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Chapter 157: You Call This a Winter Rose?
Chapter 157: You Call This a Winter Rose?
The wizard became increasingly agitated, seemingly unable to wait to go to the tower and rescue Rapunzel. However, after carefully circling the tower, he found no entrance, which only made him more agitated.
Qin Muye, on the other hand, quietly observed the manor. The manor was vast, with many strange plants growing. With his crimson eyes, Qin Muye noticed that most of them contained some form of special energy.
'This witch is no ordinary one.'
"Your Highness, we must quickly rescue the beautiful maiden from the tower," the wizard said anxiously.
Qin Muye gave him a strange look, feeling that something wasn't quite right. Usually, such words should be spoken by the prince, not by a villainous wizard.
"Perhaps only the witch knows how to enter the tower," Qin Muye said directly.
His thoughts were simple: this guy really just wanted to freeload, right? They had agreed to help him capture the witch first, but now he wanted to rescue Rapunzel first? And judging by his current state, he had probably forgotten about the magic lamp.
It was a bit amusing to think about how the intertwining of two fairy tales could lead to such a ridiculous situation.
But it was also a bit exciting. This world seemed to not only have fairy tales but also elements of Greek mythology mixed in.
This made the entire world seem very dangerous.
However, so far, it seemed that the Greek gods had not directly interfered with the world, unlike the chaotic traditional Greek myths. Perhaps he just hadn't encountered them yet.
"The witch? But she only returns at night and is not in the manor during the day," the wizard said.
Clearly, the wizard had been planning this for a long time, but his goal had changed from originally wanting the magic lamp to now wanting Rapunzel.
Qin Muye was a bit puzzled. Why hadn't he been enchanted by Rapunzel's singing before?
'Wait, could it be that the White Prince skill has been triggered?'
As the protagonist, he generally encountered many things that should happen to him, but without the corresponding protagonist aura, things didn't develop according to the plot.
For example, Rapunzel's singing. If it were a normal prince, he wouldn't bring a wizard with him, nor would he think about imprisoning the witch in the basement.
And it was also thanks to his magic shield that, otherwise, after hearing the song, he would likely have been enchanted just like the wizard.
The wizard had observed here for so long without hearing Rapunzel sing, purely because of bad luck. Qin Muye, having the White Prince skill, triggered it as soon as he arrived.
If it weren't for the song being problematic, Qin Muye would have thought his White Prince skill was functioning normally.
"Then we'll lie in ambush and catch her off guard. We'll interrogate her to find out how to get into the tower," Qin Muye said.
He now understood the wizard's psychology. To be honest, it was quite strange that the wizard couldn't fly, perhaps because he was a fraud.
In Qin Muye's eyes, this world was not one of magic and witchcraft but of the gods. Only those with divine blood were significant.
For example, the old witch in the tinderbox. She had no divine blood, meaning she had no backing, so she was reaped by the god of death, Thanatos. In the original story, the soldier was different. Having divine blood meant having backing, and he still managed to achieve greatness even after taking the god of death's money and dog.
'So, why did the god of death spare me?'
Qin Muye pondered this. He had no divine blood and no backing. Was it too whimsical for the god of death to let him go so easily?
But he quickly set this aside, deciding to think about it later.
On the other side, the wizard enthusiastically began setting up traps with scorpions, venomous snakes, and other things. Qin Muye suggested ambushing the witch, and the wizard naturally took the lead.
This was the first time Qin Muye had seen the world's magic and witchcraft. What could he say? A villain was a villain, branded by their nature, even their magic was dark.
And their strength was truly weak; otherwise, they wouldn't have been easily killed by Aladdin.
These wizards and witches were more like ordinary people who had acquired some special abilities and were cursed because of them.
First, the appearance: absolutely ugly. Then, the behavior: definitely evil.
This is to highlight the protagonist's handsomeness and righteousness in the story.
'Is this fate?'
This thought suddenly popped into Qin Muye's mind.
"Prince, we should hide quickly; the witch is coming," the wizard said hurriedly. To get Rapunzel, this wizard had already undergone a significant change in personality. In the distance, a figure could be seen riding a broom under the moonlight.
'This feels a bit off.'
In ancient Greek mythology, there didn't seem to be any behavior of riding brooms. It looked like other settings had been mixed in.
The witch walked into the manor, and Qin Muye, under the moonlight, could clearly see her appearance. He really wanted to slap the wizard in the face. Calling this a Winter Rose?
She looked at least 60 years old, with a hooked nose and a face full of wrinkles, essentially the female version of Gargamel.
Indeed, in fairy tales, beautiful female villains were mostly stepmothers and queens. As for other female villains, they all followed the rule of being ugly.
The witch approached the tower and called out, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair."
"???" Qin Muye was thoroughly confused.
Something didn't seem right here.
He glanced at the broom floating in mid-air, feeling utterly baffled.
Aren't you capable of flying? Why not just ride the broom and enter the tower from above? Why go through all this trouble?
A long braid of hair was lowered from the tower, and the witch climbed up with considerable effort, looking very peculiar.
Qin Muye was thinking about one thing: how did this hair grow so long? Even if Rapunzel hadn't cut her hair for 30 years, it wouldn't be this long.
The wizard, on the other hand, was excited, and from this situation, it seemed he had even thought about what to name their future children.
'No hope, this guy is completely lost it,' Qin Muye thought, feeling quite helpless. He wanted to remind the wizard that his role was the antagonist, not the protagonist.
Qin Muye was certain that if the wizard really wanted to take Rapunzel away, it wouldn't be a case of love at first sight; she would just find him repulsive.
Most female protagonists in fairy tales were appearance-conscious.
After the witch climbed the tower, it was unclear what she was doing, but the wizard became increasingly anxious, seemingly eager to rush up and rescue Rapunzel. He was clearly love-stricken.
"Sir Prince, we must act quickly. My beloved Rapunzel must be suffering terrible torment in that witch's hands," the wizard said.
"You're middle-aged, can't you be a bit more cautious?" Qin Muye felt this guy was truly insane. You can't even get up there, so how are you going to rescue her?
"Every time I think of my beloved Rapunzel in that witch's hands, my heart feels as if it's being boiled in a pot."
The wizard's metaphor was very subtle, with a hint of a love-struck puppy.
After meeting, he might turn into a real love-struck puppy.
Time ticked by, and the witch didn't come down, making the wizard increasingly anxious. If it weren't for his remaining sanity, he might have run to the tower and shouted for Rapunzel to let down her hair.
As for the witch inside? That was another matter. She was already so enchanted that she probably wasn't thinking clearly.
Qin Muye, on the other hand, was indifferent. They were all here, and they could catch the witch when she came down.
Actually, they didn't have to wait for the witch to come down. Qin Muye could go up; he knew the Flight Spell, though not the original version. He had modified it to suit himself, as he couldn't use the original version due to his crimson prison element.
The original version was an air magic spell, completely incompatible with him. Just like the Magic Eye, if he tried to use the air magic version of the Flight Spell, he wouldn't fly but would end up buried in the ground.
After about an hour, the golden braid of hair was lowered from the tower again.
The witch climbed down with difficulty, apparently preparing to leave.
"Get ready, we're about to move," Qin Muye whispered.
The wizard, on the other hand, could hardly contain his excitement. Once the witch was dealt with, his beloved Rapunzel would be free from the witch's clutches.
(End of Chapter)
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