In the evening, the silver moonlight shines through the dense foliage, sporadically sprinkled on the glade.

Ji Ran lay on the branch, his head resting on his hands, looking at the portrait hanging from the branch higher.

There are no mirrors in the forest, and the elves only occasionally see their reflections on the calm lake, and among the elves, there seems to be a legend that the elves must not see themselves often, otherwise, it will be a curse on themselves.

Therefore, even if there is a lake in the forest, the elves rarely go there, let alone squat by the lake to see their reflections.

Therefore, the elves' cognition of themselves, especially their appearance, stays in the world of self-imagination, and few people can clearly know their appearance.

And Ji Ran doesn't have this kind of taboo, at least in the depths of her soul, she still has her memories of being a human being, so she occasionally goes to the lake to see her reflection, but she only occasionally goes secretly by herself, if Grandma Sophia knows, I'm afraid she will be punished.

Ji Ran has always wanted to have a mirror, but, unfortunately, there is no such thing in the Elven Forest.

And now, after having that portrait, Ji Ran's wish has been realized, the elf girl in the portrait is vivid with herself, although there are still some deviations in some details, but the flaws are not hidden, it is still an excellent work.

"Aiyi, are you enjoying yourself in Lonely Fang again?" Milia smiled and jumped on Ji Ran's branch, lay down next to Ji Ran, and the two of them looked at the portrait hanging upside down on the high branch together.

"Milia, why can't the elves look in the mirror? Why is it that humans can look in the mirror, while elves looking in the mirror is seen as a curse? Ji Ran asked Miria curiously.

"This is because we elves respect nature, God created all things in the world, and elves are also one of all things, and we, as children of God, should obey God's will, for example, God created little rabbits, and little rabbits can eat grass obediently, not meat, God created elves, and elves should live in the forest as they should do their duty, and there should be no other coveting.

You see, our eyes are all in front of us, under normal circumstances, we can't see ourselves, this is because God doesn't want us to know what we are, so we can't go against God's will and insist on seeing what God doesn't want us to see. Milia explained to Ji Ran.

"So that's it? But when humans looked in the mirror, did they not see God punishing them? Ji Ran looked at Miria and asked.

"How come there is no punishment? Human beings are greedy and arrogant, so God gave them a short life span as punishment.

The average life expectancy of human beings is less than 100 years, and I heard that it is only a few tens of years old. Milia said to Ji Ran.

When Ji Ran heard this, he felt that there was some truth, elves can easily live for hundreds of years, or even thousands of years, but the lifespan of human beings is only a few decades, perhaps, this is really God's punishment for human beings, right?

Late at night, Miria gradually fell asleep, but Ji Ran didn't mean to sleep at all, still with beautiful eyes open, looking through the lush branches and leaves, looking at the night sky the size of pinholes.

"Aiyi, why don't you sleep yet?" Milia looked at Luo Tianyi strangely and asked.

"I don't want to sleep, I'm afraid I'll have those nightmares." Ji Ran shook his head and said.

"Hey... Poor pity, Grandma Sophia said, your nightmares may follow you for the rest of your life, and if I can, I am willing to share some of your sorrows. Milia looked at Ji Ran sympathetically and said.

"Thank you Milia, I'm so content to have such a good friend as you." Ji Ran said with a smile.

"Why don't I stay up late with you." Milia said, came to Ji Ran's side, and lay down next to Ji Ran.

The trees in the Elven Forest are very thick, and the trunk where Ji Ran is located is also very thick, even if Ji Ran and Miria lie down side by side, it will not be very crowded.

"Milia, you sleep, why stay up all night with me?" Ji Ran said embarrassedly.

"Hehe, it's okay, we can live for a long time anyway, and it's okay if we don't sleep for a year." Miriah said with a smile.

"But you're going to study magic tomorrow?" Ji Ran kindly reminded.

"It doesn't matter, there is a magic department every week, you can study whenever you want, and Grandma Sophia doesn't urge us, it's okay." Miria smiled sweetly and looked at the beautiful night sky with Ji Ran.

After a sleepless night, the sky gradually brightened, but Ji Ran and Milia were sleepy.

Ji Ran yawned lazily, and fell asleep in the morning breeze.

In the dream, Ji Ran came to a pitch-black hut, which was a remote hut located on the outskirts of the city.

It was only about ten square meters, and the hut was dim and damp, and on the east side of the hut there was a wooden bed, not so much a bed as a board, and a few bricks under the board, barely enough for a man to sleep on.

To the south of the small wooden bed was a dilapidated desk with an old computer next to it, and a thick dictionary.

The dictionary was retrieved from the second-hand book market, and although it was worn, it was considered a genuine book.

In the corner of the hut there is a thin gray kitten, not raised by the owner, but a small wild cat, perhaps unable to find food to eat, will meow outside every night, the owner kindly fed it with leftover food, over time, the little wild cat seems to be accustomed to this life, every night to come here for the night.

It's late at night, the computer screen is still flickering fluorescent, and in front of the computer desk, a girl who is exactly the same as herself, is working the code words, every detail of her, is like herself, accompanied by slender fingers quickly tapping the keyboard, lines of black words appear on the white screen.

The girl's thinking is very quick, and the lines of black letters seem to be printed, and in a short time, the paragraphs of a few hundred words are stacked.

Time passed little by little, the night outside became darker and darker, there was no light in the hut, only a small place in front of the computer screen, some faint light, the fluorescence reflected the girl's delicate face a little pale.

Gradually, the clock approached 0:00 in the morning, and the girl finally finished the final chapter, checked it carefully, and uploaded it to the Internet.

It was late at night, the girl's stomach was a little hungry, and when she looked around the whole room, there was not much to eat, and the only cold steamed bun was left over from the morning.

The girl picked up the steamed bun and took a bite, it was very dry, with a faint sour taste, but after chewing for a long time, the sour taste slowly became sweet again...

(End of chapter)