Chapter XVII Entry

"I can understand, since you have been able to make sure, can you tell me about your decision?I shouldn't just come to me to confirm if Jieliya has made a mistake," Shi Leiyin's tone was a little impatient, and the attitude of the three elders made him feel a little unhappy.

"Now that the existence of the Elven Devourer has been confirmed, then I think I can first invite Mr. Shi Leiyin and your companions to enter our secret realm on behalf of the Elders, but as for the condition that Jie Liya told you, it still needs a formal vote from the Elders Council" An Wei'er glanced at Jie Liya not far away, revealing a complicated smile.

"Brother Lei Yin, Brother Lei Yin, this is the elf secret realm?" Shi Lei Yin looked at the big tree in front of him and was not too surprised, but Shui Jing asked him gently.

"It should be surrounded by an enchantment like the Dryad Forest, it looks like an entrance or something" In Shi Leiyin's memories of his previous life, more than ninety percent of the elves in the design of novels or games basically live in places with enchantments or something, and they can basically only see a big tree from the outside.

"Then please come with me" Although Shi Leiyin had already made some preparations for various ways to enter the secret realm, it turned out that he still underestimated the strangeness of this world.

Because Anwei'er didn't crash headlong into the tree, nor did she chant a spell to unlock the barrier, but simply flew to the tree, and opened the leaves to reveal the entrance hidden in the tree—a cluster of light that emitted seven-colored light.

"Won't this be discovered at night?" Shi Leiyin looked at the radiant entrance, which was not very obvious in the daytime sunlight, but the night was definitely not something that this little foliage could hide.

"This is an entrance dedicated to the daytime, and it can only be used when the sun is shining," Rebian replied to Shi Leiyin instead of An Wei'er, who had already entered the light group, "In addition, we also have hidden guards, and we can completely close the entrance in case of emergency." ”

"It's me who is too careful, thank you for your answer" After speaking, Shi Leiyin grabbed Shui Jing and walked into the light group together.

"It's really worthy of the elven secret realm, much more beautiful than imagined" In fact, the word beautiful can't describe the scene of the elven secret realm that Shi Leiyin sees now. In his limited vocabulary, he really couldn't find a word that could accurately describe the vision in front of him, so he could only summarize it with a beauty, which was a little abnormal.

Suddenly, Shi Leiyin was excited, and the surrounding environment changed suddenly, although it was still a beautiful environment, it did not have the charming feeling just now. turned his head, but saw the elves looking at him with a hint of apology, and Shui Jing was inexplicable.

"This is a hallucination magic that is only effective against creatures other than elves, and it is also the second protection measure of our elven secret realm" An Wei'er took the initiative to explain, "Originally, I wanted Rebian to sue you first at the entrance, and at the same time, I temporarily unlocked the magic here, but I didn't expect you to rush in all of a sudden, so I was affected"

"Since it's my own fault, there's nothing more to say. Elder Anwei'er, what are you going to do next?I'm afraid that I will accidentally bump into the third line of defense," Shi Leiyin made a gesture of spreading his hands to show helplessness. A few elves snickered on the side.

"Hehe, the remaining defenses have been lifted temporarily, and then we can see our place of residence as long as we go straight" An Wei'er also chuckled, flew up and continued to lead the way.

The Elven Secret Realm is obviously much more beautiful than the Forest of Tree Spirits, not only are there all kinds of flowers blooming everywhere, but you can also see some birds with some particularly beautiful colors, and Shi Leiyin even saw a creature with a very short horn on the top of its head that resembles a unicorn. However, the way the elves moved without touching the ground made Shi Leiyin have a headache about the route, gritted his teeth, and rolled out a path in a large area of flowers, and the elves and Shi Leiyin himself were heartbroken. In the end, the elves had to compromise and spare a long way, and then they came to the true residence of the elven dream, the elven tree.

Chapter 18: The Elven Tree

"This is the Elven Tree that produces elves?" In front of Shi Leiyin was a small lake, and in the middle of the lake was a huge tree. It is a plant that looks like a tree from a fairy tale, with a straight trunk and branches and leaves that stretch out in a perfect umbrella shape, as if someone has deliberately pruned it. The foliage is surrounded by stars, and if you look closely, you can see that the wings of the elves reflect the light in the sunlight. And in the middle of the branches, there are also balls of light, and the elves beside the tree also keep staying in front of one ball of light for a while, and then fly to another ball of light, showing that they are very busy.

However, these are not the reasons why Shi Leiyin said this, and this scene is barely expected in his memory. What really stunned him was the breath emanating from the Elven Tree, the Elven Tree, which was the birthplace of the Forest Elves, should have a very pure breath of life or plants, but now Shi Leiyin could clearly feel that there was a dark aura mixed with the breath of the Elven Tree. This was exactly the same dark aura that had been felt on the two elders and those guards before, that is, the aura of the mutated Lemut spider at that time. Shi Leiyin wondered why the other elves couldn't sense the abnormality of the Elven Tree.

"Jing'er, what do you think of this elven tree?" Shi Leiyin asked Shui Jing beside him softly.

"Well, it's beautiful, and the water here makes me feel comfortable."

"But don't get too close, this is someone's place after all, don't accidentally cause a misunderstanding" Obviously, Shui Jing couldn't find out about the problem with the Elf Tree, and Shi Leiyin didn't plan to tell her the truth, just told her not to get too close, so as not to be affected by anything.

Looking up, the elves actually built a circle of living places around the small lake where the elven tree was located, and each house was built on the big trees around the lake. Unlike humans or other humanoids that inhabit the forest, the elves' houses are more like beautifully decorated flower baskets, which not only do not destroy the overall sense of the tree, but rather make the tree more beautiful. But this beautiful Shi Leiyin didn't have time to appreciate it, An Wei'er and the other two elders left with the guards at the same time as they brought him and Shui Jing here, they should have gone to discuss Jieliya's mention with the other elders of the Elders, the faint dark aura on the two elders and the dark aura that was so obvious on the Elven Tree now made Shi Leiyin doubt whether most of the elves had been contaminated with this aura, and looked around Shi Leiyin found that at least half of the elves had been contaminated with that dark aura to a greater or lesser extent, but the strange thing was that most of the elves who were surrounding the Elven Tree had not been contaminated with the dark auraThis anomaly made Shi Leiyin feel very puzzled. 'According to this infection, the elves will certainly not be able to detect the situation caused by this aura, but it should have some effect, so only the healthier elves will be sent to work next to the elven tree. Jing'er felt that the water was very comfortable, and I didn't feel it, which means that the problem is not that the lake water is polluted, so where is the problem?"

Just as Shi Leiyin was thinking about the problem, he suddenly felt a gaze on him, and turned his head, only to find that Jie Liya had a hesitant expression, her eyes wandering between himself and the Elven Tree. Did she feel something?

"Jie Liya!" Shi Leiyin planned to take a gamble, in the elf secret realm, he believed in this little elf who had just met.

"What, what's the matter?" Jie Liya flew over in a bit of a panic, "The elders are still in meeting, but if you want me to fulfill the agreement first......"

"It's not this, you ......" Shi Leiyin lowered his voice to Cheng Dù, who could only be heard by those around him, "Did you also find something wrong with the Elven Tree?"

"How do you... Hmm...... "Jieliya's mouth was directly bet by Shi Leiyin with her tentacles, and she was not let go until she expressed her understanding of Shi Leiyin's meaning.

"How can you bet my mouth with this thing!" Jielia's voice was angry, but she kept her volume low.

"Do you prefer to use grass or leaves? I'll pay attention next time, but let's talk about how you found out about the Elven Tree first" Shi Leiyin simply secretly set up a soundproof barrier, although in order to prevent other elves from discovering it, the effect of the enchantment was very small, but at least the people around could only hear some buzzing sounds, and couldn't hear what the people inside were saying.

"I'd love to know how you found out," Jalia replied, but explained anyway, "I'm born with the elemental attributes of light and wind, so I'm extremely sensitive to dark forces, so I found out when something went wrong with the Elven Tree." But no one believed me, and Annatie's magic proved that the Elven Tree was not tainted by darkness. ”

"Anatia?" a picture suddenly flashed through Shi Leiyin's mind, "Is it one of the elves who came with you to meet us just now?

"yes, how do you know?"

"Who was the first elf to have a dark aura on his body?" Shi Leiyin felt that he had probably grasped part of the truth.

"Looks like it's Anatia too?!Could it be her?" Jalia's face turned white, and it was clear that she had already guessed something.

"Don't guess yet, calm down" Shi Leiyin felt that the clues were not complete enough, and there was still a key problem that had not been solved, "Jieliya, think about it, when did you find out that there was a problem with the Elven Tree and when did the dark aura appear on Annadia's body, and also, who is the second person to appear with the dark aura, and when will it appear"

"The Elven Tree had a problem about three months ago, and I felt a similar feeling about the day after Annadia used magic to verify that the Elven Tree was not contaminated, and now that I think about it, she must have been infected at that time, so I don't notice the problem. ”

"And what about the second one who gets infected?"

"The second one, it seems to be Elder Rebian, she has been guarding the Elven Tree since I told me that there is a problem with the Elven Tree, and after almost a week I found that the Elder has a similar aura on his body, and then he is the one who is usually responsible for taking care of the Elven Tree, Sister Amiya, and then ......"

"That's right," Shi Leiyin interrupted Jie Liya's memories, "that is, the first breath-contaminated Anatia almost happened at the same time as the Elven Tree's problem, and the second contaminated person was delayed for a full week, which can already say something"

"Is it really Anatia who caused this qiē?" said Jie Liya's face was full of sadness.

"It can only be said that it is possible, but the main thing now is how to convince the elders to believe this, and also, to confront Annadia. ”

Shi Leiyin unlocked the soundproofing barrier, and was about to say his thoughts to An Wei'er who flew towards them, when suddenly his body shook, and a familiar wave of longing swept over.