Today, the interrogation of Rachel and others was supposed to be held, but what was surprising was that before the interrogation began, news suddenly came from the Presbyterian Council that Rachel and others were acquitted.

When they heard the news, everyone was stunned, and then ecstatic. It wasn't until they got out of prison that they realized it wasn't a dream.

"Why would the Council of Elders suddenly acquit us?" Bilia was a little puzzled.

"Could it be that Mr. Ruan Chi is taking all the blame for everyone's crimes?" Lonia, who used to have a good relationship with Ruan Chi, said.

"No way, would that nasty fellow be so kind to help us? Maybe he couldn't bear the torture of the Presbyterian Church, so he explained the truth of the matter. Elena said with a look of disdain.

Gulydia gently nudged Elena, shook her head at her and said, "Don't say it, since everyone has been acquitted, no matter whether Mr. Ruan Chi helps us in the end or not, but in the end, he still takes his own responsibility, otherwise we won't even have a chance to return to the Elven Forest." ”

Although Elena did not think so, she was still very obedient and did not say any more, because everyone noticed that while everyone was happy about the acquittal, there was one person who was now full of sadness, and his eyes were full of worry.

"Sister Rachel, I want to ...... Ruan Chi should be fine. Bellia opened her mouth to comfort her, but she realized how pale she was.

If Ruan Chi really confessed everyone's crimes to the Council of Elders, then the next punishment would be very severe.

"Bilia, Guldia. I want to meet Ruan Chi. Go first. Rachel suddenly dropped the words. Then he left in shock.

After inquiring, Rachel learned that Ruan Chi was imprisoned in the Tower of Sinners, and Rachel had heard about this legendary prison when she was in Luminous Village.

After knowing where Ruan Chi was being held, Rachel was naturally more worried, and kept speeding up and running in the direction of the Tower of Sinners.

However, when she went anywhere, Rachel was refused by the elven guards guarding the Tower of Sinners, who did not allow her to step into the confines of the Tower of Sinners.

After repeated pleading to no avail. Rachel could only look worried, looking at the direction of the Tower of Sinners from a distance, looking at the towering tree tower, she regretted even more that she had promised to let Ruan Chi return to the Elven Forest.

"If I hadn't promised him to come back with me, things wouldn't have gotten like this, no, I wouldn't have left him alone."

Rachel's eyes flashed with determination, and she followed in a certain direction towards the elven royal city of Thelil.

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Although the social structure of the elves is far less complex than that of the human race, it will not be divided into many large and small countries, but. Elves also have their own class divisions.

This class division may not be as hierarchical as that of the human race. However, the elves in each class also have different status in the elven race.

Of course, the power pyramid of the elves is still relatively simple in general, from top to bottom, they are the elven queen - the high priest - the elders' council - the elven village elders - the village patrol.

Among them, force agencies such as Silver Wings are directly under the management of the Elven Queen, the High Priest is directly under the jurisdiction of the Elders, and then there are Elven villages in each of the Elven Forests, with one or more elders managing the patrols below.

There are no cities in the elven society, except for the royal city of Thiril, the rest are all large and small villages, with populations ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands.

This is because the population of the elves is far less densely populated than the human population, and most of the elves prefer to be quiet, so most of the elves will only build villages, not cities.

In addition, in addition to the Elf Church, there is a very special force, that is, the "Four Veins of Tree".

These four veins are Lanyue, Xingyu, Wind Death, and Hundred Days, and the four families composed of elves with these four surnames, among them, Xingyu is the royal family, and it is also the only descendant of the elves who is in charge of the bloodline of the children of nature. Like Denisha and Sifarif, they are the only heirs of the Star Whispering Royalty.

In addition to the Star Whispering Royal Clan, the other three veins, namely Lan Yue, Wind Death, and Hundred Days, are in charge of the three leylines of the Tree of Life.

These three leylines cover the entire Elven Forest, providing a steady stream of spring water for each Elven Village's Fountain of Life, and their importance is second only to the Tree of Life rooted in the Elven King's City.

Rachel's identity is the second daughter of the Lanyue family in the three-vein family, and it is also worth mentioning that Rachel's parents are the patriarch of the current Lanyue lineage.

The territory of the Lan Yue family is located about twenty kilometers south of the Elven King City of Seriel, deep in a low hilly area, and that place is called the Hill of Chanting.

Rachel rented a pegasus from the royal city, and spent half a day non-stop, returning to the hometown where she gave birth.

Although the Singing Hill does not have a huge city, there are countless towering giant trees growing there, all of which have been cast by the elven druids with natural magic and have their own consciousness, and surround the territory of the Arazuki family like a forest guard. When encountering an invasion of foreign enemies, you can respond to the call of the elf druid to become a forest defender and drive away the enemy.

I didn't expect to come back, but for Ruan Chi, Rachel had to come back today.

On the way to the Singing Hill, Rachel saw many familiar things, and the lush green plants on both sides of the road made Rachel feel as if she had returned to her childhood and found the memory fragments of the past.

She hadn't been back for the past ten years, and even the last time she had returned to Elven City with Elder Sugri, Rachel hadn't thought of stepping into the Chanting Hill again.

That's because Rachel had vowed that she would not come back until she had the same strength as her sister Cynthia.

But today, for the sake of Ruan Chi, Rachel decided to break her oath and step into this homeland again.

At the end of the road leading to the Hill of Chanting, Rachel first sees a cliff on which a boulder has been carved into the shape of a harp, where it will always play beautiful music.

However, as the years passed, the beautiful sculptures of yesteryear were weathered. The huge harp has long been unrecognizable. But precisely because of its existence zài. The hill of chanting will be called the hill of chanting.

Seeing the crescent-shaped family crest on the harp sculpture from a distance, Rachel's mood was even more apprehensive at the moment, because she didn't know what kind of mood she should use to meet her parents who she hadn't seen for a long time.

The relationship between parents and children in elven societies is more wonderful, and in elven families, children must have the ability to live alone outside the home after reaching the age of ten.

This is very much in line with the elves' own style of pursuing field exercise. The children's training since childhood has also created one of the important reasons why the elves' individual combat effectiveness is far stronger than that of the human race.

Rachel also left Chanting Hill when she was ten years old, and she spent a long time training in various parts of the Elven Forest before settling in Luminous Village and getting to know Bellia and them.

Unexpectedly, ten years have passed unconsciously, and now Rachel is already a twenty-one-year-old girl, and even after becoming Ruan Chi's woman, she has a little more young woman's temperament.

Staring at the Lan Yue family crest on the harp, I couldn't help but think of the voice of my parents, although the elves were relatively weak in family affection. However, at this moment, Rachel still inevitably felt a trace of sadness rise in her chest.

"Dad. Mommy ......"

After settling down, Rachel slowly walked towards the entrance of the territory.

As one of the four major veins of the HRE, the territory of the Lanyue family is naturally heavily guarded, and Rachel has not seen the entrance yet, and a group of Pegasus knights have landed here.

"Who's coming?"

The knight at the head was a handsome elf woman, wearing a dark green leather armor, outlining the elf's unique slender figure, toned thighs exposed to the air, and powerfully clamping the belly of the flying horse under the crotch.

Rachel was stunned for a moment when she saw the elven woman, and then said in surprise, "Sister Victoria! ”

The elf woman was stunned for a moment, but soon recognized Rachel, and her originally cold face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a look of joy, "Second Miss? Are you Miss Rachel the Two? ”

"Sister Victoria, I haven't seen you in a long time." Rachel was also a little excited, and hugged the elf woman for a long time before letting go of her.

"Second Miss, it's great that you're back, the patriarch is very concerned about you." Victoria holds Rachel's shoulders as if she fears she will disappear, and she is a few years older than Rachel and serves as the captain of the Chanting Hill Patrol.

Hearing Victoria's words, Rachel couldn't help but show a look of shame, as a child, she was indeed very incompetent, and she also knew that her oath back then was really heavy, and even had an element of anger.

Although elves generally have a lifespan of two or three hundred years, they have not returned for ten years, which is not a short period of time compared to their parents.

"Sister Victoria, my dad, is my mom okay?" Rachel asked in a whisper.

"Don't worry, the patriarchs are all fine." Victoria laughed.

Hearing this, Rachel breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't say so much, you haven't come back for so many years, they miss you very much, you better hurry up and go back to meet them."

"Hmm."

Rachel nodded vigorously, climbed back onto Pegasus's back, and followed Victoria back towards the Lanyue family's territory.

Along the way, Victoria asks Rachel a lot of things, including where she's been over the years, what she's done, and who she's met.

Because she was worried and didn't know how to meet her parents for a while, coupled with Ruan Chi's matter, Rachel answered without a word.

What really surprised Rachel was that she found that Victoria didn't seem to know that she had ever been a traitor.

Could it be that the Council of Elders covered it up?

Rachel thought about it, and then felt that it should be like this, after all, once the disappearance of the former elf queen spreads, it will affect the morale of the elven clan very strictly, and the fourth battle for the throne is imminent, and it is understandable that the elders will do this.

Although the news of his being a traitor did not spread, but for some reason, Rachel was still very weak, especially when she thought of meeting her parents for a while, Rachel was even more nervous.

"By the way, Sister Rachel, it's too good for you to come back this time, because some time ago, the eldest lady also came back."

At this time, Victoria's words made Rachel's nerves completely tense. (To be continued......)