Chapter 570: Green Island: No retreat
After searching everywhere without finding Lin Mo and the others, Little White turned his gaze toward the silent island beside him.
After a brief silence, he passed straight through the Flying Ship's electrified Protective Shield and headed without hesitation toward the dark mass of forest on the island.
Once he passed through the forest, the darkness suddenly began to brighten at a visible rate. The farther he walked, the fewer trees there were, and before long, he reached an area surrounded by rice paddies...
A luxurious carriage was approaching him along the road a short distance ahead.
In front of the carriage was a cat wearing a cowboy hat and a pair of boots...
Little White had entered a fairy tale called Puss in Boots, and the cat he now saw was its protagonist. The story roughly told of a clever cat who wanted to help his impoverished master turn his fortunes around. He asked his master for a pair of boots and a cloth bag, then made his way through the brambles to hunt in the forest. He presented every catch to the king, defeated a wealthy man-eating ogre through wit and courage, and ultimately helped his master win the king's favor and the princess's love.
Now, the cat was working hard on his master's behalf. Riding in the carriage were the king, the princess, and the cat's master.
The cat had a reason for running ahead of the carriage: he wanted the people cutting grass in the rice paddies to lie and say that all these fields belonged to his master.
He was doing this so the king would feel comfortable marrying his daughter to his master.
Puss in Boots reached the edge of the rice paddies and shouted to the workers