The Knight from the Fairytales

Chapter 93: The Path

Aurora was a little princess, who hadn't yet reached the legal age, nor the age of death, to be honest.

But frankly speaking, even the ages of those fairy tale princesses are really too young. A 16-year-old in Beihai's world would land you in jail, but here they're already getting the full package of kissing and marriage.

So, the current Aurora is still a little sprout, and at the same time, she's carrying a giant axe on her shoulder. If one had to describe it, it might be like the little puppet from Elden Ring.

"I want to take down that old witch, I want to defeat the Demon King, I want to vanquish all the evil in this world!"

"Mhm mhm, of course you can."

"Haha, such an adorable little pip-squeak."

"Ahhhh!!! I'm being serious, you know!"

Aurora's hair practically stood on end as she huffed angrily!

To Beihai and Aladdin, it was utterly harmless, but Ella was startled and needed Beihai to pat her head to calm her down.

Beihai looked at Aurora's current setup: she had a mount, and two companions—one orange cat, one black cat, and a dog. And that was it.The combat power here could be ranked as: Aurora equals the fierce tiger mount beneath her, equals those two cats.

"Not to be rude, but did you gather your companions planning to open a zoo?"

Beihai mercilessly teased, even reaching out to try and pet one, but the orange cat dodged.

The kitten dodged, but that silly, dopey dog eagerly came over to enjoy the pets.

The orange cat wore a cowboy hat on its head, and not only was it standing upright, its paws were even clad in a pair of boots. A little belt was fastened around its waist, which, while useless for a cat, could be used to hang a small pirate cutlass.

"What's wrong with my teammates? If you're talking about me, yours aren't much better either."

Beihai felt she was just being unreasonable. What was abnormal about his teammates? And did he even need teammates?

He looked back: Aladdin's Lamp, which wasn't even a person, usually completely useless, the most worthless existence in the entire team, only making outstanding contributions in wasting team food supplies.

A Little Fairy, who usually did nothing but sleep in Ella's pocket when not needed. Perhaps it was a characteristic of this world, but she rarely showed herself, usually just lazing around sleeping.

And finally, his little chef, Ella, the most useful existence in the team. Comparing the two sides, it seemed they were somewhat evenly matched, both lacking.

"Besides, when we encounter danger, we act together."

Hearing Aurora's words, Beihai really didn't know how to refute. If you really wanted to nitpick about encountering danger, you could only say that for impassable roads, use your fists to open them up. If fists don't work, then give it two more punches.

"Ahem, you're just being unreasonable. Alright, let's not talk about this for now. At least our goal is the same. The key point is, I never thought our little princess would really run out."

According to the storybook, she should have been locked in a high tower or kept inside the castle, reducing public appearances, until her reputation grew larger and larger.

The remaining process would be either waiting for a warrior, or waiting for a clever person.

Warriors, naturally, go without saying—prince-like figures. Those playing with petty cleverness might be some poor lad or a braggart, but you have to admire that they really can marry a princess, and can even outsmart a Giant.

Aurora shook her head, saying one sentence that utterly shocked Beihai: "Isn't this what you taught me?"

"I taught you?"

"If I didn't come out, I wouldn't have seen the Giant, I wouldn't have met my companions, and I wouldn't even know there were so many interesting things outside the Kingdom."

Listening to her, and then looking at those two cats and a dog, Beihai almost couldn't hold back.

"Princess Aurora, listen to my advice: when looking for teammates, they should at least vaguely resemble humans."

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was a traveling zoo show.

Aurora didn't really have an opinion or even a thought about this matter. The main issue lay with Aurora's height and age. According to fairy tale logic, unless she met some peers, she could only recruit animals.

After all, in fairy tales, children are usually very close to animals, even adventuring together, like riding on the neck of a big goose for a flight.

Similarly, stories about adventuring with adults are generally rare, and many of those have adults as the main characters, not children.

What children usually do is remain unaware, eat, sleep, get into trouble while sleeping, and then become a burden when trouble arises.

Moreover, the two cats and a dog Aurora brought are also protagonists from stories. After all, seeing the pair of boots, and the key point being they were worn by an orange cat, the guess probably isn't far off. Its name is Puss in Boots.

"Alright, everyone, our catching-up time is over. We are going to take the path on the map, heading towards that mysterious treasure land."

Puss in Boots spoke up, interrupting, and reaching into its fourth-dimensional pocket from behind, pulling out a map that appeared in its paw.

The black cat nearby watched enviously, but refrained from acting out due to Aurora and the newly arrived knight. However, the little dog was extremely excited.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. Let's go now—"

The orange cat excitedly took over the conversation, preparing to move forward, but suddenly stopped. The path ahead had become terrifying.

The ground was parched, lava bursting forth. A live volcano abruptly appeared ahead. That was the orange cat's fear of death;

the path was filled with everything related to death.

Unfolding the map to look, all the routes on the map had completely changed. They would have to pass through the Incineration Valley, cross the Mass Grave Ridge, and traverse the Wandering Soul Cave!

The black cat nearby, refusing to believe it, snatched the map to look. This black cat's heart was filled with distrust of others. The path before them changed again: they would have to cross the Infinite Sorrow Swamp, the Mountain of Pain, and the Eternal Loneliness Abyss!

Only that little dog, its heart filled with infinite hope, made the path become dreamlike and fantastical.