"...Some bonds will corrupt her, will make her feel that this is enough!"
"But how is that enough?"
Old John exhaled a breath of stale air, and his voice suddenly became calm.
"She can't, she...she has to complete her mission!"
"And have you forgotten what we were promised when we were sent here...?"
Old John turned his head and fixed his gaze on Ella.
Ella was startled, and the promise she had solemnly made many years ago suddenly appeared clearly before her eyes.
She heard her own voice, stunned, yet crystal clear, say: "Before the time is right, we must not influence her, we must not let her find out, otherwise... we will never see each other again."
"Look, Ella, don't you remember?"
Old John's voice revealed a hint of tenderness.
Seeing that Ella was still in a daze and hadn't recovered, he slowly approached her, then gently embraced her, patted her back comfortingly, and said in a soft voice, "So, Ella, don't be impatient, take it slow, one day we can be reunited."
The moment those words were spoken, a soft sob rose from old John's arms, followed by Ella's intermittent voice.
"But I...I miss...her, I...I'm afraid...she'll get hurt!"
Unable to conceal their sobs, they silently expressed their overwhelming longing.
Old John's hand continued to gently stroke and comfort.
"I want to too, but we have to be patient, and more patient! We've endured for over a decade, and this present moment will soon pass!"
The sobbing in her arms gradually subsided, but it hadn't completely disappeared.
Old John sighed silently; he knew what Ella was still worried about.
After considering it for a moment, he said, "There are some things I've wanted to tell you for a long time. Like today when you interfered in the matter between Lady Xu Ling and Lady Kao Fu, actually, if you hadn't intervened today, they would have made up very quickly!"
"You've been here for a while now, haven't you noticed that sometimes they act like elementary school kids arguing?"
Ella was taken aback by Old John's description of it as "school kids arguing," and her sobbing abruptly stopped.
She couldn't help but recall the bickering between Xu Ling and Kaopu during this period.
It's good that I didn't think about it that way, but now that I think about it, Xu Ling and Kaopu are really like elementary school students arguing. When they argue fiercely, they say hurtful things, but in the blink of an eye, they are as good as one person.
"So, it's best to stay out of their business in the future. Perhaps this is just how they get along. As long as they don't really become enemies, there's no need to take it too seriously!"
Seeing that Ella understood, old John gave her one last piece of advice.
This time, Ella didn't react as strongly as before, and obediently nodded in agreement.
"good."
The internal turmoil subsided silently, and no one knew what had happened in the small house. Only when they glanced back and saw the lights go out did they realize that Old John and Ella had gone to bed.
On the ridge of the field, Xu Ling continued to earn points, and the night grew deeper.
Finally, after Reliable chased away the two Moonlight Silver Wolves that were already drowsy, only it remained, nestled beside Xu Ling, keeping her company.
Not far away, the Tree of Life swayed gently like a thin ribbon in the still wind, and on its thick trunk, a green-haired elf sat leisurely swinging his legs.
[Jade, aren't you going to help?]
Whether it was because it was late at night and they didn't want to disturb others, or because they simply didn't want others to hear their conversation, the Tree of Life used its special connection with the elves to communicate in their hearts.
Jade's swaying legs paused almost imperceptibly, then continued swaying as usual.
[Why should I help her?] she asked herself coldly, with a hint of indifference. [What does this have to do with me?]
[But you know perfectly well where Ruth is!]
As the words were spoken, the slender branches of the Tree of Life began to sway urgently.
[You know, if you tell Lingling, she won't have to work so hard!]
Others may not know what Xu Ling is up to, but the Tree of Life knows it all perfectly well!
Xu Ling is doing this just to earn points!
As for the purpose of earning points, considering Xu Ling's previous frantic search for Ruth, the answer is obvious—it's still to find Ruth!
However, it must be admitted that this is the most impressive display it has ever seen Xu Ling earn points!
You know, no matter what, it had never seen Xu Ling so desperately try to earn points before!
Even at her most diligent time, Xu Ling only worked from sunrise to sunset, nothing more!
But this time, Xu Ling did something completely different!
It's easy to imagine how many points she needed to push herself to this point!
They don't want to waste even a single second!
Although the Tree of Life knew that Xu Ling was doing all this for Ruth, it still couldn't bear to see Xu Ling suffer so much.
It's not like there aren't other ways, there's no need to waste so much energy!
Its so-called other methods involve targeting jade.
The Elf King, born from its fruit, naturally knows better than anyone what Emerald's abilities truly are!
However, the reality was completely opposite to what the Tree of Life had predicted!
Upon hearing this, Emerald immediately snorted coldly, denying it.
[Don't talk nonsense, I don't know anything about it!]
"[You—!]" The Tree of Life was furious at Emerald's unexpected reply. "[You knew perfectly well!]"
Jade still denied it: [Don't even think about slandering me! I don't know anything!]
Seeing that she stubbornly refused to admit it, the Tree of Life became even angrier and couldn't help but resort to violence.
The slender branches came whistling through the wind. Even though Emerald heard the wind, she didn't try to dodge as she had during the day. Instead, she remained sitting leisurely on the tree trunk, letting the slender branches wrap around her.
Even though the Tree of Life bound her tightly, her answer remained the same as before.
[I told you, I don't know!]
They act like they're completely unfazed!
[You knew perfectly well!] The Tree of Life roared inwardly, furious, [It was you who took Rose away!]
Upon hearing this, the nonchalant air that had surrounded Jade vanished, and a hint of sharpness appeared in her pale yellow eyes.
Emerald stood up and perched on the tree trunk.
[Some things shouldn't be said carelessly!]
Even though it was just a thought uttered in my mind, it carried an undeniable chill.
The Tree of Life immediately let out a cold snort.
Whether you did it or not, you know best in your heart!
[Even if you don't admit it, so what? Don't forget, you're ultimately just a spirit now. As the mother tree, what have you done? Do you think I can't sense it?]
The Tree of Life spoke with absolute certainty, but upon seeing this, a fleeting doubt crossed Jade's mind.
Could it be that... the Tree of Life, as the Mother Tree of the Spirits, can truly sense all of this?
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