Chapter 96: The Forest of Fairy Tales (Forty-Two) Painting
The wolffang carried me to the altar, and I was able to see the altar in its entirety.
The altar was a rectangular platform filled with twists and turns that looked like runes, spells, or circles or something. The grooves were all red and black, and just getting close to it was a smell of blood, and the smell was getting heavier and stronger. By the time I actually stood on top of it, my nose was filled with the thick smell of blood.
"This smell" I frowned slightly, I wasn't a pervert, I didn't like the smell.
"Well, it's human blood."
Wolf Fang said, and put me down, I stood on his shoulders, the grooves under my feet, and the uneven surface made it difficult for me to stand on one foot, and Wolf Fang noticed this, so he reached out and wrapped his arms around my waist to help me stand firm.
With the help of the wolf's fangs, I looked at the altar little by little. I followed the direction of the grooves, and found that although they were tortuous and circuitous, in fact, all the grooves were figured out, and all of them converged on the round platform in the center. The round table is a cylindrical table with four vertical grooves evenly distributed on it, the lower of these four grooves are connected to the grooves of the table top, and the upper ones converge to a larger groove in the middle of the round table.
And the larger groove is not a common shape for us, but it looks very familiar, I looked at it and thought about it for a while, only to find that its shape should be the shape of the crystal slipper placed on the ground and touching the ground, that is to say, the crystal slipper is placed here.
"Well, this table is for the crystal slipper, and the blood flows through these grooves and collects, and eventually collects on the crystal slipper, is this what it looks like?" I put my speculation out and analyzed it with the wolf's fangs, "But maybe this way of getting blood from the bottom to the top is magic?" Knowing this doesn't seem to help us get out of the way, though. ”
I shrugged my shoulders and looked around, hoping to see if there was anything else here besides the altar where useful information might be available.
"No, wait a minute." I looked back in confusion when I heard the sound of wolf fangs, and saw him reach for the edge of the round platform and touch it, "There seems to be something here"
"What's there?" I repeated in confusion, reaching out to the side of the round table to fumble as he did.
The touch of the stone round platform with my fingertips was cold, but the touch under my hand was not smooth or completely uneven as I had imagined, but the smooth surface had fine lines, and it felt like a carved pattern or something.
"What is this?" I put my whole hand on it and groped for it, and found that the lines were one section with one section and one section without a section, and each section was separated by a gap in the middle, and it seemed that many parts were made up of several parts together.
"You stand on the round platform for a moment." Wolf Fang instructed me, and only when I was in place did he crouch down and look at the side of the round platform, "These look like paintings?" ”
"Painting?" I repeat in confusion, is the painting on the side of the stone platform something like a mural? My gut tells me that this is definitely something that matters! "Hold me on, let me see."
As I spoke, I was about to crouch down and go to the ground, but the wolf fang looked at me but hurriedly stopped me, "Be careful! Knowing that these grooves are blood flowing, are you not careful? ”
"It should be alright, right?" I frowned, "Isn't it okay for me to stand here too?" ”
"Do you know when this thing sucks human blood and when it doesn't move?" The wolffang scolded me, skimming the groove on it, "You can't go wrong with being careful." ”
Although he felt that the wolf tooth was too careful, he had to admit that he still had a point, "Okay, okay, but my foot is on it, I can't bear the weight, and I can't squat." Why don't you tell me what you painted? ”
Wolf Fang shook his head, "I can't describe it, you better see for yourself." ”
Hey, you're a man! I want to sit down by myself and watch you and I won't let me, I can't squat down, what do you want me to think? Did you gouge out your eyes and lower them!?
However, before I could ask a question, I felt my body light again, and the wolf fangs grabbed my waist with both hands and dragged me directly, and in an instant I was sitting on his lap.
"Okay, let's look at it this way, although it's still a little higher."
The sound of the wolf's teeth made me shudder, it was so close that it was like he was whispering in my ear, and it was hard not to think about anything else in this ambiguous position.
This thing is going to do something, what posture doesn't work, but I just picked such a ghost posture?
"What's wrong? Look, we're pressed for time. ”
The wolf's tooth sounded in my ears again, and I thought he was about to kiss my ear. Shocked and helpless, he stared at him for a while, but he only looked indifferent, looking quite serious and without any other strange emotions. Is this guy really unaware that men and women can't stand it, and this posture can also be done without distractions?
I had doubts, but this was really not the time to pursue this, so I just shook my head, cut out these distractions, and began to seriously study the face in front of me.
Only then did I realize that there were many paintings carved on the stone wall, and the carvings were small and detailed, and they looked very delicate and clear. I fumbled through the painting on it, commanding the wolf's fangs to adjust the position, and then I found the first one.
"Isn't this a Cinderella story?" I subconsciously spoke, but the wolf tooth didn't respond, and I didn't care, just continued to look at the painting on it.
The first few of these paintings are the story of Cinderella, and it's easy to see that the previous ones were all prosaic, just identifying one of the versions I knew. Vicious stepmother and two older sisters, fairy godmother, pumpkin carriage, crystal slipper and 12-point vanishing magic.
It's just that the part where the prince looks for Cinderella in the back uses a rare version, in that version, Cinderella's two sisters tried the crystal slipper before Cinderella, but one toe is too long, and one heel is too long to wear it, they cut off their toes and heels in order to be able to wear the crystal slipper, so that after self-harm, they endured the pain and put on the crystal slipper, but later the prince found the blood gushing out of the shoes and confirmed that they were not Cinderella.
This is a version that has been circulated very little, and it is said to be the content of the real original, but because this version is too bloody to belong to the category of fairy tales that should be read to children, many versions have deleted this plot. But I used to think that this kind of fairy tale is really funny, just identify a person by a shoe, and don't you know if you admit it?
I didn't know until now that I saw the paintings, maybe it was because the fairy tale I saw was also a cut and changed version.
According to the records on the painting and my speculation, the godmother of the fairy should not be a fairy or something, but a witch, and the reason why everyone who wears the crystal slipper is regarded by the prince as his dwarf is because the crystal slipper has the magic left by the witch, a kind of demagogic magic.
And the story of Cinderella ends, in the subsequent painting records, when Cinderella and her prince died, their son inherited the kingdom, the magic on the crystal slipper did not exist, this demagogic magic was also inherited by the prince, as long as the prince brought the crystal slipper by his side, his people, neighboring countries and even hostile countries, anyone he wanted would submit to him.
After helping Cinderella get her prince, the crystal slipper helped the royal family maintain its rule, making the country richer and stronger. However, after all, this kind of wealth and power is obtained by relying on external things, and the royal family that has relied on it has gradually indulged in pleasure and no longer has its own talents and cultivation. Over time, when the magic on the crystal slipper became weaker and weaker, and when it could no longer bewitch everyone as much as it used to, the royal family began to panic.
In order to restore the magic of the crystal slipper, they thought of many ways, and finally found that using a girl who could wear the crystal slipper as a sacrifice, and attaching the blood of other girls as a tribute, they could maintain the power of the crystal slipper - just like the blood of Cinderella's two sisters was stained on the crystal slipper, and the crystal slipper began to have more power.
The last few paintings on the stone platform no longer seem to be history, but a warning that this is a secret that only the royal family can know, and the other people do not know that their king relies on evil magic to maintain his rule, and the last few are to warn the previous royal family members to be careful to guard this secret and not let anyone know
"That's pretty much all there is to these paintings." I finished reading the last one and said, "Well, if I'm not mistaken." ”
"So, there are so many earthlings, but in fact, only the prince is our enemy?" "That's good news," said Wolffang, "Maybe we can use those earthlings against the prince."
"It is indeed feasible in theory, and the revelation of the royal scandal has the support of the people." I pursed my lips, "If it works, maybe it's a good idea, but we need to find a way out of here now!" ”
I was just halfway through my words, when suddenly the light disappeared, and the sudden darkness made me can't help but let out a scream, and the whole person subconsciously turned around and hugged the wolf fang, and my lips seemed to have wiped something, but I didn't have time to care about "wolf teeth?" Are you there!? ”
"Aren't you holding me, why am I not here?" The familiar whisper of wolf teeth in my ear made me breathe a sigh of relief, and then I heard him say again, "Don't be afraid, no one is coming, it's just gone." ”
"Light, that prince said that this lamp also needs his blood to turn on, it seems that this light should have a time limit, and it will disappear when the time comes." Only then did I notice that I was still holding the wolf's teeth, and hurriedly let go of him, "I'm sorry, I was scared when it was dark all of a sudden, that's why"
Wolf Fang let out a chuckle "It's okay, you can hold it a little longer, I don't mind." ”
Hold it a little longer??? I mind!