During her nap, which lasted only an hour or so, Ruan Jiaojiao once again slipped into a dream.
This time, however, she was not having the previous nightmare; instead, she found herself back in that vast forest.
She wandered aimlessly through the forest until she arrived at the cave she often frequented, and then stopped. She looked up, leaped into the air, and jumped up into the cave. After surveying the interior, she felt an unusual sense of peace and settled down by the entrance.
She lay there for an entire afternoon, and by the time she woke up, it was already dark. Shaking herself, she stood up, intending to stretch and sneak some tasty morsels from the foolish wolf, when she noticed something struggling at the entrance of the cave.
She took a closer look.
Could it be the wolf she often stole from?
And before it—a snake?
