The magician of the fairy tale world

"Our enemies have learned of Ariel's identity as a mermaid. The reason for this hasty wedding is to turn her into morning foam."

"The other side is trying to prevent us, especially Ariel, from meeting Prince Eric. Obviously, as long as we can meet, it will bring a positive turn of fate, and her scheme and Ende's conspiracy will automatically dissolve."

Despite this, Rhine remained calm.

"Teacher, please help me find where Prince Eric is now?" Aurora said.

Rhine nodded gently, took out the crystal ball, and covered Prince Eric's button on the crystal ball.

A bright blue light bloomed from the crystal ball.

After quickly examining the scene in the crystal ball, Rhine concluded:

"Prince Eric is not nearby, nor is he far away, but seems to not exist in this world.

"So, he and the little princess of Ende have been transferred to another world, a secret place outside of reality, by the old witch or other Ende's court magicians.

"As long as I find the door to that space, I can communicate with that space and rescue Prince Eric!"

Aurora clenched her fists in anger:

"That damn old witch, it's her fault again."

She immediately took out the tinderbox from her pocket and wiped it quickly.

With a whoosh, a big dog appeared in front of Aurora, and the dog's eyes were almost the size of a teacup.

"Find Prince Eric!"

Aurora gave the order.

The dog sniffed left and right, and finally shook his head and stuck out his tongue at his short master, indicating that he could not complete this order.

"Because Prince Eric is not in the real world?" Aurora realized something, and she gave a new order:

"Find the entrance to another space."

...

In the mirror world, in the copied temple.

The crowd has not yet realized that they are already in another world.

They don't know that the peaceful and beautiful scenery outside the window is just an illusion set by humans, and they don't know that this temple can no longer be opened and left.

The peaceful scene was still outside the window:

Stars twinkled in the night sky, and a breeze blew past the silver moon that appeared behind the dark clouds. From time to time, ships entered and left the port. The streets were full of red lights to celebrate the wedding of the prince and princess. There was no noisy sound.

The years were quiet and good.

In the temple, the bands continued to play joyful music.

No one knew anything about the chaos in the port of the Ende Imperial City in the real world at this time.

Prince Eric recovered a little after resting for a while, but he was still confused.

The effect of alcohol, the mental disorder caused by the memory taken away by the drug, and the soul-stirring fragrance emanating from the little princess of Ende, the combined effect of multiple factors made Prince Eric unconscious and his mind confused like paste.

"Hurry, Princess, continue the sacred ceremony. Today is a happy day. Isn't the prince in front of you your sweetheart?"

The old witch urged on the side.

The little princess of Ende nodded gently.

Since just now, she has tried to delay many times, saying "Eric doesn't look well, wait a little longer".

However, every one or two minutes, the old witch would urge again. I'm afraid it's impossible to delay any longer.

"It's so strange. This is the wedding I should be looking forward to the most, but now I keep delaying it." The princess thought.

The princess took Prince Eric's hand and walked back to the altar surrounded by flowers.

On the altar, bright red flowers were blooming, and the fragrance of the flowers made people intoxicated.

A thousand golden oil lamps emitted warm light, shining on the delicate faces of the prince and princess. Joyful music floated in their ears.

Because Prince Eric didn't seem to have recovered, he couldn't even say the oath, so he could only do a few movements to symbolically complete the ceremony. The priest announced the end of the wedding.

Seeing this scene, the old witch breathed a sigh of relief.

"The wedding is almost done. When the first light of dawn shines on the flag of the Ende Imperial City at dawn the next day, everything will be doomed."

"I hid the mirror in an extremely secret place. No one can find it. No one can find Prince Eric and Princess Royal in the mirror."

Thinking, the old witch gently knocked on the locked temple door, and a dark blue vortex appeared there that only she could see. This vortex undoubtedly leads to the real world.

At this time, everyone was paying attention to the bride and groom on the altar, and no one noticed the situation on the old witch's side.

The old witch leaned down and got into the vortex.

"Next, it's time to go outside to deal with possible emergencies. Speaking of which, it seems to be a big mess outside."

...

Near the port of the Ende Imperial City.

There were chaotic shouts everywhere, the sound of cavalry horses running everywhere, and the hurried footsteps of military boots stepping on the ground.

In such a chaotic scene, a dog with eyes as big as tea bowls shuttled through the night, causing at most a few exclamations, but unable to get more attention.

"Wait, I just saw a really big dog running over there."

"Never mind, it might be a magical creature conjured up by a court magician."

"I remember, I remember, I have seen that dog! On the battlefield of the war with the Rose Kingdom half a year ago. The dog bit my commander, threw him into the air, and made him fall down and smash him. It turned into meat paste. I will never forget that terrible scene even if I have nightmares! Why is that horrible dog here?”

"Don't worry about it, it's just a big dog. Go to the port quickly, there is a group of scary big fish attacking the ships there!"

"..."

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Rhine, Aurora, and Ariel followed the dog and walked left and right on the streets of the imperial city.

At this time, Ariel was extremely grateful that the potion provided by Rhine did not have the side effect of "walking like a knife". Otherwise, she would not be able to run on the streets like this at this time, and would only become a burden to be disliked.

"No, I can't find it. The instructions are too vague and there are too many misleading targets."

Aurora was shocked and anxious.

She noticed that dogs stopped in front of many of the city's full-length mirrors. Sometimes I went into a clothing store and ran to the mirror; sometimes I ran to a house and sniffed the large mirror hanging in front of the house.

Every time he walked to a mirror, Rhine would raise his crystal ball to the mirror. A faint blue light will burst out from the crystal ball.

Then, the little magician would shake his head, indicating that Prince Eric was not in the mirror.

"Obviously, there are at least hundreds of mirrors in this city that have been spelled by the old witch in advance. In theory, every mirror is an entrance to another space, which is in line with the search goal you set for the dog. ." Rhine explained.

"Of course, the old witch can only activate one of them at the same time - Prince Eric and the little princess of Ender must be hidden in that mirror!"

"Then how should we find it?" Aurora panicked, "Ariel is carrying a curse. If the problem is not solved before dawn the next day, Ariel will turn into foam on the sea!"

Ariel also clenched her fists and lowered her head.

"It's a pity that I'm so useless that I can't help them at all! I can't do anything to find Prince Eric!"

The mermaid princess cried in her heart.

"By the way, since the bottle of medicinal wine that makes mermaids grow their feet again can make Ariel turn back into a mermaid, can it also lift the curse on Ariel?" Aurora asked, "Isn't the curse just because, there is no The mermaid with an immortal soul turned into the appearance of a noble human being. Is it considered a transgression by the world to be cursed by the world? "

"No." Rhine said firmly, "The curse was already established when Ariel drank the first bottle of potion, and it cannot be lifted by simply changing back to a mermaid."

"There is indeed a way to lift the curse, but it is much more difficult. Only if Ariel stabs the knife into the heart of the one she loves with her own hands and lets the blood flow on her feet, will the world forgive the mermaid's transgression and turn her into a woman? Only by returning a mermaid can the curse be lifted. From now on, no matter how many bottles of magic potion you drink, you will never be able to grow human legs again."

Ariel's voice trembled slightly:

"I wouldn't do it even if Eric were right in front of me."

Rhine knew she was telling the truth—because that was how she chose it in the original work.

"By the way," Aurora thought of another reason why Ariel was safe, "Prince Eric already loves Ariel so much. Although they are not married, they are much more affectionate than many couples who have already been married. . In their daily relationship, Ariel may have acquired an immortal soul, so that the curse is no longer effective!"

Rhine smiled and said:

"You are thinking in the right direction. Love is not limited to the vows at the wedding, nor is it limited to that ceremony.

"Theoretically, as long as the two of them get along long enough, Ariel can gradually acquire an immortal soul.

"The eternal vows and sacred rituals are just an acceleration of soul sharing, a shortcut to obtain an immortal soul."

Aurora's eyes shone brightly, and she was about to be happy when she heard Rhine say again:

"However, the time the two got together was still too short. And at the beginning, the prince only regarded Ariel as a substitute for the woman who saved him.

“It’s only been a few days since Prince Eric learned about Ariel’s true identity and what happened to him, until now.

"Without the sacred wedding ceremony as a shortcut, just these few days and Eric's love alone are not enough for the immortal soul to thrive in Ariel's body and expel the curse."

Aurora was immediately discouraged and turned away.

Ariel also had a dark cloud on her face.

"Ariel, actually, you don't have to worry so much."

Rhine lowered his voice, approached Ariel who had her head lowered, and said in an almost inaudible tone:

"I promise you, even if dawn comes, nothing will happen to you."