423 Shocking Pink

Cycle 5: Glass Slipper Town

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It was quite difficult to associate such a passionate and romantic tale with the horrors of the Nightmare Cycle. Yet it was also because of this uncertainty that the future appeared a little daunting.

"Wait, wait a second," Jin Jiuchi raised his protest. "Your story is not logical. How does the prince find her with only a glass slipper? Why can't he recognize her face or scent? What if he gets her mixed up with someone else, like… the size of my feet and Noir's are the same! So surely, there must be another person with the same foot size as Cinderella, right?"

The sudden mention of that name caught Gu Luoxin off guard, causing his heart to skip a beat. That's right, he had forgotten to tell his teammates that Noir would also tag along with them!