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This kind of heat didn't come up all at once, but the temperature of the body increased little by little, so it wasn't too uncomfortable to walk, Yannick frowned: "Do you think it's a little hot?"

"Meow?" No.

Yannick touched his cheeks and felt a little hot, so he rolled up his sleeves and immediately felt much cooler. He continued to walk for a while, and he stopped when he heard the black cat meow.

"what happened?"

"Meow meow meow meow meow meow." There seems to be an enchantment in front.

"..." Although I couldn't understand what it said, I could guess from the ups and downs of the tone.

Yannick pointed forward the staff in his hand, and threw a holy light over it.

The shroud of holy light has a hypnotic effect, whether it is for people or plants, as long as there are living things, it will have an effect, of course, the undead is an exception, because the soul is no longer in the body from the moment they become undead, as for monsters , when Yannick faced the monster, he couldn't use the Holy Light Shroud, so he didn't know, but he estimated that the effect should not be great, maybe using the Pope's magic power should work?

The holy light shrouded the flowers and trees in front, and there was a layer of faint blue light, but those trees did not move at all, so Yannick knew that what the black cat said was right, there was indeed an enchantment.

Perhaps this is the last line of defense to the elf territory, Yannick did not advance rashly.

"Meow~" The black cat's paw slapped his face vigorously, and the other front paw pointed to the left.

"..." Sometimes he wondered if Lord Black Cat, whose IQ had dropped, was taking the opportunity to pretend to be crazy.

Following the direction it pointed, Yannick stared, but saw a little bit of sharp light hidden among the layers of leaves.

Before he could react, the arrow came through the air and shot straight at Yannick!

However, when it was about to pierce his head, as if touching an invisible shield, the arrow snapped into two pieces and landed at Yannick's feet.

After a few swishes, several sharp arrows shot over, and they all repeated the fate of the first one.

Judging from those arrows, it is obvious that a magic effect has been added. In the past, Yannick might still be in a hurry, but now this level of attack is no longer a threat to him.

"Masters who live here, please stop the attacking weapons in your hands. I didn't come here with malicious intent!" The silver-haired priest said loudly. He was covered with a cloak. Following the sound and movement, the cloak was slightly pulled back and fell down. , a head of long silver hair flowed out, revealing the dazzling sun-like face below.

Although he was holding the staff in his hand, he did not assume an attacking posture, but lowered the top of the staff to show that he was not hostile.

Perhaps his words had an effect, or perhaps it was his more handsome appearance than the elves that made the opposite master feel good, and the intensive attacks temporarily stopped.

A male voice came from the woods: "Report your name."

The human language spoken by the other party is not standard, with a blunt accent, and it is illusory, and it is impossible to identify which direction it is coming from. This is one of the ways elves protect themselves. Here, if they want, you It's never clear where they are.

"Yannick Hill." Yannick said: "Maybe you have heard Sota mention my name."

The answer on the other side was succinct: "No."

Yannick: "..."

The other side said again: "Sota is dead, the news of his death came just a week ago."

Yannick froze for a moment: "What's going on?"

Should it be said that this male elf is really unlucky, being rescued twice by him, but he didn't confirm the saying "If you survive a catastrophe, you will have a future blessing" at all?

The tone of the elf on the opposite side was a bit low, and the death of his companion seemed to arouse his sadness: "I don't know, we are still investigating, do you have any clues?"

Yannick: "It's a pity that I didn't. Please forgive me. I am also his friend, and I am also saddened by this news, but this time I am here to visit Her Majesty the Queen."

The elf on the opposite side: "What do you want to see Her Majesty the Queen? Also, are you a mage?"

Yannick: "No, no, I think this may be a bit difficult for you to accept, but I hope you will not be too surprised, I have no malicious intentions."

He untied the cloak and put it on his hand, and the dark green robe below also fell into the opponent's sight.

"Let me introduce myself again, Yannick Hill, from the Holy See."

Maybe it was because his dress and self-introduction were too shocking, there was no response from the other side for a long time, until the little black cat meowed, and the other side seemed to react, and the gentle voice just now became extremely severe: "Are you Priest?!"

"Yes, but I have a token from Sota, the leaves of the starlight tree. He told me that this kind of tree is only produced in the elves' territory, and only those who have good intentions and get the friendship of the elves can be given as gifts. He asked me Show it when you come here." Yannick took out a six-pointed star-shaped leaf from the magic bag.

After a moment of silence, Yannick saw two or three male elves holding bows and arrows coming out from behind the bushes that seemed impossible to hide—their pointed ears that were not covered by hair had already indicated that they were identity of.

There was no doubt on the faces of the elves, with an expression of alertness as if they were facing a big enemy, and then when they found that Yannick was indeed only one person, Qiqi showed some surprise.

They have never seen a priest who dared to go deep into the elf territory alone and appeared here.

Oh of course, there is also a black cat on the priest's shoulder.

The elves are hostile to humans, but they are not hostile to animals living in the human world. In their view, all animals are the darlings of nature just like them.

The existence of the little black cat gave Yannick a little more impression, and the elves let down their guard a little.

Yannick handed over the leaf: "It was given to me by Sota, please verify the authenticity."

An elf came, took his leaf, looked at it, and passed it to his companion.

The three looked over and over for a long time, and finally said: "It is indeed the leaves of the Starlight Tree."

Yannick: "It's nice to prove that I'm not lying."

"Priest who came from afar, why did you come here? Do you want to convey some evil order for your Holy See? Let us hand over the elves as your prison?"

After confirming that he was not malicious, the leading elf put down his bow and arrow, but still had no good tone.

But this is also normal. In Yannick's view, the behavior of the elves is already very friendly. If he is in a disadvantaged group that is hunted all day long, even if the other party shows some starlight The leaf of the tree, he would definitely not regard the other party as a friend.

"I'm sorry for this. Maybe the Holy See has done many wrong things to the elves. Although I can't change others, I swear that I have never hurt an elf. On the contrary, I saved Sota and raised him for me. The elf, that elf's name is Illus, maybe he still remembers me."

"Illus?" Several elves were a little surprised, they looked at each other.

The leading elf looked very serious: "Well, we can convey your words to Her Majesty the Queen, but we cannot guarantee whether Her Majesty is willing to see you."

"Thank you very much." Yannick saluted gracefully. His appearance was even better than the elves in front of him. If it wasn't for his pointy ears, the elves would have almost thought that this man was also a member of their tribe. .

One elf went back to report the message, while the other two stayed where they were. Yannick pulled his collar a little. He felt that the slight heat in his body hadn't subsided, and it was still increasing a little bit.

The two elves stared at his movements, looking a bit hesitant to speak.

Yannick noticed their strange looks: "What's wrong?"

Elf A: "No, nothing."

Elf B: "Your cat is so cute, ahaha."

Yannick: "..." So hypocritical, something must have happened!

The two elves didn't seem difficult to get along with, so he decided to open the topic first: "When I came here just now, I saw a reticulated snake. There is a saying in the human world that seeing a reticulated snake means that something unpredictable or incredible is about to happen. I wonder if there is such a legend among the elves?"

Elf A: "No, not at all!"

Elf B: "The reticulated snake is a cute little animal!"

Your statements don't match at all, okay?Now Yannick was really sure that they had something to hide from him. He looked down and saw that silly cat was licking its paw on his shoulder, as if it didn't feel his mood at all.

Elf A made no secret of his liking: "Your cat is very cute, can you let us hug it?"

Black Cat: "Meow~ Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow~" Don't let the stupid elf touch me!

Seeing that it seemed to be communicating with Yannick, Elf A was surprised: "Can it understand our language? What is it talking about?"

Yannick: "Oh, it said it also likes you very much, and would be happy to let you hug it."

Black Cat: "..."

Yannick returned a threatening look: If you dare to destroy the important event of establishing diplomatic relations between me and the elves, don't even try to get close to me next time. I will let Chris drag you down. I believe he will be happy to give you Brew all kinds of magic potions.

Black Cat: "..."

Elf A stretched out his hand, saw that it didn't seem to want to run away, and stood obediently on the priest's shoulder, then hugged it, scratched its chin, and stroked the fur on its back.

Elf B gently stroked its two front paws.

I have to say that elves treat animals differently from humans. Just looking at their movements, Yannick feels that they are not like humans, out of the attitude of a higher race to a lower race, but full of love. Treat it with care and sincerity.

It's just that Uncle Cat doesn't like this kind of love and sincerity very much.

Yannick wanted to laugh when he saw the patient expression on his face, guessing that His Excellency the Duke was on the verge of patience, so he coughed lightly: "Ans, my little baby, come back!"

The black cat meowed, quickly escaped from the "claws" of the elves, and jumped into Yannick's sleeve.

Elf A enviously said: "It has a deep affection for you, I hope you will not treat animals as pets like other priests."

Elf B couldn't bear it: "Why don't you give it to us temporarily, or if the condition is not good later, I'm afraid you will use it to..."

Before he finished speaking, the elf armor immediately covered his mouth.

Yannick: "..."

Yannick: "I think you should have something to hide from me."

Elf A and B said in unison: "Absolutely not!"

Yannick: "..."

At this moment, the original elf who reported the news came back. Yannick did not miss the expression of relief on elf A and B. He felt more and more strange, but before he had time to ask, the attitude of the returning elf towards him became obvious. The change, polite and respectful.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. Her Majesty the Queen has heard about your purpose of coming, and she also knows about your rescue of Irus and Sota. She is very happy to receive you, and Irus is also with Her Majesty the Queen. Waiting for you, and because Her Majesty the Queen values ​​you, you don't need to cover your eyes, you can just follow us in!" The elf bent slightly, resting his right hand on his left chest, which is the etiquette for the most distinguished guests.Although he didn't know why Her Majesty the Queen valued the priest in front of him so much, even though he saved Illus and Sota, and was not as shameless as other priests in the Holy See, this kind of etiquette seemed a bit high.

However, due to his absolute loyalty to Her Majesty, he faithfully carried out His Majesty's orders without any neglect.

This is good news. Yannick felt very happy to be able to meet the Elf Queen so smoothly, his mood changed slightly, and the heat in his body inevitably became obvious again.

He suppressed the strange feeling in his heart: "Then you will lead the way if you are in trouble."

The surprise on the elf's face flashed, and he said, "Okay, please follow me."

If it weren't for the leadership of the elves, Yannick would never have discovered that it is necessary to drill a tree hole to get to the elves' territory from here!

They walked through the tall grass, and then circled back and forth among the woods. Finally, the elf in the head listened in front of a seemingly inconspicuous tree, and lightly tapped the trunk twice, and the tree in front of him suddenly It has become taller and thicker, and the trunk has never been as thick as a person's waist to the extent that five or six people can't hug it. There is also a tree hole in the trunk that can allow people to bend down to enter.

The leading elf bent down and got in, and then disappeared in front of Yannick.

Yannick followed behind, doing the same thing. The moment he stepped into the tree hole, his eyes suddenly went dark, his feet fell into the air, and his body fell down instantly!

The hands couldn't grasp anything at all, the whole body was in a state of weightlessness, and the eyes seemed to suddenly lose sight of anything, as far as the eye could see, it was all pitch black!

Fortunately, Yannick knew that these elves did not intend to silence him for the time being, and this feeling did not last long. Soon, Yannick felt that something was stepped on under his feet, but because of the long-term weightlessness, his body subconsciously continued to fall. He had to keep his staff on the ground to avoid making a fool of himself.

Looking at the elves again, he realized that he was worrying too much. The elves also fell or fell to the ground, but they quickly stood up and patted the dust on their bodies, and they seemed to be used to this. entry mode.

"Your Excellency Hill, this is the territory of the elves." The elf who led the way said.

Yannick raised his head and took in all the scenery in front of his eyes, and admiration could not help but escape: "No wonder in the legend, the elves are a race favored by the gods, such a beautiful scenery, even the goddess of light, I am afraid that my heart will be moved when I see it! "

The leaves of gold and silver are like gold coins and silver coins knotted on the branches. Yannick can already be called knowledgeable, but even he can't tell the names of these trees, maybe Chris will know, he I thought, when the breeze blows, these leaves do not rustle like ordinary leaves, but make a crisp sound, like countless wind chimes hanging on the tree.

There are all kinds of strange and beautiful flowers and plants under the feet. The cute little puppet mouse poked its head out curiously behind the tree, and then ran into the forest squeaking. In the distance, the breeze brought some fruit. The fragrance is attractive but not greasy, and the sound of someone talking and laughing in the distance can be heard faintly.

Compared with the human world that was invaded by monsters and undead, and did not forget to kill each other, this place is like a forgotten fairyland.

The elves were obviously very happy to hear his praise. Elf A proudly replied: "I have been to the human world, and I have never found a scenery comparable to this place!"

"Yes," Yannick said with emotion: "the human population is too large, and they feel that there are more important things than caring and appreciating these beautiful scenery. In this regard, human beings are far inferior to elves!"

"No wonder Her Majesty said that you are different from other priests, and even from ordinary humans!" The elf who led the way smiled slightly, showing a little kindness.

Yannick shook his head: "There are many human beings who are more awake than me, but they are not as lucky as me, and they can come here directly to meet Her Majesty the Queen!"

"Her Majesty said that she has a hunch that her meeting with you may be recorded in the history of the continent and become a great deal." The elf made a gesture of leading his hand, "Please follow me."

Crossing the grass, pushing away those golden and silver leaves, I soon saw a clear spring in front of me. The mountain spring flowed down from the stone wall and poured into the naturally formed pool. The strange thing is that the pool is small and crystal clear, but no matter how much spring water is poured into the pool, There are always so many levels.

The pool water nourishes the surrounding trees, and the small animals rest and drink water around the pool, and they do not avoid the arrival of the elves. A few cute puppet mice even jumped on the elves to play.

It's just that they dare not get close to Yannick, not because he is wearing a priest's robe, and the puppet mice are smart enough to distinguish priests from elves, but because...

There is a cat on his shoulder.

"Before meeting Her Majesty the Queen, please wash your hands here first. The springs above are the life springs of the elves, and it symbolizes the blessing of life from all gods."

"Okay." Yannick squatted down without any objection, and dipped his hands into the pool to wash.

The spring water is cold, but has a faint fragrance, and it seems that the hands are also scented after washing.

Watching him finish washing, the elf who led the way finally showed a bright smile: "These springs are indeed the springs of life, but this pool is called Zhenxin Pond. As long as people who have malicious intentions towards our clan wash their hands here, the pool water will be in the water. Completely black in a short time."

"..." Yannick now knows why the black cat refused to approach the pool of sincerity just now, because judging from the situation where the two elves rubbed it round and flattened just now, if Your Excellency the Duke enters the pool, it is estimated that the whole The water in the pool will turn black in no time!