He forgot that he couldn't remember the name "Emerald," but fortunately, after only a brief introduction, Old John understood.
Old John got out of bed and straightened his clothes. "Isn't Lady Fei up in the tree?"
Perhaps it's due to the nature of the elven race, but even the Elf King, Emerald, mostly stays on the Tree of Life and rarely comes down.
The reliable answer surprised old John: "She's not in the tree."
If she were here, it wouldn't be disturbing my peaceful sleep at this time.
It was precisely because it had searched the entire tree without finding any emerald that it disturbed old John so late at night.
Not here?
Old John was helpless. "I don't know."
"Sigh~" Kaopu sighed and muttered, "Where could she go so late at night?"
Within a radius of ten miles—
No! Within a radius of hundreds or even thousands of miles, there wasn't a single ghost in sight. Where could she have gone?!
Actually, they didn't go anywhere. They were just in a place not too far from here, ostensibly to "give guidance," but in reality, they were beating someone up.
In the dead of night, to avoid disturbing anyone's sleep, Emerald specially brought Carl here for "guidance".
She tried, and at this distance, even if Carl shouted himself hoarse, he couldn't wake up Old John and the others who were in the center.
With a loud "bang," a large crater was vaguely visible on the ground under the dark night sky.
"Cough cough!"
A few coughs suddenly came from the bottom of the cave. Karl was seen lying inside, waving the dust that had risen around him.
"My lord, was it necessary to be so ruthless?" Karl's voice was tinged with resentment, and his gaze turned resentfully toward the cave ceiling.
Thanks to his racial talent, even though it was pitch black tonight, he could still vaguely see the figure of a girl standing at the top of the cave.
Although he couldn't see the girl's face, it didn't stop Karl from imagining how cold her face must be, since her "instruction" hadn't started at night.
"Get up." Sure enough, you could tell how cold the voice was just by listening to it.
With a silent sigh, Karl resignedly braced himself with his right hand on the ground, preparing to get up. If he didn't get up now, the beating wouldn't be this severe!
However, despite his desire to remember, he was already exhausted. When he tried to push himself up, instead of getting up, he fell back down.
Dust billowed up again, and the girl who had seen everything clearly, Emerald, frowned and had no choice but to let him go.
"Alright, let's call it a day!"
He said this reluctantly, but Karl, who was desperately trying to hold himself together, heard it as if it were divine pronouncement. Unfortunately, before he could even catch his breath, the devil whispered again, "Tomorrow, we'll continue."
Karl: ......
I almost collapsed from exhaustion!
Although every man desires to increase his strength, it doesn't mean he wants to be "trained" all day long!
Putting everything else aside, several times he felt like he was going to die here. No way! If he came again tomorrow, he really didn't know if he would survive!
Karl raised his hands tremblingly, pleading, "Sir, can I have a day off tomorrow?"
I don't dare to ask for an exorbitant amount, but surely I can have a day to rest?
Carl felt that a one-day request wouldn't be a problem!
As a result, Jade's request that "it's not a big problem" was rejected without hesitation.
"No!" The answer was firm and unwavering, leaving no room for negotiation.
Let alone a day, even half a day... no, even a few hours, they wouldn't give me jade.
Time is tight, okay?
She'll be heading to Hope City soon, so if she doesn't take advantage of the time to train Karl, what if a powerful force comes and takes over her "nest"?
Of course, she didn't expect to train Karl to be an impregnable force in such a short time. Her requirements were low: as long as he could withstand one or two moves and buy some time, that would be enough!
“You’re too weak.” Emerald coldly uttered a few words that struck Karl like a ton of bricks.
weak?
He's weak?
Do you want to listen to what he's saying? He's one of the few four-star explorers in their group!
How could it be weak?!
Feeling scorned like that, Karl instantly lost his temper and glared defiantly at the cave ceiling.
Emerald, standing still, took in everything and raised an eyebrow: "What, you want to come again?"
She couldn't ask for more!
After all, time was too tight.
Unfortunately, Carl didn't continue to get carried away.
As Emerald finished speaking, Karl was immediately overwhelmed by a wave of soreness, and his feverish brain instantly cooled down.
"No!" he exclaimed hastily, afraid that if he was too late, the other party would take it as consent. "M-Sir, I...I still need to rest for a while."
A soft "tsk" sound rang out, and even though Karl couldn't see the other person's expression, he could sense how much she regretted it.
Jade was indeed disappointed: "Then you should get some rest. Oh, and don't forget to continue tomorrow."
Before leaving, he reminded Carl one last time.
Karl: ......
After holding it in for a long time, I finally managed to squeeze out a reluctant "yes".
By this time, Emerald, who had been standing on the cave ceiling, had long since disappeared. Karl's answer was of no importance to Emerald.
Does he think she'll let him go if he says no?
Obviously, that's impossible!
So why should she wait for his answer?
Jade walked back.
On the way back, only halfway there, the figure that was originally alone suddenly turned into two.
The two walked side by side. Emerald showed no surprise, instead glancing at the person beside her. "Have you seen enough?"
So, you're finally willing to show yourself now?
Bilodis shrugged as she walked. "It's not pretty either."
A battle between evenly matched opponents, a back-and-forth exchange, is what makes it interesting. Something like jade, where one side completely dominates, has no aesthetic appeal whatsoever; how could it be interesting?
Besides, she wasn't staring at it for that reason!
"When are you planning to leave?" Suddenly, Bilodis quickened her pace, stepped to the side, and blocked Emerald's path, forcing her to stop as well.
Bilodis's question was abrupt, but Emerald clearly understood what she was asking.
To this, Jade replied, "What's it to you?"
That's a blatant provocation!
But so what if there's provocation? That's just the way it is.
This matter really has nothing to do with her!
Bilodis was speechless.
However, she was thick-skinned, and despite it being completely unrelated to her, she still said confidently, "I just want to know! What, is that not allowed?!"
“Sure! Why not!” Emerald replied playfully. “But... I don’t want to tell you!”
Asking is Bilodis's prerogative, and of course, answering or not answering is also her prerogative!
Bilodis: "...You—!"
“I know what you’re trying to do, you just want to sneak away with me the day I leave!” Ignoring Bilodis’s slightly sour face because of her words, Emerald continued to bounce around on her nerves, “But no, you have to stay and protect this place.”
The heavy darkness did nothing to prevent Emerald's raised finger from waving conspicuously in front of Bilodis.
"What will happen here if you leave? What if bad people come? What will happen to Lingling's hard work?"
The questions came one after another, almost like a direct retort to the words that Bilodis had used to stop her when she tried to run away.
The emerald was a hidden form of revenge, but unfortunately, Bilodis didn't sense it at all.
She was racking her brains trying to figure out how to justify her actions in a "powerful, well-founded, and reasonable" way!
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