The illusory door slowly opened, but instead of the definitive scenery that normally presents itself when opening doors in the real world or a "normal Exotic Realm," all that faced them was a chaotic darkness.

Yu Sheng did not rashly cross through the door; first, he cautiously observed and sensed the "connection" of the door.

He had only confirmed before that the door could be opened in the Black Forest, but he had not truly crossed through it. Now, with the Wolf Pack temporarily withdrawing outside the cabin, the Hunter gone, and the surroundings settling down— even that squirrel was gone—Yu Sheng finally had a quiet opportunity to do his research.

As he had anticipated, the "door" opened in the Black Forest was very special.

"Fairy Tales" is an Abnormal Realm based on a "Subset" of stories. Since the Black Forest is a Subset of Fairy Tales, its "spatiotemporal structure" is also abnormal. Here, the power of "Consciousness" surges like never before, while the visitor's physical body actually remains in the real world. Correspondingly, the "door" opened here seems to lack the usual precise "customization" and "tuning."

Yu Sheng could feel that the door led to a fixed location—his "body," which was still slumbering in the West Building of the orphanage.

This seemed to address a previous question of his—

After entering the Black Forest by means of consciousness, if one were to open a door to a distant place in the real world from within the Black Forest, what would happen after one's consciousness "escaped through the door"? Would consciousness return to the body, or would it truly reach that distant place in reality and become a disembodied spirit?

Now it seemed the answer was clear: In an "Abnormal" type of Exotic Realm, or to put it precisely, at least in a Fairy Tales-Little Red Riding Hood Abnormal Realm like this, a door opened in a state of consciousness can only lead to one's physical body in reality.

At least, that's all he could do for now.

Yu Sheng looked down at the wolf leg he held in his hand—now there was just one last question.

Can items obtained in the Black Forest in the state of consciousness be taken outside?

He took a gentle breath, maintaining the door in its most stable state, then stepped over, dragging the dead body of the big gray wolf.

A brief dizziness, followed by a sensation of plummeting from a great height, as if abruptly awakening from a deep dream, Yu Sheng suddenly felt his own body and the soft touch beneath him.

He abruptly opened his eyes, and what he saw... was a tail.

And Hu Li's ears.

He found himself lying amidst a pile of fluffy tails, even covered with two of them. The fox girl turned her head from between the piles of tails, her face showing a happy smile: "Savior! You're awake! I was worried you would catch a cold..."

It took Yu Sheng another two seconds to completely wake up, then he started to wriggle out from the mass of fluff, muttering as he did: "Catching a cold is unlikely, just a bit hot—I guess now I know why you sleep holding your own tail every day, this thing really is warm!"

Hu Li immediately showed a smug expression on her face.

Erin bounced out from the side and approached Yu Sheng while chattering non-stop: "She originally pulled off all her tails and piled them on you. I had to remind her that even if it didn't scare you, you'd suffocate. Ah, you should have seen it, piled up like a grave, you lying so peacefully in the middle, lifelike—I was even thinking of finding a sign to stick next to you, but couldn't find one. Anyway, never mind that, Little Red Riding Hood and the others are waiting outside, I'm going to... oh dear!"

Erin's words stopped short as a giant shadow descended from the sky, with a thud—splat, it knocked the little doll over and even covered her completely.

It was a huge wolf.

Yu Sheng quickly scampered up and rushed over to confirm the situation.

It was indeed the big gray wolf that died during dissection.

"It really can be brought out..." Yu Sheng thought pensively, then checked himself, indeed retrieving from his pocket the dirty paper that had fallen from the "Hunter." Satisfied yet puzzled, he couldn't help but wonder, "What's the principle behind it..."

Erin's hand reached out from under the big gray wolf's body, flicking in the air twice before firmly flipping a middle finger.

"Yu Sheng, you bastard!" The doll's voice sounded muffled and annoyed, "Is now the time to be pondering principles?! I'm still stuck under here!"

Only then did Yu Sheng crack a smile and stepped forward to pull the little doll out from under the corpse of the big gray wolf.

He mainly wanted to take revenge for the "lifelike" comment.

Erin jumped up, aiming to kick Yu Sheng in the knee, but leaped three times and was pressed down three times in succession; she could only pout unhappily, "You're such a petty person..."

Then Miss Doll promptly forgot her discontent and turned her attention to the large-hearted big gray wolf instead.

"...Is this the 'Wolf Grandmother'?" She looked at the carcass, which was much larger than a normal wolf, with disbelief written all over her face. "Such a big size, no wonder it could swallow a six-year-old child... The limbs are oddly proportioned, and it looks rather creepy."

Hu Li also walked over and squatted next to the wolf's carcass, zoning out.

"Savior," the demon fox girl turned to Yu Sheng after spacing out for two seconds, "I have never eaten this before."

"Me neither, we should try a few different cooking methods later," Yu Sheng said offhandedly, "The tender meat on the ribs could be stir-fried or pan-fried, and the leg meat could be stir-fried or cured—anyway, if all else fails, the pressure cooker can always work miracles. I just don't know how to deal with the innards."

By the time he reached halfway through his culinary discussion, Hu Li's saliva had already started to drool.

Erin had not spoken for a long while, dumbfounded, and just as Yu Sheng was about to discuss with Hu Li how to eat the Wolf Grandmother's brain, Erin finally couldn't help but jump up, "Are you guys seriously discussing this so naturally? And you're talking about this?!"

Yu Sheng then snapped out of it and quickly got his mind off the recipes. He pulled on Hu Li's tail to wipe off her drool: "Right, there's important business to attend to—go and get Little Red Riding Hood and the others to come in first."

Erin gave Yu Sheng and Hu Li another worried look before walking toward the door. Just as she was halfway there, she stopped again and hesitantly turned to look at the terrifying "wolf" on the ground.

"Isn't this a bit too much for Little Red Riding Hood and the child called 'Xiao Xiao'? Won't they... um, get stressed out when they see it?"

Yu Sheng's brow furrowed slightly.

He knew what Erin was worried about—and to be honest, despite this doll being unreliable most of the time, her concern was somewhat valid at the moment.

Little Red Riding Hood might be okay; she had been confronting the wolf in her nightmares for so long that, at least rationally, she could control the growing fear in her heart. But that child called "Xiao Xiao"... It might not be the right time yet.

After all, he didn't even know what her mental state was like right now.

"True," he sighed and nodded to Hu Li, "Pack that thing up first... Don't sneak a bite, huh! It's still raw!"

In the end, he couldn't resist adding a reminder because, if left unwatched, this girl really might gulp down the whole Wolf Grandmother—raw, bones and all.

Hu Li responded with an "Oh," honestly approached the huge carcass of the wolf, then pulled down her usual storage tail, waved it—and in a blink, the carcass was gone without Yu Sheng seeing how it happened.

Erin then went out and called Little Red Riding Hood and the long-haired princess who were waiting at the door.

And behind Little Red Riding Hood followed a nervous and shy little girl, cautiously.

It was Xiao Xiao.

The symptoms of "death" had receded from her, the once fragmented flesh had now healed entirely, and her torn heart and brain seemed as if they had never been damaged, with vigorous vitality lingering around her. Through the faint blood connection, Yu Sheng could even feel her strong heartbeat.

As if sensing something, Xiao Xiao suddenly stopped and looked up at Yu Sheng.

Then in less than a second, the child's attention was captured by the fox girl with a bunch of tails.

The little girl had a surprised look on her face and even let out a small exclamation.

"The situation is resolved," Yu Sheng smiled as he walked toward Little Red Riding Hood, who was leading the group, "How are you two doing?"

"If you're talking about the moment right after waking up... I felt like it would've been better to be dead," Little Red Riding Hood's expression turned a bit complex, as if even recalling the process of the rude awakening was enough to make her uncomfortable for a long while, "You told me it would be intense, but I didn't think it would be that intense."

"Not bad, already able to make snarky comments, seems like there's no problem," Yu Sheng nodded, then his gaze fell on the little girl walking beside Little Red Riding Hood, "Xiao Xiao... right? Are you still feeling any discomfort?"

The girl seemed shy, and even with the faint blood connection, upon hearing Yu Sheng's words she instinctively stepped back a little, but soon she stepped forward again, lifting her head with wide-open eyes.

"It doesn't hurt."

"Mm, good it doesn't hurt," Yu Sheng smiled, reaching out to pat the child's hair, "As long as it doesn't hurt, that's good."

"Actually, I still feel like this is a bit unreal," the long-haired princess, who had been silent, broke the silence, "Her wounds suddenly disappeared, as if... as if nothing had happened. Then she opened her eyes and said she had a dream."

"A dream?" Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows, looking down at Xiao Xiao, "What did you dream about?"

"A lot of people," the little girl murmured with her head lowered, her voice as faint as a hum, "Lots of people surrounding me, all wearing red cloaks, telling me to run fast, but I couldn't move... And then I don't remember."

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