Chapter 139: Surprised Shushu
Shu Li woke up to the rhythmic knocking on the door.
"Sperian, are you awake?"
The shouts of three little friends were heard outside the door, and Budno's voice was particularly loud.
Shu Li crawled out from under the soft pillow, her hair a mess, and knelt on the quilt. She yawned and responded, "Wake up, wake up."
Before going to bed in the early morning, he closed the door tightly.
Last night, in his haste to get to the desert, he apparently forgot to close the door, and Angel discovered he wasn't in the room. This morning, they knocked on his door, probably wanting to know where he'd been.
He had to think of a good excuse to cover up the lie.
Shu Li grew bigger, put on loose pajamas, and opened the door.
At the door, three young goblins were standing in a row.
"Sperian!"
Disio was the first to rush forward, hugging Shu Li and rubbing against her, complaining, "We waited for you for a long time last night, until midnight. Why didn't you tell us you were coming back?"
"Uh... stop rubbing... I haven't washed my face yet." Shu Li was almost thrown to the ground by him, but she steadied herself and pushed him away.
As Discio grew up, he became stronger and stronger, and was the strongest among the four little goblins.
Budno and Angel were not to be outdone. They hugged Shu Li from the left and right and rubbed her.
"Is the king particularly strict? He won't even let you go back to your room in the middle of the night?"
"Wang?" Shu Li's pointed ears twitched, and he pushed his two friends away, his mind racing.
Could it be... they thought he was studying in the king's room last night?
Yeah, what a good excuse!
"The king is not strict, it's just... there are a lot of things I don't know." He scratched his hair and touched the small flower crown that had returned to its original shape.
No matter what shape the corolla becomes, it will return to its original shape the next day.
He chanted a spell and the small flower crown immediately turned into a hairpin.
"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting all night." Shu Li apologized guiltily.
"It's okay!" Dizio waved his hand. "Angel wanted to borrow your notebook, so Budno and I will study with him while he waits."
"I studied till midnight and I'm so hungry~" Budno held his stomach pitifully. "Sperien, hurry up and wash up. Let's go have breakfast!"
Angel said with a cute smile, "After breakfast, lend me your notebook so I can copy."
Shu Li saw that there was nothing unusual on his friends' faces, so he thought he had successfully passed this level.
"no problem."
He moved quickly, ran into the bathroom, brushed his teeth, washed his face, tied his hair, changed his clothes, and happily went to the restaurant to eat with his friends.
Budno ordered a large plate of food and ate it from both sides until his cheeks were bulging.
Angel advised, "Don't choke."
"Hmm..." Budno nodded continuously, without slowing down his eating speed at all.
Dizio took a bite of the fruit and said vaguely, "Don't worry, he won't choke."
Shu Li laughed when she saw him wolfing down the food.
Fortunately, Budno learned the magic of digesting food, otherwise, with his appetite, he would have become a fat man.
Saiya passed by with food and greeted them warmly, "Good morning, my little cuties!"
"Good morning, Saya!"
The goblins responded.
Sai Ya looked at Shu Li and winked at him: "Sperian, don't be too late to learn in the future!"
"Oh, oh, I...I know." Shu Li smiled awkwardly.
When he saw Saya, he remembered that she had helped him deceive Angel in the early morning.
Now she mentioned it specifically, was she reminding him?
Why?
Did she know that he was often not in his room at night?
It's possible!
Shu Li lowered his head and ate the fruit.
Since they first came to the Elf Kingdom, Sia has taken care of their daily life. He often sneaks out in the middle of the night, so perhaps he has been discovered by her a long time ago!
However, what puzzled him was why Saya didn't say anything and instead helped him cover it up?
After breakfast, Shu Li lent the notebook to Angel, who happily took it back to his room to copy it. Then he, Decio and Budno went into the courtyard to greet the fruits on the branches of the mother tree.
Disio and Budno were really greeting each other, while Shu Li was using the name of greeting to communicate with the mother tree.
[Oenomisis, I have something to ask you.]
He felt that it was strange that Saya noticed that he was not in the room but did not expose it.
Was Sayia the only elf who discovered it? What about the other elves and the Elf King?
Most of the elves living in the Crystal Castle are magic saints and gods with strong perception. Not to mention the Elf Courtyard, it is estimated that the entire Elf City is within their perception range.
Ten years ago, he was still a magic apprentice with only a vague understanding of perception, and he thought that he and the mother tree could steal the fruit without anyone noticing.
Now that his perception has improved, out of inertia, he completely ignored this problem.
After what happened last night, he finally realized that what he thought was sneaky was actually done under the elves' noses.
He felt it necessary to find the mother tree to confirm it.
"What is it?" the mother tree responded gently.
"Do the elves know that we stole the fruit?" Shu Li asked directly.
"...Yes," the mother tree admitted.
Shu Li: !!!!!!!!!
After getting the confirmation, he almost jumped up in shock. Considering that there were two little friends around him, he could only squat down and pretend to help the mother tree pull out weeds.
Why didn't you remind me?
I was sweating at Shuli Waterfall, and it felt like a hundred thousand alpaca horses were running wildly through my mind.
No wonder the elves were so enthusiastic about the first fruit on the mother tree. Everyone wanted to pet him and competed to give him gifts.
It turns out that his "secret" action has long been known to everyone!
It's a pity that he still wanted to help the elves and hide his achievements and fame.
'You didn't ask.'
The mother tree's tone was full of innocence.
"I didn't ask, so you didn't tell me?" Shu Li was truly defeated by her.
'Yes, there are some things I can't tell you unless you ask.'
Shu Li heard a hint of helplessness in the mother tree's words, but he didn't delve into it as he was still immersed in shock.
He had originally worried that after the transfer of fruit number three, the elves would be surprised to see such a large fruit suddenly appear on the branches of the mother tree. Now, there was no need to worry. Not only were the elves not surprised, they were actually delighted.
[Did the king tacitly approve your kidnapping of me to Wanaku?]
"No, the king didn't know. When he found out, he was so angry that he almost uprooted me."
Knowing that the Elf King was angry, his mood inexplicably improved and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
He knew that the king would never allow a young cub to go to the dangerous dark elf territory to do dangerous things.
The mother tree was unconscious and sneaky at that time. She liked to act without consulting anyone else, which made him suspect that she was a bad tree.
In fact, the mother tree at that time was contaminated by the power of darkness and was only one step away from turning bad.
"Sperian, all the weeds here have been pulled out!" Budno asked in confusion, "Why are you digging a hole?"
Shu Li looked down and found a few small holes in the mud.
"Well, I'm cleaning out the weeds at the roots," he said seriously. "If you don't clean out the roots, they'll grow back again in the spring."
"Oh - so that's it - then let's clean up together!" Budno took out a small shovel for digging grass from the storage ring.
"I've almost finished cleaning up here. Let's go to the orchard and see if anyone needs help." Shu Li stood up and recited a short spell, summoning the element of water, condensing a water ball to wash his muddy fingers.
The Mage Saint Danlov entered meditation yesterday afternoon and hasn't finished yet. According to Ilio, he's on his way to becoming a Mage God, and meditation will take at least three days.
When the little goblins heard this for three days, they were overjoyed.
No more extra classes!
Although Shu Li used the excuse of asking Danlov about magic, he was happy not to have to attend classes.
"Let's go with Angel!" said Dizio.
"Great!" Budno ran straight to Angel's window, tapped it with his fingers, and shouted excitedly, "Angel, Angel, have you copied the notes?"
He likes working in the orchard the most because he can pick fruits and eat them at the same time. He is so happy.
Angel had just finished copying the notes when he heard Budno's loud voice respond, "I've copied it."
"Sperian said he wants to go to the orchard. Do you want to go?"
"go!"
Good brothers, of course we have to act together.
Soon, the four young fairies spread their wings and flew towards the orchard with great interest.
On the way, Shu Li looked at the elves who greeted them without changing his expression.
The elf knew his secret, but pretended not to know. And he already knew that the elf knew his secret, but he also pretended not to know before they revealed each other's secret.
The goblins spent the whole day working and playing.
At night, Shu Li wanted to go to the desert again, so he had to make up a better reason to deceive his friends.
Although the elves knew his secret, he didn't want to let his friends know for the time being.
From birth to now, the relationship between the four of them is closer than that of other little goblins. They are good brothers who can talk about anything. They care about each other, encourage each other, and grow together.
If his friends knew that he went to the desert to eavesdrop at night, they would be excited to go with him.
Regardless of whether he can go or not, the desert is a dangerous place and adventurers are not to be trifled with. He cannot let anything happen to his friends.
Therefore, we must keep it a secret from them and act alone.
After a day of observation, his friends were convinced that he had gone to study with the Elf King last night.
Shu Li decided to use this as an excuse.
"Ah? You still want to go study with Wang?" After hearing Shu Li's words, Discio opened his ruby eyes wide.
"Yeah, there are some dark magics that I don't understand." Shu Li raised the magic book in his hand, "You don't have to wait for me tonight, go to bed early."
"Then you have to come back early too!" Angel hugged him and rubbed him.
"Got it." Shu Li patted his back, let him go, tucked the magic book under his arm, and walked towards the Elf King's room.
The Elf King's room is quite a distance away from the Elf Cub's courtyard, and requires passing through two corridors.
Shu Li released his perception as he walked. After walking through a corridor, he found that there was no one around, so he hid in the corner and instantly became smaller.
He changed into defensive gear, put on a black hooded cloak, and flew back stealthily.
When he arrived at the elf cub courtyard, he stuck to the corner and observed secretly.
Very good, the lights in everyone’s rooms are on.
Shu Li brushed the grass with confidence and flew towards the trunk of the mother tree.
However, he didn't know that ten meters away from them, the dog was hiding from three little goblins.
Like Shu Li, they were wearing black hooded cloaks and were trying to restrain their breath. They looked at Shu Li flying towards the mother tree with confusion on their faces.
When Shu Li dived into the trunk of the mother tree and disappeared, the three little goblins stared in disbelief.
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