The Heart of the Elf still followed a human around, completely forgetting about them, the dark elves! Why should they continue to believe in the Elf Tree?! Why should they pray to the Elf King?!
He was unconvinced! He hated! He resented!
But more than anything… was the sorrow for his grandfather, who was about to lose his life! They too would face such a day…
If the Elf Tree were still there, Grandpa wouldn't die, and everyone would be reborn one day…
They were clearly both children of the Elf Tree, yet they were banished and wandered outside for countless years simply because they had mutated! They only had a chance to survive by forcibly using secret techniques to reincarnate, but after too many times, they would still die!
While those pure-blooded elves could see the Elf Tree every day, and flirt with the tall and beautiful Elf King…
Even Jin Bao’er could sense the anger and grievance in the little elf’s emotions! Recalling the innocent elves she saw on the Elf Continent, these ones were indeed very different.
The old elf remained silent for a moment, then sighed, turned, and knelt before the Elf King’s stone statue by himself! His slow, translucent wings folded slightly, exuding an aura of utter dejection…
“What you say is true, but the Elf Tree’s choice is not wrong. Dark elves, full of poison, perhaps should not exist at all! And it’s my fault. Without that secret technique, we would have long since vanished, and we wouldn’t be suffering today! Perhaps… it’s time to let some things go.”
His voice carried an immense, suppressed despair and bitterness! Choked with sobs and a sense of powerlessness…
“That’s not true!”
Suddenly, a clear, childish shout cut through the atmosphere of sorrow and despair!
Jin Bao’er hadn't even reacted before the little girl in her arms rushed out on her own, took flight, and landed directly on the Elf King’s stone statue’s head…
Her little face was filled with urgency, her eyes slightly red!
“The Elf Tree would never do such a thing! It treats all the children it births equally, and has never loathed dark elves… It’s true they were expelled, but it definitely wasn’t by suffocation!”
She didn’t know how to explain it, but after hearing the old elf’s words, a long-buried image, one she herself had never experienced, flashed through her mind, solidifying her previous understanding!
The old elf looked up at her, his body jolted, and he instinctively tried to take her off the statue. That was the Elf King’s only stone statue! If it were damaged, there would be nothing left!
However, the moment the old elf’s hand reached to hold the little girl, his whole body stiffened. The feeling of his eternal mission calling to him from the depths of his soul, made him shocked and nervous!
This aura, this pure spiritual energy…
“You… are you an elf? Or…” The Heart of the Elf?
That was a legendary existence, one that even he had never seen!
A pure-blooded elf? He had seen one a long time ago, but it had been too long… so long that he almost couldn't remember what a true elf looked like!
The little girl reached out and hugged him, her soft, sweet expression brightening, and she called out obediently…
“Grandpa… Grandpa, don’t be afraid! The Elf Tree won’t abandon you! I can guarantee it, and I still have a branch from the Elf Tree!”
Saying this, she rummaged in the little pocket on her body! But she couldn't find even a single leaf, and she was so anxious she was about to cry on the spot!
Not far away, Jin Bao’er watched this scene and sighed! Others might be foolish for three years after childbirth, but this baby, she slept for a year and became foolish!! Was this evolution or devolution?
So, she levitated on the spot and flew directly over…
The fluctuation of a strange power quickly drew the vigilance and resistance of many elves! Each of them wished they could kick her out on the spot!! Even though the newcomer was very beautiful and her aura contained rich elven energy…
Jin Bao’er landed and took out a withered branch from her immortal abode. It was an Elf Tree branch that she had used up all its power, thankfully the Elf King hadn't taken it away back then…
“Alright, stop crying! Don’t let people see and laugh at you!”
She coaxed softly, a hint of amusement in her tone.
She truly hadn't expected the baby to look for a branch on herself. Her bright red bib could hardly fit a leaf, let alone a branch… What on earth was going on in her little head all day?
Seeing the branch and Jin Bao’er, Bao’er quickly regained some composure, her cheeks flushing slightly with embarrassment…
However, the moment the Elf Tree branch appeared, the faint spiritual energy it retained immediately attracted the gaze of all the elves. They lowered their heads in shock and reverence, their bodies becoming extremely tense! As if they had encountered someone of unimaginable stature…
The old elf almost fell to his knees!
He wept silently, tears of joy and excitement streaming down his face!
Seeing this, Jin Bao’er could only turn and retreat, standing far away! Her gaze flickered towards the Elf King’s stone statue…
She had to admit, the sculptor had been very dedicated, capturing the conceited Elf King’s three parts smile, three parts narcissism, two parts hypocrisy, and two parts arrogance, with vivid detail!!
She stood up and walked away, not wanting to know too many secrets of the elf tribe! It was also a way to leave some dignity for the old elf.
After a while, she heard someone calling her, and only then did she turn and walk back in!
What greeted her eyes was the faintly glowing Elf King’s stone statue, and above its head, the head of an elf king, seemingly projected and refracted, was lifelike…
The exceptionally handsome man raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone familiar and arrogant!
“Jin Bao’er, long time no see. You’re still so… ordinary!”
He said the last two words with utter disdain, and Jin Bao’er’s face immediately darkened! She retorted sarcastically.
“Your Majesty too! Have your cultivation recovered? Last time you were trapped in a cage…”
Before she could finish, a rapid, low growl suddenly sounded! Abruptly cutting off what she was about to say!
“Jin Bao’er!!”
The Elf King glared at her, recalling the scene of being trapped in a cage by cultivators from the upper realm and being auctioned off as a pet, his teeth itching with rage! It was the greatest humiliation of his life, and it was seen by the two people he hated most in his life. The most detestable part was that he couldn’t kill either of them…
He couldn’t defeat the Dragon Ancestor, and Jin Bao’er was the owner of the Heart of the Elf, whom he couldn't afford to offend!!
So he forced a reluctant smile and said through gritted teeth.
“Heh heh… We’re all friends, why hurt each other! Don’t you think so?”
The dark elves were full of confusion, completely unable to understand why a human could speak so casually with their noble Elf King, and why the two of them seemed so familiar!
The old elf’s demeanor was full of reverence. Jin Bao’er didn’t pry further into whether their misunderstanding had been resolved. Instead, she looked at a familiar face among the elves…
“Are you Yin Shi Mu Teng?”
The little elf was startled for a moment, then nodded nervously, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes…
Seeing this, Jin Bao’er said.
“I need tools made from Yin Shi Mu Teng to contain the most yang fire in the world! If you are willing, I can grant you one wish… within my capabilities!”