Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

“Gotha Kingdom? So, what about His Highness? Did he foresee this and specifically send you to find me?”

Golden Finch’s eyes lit up as she asked tentatively.

“No, that's not it…”

The gray-clothed man shook his head and replied, “This news was just urgently sent by His Majesty not long ago.

He sensed the part of him that you carry and allowed me to sense your location as well.”

“I see…”

Golden Finch nodded. She knew that the former prince could indeed do that. And the person who could recognize her, find her, and know her name would always have some connection to the prince.

“What were you doing in this city before?”

Golden Finch, also known as Miss Ciparro, thought for a moment and asked again.

“I am a secret agent, of course, to investigate the Blue Kingdom, and more importantly—

the secrets of the Sree Kingdom.

You should also know that the once prosperous human cities in this world have all been swallowed by the unprovoked war.”

The secret agent said, looking around. Lake's location was remote, and just now, the farmers at the neighboring table had gotten up and left. It was precisely because of this that the secret agent chose this moment to make contact.

In fact, he had been observing Lake for quite some time.

“Sree Kingdom? By the way, in the city, is the Sree Kingdom's Holy Advent Church related to you?”

Golden Finch Ciparro suddenly asked, “Or are there other people left over from Heaven?”

The secret agent listened, was silent for a moment, but slowly shook his head:

“I don't know. We in the Gotha Kingdom are also puzzled by this.

His Majesty the King possesses the power of Heaven, that is beyond doubt.

But we also know very little about the Sree Kingdom.

Even several previous tentative contacts were met with malicious pursuit by the Sree Kingdom.

They do have powerful strength and are one of the strongest initiators of this war.

But we don't know…

what the so-called Holy Advent Church is all about, and what their purpose is.”

“Don't know?”

Lake and Polo next to her listened to this "secret agent's" statement and seemed thoughtful.

According to Golden Finch, or rather, Miss Ciparro, the king of this Gotha Kingdom is someone left over from Heaven, but even so, he doesn't know the details of this Holy Advent Church.

“Yes, we don't know, or rather, the countries that are still surviving in the war have many secrets—

that is, those extraordinary powers, they may indeed come from Heaven.

But more likely they come from magic, or even more dangerous, Hell, where the devils come from!

Those devils, they are very likely the creators of this tragedy!”

“Among these countries, the Gotha Kingdom's situation shouldn't be too bad, right?”

Golden Finch Ciparro thought for a moment and softly inquired, “After all…”

The secret agent looked a little embarrassed, but still replied:

“I'm sorry, the situation in the Gotha Kingdom is not good.

His Majesty's power is not enough to bless all the soldiers, and now, the countries that are launching wars have powers that are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

So…”

The gray-clothed secret agent said, sighing. He didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what he meant.

The secret agent was silent for a few seconds, then shifted his gaze to Lake and Polo, thought for a moment, and continued:

“I noticed earlier that you two should also know some things, and your auras are not simple either…”

“Uh, we were indeed asked to send Miss Ciparro to the Gotha Kingdom.”

Lake nodded and said.

“Yes, indeed, if you were ordinary mercenaries, it would be difficult to survive here.”

The gray-clothed secret agent smiled. Earlier, he had observed Lake. Judging from various clues, Ciparro trusted this girl very much.

During the conversation, the secret agent also felt a comfortable feeling from Lake's words and actions.

“So, Mr. Secret Agent, should we leave quickly and go to the Gotha Kingdom?”

Golden Finch asked.

“Of course, that's what we should do, but wait another day. I still have something to finish.”

“Something? What thing?”

The gray-clothed secret agent opened his mouth, but still said:

“It's what I just said, as a secret agent of the Gotha Kingdom, what I was originally going to do.”

The gray-clothed secret agent smiled, “I was originally responsible for investigating the Blue Kingdom, and the task of contacting you was also temporarily assigned, but it just so happened that in these few days, I have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—

there's no risk, and I can complete this task quickly.

At the earliest tomorrow, we can leave here. You can rest for one night first.”

“I see, then Mr. Secret Agent, I'll wait one more night.”

Golden Finch nodded, suppressing the eagerness in her heart to go to the Gotha Kingdom, and said softly.

But Lake and Polo, upon hearing this, thought of something.

“Mr. Secret Agent, can we know what the task is?”

Lake still asked. After all, how could a secret agent, who has been lurking for a long time, and the secrets he is trying to obtain, have anything to do with "no risk."

The gray-clothed secret agent took a deep look at Lake, then moved his gaze to the golden bird.

In his opinion, the person trusted by Golden Finch Ciparro would not be an enemy of the Gotha Kingdom, so he still said:

“Oh, it's just that in the previous investigation, from the information from the Blue people and Dante Territory, I deduced that the Blue Kingdom's Bluebeard Marshal Giles may be secretly conducting some blood sacrifice-related activities.

But no one dares to enter his castle.

There are no people in his castle, and all the coachmen who transport goods are illiterate and have had their tongues cut out.”

The gray-clothed secret agent's eyes swept around. There was no one in the tavern who could hear him.

So, he smiled again and continued:

“Speaking of which, it's also because recently, the Blue Kingdom was defeated and Dante City was occupied by the Sree Kingdom, people have become much more active and are no longer afraid to reveal things related to Lord Giles.”

“So, you know more things?”

Polo next to Lake finally asked. For some reason, he knew the story of Bluebeard. In fairy tales, he was just an ordinary brutal killer.

But for some reason, he felt a little creeped out.

“Of course, after the Sree Kingdom occupied Dante Territory, Giles's castle guards have left in droves.

Most importantly—

Giles's latest wife, her heart wavered and I instigated her.”

The gray-clothed secret agent said quietly, blinking his eyes. He looked at Polo in surprise. He hadn't expected this wolf to speak, but he knew that Golden Finch could also speak, so his acceptance was much higher unconsciously.

“She is the only one who can move freely in Giles's castle.

But she told me that in the basement below Giles's castle, there is a locked door—

that's the only place Giles doesn't allow her to enter!

I bet that no matter what secrets this Bluebeard Marshal has, they must be behind that door!”

But hearing the gray-clothed secret agent's words, Polo felt even more uneasy.

If it is really a place of blood sacrifice, then what is the purpose of the blood sacrifice?

Moreover, in this world that truly possesses extraordinary powers, if Bluebeard's blood sacrifice really gains something?

“Mr. Secret Agent, perhaps, we can go with you?”

Lake also saw Polo's intention and took the initiative to say.

“No, of course not. Your task is to protect Miss Ciparro, and investigation is my own task.

Protecting Miss Ciparro—that is far more important than my task!

Besides, isn't that Bluebeard and his army not here?”

The secret agent said, standing up and preparing to walk out of the tavern with his head down.

But just then, everyone heard at the same time a shrill horn sound coming from the direction of the Dante Territory city gate!

Immediately afterward, many people were running in the streets, and many people were shouting in panic.

“Huh? What's going on?”

Lake and the others were a little puzzled.

But without asking, the words of a merchant-dressed person running past the front of the tavern answered their doubts:

“Bluebeard's army is back!”

“What!?”

Other Blue people who heard this news also fell into some shock and confusion.

Although Bluebeard was the lord who had ruled this land for several years, when Bluebeard returned, all the Blue people in Dante Territory felt a gloomy sense of oppression!

They couldn't say exactly what they hoped for.

Bluebeard's terrifying rule still remained deep in their memories!

“Mr. Secret Agent, if that Marshal Giles returns, many things will not be so easy to handle, right?”

Polo asked again.

“Mr. Secret Agent, if there are really those dangers caused by blood sacrifices in Giles's castle, we might be able to help you…”

Lake also said, if this Bluebeard Marshal really did things like blood sacrifices.

Then the blood of innocent people in his hands means that he must die.

But the secret agent not far away shook his head again:

“If Marshal Giles's army really enters the city, there will definitely be battles with the Sree Kingdom's garrison, which will be very dangerous—

you protect Miss Ciparro well, and we can leave together when I come back.”

“But what if you are blocked in the castle by Giles's soldiers?”

Lake asked again. This gray-clothed secret agent didn't seem to have anything special about him.

Although his movements had the posture of someone who practiced martial arts, in Lake's view now, his martial arts were obviously not higher than those of the old soldier Invi.

Hearing Lake's words, the secret agent suddenly shook his head helplessly:

“I'm really being underestimated…”

He looked at Lake and Polo, who didn't seem convinced, shrugged his shoulders, and then, he stretched out one of his arms and rolled up the wide sleeve on it.

Lake and Polo then saw a bracelet on the surface of his arm, wearing a golden feather.

The feather suddenly lit up with a faint light, and the tip of the feather pierced into the secret agent's skin. After that, his whole body began to glow with a layer of golden light—

Polo recognized it, this is the power of angels!

“I am the only special secret agent sent by the Gotha Kingdom to Dante Territory, that's why.

I also have special powers, real powers from Heaven!

Even if that Bluebeard Giles personally returns to the castle, he won't be able to catch me.”

Saying that, the gray-clothed secret agent covered his arm again, waved his hand, and disappeared into the crowd on the street, heading towards the castle not far away.

Lake and Polo followed the direction in which the secret agent disappeared.

In the city center not far away, the upper part of a lonely castle protruded out. For some reason, Polo always felt that the castle carried a strange gloom.

Lifeless.

“I think, or maybe…”

Lake said with some worry. Polo also understood Lake's thoughts. With their strength, preserving their lives in the chaotic army could be said to be easy.

That secret agent didn't know Lake and Polo's abilities.

That's why he went so resolutely towards the castle.

“Okay, I saw earlier that the city walls of Dante Territory are very high, and the defending army hasn't been consumed much, plus those Sree people, even if Marshal Bluebeard attacks the city, it should take a lot of time, right?”

Polo thought for a moment and agreed with Lake's statement, “If it's just going to that castle basement, it shouldn't take much time, right?”

But just as Lake stepped forward, preparing to go in the direction of the castle as well.

On the street in the direction of the city gate, there was suddenly a sound of heavy hooves and shouts, followed by the cries and screams of many civilians!

“What's going on? Have those Bluebeard's cavalry entered the city?”

Lake turned her head in the direction of the sound, and at a glance, she clearly saw several flying Blue Kingdom blue flags at the end of the street!

“The defending army, didn't resist?”

Lake was a little surprised. Such a fast speed could only mean that the people defending the city didn't put up any resistance and directly opened the city gate to Bluebeard's army.

And due to the influence of last night, Lake and the others didn't have much goodwill towards the cavalry under Giles.

The sound of hooves was getting closer, and several cavalrymen were flying towards the street where Lake and Polo were, followed by a woman's breathless cries.

A ragged woman, stumbling, ran from the other side of the street.

In her hand, she was also holding a young man who was desperately running away—

Lake and Polo recognized that this pair of mother and daughter were the people who had been healed by the Sree Kingdom Holy Advent Church and joined the church!

But how could their human legs outrun the cavalry?

The woman's legs softened and she finally fell to the ground.

“Lord, spare our mother and daughter, we just, just want to live…”

She cried and begged.

But the cavalryman was unmoved. The hooves were getting closer and closer, and the knight above also raised the lance in his hand. The deadly cold light approached ruthlessly and unhindered!

“Anyone who betrays Marshal Giles, no matter who it is, is unforgivable—you should be glad that Marshal Giles agreed to give you, and…everyone who betrayed Dante Territory and the Blue Kingdom, the final grace!

That would be a clean and swift death!

The knight shouted gleefully, his lance thrusting forward with the momentum of his charge.

But in the next moment, his horse's hooves were tripped by vines that suddenly emerged from the ground. Before he could react, the knight's head, along with the arm holding the lance, were sliced in half by a sword that appeared from mid-air, almost simultaneously!

What are these people doing?!

After killing the knight, Lake and Polo looked towards the distance.

Another cavalryman sped out from a side path, his lance already stained with blood. In his hand, he held several severed heads!

Further away, the screams of men and women rose and fell, flames soared into the sky, and smoke billowed everywhere!

Could it be that they're going to massacre the city?!

Such a thought flashed through Polo's mind, "Massacring their own... citizens?!"

We must, we must stop them first, no matter... how many crazed soldiers there are.

Lake also looked towards the city gate, gripping the Star Killer sword tightly in her hand.

They are no longer soldiers protecting their people. Now, they are far more terrifying than bandits!