...It seems inappropriate to say that this place is spooky.:3w.し
Walking in a dark alley, Lin Sanjiu put his hands into his trouser pockets and glanced back and forth around him several times. The further he walked, the more uncomfortable he became.
The visibility here is very low, and there are always visible particles of fog floating in the air; countless straight chimneys in the distance are spitting out thicker and more smoke without stopping - after soaking in it for a long time, even the nasal cavity is filled with smoke.
There is a smell of sulfur. There is obviously no sign of rain, but whether it is on the ground in the alley or on the wide road, there are always potholes and dirty water accumulated. If you accidentally step in, it will splash immediately.
It was everywhere on my calves.
Each of the sparse houses along the way looks like it has been corroded by mildew and moisture for fifty years. Thick black stains spread on the walls, just reaching the height of Lin Sanjiu's eyebrows.
Water is dripping from the eaves. Even in the real world that has encountered the apocalypse, it is rare to see such a dirty look.
Snow White was wearing a soft and smooth white satin dress. After walking for more than ten minutes, the hem of the dress had turned yellow, black, and full of mud spots. However, what was even uglier than this dress was her complexion.
.
The dwarf had already stopped at the edge of the city and did not send the princess back to the palace. Lin Sanjiu glanced at her, considered for a while, and finally gave up on taking care of her mood, and asked directly: "How about you?"
Born in a place like this? To be honest, you and this city look like two cartoons..."
"Of course my kingdom is not like this!" Snow White suddenly raised her voice and retorted sharply: "Although my kingdom is small, it has blue sky, clear water, and shady trees. It is a beautiful place - I don't like this place.
know!"
"You don't know him?" Lin Sanjiu paused, "Then I can go."
Snow White's skin all over her body turned red immediately, and her pretty little face was even more anxious, "No, I know this place, don't leave... Oh, I mean, this place is mine.
Kingdom, but it wasn’t like this before—”
He had guessed this kind of thing a long time ago - he said he was leaving with the intention of making Snow White anxious; while turning a deaf ear to her words, Lin Sanjiu pulled a piece of paper from the wall of a house.
She didn't know how many years it had been posted here, but she suddenly touched the ashes in her hand; the paper had been soaked in moisture and lost its toughness, and there were circles and circles of yellow stains on the surface, even the original print.
You can't see clearly what's on it - just that almost every place you can see is covered with such paper. It's posted all the way from the street to the end of the alley.
After shaking it gently, Lin Sanjiu looked at it carefully; even Snow White closed her mouth and stretched her neck while leaning on her toes.
...After watching for a full minute, Lin Sanjiu put down her hand in a daze.
It took a bit of discernment to figure out what it said among the mildew and stains; but if she read it right, it was a leaflet.
A leaflet for election canvassing.
From the thick bold letters at the bottom, you can vaguely see the words "vote/for", which is obviously canvassing votes for someone; the string of English names behind it is long and unfamiliar. Lin Sanjiu looked at it for a while and finally recognized it.
A "mcduck" came out.
In shock, her eyes immediately moved back to the circles of yellow stains, and she suddenly understood why the stains on this part of every piece of paper were yellowed——
"Scrooge, is McDuck your father?"
She turned around and stared at Snow White.
The girl's petal-like bright red mouth slightly opened into an "o" shape, and she didn't seem to have the blood of a duck - "What stupid words are you talking about?"
"Take a good look at it for yourself," Lin Sanjiu impatiently put the paper on her face, "This is a flyer made by Scrooge McDuck to compete for the country's president!"
She vaguely remembered that this character seemed to be Donald Duck's uncle, and he seemed to be very rich... While watching Snow White's expression gradually change, Lin Sanjiu thought uncertainly. That's right, there is
Only money can compete for the president. Although this is a cartoon world, the internal logic is quite realistic...
"When did our country implement democracy!" Snow White screamed again, causing three or five crows to fly up on the roof not far away. "Where is my father? And me.
Where is the stepmother?"
Since she knew that Lin Sanjiu would not have any answers, she did not care about her image. She lifted up her skirt and held it in her hands, rushing forward. Lin Sanjiu sighed and followed suit.
Already.
Although the city has expanded by at least three or four times, fortunately, the palace, as the central landmark, is still firmly guarded in the center of the city. After almost getting lost several times in the cobweb-like alleys, the two finally found it.
The location of the royal palace.
As soon as she saw the palace from a distance, Snow White's anxious expression suddenly lightened a little.
Even if he has never been here before, Lin Sanjiu can guess that in this dirty and gloomy city, probably only the palace still looks the same as before: every palace building is as white as jade, exquisite and full of fantasy style
The roof stands high and low in the thick fog, occasionally flashing a little golden reflection, which comes from its gold-carved edges and decorations.
"The style of painting here matches yours," Lin Sanjiu said after following Snow White, "...it's just that the air is so dirty, why is the palace so clean?"
"You don't understand. There is a special person in the palace who is responsible for wiping the outer walls..." Snow White just said this. Almost as if in response to her words, a group of people walked out of the palace gate not far away.
There were people carrying buckets and cleaning tools; everyone covered their faces with a rag, set up a shelf, and began to paint under the wall.
After coming here for so long, apart from the rats in the ditch, the crows and the faces flashing behind the window, this was the first time Lin Sanjiu had seen any living things.
"Let's go," she tugged on Snow White's sleeve, "since someone is here, we should just go over and ask what's going on with this McDuck and where is your father."
After this tug, Snow White didn't move at all.
Lin Sanjiu paused and looked back at the girl.
Although she didn't exert any force this time, Snow White couldn't move without being pulled - but at this moment, the girl seemed to have had her soul taken away, and she remained motionless stupidly. Her mouth opened into a slightly
The child looks like he has dementia.
Looking forward along her dull gaze, a short, dirty old man stumbled closer and closer——
"Bai Xue!" This old man who just ran out of the team of cleaning workers, with almost all the wrinkles on his face still covered with streaks of black mud, and his face was yellow due to malnutrition: "Bai Xue, you are back! You are
It's okay, my baby girl..."
——This is the king?
Snow White remained dumbfounded and was hugged by the old man. After a while, her eyes suddenly turned red and she quickly pushed the old man away. She looked him up and down in disbelief:
"——Father? What is going on?"
"Oh, you can't call me father anymore," the skinny old man waved his hand quickly, "Now, under the rule of Mr. McDuck, the country is getting better and better day by day; the status of a king is in the past...
…”
From behind his withered and old face, Lin Sanjiu spent a lot of effort to see an outline that was somewhat similar to Snow White.
But she has nothing to do with family and state affairs. It seems that the stepmother no longer exists. Should she leave...
"Who is that duck? Father, why did you make it so ugly!" Snow White's face turned red, and veins appeared on her neck. She waved her hands and stamped her feet: "Why did you suddenly become the king?
It’s time for the president—”
"Hahaha, of course this is what the people want."
A somewhat rough voice suddenly laughed behind the old man, causing the three people present to fall silent.
The first person to react was the former king. The old man turned around quickly, bowed his head respectfully, and called "Mr. President."
When he turned around, Lin Sanjiu and Princess Snow White could clearly see the person behind him.
——Of course, he is not actually a person.
There is a top hat on his head and a pair of round glasses on his beak. Half of his chubby body is wrapped in a black dress, but his lower body is wearing nothing - it looks like the one in the cartoon
Donald Duck is almost the same, except that the long and fluffy short hairs on the cheeks indicate that this is an older duck.
Compared with Mickey Mouse, McDuck looks much more normal - even though its size is more than half the size of an ordinary person. When it opens its mouth, it can swallow Snow White's face into the duck's beak; blink of an eye
When blinking, it also blinks from both sides to the middle.
"So you are Snow White," McDuck said to her with a smile as he caressed his dress reservedly, "...the matters within the royal family in the past have been properly settled long ago; now this country has ushered in a new era.
process, I hope you will not be an obstacle to it."
As soon as he lowered his head, McDuck obviously noticed the flyer held in Snow White's hand.
"Oh, why is there such a thing?" it waved its wings as if it was embarrassed, "Congress has long passed a resolution appointing me as the lifelong president of this country, and these leaflets should be cleaned up...
How about you stop wiping the outer walls of the palace today?"
What it turned to say to the old man seemed to suddenly ignite Snow White's infinite anger - she pushed her father away, took two steps forward and aimed at McDuck's huge duck face: "
What do you mean 'solved'? Where's my stepmother? Also, how dare you let my father do chores, you poultry!"
"Oh, you dare to say that I am a poultry." McDuck narrowed his eyes into two vertical slits and flattened his beak into a smile: "Your stepmother is not a native of the country and has returned to her own country.
A monarchy country continues to be its princess...but now you are no longer a princess. There is no point in this matter. It is really a bit ironic."
Snow White was already stunned by these words. She didn't know if she was still digesting the news for a moment, but she couldn't say anything. Taking advantage of this moment, McDuck turned his head and saw Lin Sanjiu.
"Oh, this must be a tourist from afar, right?" It politely opened half of its duck wings, and blinked quickly toward the middle with its two raised eyes. "...I heard from my nephew,
Another tourist came here for sightseeing, but I didn't expect to meet him so soon. I have a heartfelt request for you. If you agree to me, I can provide you with all the help you need.
"
It chewed the word "everything" very loudly.
At this suggestion, Lin Sanjiu immediately thought of Minnie Mouse's gold ring.
As long as the ring is found, this game will be over - Doctor Cat outside is now alone between the soul and the puppet master, but these two guys are not affected by it, and they don't know what is going on now.
; The only puppet master who can be called a combat power has fallen into a coma. If someone has bad intentions and approaches them...
Just forget about these thoughts. Once they come to mind, Lin Sanjiu becomes so anxious that she wishes she could go out right away.
"What's the matter?" She couldn't help but asked softly.
"It's very simple." McDuck rubbed his wings and said, "Snow White has too many opinions on me. I hope she can go to live in another land... I have already found a place, I just need you to escort her there.
, this matter is over. By then, no matter what you want, I will be able to give it to you."
When it said this, its expression was as if the two father and daughter beside it didn't exist. After being stunned for a long time, Snow White finally realized what McDuck meant, and her face suddenly turned pale.
"No!" Mixed with anger and fear, the girl screamed; after running a step towards Lin Sanjiu, she stopped warily and stared at her closely: "You promised me that you would help me deal with my stepmother!
Now that she is gone, you have to help me deal with this duck! This is what was agreed!"
Who told you this? Lin Sanjiu glanced at her and then turned to McDuck.
McDuck smiled as if he had a chance to win, and tilted his head towards her: "...How about it? Do you choose to help me, a president with a private fortune as rich as the country, or this little girl who has no money?"
I knew this was another multiple-choice question——
Lin Sanjiu breathed out, put his hands into his trouser pockets again, and looked up at the dark sky.
"If I had known this, I might as well have let Snow White eat the poisoned apple and die...it has caused such trouble." She withdrew her gaze towards the sky, moved her neck and shoulders back and forth, and her joints made a "gurgling" sound.
"I'm sorry, I'm not very clear-headed sometimes, just get used to it... I'll choose a penniless girl." (To be continued.)
ps: The chapter review said that there are sensitive words, and the entire chapter is not allowed to be posted pending review... I deleted the review and tried to repost it... It may happen that it is posted twice, what should I do...
