The Knight from the Fairytales

Chapter 39: The Truth About the World

When Beihai rushed back and opened the door, the lights inside the house were still on. Clearing his mind to listen carefully, Elsa seemed to have fallen asleep.

At this moment, he couldn't help but wonder, could it be that his guess was right?

Arriving at Ella's room door, he directly asked, "You're not asleep yet either, are you?"

The knocking startled Ella. She hurriedly put the book into the cabinet, locked it, and then immediately took off the wizard's scarf from her head.

"Can you hide for a bit?"

She then looked at the Fairy. No matter what, this was a Fairy; she couldn't just push her, shove her into the wardrobe.

First, it was very impolite. Also, it seemed like her figure wouldn't fit. Most importantly, when it came to hiding, the other party only needed a single thought.

Unexpectedly, Ella was very anxious, but that Fairy wasn't worried at all.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Hiding isn't a problem for me. Like this."

The Fairy comforted Ella, then lightly waved her Magic Wand. With a surge of magic, her entire person completely vanished.After witnessing this firsthand, Ella couldn't suppress the shock in her heart. This was truly too miraculous.

Beihai was quietly waiting outside the door, focusing his spirit and using his ears. He could clearly hear the movements inside. He really wanted to catch them red-handed, but unfortunately, he couldn't do that.

After all, knocking on a girl's door in the middle of the night was very impolite.

I've really lost my mind. For this Magic Wand, I've repeatedly skirted the line, Beihai couldn't help but sigh to himself.

But there was no other way. Based on Beihai's conjecture, he felt this world was extremely dangerous.

The door opened.

"Is there something you need?"

"I came here to tell you some news. The Prince has already found a partner. Right now, the palace is holding a banquet, that is, a ball. Then tomorrow, they will begin organizing the wedding."

After these words fell, both parties were somewhat stunned for a moment. It was very awkward. Beihai could be said to have disregarded the Knight's code and disturbed a lady's rest in the middle of the night.

Thankfully, there was no punishment mechanism. Most importantly, the Prince finding a partner at the ball and then organizing a wedding—this matter seemed to have no relation to either of them.

Ella had clearly stated she didn't want to participate. So, whether he found one or not seemed to have nothing to do with her. If he woke Ella up for something like this, it would be a bit of an unwarranted disaster, although she wasn't resting anyway.

Beihai was also troubled; he was a bit too hasty. Now he needed to find a way to save face.

It just so happened that at this moment, both wanted the other to give in first, resulting in an awkward standoff.

Fortunately, this situation didn't last too long. The Fairy appeared once again, and they could even hear her saying, "Wait, why am I hiding? In front of this Knight, it seems I have nothing to hide."

Hearing this kindly voice, Beihai looked directly over. The first thing he spotted was that white Magic Wand.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I remember you've also experienced quite miraculous things. Could it be you still have some unresolved questions?"

"You could say that."

"Then why not speak of them? Perhaps I can answer your doubts."

Beihai understood that the more it came to such moments, the less he could reveal any flaws.

He needed the Magic Wand, but he couldn't just go and snatch it. He needed a plan. First, he couldn't use deceitful schemes.

Well, not exactly that. Mainly, he could use them, but he himself couldn't be directly involved.

After all, the world is vast. It's not like there aren't those who appear righteous on the surface but are actually villainous characters.

The key is, there are quite a few of these characters. Many people like this kind of contrast: appearing amiable on the surface, advocating for justice and peace, while doing dirty deeds behind the scenes.

If you don't handle this type of character well, it's easy to suffer great losses.

So, while scheming for the Magic Wand, you must think of a way to not get involved yourself, yet still stand on their side, on the side of justice, while also acting according to your own wishes.

It seems very difficult on the surface, but actually, it's quite simple. You just need to pretend to be no match for the villain during the confrontation. Often, things will fall into place naturally.

But for now, he still had to figure out a way to hoodwink the other party.

"I haven't traveled to many places, but even so, I've seen many strange things. I only have two questions. Are there gods in this world?

And why do some people know about this miraculous side of the world, while others don't, yet accept it readily after seeing it?"

"You've really given me a difficult problem. I need to think about how to answer you.

Ah, right. Didn't that Green Knight tell you?"

That Fairy waved the Magic Wand in her hand, wanting to answer Beihai's question.

But suddenly she remembered, logically speaking, shouldn't such questions be asked of the Green Knight?

After all, witnessing such a mysterious scene—his head falling off yet still walking normally—should surely arouse curiosity.

As mentioned before, learning magic or something like that is about sparking curiosity, then letting you explore, step by step sinking into it, ultimately achieving the status of Grand Sorcerer.

"No, he didn't. But you seem to know him."

The Fairy merely nodded, offering no further words. She then asked Ella to go out first; she wanted to have a talk with this Knight.

Ella could only suppress the curiosity in her heart. Taking one step, looking back three times, she seemed somewhat reluctant to leave, mainly driven by curiosity. In the end, she closed the door.

"Hmm, let me think. Gods did exist in this world before.

But that was a very long time ago. I only know of it from what other existences have told me."

The reason this world is so miraculous, possessing so many mysterious artifacts and some bizarre places,

like the legendary Fountain of Youth, or some mysterious plants that, after eating, make you grow mysterious wings or transform, or cloth that makes you invisible when draped over you,

or a crystal ball that lets you observe places all over the world... there are many, many such things.

Those were all decomposed from the bodies of the deities. And the era we are in is also very subtle.

You could say it's a peak period of prosperity, and that's not wrong. Because of what the deities left behind, the decomposed authority from their bodies, and the abundance of materials—this point is absolute.

Yet, saying this era is even more prosperous than the one above it wouldn't be an exaggeration.

That was a world where the gods still existed. You didn't need to do anything; resources were so abundant there were no disputes in the world, no selfish desires, because there was completely no need.

Even if the earth dried up, even if the sky cracked and the earth split, you only needed to have faith, to believe, and everything could be resolved. For example, the famous Mother Earth or something like that—She wouldn't let Her children suffer.

And demigods also existed, possessing such special bloodlines, each bearing extraordinary qualities.

Of course, some were just downright bizarre. The most famous example is Athena, such a petty person. Clearly, it was Poseidon who harassed that girl first.

Yet Athena didn't dare vent her anger on Poseidon, nor even dared to help defend the girl. Instead, she turned the beautiful girl into Medusa.

And there was another girl whose weaving skills were excellent, and she believed her weaving talent was innate, not bestowed by the gods.

Athena was very angry and directly challenged her to a contest.

Athena wove the majesty of the heavenly gods, while that girl wove the absurd and outrageous behaviors of the gods—things like incest, fatherly kindness and filial piety turning into patricide, and the like.

She exposed the other side of the gods. Moreover, the girl wove better than Athena. Then Athena, unable to accept losing, turned the other into a spider.

There are quite a few characters of this type. And the most famous is Loki, who dared to do anything and everything, and the children he bore were each more formidable than the last.

Although it's not known how the gods disappeared, and how they scattered all these things across this world, undoubtedly, it's good news.