem with numbers on the Poro's chest.

“Among the saints of your generation, some have already completed their cultivation.

He is spiritually awakened and steps into the ranks of the awakened, and is about to follow the angel of abundance and see the gate of heaven.

Come to the front hall, awakened saints, I want to convey the holy words to you..."

In the front hall, when Poro and his companions arrived, there were already many people here.

Most of them were ordinary saints without numbers. They sat on chairs made of crispy bread, and on the pulpit stood a saint numbered "Twenty-six".

"This devout believer came from a distant land, through many hardships, to the fertile plains.

During his continuous practice, he discovered the meaning of food. On this plain without hunger, in the miracle city of Sweet, he pursued the meaning of his life, entered the door, and stood shoulder to shoulder with everyone.

He savored the grace from the angel of abundance in the delicious food and experienced the joy of being in the presence of holiness..."

The awakened saint on the stage spoke with a calming and yearning feeling, like a true preacher.

Listen to how the missing "ascetic monk" achieved the state of unity of body and soul through food.

The other saints below all showed longing expressions.

After the awakened saint left, the discussions below broke out. Several saints with fanatical faces gathered around the two remaining ascetics to ask them questions.

The two ascetics were also very excited at this time, but they didn't seem to be very good at speaking in front of others. They only stammered in response:

"In our past practice, we didn't eat much. We felt that only by being extremely hungry could our minds become pure. He had never eaten much before."

An ascetic monk stuttered, "But now that we've arrived in this holy land, we're no longer practicing asceticism. We're also savoring... the true flavor of delicious food."

"I see!"

A saint who was listening suddenly had his eyes light up. He stood up, waving his arms excitedly, and said, "It must be the prolonged hunger strike that has made their taste for food even better..."

Afterwards, some other saints also became thoughtful.

"Are we going on a hunger strike too?"

one person said.

"you're so dumb?"

But then another saint interrupted him, "Didn't you hear what the Awakened Saint just said? The key is to savor it, not to not eat it! This is the effect of long-standing firm belief!"
Only by carefully savoring delicious food and understanding the grace contained therein can one achieve the state of unity of body and soul!"

"I see. Thank you for your advice..."

While other saints were communicating, on the other side, Poro also thought of something from the words of the two ascetics.

Why among so many people, only this ascetic can discover the truth?

Penance...extreme hunger, hunger strike?

“Hunger brings out the truth, perhaps literally.”

“Literally?”

"In this castle filled with delicious food, being hungry to a certain degree might help you avoid some of the consequences."

Lake blinked and looked around. In this castle, there was almost no place where delicious food could not be seen.

"In a place like this, practicing so hard that you're almost starving to death...it's truly not easy."

"At least it's better than fighting to the death, right?"

"I don't think that's necessarily true..."

Lake sighed and swept a few pastries on the table to the ground. As soon as they touched the ground, they began to dissipate rapidly.

"Then give it a try."

Beside them, Gretel also listened to the conversation between the two. She looked at the long egg roll in her hand and remained silent.

"elder brother……"

Gretel's eyes sank slightly, she swallowed the saliva in her mouth, and threw the egg roll on the ground.

(End of this chapter)