Chapter 28: Spiritual Creature—The Crow

"Nelly previously overheard a conversation between the witch and her toad, and the witch does not truly intend to take her as an apprentice."

"It seems that because Nelly's identity is very special, that vicious witch wants to seize her body."

"For so many years, due to her age, Nelly has never been able to meet the requirements of the witch's Magic Ritual."

"But this time..."

As the Queen spoke, the look of sorrow on her face could no longer be suppressed.

Little Red Riding Hood's full name is Naili Wiersalaze, the very Princess Wiersalaze mentioned by the scarecrow Feide and Tike when Xie Yaoyao first arrived in Yangtela Village.

Clearly, those two magical beings had known all along that the witch intended to seize Little Red Riding Hood's body, which is why they had addressed the witch as Princess Wiersalaze from the very beginning.

Feeling her mother's gentle palm stroking her head, Little Red Riding Hood Nelly hugged her mother tightly, burying her head deep into her bright red velvet hood so her mother would not see the teardrops on her face.

After hearing the Queen's story, Xie Yaoyao was completely shocked by this magically altered story of Little Red Riding Hood.

What happened to the grandmother being sick?

The grandmother turned into a witch directly!

What happened to the Big Bad Wolf?

Huh! The Werewolf Meng Xi?!

Then... am I that Hunter?!

Or is it the 【Royal Guard】 Owen next to me, who looks so agitated and can't wait to chop the witch to pieces?

Wait!

Xie Yaoyao thought of the Woodcutter Miller, whom he and Owen had worked together to finish off.

If it weren't for the intrusion of travelers like us, would the traitorous Werewolf Miller and the Hunter Owen have been the Hunter and the Big Bad Wolf from the original story?

Just as Xie Yaoyao was analyzing the plot, a series of "caws" suddenly came from above, and two crows had appeared on the roof next to them at some unknown time.

These "caws" turned into words in Xie Yaoyao's ears.

"Time is up! Time is up! Little Red Riding Hood, set off quickly! Set off quickly! Caw!"

As one of the crows spoke, the other crow began to continuously flap its wings against its head.

"Caw! Helai'er, you idiot! How many times have I told you to use honorifics! Nelly is a noble Princess! If the witch finds out you are disrespectful to her apprentice, she will definitely pluck all your feathers out!"

The first crow retreated repeatedly after being hit, but dared not offer the slightest resistance, only able to defend itself incessantly.

"Hey! Lilisi, stop hitting me! Although the witch is terrifying, she can't understand our language at all! Caw!"

"Caw! Are you an idiot? Have you forgotten that damn toad? It will tell the witch everything."

The Queen and Owen clearly could not understand what the two crows were saying, but they both knew these two crows were messengers sent by the witch to urge Little Red Riding Hood to head to the forest.

After the two crows arrived, the sorrow on the Queen's face deepened.

However, she quickly composed herself and bowed solemnly to Owen and Xie Yaoyao.

"My two lords, I entrust Nelly's safety to you both!"

Owen hurriedly returned a Knight's salute and said solemnly.

"Please rest assured, I swear on my honor as a Royal Guard that I will definitely protect Princess Nelly's safety!"

Xie Yaoyao subsequently also naturally promised that he would do his utmost to protect Little Red Riding Hood.

The two of them led Little Red Riding Hood toward the forest, and the Queen in the courtyard could not help but be tearful again as she watched the backs of the two adults and one child.

After entering the forest, the two crows also followed and led the way not far from the three of them.

【Spiritual Creature】, in the world of fantasy, some creatures possess more spirituality than others; they are the darlings of nature, the miracles of life!

【Messenger】, an excellent Messenger can accurately convey important information even if the languages are different!

The Entry for both crows was the same.

Xie Yaoyao did not know if Spiritual Creatures were very powerful, but the green color on the Entry would not lie.

So, at the very least, it was certain that these two crows were very rare.

"Will they follow us the whole way?" Xie Yaoyao asked, pointing to the two crows above his head.

Owen, who had been trapped in Yangtela Village for so many years, had never escorted Little Red Riding Hood into the forest, so he did not know the answer to this question either.

Hearing Xie Yaoyao's question, Owen looked up at the two crows perched on the tree branch above, constantly preening their feathers with their sharp beaks.

"I'm not sure! You know, we were trapped in the village before. Every time the time came, these two crows would come to notify us, and every time the Princess returned, these two crows would follow. So I think they must be sent by the witch to monitor the Princess!"

After speaking, Owen turned his attention back to the gloomy forest.

He had promised Her Majesty the Queen that he would take good care of the Princess, so there could not be a single lapse.

"They are Lilisi and Helai'er!"

A crisp, childish voice cut through the gloomy forest, like a gentle breeze blowing in the morning.

Xie Yaoyao and Owen looked at the shy Little Red Riding Hood at the same time, which made Little Red Riding Hood's fair, tender face flush red instantly.

"Princess, how do you know their names? Did you give them those names?"

To ease the Princess's embarrassment and shyness, Owen hurriedly asked.

Sure enough, upon hearing the question, Little Red Riding Hood's shyness eased quite a bit.

"Uncle Owen, it wasn't me who gave them their names; Lilisi told me when we first met."

Pausing, Little Red Riding Hood looked at Owen and then at Xie Yaoyao beside him, finally gathering the Courage to continue.

"They... they are my friends..."

Little Red Riding Hood's words surprised both Xie Yaoyao and Owen.

Although Little Red Riding Hood was still young, thanks to the Queen's years of education and companionship, she knew who was an enemy and who was a friend.

Especially after inadvertently hearing the conversation between the witch and her toad, if Little Red Riding Hood could still say these two crows were her friends, then at the very least, these two crows could be trusted to a certain extent.

Hearing Little Red Riding Hood's words, the crows Helai'er and Lilisi immediately began to "caw."

"Caw, dear Little Red Riding Hood, you are our friend too, but the witch clearly doesn't want us to be friends; don't tell anyone else, or the witch will be angry if she finds out!"

Helai'er shivered as he spoke, evidently thinking of the witch's terror.

But Lilisi quickly interrupted him.

"Stupid Helai'er, the witch won't know; these two humans are subordinates of His Highness Wiersalaze and won't tell! Ga-ga!"

"But, Lilisi..."

"Enough, you idiot, Little Red Riding Hood is calling us, hurry down!"

"Alright! But don't scold me anymore!"

Lilisi landed on Little Red Riding Hood's bright red hood without any sense of being an outsider, and affectionately pecked at the finger Little Red Riding Hood extended with her beak.

Helai'er, following closely behind, saw that the only place to land on Little Red Riding Hood—her head—was already occupied, and not daring to compete with Lilisi, he took a detour as if possessed and landed on Xie Yaoyao's shoulder.

This action caused the entire group to come to a halt.

Helai'er himself was a bit dazed, seemingly unable to understand how he, who was always timid, could suddenly do something like landing on the shoulder of a strange human.

"Helai'er, have you gone mad?"

Lilisi's sharp voice rang out!