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Chapter 38:
After a night of preparations and rest, Pexia and Lucifer and his party walked in another direction under the leadership of the elf "Princess" Sophia.
The internal terrain of the Emerald Forest is complicated, and it is easy to go in the wrong direction without someone familiar with it.
Sophia bit his lower lip lightly and walked lightly through the mountains and forests. He looked sad and didn't know what he was thinking.
Gradually, blood stains and traces of battle began to appear in the front, and everyone dismounted and slowed down.
Sophia looked into the distance and saw the figure ahead with the excellent eyesight of the elves. She whispered: "Not long ago, the dark elves invaded the ground. Many of our forest elves were dispersed, and some People were taken away, and now the remaining people are fighting outside the tree of life."
"The purpose of the dark elf is the tree of life?" Lucifer asked.
"Yes, it is very difficult for the dark elves to multiply. A long time ago, they wanted to erode the tree of life. Later, after a war broke out between the two clans, the dark elves retreated, and then they hid in the underground of the emerald forest."
Lucifer thoughtfully said: "If this is the case, why do you want to return to the ground now?"
Sophia's eyes drifted for a moment, and she looked at other places somewhat avoidingly: "I don't know."
"Fine, go and take a look first."
There are eight people in Lucifer and his party. When the situation is unknown, it is not easy to directly intervene in the war between the two races. They plan to go to the Elven King Court to find out the situation.
Sophia led a few people around the front battlefield and quietly returned to the back of the battle line. When the elves standing guard above the tree saw Sophia, they leaked an expression of overjoyed joy.
He jumped down suddenly: "His Royal Highness, you are back!"
"Yeah." Sophia nodded and said, "I brought back a few humans who are good at light magic. I think they can play a big role in dealing with demons."
The elf standing guard was a little suspicious: "Are humans really credible?"
Sophia held his hand and nodded firmly: "They healed my injury, I believe they are not bad guys!"
As he said, Sophia turned his head, and his long green hair was flying like a small grassland. He looked at Pei Xia, Lucifer and others, showing a grateful smile: "We are friends, aren't we? ?"
Lucifer smiled slowly: "Of course, it is my mission to dispel demons for my friends."
With Sophia's guarantee, the forest elves were released soon. When walking into the elven king's court, Pei Xia saw many very distinctive buildings.
The houses of the elves are mostly on trees, decorated with flowers, grasses and vines, which are almost integrated with nature. People feel happy when they see it, and they want to close their eyes and enjoy the tranquility and beauty of the forest.
Further inside, there is a stone building built on the hillside and the huge tree of life. This is the residence of the Elf Queen.
The trunk of the tree of life is sturdy, covering the sky and the sun is shaded by green leaves. The fairy king court below is magnificent and exquisite. The traces of the precipitation of the years still remain on it, which is especially full of charm.
Passing through the wall of elf guards, Sophia ran inside excitedly: "Mother, I'm back!"
Pei Xia and others followed in and saw the fairy queen wearing a wreath on her head and leaning on a wooden scepter. The queen looked very young. In fact, she was almost a thousand years old. Seeing her child came back, she showed a moment of excitement. It was quickly pressed down.
"Sophia, what happened? I heard you brought some humans back?"
"Yes Your Majesty."
Sophia took a few steps back, introduced Lucifer and her party to Queen Jingling, and mentioned the story that happened after the two sides met.
The elf queen pondered for a moment, and when she looked at Lucifer, her eyes were a little dignified. She said, "You are Lucifer, the saint son of the Light God Sect?"
"Not bad." Lucifer saluted her slightly.
The elf queen suddenly walked down, dragging her long dress on the ground. Her face was young and beautiful, but her eyes were full of the calm and insight of the elderly.
She walked to Lucifer and didn't know what she was looking at. She seemed to be faintly wary, and the look in her eyes made Pei Xia a little curious.
Although the relationship between the elves and humans is not good, it is not always felt that they are going to harm them, right?
Finally, the elf queen broke the silence:
"Holy Son of the Light God Sect, thank you very much for your help. Even if our beliefs are different, I believe that everyone will unite in the face of evil. Here, please let me express my gratitude to you on behalf of the forest elves in advance. "
Lucifer's smile remained unchanged, as if it had not been affected by the attitude of the Elf Queen: "You are too polite. Eliminating the devil is the purpose of our trip. I think it's normal for the two parties to join forces."
The Elf Queen nodded, without being too polite, she directly told the situation of the battle.
In fact, the forest elves and the dark elves have been in a state of mutual control for a long time. They are equal in strength to each other, but one is good at wood magic, and the other is good at night fighting.
Therefore, they tacitly divided the emerald forest into two halves, day and night, on the ground and underground, and at night, even if the dark elves come to the ground to move, as long as they donβt rub against the forest elves, the two will not be true.
But now the king of the dark elves chooses to join forces with the devil to take the tree of life. Their strength at night has greatly increased. The forest elves were lost for a while, retreating steadily, and there were many casualties.
"The key lies in the devil." Lucifer thought for a moment and said, "The devil is not a trustworthy existence. I think the dark elf king should also understand this, so he can't ignore the opportunity of suddenly joining the devil. "
The Elf Queen sighed: "Our forest elves are good at wood magic, and we don't understand the light magic that restrains demons."
"Please don't worry, we are here to solve this problem."
Lucifer chuckled lightly: "Actually, we don't have the right to intervene in the fighting within the elves."
The elf queen nodded, a little helpless: "Yes, if only the forest elves and the dark elves are at war, I will never let you get involved."
But now that demons are involved, that's different.
Lucifer continued to talk about his plan: The battle in the Emerald Forest was very scattered. Instead of chasing out the demon that appeared when the two sides fought, it is better to draw a salary from the bottom of the tank and destroy the altar where the Dark Elf King summoned the devil. , And then consider the long-term plan.
Only in this way, Lucifer will inevitably face danger deeply underground.
Pei Xia quietly squeezed the hilt of the sword tightly. There is nothing wrong with it. The great danger encountered by Xifei in the original middle road happened when he was underground.
Just now...
Pei Xia scratched her head, some wanted to persuade Lucifer to be safe. As an elf princess, Sofia has the seeds of the tree of life on her body, and can burst out extremely powerful power at critical moments.
Although Sofia and Lucifer are now friends, they don't seem to be very close. I'm afraid Sofia will not easily save Lucifer by then.
"Master Saint Son, maybe we should understand the strength and characteristics of the dark elves before we act." Pei Xia whispered.
"Alright, it's up to you." Lucifer nodded and agreed.
Dark elves usually start to appear in the twilight hours, and their movements are weird and difficult to prevent. The Elf Queen asked Sophia to entertain a few people.
"Please come with me." Sophia took them to a row of tree houses outside, reached out and grabbed the vines and jumped up.
Lucifer suddenly asked, "Do you know how to get to the world of dark elves?"
"what"
Sophia, who was climbing a tree, was suddenly frightened, loosened her hand, and fell helplessly to the ground.
Pei Xia was taken aback, and immediately reached out and pulled Lucifer away.
Sophia fell to the ground with a thump: "..."
Lucifer leaned against Pei Xia in a panic, raised his hand and patted his heart, trying to make himself smile less obvious: "It's too dangerous, Your Royal Highness Sophia, please be careful."
Pei Xia nodded in agreement: "Indeed, it is too dangerous to use vines to climb the tree without building stairs. Your Royal Highness Sophia, how about you?"
Sophia stood up slowly, patted the dust on the back of her ass, smiling hard: "It's okay, I'm fine..."
"That's good, you are really a strong... princess." Pei Xia applauded.
Sophia's mouth twitched and pointed to the tree houses above: "Please rest here first. There are living utensils in it, and I won't demonstrate the usage for you."
After Sophia left and several people entered the tree house, Pei Xia turned around curiously and found that there were many very convenient things made of magic, such as faucets, which can be easily washed and cleaned even on the tree.
Soon, some elves sent some fruits, Pei Xia went down to fetch them, and was told that Sophia had something to do with herself.
Pei Xia was a little at a loss: "What's the matter? Are you worried?"
The elves spread their hands: "I don't know."
"I want to protect Master Shengzi here, sorry." It's not the same as Atena City, it's not safe.
"It's okay Pei Xia, I have come here."
I don't know when Sophia changed his clothes again, and the long white and green dress reflected him very fresh and natural. He was holding a piece of clothing in his hand, which was the coat Pei Xia lent her before.
"Return this to you." Sophia lowered his eyes and said in a low voice.
"Okay." Pei Xia took it, but saw Sophia sigh gently.
He was a little puzzled: "What's wrong with you?"
The elf who sent the fruit has left, and only Sophia and Pei Xia are left under the tree. He asked sadly: "I'm just a little confused."
"confused?"
"Do you know why I wear women's clothing?"
Pei Xia: "Isn't it because you like it?"
"mistaken!"
Sophia bit her lip and said sadly: "Actually, it's because I like men."
Pei Xia: "...oh." What a coincidence, me too.
Sophia blinked and looked at him expectantly and said: "Last night, you didn't show disgust after discovering my true sex. I think maybe you can understand me."
Pei Xia nodded: "In fact, this is normal. There are not many people who like the same sex."
"What about you, Pei Xia?" Sophia looked at him inquisitively. "I found out last night. You and Lucifer are very close. Are you guys..."
Pei Xia was shocked and blurted out: "No!"
Sophia: "? I haven't said what it is."
Pei Xia rubbed her hands nervously, feeling distraught: "In short, I have no other relationship with Master Shengzi."
A thoughtful look flashed in Sophia's eyes: "It's just that it doesn't matter now, then do you like him?"
Pei Xia: "..."
At this moment, he felt that this question was so difficult to answer.
Does he like Lucifer? There is no doubt that he often feels heartbeat towards him, but this is wrong and should not be!
Pei Xia has been avoiding thinking in this regard, as long as she doesn't want to, it won't be painful.
But if you say you don't like it, it's too counterintuitive, and if you like it, it's too frivolous.
And it's dangerous.
He vaguely said: "Why do you think about this, I'm just his subordinate."
"So how about Master Shengzi, does he like you?"
"Please don't talk nonsense." Pei Xia said seriously, "Master Shengzi doesn't like men. He will be unhappy after listening."
He is a homophobic straight guy who is suspected of being homosexual. He will definitely be angry.
Sophia: "...oh~"
Pei Xia: "Oh?"
Sophia covered her face as if sobbing: "Actually, it's because I like someone I shouldn't like. I thought the two were the same as me, so I wanted to ask you for advice."
So this is ah.
It's really painful to like people you shouldn't like. Pei Xia sympathizes with him: "Why can't you be together? Don't the other party like men either?"
Sophia choked and said: "I don't know. At first, he thought I was a girl and I didn't know his identity. But then...I didn't know how to face him and left. Now, we stand in a hostile position. , This is really painful!"
Pei Xia: "Uh this..."
"Do you have any suggestions?" Sophia looked at him expectantly and asked.
Pei Xia: "Actually, I haven't fallen in love yet."
Sophia was shocked: "...no wonder."
"No wonder what?"
"Nothing." Sophia shook her head, glanced upwards, and said, "I have been looking for a way to liberate. Maybe we are wrong. I should fall in love with other people."
"Transferring love is indeed a way." Pei Xia suggested very seriously, "You can find someone who can stay with you."
Sophia smiled shyly and said, "So, what do you think of me?"
"You are fine."
"I mean, would you like me?"
Pei Xia was startled: "His Royal Highness, don't you want to try with me?"
Sophia nodded lightly, her eyes erratic, and a meaningful smile: "Although I am not as beautiful as Lord Son, I have a heart that likes men."
Pei Xia: "...What you said makes sense, but I can't agree to try with you."
"Why?" Sophia was a little puzzled, "Is I not good enough?"
"Of course not, you are fine."
Pei Xia sighed: "This involves deep issues."
The main reason is that we ran into a number!
Sophia shook her head regretfully: "Well, I appreciate you very much. If you change your mind someday, please consider me."
Pei Xia said politely: "Okay, I also wish you can find the destiny."
Sophia waved goodbye, and Pei Xia's heart began to be disturbed by his complaints.
He patted his heart, turned his head, and was about to hold the fruit to go up the tree. When he looked up, he met Lucifer, who was expressionless on the tree.
Seeing Pei Xia, Lucifer showed a perfunctory smile very slowly.