Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 40: Kingdom of Sinuo
"Hans, the nobles that the Second-in-Command mentioned..."

"Yes, he is the Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Sinuo, and also the employer for whom I worked hard for seven years a few years ago."

Hans held a badge in his hand.

This is the emblem that only knights appointed by the Duke of Sino Kingdom have!

And now... it appears in the hands of a bandit leader!

"It seems that your employer is not a good person in secret."

Poro curled his lips.

The information that the "second in command" revealed was not very much. He was very tight-lipped and did not reveal any deep inside information about the Duke.

Perhaps this is also related to the fact that Poro and others are not proficient in torture techniques.

Of course, the greater possibility is that this "second in command" has undergone unusual training, or has some leverage in the Duke's hands.

"So... when I was stopped by this gang of bandits, it was probably on the orders of that 'Duke'?"

Hans muttered, unconsciously tightening his grip on the emblem.

At this moment, the door of the room opened, and a robber who was unaware of the truth walked in. When he saw the disguised appearance of Poro, he was stunned.

"Second Master? Why are you in the kitchen..."

"Oh, I caught two chefs to see the secret sauce they added."

The Poro, disguised as the second-in-command, replied calmly.

Then, Lake behind him continued to pour the second tube of medicine into the cauldron.

"Second Master, don't we already have..."

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, do what you should do!"

Poro's expression turned cold.

The little minion shuddered instantly and ran out after confessing his crime.

"Is the Bishop's potion still effective?"

"According to the Principles of Magical Alchemy, the potency of the medicine is almost gone, so I poured all the vials I had into it."

"Ah."

Poro looked at the iron pot with white steam billowing out of it and said, "The rest depends on the luck of those bandits."

In the mountain stronghold, the bandits have centralized food supply.

In other words - most of the robbers will eat the food in the iron pot!

"There's also a big boss. He probably knows a lot, right?"

As Poro spoke, he filled a pot of wine, added some medicine to it, and walked towards the center of the village, where the two heads lived.

"You two wait outside and deal with those guys who have eaten."

In the center of the village, there is a wooden house.

"Brother, good wine!"

Poro placed the wine in his hand in front of the boss.

"Why are you calling me big brother today?"

The boss was a little surprised, but he didn't doubt it much and drank the wine poured by Poro.

Seeing this, Poro felt relieved:
"Tomorrow, I'm going to the Duke's place."

"Well, let's get it done. The Duke is our protector. Previously...wasn't it because of that old village chief who pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed that we were the ones to take over?"

The boss drank some wine and started talking casually.

There are some swords hanging on the wall, which shows that he is a man of great martial arts skills, but after drinking, I am afraid he will never have the chance to pick them up again in this life!
……

The next day, several carriages with their emblems obscured stopped in front of the stronghold.

A fair-skinned man in exquisite clothes got out of the car and bowed to the disguised Poro:

"Second Master, are all the goods ready this time?"

"Of course, we are ready for the financial support and the heads that the Duke wants!"

As he spoke, Poro gestured behind him to the carriages and goods loaded in front of the stronghold, then handed a head wrapped in cloth to the envoy.

The envoy opened the cloth, examined the head, and nodded slightly.
"Well done."

Then, the envoy looked at the closed gate of the village and asked casually,
"There doesn't seem to be many people here today, where did they all go?"

"Oh, we stole a fat sheep yesterday, so we let the boys have a little extra dinner. Now they are all asleep in the village. I also asked the gatekeepers to go back to avoid any gossip."

"He's quite cautious... Where's the boss? He didn't come out today?"

"The boss is ill and cannot come to meet you." "Oh, is that so."

The envoy looked at the badge in Poro's hand, which symbolized the Duke's contact, but he didn't doubt it.

He glanced at Lake and Hans behind Poro, and Hans' face was covered with a cloth.

"Are these two the followers of the Second In Command?"

"Yes, I wonder if..."

"You bandits are so secretive. When you get to the Duke's place, those who haven't committed murder should hide their faces, and those who have committed murder should hide themselves and not come out. Do you understand?"

"Of course, Mr. Envoy!"

"Well, then, let's get on the horse and go to the city as soon as possible—"

The Poros didn't say much, followed the envoy's gesture, and mounted their horses.

Several silent servants got off the carriage that brought the special envoy and took over the fleet of freight cars that had been organized in front of the stronghold gate.

The horses moved forward steadily on the mountain road, and the mountains on both sides disappeared.

And in front of us, a magnificent city appeared behind the forest fog.

Different from the small towns and villages they passed on the road before, this is the real and only capital of the Kingdom of Sino. Many elite soldiers stand on the tall city walls.

The envoy showed a token to the soldiers guarding the city, crossed the inspection line and entered the city.

Lake and Poro looked at the bustling scene around them. Although they knew that this was the end of their journey, they still...

They never expected that they would enter the capital of the Kingdom of Sino in this way!

This is... Snow White, and the country where... the magic mirror is?

The Poro looked around.

Different from the fairy tales in his previous life, Poro looked at the people coming and going, the exotic buildings with pointed roofs all around, and... in the distance, the golden-domed palace.

This gave him an eerie sense of reality.

Arriving at the Duke's Mansion, the envoy instructed a servant to arrange accommodation for Poro and others, and then hurriedly carried the head into the depths of the Duke's Mansion.

"Dear guests, please follow me."

The waiter, dressed in clean white, bowed slightly and said to the Poros, "The Duke has been busy lately, so you may need to wait a few days."

"it is good."

The Poro responded succinctly.

After exchanging glances, they walked deeper into the Duke's Mansion.

The Duke's Palace is very large, with shrubs trimmed into special shapes surrounding the water to form a garden, and there are also many courtyards built in it.

The guest rooms are at the other end of the garden.

On a garden bench, an old woman with gray hair sat motionless, seemingly admiring the red and green flowers on the side.

Only after the Poros left did she slightly raise her wrinkled eyelids.

His gaze was fixed on Lake's bright red back——

"magic?"

……

In the heart of the capital of the Kingdom of Sinuo, deep in the imperial palace.

In a heavily guarded tower, a hexagonal crystal emits a dark blue magic light.

Five slender, enchanting fingers slowly opened, their nails painted with purple-red paint slowly scratching the smooth mirror surface.

"Mirror, mirror, tell me, the witch hunter I hired hasn't brought Snow White back yet?"

"Your Majesty, this is because... the Witch Hunter is dead."

A voice that was difficult to tell whether it was male or female was heard from within the mirror, and an image of a disfigured corpse appeared on it.

"What!?"

The queen's voice was filled with a hint of surprise.

But then, she burst out laughing in anger, "Oh, you are indeed a waste who doesn't live up to your reputation!"

Inside the room, the dark blue magic light illuminated the only shadow.

After a while, the queen's voice murmured again:

"It doesn't matter. I still have many tricks up my sleeve. That body can only be mine!"

(End of this chapter)