Chapter 185: The Place Where the Goddess Bathes
"What is she doing in the Holy Land now?" Rogge asked, puzzled.
"The eldest princess goes to the Holy Land one day a week, she is the high priestess of the Temple of the Moon, and this is her mission. The captain of the Elven King's palace guard said.
Listening to the words of the captain of the guard, Rogge nodded silently, he asked Antonio and the others to follow the captain of the guard to the guest room to rest first, and then turned around and walked to the gate of the palace.
"Hey, where are you going?" asked the little owl, which was lying on Catherine's shoulder, flapping its wings and chasing after him, landing on his hat.
"Why don't you come with you to the restaurant for something delicious, it's going to be gone when it's late!" Rog said to Lilith as he strode down the crystal staircase.
"I'm not hungry, I'm going with you, I want to know what you're doing!" said the little furball, pulling his wings into his hat.
"Well, it's rare, you don't even have a hungry time!" Rogge chuckled and quipped softly.
As he strode through the crystal streets, the river of silver stars and turquoise meadows beneath Lunar Shadows were clearly visible beneath his feet, and Rog walked past the crystal houses, passing the elves, before finally stopping in front of a temple carved with a statue of the moon god.
"Here we are. Rogge looked up at the towering statue of the moon goddess, who sat on a crooked crescent moon and played a crystal flute, with stars and clouds lingering around her, giving a holy beauty.
"What are we doing here?" asked the little furball, looking at the Moon Temple with wide round eyes, and tilting his little head curiously.
"Let's see if the Great Elder has unraveled the runes left in the spider's lair. Rogge climbed the crystal staircase in front of the Temple of the Moon God and said to Lilith, "If you regret going back to the palace to eat delicious food now, then it's still too late, and don't blame me for not reminding you that there is nothing to eat here!"
"I said I'm not hungry!" replied the little furball stubbornly.
After about twenty minutes, Rog came out of the Temple of the Moon, stopped in the street in front of the Temple, muttered for a moment and turned to walk in the direction of the palace, only to hear Lilith ask on his hat, "You seem to have run for nothing, stupid wolf!"
"No, little fool, I didn't run in vain!" Rogge smiled mysteriously and said to the little furball, "On the contrary, what the Great Elder told me is exactly what I need!"
He took Lilith back to the palace gate, and when he ascended the grand staircase of the palace, he happened to meet the little princess Sophia who came out of it, and Sophia immediately greeted him when she saw him, and asked the elf king how the cause of death was investigated.
"It's a bit of an eyebrow, but more verification is needed. Rogge looked at Sophia's haggard face, comforted her softly, and then changed the conversation and asked, "I heard that your sister went to the Holy Land, do you know where the Holy Land is?"
"Head southwest from Moonshadow City, enter the forest, and follow the direction of the laurel tree to reach the Holy Land. Sophia said as she looked at Rogge's thoughtful appearance and asked softly, "Are you going to find my sister?"
"Yes, I'm going to take a look, it's too dangerous to let her go out alone at this time, I'll escort her back with me if possible. Rogge patted Sophia on the shoulder as he spoke, and said softly, "You are the same, don't leave the city casually, stay in the palace as much as possible to ensure safety." ”
"I see. Sophia nodded obediently and watched as Rogge turned around and walked down the stairs towards the Crystal Rainbow Bridge in the southwest.
After leaving Lunar Studios, Rogge sped away in the direction Sophia had said, the little furball shrunk under his hat to avoid the bright afternoon sun, and it was not until they entered the great forest of shadows that the little one came out again and jumped onto Rog's shoulder.
"What did that princess do here?" the little furball looked curiously at the silent jungle around her, and didn't see anything special about it.
"Don't be silent, we're close to the Holy Land. Rogge glanced at the laurel tree beside the forest path and whispered to Lilith.
"What's in the Holy Land?" asked the little furball, still chattering.
Before the words fell, Rogge suddenly stopped and looked at the intersection ahead, Lilith also opened her eyes to look over, only to see a snow-white "tall horse" standing at the intersection, different from ordinary horses, it has a sharp horn more than 20 centimeters long on its forehead, blue eyes are as clear as water, quietly staring at strangers in the distance.
"Wow, it's a unicorn!" The little furball happily flapped its wings and flew towards the unicorn, and Rogge stood quietly looking at it, Lilith landed on top of the unicorn's head regardless of it, rubbed her little furry body on the unicorn's sharp horns, and exclaimed, "Wow, I'm going to have good luck!"
The unicorn did not react to the owl's actions, but shook its head gently and let out a pleasant moan, and Rog cautiously strode towards the graceful and beautiful creature, but when he was only five steps away from it, the unicorn's eyes suddenly showed a hint of hostility.
Rogge immediately stopped, carefully raised his hands, and made a strange gesture to the unicorn, the unicorn stared into Rogge's eyes with its clear eyes, and a blue light that was imperceptible to ordinary human eyes shot from its eyes to Rogge's eyes.
"It's reading my consciousness, but I have nothing to hide from it," Rog thought to himself as he held still, "Come on, see me, take me to the person I'm looking for, you must know where she is." ”
After a brief stare, the unicorn strode over to Rog and stretched out the horns above his head to him, and Rog knew it was a gesture of overture, so he leaned over and kissed its horns, and the unicorn turned around and groaned softly, leading them deeper into the forest.
"I thought it was going to turn you into a blind wolf!" the little furball flew up to Rog's shoulder and said to him.
"You little scoundrel, can't you hope I'm okay?" Rogge gave her a blank look and said, "However, there are an estimated thousand hunters who are blinded by blinding in the Sun and Moon Forest every year because of their ill intentions against unicorns, these poor unlucky bastards! Fortunately, I am not one of them!"
"Actually, you're the worst big bad!" said Furball, squinting his eyes and laughing.
"Shut up, little villain!" Rogge said, glaring back at her.
Not long after walking under the unicorn's lead, Rogge saw a huge arch formed by branches and vines appear in front of him, and on both sides of the arch were layers of shrubs, forming a tall and thick wall of shrubs, which extended to the east and west, separating the inside and outside.
He followed the unicorn to the door, where he saw the unicorn scream inside, and a moment later, the vines and branches that blocked the arch automatically retreated to the sides, revealing a pathway.
The unicorn turned back to Rog and whispered to him, leading him past the laurel trees on either side of the gate, and as they passed through the gate, the retreating vines and branches closed automatically, sealing the arch completely.
After passing through a narrow pathway, it suddenly opens up to a large green meadow surrounding a lake as rippling as the Lake of the Virgin, and the shores of the lake are full of beautiful unicorns, and many young unicorns are toddlers in the company of their parents.
"There are so many unicorns, it's so beautiful here!" exclaimed the little furball excitedly.
The surrounding unicorns heard her shout and turned their eyes to them, and Rogge hurriedly stopped the little guy from shouting, and followed the unicorn along the lake shore with bated breath.
As he walked, he said to Lilith, "Don't shout here, this is a holy place, and if you anger the unicorns, we'll be in big trouble!"
"You haven't told me what the Holy Land is for?" asked the little furball with a wink.
"The full name of this place is called the Forest Sanctuary, and legend has it that it is the abode of the goddess of the moon on earth, and these unicorns are the pets of the goddess and the guardian beast who cares for the goddess's abode. ”
Rogge looked back at the lake beside him and continued, "The teacher told me about this lake, its name is Goddess Lake, and it is the place where the goddess bathes. ”
"I want to see the goddess bathing!" exclaimed the little furball, his eyes wide open, full of longing.
"I'm sure you'll be blinded by a unicorn, and everyone who thinks the same way as you will end up. Rogge said to her in a serious manner, and Lilith shrank her wings and shook her head cautiously.
Following the unicorn through the area where the unicorns lived, around the lake of the goddess to the other side of the lake, Rog saw a magnificent temple in the distance, which was the abode of the legendary moon god, and the huge crescent moon above the temple confirmed this legend.
In the distance, Rogge saw a woman in a green dress with long blond hair standing in front of the gate of the Moon God's residence, and to Rogge's surprise, there was a man in a black robe in front of her, not only the robe was black, but also his face and hands were black, looking like a ghostly shadow.
Seeing the black-robed man, the unicorn suddenly let out an angry howl, the woman and the black-robed man turned around at the same time, and when they saw Rogge and the unicorn, both of them showed surprised expressions on their faces, the black-robed man turned around and said something to the woman in green, turned around and hurriedly disappeared into the jungle.
The woman in green glanced at the departing figure of the black-robed man, lowered her head to adjust her mood, turned around and walked towards Rogge with elegant steps, Rogge also followed the unicorn slowly to her, and bowed respectfully and said: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, you are presumptuous to come here without permission!"
"How did you find this place?" asked the elven princess Eva, looking at Rog with a puzzled look.
"It was His Highness Sophia who told me that you were here, and I was worried about your safety, so I came here to have a look. Rogge glanced back at the unicorn beside him, and Eva also turned her gaze to it, and suddenly realized: "I see, you are a student of Master Augustine, and it is easy to gain the trust of unicorns, of course." ”
She stepped forward and gently rubbed the unicorn's head with her hand, the unicorn groaned and turned to leave, Rogge glanced back at the unicorn's back, his eyes fell on the direction of the black-robed man's departure, and asked with a slight groan: "Your Highness, who was talking to you just now?"