Chapter 720: Chapter 724 Fairy Tale Town (13)

“Where’s the wicked stepmother they promised?”, moaned the stepmother, who, though not comparable to a real mother, shouldn’t be too commanding.

It’s hard being a stepmother; achieving what she did isn’t great, but it’s not terrible either.

Yet, her attitude put them in a bind, how could they unleash their wrath with the Golden Finger now…

This was awkward; how could they continue their bravado and purge evil?

Before they entered, they wanted to flex their muscles, to add a perfect ending to their childhood; but the truth turned out to be something else entirely?

Thought to be man-eating beasts, the wolves were just old lady’s pets, thought to be the kind-hearted Little Red Riding Hood, turned out to be a selfish young girl, thought to be the poor Cinderella, now seemed not so pitiable after all…

What else was waiting for them?

The very thought was despairing.

Si and others’ complex psychological turmoil was naturally unknown to Su Li, but their faces, shifting like overturned paint palettes, hinted at something.

Hahaha, how amusing.

Not only was this bizarre Fairy Tale Town amusing, but watching these Little Cuties’ expressions of despair was quite entertaining too…

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“Beep beep beep…”

“Warning, virus invasion detected, Fairy Tale Town’s data in Fantasy World beginning to collapse; detection of new system data self-establishing and improving…”

The piercing electronic alarm summoned a group of technicians clad in white biochemical suits quickly to the scene.

The chief engineer tapped continuously on the main control brain, to no avail.

The suddenly emerged virus was entirely unremediable; they could only watch helplessly as Fantasy World’s Fairy Tale Town overthrew its original programming.

All technicians were very anxious; soon, higher-level officials were alarmed and also appeared in the lab.

“Accelerate the repairs; several young masters and mistresses from major families have all entered… if anything happens to them, you know the consequences.”

The chief engineer also sported a hapless face, “The Fairy Tale Town’s program had run several rounds flawlessly; I have no idea why it went wrong this time…”

“And… the virus is completely unremediable.”

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Madam’s store stocked exquisite clothes, naturally; given her taste in high-end fashion and her wealthy and picky clientele, even an arbitrary piece wouldn’t be subpar.

Even if Cinderella had no time to design new outfits, there were plenty of high-quality finished goods in the shop.

With the right combination, those could be even better than custom-tailored ones.

After all, without trying on custom-made clothes, you couldn’t know their exact fit.

Whereas with ready-made garments, you could freely mix and match until you found the best combination.

But despite circling around the shop multifold, Cinderella couldn’t find anything that satisfied her.

Or rather, none of the clothes or jewelry in the shop pleased her.

She stirred her fingers despondently and muttered with her head bowed, “Stepmother, I don’t think any of these suit me.”

The Madam, already worn out by Cinderella’s bitter face, lost her temper.

Hearing this, her daughters were about to explode, but their mother’s stern look stopped them.

“So what do you want?”

Madam’s expression was stern as she said, “Anyway, there’s no time to custom-tailor a new outfit for you. Perhaps you’d rather wear your gray dress to the banquet…”

Before she could finish, Cinderella, as if deeply aggrieved, covered her face, turned, and ran away.

Leaving behind only a chain of soft sobs.

Everyone present was in a state of shock, as if they had been struck by lightning.

“People shouldn’t just talk and run; what kind of move is that?”

Finally, the carriage that had come to pick up the young ladies had already arrived at the storefront, yet Cinderella had not appeared again.

The innkeeper was not one to indulge children, especially ones that were somewhat undescribable and not her own.

It was a burden for her to extend extra care.

So, she let the carriage stay for just about ten more minutes. When the person still hadn’t arrived, she didn’t say anything and simply arranged for her own daughters to board the carriage.

Watching the luxurious carriage speed away, and when the innkeeper’s figure was no longer visible, those gossiping enthusiasts outside finally dared to start discussing.

Everyone said that if Cinderella were the innkeeper’s own biological daughter, she definitely wouldn’t have just left her behind like that.

“Look at those two fools; she could pamper them as if they were treasures.”

“Why is it different when it comes to Cinderella?”

If someone uninformed heard this, they might really feel indignant for Cinderella.

The stepmother indeed lived up to the name, just incomparable to a real mother.

Su Li found it all quite amusing.

“If she’s not your own, why waste affection? You know, if you really treat someone as your own, people might talk again.”

“They’ll say you have ulterior motives, and in any case, you’ll be wrong.”

Su Li, while listening to this drama unfold, didn’t forget to pay close attention to the reactions of the outsiders, Little Cutie and others.

Fortunately, these young ones still had their heads screwed on right.

At least they wouldn’t empathize with whoever seemed weaker without understanding the facts.

But the indescribable expressions on their faces were indeed a sight to behold.

However, speaking of which, next came the pumpkin carriage and the Fairy Godmother, right?

But…

In this world, Su Li had not felt any special energy presence.

And whether it was Immortal Law or magic, to some extent, they were similar,

requiring the support of energy bodies to form.

So, here was the problem: in a world devoid of energy, could the fairy tale actions of transforming one object into another, or creating something from nothing, still occur?

Su Li was extremely curious, her inner questions unresolved, always felt frustrating.

For the first time, she took the initiative to suggest to Si and others, “Why don’t we help Cinderella?”

“Now that the carriage has left, if that poor girl wishes to attend the banquet at the Prince’s Mansion, she’ll definitely need to find a solution.”

“For a banquet of such caliber, without proper attire, entry is not possible.”

Si and others widened their eyes in disbelief, “Are you really that kind-hearted?”

Su Li’s smiling expression then turned solemn, and she lowered her voice, “If you put it that way, I’m going to be upset.”

“What has given you the illusion that I’m not a good person?”

Anian indeed wanted to list Su Li’s eighteen major sins, but under Si’s signals and interference, he never got a chance to speak out.

Su Li squinted her eyes, and her expressionless face was quite intimidating.

Others felt that Su Li’s displeased appearance was somewhat frightening, but Si inexplicably shivered, feeling every cell in his body screaming, “Don’t mess with this woman, stay away from her.”

This baseless intuition made him instinctively block his companion, who was about to speak impulsively.