They proactively and amicably placed their right hand on their left chest, performing the respectful greeting of human knights. Although it seemed somewhat awkward, their sincerity was evident.

Standing at the very back of them, the man who appeared to be their leader stepped forward.

He was about 1.88 meters tall with an extremely perfect physique, but his face still looked like it had been burned. Apart from the fact that his outline was impeccable, it was basically impossible to describe him as handsome.

His voice was also very hoarse as he said:

"Please don't worry, we mean no harm... Just as you said, young lady, we are sworn enemies with the elves, and as you also said, the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

"Please allow us to introduce ourselves. We are night elves."

"I am Nightfire, the leader of the Night Elf race. I came here after seeing the Tower of the Holy Spirit collapse."

"Excuse me, young lady, are you the creator?"

Although his voice was hoarse, his words were still audible.

Quan Ji could also sense that the other party meant no harm; they couldn't fool her supernatural abilities.

I'm just curious about a few things:

"Night Elves, what kind of race is that?"

"And what is the Creator?"

Nightfire said, "This matter still requires a lot of explanation, but unfortunately we cannot face the sunlight. If Miss doesn't mind, you can come back to the territory with us."

Quan Ji and Sophia exchanged glances; none of them knew much about this race.

However, the fact that the other party was an enemy of the elves made them very interested.

Furthermore, the other party clearly shares the same characteristics as the elves, so why are there so many differences?

Moreover, the strangest thing is why the elders of the Elven race gritted their teeth at these "red demons".

Everything about her attracted Kwon Ji.

Kwon Ji still asked for everyone's opinion: "What do you think?"

The group handed the choice to Quan Ji: "We'll listen to you."

Quan Ji: "Then let's go take a look. If there is any danger, Jun Chenlan, Feng Simian, and I are capable enough to get you out of danger."

Everyone nodded and followed.

This relieved the leader of the night elves.

It seems the young lady is willing to believe them.

This was the first time they had been trusted since they became night elves.

The forest is vast, yet no one is trusted.

This long-lost feeling is truly heartwarming.

Nightfire said, "If Miss is worried, you can follow behind me, and we can talk on the way."

"The story of the Night Elves goes back to a thousand years ago, before the Tower of the Holy Spirit was built."

"..."

Quan Ji silently walked ahead, side by side with Ye Huo, showing him ample respect.

Nightfire could naturally sense the young lady's trust and goodwill, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

No wonder she has such a great reputation among humans. The young lady's courage, magnanimity, and vision are truly surprising.

Jun Chenlan seemed to feel a little jealous when he saw Quan Ji walking side by side with another man, so he quickly stepped forward to catch up with Quan Ji, and the three of them walked side by side.

Quan Ji didn't care, and instead asked Ye Huo in a calm voice, "Can we begin?"

Nightfire nodded, and the night elves in front of him also turned back, wanting to leave this area.

Nightfire spoke:

“We, the Night Elves, were no different from ordinary elves a thousand years ago. The reason we changed from elves to Night Elves is because… we were banished, sinners of the elven race.”

Quan Ji immediately frowned, puzzled: "A sinner of the Elven race?"

Upon hearing Quan Ji repeat this point, Sophia also curiously came up, and the four of them stood side by side.

Feng Simian looked left and right, feeling that she would be out of place if she didn't follow along, so she quickened her pace, and the five of them walked side by side.

Nightfire: "..."

The other four: "Tell us quickly!"

Nightfire coughed twice to ease the awkwardness and said:

"OK."

"Since the Holy Spirit Tower has been destroyed, you must already know its secret: it was not a sacred object of the Elven race at all, but an evil object used to imprison innocent beings."

“Back then, our Night Elf ancestor… was actually a King Elf with the blood of an Elf King flowing through his veins. His name was Sorens, and he was supposed to inherit the position of the next Elf King, but… at this time, the Tree of Life began to wither.”

"As the heir to the throne, she had the right to know any decisions the elves made, so Queen Anna at the time told him that the elves needed to build the Tower of the Holy Spirit to prevent the Tree of Life from withering."

"At first, Sorens didn't know how the Tower of the Holy Spirit prevented the Tree of Life from withering and strongly supported it. Later, after Anna put the first endangered creature into the energy tube, he completely understood."

"Therefore, he, who loved life and respected all life, resolutely opposed such atrocities, believing that it was wrong to exploit other races for the selfish benefit of the Elven race, and that it was an insult to the Elven race's identity as the forest guardians chosen by the Tree of Life."

"Unfortunately, there were far too few elves who understood him. When he entered the Tower of the Holy Spirit alone and destroyed the energy tube, Queen Anna and the elders of the elven race were all furious. They arrested him and interrogated him in the elven council chamber of the Tree of Life, intending to kill him as a sacrifice to the Tree of Life in order to win its forgiveness."

"Sorens felt that these elves had gone mad and were beyond redemption. They had burned their royal elf bloodline, causing the Tree of Life to riot. Queen Anna and the elders had to be distracted and go out to appease the Tree of Life."

"Sorens seized the opportunity to escape and then organized a group of elves willing to follow him to rebel against the elven race and attack them, in order to transform the then rotten elven race."

"Thus began the war that the elves hated most a thousand years ago—the Holy Spirit Civil War."

"The young Sorens possessed the most outstanding talent among several generations of King Elves, and his strength was extraordinary. The war that broke out at that time had a huge impact, and even the aftermath of the battle almost killed some young elves."

"Also out of fear that the young elves would suffer undeserved harm, Sorens, who was originally 40% confident of victory, began to hesitate and ordered that no innocent people be killed indiscriminately."

"In the end, he repeatedly avoided direct confrontation with Queen Anna, but unexpectedly he was deceived by an elven elder who was pretending to be an adult elf, and was killed on the spot by the elven elder."

"Without Sorens, the resistance was leaderless and was quickly captured and brought to the Elven Tribunal in front of the Elven Conference Room."

"Queen Anna of the Elves personally descended to judge, and her methods were...extremely cruel."

—Author's Note—

This is absolutely ridiculous! I just accidentally posted Quan Ji on my new book. I'm so upset, sob sob.