Drift world

Qiao Yunzhou was walking through the forest when the morning light penetrated the canopy of the giant tree.

This is the westernmost edge of the Enchanted Forest.There are thick and tall trees with a height of more than ten meters everywhere. The vines in the forest run through like pythons, and the white mist flows quietly.The surrounding area was extremely quiet, where Qiao Yunzhou passed, he seldom even heard the chirping of birds.

The magic forest is located in the center of the entire continent, where fairies live. It is said that many woodcutters have seen fairies gathering and drinking in the forest.But there are few fairies on its westernmost side, because the west side is close to the famous Rose Mountains, the residence of witches.

The feud between fairies and witches needs little disguising in this world.After all, even a girl like Cinderella who has never been out of the town knows that "fairies are always kind, but witches are sometimes vicious."While witches seem to win by strength, fairies have significantly better prestige.

According to the records in the mermaid books, fairies and witches have been fighting openly and secretly since the beginning of creation, and in recent years, fairies seem to have the upper hand.For example, there was once a kingdom that had to sleep for a hundred years because it did not invite all the witches for its daughter's birthday.

This incident seems to have nothing to do with the kind fairies, but the mermaid who wrote that page of the shell book thinks that since this happened at the time when the conflict between fairies and witches was at its worst, perhaps the fairies may have an unknown influence.The evidence is that no one can explain why the king only invited twelve witches, but refused to invite No.13.

Because fairies and witches are unwilling to get close to their deadly enemies, the westernmost part of the enchanted forest is becoming more and more inaccessible.

But now, Qiao Yunzhou shuttled through this silent woods.Her figure was like a shadow among the giant trees, and she walked a long distance in a short while.

Before long, the forest was divided by a clear stream.

Cinderella was standing by the stream fetching water, when she saw Qiao Yunzhou's figure appearing in the white mist, she thought it was a hallucination.

"Joe?"

Cinderella rubbed her eyes, and Qiao Yunzhou smiled at her.

"My God!"

Only then did she realize that what she saw was not an illusion but a real person, and the kettle fell to the ground with a "crack".Cinderella ran over excitedly,

"Joe! It's you! It's really you!"

She stopped in front of Qiao Yunzhou, as if she wanted to give her a hug, but then hesitated.

Qiao Yunzhou took the initiative to hug her, and asked with concern, "Cinderella, are you okay?"

Cinderella nodded excitedly, "I'm fine, I received the tent you sent me! I changed my place again in the past two days, because there seemed to be humans moving around, and I was worried that your owl would not be able to find it. Come to me!"

"Oh my God!" Cinderella happily held Qiao Yunzhou's hand, "Why did you arrive so soon? You actually arrived in person!"

Cinderella was a little incoherent with excitement, and Qiao Yunzhou smiled and said to her, "I happened to be going out, so I brought your father with me by the way."

"My father?" Cinderella's eyes widened.

Qiao Yunzhou smiled mysteriously at her, then waved his hand, and Cinderella's father, Edward, was released from the space with her.

This gentleman seemed a little puzzled. He was still in the prison in the capital a few minutes ago, and then a woman whose face could not be seen appeared suddenly.The woman asked his name and he immediately lost consciousness.

Mr. Edward's eyes widened, looking at the forest in front of him, and his daughter,

"Cinderella?"

Cinderella rushed over happily, "Father!", and opened her hands to give her father a hug, but hesitated at the last second. Cinderella asked uncertainly,

"Father, are you okay? Have you suffered a lot?"

Edward thought he was dreaming, "Oh, Ella, my little Ella, did you come to my dream?"

Ella's childhood name made Cinderella tremble. Since her mother passed away, she and her father have not been so close for a long time.

She froze for a while before recovering, smiled and said to her father, "Father, you are not dreaming, you escaped."

Edward was still ignorant, but Cinderella put her hand on his father's arm with a smile, and gave it a quick twist!

"Ow!" A deafening scream rang out.

Only then did Edward make sure that he was not dreaming.

"What the hell happened?" he asked in shock.

Cinderella's heart was very complicated, but she still tried her best to calmly tell about the departure of her stepmother and step-sister, her escape to the forest alone, and asking Qiao Yunzhou for help.Qiao Yunzhou was also listening. After all, Cinderella's letter was not written in such detail.

Qiao Yunzhou felt a little dumbfounded when she heard Cinderella tell her that she was a witch.

Cinderella is a witch?

Although it is said that she has a fairy godmother, she seems to be able to pray to Hazel, and she is good friends with Xiaoniao, but...but...

Mr. Edward stared at his blue eyes the whole time, and he glanced at the invisible witch next to him in disbelief, and when he turned to his daughter, his eyes became moist with shame.

"Oh, Ella."

Edward was so shocked and so sad when he learned that his wife and his daughter were both wizards when he learned of his wife's death.The priest who helped him restrain his wife's corpse said that what the witches said would come true, and they would influence people's will, making ordinary people become witches' captives without knowing it.

Edward instinctively didn't want to believe what the pastor said, but when he found out that his daughter's wishes could always come true, he was really a little scared.

Edward didn't know how to communicate with his daughter. He became obsessed with his career and came home less and less.In order to take care of her in his own absence, he married his later wife.His second wife was also doing well at first, but things slowly went from bad to worse.

He also questioned why Ella was wearing dirty old clothes, but his stepwife said,

"I told her, but she wouldn't put on a new one. She's such a slob, and always likes to play with the ashes by the fire."

Maybe there are girls who like to play with Ashes, but there are girls who don't want to change into new clothes... maybe there are also! ?

Edward felt that this reason was far-fetched, but he also knew the magic power in his daughter's words. If she protested, how could her stepwife abuse her?Edward had to accept his wife's explanation.Later, when he was drunk, he revealed his daughter's true identity, which made him even more embarrassed when confronting his religious wife.

Fortunately, his wife understood him.She is reasonable, and although she is afraid, she still takes good care of Cinderella.

But...Edward didn't expect that everything would change so quickly. Before he figured out how to get along with his daughter and handle the relationship between his wife and daughter well, the capital fell and his "understanding" wife ran away alone .And the one who saved him turned out to be the witch entrusted by his daughter!

Edward received a huge shock in his heart. He was guilty and complicated, and he bowed his head after taking a look at his daughter.At this time, Cinderella, who had thought about the past many times, shyly smiled at her father, then turned to Qiao Yunzhou,

"Thank you very much, Joe!"

With sincere gratitude in her eyes, she bowed deeply, and Mr. Edward also reacted, and followed his daughter to say thank you in a low voice.

Qiao Yunzhou felt sorry for Cinderella even more, and she couldn't help touching the little girl's hair.After hearing these things, she naturally saw that the relationship between Cinderella and her father was largely affected by the fact that she was a witch, but how innocent was Cinderella?Sometimes the indifference of loved ones is more sad than the abuse.

"You're welcome. When you only have one piece of brown bread for dinner, you're willing to give me half of it. And it's just a matter of lifting my finger for me to bring Mr. Edward out."

Cinderella smiled with red eyes.When my mother died, she said, let her be a kind person, and one day, luck will come.But after experiencing the stepmother's mistreatment, her father's indifference, those who once showed that they liked her chose to turn a blind eye, her heart has long been full of numbness and suspicion.

Being kind to others has gradually become a habit.Cinderella didn't know that one day she would break down and become the most indifferent, terrifying, and pretentious person in her mind, but at this time Qiao Yunzhou appeared.

Qiao Yunzhou may not understand what her small effort means to Cinderella's shaky outlook on life and the world, but looking at Cinderella's sincere and grateful blue eyes, she actually feels a heat flow through her heart.

Is helping a good person such a happy thing?

She and Cinderella looked at each other and smiled, then thought of more realistic issues,

"Living in the forest is not a long-term solution after all. If you and Mr. Edward are willing, I can send you to the country near the Rose Mountain. It is not the territory of the Queen of Egypt, and it is closer to the sea. You know, I The place where I live is by the sea, so it’s convenient to take care of anything.”

Rose Mountain is a settlement for witches.Cinderella looked at her father questioningly. Mr. Edward had a complicated expression on his face, but after thinking about it, he said, "Then I will trouble you."

How else could it be?

God bless, the Queen of Egypt really wanted to conquer the world, and he was captured by brutal Egyptian soldiers.At first he thought they were trying to extort money, but no matter what, half of his life's continuation had been in vain.The more he thought about it, the more decadent he became. It was said that witches and fairies opposed the atrocities committed by the Queen of Egypt. Perhaps it was safer to be near the Rose Mountain.

In this way, Qiao Yunzhou brought the father and daughter to the small town at the foot of the Rose Mountains. This town is surrounded by mountains, but the folk customs are very simple.Knowing that Cinderella's father and daughter were travelers robbed by robbers, they agreed to live here.

It's just that there is a girl named Little Red Riding Hood in Cinderella's neighbor's house.Looking at Cinderella's thoughtful expression, Qiao Yunzhou couldn't help but draw a black line in his heart.

I hope it's just a coincidence, Qiao Yunzhou looked away from the wolf skin hanging on the wall in Little Red Riding Hood's house, smiled dryly, and was about to leave.

"It looks good here, you can settle it first." Before she left, she left an owl on a deserted island for Cinderella. "I'm going to the south recently, and I'll come back to see you. If there is anything urgent, You can write to me."

This owl is a beautiful snowy owl. It can send a letter to a deserted island and be read by the tree root itself, so that Qiao Yunzhou can know the content of the letter no matter where he is.

The snowy owl is pure white and beautiful, and captured Cinderella's heart as soon as they met.When Cinderella learned that Qiao Yunzhou was leaving, she was naturally sad, but she still said seriously,

"I wish you all the best!"

If she is a witch, this blessing will come true, and Cinderella thinks being a witch is also very good.

After hearing this, Qiao Yunzhou felt more and more warm in her heart. She smiled and nodded to her, then teleported away.And her destination is the southern swamp near Egypt.

The author has something to say:

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Sprinkle flowers to congratulate Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella on their successful meeting!yeah!

Thanks to Linglu Puxi for instilling the nutrient solution~^3^~

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