Chapter 80: Plotting
"I still remember that it was one of the most ordinary mornings, when I suddenly woke up from a strange dream, and in a trance, I didn't know where I was. I was stunned for a while, got up and looked for the letter, no, and went to look for the feather, but there was no. I searched all over the mountains, but there was no sign of them. Ask the elves you meet, and you don't know. Now I panicked, afraid that something would happen to them, and I was anxious, and when I looked up, I saw a smile on the corner of Yu's mouth, and a blazing eye, striding towards me, and before I could open my mouth, she approached me, spread her wings, flew to the level of my face, and said with a hearty smile: 'You're here!
Her demeanor, manners, and tone of speech were completely the same as before, and some of the king's decisive and neat air was added. I was so surprised and delighted that I was about to cry out with joy, when it suddenly occurred to me that if I knew, I don't know how excited I would be! Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Shinyi flash in, and his face could not hide his excitement and joy, and he nodded at me, and shook his head again, as if he had something to say.
"It turned out that they went to the Well of Eternity deep in the jungle of the ancient country. It was a well full of magic, a sacred relic for their firefly spirits. It is said that each elf only has one chance in his life to enter the well and add magic and energy, which is enough to support the consumption of the elf for the rest of his life. The magic of the Well of Eternity is so powerful that all elves yearn for it. And it is said that in terms of qualifications for entering the well, ordinary elves and elf kings are treated equally, and they only have one chance in a lifetime. And this time, Shin wanted to accompany Yu into the well, but in the end he was refused, because Shin, as the king, had already entered the well. So he waited at the mouth of the well until Yu came out of the well.
"But, dear Aoi, the magic of this world is incredible. I don't know what the magic of that well is, but I have seen the changes of Yu with my own eyes! After returning from the well, she has almost completely recovered from the events of the time after her soul was imprisoned! On weekdays, she is busy with elven affairs, and has to find a way to deal with the ubiquitous dark elf (the dark elf has been rampant to the extreme, I will tell you about it later), and in her spare time, she accompanies me and Chang to wander through the woods, drink and chat. It was a great time. Yu has a bold personality and likes to talk highly, sometimes braiding his hair and wrapping it in a turban, and he is completely a handsome and dignified elf boy. The irritability and irritability of the letter have also been restrained a lot, occasionally scolding people, from quantity to quality, or not scolding, one scolding one accurate, only two sentences, scolding people to death, pain and life. Of course, the corners of his mouth are fragrant and obedient to Yuna. I am happy to open my mind and spend my days hanging out with two such wonderful friends, forgetting the world and the sun and the moon.
"Joy is always fleeting. Gradually, I began to perceive something strange about Yu—she began to glaze over, morning and dusk, slurred speech, and her consciousness was sometimes awake and sometimes confused. The letter also found out, and his brows were twisted into a pimple again.
"On this day, the letter came to me and got straight to the point: 'Looks like we have to go to the well again. ’
"I said, 'Okay, let's go. ’
"'You'll have to take us this time. The letter said as he stared me in the eye.
"'I—how am I going to take you?, I don't even know where the well is?' I was very strange.
"'I know. The letter was brief.
"'Okay, you say, how to do it, I'll do it.'" I don't hesitate. Friends need it, and I'm stuck in both sides. Besides, I'm not that mother-in-law.
"That was my first time in the jungle. I've heard about the eternal well of their firefly clan countless times, and it is said that outsiders are not allowed to step into it, so I really have the opportunity to go and see it, and I am still a little excited in my heart. As soon as you enter the dense forest, the lush trees shade the sun and shade the light, and the air seems to be a green flowing liquid, which is cool to the bones and cold. The letter looked solemn and led the way. Yu stood on my shoulder, his eyes were blank, and his expression was delicate. I don't want to ask questions, and I follow quietly.
"When you get closer, the well is right in front of you. Alas, there is inevitably some disappointment in my heart - a well that is too ordinary and inconspicuous is nothing, just a well. Aoi, I don't even have the interest to describe, it's really lackluster except for its name, 'The Well of Eternity'.
"Even so, there are still two elves guarding the well. The well looked so homely, but the names of the two guards were so chic, and I still remember that one was called 'Ju' and the other was 'San', and they all looked too old. It is said that a 'well guarding family' from the elves, this family doesn't have to do anything else, and their ancestors have been guarding the 'eternal well' for generations, strictly abiding by the rules of entering the well, and a small flying insect doesn't want to fly into the well without permission.
"The two elves of 'gathering' and 'scattering' first gave a big gift to Yu, and then looked me up and down, and when I spoke first, I was thinking about why the letter didn't give instructions, so I heard the letter and said: 'This is the Mizusawa fairy, and the two of you want to have heard of it—and it is also a person who has great kindness to my firefly clan. The tone was rarely respectful and courteous.
"The two elves looked at me lightly, not surprised or respectful, and said 'hmm'.
"'The fairy said, "Tao will be disturbed for a few days, and tomorrow she will return to the Mizusawa Kingdom, and I heard that our firefly clan's 'Eternal Well' is very magical, and I want to take a look. The queen and I have accompanied the fairies on a special basis, and I wonder if you can make it convenient?" the letter continued patiently. It wasn't easy for a grumpy man like him to be so patient—and I later learned that he wasn't doing it for me.
The two elves ignored them and turned their faces away. The Queen's guests dare to be so lazy, it seems that this well is by no means a vulgar thing, and the two well watchers are so big!
"'In this way, the fairy only came a little closer, stood on the edge of the well, and felt the fairy aura of our 'Eternal Well', and would never take a step beyond the thunder pool, and besides, there was a queen standing with me, what else did you have to worry about?" said Xinyu with a smile. I looked at him in amazement, how many faces does this elf have! Fortunately, he is only an elf, if he were a person, he doesn't know how far it will go!
In fact, at that time, there was something faintly wrong in my heart, but I didn't say anything, just silent, smiling, and everything was dominated by faith. And Yu, the state is no longer good, the letter speaks, she doesn't answer, the two elves salute her, she is also expressionless, staring at a place blankly, without even blinking her eyes.
"The two elves whispered a few words, turned their faces to us, and said very reluctantly, 'That'...... Okay, just stand along the side of the well and go, Mo do more to stop, Mo leans in, remember. ’
"I was about to squeeze out a smile to show my gratitude, but I poked my hand in the shoulder and whispered, 'Hurry!' and flew on my left and right shoulders, urging me to walk towards the well.
"I finally stood on the edge of the Well of Eternity. I don't know what I'm going to do next, but I can't help but look down into the well as best I can. As soon as I got closer, a cold air came to my face, and I couldn't help but shiver and look closely. The mouth of the well is not big, and it is only an arm's length, of course, for the elves, it is really not small. I don't know what the well is made of, bricks, jade, or metal, the wall of the well is made of this material polished into smooth rectangular strips, there is a faint green fluorescent light in the gaps, the wisps of silk, lingering at the mouth of the well, floating between, see that there is water in the well, the color is like black jade, the water wave is stagnant, unfathomable.
I stared at the dark water in the well, frightened and curious, and my feet retreated to get away from the well as quickly as possible, but my body couldn't help but get closer.
"In the midst of hesitation, Xin suddenly pointed to the well and shouted: 'What is that!' I leaned forward, leaned down, leaned in the direction of the letter, and suddenly felt someone on my back push me, and I 'oops', and fell headfirst into the well!"
Forgetting to read the letter of the fairy aunt, the voice was elegant, and everyone was completely immersed in that wonderful, magnificent, and very strange world. I was listening attentively and nervously, when I suddenly heard a sound of "Oops!", and in a trance, I don't know if it was the sound of forgetting to speak, or the fairy aunt suddenly appeared and made a frightened sound in my ear, which frightened my vest cold, and a cold sweat rolled from the back to the back of my head in an instant, which made me feel terrified!
"Ahh......h What the hell!" Kazama muttered indignantly.
"Say it quickly, say it quickly, what happened to that fairy aunt who fell into the well!" I urged repeatedly, and looked at Xiao Nai, who only showed a snow-white face in the water, and my heart was pounding.
Holding the letterhead in his hand, his eyelids drooped slightly, he was stunned, sighed, and continued: "In an instant, several thoughts turned in my heart, but none of them were resentful. I have made up my mind to treat him with all sincerity and promise my life, and I will no longer make unnecessary suspicions, but...... But the tears couldn't stop dripping down, and I fell into the well water as colored as black jade with my body.
"As soon as I entered the water, I felt something strange, the water was like silk and silk nets, flexible and thick, and for a moment bound me so that I could not move, I only felt that I was going down the well, very fast, and it was so dark in front of me that I could not see at all, there was no direction, and there was no light, and I did not know where I was, but I did not keep falling, and there was only the sound of misty water in my ears, and I only felt miserable in my heart, but I forgot to be afraid.
"Suddenly a point of light appeared in front of me, and I fell towards it, and the closer I got, the bigger the point of light became, and I could only hear a 'bang' in my ears, and the water that wrapped around me suddenly separated, and the 'water silk' that tightly bound me also 'smack', and it split open, and a force sent me forward, and I was thrown out of the bright point of light.
"I was thrown back into the underground waterways that I knew all too well, and from the branches and forks of the waterways I found the water.
"I have returned from the ancient kingdom of elves for the second time, and my face is as good as ever, and my heart is as dead as ashes. It was at this time that I met you. Xiaokui, thank you, and work hard for you, I am relieved to entrust the burden to you, but I am also really guilty. But I ...... I was the only one who thought about him all day, thinking about him and Yu now, thinking about why he pushed me into the well, I couldn't help it, and I didn't dare to think about it, day and night, tossing and turning, I wanted to see him, immediately, immediately, but, I was pushed into the well by his own hands, how can I go back to see him?!
"The letter came at the right time, and the envelope was still a blue-winged elf, and there was only one sentence in the letter: 'The feather is dead, the ancient kingdom is about to be annihilated, and I have decided not to live alone in the world anymore. I didn't have time to read that sentence a second time, I was already crazy. I rushed into the underground waterways, searching for the point of light that had thrown me out and connected to the Well of Eternity, following the traces of my memory...... Thank God that I have really found this difficult and complicated path, I have drawn a map by hand, and brought it to you with this letterhead, maybe one day, you can use it.
"I saw the letter again, as if I had lived a lifetime, and I knew that no matter what happened, I would never be separated from him again. When I think of this, I am determined. Yu is in his arms, has been in his arms, to be exact, Yu is not 'dead', but 'dead and silent', like a plant, no movement, no breathing, but the skin is soft, the complexion is lifelike, you can't tell whether she is 'dead' or 'dormant'.
"The letter said that when he pushed me into the well, he really wanted to find me by entering the well, and then bring Yu in, and then replenish her energy, which was indeed selfish. But when I really entered the well, I didn't find any trace of me, and my heart was full of mixed feelings. After that, Yu was awake for a short time, she knew that her body and soul had been separated for too long and could no longer support it, so she used her only remaining energy to summon the dark elves and their settlements, including the evil fountain and the tears of the night, into the ancient elven kingdom, and recited the 'curse of annihilation', hoping that everything in the elven kingdom, whether light or dark, would sink into this unknown world of annihilation.
"But, Xiaokui, what kind of world is this, good has a bottom line, evil has no boundaries, Yu used his life in exchange for the 'curse of annihilation', but only 'annihilated' the ancient elf country, the light elf, the letter and herself, the dark elf, the evil spring, and the tears of the night, I don't know what evil force helps, although trapped in this place of annihilation, the power does not decrease but increases, especially the evil spring, can still freely shuttle between the real world and the ancient country of annihilation!
"The ancient kingdom is gradually annihilating and decaying, Yu doesn't know if he can wake up, the letter is already all gone, and I, only me, are still struggling to support. My body seems to be getting smaller day by day, and the keepers of the Well of Eternity no longer refuse to enter with Feathers from time to time, but it is no longer useful, the well seems to be also annihilating and withering, and it can no longer provide any energy and magic, and I have to be on guard against the dark elves from attacking. I tried several times to take Shinwa into the well and escape, just as I did when I got out of the well, but the letter always had only one sentence: 'You go, I will not be a deserter.' I tried to jump into the well, but I was quickly overturned by the water, and I could no longer fall into the passage I once had.
"Alright, I can't write anymore, the rumbling explosion is near, I'll find a way to get this letter and map into your hands......"