Chapter 028: The Same World

Before Wang Bo could react, the artifact continued.

[Host, you need to understand one thing: many of the movies you've watched only tell a small story of a world from a one-sided perspective, and the stage is merely one city or a few cities of that world, not enough to represent the entire world.]

[For example, you once visited the world of Aladdin, but did you know that Aladdin and Ali Baba actually belong to the same world?]

Wang Bo immediately realized, "One Thousand and One Nights."

[That's right, most of the stories in One Thousand and One Nights belong to the same world, just with different locations and different points in time, that's all.]

"So, in this fairy tale world, not only can I see Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, but if I continue traveling, I can also see Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, or Little Red Riding Hood?"

[Exactly. This is a fairy tale world, filled with all kinds of fairy tales. When you see these tales, please don't be surprised, my host.]

Wang Bo completely calmed down. "I understand."

Since the doubts in his mind had been resolved, the cheat was no longer useful. Wang Bo waved his hand to dismiss it.

The artifact was not offended and quickly left. As long as Wang Bo was willing to work, it wouldn't get angry.

After a day's journey, Wang Bo was already in sight of Paris in the fairy tale world.

But just as he was about to arrive in Paris, an injured old woman appeared in front of Wang Bo's carriage, blocking his way.

The old woman seemed to have fallen from a horse, covered in dust, with a broken leg. She lay on the ground moaning, her face full of pain.

Wang Bo told the coachman to stop the carriage, opened the door, and stepped out.

Seeing Wang Bo, the old woman pleaded, "Kind passerby, please, can you give me a ride to see a doctor?"

Wang Bo approached, crouched down to look at the old woman's broken right leg, smiled slightly, and said, "You're lucky, because I am a doctor."

Wang Bo took out the Horse Talisman and placed it on the old woman's broken leg. The healing power emanating from the Horse Talisman quickly healed her leg.

The old woman stood up, moved her leg a few times, and was both surprised and delighted. She grabbed Wang Bo's hand and said, "Your medical skill is truly remarkable. Thank you, doctor."

Wang Bo said, "You're welcome, Miss Witch."

The old woman was startled, then laughed. With a light spin, she transformed from a dusty old woman into a beautiful woman with golden hair and blue eyes, wearing an ornate and elaborate white dress.

"How did you see through it?" the witch asked in surprise.

"With my eyes, of course," Wang Bo replied.

Witch: "...You're more mischievous than I imagined, unknown wizard."

"My name is Wang Bo," Wang Bo said frankly, revealing his real name.

"Giving me your name so quickly, aren't you afraid I'll curse you, Mr. Wang Bo? After all, you've ruined my plans. Or is it just a fake name?" the witch said meaningfully.

Wang Bo said confidently, "I dare to tell you my real name because you can't defeat me."

Witch: ...

This was so awkward. This person was really annoying, blurting out such an uncomfortable truth.

Wang Bo said, "You said I ruined your plans, so you must be the witch who cursed the prince and turned him into a beast."

"That's right," the witch nodded without hesitation, admitting it. "That rude prince offended me, so I turned him into a beast, but you forcibly broke my curse."

"So, you came to block my way?" Wang Bo became slightly more alert.

The witch asked, "I want to know, we don't even know each other, why did you help the prince break my curse? Don't you know this makes you my enemy?"

"It was a deal between the prince and me," Wang Bo said. "But more importantly, you went too far."

"What?" The witch trembled with anger, her eyes blazing with fury.

Wang Bo was unafraid and said calmly, "If you wanted to curse the prince, fine, but why did you also curse his servants, turning them into teapots, clocks, and coat racks? They didn't offend you, did they?"

The witch was taken aback.

Wang Bo continued, "I also found a child you turned into a teacup. He was just a child. Did he offend you?"

The witch snorted and said, "You, do you happen to like children?"

"Not at all."

Wang Bo denied it without hesitation. He only liked well-behaved and obedient children, and his tolerance for brats was even lower than ordinary people's. But coincidentally, the child turned into a teacup was not a brat but a very well-behaved child.

When Wang Bo arrived at the castle, he overheard the teacup talking to his mother. After learning about the child's personality, he decided to break the prince's curse.

After all, it was the prince who offended the witch, not these servants.

Moreover, with his current level of magic, Wang Bo couldn't bypass the prince to lift the curses on the others directly.

He could only completely destroy the entire curse.

Unexpectedly, just one day later, the witch came looking for him.

Seeing Wang Bo's expression, the witch understood. "So it was for the servants that you broke the curse."

Wang Bo didn't deny it. "I just don't understand. The one who offended you was the prince, so why did you curse the servants too? They didn't wrong you."

The witch sneered dismissively. "So, you're a wizard full of righteousness."

"I never intended to be a champion of justice, but I simply dislike people like you who abuse power and act recklessly. That's all."

The witch clicked her tongue and suddenly shot a purple light from her hand toward Wang Bo's forehead.

Prepared, Wang Bo dodged with a swift move.

At the same time, he flicked his finger, and a Nine Yang Sword Qi shot out, blazing hot and swift as lightning, heading straight for the witch's throat. Caught off guard, the witch was pierced through the throat by the sword qi.

However, Wang Bo soon noticed that no blood flowed from the witch's wound.

A few seconds later, her body suddenly turned into a puddle of water, splashing onto the ground and wetting the surface.

Wang Bo raised an eyebrow, surprised that the witch had escaped right under his nose. Such skill was impressive. He scanned the surroundings, searching for traces of the witch.