It was a chatter that had been held back for many years, nagging Long Dailan and Yu Jian about various stories of the forest, and if they changed the subject, it would be very unhappy. So Long Dailan could only follow its meaning and let one say enough. After talking for a long time, it reluctantly agreed to be asked questions by its new partner.

"Don't ask me how long I've lived, because I don't know. We are protected by the goddess of the forest, have our own mission, and exist as such. It is very rare for someone like you to be specially allowed to enter the forest and be guided, and it has only happened three times before, and it is only by the apostolic testimony that you can enter the forest. ”

"What exactly is the apostolic testimony? To be honest, I don't know much about it. "She loves to listen to it and talk to it, and that's very satisfying. Yu Jian rarely spoke because of her injury, and she forbade him to say that she didn't care.

"Didn't the man who gave it to you tell you, it seems that you must be someone very important to him, of course. Because it's a precious thing!" Dada wrapped his tail around a vine hanging overhead, jumped out like a monkey, and landed lightly on another tree. It says that this is also the result of its learning, and that it has learned a lot of animal tricks in the forest.

Her words confused her. "No, he didn't say anything, he just wanted us to come here. ”

"It's really hard to explain. You know...... What is an apostle?" Dada jumped again in an instant between the dense foliage, and saw only the branch shaking, but could not see where it was.

"I don't know. Waiting for you to tell us. ”

"Oh, don't do that. If you don't even know what an apostle is, then Dada can't say much. Even though I really want to tell you, very, very much. Dada jumped down from the tree and landed in front of them, her eyes full of longing, she could tell. "But I can't go against the rules of the forest, there are some things that can be said and some things that cannot be said. Of course!"

It seemed to have a very serious expression, the expression of a squirrel...... She wasn't entirely sure what that meant, but now she felt like it was very serious. It seems that it really can't be said.

Let's talk about something else. "But can you tell us what's going on here, why do trees walk and flowers run?"

"That's fine. This is the blessing of the goddess of the forest, we can live for a long, long time, we have all kinds of abilities, but at the same time we are required to stay in the forest and not go anywhere. The elder said that leaving the forest without permission would lead to destruction, and I don't know if that's true, but I'm not going to try it. Fortunately, the forest is big enough and there are enough friends, and everyone has countless memories to share. ”

"Share memories?"

"Every person, or animal, who comes to the forest from the outside, will be left here forever to become a nourishment for the forest. Don't look at me so surprised, I mean, their memories will stay in the minds of the flowers and trees you see, and then the plants will share them with each other and tell us. Moreover, some plants or animals were placed in this forest by the goddess of the forest, and their memories are already very rich. Those endless memories are knowledge, and for me, knowledge is treasure, if there really is any treasure in the forest. Dada made another big leap from the vines, this time landing on the edge of the green petals of a giant flower, which threatened to wrap it up and eat it, but it was only a game in between.

"Dada, you said you had a mission?"

"Ah, we all have a mission, of course! You know we're not going to be here for no reason. The goddess of the forest has her intentions, and we're going to accomplish them. ”

"What kind of mission is it, can you tell me?" she said, looking at its dark eyes, looking at it with anticipation.

"The forest is a protector against harm that can be caused from certain places. At the same time, we also monitor the movement of those anomalies. In short, that's it. Dada seems reluctant to say more, which may also be one of the "rules of the forest".

"Prevent the humans outside from harming the forest?" she walked in front of Yu Jian, looking back from time to time, she no longer just helped him to walk with her, now she took his hand and held it tightly.

If you have to rely on each other, then so be it and don't separate. If it weren't for him, she would have died several times.

"It's not human. While most humans are annoying, they don't threaten us. To me, you're not annoying humans, of course. ”

"It's an honor. She smiled back. "It's not human, isn't it...... Demons?"

"You're smart!" Dada exclaimed, and then it ran forward like lightning, suddenly disappearing among the trunks and roots of the plants, but its voice showed that it was still nearby. "It's those things, bad things from other realms!"

"Will they appear around here?" she was even more confused, and so was Yu Jian, and the two exchanged glances.

Dada seemed to have forgotten the rules of the forest: "Just on the other side of the mountain, the Desolate Field, there is a turbulent place, where the breath of magic condenses, and creatures from other realms will enter us through the Desolate Fields, of course, rarely, but it is possible." ”

She remembered that if Gaza had asked them to go to an anonymous village, which was probably on the edge of a desolate wilderness. Her confusion seemed to have taken on a bit. "If they come into our world, will you stop them?"

"Of course!" Dada didn't know where to hide, and the sound seemed to be some distance away from them.

She watched in amazement as the thick pile of fallen leaves and mud and sand on the ground in front of her began to jump, as if something was moving underneath.

"The forest exists for this reason, and if they try to leave the desolate wilderness, they must pass through the barrier set up by the goddess of the forest. The dirt rotting leaves parted like waves, and Dada suddenly came out of the pile of fallen leaves, covered in mud and broken leaves, and it seemed to have a proud expression on its face this time: "The Whispering Forest is the barrier on this side of the Inkiramo Mountain Range, protecting the Ruifeng Continent. The Lost Forest and the other forests were on the other side of the Desolate Fields, and in short, the Desolate Fields were surrounded by the forest goddess. ”

"I see. She nodded in realization, "When you say that, I understand something." The goddess of the forest and the god of the earth must have been united?"

"Of course!" Dada smiled "hehe", "This is still the Ruifeng Continent, the territory of the Earth God. ”

"Is the Dragon Horn Peak we are going to be at the end of the forest?"

"Of course! Beyond Longjiao Peak is the Desolate Wilderness, where there is an unknown village, and where you are going. What I do know is that everyone who goes into the forest with an apostolic certificate is going to go there eventually. ”

"Dada, we're tired and want to take a break. Yu Jian needs to rest, and she also needs to take a breath. So they stopped, and leaned against a large tree, a slender branch that had fallen from it, and the thick leaves covered her head, and she smiled and touched the leaves.

It was the forest that made a friendly gesture to her, and the big tree recognized them. According to Dada, the forest discerns human intentions, and when humans come into contact with anything in the forest, including the land, the forest reads their "thoughts" in a superficial way. This kind of reading is a slow process, but it does not necessarily unearth the secrets hidden inside.

Their fatigue may recover a little faster in the forest than elsewhere, there is no food that humans are accustomed to, and Dada recommends them its favorite nuts, as well as some strange fruits that taste good and satisfy their hunger.

Dada made it clear early on that they were to be true friends of the forest, to be kind to the forest, to love the forest, so that the forest would be kind to them, and would share their knowledge and friendship with them. It's like it does it on its own.

The child in her belly will be five months old. Now that her abdomen is visibly bulging, she needs more time to rest each day and has a stronger appetite. Her child's activities are becoming more frequent and noticeable, and she seems to be very energetic.

"I'm going to be a very active kid in the future!" Dada looked at her belly enviously, but soon a look of sadness crossed his face.

"Dada, I have a question, I hope it won't be rude. You're a man...... Or is it a woman?"

"According to you humans, it's a woman. Dada grimaced.

Long Dailan pointed to her abdomen, "Women are born glorious. ”

"That's you. Dada sat down dejectedly, leaning back against the tree and looking ahead. This active life is rarely so quiet, and it always has endless energy.

"Can you share your troubles with me?"

Dada turned his head to look at Long Dailan, a pair of black eyes blinking, "Alas, I can't have children." ”

"Ah...... Why?"

"The animals in the forest are the same, we stay the way we are, we don't get old, we don't get pregnant. Don't you realize that there are no newborn little beings here?" Dada seemed to sigh: "This is the price we have to pay. Honestly, I really envy you. ”

Then it fell silent, and she stopped talking. They rested under the tree for a long time, and this time Dada did not run around, but stayed with them. She and Yu Jian both slept for a while, and Dada jumped into the tree and hid among the lush foliage.