Chapter 240: Elf Stone of Elf King Saloha
"king."
The flowers of Yuguang are in clusters, bright and beautiful, and fill the nose with fragrance.
Ariana lowered her head. The spring sunshine fell on her exposed skin, but it was not hot. She could only hear the sound of water splashing on petals across the flowerbed in front of her.
"Ariana, you're here."
"Yes." The pink-haired elf replied respectfully.
"I know what you want to ask." The voice followed the footsteps, gradually fading away, then returning to my ear. "Did you know? The night before Sai Lulan disappeared, she came to see the former king. I was there."
Ariana's eyes twitched and her breathing became disordered for a moment.
The sound of water pouring into the soil was slow and steady. A voice from behind the flowerbed continued, "Only three elves know about this: the former king, me, and Selula. And now, only three elves know."
The Elf King said slowly, "I have time this afternoon. Bring the two humans and Selula's daughter to see me." He paused, as if sighing, "Arianna, it's time for you to come out on your own."
Arianna's hands trembled uncontrollably, and her response was a whisper, barely audible: "Yes."
She turned around, and the sunlight behind her was too dazzling, and a transparent prism flashed in the air.
The silver light is clear and the blue pupils are speechless.
Osha saw her own eyes in the blade of her own sword.
Her eyes came from her mother, the only elf left in the world whose pupils were most similar to hers.
Her mother would tell her stories about the Western Continent, about its exotic beasts, races, and their relationships...
Her mother would not tell her about her life in the Western Continent.
Osa didn't know anything about her mother in the Western Continent. She couldn't deny that her mother in the Western Continent was a little strange, but it was like getting to know her mother all over again, which was a bit novel.
No matter what, she only knew that her mother was her mother.
She put the sword back into its scabbard and placed it on the table, but her hand never left it.
Her mother had taught her the Elvish language, and she knew the content of Fenric's communications with the Elf King using magic outside Silver Spring.
From the beginning, she knew that it was the Elf King who wanted to see her because she was her mother's daughter.
She recalled every piece of land and every terrain she had seen so far, and put the puzzle pieces on the map in her mind called the Western Continent.
It was true that she was willing to follow Morgana to the territory of the elves, and it was true that her mother was an elf, but that didn't mean she was willing to trust every elf, even if he had the same last name as her mother.
Meeting her mother's relatives was an accident, but the most fundamental reason for her coming to the elves' territory was not to find her relatives.
Before leaving for the Western Continent, her mother had talked to her and told her not to worry about the elves who were related to her if she could really successfully cross the giant screen.
For the first time, Osa witnessed her mother's coldness: "You can trust them, but don't do things you don't want to do because of them."
Part of the reason why Osha came here was to find Vifia and the others. Obviously, Vifia and the others were more important than the elves she was completely unfamiliar with.
She lowered her eyes in thought, and suddenly a sound similar to the scream in the white world came into her quiet mind.
"Don't you hate it?"
Osa's fingertips on the scabbard moved, and her eyes moved to the wooden door.
Outside the door she noticed, Ariana had specially arranged different rooms for the three humans, just to have a chance to talk to Osha alone.
At this moment, she stood there, with the opportunity she had created for herself in front of her. She stretched out her hand to try to knock on the door, but the movement paused for a long time and never fell.
Inside was Saloha sama's daughter, her nephew. She could ask her about Saloha sama's recent situation, ask her how Saloha sama was doing, ask her... Saloha sama... if he was still angry with her...
She withdrew her fingers dejectedly and found herself unable to ask.
She should come out on her own.
So she came to her nephew's door, but still didn't have the courage to knock.
Just like the day before Saloha disappeared, only the king saw her and Saloha arguing. She had a very good relationship with Lord Saloha, so good that she knew better than the other what kind of words would become the sharpest knife.
She clearly saw her sister's surprised and sad expression before she turned around, but she still didn't turn around to apologize.
Osa inside the house had no intention of opening the door, and Ariana outside had no intention of knocking on the door.
Only Vifia, who was two rooms away, was left leaning against the door, holding Isidore, who had secretly teleported from the next room and said he was afraid.
She listened to the footsteps that probably stopped in front of Osha's door, and sure enough, it was Ariana.
Why didn’t the aunt knock on the door when she was looking for her nephew?
Questions are just questions, and Vifiya is not interested in prying into Osha's secrets.
The sunlight falling on the earth moves with the sun, and the shadows of the trees gradually become shorter and longer.
Ariana's dazed eyes gradually focused, and when she came to her senses, she realized that she had been standing in front of the door for a long time, and it was already time to take them to see the king.
Fortunately, Fenric didn't see her embarrassment.
She knocked on Osha's door.
An elf led the three people along the way in silence, only occasionally saying a few words and responding a few times.
Fenric passed by and watched them from a distance. Unlike what he had imagined, the second sister was not happy to know of Osha's existence, nor did she show any enthusiasm towards her. In fact, she was even colder than he was.
Why? It's not like the elves would look down on mixed-race people.
Ariana glanced at Fenric who was observing them. His habit remained unchanged. He always liked to secretly observe her and Lord Saloha.
She led Vifiya and the other two along the clear mountain stream that led into the valley, through the flower path, and as soon as they entered the palace, Vifiya saw a statue that was three people tall. It was a statue of a woman, but without a face.
Ariana looked up: "This is Buma Lingdalie."
She didn't say much and asked them to continue following.
The arches in the palace had elegant lines, with vines entwined around the top. Sunlight filtered through the extremely thin crystals of the arches, casting soft arcs on the ground, where a few elven knights stood scattered around.
Ariana led them around the main hall, behind which was a small garden.
Next to a table of various desserts, a beautiful silver-haired girl sat at the head table. She raised her emerald eyes and said in a surprisingly childish voice, "Good afternoon, guests from the East Continent."
"Your Majesty." Ariana placed her hands on her chest and bowed her head.
Vifiya and the others also followed suit and performed the human etiquette.
The silver-haired girl raised her hand and gestured, "Please sit down."
After Vifiya and the others looked at each other and took their seats, the silver-haired girl looked at the pink-haired elf who was about to stand aside and said with a faint smile, "Ariana, you sit too."
Ariana's eyes fell on the only remaining empty seat: "Yes."
The silver-haired girl moved her fingertips slightly, and several servants around her came over to pour nectar tea and then left.
She said, "I heard from Ariana that two of the three humans are beautiful ladies. The meeting in the main hall is too boring, so we changed it to afternoon tea."
Her eyes fell on Isidore: "I hope this guest can understand."
She said she hoped Isidore would understand, but in fact she didn't wait for his response before continuing with the next sentence: "As you can see, I am Nimue Aethras, the king of the elves."
Just as Vifiya was about to follow Nimuwei's words, the voice of Vifiya suddenly rang out in her mind: "Jiang Suian, don't forget your title when you introduce yourself."
Her eyes moved, and she took a detour from saying just her name: "I am Vifia Kesley, Marquis of the Segarot Empire."
Her abnormality made Osha's eyes flash with surprise. An identity from the Eastern Continent might not be useful in the Western Continent. For some reason, Vifiya suddenly became serious. Osha followed her and said, "Osha Duodu, Grand Knight Commander of the Segarot Empire."
"Isidore Leppezer."
Isidore did not have any title, nor did he feel that he needed one. Perhaps being the apprentice of the great magician was one identity, and being the "favorite of the goddess" as people talked about was one identity, but when he thought about it, it seemed that neither of them was important.
The young Elf King didn't show any surprise at their self-introductions. Instead, he looked straight at Osha and said in a soft voice, "Your eyes are very similar to Buma Lingdalie's."
What Osha had always heard most was that her eyes resembled her mother's, not Buma Lingdalie's.
"Did you know? The blue eyes of the Selullan lineage were given by Buma Lingdalie, and they also gave them the ability to peek into the future."
The Elf King's implication was clear, but Osha couldn't grasp the purpose. She nodded and said, "I'm sorry, Mother never told me anything about the Western Continent."
Her expression was too natural, and Nimuvi... didn't believe it.
"Miss Osha." Nimuwei sat upright, smiling. "Don't think I can lie to you just because I'm young."
She picked up the crystal cup and looked down at her reflection in the nectar tea. "I just have one question."
"Ms. Osha, has Selulaan told you anything about Saloha?"
Like the light blue of the sky, the emerald is as bright as the summer. Osa replied: "No."
Nimuwei didn't respond to her immediately. She took a sip of the nectar tea and put the cup down before she said, "I understand."
Vifiya, who had been observing silently from the side, suddenly met her gaze and said, "Ms. Vifiya, please explain your purpose."
Vefia's fingertips tapped her knee. She preferred to get straight to the point rather than beat around the bush. After a moment's thought, she spoke, "I have been entrusted by your Saloha to give you her name, Selulan Munaja, and the Elf Stone."
After the words fell, Nimuwei's expression remained unchanged, but Ariana's breathing became a little rapid, but quickly returned to normal.
Vifia saw their expressions and looked up at Isidore opposite her. He understood and took out the box she had temporarily placed with him from the magic circle.
Over there, Nimue was examining the Elf Stone carefully, but Osha's expression didn't change. Not only had her mother told her about the Elf Stone before she left, but Vifiya had also mentioned it to her. She had known for a long time that her mother and Vifiya were hiding something from her, and their concealment was so blatant that she didn't know what to say to them for a moment.
The colorful Elf Stone was suspended in front of the Elf King, emitting bright light and runes swirling around. Nimue lowered her eyes and her expression could not be seen clearly.
The Elf Stone went out and fell after a moment, and she caught it in her palm.
Ariana's eyes dropped and moved away. She sat among the king and the guests. Although she didn't feel cramped, she actually didn't like attending occasions like parties.
But she had to obey the king's orders.
Nimuwei understood Arianna, she knew what she wanted to know, her face finally showed some complexity, and she sighed softly.
She looked towards the pink-haired elf, "Ariana, she didn't leave you any words."
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