Building a skyscraper to survive, all the female colleagues in the company begged me to carry them.

Huang Tang and Liu Lingqing continued walking along the path.

After walking for about twenty minutes, three large oak trees came into view.

Beside the oak tree stood a small house, surrounded by a walnut hedge, with a few flowers planted in front of the door.

It looks exactly like the illustrations in fairy tale books.

"This is Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's house," Liu Lingqing said softly.

Huang Tang nodded, stepped forward, and knocked on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

An aged voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"We are Little Red Riding Hood's friends," Huang Tang said.

The door creaked open.

A person wearing a nightcap and pajamas is lying in bed, with the blanket covering their neck.

But that face was very unusual!

Pointy ears, golden vertical pupils, a long nose...

And there were furry paws peeking out from under the blanket!

Liu Lingqing clung tightly to Huang Tang's arm in terror: "A wolf! It's a wolf in disguise! Run!"

Huang Tang did not move.

He looked at the "wolf in sheep's clothing" on the bed, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

The "Developer Mode" prompt appeared:

This is my grandmother in wolf's clothing. She's not a wolf, she's just wearing the wolf's skin to protect herself.

Huang Tang said, "Grandma, don't be afraid. We are Little Red Riding Hood's friends."

The person on the bed paused for a moment, then a hoarse voice rang out: "You...how do you know I'm not a wolf?"

Huang Tang smiled and lied, "Although you are a wolf in sheep's clothing, I can't sense any malice from you."

The person on the bed remained silent for a while.

Then, she threw back the covers and sat up.

The wolf skin fell off, revealing a kind old woman.

Gray hair, a wrinkled face, and kind eyes.

Liu Lingqing's eyes widened: "Really... really is Grandma?"

Huang Tang's gaze fell on the shed wolf skin.

Special item discovered: Wolf pelt

[Note: Wearing this item will temporarily transform you into a wolf for 10 minutes. During this time, you can be killed by the "Hunter's Gun" or eat "Little Red Riding Hood".]

Huang Tang's eyes lit up.

If I turn into a wolf, can I eat Little Red Riding Hood?

This is an important item!

He secretly gave Liu Lingqing a wink.

Liu Lingqing, being a very intelligent person, immediately understood.

She stepped forward, her face full of concern, and took her grandmother's hand: "Grandma, are you alright? We met Little Red Riding Hood in the forest, she... she was tricked by the wolf!"

Grandma's face changed drastically: "What? Little Red Riding Hood was tricked by the wolf?"

"right!"

Liu Lingqing's eyes reddened, and her acting skills instantly kicked in. "When we arrived, we saw a wolf chasing her! We wanted to save her, but we didn't have any weapons... Grandma, do you know how to save her?"

Grandma was so anxious she kept wringing her hands: "What should we do... what should we do..."

Liu Lingqing glanced at the wolf pelt on the ground, then changed the subject: "Grandma, could you disguise yourself as a wolf with this wolf pelt?"

Grandma nodded: "Yes, this was left by my late husband. Wearing it will allow you to transform into a wolf."

"Could we borrow it for a bit?" Liu Lingqing asked sincerely. "We can disguise ourselves as wolves and trick the real wolves; maybe we can rescue Little Red Riding Hood!"

Grandma hesitated.

Liu Lingqing immediately added, "Grandma, don't worry, we will definitely bring Little Red Riding Hood back safely! We promise!"

Grandma looked at her, then at Huang Tang, and finally nodded.

"Okay...you're good kids, I believe you."

She handed the wolf pelt to Liu Lingqing.

Liu Lingqing took the wolf skin, but didn't stop talking.

"Grandma, the forest is too dangerous; we could easily get lost... Do you have a map or something?"

Grandma thought for a moment and then took out a piece of parchment from under her pillow.

"Here's a map of this forest. Take it."

Liu Lingqing took the map and continued, "Grandma, there's more than one wolf. We're unarmed. What if we encounter a pack? Do you know where we can find weapons?"

Grandma pointed to a location on the map: "The hunter's cabin is here. He has a gun specifically for hunting wolves. But..."

"But what?"

"But there are a lot of wolves over there lately, I'm worried he might already be..."

Grandma didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was already quite clear.

Liu Lingqing put away the map and asked again, "Grandma, if we rescue Little Red Riding Hood, will we get any reward?"

Grandma paused for a moment, then smiled.

"You child, you're asking for a reward before you've even saved anyone?"

Liu Lingqing replied without batting an eye, "Isn't this to give me more motivation!"

Grandma thought for a moment, then got out of bed shakily and rummaged through the cupboard to find a box.

Their eyes immediately lit up.

They were very familiar with this thing!

Indeed, a bronze treasure chest!

"This is a treasure I saved up when I was young," Grandma said. "I'll give this to you when you rescue Little Red Riding Hood."

Liu Lingqing's eyes darted around, and she said, "Grandma, how about... we give them to us first?"

Grandma shook her head: "No, we have to wait for you to rescue Little Red Riding Hood."

Liu Lingqing blinked and switched to her ultimate deception mode: "Grandma, think about it, what if we're just missing one thing from the box when we're rescuing Little Red Riding Hood? Wouldn't that mean all our efforts would be in vain? You don't want anything to happen to Little Red Riding Hood, do you?"

Grandma: "This..."

"We promise, we will definitely rescue Little Red Riding Hood!" Liu Lingqing held up three fingers. "I swear! If we can't rescue her, we won't come back!"

Grandma was confused by her words and nodded in a daze.

"Well... okay then."

She handed the bronze treasure chest to Liu Lingqing.

Liu Lingqing took the treasure chest and smiled like a fox.

After the two left their grandmother's house and walked quite a distance, Huang Tang finally couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"Amazing! Liu Lingqing, your eloquence is absolutely incredible!"

"If I were to do it myself, I'd be lucky to even manage to steal the wolf pelt."

Liu Lingqing tossed her hair smugly: "No problem."

Huang Tang looked at her, finding her more and more pleasing to the eye. "Tell me, what reward do you want?"

Liu Lingqing blinked and leaned closer to him: "Give me a kiss."

Huang Tang was taken aback.

So, isn't this a reward for myself?

Without saying a word, he cupped Liu Lingqing's face, lowered his head, and kissed her.

Liu Lingqing's eyes widened; she hadn't expected him to be so direct.

But she didn't push the kiss away.

They didn't separate until they were both almost out of breath.

Liu Lingqing's face turned as red as a ripe shrimp, and she stamped her foot, saying, "Who told you to kiss me on the lips! I meant kiss on the cheek!"

Huang Tang looked completely innocent: "You didn't explain it clearly either."

"Then why are you sticking your tongue out!"

"Does kissing without using the tongue count as kissing?"

"you!"

Liu Lingqing was both angry and embarrassed, but she couldn't help but smile.

She snorted and turned her face away: "I can't be bothered arguing with you. Now that we have the wolf pelt, are we going back to deal with Little Red Riding Hood, or are we going to find the hunter's gun?"

Huang Tang glanced at the map: "Find a gun. Even if we eat the real Little Red Riding Hood, we still won't escape if we encounter a pack of wolves."

Following the map, the two headed toward the hunter's cabin.

After walking for about half an hour, a wooden house appeared ahead.

But both of them stopped at the same time.

The cabin was surrounded by wolves.

Gray wolves, black wolves, and brown wolves—some lay down, some wandered around, and some stared in the direction of the wooden house, growling softly.

There are at least a dozen.

"The hunter may have already been killed," Huang Tang frowned.

"Then how do we get in?" Liu Lingqing asked nervously.

Huang Tang looked at the wolf pelt in his hand, then at the pack of wolves.

"You wait here and don't make a sound."

"What are you going to do?"

Huang Tang did not answer, but put on the wolf skin.

My body began to change.

The limbs become thicker, the hair becomes longer, the face protrudes forward, and the ears become pointed.

A few seconds later, a gray wolf appeared in front of Liu Lingqing.