Zhou Bai followed the Thorn Witch to the restaurant.
The rectangular table was originally filled with blood-red cakes, but now there were only empty plates left.
Zhou Bai's friends, on the other hand, were slumped in their chairs, looking like they were full.
When they saw Zhou Bai and Thorn Witch coming back, they immediately sat up straight with their eyes shining.
After finally finishing all the cakes, can we start on our way now?
They all looked at Zhou Bai with questioning eyes, but suddenly they heard the Thorn Witch say.
"Molin, bring some more cakes."
And there’s cake?
They all leaned back in their chairs in despair.
Morin quickly went to the kitchen and brought a large plate of cake, and then placed a piece in front of everyone's table.
"I can see that you like my snacks very much."
The Thorn Witch used a spoon to scoop out a small spoonful of cake and put it into her mouth. While chewing it carefully, she raised her eyes to look at the guests sitting at attention on the dining table.
The guests she saw quickly bowed their heads, and even though they were very tired and full, they still tried their best to eat the cake in front of them.
Zhou Bai was also eating the small cake in front of him, but in his mind, he was still thinking about how to get out of the castle.
Others didn't know what happened upstairs just now.
They just felt a little strange why the Thorn Witch's hair was messed up like this after going to the second floor.
"You all want to leave?"
The Thorn Witch slowly chewed the cake and suddenly asked this question quietly.
When Zhou Bai heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
This is a matter of death. He is afraid that his little friend will not understand the situation and anger her again.
When Zhou Bai was about to answer, he heard the little tailor had already spoken.
"Yes, we all have to destroy the evil dragon.
This is our purpose in entering this forest."
When the Thorn Witch heard the word "evil dragon", she covered her mouth and laughed.
"Evil dragon?
You are really interesting.
Then others, too?"
After she finished speaking, she looked at the guests at the table one by one.
And when those people looked at her, they all nodded.
Zhou Bai watched the expression on her face with vigilance.
The hand on the table involuntarily grasped the knife beside the dinner plate.
Just when he thought he might be facing a difficult battle, he saw the Thorn Witch suddenly raising her head and laughing.
"I suddenly felt that it was too noisy in this castle."
The guests at the table, still stuffing cakes in their mouths, heard her say to Morin.
"Molin, let's see the guests off."
They quickly swallowed the cake in their mouths and stood up.
"Then... let's go then."
The little tailor put down his spoon in surprise and walked out of the restaurant.
Although Zhou Bai was muttering in his heart, he still walked to the door of the restaurant with the others.
At this time, the Thorn Witch's voice sounded again.
"Molin, go pick out a bat and drive it away together."
Morin responded and walked towards the depths of the castle.
When Zhou Bai heard that he wanted to drive away a bat, he secretly felt that something was wrong.
Given this witch's usual duplicity, the "rush" she refers to may not be the same thing as the "rush" they usually understand.
And the facts were indeed not far from what he had guessed.
Although the five of them had received permission from the witch to go out, they still found the door locked when they arrived at the door.
When Morin came over with a bat, the door in front of them slowly opened.
It was a very small bat. When it spread its wings, it was only the size of Zhou Bai's hand.
The Thorn Witch was still sitting on the rectangular table in the restaurant, with six bouquets of withered flowers beside her. She did not get up to see them off, nor did she turn her head to look at them.
The five of them said goodbye to Morin who was standing by the door, then left the castle and started on their journey again.
The bat that was "driven out" by Mo Lin followed them all the way, and even landed on Zhou Bai's shoulder when they stopped to rest.
Zhou Bai had reasonable suspicion that this bat was sent by the Witch of Thorns to deliver news, but he had no evidence.
That bat had always been very measured, but Zhou Bai and the others couldn't find any reason to chase it away, so they could only let it follow them.
Although Adam saved his life, he still left the team.
For Zhou Bai, it was the same as missing a teammate.
We need to get Adam back, or find another teammate.
However, the teammates I found again did not travel through the Black Forest completely together. I wonder if this would not meet the requirements?
Zhou Bai was thinking about this problem while walking.
A group of five of them, plus a little bat, walked and came to a fork in the road.
Zhou Bai had read the map in advance. If they wanted to go in the direction of the evil dragon, the intersection to the west would be the fastest route.
Just when Zhou Bai was about to lead his team towards the west intersection, he suddenly heard Kelly speak.
"If we go...if we go here, won't we have no place to rest tonight?"
Kelly said not confidently.
Zhou Bai took out the map and checked it again. There was clearly a supply point on this route.
However, this supply station is indeed quite far away.
Zhou Bai and the others could barely arrive before ten o'clock in the evening if they went at the current speed.
If there is another accident on the road, it may indeed be delayed.
However, although there are risks, they are still within controllable range.
Zhou Bai thought of this and did not rush to refute.
Instead, he looked at Kelly, wanting to see what her real purpose was first.
"There... there will be a small cabin on this road. Let's go there to rest for the night and then take a detour tomorrow. It should be safer."
Kelly gave a reason that seemed reasonable.
But after Zhou Bai heard this, he frowned.
Cabin?
Why did Kelly ask to go to this place?
Zhou Bai was recalling information related to the cabin in his mind.
Black Forest survival rules.
[3. There are seven crows living in the cabin in the black forest. If they refuse to open the door for you, please don’t force it. 】
[4. The key to the cabin is a small piece of wood, not a freshly cut off little finger. 】
The fourth rule is still a wrong rule.
Zhou Bai recalled these two rules and felt that this cabin was not an easy place to enter.
I just wonder if Kelly knows that she might lose a little finger when entering this cabin?