Chapter 91

Three years ago, Ai'er had not yet graduated from Aurelion, and during the long vacation, he traveled around as usual.

When he arrived at a big city whose name he could no longer remember, he learned that the local auction house would auction the space scroll at the next opening. Al planned to participate without hesitation. He could never have too many of these things that could help him escape and save his life.

The finale space scroll was successfully bought and the auction should have ended. However, when Al was leaving, because his physical fitness had improved a lot due to sword practice and he was more alert than ordinary mages, he accidentally heard the auction house waiter whispering to a guest about when the second round would begin.

Hmm? There's a second round? I wonder what good stuff will come. Why not invite him to stay? Wasn't he extravagant enough when he was filming the scroll just now?

Al sat directly back in the box he had just been in.

The unaware guests left one after another, and the auction house did not do any further inspection, thinking that only those who stayed were carefully selected guests who received special invitations.

By midnight, Al was so bored that he took a nap, and finally there was movement downstairs.

The shrewd middle-aged man smiled and said, "Thank you for waiting for so long, but I believe that once you see the goods, you will know that the wait is worth it!"

The rectangular booth rose from the ground through a mechanism, and black cloth covered it. Al could only see that it was an uneven object. It was strange. Isn't it put in a box?

The auctioneer lifted a corner of the black cloth and said louder, "Are you all ready?"

"Stop talking nonsense and quickly lift up that damn cloth!"

The auctioneer no longer kept the audience in suspense and tore off the black cloth, revealing a silent and tearful little girl.

Green eyes, messy black hair, a cute face, pointed ears, and translucent butterfly wings. Obviously -

"It's really an elf!"

"She's such a tender little elf, it won't take long to teach her to be obedient!"

The guests who had concealed their faces opened the windows of their boxes, trying to see the elf more clearly, and every word they spoke entered Al's ears.

Al, who had been looking relaxed until now, finally turned cold.

The elf was not locked up in a cage, so there was no need to worry about her using her talents to resist or escape. Apparently, she had been drugged and could not even turn over. She could only curl up on the stand and cry quietly.

The auctioneer hadn't finished the introduction yet. "I have another piece of good news for you all. This is not only an elf, but also a wood elf. You have all heard of that rumor, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the gazes that fell on the elf became even more fiery and greedy.

According to rumors, female elves with wood-attribute talents have a very high status within their tribe. This is because they are favored by the Tree of Life, which has similar attributes to them because of their talents and gender, so they were given special gifts when they were conceived. Their flesh and blood have strong vitality, and they heal from injuries faster than other elves of their tribe.

Their blood is very magical. Drinking it can cure diseases and prolong your life. If you have intercourse with them, you can even transfer the vitality from their flesh and blood!

Al had heard about this incident, and he felt that it was as groundless as the claim that one could use male mermaids to make a longevity potion.

But he doesn't believe it, because there are many people in the world who haven't lived enough and believe or are willing to take a gamble.

"Lucky sirs, many humans have never seen an elf in their entire lives, but today, one of you has a chance to get her!"

Al had no intention of participating in the auction. He thought that after the auction was over, he would just follow the buyer and kidnap the elf, but...

"Dear guest, don't worry about the danger of the elves. We will help you sign the master-slave contract. After removing her magic-suppressing bracelet, this little darling will be worth more than just her body."

The auctioneer slammed the hammer down and said in a loud voice: "Starting price: 200,000 gold coins! Each round of bid increase must not be less than 5,000!"

This auction was much more exciting than the previous one with more people. One million gold coins were bid in a short time, and there were fewer bidders later.

The auction house wants to get rid of the elf quickly to avoid any more trouble, but now it only regrets that it does not have enough time to go to other cities to invite richer and more powerful people.

Al bought the elf for two million, and many guests shouted to him across the box, wanting to buy some of the elf's blood, or wanting him to share some when he had enough fun. Of course, they were willing to pay.

The young man didn't want to pay any attention to these people, but he knew with his toes that the people invited by the auction house were people who disregarded the law and life. If he didn't show that he was in cahoots with them, it might arouse suspicion, so he said a few perfunctorily.

After the supervisor came and collected the money, the elf was sent to the box. A wizard helped to sign the master-slave contract, and Al did not refuse. After all, as the master, he could terminate the relationship at any time.

The other customers had come to make friends with the buyer so that they could have a chance to play with the elves later, but they didn't even see a single person.

Outside the auction house, in a dark corner where the door could be seen, a young man in a black cloak was leaning against the wall, with the elf he bought next to him.

The effect of the drug has been removed, but Al is not in a hurry to remove the magic-suppressing bracelet and contract for her, so as to prevent the little one from making too much noise.

"What's your name?"

The elf's body was tense and his expression was very stubborn. He didn't want to pay any attention to this bad guy, but he was bound by the contract...

"Phoebe."

"Well, little Phoebe, do you recognize the person who sold you here? I will help you get revenge."

Phoebe tilted her head back and looked at him suspiciously with her big eyes, a little bit unbelievable that the bad guy would help her get revenge, but... never mind, the elf nodded vigorously.

"Before they come out, tell me how you were caught? No one can steal a cub out of Silegusen. You didn't sneak out, did you?"

Then when Al saw the elf's aggrieved and regretful expression, he knew the truth about himself.

The elves have been taught since childhood that they are not allowed to leave Gusen without permission. The outside world is very dangerous. Humans are greedy and cunning, and they like to kill elves!

It can indeed scare the elves, but after staying in the forest for too long, they sometimes get curious about what the outside world is like. In addition, the elders who are responsible for purchasing often bring back some fresh things, so the elves feel that the outside world is more tempting!

Phoebe was the bravest elf of the group. She sneaked out and even changed into a gray cloth dress, added a gray cloak to cover her wings, and let her hair down to cover her pointy ears.

The elf took a picture of her current appearance by the river and nodded with satisfaction. Now she looked like a human. Hehe, she is so smart!

She first went to the small village closest to Gusen, then hid in a horse-drawn carriage carrying goods and was taken to the city of Sphi. Phoebe even carefully memorized the way back!

With her simple attire and short stature, no one noticed her - except the human traffickers.

The traffickers specifically targeted children who were alone. When he looked at her face carefully, his eyes suddenly lit up. What a top-notch girl! Maybe she could be sold for fifty gold coins!

These days, people are not as valuable as a cute and useless monster.

Phoebe was suddenly stopped by two men, who were pushing a cart and smiling enthusiastically, "Little guy, buy some roasted sweet potatoes, they are fragrant and sticky."

His companion replied: "The girl is really cute, about the same age as my daughter. Come here, let me give you some to try. If you like it, buy it. It's delicious and not expensive."

Phoebe didn't like them intuitively, but how dangerous could a vendor be? She must have disliked them because their looks didn't conform to the elves' aesthetics.

Phoebe let down her guard a little, took the hot baked sweet potato and ate it, and then... her eyes rolled back, she seemed to have been drugged, and the two human traffickers quickly stuffed her into the secret box under the cart.

When I went back to check the goods, I was surprised and delighted. Damn, how come it is an elf? ! !

They were afraid of the elves' revenge, but... after doing this job, they would never have to worry about anything in their life! After getting the money, they would run away, far away from the elves' land!

Knowing that elves can use magic, the two ordinary people were afraid that they would not be able to control Phoebe when she woke up, so they fed her potions every day, traveled to two more cities, and spent a lot of money to use a teleportation array to get farther away from Gusen. Only then did they contact an auction house that dared to sell elves.

When Phoebe regained consciousness again, a magic-suppressing bracelet was already being put on her.

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Phoebe hasn't communicated with good people since she left home, and she was just coveted by a group of bad guys. Now she has a deep prejudice against the human race, "The human race is really bad! I should listen to the elders..."

Al gets a headache when he hears a child crying. Tsk... Winster is easier to raise.

"Okay, stop crying. I'll send you home after I help you get revenge."

She looked at the young man with her big watery eyes, "Really? Then can you help me untie the bracelet?"

"Not now." He didn't want the little guy to get into trouble on the road.

The trust that Phoebe had just built up disappeared immediately. She pouted and said angrily, "Humph! Bad guy, liar! You have such a pretty face for nothing!"

"It's those two people."

Al looked in the direction the elf pointed, and quietly followed the traffickers with her.

This was the happiest day in the lives of the two human traffickers. The kid was sold for two million, and the auction house took a 10% commission. After the two brothers received the space ring filled with a large amount of gold coins, they have been laughing until now.

"Sam, I didn't expect that we could use the noble lord's things."

"Hehe, I've never used such a delicate thing in my life."

Then Phoebe heard a "swoosh" sound beside her, and a sharp sword was unsheathed. With a flash of cold light, a bloody hole appeared in the abdomen of both men.

They looked in horror and disbelief at the black-haired young man in front of them and the elf that had been sold, then looked down at the blood gushing out and fell down unwillingly.

The elves would feel sad when they saw animals dying in the forest, let alone the first time they saw a murder scene.

Al looked very fairy-like when he had silver hair, but now he had dyed his hair black and looked particularly cold when he had no expression. Phoebe clenched her fists and was so scared that she cried silently.

After searching the corpse, he took back the gold coins that belonged to him. Tsk, he was still short of 200,000.

The tip of the sword, stained with the blood of the corpse, wrote on the ground "Trading with foreigners is an unforgivable crime", indicating that the dead was a sinner, so as not to scare the innocent people in the city.

He doesn't like killing people, but the people he's killing now aren't humans.

Looking back, the elf was crying again. Al traveled overnight to send the crybaby home.

As expected, it was a stray wolf cub like Winster that could make him feel distressed. He really didn't want to spend another day with a child who cried from time to time, even if the child looked very cute.

The next day, because Al did not force the elf to do anything and bought her a lot of delicious and fun things, Phoebe's courage gradually grew. When she found that she had returned to the city of Sphi, she finally believed that this human was really going to send her back to Gusen.

Phoebe was a little conflicted. She really wanted to go home, the place where she felt safe, but she also wanted to play for two more days.

Al didn't care about her little worries. After leaving the city, he used his wings of light to carry the cub forward.

Phoebe, who hadn't realized that Brother Al was a light mage, suddenly flew into the sky: "!!!"

After seeing the towering trees of Silegusen, Al took off Phoebe's magic-suppressing bracelet and terminated the master-slave contract, "Go back. If you want to go out next time, go with the great elves."

Phoebe wanted to invite him to be their guest, and the elders should prepare some thank-you gifts, but before she could even open her mouth, the wings of light carried her down rapidly!

The elf puffed up his face and said: Humph! Why do you seem to dislike her?

Al, who was standing in the air, breathed a sigh of relief. This little elf who had never seen the world seemed to have a hundred thousand questions and asked about everything he saw. He had been sighing every day these days: Winster is still easy to raise!

After returning to the royal city, Al mentioned the matter of the auction house to Aunt Felicia. Because the queen had always wanted to have a good relationship with the aliens, she issued an order prohibiting the buying and selling of aliens. Some people defied the law, so she immediately sent people to the city to arrest the people from the auction house and cleaned out the city lord's mansion.

This was the first time that Al had interacted with elves. After that, he never saw elves again until the birthday of the Elf King.

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At this time, Enoch was full of questions, "How come Phoebe owes you so much money..." Suddenly, the elf frowned and looked at the cub angrily, "I remember that you sneaked out three years ago. Did you steal someone's things?"

The elf cub stamped his feet anxiously, "I didn't..."

When she was sent back, everyone was looking for her everywhere, and the king even sent many elves out of the forest to look for her separately.

When she came back and found out that she had sneaked out, she was scolded and punished and was put in solitary confinement for two months.

Phoebe didn't dare tell anyone that she was almost bought by a bad guy. If she did, the punishment would be more severe, and she would be used as a negative example to warn new elves. She didn't want to have her name nailed on the pillar of shame.

The elf looked at the silver-haired young man pitifully. Seeing her hesitant look, Al guessed that the little girl did not tell the truth about her experience.

Al didn't care at all whether the elf would be scolded later, and told the truth about what happened three years ago.

He felt that it would definitely be a good thing if the elves could strengthen anti-trafficking education because of this incident. As for Phoebe... as a child, she would always be scolded in her childhood, if not this time, there would be next time.

After hearing this, Winster's brows relaxed. They had only been traveling together for a few days, so it didn't count as raising him. He was still his brother's most beloved one.

"This actually happened! Phoebe, why didn't you tell us?!"

The elf rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Enoch, I know I was wrong. Do you have anything else to do? Then I won't bother you anymore..."

She flapped her wings, turned around and wanted to take off. Enoch was a gold mage, and with a wave of his hand, a square metal cage covered the cub.

Phoebe: QAQ

Seeing Enoch so angry, Al also mentioned the fate of the bad guys to help the Queen Aunt to gain some favor.

The elf's expression finally looked better, and he pointed his index finger in Phoebe's direction, "Elder Millian will come and deal with you later."

Enoch continued to lead the guest and thanked him. "We will send the 200,000 gold coins to you later."

The young man waved his hand without caring and said with a smile: "No need, I was just teasing her just now, please don't take it to heart."

The elf could still tell whether it was a true or false statement. Enoch's affection for the Holy Son increased greatly, and he no longer mentioned the matter of money. However, he thought to himself that even if he didn't return the money, he should prepare a thank-you gift.

Al and the other two were brought to the tallest and thickest star-picking tree in the entire ancient forest. The tree was five times thicker than other trees. According to Enoch, the tree was eight thousand years old, and the palace of the Elf King was located above it.

The guards and serving elves were scattered on the branches. When they saw the humans coming, they all looked down.

Enoch introduced the man to the captain of the guard and returned to deal with Phoebe's affairs.

The captain was cold and hard, without even a polite fake smile, "Holy Son of Light, two knights, please follow me."

Several figures flew to the top of the giant tree. Before El entered the temple, he was attracted by the various blooming flowers around him. They were rich but not messy, and the colors were very beautiful. Well... after all, the tree is the home of the elves, so there is no problem in growing flowers at home.

When El entered, he immediately noticed a very handsome male elf. His dark green eyes were very gentle, his long green hair, which was almost black, was braided into a braid, and he looked mature, steady and kind, but... he was dressed a little fancy.

The clothes were very exquisite from inside to outside, from head to toe. The pair of earrings made of gold and rubies looked exquisite, precious and... a little heavy.

She wore several bracelets on both wrists. Although the number was a bit too many, her aesthetic taste was good. She didn't look like a nouveau riche. Instead, she had an exotic feeling. She also wore a very beautiful wreath on her head. The whole elf had a kind of rich beauty.

The male elf was leaning against the window, teaching a row of birds on the branches to sing a beautiful tune.

The captain of the guard saluted the elf, "Your Majesty, the Holy Son of the Church has arrived."

The moment he opened his mouth, the image of the Elf King that Al had imagined in his mind was completely shattered. Even the usually calm Yalin couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Winster narrowed his eyes, and a figure of a similar style flashed through his mind in a distant memory.