The Knight from the Fairytales-Chapter 29: The Same Ability

Every time you arrive at a new place, the best method is to listen to what strange tales and unusual events are circulating there.
Most of the time, this trick works. For example, some weird and wonderful legends, some horrifying hearsay, and the like.
Most people would think these are just rumors, but in reality, they are true. It's strange when you think about this world: whether it's legends or rumors, they are often more useful than actual history.
But this time, it seems Beihai's luck has run out. After the Little Match Girl, he hasn't encountered any protagonists from stories. The people here don't have any weird rumors or gossip.
Beihai, as usual, used money to pave the way. He casually went to a crowded place, like an inn, or some small vendor stalls, where people gathered in twos and threes. Failing that, he went near some old grannies.
The so-called strongest intelligence group at the village entrance. He bought some snacks or drinks, sat there slowly savoring them, and then pricked up his ears to listen slowly.
Beihai hoped to hear something like, "The King has locked the Princess away somewhere, waiting for a brave warrior to save her! Many warriors have gone, but they all perished," that kind of talk.
Unfortunately, everyone was just talking about everyday matters. Even the strongest intelligence group at the village entrance was just knitting clothes and chatting about ordinary things.
Like which family's child is naughty and mischievous, or which family's child is very promising. This kind of meaningless chatter.
Elsa was poking the food in her bowl with chopsticks, studying its ingredients.
After making some inquiries and finding nothing of value, Beihai was also preparing to set off.
"Stop playing around. There's nothing good to stay for here. We'll leave in a bit."
"Aren't we resting for a day?"
"No, there's no need, and no point."
Beihai stuffed his mobile wallet back into his chest, then took Elsa's hand, preparing to head to where the horses were tied.
But just at that moment, two small blue birds flapped their wings, flying while humming a tune.
"Cinderella is sleeping in again. We must hurry and wake her up, otherwise, that wicked stepmother will scold her again."
Beihai abruptly stopped in his tracks. His hand holding Elsa's slid down, grabbing her arm instead, pulling her small body up and holding her tightly in his arms. He closely followed those two little birds.
Cinderella can also be called Cendrillon, or more conveniently, Ella, and the most widely known name is Cinderella.
The story is also simple. Her father originally loved Cinderella very much, but Cinderella's mother died young.
Her father couldn't endure the loneliness—that's not quite right either. More accurately, he wanted to find some maternal love for Cinderella.
But looking at what happened later, it still feels like this guy couldn't endure the loneliness, so he married a wicked stepmother.
The stepmother was a noble lady who also came with two ugly daughters. The classic part follows: they couldn't stand Cinderella, and the two daughters were jealous of her beauty.
Even more classic is that Cinderella's father also died young, disappearing at the most critical moment.
Thus, the stepmother logically took possession of all her father's property, while turning Cinderella into her own servant. She didn't eat well, slept in a storage room, and clothes were out of the question.
Her clothes were covered in patches from top to bottom. Every day she had to work diligently. If she didn't work well, she would be scolded. Actually, even if she worked well, she would still be scolded.
Under this high-pressure environment, the stepmother also forbade Cinderella from going out.
The bored Cinderella could only make friends with some animals, like mice and birds. She could understand these animals' speech.
The stepmother and her two daughters thought Cinderella was crazy, dealing with mice all day, talking to herself with animals, so they treated Cinderella even worse.
Completely unaware of their own faults, locked inside the house all day, doing endless household chores, and bullied by the three of them constantly. If Cinderella couldn't understand animal language and didn't maintain a pure and kind heart, an ordinary person would have gone mad long ago.
Even her ball gown was pieced together with the help of animals, her own skillful hands, and fabric from her cheap sisters, only to be torn to shreds in the end.
Actually, in such circumstances, Beihai couldn't help but admire these story protagonists. Apart from a few exceptions, each one, regardless of their terrible family situation or whatever, the purity of their hearts truly made him feel admiration.
If it were an ordinary person, or any other protagonist, they would have long picked up a butcher's knife and started slashing away.
But Cinderella's father was also quite a character.
Although later, Cinderella, with the Fairy's help, successfully met the Prince, the interesting thing is that this movie was actually filmed in three parts.
In the third part, the Fairy was performing magic to celebrate Cinderella and the Prince's wedding anniversary, but accidentally dropped her magic wand.
It was picked up by the wicked stepmother's daughter. The key point is she also saw the Fairy performing magic, including the incantation.
Finally, when the Fairy came to ask for it back, during the struggle, she accidentally recited the incantation and turned herself to stone. The wicked stepmother saw this.
She then took the wand in her hand. You only needed to state your wish, or think about it in your heart, and then recite one incantation.
The key is this incantation wasn't difficult. Anyone could recite it, and it was extremely simple.
The stepmother only made one wish: to borrow the power of the universe to turn the whole world back to before everything happened. Then everything was realized. Turning back time was just a matter of saying one sentence.
Things like magicians performing magic requiring magical energy or something like that—that wand didn't need any of that. You just needed that one wand, stated your wish, recited one incantation, and then time reversed. You didn't need to pay any price yourself.
Moreover, the wand didn't distinguish between good and evil people. As long as you could recite that simple incantation, it could fulfill everything for you.
Without a doubt, Beihai truly wanted such a treasure. Following the two small blue birds in the sky, he arrived beside a manor.
Watching the two little birds fly into a window, seemingly to wake the room's owner, Beihai felt somewhat excited. No matter what, he was going to help Cinderella. Of course, the main target was still that wand.
He needed a plan. Cinderella mustn't see through it, and she must willingly give it to him.
After finishing the job and selling her out, she must still smile with gratitude and help me count the money.
While thinking of some plans, Beihai arrived at the front door, then put Elsa down on the ground.
Elsa immediately understood what was to be done. She rolled up her sleeves and kicked the door.
"What are you doing?"
"Aren't we going in?"
"We certainly are, but not like this. We need to be polite. Although I often enter doors this way, you can't copy me. That's my signature move."
As he finished speaking, he kicked the door open. The lock broke directly into two pieces.