Chapter 226

This won't be the seven dwarfs, will it... that would be too dark a fairy tale.

Looking at the seven strange-looking creatures running out of the abandoned wooden house, Tang Luo said.

The creature was not a dwarf or a short human, but a monster through and through.

It was indeed small in stature, but its appearance was more ferocious than a water ghost, its color a grayish white, the same as a corpse.

"This seems to be called a Nie Gui; legend says it was originally just a monkey, but after eating humans, it gradually became what it is now." Amy Rui Da said, getting goosebumps all over.

Human-like yet not human, this kind of demon is even more chilling than monsters that bear no resemblance to humans at all.

After a pause, Amy Rui Da whispered: "I think, this Snow White is the dark fairy tale."

The two secretly observed for two days.

Amy Rui Da discovered that this monk who called himself "Xuanzang" was indeed a good person, very easy to talk to.

He even saved me once—when I encountered a dangerous monster and was no match for it, he rescued me.

Amy Rui Da is again a salted fish who abandons the mission at the slightest disturbance.

The two got along very well.

Amy Rui Da has also grown bolder, daring to voice some of her own opinions.

"Not bad, just a bit ugly in eating habits, after all it's the forest, can't be too particular." Tang Luo said, "A little girl who hasn't suffered hardship being able to do this much, I think it's acceptable."

"This is already beyond just ugly eating habits..." Amy Rui Da muttered softly.

Outside the small wooden house, two people stood.

One tall, one short; the tall one was Snow White, her height increased again, now a full head taller than Charles.

Her long dress had become a mid-length dress.

The short one was Charles, holding a sword covered in blood and grime, his face only calm.

But beneath the calm, faint flames flickered, like a volcano that could erupt at any moment.

Tang Luo did not deceive Charles.

As one of the Seven Sins, his growth potential is strong; in just two short days, he already has considerable combat ability.

To put it bluntly, the guards originally used to protect and monitor Vivian and the others, when they now encounter Charles, truly are not his match.

As for Vivian, whom Amy Rui Da said had already darkened.

From appearance alone, she has simply grown a bit larger, her charm more outwardly expressed; aside from that, there seems to be no change.

But facing that group of ferocious Nie Gui, Charles's face grew solemn, while Vivian wore a smile instead.

She stuck out her tongue, licked her lips, looking eager and impatient.

If one stood opposite Vivian, they would see that not only were her canine teeth sharp and inverted triangular, but all the teeth in her mouth had become extremely sharp.

Like sawteeth, hurting—no, it's practically a meat grinder.

Her lip-licking motion was not that of a normal human, but the action of a hunter before feeding.

"Rapid growth in a short time inevitably brings some mutation; after all, she is one of the Seven Sins." Tang Luo said.

"Master, are the other sins also like this?" Amy Rui Da said.

"I don't know who Sloth is; possibly a colleague of mine. As for the other sins, frankly, they are not much different from humans." Tang Luo said, "After all, this is also Snow White's dark retelling; as the protagonist, receiving some special treatment is quite normal."

"... This kind of negative special treatment, I doubt many would want it." Amy Rui Da thought to herself.

On the field, those approaching Nie Gui began to slow their movements.

Not the kind of tentative slowing for a final burst, but as if drawn by something, they walked slowly.

Seeing the Nie Gui walking toward her, Vivian's smile became increasingly evident.

"Hey! You wouldn't also be interested in this, would you!" Charles widened his eyes and asked.

Vivian turned her head, smiling at Charles, this smile quite normal, innocent and romantic: "Brother Wang, I haven't eaten this before."

"You want to shove everything you haven't eaten into your mouth?"

"I want to try eating it." Vivian nodded seriously.

"..."

The flesh on Charles's face twitched involuntarily.

"Brother Wang, then I'll start." Vivian said to Charles, turning to face the Nie Gui.

The foremost one had already walked up to Vivian, its twisted, ferocious face showing an eerie vacancy and obsession.

"Well—"

Charles paused, then said weakly, "Roast it first."

These past two days, he has at least been eating cooked food—Vivian, after eating raw meat once a day ago, has not eaten cooked meat since.

It's not that she likes eating raw meat; the real reason is Vivian can't wait.

Seeing the food she wants to eat, she can no longer wait to cook it with fire.

Before Charles's eyes, Vivian had already lowered her body and bitten into the Nie Gui's head.

At this moment, the remaining Nie Gui finally came to their senses, letting out piercing cries, some fleeing.

Some charged toward Vivian.

Vivian took big bites of the Nie Gui, oblivious to the approaching danger.

Charles, a few steps behind her, drew his sword and swept clean the few Nie Gui that lunged at her.

That not-so-large sword in his hand was used like a stick.

Winning by pure brute force, quite in Tang Luo's style.

"Human fate truly is ever-changing." Tang Luo sighed.

The angry bear-child Charles has now matured considerably, gaining a few traces of Rudolf's "appearance."

Originally innocent and adorable Vivian has directly fallen, walking down a twisted path.

This won't work.

Tang Luo lightly rubbed his thumb over his middle and index fingers, intending to try and see if he could directly suppress and transform the sin of gluttony without harming Vivian.

The little sister is so cute—how could one kill her?

Most importantly, if successful, it would also be a meritorious deed, opening a new path for Tang Luo.

If this can be accomplished, Tang Luo could similarly suppress and transform Oliana's seven sins, achieving both mission and merit.

However, the merit gained would likely not be much.

Vivian's current "fate" is formed from both personal struggle and historical progression, a combination of factors.

Tang Luo had contributed to the "personal struggle" aspect, and adding the transformation of Rudolf, the merit would still be small, so he made this judgment.

"Brother Wang, would you like a bite?"

After gnawing a fiend into a mangled state, Vivian held out a leg and said to Charles.

"No thanks!" Charles's face changed, he stepped back two paces, suppressing the urge to slash his sister dead with a sword.

He wouldn't eat this, whether raw or cooked.

Unlike Vivian, who is practically marrow-sucking—though she eats raw, not a drop of blood stains her body.

The dirty marks on her clothes show no trace of any other forest beast or demon.

"I intend to intervene and transform them—possibly physical transformation, possibly spiritual transformation." Tang Luo said, "The former would kill people, the latter might also cause your mission to fail—do you want to act?"

"Act?" Amyridda blinked, "There's also physical transformation? What is spiritual transformation?"

"Hmm." Tang Luo nodded, "Since it's a mission, shouldn't one try to avoid regrets? Rest assured, I won't kill you. But whether you fight me or not, afterward you must not regret taking action—otherwise..."

If Amyridda's eyes now saw Tang Luo with color, it would surely be black.

"No, no, Master, do as you wish—I'll just watch from the side." Amyridda shook her head repeatedly.

She still wanted to live a bit longer.

Masters feeding moves to enhance strength—such thoughts have never existed.

"I will never regret." Amyridda added.

"Very well." Tang Luo's expression softened as he walked out from behind the dense thicket that completely concealed his form, approaching Charles and Vivian.

Without any attempt to conceal himself.

Charles and Vivian soon noticed his arrival.

"It's you!" Charles saw Tang Luo, first startled, then delighted.

Vivian's face was full of delight: "Master, you've come." Her joy was somewhat excessive, and Tang Luo even noticed her unconsciously lick her lips.

He was probably being seen as food.

"It's me, Your Royal Highness, how do you feel?" Tang Luo asked with a smile.

"I feel I could cut you down with one sword!"

Charles sneered, his face full of rage, like rolling thick smoke about to erupt from a volcano.

"Hmm, not bad." Tang Luo casually replied, looking at Vivian, ignoring Charles entirely.

Charles froze, his sneer vanishing completely, turning into pure fury.

He actually just been casually overlooked? His earlier question felt like mere routine.

"It seems you really want to die."

"Master, is there something on my face?"

Charles and Vivian spoke at the same time, their actions utterly different.

Charles gripped his sword and swung at Tang Luo with astonishing momentum, wind and thunder surging, giving a feeling of being impossible to block.

Vivian, meanwhile, covered her cheeks with both hands, a shy smile on her face, yet revealing a mouth full of "broken teeth," like a deadly enchanting poison.

Making one unable to resist wanting to draw near and observe closely—even knowing danger is right before one's eyes.

The sword was about to fall on his shoulder, but Tang Luo didn't even look at Charles, casually waving his hand.

The broken sword flew up high, then fell back down, stabbing into the ground.

Charles then collided with the nearby large tree, "rebounding" to land face down, limbs spread, motionless.

"Ah, Brother Wang, are you alright?" Vivian glanced at Charles and asked, full of concern.

But this concern still carried a hint of oddness, like worrying whether one's food has spoiled.

Deep down, she likely unconsciously regarded Charles as her own reserve rations.

"He just fainted." Tang Luo said.

"Then that's good." Vivian patted her modestly developing chest.

"Amitabha." Tang Luo raised one hand before his chest, assuming a monk's posture, "Your Highness, I shall transform you."

"Transform? As in cooking?" Vivian tilted her head, asking.

"..."

Tang Luo fell silent for a second—how to explain? Explaining would be like playing music to a cow.

Then no explanation—just act.

Tang Luo appeared before Vivian, already pressing his hand against her head, appearing as if performing a head-patting kill.

Vivian had not reacted at all.

"Let's first try the Merit Jade Lotus." Tang Luo activated the Merit Jade Lotus, warm light scattering and sweeping over Vivian.

Vivian couldn't help but open her mouth and bite.

Trying to bite the intangible light, she bit into emptiness and felt rather disappointed, as if still wanting to eat.

"No effect."

This proves the sin of gluttony is not a "negative entity" parasitizing Vivian's body.