Chapter 255: What You Fear Most Is What Happens

So Sang Biao, together with Tuan Tuan and the Ghost Vine, dashed off into the forest to wreak havoc among the small animals. With the Ghost Vine’s main vine still in the yard, they were not worried about Lin Yun’s safety. The Ghost Vine’s vines were no pushovers.

"Little ones of the Fairy Tale Forest! Your dad’s here!"

Night fell.

Lin Yun sprayed another bottle of racial perfume on herself, then covered it with a layer of monster-repelling spray. They sprayed all three of themselves before sauntering out the door to find Bai Yu. So Bai Yu got her wish and rode in the tiger carriage.

The monsters roaming the Fairy Tale Forest: "?" It felt as though something had flown past, but on closer inspection, there was nothing there. Had it misread? Hmm, it must have misread. The monster regained its senses and continued to wander through the forest.

Miss Shu Nan, who was in the basement, had regained consciousness while Crocodile Lan was being taken away by Shu Bei. Looking at the things in the basement, she knew she had been tricked by that good-for-nothing Crocodile Lan and was being locked up here by him. Although this place was a basement, she could still vaguely hear some noises outside. Miss Shu Nan did not know where she was. She could not see what was happening from the basement, and she did not know how long she had been unconscious. After cursing Crocodile Lan for a while, she began searching for an exit in the basement. But she searched again and again and still could not find it.

Enraged, Miss Shu Nan smashed everything in the basement, including the food Crocodile Lan had left in case she got hungry. She was furious and stomped on the food repeatedly. By the time she calmed down, it was too late. She had ruined the food, leaving it all dirty and stuck to the floor. How could someone as proud as she was possibly pick up and eat something off the ground? After realizing what she had done, Miss Shu Nan became even angrier. But she had already smashed everything in the basement, so there was nothing left to vent her anger on. Miss Shu Nan could only lie down on the bed in a huff, cursing Crocodile Lan furiously.

She had disliked Crocodile Lan before, and now she hated him even more. She hated the sticky look in his eyes when he hid in the crowd. It made her feel disgusted. Although Crocodile Lan had never expressed his feelings to her, she could tell what he was thinking. So when she could not stand it anymore, she had stopped Crocodile Lan, who was spying on her again, and made her stance clear. To prevent him from shamelessly continuing to stare at her, Miss Shu Nan had said many nasty, vicious things. But Crocodile Lan was like a leech. He ignored what Miss Shu Nan said and still watched her from afar, even though he knew the one he adored disliked him. Miss Shu Nan loathed that self-righteous attitude. Now, because of Crocodile Lan’s actions, she hated him even more and even wished he were dead.

As her anger lingered, she realized she was hungry. After all, when she had been locked up in the dungeon, that bastard Shu Bei had sent her very little food, barely enough to keep her alive. She had only eaten a little before going to see Crocodile Lan that day. She had no idea what time it was now, and she was starving. Fortunately, there was a bathroom in the basement, so she could drink water to stave off hunger.

By the time Lin Yun and Bai Yu crept over, Miss Shu Nan was already starving and anxious. As the eldest daughter of the giant rat tribe, she had never been so hungry before. She regretted it. She regretted taking her anger out on the things in the basement. Although Crocodile Lan had prepared everything, and the items were all of the best quality, the same as what she used with the giant rat tribe, she had actually ruined it all just because she wanted to vent her anger.

Miss Shu Nan lay helplessly on the bed, and a strange thought suddenly welled up in her mind. She suddenly realized that Crocodile Lan was not entirely useless. At least the things he had prepared for her were the best. The food there had also been all her favorites, enough to last her for several days. But she...

Wait, what was she thinking? Wasn’t it all Crocodile Lan’s fault that she had ended up like this? If she were still in prison, her subordinates and her mother would have cleared her name sooner or later! How could she possibly starve here? At least in jail she would get to eat! Miss Shu Nan suppressed the strange thought that had just arisen in her mind.

"Are you sure she’s here?" Bai Yu glanced at the tea room with a suspicious look. There was nowhere to hide in this place.

Using the light from the colorful ribbons that had been hung up for yesterday’s performance, Lin Yun headed to the location the Ghost Vine had told her about.

"Right here. There’s a basement below. That’s where Shu Nan was locked up by Crocodile Lan. Shu Bei came looking for them today, but they didn’t find the giant rats’ target."

Lin Yun pressed on a spot on the wall, and the floor slowly began to move. Sang Biao and Tuan Tuan were prepared for the person inside to rush out, and they were eyeing the basement stairs with predatory intent.

Miss Shu Nan also heard the sound and quickly got up. So that was it! She had wondered why she could not find the exit. It turned out she had been locked in the basement by that good-for-nothing Crocodile Lan. The staircase leading outside only appeared when a switch outside was activated. Otherwise, she would never have found the exit.

Lin Yun whispered, "Want to go down and take a look?"

"You’re going?" Bai Yu gestured toward the stairs. She was not going. What if Shu Nan discovered her identity? Although this Miss Shu Nan could be quite difficult to judge at times, there was no denying that she had some merit.

Lin Yun pursed her lips. She was not going either. She did not even know whose skin she was wearing. If the other party recognized her in a moment, she would be finished.

But what you fear most is what happens.

Miss Shu Nan had already gotten out of bed and rushed toward the stairs. She thought the person who had come was Crocodile Lan and was about to rush up and give him a good scolding, but when she got up there, she found no one around. Miss Shu Nan looked around but could not see who had opened the door. However, since Crocodile Lan was not there, she did not care who had opened it and immediately wanted to return to Monster City. She had to go back to Monster City. Not only that, she also had to tell everyone that Crocodile Lan had knocked her unconscious and brought her out, and that she had not been trying to escape! She did not want to be accused of escaping from prison!

Miss Shu Nan had taken only two steps when she bumped into several wandering monsters. The monsters were taken aback. They seemed to recognize this person. Just as they were considering whether to pounce, they smelled the scent of another person. The monsters immediately changed direction and charged forward.

Lin Yun cursed under her breath. Why did the potion fail at this time? Damn it. To avoid those annoying monsters and prevent Bai Yu from being exposed, she was forced to reveal herself and was caught red-handed by Miss Shu Nan.