Chapter 114: Eliminated Hostility
Noro couldn't be sure if the contents of the flower were dangerous, but his insistence on finding out the truth was purely selfish, and he didn't want his soldiers to make senseless sacrifices outside of the battlefield. Therefore, he ordered the soldiers to step back, away from the three giant trees, and then stay where they were, and not to act rashly unless it was a matter of life and death. If nothing can be done, immediately withdraw from the forest and flee for your life.
Noro's move surprised Rode. He had thought that Noro would at least send a few soldiers to test it out and make sure it was safe before going up himself, not wanting him to risk his life. If it were to be replaced by another nobleman, in such a situation where the safety was unknown, he would definitely do the opposite. Because, the aristocracy has long been accustomed to putting low-ranking people at risk for themselves, including Rhodes himself. It was only then that he suddenly realized that the power possessed by the most famous and powerful nobleman in the Eastern Continent, Noro Jingele, was not all conquered by force. No wonder so many people of insight willingly followed him, even the original enemies, who were probably impressed by Noro's unusual charm?
Noro has a noble quality that other nobles do not have, and under the cold and powerful appearance, there is actually a generous soul. He really treats his subordinates as if they were his left arm and right arm, and if any arm is damaged, he is the one who is really injured. He is also really willing to advance and retreat with his subordinates, live and die together, and not just talk. Can there be a second such nobleman in the Eastern Continent? At least so far, Rhodes has not met him.
The three of them stood beside a cluster of flowers hanging from the low branches, trying to observe the situation through the gaps between the vines. But the vines were tightly wound, and the gaps were so narrow that nothing could be seen except for a faint yellow-green glow.
Noro seemed to be completely attracted by the light, and unconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to pluck the vines to find out. But before he could touch the vine, he was stopped by an arm that suddenly crossed from the side. Only then did Noro suddenly come back to his senses, apparently unaware that he had reached out unsuspectingly, after all, they were not sure if these graceful and beautiful flowers and vines were poisonous.
"I'm coming!" Murkey's tone suddenly became stronger, and he changed his usual languid and uninhibited gaze at Noro uncompromisingly.
Noro looked down at the strong, powerful arm that lay in front of him, and immediately understood what Muki meant. If there was only one of the two of them, Murch would never let him take the risk first. Noro understood Muchi's insistence very well, so he didn't say anything, and silently took a step back.
Mu Qi finally relented, handed the torch in his hand to Rhodes next to him, and then pulled out a short knife with a sheath from his waist. He raised the dagger and looked at it, hesitating whether he should withdraw from its scabbard, but eventually abandoned it, and instead pulled out from the quiver behind his back a branch that had been contained in it, which was intended to be a spare branch for a torch.
Although it was only a matter of moments to change his mind, Mu Qi's mind had already turned a thousand times, and it was not a hasty decision to give up the short knife for the time being. Because, the dagger is the obvious weapon, and the weapon means to attack. He didn't know whether the flower was wrapped in a living or dead thing, and if it was a living thing, then he was the first to take an offensive stance, which was equivalent to showing his hostility to the other party. Further, if there was really some kind of living creature hidden inside that was many times stronger than them, then he who first took a declaration of war posture might be attacked by the other party without hesitation, and even affect Noro beside him. Based on the above considerations, Mu Qicai temporarily switched to a less threatening wooden branch, and secretly prepared for defense in his heart.
However, the strange thing is that no matter how hard Mu Qi flicked the wooden branch in his hand, the seemingly soft flower vine showed no sign of moving, as if it was indestructible.
"Strange, how can this be?" Murch was puzzled, and he tried to penetrate the branch through the gap where the vines intersected, and then pluck the vines, but no matter how many times he tried, it was in vain.
"I have a feeling...... "Noro said thoughtfully, "I don't understand why, but I always feel that these vines are not something that can be shaken by strength. ”
Muki stopped what he was doing and looked back at Noro, a little confused in his eyes, as if he didn't quite understand what Noro meant.
"Let me give it a try. With that, Noro approached the flower cluster again. He took off the black gloves on his left hand, apparently intending to use his hands to touch the unknown poisonous vines without any precautions.
Seeing this, Mu Qi immediately stopped: "What do you want to do?!"
Noro looked sideways at Mu Qi with an unusually determined expression: "But I always feel ...... That's the only way to do it. ”
Mu Qi couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that Noro was not a reckless person, no matter what he did, he would make a decision after some careful consideration, but he was concerned and confused. So, Muki finally nodded in compromise, but still quietly clenched the weapon at his waist and approached Noro, just in case.
Noro stared intently at the glowing vines, first took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and eliminated all distractions in his heart, preventing himself from the slightest thought of attack or defense, until his heart stopped. Then, he slowly opened his eyes and slowly stretched out his defenseless left hand towards the flower vine......
The sensation from his fingertips was so flexible and warm, he had never touched such a warm temperature, it was incredible! The strange sense of touch aroused Noro's curiosity, and he tried to gently flick the flexible vines with his fingers, but there was no resistance! But the vines coiled layer after layer, and the yellow-green light source was still not visible after several layers in a row. So, Noro-simply took off the glove of his right hand, and then used both hands together, carefully parting the layers of flower vines, and sure enough, without any obstacles, he quickly and smoothly opened a large hole in the flower ball.
Murch and Rhodes immediately approached curiously, and looked inside, just this glance, the three of them were stunned for a moment, and they couldn't take their eyes off it anymore.
There was a sleeping beauty wrapped in the vines! Of course, it couldn't be Lepelian. He exuded an elegant yellow-green halo around him, curled up, and lay on his side among the flowers. He has a quiet and soft face like the bright moon, and his long straight hair is beautiful, with green hair and golden hair. The tail of the eyebrow is tilted upward, and there is a flower-like eyebrow rotation on each side of the eyebrow. There is also a small slender oval bulge on the forehead, which shines with a strange light, like a jewel, like an eye. In addition to the soft white robe, he was wrapped in a layer of pale green translucent, but it was not fabric, and if you looked closely, you would see that there were many mysterious golden patterns like leaf veins scattered on it. What's even more incredible is that those delicate patterns are actually flowing, and there is a faint golden light, like spring water flowing in the sun.
Suddenly, the sleeping beauty opened her eyes without warning, and the first thing she saw was a translucent transient membrane, but the transient membrane immediately opened, and then a pair of strange eyes appeared. They are long and narrow, with the tails of their eyes slightly raised, and their pupils are like falling stars, and it is impossible to tell whether there is more green light or more golden light......
When they were awakened by the strange eyes that suddenly opened, they realized that another soft light had shrouded them overhead. The three of them were shocked, instinctively took several steps back, and invariably looked up at the light source above.
I saw a tall figure appear in mid-air, standing out of thin air above the cluster of flowers where the three of them had been before. He was dressed in a simple white robe, a style completely different from Lepelian's, with a texture like soft petals. He has long orange hair, which should be orange and blonde to be exact. There are also three pairs of leaf-shaped, veil-like wings on the back, and the thin golden streamer depicts leaf vein-like patterns on the translucent wings.
He stood silently in mid-air, his wings fluttering slowly, neither near nor far, silently looking down at the three Lepelians below, his golden eyes shining with something they couldn't read. The two sides went up and down, as if they were facing each other. Maybe it's just a moment, but maybe it's been a long time, and in short, the three Lepelians on the ground have forgotten the existence of time.
The clusters of flowers that had been hanging quietly from the three giant trees began to slowly disappear from their eyes, and in their place, they were replaced by flooded figures that appeared in mid-air one after another. Before the Lepeilian people below came to their senses completely, the branches and leaves were already covered with flapping wings, as if a mysterious world had suddenly opened the door, and it was extremely spectacular!
"It turns out that the thing that is as transparent as a thin veil is actually a winged ......," Murch couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a "click-click-" sound behind him, which was the sound of metal rubbing as the sword was unsheathed. The Lepelian had apparently realized that those beautiful creatures glowing in mid-air were probably the legendary aliens.
Noro turned around, only to see that the 30,000 soldiers behind him had already displayed their weapons and set up an attack, and were about to move closer to the three of them. Seeing this formation, Noro was suddenly startled, and quickly raised his hand to strictly prohibit the soldiers from acting rashly. His instincts told him that he must not make any hostile actions now, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. This is the same reason that he was able to pluck out the vines with his own hands before.
Noro raised his right hand, quickly tightened his five fingers, and waved his arm down vigorously. This is a common gesture on the battlefield, ordering soldiers to immediately put away their weapons and stand by without the slightest delay. Fortunately, the Kingele family army has always been well-trained and strictly disciplined, and although it is not clear why, it will never violate military orders.
Seeing that the soldiers had all put away their weapons and taken a few steps back, Noro finally breathed a sigh of relief, he really didn't want the soldiers to sacrifice their lives in vain.
For the rest of the day, no one dared to make a sound, and the forest was silent, but this tense silence did not last long. After the soldiers put away their weapons, those tall and strange-looking aliens also withdrew their gaze from the people who fell on Lepeilian, and then flew silently into the air. They hovered over the forest for a long time, not knowing where to go......
Lepei Lian in the forest looked up at the sky with palpitations, and Mu Qi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "It's dangerous......"
I didn't want to spit out two words just now, and my throat seemed to be suddenly choked, and then I lost consciousness completely. Of course, it was not only Muqi, but all the Lepeilian people in the forest felt very painful at this time, only to feel dizzy and unspeakable, and their bodies were completely out of control, and then they knew nothing.