Chapter 20: Dance and Poetry of the Elves
In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves and falls on the rows of small houses, leaving lovely mottled light and shadows.
The yellow bird Sif flapped its wings, raised its long tail, and landed lightly on the branch. It opened its red beak and made a crisp cry.
“Chirp, chirp, chirp—”
The biological alarm clock rang on time, waking up the sleeping cubs.
Shu Li lay on the soft bed, covering her head tightly with a pillow, blocking out the penetrating bird calls.
When it disturbs someone's sweet sleep, even the most beautiful bird calls are just noise.
However, Xifu's screams became louder and louder. Although Shu Li was woken up, he still curled up in the quilt, too lazy to move.
I studied for too long last night and was so focused that countless brain cells were damaged. After a nap, I still haven't recovered my energy and I'm so sleepy that I can't even open my eyes.
Woo~~~~I really want to sleep in!
He rubbed the soft and delicate quilt reluctantly, extremely resistant.
Outside, Xifu was shouting loudly, and inside the house, Shu Li covered his ears and tossed and turned.
After struggling for a long time, he finally gave up.
I got up feeling aggrieved, washed slowly, put on new clothes, tied my shoelaces clumsily, put on a cross-body bag with a notebook in it, and went out with sleepy eyes.
"Good morning, Sperian."
Discio and Angel also changed into beautiful new clothes and greeted Shu Li in high spirits.
"Good morning, Discio, Angel." Shu Li yawned repeatedly and spoke weakly.
Disio flew to his side and asked doubtfully, "Sperian, are you feeling unwell today?"
"Oh, no, I am..." Shu Li paused and yawned again, "I didn't sleep well last night."
He originally wanted to tell them that Kumandi was his tutor, but he wanted to secretly surprise all the fairies, so he decided to keep it a secret for the time being.
"Did you fall off the bed last night too?" Budno flew over from the other side. Hearing his words, he asked sympathetically, "How many times did you fall?"
Shu Li glanced at the thick dark circles under the fat boy's eyes, and in order not to discourage him, he silently stretched out three fingers.
"Five times," Budno consoled himself, rubbing his sore eyes. "That's progress!"
The night before last he fell off the bed ten times and cried three times, and last night he fell off the bed five times and didn't cry.
Shu Li looked at his chubby figure and gave him two suggestions.
1. Eat less and lose weight.
Second, ask Aisha to give him a bigger bed.
Budno thought seriously for a second and decisively chose the second proposal.
You can touch other things, but you are not allowed to touch his food!
When he arrived at the school cafeteria, Budno ordered a large plate of fruit. He grabbed a fruit in each hand and nibbled on it left and right, like a little hamster, with his cheeks bulging with food.
Shu Li was very envious of his good appetite.
On the other hand, due to lack of sleep, I lost my appetite. I drank a bowl of nectar and ate two fruits, but I couldn’t eat anymore.
After breakfast, the cubs filed out of the cafeteria. When Kumandi passed by Shuli, he saw that he looked like a withered blade of grass. He frowned and asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"Ah... well..." Shu Li nodded his head listlessly. With his current small body and limited physical and mental strength, it was very difficult for him to absorb so much knowledge all at once.
Kumandi looked thoughtful and said calmly, "I understand."
He didn't explain what he knew and quickly left with the other young goblins.
Shu Li stared blankly at his receding purple figure, completely confused.
He doesn't know anything!
The first class today is still Aisha’s life common sense class.
I don’t know if it’s because of the extra lessons last night, but Shu Li’s Elvish listening ability seems to have improved. She can even understand what Elsa says. She takes notes quickly and accurately without having to write incomplete sentences.
After the class, Shu Li was full of confidence.
Is this the power of a top student?
The effect is so strong!
In just a few days, his Elvish language will improve by leaps and bounds and he will catch up with the learning progress of other cubs.
However, the second Elvish writing class soon crushed the self-confidence he had built up with great difficulty.
Tadpole Wen, with its long wavy tail, ferociously besieged Shu Li's brain, arrogantly killed a large number of brain cells, and then walked away.
Shu Li wished he could die on the spot.
I copied down the ten tadpole characters with tears in my eyes, annotated them carefully, and planned to go back and ask Kumandi for advice in the evening.
Sit looked at the dejected blond cub with a smile. He was obviously learning very hard, but he was gritting his teeth and persevering. It was so adorable.
However, no matter how soft-hearted he was, he would not slow down.
The cubs must learn to be independent, overcome difficulties and improve their own strength.
Life in the Fairy Forest may seem easy, but it is actually full of dangers.
There has always been an evil force on the continent, eyeing them covetously, and always wanting to break through the barrier, break into the fairy forest, capture the elf kingdom, and hunt the son of light.
Elves and goblins are peace-loving races, but that doesn't mean they are easy to bully.
Anyone who dares to harm their people will be hunted to the ends of the earth and will not stop until they are dead.
Young fairies are particularly fragile and must grow up as quickly as possible. Only when they are strong enough can they be fearless.
Sit has high hopes for Sperion, who is blessed by the Elf King.
Having said that, the little cub's spoken pronunciation seemed to be more standard today, and he answered questions in class more fluently than before.
There has been great progress, but we need to keep up the good work.
After lunch, Shu Li did not go home to take a nap. Instead, he stayed in the classroom despite feeling sleepy and copied the knowledge he had learned before into his newly bought magic notebook.
Time is knowledge, and he doesn't want to waste a minute.
He is definitely going to be the king of this exam!
Shu Li was so focused on copying that he didn't even notice the afternoon class started.
When the sound of a harp like a spring sounded, he suddenly looked up and realized that class had started.
The classroom was filled with pups, and two adult goblins stood on the podium.
One was Leah, who taught them music and poetry, and the other was a strange male goblin.
The male goblin looks older than Leah, with light golden waist-length hair, a pair of light yellow cicada wings behind his back, and a gold ring inlaid with sapphires on his forehead. He has handsome features, noble temperament, and a pair of azure eyes that ripple and sparkle.
Who is he and why is he in class with Leah?
Shu Li looked at the male fairy in confusion, and the other party received his curious gaze and smiled slightly.
Being caught stealing a peek, Shu Li hunched his shoulders in embarrassment, raised his magic notebook, and covered his face with it as if to deceive himself.
After Leah and the other cubs looked towards the podium, she put down her piano and introduced him: "He is Ores, your dance teacher."
The male fairy named Ores made an elegant gesture and warmly greeted the cubs. "Good afternoon, my little cuties."
The cubs responded enthusiastically. When they learned that this was a dance class, the dance genes engraved in their bodies began to stir. They couldn't sit still and started twisting their waists and hips.
Leah and Ores smiled at each other and ordered the cubs to fly into the air. They wanted to move the tables and chairs to make room for dancing.
The first time is new, the second time is familiar, and the little cubs spread their wings and flew up.
This time, Shu Li remembered to pack up her notebook.
Ores chanted a simple spell, and the desks and chairs in the classroom were quickly moved to the wall and neatly arranged.
Shu Li was surprised.
He had cast a magic spell.
Last night, in order to boil water, he recited a long spell asking the God of Fire to grant him fire. Not only did he pronounce the God of Fire's name incorrectly, he also missed a word, and ultimately failed.
This male fairy named Ores could recite the spell quickly and briefly, completing it in an instant. He was more powerful than Elsa, Sit, Leah and others.
After clearing the area, Ores waved to the cubs, "You can come down now."
The cubs landed one after another, stood on the ground with great interest, and looked up at Ores expectantly.
Leah held a thirteen-string harp in her arms and sat on a chair in front of the podium. Her white fingers plucked the strings, and the sound of the harp, as clear as water, rang out.
Ores walked to the middle of the classroom with light steps and made a dance invitation gesture to the cubs.
"Dance with me, little cuties."
He clapped his hands in time to encourage the cubs and dance freely.
Dancing is the instinct of fairies. When beautiful music plays, they naturally make beautiful and pleasing movements.
Ores's dance is smooth and unrestrained, his body and music are perfectly integrated, combining both strength and softness, and he is indescribably chic and handsome.
When he turned around, his hair flowed, his robe fluttered, his long white legs were faintly visible, and his deep blue eyes glanced slightly, full of affection, pure and lustful, like a contradiction, exuding an invisible bewitching charm.
The cubs were inspired and formed a circle around Orles, jumping and dancing. There was no regular pattern to their movements, they just danced according to their own understanding of the music.
Compared with the cute and lively other cubs, Shu Li, who was stiff and standing still, seemed out of place.
He was the only cub not to join in the dance.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to join, but that a strong sense of shame is at work.
He can dance.
But the dance is a medium- to high-paced street dance that requires constant "rubbing" on the ground.
Compared with Ores's artistic dance, it is completely polar opposite.
It was like a group of elegant white swans, with a black ugly duckling among them. The white swans were dancing gracefully on the lake, while the ugly duckling... the ugly duckling was doing somersaults on the ground.
He wanted to pretend to join in the dance, but he was afraid that he would be exposed as soon as he made a move.
His dancing talent is not as good as his musical talent, and he can’t create his own moves!
Shu Li was scratching his head anxiously and was about to give up on himself when suddenly, a melodious song sounded, as if casting a magic spell, instantly captivating people's souls.
It's Leah.
She played the harp and sang the songs of the elves.
"The spirit of water, the spirit of fire, the spirit of wood, the spirit of wind, the spirit of earth
Elemental elves from ancient times
Please open the door of time and space
Take us to the beautiful era when the gods gather together
God of Creation Ishfu Haya
Ryan Freyce, God of Light
Alfama Chips, God of Fire
Hildani Geti, the Water God
Wind God Wendis Inol
Oroman Paz, God of Wood
Hedphis Loverne, God of the Earth
Meterlena, the Moon Goddess
Asad Mighat, God of the Sun
We sang and danced, praising the gods..."
Leah's heavenly voice echoed in his ears, and Shu Li had hallucinations before his eyes. The dancing Ores and the cubs disappeared, and in their place was a tall golden temple.
In the temple, handsome men and beautiful women in gorgeous clothes gathered together, chatting and laughing.
A blond young elf, as holy as the moonlight, sat casually on the jade-carved railing, gently plucking the harp strings with his bony fingers. His eyes were half-closed, and under his thick eyelashes were a pair of crystal clear eyes like emeralds.
Invisible elemental spirits danced in the temple, the air was filled with refreshing floral fragrance, gorgeous red crystal flowers were in full bloom, and the wind spirits passed by, blowing up petals all over the sky.
The petals flutter, creating a magnificent world like a dream.
Shu Li observed and looked carefully, listening to the beautiful piano music, and couldn't help but relax. He spread his wings and slowly flew into the temple shining with holy light.
He was like a little deer that had strayed into a fairyland, looking around curiously, and taking advantage of his small size, he boldly approached the handsome men and beautiful women in the temple.
From Leah's poems, we know that these handsome men and beautiful women are gods who rule over another world.
And who is that blond elf boy playing the harp?
Shu Li used the petals of the red crystal flower as cover and sneaked up to the young elf. He flew around him cautiously, and when he saw that he didn't react, he boldly landed on top of the harp.
The elves' poetry was indeed magical, and it allowed him to see the beautiful scenes of the Age of Gods.
No wonder human nobles like to invite bards to play elven poems for them, because the feeling of being there is so wonderful.
Shu Li sat comfortably on top of the harp, listening to the pleasant music and shaking her calves from time to time.
The blond elf boy suddenly raised his eyes and looked at the little fairy on the harp.
Shu Li was stunned, stopped swinging his legs, and looked into the young elf's emerald green eyes.
Is he looking at himself?
No, no, this is an illusion created by elven poetry, everything is fictional.
Shu Li tilted her little head, smiled brightly at the young elf, and waved deliberately.
The young elf seemed not to notice his movements. He lowered his eyelids, and his nimble fingers turned slightly, and the piano music changed from lyrical to a light and lively tune.
The gods, who were originally sitting or standing, stopped talking, put down what they were doing, and slowly moved to the center of the temple, dancing gracefully to the cheerful music of the piano.
The elemental elves moved the petals of the red crystal flower more actively, and Shu Li, who was sitting on top of the harp, was almost blown away by the wind elf.
He hurriedly spread his gauze-like wings to steady his small body.
The wood elf found it amusing and playfully blew a breath at the cub. Shu Li immediately somersaulted and rolled around in a dizzy state. When he came to his senses, he was surrounded by a group of handsome men and beautiful women.
Shu Li took a deep breath, and had a strong visual impact, and clearly felt a sense of aesthetic enjoyment.
'Come on, let's dance!'
The invisible elemental spirit took the fairy cub's hand.
Shu Li wanted to refuse, but the gods around him danced so beautifully and gracefully that his limbs couldn't help but sway, and he subconsciously imitated the gods' movements.
Leah's piano music and the young elf's piano music intertwined together to form unparalleled music.
The elemental elves instigated the fairy cubs.
'Come, let us sing praises to the gods.'
Shu Li was completely seduced and started singing along with Leah.
"The spirit of water, the spirit of fire, the spirit of wood, the spirit of wind, the spirit of earth
Elemental elves from ancient times
Please open the door of time and space
Take us to the beautiful era when all the gods gather together..."
The sound of the piano and the singing were endowed with mysterious white magic. They transcended the limitations of space, flew out of the classroom, spread to the entire sacred tree, floated to every corner of the fairy forest, and entered the Crystal City of the Elf Kingdom.
The busy goblins on the sacred tree all looked up at the same time and listened to the poems praising the gods.
In the Fairy Forest, the blond Elf King rode a pure white holy unicorn, passed through the dense woods, stopped in front of a clear lake, and looked back in the direction of the sacred tree.
The melodious singing and pleasant piano sounds slowly came into the ears, mixed with the tender voice of a cub, singing intermittently, without any tune or melody.
A gentle smile played on the Elf King's lips.
Thousands of miles away in the Crystal City, the elves heard the enchanted "Song of Creation" and came to the window, looking in the direction where the song came from.
After a while, an elf couldn't help but speak: "...The little fellow sang like a duckling, and even sang the wrong names of the gods."
Sai Ya immediately retorted: "I think it's a beautiful song!"
The little one is trying so hard to learn poetry from Leah! How adorable!
The black-haired elf leaning against the pillar smiled faintly: "It's amazing that the little guy dares to sing a magic poem."
Seya nodded repeatedly: "Ilio is right."
The other elves laughed in good faith, but they didn't really mind the little cub's bad singing.
In the magical world, Shu Li gradually entered the stage of ecstasy, singing and dancing with abandon, from the initial clumsiness to the later ease. Although she didn't dance or sing well, she was very happy.
He flapped his fluorescent wings and danced happily in the temple, sometimes circling around the gods, sometimes flying to the side of the young elf, tapping his toes and landing on the harp, boldly showing off his dance moves.
The young elf raised his eyes again and stared at him.
Shu Li blinked and shyly returned the greeting.
This blond elf boy looks familiar, as if I have seen him somewhere before!
Leah's poem came to an end, the illusion gradually disappeared, and Shu Li was in a trance. When the scene in front of him changed back to the classroom and the dancers were replaced by Ores and the cubs, he woke up as if from a dream.
“Pah pah pah——”
Shu Li was startled by the sudden applause and looked at the cubs surrounding him in surprise.
What's wrong?
Why are you suddenly clapping at him?
"Speryon, you dance so well!" Disio was excited, his big golden eyes sparkling as he looked at Shu Li with admiration.
"Yeah, yeah, Sperian not only dances well, he sings poetry well too!" Angel kept praising him. He was indeed their boss, so awesome.
Being praised by her friends, Shu Li blushed slightly and waved her hands embarrassedly: "No... I... I was just dancing randomly..."
Just now, influenced by the illusion, he danced and sang with abandon, completely unaware of what reality was like.
He thought he was dancing gracefully, imitating the movements of a god, but in fact he was just dancing a middle school street dance.
The thought of this possibility instantly caused his shame to burst out, his cheeks became hot, and even his pointed ears turned purple.
"Sperian dances as beautifully as Ores!"
Budno's loud voice, like the voice of an angel, saved Shu Li's trembling soul.
"Huh?" He looked up at Ores in confusion.
Really?
Is what the fat guy said true?
Instead of doing street dance in public, he did the same elf dance as Ores?
As if to verify Budno's words, Ores smiled and nodded, praising him generously: "Yes, Sperien danced beautifully."
Shu Li's pounding heart finally calmed down.
"Thank you, thank you." He scratched the back of his head and chuckled.
Thanks to the illusion, thanks to the gods, and thanks to the beautiful young elf, it was they who taught him the elf dance.
Seeing Leah putting down her harp and walking towards her, Shu Li's eyes lit up and he stepped forward to salute her: "Leah, thank you for letting me see the fairyland."
A magical elven poem, truly worthy of its name.
Leah smiled: "What did you see?"
Shu Li used his limited language to try to describe the holy temple, the noble gods, and the beautiful blond elf boy.
Upon hearing this, Leah and Ores looked at each other in surprise.
Shu Li finished a long speech with great difficulty and asked in confusion: "Didn't you... see it?"
Leah ruffled the cub's hair, her fingertips touching his green crown. She said gently, "Because of the magic in the poem, everyone sees the illusion differently."
"Ah?" Shu Li was surprised.
Are they different?
In other words, only his illusion is the Temple of the Gods.
The other cubs chattered about their own visions.
"I saw a vast grassland with so many animals on it," Dizio said, raising his hands and making a large circle to indicate the overwhelming number of animals. "But after a moment, the grassland disappeared."
He expressed deep regret and was extremely envious of the fact that the boss's illusion lasted so long.
"I saw the unicorn! It was exactly the same as the picture Sit showed us! It had a long, pointed spiral horn on its head, and its body was snow-white. It was so beautiful!" Angel sighed. "Just when I was about to ride it, wings suddenly grew on its back and it flew away."
"I fell into a lake and was saved by a fish. Then I rode on the fish and swam at the bottom of the lake."
"I became good friends with a big red fire dragon. It taught me how to breathe fire, hahahaha——"
"I met a water monster. Wow, it was scary, but it doesn't eat goblins."
"I... I ate a big plate of fruit!" Budno touched his stomach and felt hungry.
Leah and Olet listened patiently to the cubs describe their illusions, and when they finished, continued with the class.
The second poem has no magic, no illusions. Shu Li is no longer reserved. She moves her limbs naturally, dancing to the rhythm of the music.
Well, after finding the feeling, the Elf Dance is not as difficult as I imagined!
The relaxing and enjoyable dance class ended, but the cubs were still not satisfied.
Shu Li was originally very sleepy, but after dancing and seeing the illusion, she felt refreshed.
The cubs were thinking about going to the commercial district to buy things, so as soon as they got out of school, they surrounded Shu Li.
Shu Li asked the cubs to go home and get the "money" first, and then flew with them to the commercial district.
First I went to the armor store, then the weapons store, and then the grocery store, and bought a lot of things, which made the store owner smile from ear to ear.
After strolling around the commercial district, the twenty-five cubs were so hungry that they hurried back to school and rushed into the cafeteria impatiently.
Each cub had a much larger appetite, and as soon as the food was served on the table, they all ate with hearty mouthfuls.
As the afterglow of the setting sun was about to disappear, Shu Li returned to her warm little home.
He had just put the kettle on the stove when there was a polite knock on the door.
“Knock knock knock—”
Jingjing the academic master is here!
Shu Li happily opened the door and smiled sweetly at the dark-haired young demon: "Kumandi, what are we learning today?"
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