Chapter 319: Chapter 319: Fool’s Cage (13)_1
More and more bizarre.
Listening to the conversations of the group, Fu Qian felt an increasing sense of strangeness in his heart.
He had thought that Violetta’s experiences were legendary enough, but now it seemed all these individuals had similar issues!
He must be vigilant at all times, lest he carelessly fall into some fairy tale and if he lost his way, he might never be able to return.
To avoid this, they even dared not sleep!
It was like walking through a swamp, where one careless step could lead to a plunge into the mire.
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Looking at the five individuals before him, Fu Qian became more and more suspicious of one thing—was this place he found himself really the real world?
Compared to Violetta’s fairy tale journey, everything here seemed equally unreal.
Not to mention his current state, he didn’t even have a body.
Just the fact of not sleeping for a long time was far beyond the realm of human capabilities, but for the five sisters, it had already become a consensus.
[Current task updated, find a way to escape the cage.]
Just then, a new task prompt appeared.
To escape the cage? So it was some kind of imprisoned space after all?
Fu Qian’s heart stirred, the new task prompt undoubtedly confirmed his suspicion.
But the problem was, how could he run without a physical form?
Falling into a fairy tale was easy enough, but that likely wouldn’t count, since he had come from there before, and the task wouldn’t likely have him jumping back and forth.
Fu Qian looked around at the group and the red room everywhere.
After some thought, he felt he needed to go out and see first—how could he find a way to control Violetta to leave this place?
No sooner had this thought crossed his mind than he felt a heaviness upon him, and Violetta’s body staggered to its feet.
“What’s the matter, Violetta?”
His movement attracted everyone’s attention.
“I…”
Fu Qian tried to speak and found that indeed he could control this body.
What was happening? Where was Violetta?
For a moment, Fu Qian’s mind was filled with questions; judging from the situation just now, the girl should not have fallen back into a dream, otherwise, he would definitely be affected and not so lucid.
But she was indeed motionless.
In hibernation?
It seemed like the moment he had a strong desire to control the body, she had automatically receded.
Had her spirit become so frail from being trapped in fairy tales for too long?
“It’s nothing, just worried about falling asleep if I stay seated.”
Faced with inquisitive glances all around, Fu Qian adapted to the body while naturally explaining.
“That’s good then.”
Souffle seemed relieved, not too suspicious.
“Violetta’s alright, then I’ll head out first.”
Then, on the other side, another girl who had been silent spoke up.
This one was only slightly shorter than Souffle and appeared to be the oldest next to her.
Despite the striking resemblance in their faces, their demeanor was quite different.
Unlike Souffle’s commanding presence, this girl seemed much lazier, even her gaze lacked luster.
“Hmm, go ahead, but remember to be careful.”
Souffle nodded.
“Got it.”
The girl waved her hand without looking back, pulled the door open and slipped out.
In a fleeting glimpse, Fu Qian noticed the bright light streaming in from outside.
It was clearly daytime outside, sunny and bright, yet the house had no windows.
“I’d like to go out for a walk as well.”
So, the moment the door closed, Fu Qian quickly said.
He needed to find a way to escape; staying put was certainly not an option.
“You want to go out too?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the remaining three people were taken aback, and Souffle looked at him deeply.
“Just woke up, don’t you want to rest a bit?”
“I feel quite alert, it’s just that I can’t remember many things clearly. A walk might help me recall.”
Fu Qian calmly explained without showing any emotions.
He deliberately emphasized some haziness in his memory to avoid any slip-up later that might raise suspicions.
“That’s fine.”
Facing his request, Souffle hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed.
“But for safety, let Hani accompany you.”
“No problem!”
Before Fu Qian could respond, Hani, who was next to him, readily agreed and ran up to grasp his hand.
“Okay.”
Fu Qian did not refuse.
It was obvious that in their eyes, his behavior was somewhat abnormal, and insisting on going out alone at this time would be too suspicious.
“Let’s go now then, we might still catch up with Bella!”
Hani was practically dragging Fu Qian outside, while the youngest of the four sisters hurriedly made way for them.
“Is Margaret coming too?”
While passing by, Hani did not forget to continue expanding their party.
“No… no need, I’m fine at home.”
The little girl called Margaret almost instantly shook her head, adamant about not following.
She seemed to be someone who preferred to stay in safe places.
Fu Qian nodded inwardly.
Yet he had no idea what kind of dangers Souffle was referring to.
Haha!
Hani seemed unsurprised by Margaret’s answer and giggled as she leaned in close to Fu Qian’s ear.
“Margaret is becoming more and more timid.”
Mmm!
Fu Qian hummed noncommittally.
The personalities of the four sisters were indeed distinct, with Hani clearly being the liveliest amongst them.
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With the door closing behind him, Fu Qian finally made it outside as he had wished.
At a glance, this was a small town, and the house where the five sisters lived was right on the street.
Just like the inside, the outer walls were a bright red.
The town was quite desolate, with only a few pedestrians seen sporadically.
Apart from feeling desolate, nothing seemed dangerous at first glance.
Fu Qian turned back to look at Hani, who was stomping her feet in frustration.
“We’re too late, Bella always runs so fast.”
“Oh? Where does she usually go?”
Fu Qian tried asking.
“I don’t know.”
Hani shook her head decisively.
“She never lets me follow her.”
That made sense; older kids often don’t like to play with younger ones.
“But it’s okay this time, I’m really glad you’re willing to come out. Being alone is boring and scary, and Margaret is so timid.”
Hani said excitedly, pointing to the left.
“Come on, I’ll take you to Mrs. Torrance’s shop, she has lots of pretty things.”
Torrance, that middle-aged couple?
Indeed, many elements of fairy tales have their reflections in this world.
I wonder how the two of them are getting along here.
“Sure, but I can’t seem to remember clearly, what was the danger that Souffle warned us to be careful of?”
Facing a little girl barely older than ten, Fu Qian did not hide his direct question.
“You don’t remember that?”
Hani was clearly taken aback, sizing up Fu Qian.
“Lucky I came with you then.”
“Remember next time, stay away from all kinds of animals, especially talking rabbits.”