The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

At the entrance of the long alley, two roads branched off to the sides. Hua Chao and Ling Mi stood at the fork in the road, not knowing which direction to go.

"What should I do? Which side should I go?" Ling Mi's voice was filled with tears.

"Oh!...What should I do?" Hua Chao couldn't help but sigh.

"Now we have no choice but to take a gamble and see how lucky we are!" Hua Chao made up his mind and chose a path to follow. It was either life or death. In the end, there would be only these two results and no other.

The thousand-year-old fox demon behind him was still in a coma. If he woke up, he would be furious. Hua Chao didn't even dare to imagine what the situation would be like.

"Ling Mi, let's take the road on the left. The worst result is that we can't escape and the fox demon will catch us again. If we are lucky, we can escape. Let's go without hesitation. If we wait here, we will die."

Hua Chao held Ling Mi tightly in his hand, and the two of them leaned against the corner of the wall on the left, tiptoeing all the way.

In the dark purple night sky, the entire alley seemed even more eerie and terrifying. From time to time, the cold howling of ghosts and wolves could be heard, mixed with the sound of wine glasses clinking.

After hearing this, Hua Chao and Ling Mi didn't dare to make any loud noise, for fear of alerting those little ghosts.

After walking for a long time, Hua Chao finally saw the exit of the alley. He was overjoyed. It seemed that it was still safe so far and it was not an alley leading to a point of no return.

When he reached the end, Hua Chao looked forward again and felt his head buzzing.

The scene before them made Hua Chao and Ling Mi scream almost at the same time.

"what!……"

I saw that the entrance of this alley was connected to three other alleys. The eerie and dark alleys were filled with black and purple mist. A cold wind blew from time to time, and Hua Chao felt cold as air came out of her pores.

"How could this happen!" Ling Mi's voice was full of discouragement.

Hua Chao let go of Ling Mi's hand, feeling a little sad in his heart: "Ah!... Is God going to destroy us two? Why can't we walk to the end?"

"elder sister……"

Suddenly, a shrill female voice was heard, and Hua Chao looked for the person in the direction of the voice.

I saw a ghost figure slowly sliding down from the eaves in the distance, and then flying towards Hua Chao and Ling Mi.

"It's Xiaohong!..." Hua Chao exclaimed.

Ling Mi's eyes widened in disbelief: "Where is it? How did she find this place? Is it true?"

"Ling Mi is Xiao Hong, it's Xiao Hong, there's no mistake about it!" Hua Chao was a little excited. Now she could see a familiar ghost in this scary fox cave, which also made her heart warm.

Before she knew it, Xiaohong had already approached Huachao. When Huachao looked again, tears were already in Xiaohong's eyes.

"Sister, I finally found you. I was so worried. I was afraid that I couldn't find you and the fox demon would take you away again? Woo woo..."

Xiaohong's sad cry made Hua Chao shed tears as well.

"How did you find yourself here?"

"Sister, let's escape first. It's hard to explain in a few words now. This fox cave is full of traps. If you are not careful, you will be mesmerized. This alley is a maze. Those who don't know will be mesmerized and can never get out."

"No wonder! No wonder! No matter how we walk, we can't reach the end. We just feel more and more confused the further we go!"

"Sisters, you two must follow me closely and stop asking me any more questions. Just pretend you can't see me. If there are any strange things or ghosts along the way, you must pretend that you are just walking around casually and it has nothing to do with me! Only in this way can we get out!"

"okay, I get it!"

Xiaohong said no more and drifted forward lightly.

"Lingmi, follow closely. Don't talk from now on. Xiaohong will lead us out."

Hua Chaoshi grabbed Lingmi's hand and hurriedly followed Xiaohong and ran forward.

After several turns, we soon exited the alley and arrived at a tall gate.

Xiaohong signaled Hua Chao to hide first, and after the two of them hid, Xiaohong gently knocked on the door.

"Dong dong dong..."

“Squeak…squeak…”

The door opened and an extremely ugly Shiba Inu head popped out. Its hair looked like an overgrown grave, and its eyes stared at Xiaohong.

"Who... who are you? Uh... well... you're keeping me from drinking!"

The drunken burps were so stinking that even Hua Chao could smell the stench from a distance.

Xiaohong placed her fair hand gently on the Shiba Inu's shoulder and spoke softly.

"Brother, it's me! How come you don't even recognize me, your little sister? It looks like you are really drunk!"

The Shiba Inu rolled his lifeless eyes and said, "Oh, who did I think I was? It turned out to be you, my girl. Why did you come to see me so late? Did you miss me?"

"Of course, sister, why would I come to see you if I didn't miss you? The king's night is short tonight, and my brother is alone here to keep watch. I came here specially to accompany you and even asked for a pill that the king gave you as a reward. Do you want to try it?"

"What? The king is giving out pills tonight? Why is there no share for me?" The Shiba Inu got so angry that his eyes rolled back.

"It must be that your pills were eaten by other monsters. How could everyone get a share and only you were not given one?"

"Hmph!... It must be that big bad wolf who embezzled my pills!... Uh... How abominable!" The Shiba Inu raised his head and howled towards the sky.

"Brother, don't be so angry. I'm thinking of you. This is for you. Come and try it. The pill the king gave you today is said to boost your spiritual power!"

"Really? That's a good thing. I won't be shy about it!"

The Shiba Inu tilted its head back and swallowed the food directly into its stomach, choking it so much that its head was stretched out.

Seeing this, Xiaohong hurried forward and hit the Shiba Inu spirit on the back.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly, don't choke!"

"Ugh...ah...but I'm choking! Cough cough..."

"Brother Gou, how is this Danwan? Is it delicious?"

"Hmm!... Delicious... Delicious... Hmm!... Why do I feel a little dizzy after eating it!..." The Shiba Inu's legs were shaking and he was standing unsteadily against the wall.

"Brother, you are just drunk. Let me accompany you to have a few more drinks!"

Xiaohong said this while supporting the Shiba Inu and walked towards the gatehouse. She then stretched out her hand to signal Hua Chao to get ready to escape.

"Brother, your bed is there. Let me help you lie down. You are just drunk. You will be fine after a nap!" Xiaohong's voice came from inside the room.

“Uh… well… you have to stay with me! Wuuuu… I feel so pitiful… Wuuuu…”

The Shiba Inu's howling sounds became quieter and quieter.

Hua Chao then pulled Ling Mi and tiptoed towards the tall gate, his heart beating wildly like a drum.

"Hmm!... I'll tell you! I'll tell you..."

Just as she reached the front door, the drunken voice of the Shiba Inu Spirit rang out again. Hua Chao was so scared that she felt her hair stand on end and all the hairs on her body stood on end.