Chapter 78: Bonfire Party on the Prairie
Shu Li slept until the afternoon.
After waking up, I sat up in a daze, staring at the familiar room furnishings, and was dazed for a few seconds.
This is... the elf cub's room.
He is back!
Shu Li woke up instantly, and excitedly crawled out of the soft quilt. He spread his wings and flapped them a few times, then rushed to the window and stared at the huge, ugly, bare tree outside.
After a while, he let out a long breath.
It seems that nothing has changed!
He took such a big risk and painstakingly purified the branches of the mother tree ten times, but the main trunk was still in this withered state.
He scratched his messy hair and was silent for half a minute. Suddenly he thought of something and his eyes became dull.
How did he...get back to the room?
Could it be that... it was the Elf King who sent him back to his room again?
Shu Li held her soft, chubby face in her hands, feeling extremely embarrassed.
It seems that since coming here, I have been bothering the Elf King. I feel so sorry.
But then again, what time is it now?
Shu Li looked up at the sky outside the window and saw the sun was red, the light was soft, the clouds were gorgeous, and the sky was full of magnificent and mysterious colors.
What a beautiful morning.
Shu Li clasped his hands, facing the orange-red morning light, looking at the slowly moving red sun, his heart filled with emotion.
It is such a blessing to be able to stand here and enjoy the morning sun.
The next time the mother tree came looking for him in the dead of night, he would resolutely ignore it. God knew where it would teleport him to next. If he was unlucky enough to not be able to return, that would be terrible.
Compared to the scorching sun in the dark elves' territory, he prefers to greet the rising sun in the Elf Kingdom and the Fairy Forest.
etc--
rising?
wrong!
Why does the sun set instead of rising?
Shu Li's body trembled and his eyes widened in surprise.
The red sun on the horizon is not the morning sun, but the sunset!
Upon discovering this fact, Shu Li screamed "Ah", turned around and rushed to the bathroom in a hurry, muttering to himself.
"It's over, it's over! I actually overslept!"
He slept so soundly that he slept until evening, keeping the Elf King awake for the entire day.
Shu Li was in a hurry and quickly tidied herself up. She didn't even have time to reshape the small flower crown on her head. After changing her clothes, she hurried out of the room.
The little wings flapped, and with a hungry and flat stomach, it flew towards the library with a nervous mood.
"Sperian, are you awake?"
When Sai Ya saw the little guy flying wobbly, her eyes lit up and she happily went to meet him, asking with concern, "Are you hungry? Do you want to go to the restaurant for dinner?"
Shu Li said anxiously, "It's too late! I accidentally overslept...Will the king be angry?"
Sai Ya looked at the little guy's annoyed expression and laughed: "Don't worry, the king won't be angry. Let's go have dinner first."
"But... I missed a day of class." Shu Li lowered his head in shame. He had come all the way to the Elf Kingdom to learn magic from the Elf King, but he'd already "skipped class" after just one day.
Sai Ya looked at him gently, and couldn't help but touch his little head lightly with her finger, gently comforting him: "It's okay, if you don't learn today, you can learn the same tomorrow. Wang went to the ranch this afternoon and hasn't come back yet!"
"Huh? Ranch?" Shu Li looked up in surprise.
The plains of the Elf Kingdom are very large, and there are a large number of docile deer and cattle. The dairy products that elves and fairies usually eat are all from deer and cattle.
Sai Ya winked at him. "Let's go eat first."
Shu Li finally relaxed and followed Sai Ya to the restaurant.
He met many elves on the way, and they all greeted him warmly when they saw him.
Shu Li responded while flying, and seeing that their attitude towards him was no different from before, his doubts were dispelled.
It seems that what happened last night did not alarm the other elves.
The dinner was so sumptuous that Shu Li was drooling.
After being worked as a child laborer by the mother tree for half the night and sleeping for the whole day, I was already very hungry and wanted to take a bite of everything I saw.
After a hearty meal, Shu Li was very satisfied.
Saiya put down the cutlery and asked him if he wanted to go to the ranch.
"Now?" Shu Li turned to look at the sky outside the window.
Only half of the sun's face was left, the sky was blue-purple, and night was about to fall.
Sai Ya smiled and said, "There's a bonfire party at the ranch today. Let's go join in the fun."
Shu Li was excited when she heard the phrase "Bonfire Party".
Unlike the busy fairies, the elves are few in number and have surplus resources. They hold parties every now and then, singing and dancing, eating and drinking, and live a very comfortable life.
No wonder the Elf King went to the ranch, there was a "bonfire party"!
Shu Li happily followed Saya out of the Crystal Castle and sat on the unicorn's head, pulling a strand of its mane to steady itself.
There were many elves traveling with them, all dressed up in gorgeous attire, riding gracefully on unicorns and flying towards the pasture.
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the earth a beautiful golden color. Herds of animals ran happily on the grassland. In the distance, a wisp of white smoke rose.
The bonfire party has begun.
Dozens of unicorns flew down one after another and landed in the open space near the campfire.
At this time, hundreds of elves in bright clothes danced briskly to the rhythm of the music.
The noble Elf King held a large, elegant harp and played for them personally.
Ilio stood opposite, playing on a silver piccolo.
Some female elves hold tambourines in their hands, dancing and shaking them, making crisp bell sounds.
The new elf joined the dance and quickly became one with it.
As the only little elf, Shu Li was warmly invited by the elves.
"Little Sperian, would you like to dance with me?"
"Little Sperian, have you had dinner yet? Here's some freshly squeezed deer milk. Would you like some?"
"Hey, sleepy little guy, are you finally awake?"
"My dear, take out your harp and play the song of spring together!"
Shu Li couldn't refuse the kindness, so he took out a white harp with 26 strings from his storage ring, sat on the empty chair next to the Elf King, listened attentively to a few notes, and then nimbly followed the rhythm with his fingers.
The newly added harp sound has a clearer, more delicate and more lively tone, which adds a sense of layering to the whole song and makes it more beautiful.
The Elf King turned to look at the little elf who was playing seriously, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a hint of tenderness appeared in his emerald green eyes.
Shu Li was so engrossed in playing the harp that he didn't realize the Elf King was watching him.
He likes music.
Like a free life.
Whenever I see such a beautiful scene, I feel extremely fortunate that I have traveled through time and space and become a fairy.
Although there are endless languages and magic to learn, life is carefree, easy and free, and you can do whatever you want without having to worry about making a living.
If he had not encountered the humans being hunted by the Black Knight, if he had not encountered invaders with ulterior motives, and if he had not been teleported to the territory of the dark elves by the mother tree, he might never have felt the darkness of the other world.
Only under the protection of the Elf King can they sing and dance happily.
Shu Li thought of the mother tree that had urgently asked him for help in purifying it, and sensed an undercurrent beneath the calm.
After the song ended, the elves took a break and scattered to the tables around to eat and drink.
Shu Li put down the harp, tilted her head back, and looked eagerly at the Elf King. She hesitantly admitted her mistake: "King... I'm sorry... I... overslept... today..."
The Elf King looked down at him and did not respond.
Shu Li was nervous. He raised his right hand and swore, trying to defend himself: "I didn't mean to do that! Please... listen to my explanation! I have my reasons! The mother tree..."
"Shh——" The Elf King raised a finger and made a silencing gesture.
Shu Li fell silent, looked around, and saw that the other elves were busy with their own things. He breathed a sigh of relief, put away his harp, flapped his wings, flew to the Elf King's shoulder, and whispered their "secret" in his ear.
"Wang, were you the one who took me back to my room last night?" he asked.
"It's dawn." The Elf King held the harp in one hand, and with his free right hand, he took the fruit wine on the table and took a sip.
It turned out to be dawn.
Shu Li suddenly understood.
It was almost dawn. He had been squeezed by the mother tree all night, so no wonder he slept all day.
"Um...I want to complain to you about the mother tree!"
The little goblin Baozi had a serious face and lowered his voice as he told the Elf King everything about how the mother tree harassed him in the middle of the night, how it tricked him into casting the purification spell, and how it teleported him to the territory of the dark elves to exploit "child labor".
The Elf King listened attentively without interrupting, allowing the little elf who was leaning against his ear to recount the Mother Tree's excessive actions in a wronged manner.
"...In order to return, I had to use all my strength to perform purification magic on the branches of the mother tree." Shu Li sighed, "It was simply forcing me to do something I couldn't do! Isn't that too much?"
The Elf King nodded: "Yes, it's very excessive."
Receiving the Elf King's approval, Shu Li clenched his fist. "I suspect it's been contaminated by the branches, affected, and a bit delirious."
The Elf King put down the cup, and with his bony fingers he plucked the harp, playing a few clear notes.
"I apologize to you on its behalf."
"Huh?" Shu Li was slightly startled. "It has nothing to do with you... You shouldn't be the one to apologize."
The mother tree is the mother tree, and the Elf King is the Elf King. They are different individuals. How can he make the noble Elf King apologize to him?
"Oenomisis loves every cub she bears, including dark elves." The Elf King's voice was low and matched with the lyrical piano music, it was unusually harmonious.
Shu Li has never been able to resist the Elf King's voice, and couldn't help but scratch his ears.
Is Eunomhis... the name of the mother tree?
"Dark elves are traitors, why should we protect them?" Shu Li frowned.
He remembered that the mother tree said she wanted to steal the dark elves' fruits.
The dark elf cubs bred by the branches are born tainted by darkness. Can they turn back into white elves if they are sneaked back to the Elf Kingdom?
"To her, the young are innocent. It's their living environment that has shaped their evil." The Elf King frowned. "Newborn dark elves shouldn't become pawns of traitors."
Shu Li held her chin, thought about it carefully, and nodded in agreement.
Indeed, children have no choice about their own birth and should not become accomplices of evil forces.
It is understandable that the mother tree wants to change the situation, but why did she come to him?
Shu Li asked his questions to the Elf King.
The Elf King paused playing the harp and changed the tune. "Do you know how the leaves of the mother tree grow?"
"Hey? How did it grow?" Shu Li asked curiously. When he first saw the mother tree, it was completely "bald" without a single leaf!
Then the next day, I found a small green leaf growing on it.
It's strange and magical.
The Elf King said softly, "It made a contract with you and got a glimmer of hope."
Shu Li couldn't help but raise his voice: "Contract!"
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