Alien Hotel

After the message was sent, Yu Sheng went downstairs and waited patiently while cooking in the kitchen - Little Red Riding Hood is always online, even if she is in class, her wolf will be responsible for carrying her mobile phone to receive new messages at any time.

However, the other party did not reply for a long time.

Yu Sheng was not in a hurry, the girl would definitely come back anyway.

He fried the meat sauce quickly with his hands and feet, and then cut a large plate of cucumber shreds while the water was boiling. The fried noodles were easy and fast to make, and Hu Li also liked to eat them.

The kitchen door was carefully pushed open, and a pair of big furry white ears poked in first.

After shivering cleverly in the air twice, Yu Sheng turned his head and saw the fox girl sniffing with her nose out, her eyes shining.

"It'll be ready in a while. Let's eat fried noodles tonight," Yu Sheng said casually, and then glanced at the pile of tails behind the nine-tailed fox that was almost shaking out, "Are you greedy?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but wonder - how did this girl manage to swing her nine tails in various directions without getting tangled together?

Hu Li nodded immediately, and his tail swung behind him to form a silver-white background wall.

Irene's exclamation could still be vaguely heard: "Damn it, why is the wind blowing in the restaurant?!"

Yu Sheng casually filled up half a bowl of fried sauce, then took a cucumber and handed it to the demon fox girl with golden eyes: "Take it and eat it - the bowl won't be brought later, so you can use it to serve rice."

Hu Li went out happily holding fried sauce and cucumbers.

Almost at the same time, Yu Sheng felt the vibration of his cell phone in his trouser pocket, and a pleasant ringtone rang at the same time.

He took it out and took a look, and not surprisingly saw Little Red Riding Hood's name - she didn't send a message, she called directly.

Yu Sheng answered the call. He just put the phone to his ear and before he could speak, the girl's urgent and nervous voice came from the other side: "I just wrote a long message, but I feel like I can explain it clearly by calling directly. What’s going on? What you just said is true————”

"Those things can't be made up out of thin air, you know," Yu Sheng had already expected Little Red Riding Hood's reaction. He interrupted him with a calm and steady tone, "Don't be impatient, listen to me, remember the time in the museum before What happened? A bad wolf emerged from your shadow and bit me - do you remember?"

Little Red Riding Hood on the other side of the phone was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: "Yes, of course I remember."

"It touched my blood and ate it in one by one," Yu Sheng put the phone under his neck, poured a handful of noodles into the pot of boiling water, and then said casually while packing up the chopping board and kitchen knife he had just used to cut the cucumbers, " The amount may not be too much, and it is absorbed indirectly, so you have no reaction yet, but according to my experience, it will have a "delayed effect" on you sooner or later. As for the current stage---it seems that I will take the first step. Established a connection with the "curse" on you, or to put it another way——"

Yu Sheng paused, thought briefly and then said: "In other words, first establish contact with the 'wolf' part of you."

Little Red Riding Hood didn't speak for a while, but there was a sudden rapid breathing.

With her intelligence and experience as a detective in the spirit world, she should be able to understand the meaning of Yu Sheng's words, but she is obviously still a little confused.

"Look, you finally got a bite, although the process was a bit unexpected," Yu Sheng stirred the noodles in the pot and continued while waiting by the stove, "Don't worry, I know you are... You will definitely be a little nervous at the time, but don’t be afraid, it won’t be harmful. Before that, I want to talk to you about the black forest.”

Little Red Riding Hood was silent for a long time before speaking: "What do you want to know?"

There was a resigned resignation in his tone.

"That squirrel, do you know its origin?"

'I--don't know, it was there when I first fell into the forest, but I was confused then,

I don't remember how it appeared," said Little Red Riding Hood. "It told me a lot about the Black Forest.

According to my judgment, it should also be a special entity generated in the black forest, another manifestation of the 'fairy tale' rules. "

She paused for a while, as if she was sorting out her thoughts, and then continued: "There have to be bad guys who hurt the children, and there have to be friends who help the children. That's how fairy tales are, you——understand? "

"It's easy to understand. Although I haven't been in the black forest for long, I can probably feel its patterns," Yu Sheng said, suddenly hesitating, "Also, that squirrel was eaten by a wolf - —----Well, the situation was very confusing and I didn’t stop it. If it was also an entity generated by the Black Forest, it should be fine, right?"

"Don't worry, it has been eaten by wolves more than once," Little Red Riding Hood's answer confirmed Yu Sheng's guess, "Including me, I have been chased by wolves many times - the squirrel will be fine, and it will be fine next time. Appears near the trail."

Yu Sheng hummed, then he hesitated and asked directly: "Tell the truth, are you about to have a 'big problem'?"

""...—Squirrel, did Squirrel even tell you this? "

"What it says is confusing, but it's not difficult to understand." Yu Sheng turned off the fire, took out the noodles and immersed them in cold water, then leaned against the cupboard. "The black forest is gradually devouring you, and you are not the first Little Red Riding Hood - —

Is this the curse you mentioned? What will happen next? What about the other fairy tale members? Is it the same situation? "

Little Red Riding Hood didn't speak for a while.

But Yu Sheng didn't care about it. After waiting for two or three seconds, he asked calmly: "How long do you have?"

Little Red Riding Hood was still silent, but this time she finally spoke: "..--Next month, I will be eighteen years old. "

Yu Sheng took a deep breath.

This answer made him a little confused. He thought that Little Red Riding Hood's situation might be bad, but he didn't expect it to be so bad!

"I may not die. Doctor Lin said that my situation is the best one," Little Red Riding Hood quickly added, "My chances of successfully surviving adulthood are very high, and I have been hiding well. The number of times I have been caught by the wolf-..."

"The squirrel said that the most dangerous thing is not being caught by the wolf, but becoming a member of the wolf pack," Yu Sheng interrupted him, his expression and tone became particularly serious, "We have to meet and talk. I want to know everything about the forest-not only the forest, but also the "fairy tale" thing. In my understanding, a "fairy tale" should include more than just a black forest, right?"

The other end of the phone was quiet. After a few seconds, the girl's voice came from the receiver: "Why do you care so much? This matter has nothing to do with you. I don't mean to say that. I'm just a little curious."

Yu Sheng thought for a while: "How much are we friends?"

"We've only known each other for a few days. If you don't count the time in the valley, we've only acted together once," Little Red Riding Hood said seriously, "I don't think this can be considered a friendship. At least it's not worth taking so seriously."

""-Don't be so rigid at such a young age. I'm an adult and I'm more lively than you," Yu Sheng said casually, "I always do whatever I want to do. There's no need for so many reasons. What's more, you've helped me a lot. Besides, the wolf in your shadow came out and bit me. Now I'm tied to the black forest. What can I do? I can't hide. "

Obviously, Yu Sheng's last sentence was highly persuasive.

The girl on the other end of the phone sighed after a moment of silence: "Yes, let's meet tomorrow.

I'll give you an address, it's our home, you can come and see us."

"Okay."

The phone was hung up.

Yu Sheng stood by the stove, a little absent-minded for a few seconds, then sighed and picked up the stainless steel bowl with noodles.

"It's time to eat. Hu Li, come and help get things."

"Hey!"

It's time to eat.

Little Red Riding Hood put down her phone, stood there a little absent-mindedly for a while, and felt someone patted her from behind.

"What are you doing?" A short girl with short hair said to her, "It's time to eat. Come and help."

Little Red Riding Hood woke up and looked up at the long table in front of her.

The youngest children were already sitting in a row across the table, while the older children were helping to serve the food. Cinderella and Dorothy were helping the children serve soup next to the steaming pot at the end of the long table. They had smiles on their faces, while making sure that no overly naughty brother or sister would get under the table.

It was already night, and according to regulations, the employees sent by the board to help left early before the sun went down. After nightfall was the most active time for "Fairy Tale". Although the "employees" who came here had also received training, they did not have to take risks in the orphanage after nightfall unless necessary.

Little Red Riding Hood breathed a sigh of relief and walked over to help the youngest children correct their chopsticks posture. At the same time, she paid some attention to the girl who looked a little nervous and silent at the end of the table.

The child looked only six or seven years old, and her appearance was very cute. Her black hair was slightly curled. She was wearing an old dress and sat among a group of children of similar age with her lips pursed, looking reserved and alert.

Little Red Riding Hood actually didn't go to school this afternoon - she took half a day off.

Because a new child came home today, as a "parent", she had to come back to host the welcome party.