novelraw Chapter 63: I've Changed My Mind
Chapter 63: I've Changed My Mind
Chapter 63: I've Changed My Mind
Snow White plucked a wildflower beside the Dark Forest. To her, everything here was so beautiful.
The Queen's command was to bring her to a desolate place in the forest to admire wildflowers, and then seize the opportunity to kill Snow White directly!
Therefore, the scenery in this place wasn't that pleasant;
ahead lay the dark forest.
This time, Snow White was wearing the classic attire of a princess dress, not coarse linen clothes. It seemed like a final act of mercy, so she could at least depart with some dignity.
In a pile of weeds, Beihai and the Hunter were hiding.
The Hunter gripped his short knife, looking at the princess with a childlike disposition before him. Just as he had thought, she was merely a child. How could he bring himself to harm her?
"Nervous? Relax, it's just acting a part."
Beihai comforted the Hunter from the side. After all, he had to show his loyalty, at least the surface-level performance couldn't be lacking in the slightest.
Using this plan was a last resort. Originally, he had wanted to find the Prince, so when the Hunter attempted the assassination, the Prince could directly perform a heroic rescue. Wouldn't that be perfect?With Snow White's beauty and the Prince's heroic rescue, as long as he wasn't bad-looking, wouldn't these two become utterly infatuated with each other?
But now, who knew where the Prince was wandering off to? Compared to randomly finding some man to perform the heroic rescue, it was still better to wait for the Prince. An ordinary person couldn't protect Snow White.
With Beihai's reassuring words, the Hunter relaxed slightly. Then, gathering his courage, he stepped out from the haystack. At this moment, Snow White was still picking flowers, unaware of the impending danger.
By the time the Hunter walked up to her, his shadow eclipsed the sun. The action of his raised short knife was naturally replicated in the shadow. Finally, the raised sharp object made Snow White realize someone was behind her. Turning around, she saw a ferocious-looking Hunter holding a short knife, poised to strike her down!
Snow White had never witnessed such a scene before. She let out a startled cry on the spot. There was a tree right behind her, leaving no room to run.
At the last moment, the Hunter's blade was directly discarded by him.
The Hunter's treasured knife fell to the ground. He grabbed the hem of the princess's dress, knelt on the ground, and began to beg for forgiveness.
"No, I can't bring myself to do it! Forgive me, I beg for the princess's forgiveness."
Snow White was still panicked but managed to ask, why was this happening?
"I don't understand, what's going on?"
"Someone is jealous of your beauty. She wants to eliminate you."
"Who?"
"It's the Queen! Get far away from here, hurry and go! Never come back again, hide, hide deep in the forest, never come back again! Go, hurry up and go!"
Accompanied by the Hunter's urging, Snow White, already flustered in her heart, heard that it was her own mother who wanted to harm her. Without looking back, she ran towards the forest.
Beihai naturally had to follow and take a look, lest any accidents occur.
And now, Snow White, due to her panicked state and wearing a dress, soon got caught on some branches. This frightened Snow White, making her think it was some demon.
She became even more terrified, running deeper into the forest while trembling with fear.
After Snow White had run for a while, feeling both physically and mentally exhausted, she thought of her plight—it was simply unjust.
Finally, unable to control her emotions, she began to cry. Beihai watched this, then released the rabbit he had casually caught while tracking earlier. He gave its bottom a little kick and pointed towards Snow White with his finger—the meaning couldn't be clearer.
After rubbing its bottom, the little rabbit seemed somewhat resentful, but it still hopped over to Snow White. It used Disney's signature trick—its nose wiggled as it sniffed things.
With the first animal, the remaining animals who had been watching from a distance all came out. There were some sika deer, squirrels, small birds, and even a turtle, though it was a small turtle.
Beihai glanced at it with surprise. A turtle? Where did that come from? Did forests have things like that?
But seeing no further issues, Beihai left first. After all, with the princess's unique animal affinity, if she encountered danger, these animals would either send warnings, accurately find the Prince amidst the vast sea of people, or protect her themselves.
The only slightly surprising point was that although Snow White got along well with the animals, she couldn't understand animal speech like Cinderella could.
By the time Beihai walked out of the forest, the Hunter was lying on a rock, crying.
"Snow White is already safe. What on earth are you crying about?"
"I almost committed a grave mistake. But I also betrayed her loyalty. The fate awaiting me certainly won't be good."
Beihai lay down on the rock beside him, then pulled open his own clothes, revealing his chest. Now it was time for the second step. But before that, Beihai felt like he had forgotten something.
Forget it, it's not important. Let's start slowly.
"You are a hunter. I believe your skills won't cause me much pain."
The Hunter picked up his curved knife again. Looking at Beihai lying on the rock, calmly accepting the idea of using his own heart to exchange for Snow White's freedom and his own freedom, the Hunter couldn't hold back and started crying again.
Beihai just lay there quietly, not urging him. After all, this was his first time doing this too. Thankfully, he had left Elsa at the inn first;
otherwise, the resistance would have been considerable.
After the Hunter calmed his emotions, repeating the process several times, his hand holding the knife finally stopped trembling.
Gathering his courage, his eyes turned somewhat fierce in that instant. He measured the spot on Beihai's chest, raised the knife, and was about to stab down. At this critical moment!
"Wait! Remember, if something really goes wrong, you must ensure I feel no pain, understand? Just like slaughtering a pig—one stab, instant death."
The Hunter's gathered courage deflated by half, but he nodded in response to Beihai's request.
"I will."
Finally, the Hunter raised his hunting knife once more, then looked at Beihai's serene face. And then the knife fell to the ground again.
No. Compared to the other's greatness and sacrifice, he was too selfish. He was even afraid of death!
"No! I can't do it. Forgive me, this knight, I truly cannot do it!
For a selfish guy like me, it's better if I complete this myself. This way, I protect my loyalty and can also free myself from this torment."
And so, the Hunter gathered his courage again, replenishing his own resolve. Picking up his hunting knife from the ground, he prepared to stab it into his own heart.
Seeing the Hunter was overthinking things, Beihai quickly intervened to stop him. He grabbed the other's knife, and with one forceful squeeze, the blade shattered.
Then Beihai remembered. Right, even if I let the Hunter hack at my body now, he wouldn't be able to cut through.
If I want to take out my own heart, wouldn't I have to use my right hand to plunge into my own chest and pull it out?
Beihai's face instantly darkened. Damn it, what was I thinking?
"I've changed my mind. I'm going to confront the Queen face to face. I'm going to cut her down!"