Su Yuanyuan was speechless after hearing this. If she had to say, she would lean more towards the second version, since it was a dark fairy tale.

"Then what do you want?"

"Let her stay in the palace and never come back."

Su Yuanyuan nodded, "You guys go back first, let me think about it."

After the two walked away, Su Yuanyuan went back to get a bottle of bewitching potion and followed them to their house, where she saw a beautiful girl calling the two of them "sister".

When Belle was left alone, she poured the medicine on her, and Belle's originally bright eyes instantly became dull.

She was given the order to go to the palace herself, and Su Yuanyuan flew in the sky watching her the whole time.

Belle left a letter, mounted her horse, and rode off into the forest. Her two older sisters came out of their room, took the letter Belle had written, and threw it into the fireplace.

Su Yuanyuan only glanced at them; these two probably weren't good people either.

She watched as Belle easily walked into the palace, her gaze subtly revealing a hint of greed as she surveyed the palace.

Belle couldn't control herself when she first saw the beast, and Su Yuanyuan saw the disgust in her eyes. Belle realized this as well, and she quickly lowered her head and took a step back, pretending to be scared.

"who are you?"

“My father picked one of your roses, and it was for me, so I came.”

The beast didn't speak, but simply looked her over and led her to the dining table.

"You must be hungry, go eat something!"

Belle nodded demurely and sat down to eat in small bites.

After the meal, the furniture in the palace turned into people, and the Beast invited Belle to dance, which she accepted, until they entered the same bedroom.

Before going to sleep, the Beast asked Belle if she would be his wife. Belle was silent for a moment, but answered softly.

“You are very good, I admit to you, your kindness makes me happy, but I am not willing to be your wife for the time being.”

Su Yuanyuan yawned boredly while flying in the sky. She slowly flew back, thinking she would come again next time.

[Host, you have drawn the Arahu Cave Opening Spell.]

[Hmm, not bad, a very useful skill.]

After dealing with the system half-heartedly the whole way, Su Yuanyuan fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed. The flight had been quite long today, and she was feeling rather tired.

Su Yuanyuan didn't go to the palace every day, but every time she did, she saw that Belle's life was becoming more and more luxurious. Similarly, the Beast would ask her every day if she would like to be his wife, and Belle would always refuse.

Two months passed, and when she went back, she did not see Belle in the palace.

The beast also locked itself in its room and wouldn't come out. Su Yuanyuan was a little puzzled. She hadn't come for two days. What had she missed?

She flew around the palace and saw Belle in the back garden, along with many other young girls dressed in gorgeous gowns.

They have turned into stone statues, yet they still maintain their most beautiful posture, standing tall in the garden.

Su Yuanyuan roughly counted that there were no fewer than twenty stone statues here, which should all belong to people who only wanted to enjoy a luxurious life and were unwilling to marry wild beasts.

Having determined the ending of the story, Su Yuanyuan didn't linger. She had only come to see how different it was from the fairy tales she had heard.

[Host, may we leave now?]

Su Yuanyuan pondered for a moment. She had already stored up a lot of magic potions, and she could take all the spellbooks with her. She just didn't know if she could still summon magical pets.

[System, can Sebastian be taken away?]

【No, host.】

But he's just a pet.

Although she had expected it, Su Yuanyuan still sighed. If Sebastian were any other animal, it would be fine, but he was a crow, just like her own birth sign, and so obedient.

[Host, you cannot take living creatures with you, and he is not an ordinary pet; he is a magical pet.]

Can I still summon him?

Su Yuanyuan asked again, clinging to a sliver of hope.

[...Yes, you can summon it if your power system is similar to this one.]

She was happy now, but then she remembered that the people's memories would be reset after she left, and her smile faded.

[System, if Sebastian is summoned from another world, will he still have his memories?]

[I don't know, no one has ever tried it before. Besides, what would the host need him to have memories for? No matter where he is, as long as you summon him, he will be loyal to you. You don't need to worry too much.]

Su Yuanyuan nodded, agreeing with the system.

Back at the cabin, Sebastian flapped his wings and landed at her feet. Su Yuanyuan stroked his soft feathers twice.

Once inside the room, I put everything on the bookshelf into my spatial storage, including some ordinary materials, in case they come in handy someday.

Finally, she couldn't resist turning Sebastian into human form, ruffling his head, and glancing at him a few more times.

"Sebastian, go back now. I'll summon you again next time."

Watching Sebastian disappear, Su Yuanyuan wiped away imaginary tears and decided not to go home yet, but to finish all her tasks for the month in one go.

................................................

Under the blazing sun, Su Yuanyuan wiped away her sweat. She had no idea what kind of world this was; she had only been there for less than ten minutes and was already drenched in sweat.

She looked up and saw ancient trees towering into the clouds, their branches large enough to support two of her.

Su Yuanyuan quickly found a shady spot under a tree, set up a makeshift tent, and sat inside, finishing a bottle of water in one go.

After cooling off for a while, I looked up again and saw that the sky was a pure blue. Sunlight filtered through layers of leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground, a sight that was truly delightful.

However, looking around, the scenery resembled a primeval forest, though she wondered if there were any wild animals.

After resting for a while, she packed up the tent and prepared to fly up to find a way out.

"Ouch—"

A tiger's roar reached her ears, and Su Yuanyuan's eyes lit up instantly. There was a tiger! She had never seen a real tiger before!

She ran briskly toward the direction from which the sound came, and soon found a white tiger drinking water by the river.

The sound of Su Yuanyuan's footsteps startled it. The white tiger raised its head, its amber pupils fixed on her.

It seemed as if it was scrutinizing, or perhaps appraising...

Upon seeing its pupils, Su Yuanyuan stood rooted to the spot. She saw human emotions within them, just like Sebastian's eyes.

Is this also a magical pet? Then can she summon Sebastian too?

[Host... he's not a magical pet!]

【Oh! 】

Su Yuanyuan pursed her lips. If it's not a magical pet, then it must be an animal that has gained sentience.

At this moment, the white tiger twitched its nose slightly, as if it had smelled something, and slowly walked towards her.

Su Yuanyuan stood still, and the white tiger approached and gently rubbed against her leg, then stuck out its tongue and licked her hand.

Feeling the slippery texture on her hands, Su Yuanyuan felt a surge of discomfort and longed to run to the river to wash them immediately.

Su Yuanyuan endured for a while, but still pushed the white tiger away and quickly walked to the riverbank, putting the hand it had licked into the water to wash it.

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