Since Lin Yan kept assuring her, Katie could only agree.
Lin Yan was ecstatic inside:
"Since I'm going to sleep in the sheep pen, let Mr. An sleep in this little bed."
Crack!
The moment Lin Yan finished speaking, a huge hole was smashed through the little bed!
Katie pretended to be surprised and said:
"Oh dear, perhaps the bed's wooden boards were old and poorly maintained, so they broke."
"Then Mr. An can only sleep with me!"
Lin Yan rolled his eyes furiously inside.
Miss Katie, you clearly smashed this bed with an axe just now! Did you think I couldn't see the axe behind you?!
In the end, Lin Yan was defeated by reality.
Dinner time.
Aside from Katie, Charlotte, who had been working outside all day, had also returned, along with the sisters' mother.
Katie introduced them:
"Mother, Sister, these two are Mr. Lin Yan and Mr. Charlotte. They just arrived in Gray Country, so I took them in for the night."
Charlotte said nothing and walked straight toward An Xinghe:
"Mr. An, my bed is quite large. I wonder if..."
"Ahem! Ahem!"
Lin Yan coughed forcefully twice. "Um, I'm hungry. Can we eat now?"
Although Charlotte was somewhat annoyed at being interrupted, she did not lose her temper. Instead, she went to the kitchen to bring out the dishes.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, An Xinghe asked Katie:
"Katie, does Gray Country have a Gray Queen?"
Unexpectedly, Katie asked in horror upon hearing this:
"Mr. An! Are you also here to participate in the Gray Queen's matchmaking event?! Don't go! You absolutely mustn't go! Everyone who went there died!"
An Xinghe was utterly confused:
"What matchmaking event? What do you mean, died? Katie, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand you?"
Katie explained:
"The Gray Queen has recently been seeking a husband throughout the land. As long as he can pass the trial and put on the Crystal Slipper, he can marry her!"
"The trial is to defeat the Guard Captain of Gray Country!"
"Although some people did successfully defeat the Guard Captain, without exception, none of them could put on the Crystal Slipper. Then they were all killed by the Gray Queen!"
"That Gray Queen never intended to find a husband at all! She prepared two Crystal Slippers. She has people observe the foot size of those who pass the trial beforehand. When someone with large feet comes, she brings out the smaller one. When someone with small feet comes, she brings out the larger one."
"And once they fail to put on the Crystal Slipper, the Gray Queen kills them!"
After hearing all this, An Xinghe asked suspiciously:
"Katie, how do you know so much inside information?"
"Because the Gray Queen used to be my younger sister! Cinderella!"
Cinderella was Katie's younger sister?
That meant Katie and Charlotte were the pair of wicked sisters from the original story!
It was just that because the plot had been drastically altered, Cinderella had become the murderous Gray Queen, while Katie and Charlotte had instead become a pair of kind sisters.
An Xinghe exchanged a glance with Lin Yan.
This Cinderella seems even harder to deal with than Snow White!
The night passed uneventfully.
The next day, before dawn.
An Xinghe and Lin Yan left Katie's house at the same time and arrived on the street.
If An Xinghe directly told Katie they were going to look for the Gray Queen, she would definitely stop them. It was better to leave without saying goodbye.
An Xinghe patted Lin Yan on the shoulder:
"How was it?"
"Huh? I rested pretty well."
"I mean, how was the little sheep?"
"It was warm... No, wait! An Xinghe, fuck your brother! You tricked me into answering!"
Live Stream.
[Although humanity's XP System is free, I feel that at the very least, it shouldn't...] [I finally understand why succubi have two sheep horns on their heads...] [We're screwed. Lin Yan's fans won't be able to show their faces in public anymore!] [What do you guys think? Was it really warm?] [Actually, I'm pretty curious too.] [Forming a team, forming a team! My friend raises sheep. Five hundred per person!] [Count me in!]
An Xinghe and Lin Yan traded barbs for a while before starting to discuss business.
Lin Yan frowned and asked:
"Are you going this time, or am I?"
An Xinghe said nothing, so Lin Yan continued:
"I'll do it this time. After all, we have to defeat the Guard Captain. You're only an eighth-level rookie. Your Combat Power is basically worthless!"
An Xinghe glanced at him:
"Even if you defeat the Guard Captain, can you guarantee that you'll conquer the Cinderella waiting afterward?"
"About that..."
Lin Yan knew that he and An Xinghe were on completely different levels when it came to their lethality against women!
An Xinghe brushed the dirt off his clothes, stood up, and said:
"Let me handle it. The Protagonist Halo happens to be with me, too."
Lin Yan looked extremely embarrassed, but what An Xinghe said was indeed true. He could only put an arm around An Xinghe's shoulder:
"Brother, I was supposed to be the one carrying you through this dungeon. I never expected you to be the one carrying me everywhere instead!"
"Let's say I owe you one, then!"
"After we get out, let's add each other as friends. If you ever need me in the future, I'll go through fire and water for you!"
Those few words from Lin Yan were very pleasant to hear. They also showed that he was a straightforward man who had not been corrupted by the environment of the Horror Game.
The two of them soon arrived before the Gray Queen Cinderella's Castle.
The guards outside saw them and approached to ask:
"What are you here for?!"
"We're here to participate in the Gray Queen's matchmaking event."
The guard looked at them both:
"Which one of you is going?"
An Xinghe stepped forward. "I am!"
The guard sized An Xinghe up:
"You do look pretty good, but knives and guns don't care whether you look good or not! Go on in!"
At that moment, Lin Yan came over and reminded him:
"Brother, if you can't beat her, run back out! You're only level eight. There's nothing shameful about that!"
"Although you're sharp-tongued and love showing off your affection, you're still a good person! Don't die!"
An Xinghe glared at him. "Don't fucking curse me!"
Live Stream.
[Lin Yan has no idea how many treasures this level-eight rookie in front of him possesses that even many level-fifty experts don't have!] [Who would've thought that a level-eight rookie would be fully equipped with Fine Equipment?] [After all, not everyone can start with Fine Equipment! An Xinghe's situation is like LOL: while everyone else leaves the base with a Doran's Blade, he leaves with a Kraken Slayer.] [What do you think? If An Xinghe pulled two pieces of Fine Equipment out of his pants, would Lin Yan be scared to death...?] [Forget Lin Yan. Anyone would be scared to death!] [I've always watched An Xinghe's live streams. If his equipment stats weren't right there, I'd never believe it even if you beat me to death!] [Sharp-tongued and fond of showing off his affection—Lin Yan summed up An Xinghe perfectly!] [I don't know about sharp-tongued, but he's genuinely ferocious when it comes to showing off his affection!]
An Xinghe entered the Castle, where two soldiers came over to put armor on him.
An Xinghe refused outright!
The two soldiers exchanged glances and sneered:
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