The elves' banquets are very different from those of humans.

Generally speaking, human banquets are very lively, more like a kind of carnival. However, the elves' festival is full of "petit bourgeois sentiment", without big fish and meat, nor feasting and drinking. It is more like a small buffet. After Fang Zheng and others entered, the elves began their banquet.

Of course, it was called a banquet, but in fact it was just the elf captain expressing his gratitude to Fang Zheng and others for saving his compatriots from the threat of evil. Then the elves sang a song for them in unison, and then they could move freely and do whatever they wanted, just like eating at a buffet.

However, the "buffet" provided by the elves naturally did not have any rich fish or meat, but mostly fruits and desserts, as well as the fine wine brewed by the elves themselves. For Fang Zheng, this was also a different flavor.

The way the elves received guests was also different from that of humans. They were not particularly enthusiastic, but they were not particularly cold either. But no matter what, they were able to find topics to make their guests feel more comfortable. At the same time, they also used this method to express their gratitude and return gifts to the guests.

At least from Fang Zheng's point of view, the girls were having a very pleasant chat with the elves.

Helien was chatting with an elf druid, but it was not just a casual chat. The other party was carefully teaching Helien how to experience and sense the fire element. These skills of mastering the element were passed down from generation to generation by the elves. Helien also listened very seriously. Obviously, she also realized what kind of knowledge she was facing.

The astronomy apprentice sister was discussing the topic of star changes with the two elf priests. They even took out a star map used by the elves to deal with the search for the orbits of the constellations. Fang Zheng didn't understand what was so interesting about this thing, but looking at the expression of the astronomy apprentice sister, she was obviously very interested in this gift.

Katie's situation was quite special. Fang Zheng had to admit that this young lady, who was born into an aristocratic family, must have spent all her talent points on stealth since she was born, because even the elves who specialized in stealth and search could not accurately detect Katie's location. This made them very interested in Katie's talent. In the eyes of the elves, this young lady had the potential to be a ranger, and Katie seemed to be very interested in this career plan. At present, she was following several elf rangers to try to communicate with nature.

As for Nymph and Charmander, they became the center of attention of the elves, especially Charmander's cute appearance, which attracted many elf girls to circle around it. Charmander seemed to like this environment very much. It flapped its wings and flew while playing hide-and-seek with the elves.

However, Fina did not appear here. After the ceremony began, she was invited by the elven priests to enter the elves' natural temple. Fang Zheng was not worried about Fina's safety. After all, according to Fina, she had been here during her pilgrimage and had some contact with these elves. This time, in addition to the exchanges between the priests, she also hoped to obtain some information from the natural temple.

"Are you satisfied with the banquet, guest?"

At this moment, a pleasant voice came from Fang Zheng. Fang Zheng turned around and saw an elf girl standing beside him, looking at him with a smile. She was wearing a ranger's leather armor, but she didn't carry any weapons - after all, even an elf wouldn't do such a depressing thing at a banquet.

"Very good. I thank you for your generosity on their behalf."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised the wine glass in his hand and gestured to the elf girl in front of him. He felt that the elf in front of him looked vaguely familiar, but he was not sure. After all, to Fang Zheng, elves were like foreigners. When meeting for the first time, it was inevitable that he would not be able to tell the difference between them.

But Fang Zheng said this not to be pretentious. As he said, the seemingly casual contents revealed by the elves when chatting with the girls were actually part of the elves' secrets. The value of this knowledge could not be measured by wealth. Fang Zheng had read records about this in the White Tower. The elves were very careful about their inheritance. Even if you offered them mountains of gold and silver, they would not reveal even a single bit.

And now, what these girls have learned, even if it is just the tip of the iceberg of the elves' heritage, is already a huge fortune.

"This is what we should do. Compared to what you have done, all we can do is just these insignificant gifts in return. However..."

Having said that, the elf girl blinked and looked at Fang Zheng curiously.

"I'm sorry, but we don't seem to have prepared a return gift that would satisfy you, our guest."

"It's not your fault. In fact, I don't have any special needs... After all, I can barely be considered a paladin. Helping others is the basis of happiness. You suddenly asked me for a reward... I really don't have any special ideas."

Facing the elf girl's apology, Fang Zheng simply waved his hand.

"Are you really a Paladin?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the elf girl looked at him curiously.

"Excuse me, but you seem to be different from the paladins in the rumors."

"I am indeed not a qualified paladin. At least I don't think I have the ability to sacrifice myself to save others. I can only do what I can within my ability. And this happens to be within my ability."

"This is indeed not something a paladin should say."

Hearing this, the elf girl smiled slightly.

"But I think you are right. As we elves say, as long as we are alive, there is hope... Although, there may be a long dark night before the dawn..."

As she spoke, the elf girl lowered her eyes, revealing an expression of uneasiness and sorrow. Then, she raised her head and looked at Fang Zheng.

"It's late at night. If you want to rest, let me lead the way for you."

"Thank you for your help."

Hearing the elf girl's words, Fang Zheng nodded. He was a little bored of just sitting here drinking and eating cookies. Originally, Fang Zheng was thinking about whether he should find an opportunity to say goodbye and leave. Now that the organizer here has spoken personally, he naturally doesn't need to worry too much about these troublesome things.

"Then please follow me."

After getting Fang Zheng's answer, the elf girl smiled at him, then turned around and took Fang Zheng away from the banquet. Afterwards, she took Fang Zheng to a tree house at the back of the village. This was obviously a room prepared for foreign guests. Not only was the space much larger than the elves' rooms, but the furnishings inside also had a more luxurious atmosphere. There were also brightly glowing spider plants placed in the room for lighting. If the original ecology was used as a selling point, the room here could be rated as a five-star hotel.

"How is it? Is this place satisfactory to you?"

"Very good, I like it very much, thank you."

After taking a look at the furnishings around him, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction. However, upon hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the elf girl shook her head slightly.

"No, I should be the one thanking you."

"Um?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng turned around and looked at the elf in front of him curiously. The elf girl raised her head and looked at Fang Zheng quietly.

"Perhaps you have forgotten, sir, but in fact, I was also one of the people you rescued."

"Really...you've already...no, nothing..."

Hearing the elf girl's answer, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that he seemed to have seen her appearance among the group of elves before, but at that time these elves were naked, and Fang Zheng did not look at them for long, just a quick glance, so Fang Zheng did not have much impression of her appearance.

Fang Zheng originally wanted to ask the other party whether he had recovered, but considering that this would just rub salt into the wound... as an outsider, he should not delve too deeply into such personal privacy.

"Actually... I have something that I hope I can help you with."

"What's up?"

This time, the elf girl did not answer immediately. She bit her lip and lowered her head with a slightly red face.

"...Please hold me."

"…Sorry, the wind was too loud and I couldn't hear you clearly. What did you say?"

"...Please hold me..."

"……Why……"

Faced with this unexpected answer, Fang Zheng was completely stunned. What was this? He had no way to repay the life-saving grace and could only repay it with his own body? Elves didn't seem to like this.

"I...I can't forget..."

As she spoke, the elf girl's slender body began to tremble.

"I can't forget everything that happened to me before. Although you helped us heal our physical wounds, as soon as I close my eyes, I will think of those monsters, their ugly, evil appearances, and the horrible things they did to me... I want to forget it all, but I can't. No matter how I clean my body or how I meditate, I can't escape this terrible nightmare, so..."

Having said this, the elf girl raised her head and stared at Fang Zheng with tears in her eyes.

"Please help me escape from that terrible nightmare..."

Is there such an operation?

Looking at the elf girl with tears in her eyes, Fang Zheng was completely stunned.

"Can you please... help me?"

Faced with such a request from a beautiful and lovely elf girl, Fang Zheng had only two options.

Should I choose beasts? Or worse than beasts?

This doesn't need to be considered at all.

"It's my pleasure."

Fang Zheng smiled slightly, then he walked to the elf girl, stretched out his hand, and embraced the slender and soft body in front of him.

"ah……"

Feeling Fang Zheng's hug, the elf girl's body tensed up for a moment, then slowly relaxed.

"May I have your name?"

"Jasmine..."

"Jasmine, look up at me..."

"ah……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's whisper, the elf girl seemed to be bewitched. She slowly raised her head and looked at Fang Zheng in front of her. A blush appeared on her cheeks, and her eyes gradually became moist. Then, Fang Zheng lowered his head and blocked her lips.

“Woo…”

Fang Zheng's tongue gently swirled and licked the elf girl's light cherry-colored lips, but the elf girl obviously had no experience in this area, and just widened her eyes in surprise, allowing Fang Zheng to do whatever he wanted to her. Then, Fang Zheng's tongue pried open the elf girl's lips and went deep inside.

“Wow… Yeah!”

At this moment, the elf girl could no longer bear it. She groaned and leaned against Fang Zheng's body. Fang Zheng's hands did not stop. He held the elf girl's waist with one hand and quickly removed her clothes with the other hand. Soon, under the dim light, the white and delicate skin that looked like snow appeared in front of Fang Zheng's eyes. At this moment, Jasmine's eyes were already blurred.

"I will give you a memory you will never forget..."

Looking at the elf girl in front of him, Fang Zheng lowered his head and whispered in her ear. As if she understood what Fang Zheng said, the elf girl stretched out her hands and hugged the man in front of her tightly.

The night deepens.

Amid the chirping of insects, suddenly, a suppressed low cry came from the tree house, followed by rapid panting mixed with hot breath, becoming the melody under the night...