Because they were afraid of encountering the pursuers, Mo Shouchen and the others did not take the gravel path, but walked forward along the path in the woods.
When it started to get dark again, Mo Shouchen saw a figure in white clothes moving in front of the woods.
I quickly caught up with her and saw that it was a little girl who looked a little older than Ye Nianwen.
The little girl had disheveled hair and was wearing a thin white dress. She was walking very slowly because she was wearing a pair of slippers.
After seeing Mo Shouchen, the little girl looked panicked, but after seeing Tang Yanzhen and Ye Nianwen, her expression softened a lot.
Mo Shouchen could see that the little girl was a little afraid of him, so he winked at Ye Nianwen.
Ye Nianwen nodded understandingly, then walked over and asked, "How dangerous is it for you to walk alone in the woods? Let's take you home!"
The little girl shook her head and said: "I won't go home, I want to find my shoes."
"shoe?"
"Well, my grandma hid my red dancing shoes in the church. They are my favorite shoes, so I want to get them back."
Hearing the words "red dancing shoes", Mo Shouchen could basically guess who this little girl was.
He asked: "How far is the church you are talking about from here?"
"It's not far, just in front." The little girl replied.
Mo Shouchen raised his head and glanced at the sky, and then said to the little girl: "It will get dark soon, and we don't have anywhere to go, so I'll go look for shoes with you."
"Really? That's great!"
The little girl said happily, it seemed that she didn't want to go looking for the red shoes alone.
On the way to the church, the little girl told her story. Her name was Karen. Her mother passed away a few years ago, and an old woman took her in.
Because she is very diligent, the old lady likes her very much.
Then one day, Karen helped a shoemaker. The shoemaker thought her shoes were too worn, so he gave her a pair of red dancing shoes.
These are the most beautiful shoes Karen has ever worn in her life. She loves them very much and is unwilling to take them off at any time.
Karen's grandma is a devout Christian. Some time ago, she took Karen to church. Because of her poor eyesight, she did not notice that Karen was wearing a pair of red shoes.
When they arrived at the church, the priest accused Karen of disrespecting God by wearing red shoes and severely criticized her grandmother.
Grandma was very angry. When she went back, she scolded Karen and ordered her never to wear those red shoes again.
But Karen liked the red shoes so much that she secretly took them out from under her grandma's bed.
But soon she was discovered by her grandma, who was even more angry this time. She not only beat Karen, but also threw away the red shoes.
But I don’t know why, every time I throw them away, the red shoes will appear at the door again the next morning.
Grandma thought the red dance shoes were a bit weird, so she sent them to the church and asked the priest to help deal with them. As a result, after returning from the church, grandma fell ill.
Karen felt that her grandma fell ill because she was angry, so she felt very guilty and tried her best to take care of her grandma every day.
But grandma's condition became more and more serious. Last week, grandma passed away.
After attending her grandma's funeral, Karen was sad for three days, but today, she thought of the red shoes again.
She felt that since her grandma was gone, no one could restrict her from wearing dancing shoes, so she decided to steal the red dancing shoes from the church.
After listening to Karen's story, Mo Shouchen couldn't help but sigh. This naughty child's scars were so healed that they forgot about the pain. I wonder if her grandma would be so angry that she would climb out of the coffin if she found out.
It was getting dark very quickly, and the sound of wolves howling came from the woods again. Fortunately, the outline of a building appeared in front, and the church was right in front.
Because he was afraid of being attacked by wolves, Mo Shouchen had to urge Karen to walk faster, but when he could clearly see what the church looked like, he was dumbfounded.
I saw that the church in front was very dilapidated, as if it had been abandoned for decades, and the cross on the door was crooked and turned into an "X" shape.
But Karen clearly said that her grandmother's funeral was held in the church a few days ago.
"Is this the church you are talking about?" Mo Shouchen asked doubtfully.
Karen was shocked when she looked at the church in front of her. She shook her head and said, "It's impossible. Although the church was built many years ago, the priest has maintained it very well. It can't possibly look so old."
Ye Nianwen asked: "Is it possible that it's too dark and I'm going the wrong way?"
Karen shook her head again and said, "I followed my grandma on this road countless times. It's impossible to go wrong. It must be here."
Mo Shouchen touched his chin and speculated: "If I am correct, then some kind of force must have caused terrible changes in the church."
"Are we still going in?" Tang Yanzhen asked.
Mo Shouchen looked back and saw green dots approaching not far behind him. Those were the eyes of the wolf.
Judging from the number of eyes, there are at least a dozen. It is impossible for a few of them to defeat these wolves in fairy tales.
So there is only one way they can go now, and that is to enter the church...
