“It’s okay if you can’t remember, I’ll tell you. I… am your brother Keo, and you are my brother, Kega. We were trapped here by humans… uh, two dark elves!”
Keo, harboring his own secret plans, looked at the elf prince cowering in his arms, his long, silver-gray hair now tainted by his touch. He stroked it gently, coaxing him softly.
"You were punished by that damned count today for making a mistake. Don't be afraid, your brother will take you away today."
Yu Ling accepted the idea of "two dark elves" well, but she was completely taken aback by Kaio's promise to take her away today.
If you can run, you should have run already! Not only did I waste a parasitic seed, but you also tricked me into becoming a younger brother after I was just pretending to have amnesia!
"Brother Kaio... will we succeed?" Yu Ling asked cautiously, moving closer to him.
The Life Embrace skill is really useful, but he can only borrow a tiny bit of magical talent from long-lived elves.
By applying it for a while, one can control some of the polluted energy absorbed into the body. Perhaps it can even allow Yu Ling's body to cultivate the magical talent of a dark elf, completely resolving the hidden danger of the sacred elven tree being polluted.
Putting aside Kaio's foolish behavior of not running away when he could, Yu Ling is barely satisfied with the current result.
Faced with Yu Ling's doubts, Kaio also revealed a little of the secret he had been keeping to himself.
“Of course it will succeed. I’ve been planning this day for a long time,” Caio said. “If I weren’t looking for something to use against the Earl to kill him, I would have run away long ago… I would have run away with you long ago!”
Having read Kaio's novel, Yu Ling immediately understood that this was a version of the plot involving 'taking revenge on the current backer, only to be captured and manipulated by a new powerful figure'.
"Yes, I believe you."
Yu Ling gave a perfunctory reply, showing little interest in Kai's rambling escape plan.
As long as the protagonist has the will to leave, he can control the count to let things slide, and it's impossible for him not to succeed.
On a dark and windy night, with the bright moon shining overhead, the dark-skinned elf Kaio, blending seamlessly into the darkness, swept through the Earl's private treasury, taking away the antidote, gold, and silver jewelry all at once. Finally, he called upon Yuling, who was sleeping soundly in the house, and together they escaped from the heavily guarded Earl's mansion.
"Ha, I should have burned his dilapidated house to the ground!" Even after flying far away, Keo was still muttering about not getting revenge, which showed how deep his resentment was.
“It’s alright, brother.” Yu Ling flew beside Kaio and only responded to this sentence. “I left a gem that seals fire magic in your room. This house will definitely burn down.”
What?! A fire magic gem? That's priceless! You just threw it away like that?!
Magic gems are naturally formed treasures, but their power is uncontrollable. Often, when used, they also envelop the user in a range of damage. Therefore, Kaio did not suspect that Yu Ling had held back when she lost before because of this.
However, as a naturally formed product of a fairytale world, imbued with magical energy, more beautiful than ordinary gemstones, and even usable as a hand warmer in winter to ward off the cold, it commands a high market price. To simply let it be left in the Earl's mansion amidst this magical uproar is utterly a waste!
"Yeah?"
Yu Ling, who inherited all of the Elf Prince's possessions, didn't feel extravagant at all. After all, she still had a lot of the same gems lying around in her original body's magical space.
The wealth of the elves is beyond imagination. The original owner of this body, Yu Ling, who was praised to the skies by all the elves, now possesses more wealth than the kings of all human kingdoms combined.
Even if Yu Ling hadn't truly lost her power, and even if her magic was indeed banned, with all that wealth she had, she could still hire a large number of mercenaries who would risk their lives for money and live a life even more extravagant than that count.
As the saying goes, one should not flaunt one's wealth. Yu Ling did not intend to share her riches with the protagonist, and obediently accepted a scolding (which went in one ear and out the other) before heading away from the country where the count lived with Kaio.
The human countries, large and small, are actually not far apart. Princesses and princes often get lost and end up in other countries, where they find their own beautiful love. Because of his own experiences, Caio has already traveled to most of the countries and has almost no new place to settle down.
Kaio's dark-skinned elf appearance is unique in the world, making him too conspicuous. Therefore, he chose to cross the Siskkan Mountains, the unspoken border of these countries, and wander to more remote and unfamiliar places.
I've heard that besides humans, that continent is also inhabited by beastmen, dwarves, dragons, ghosts, mermaids, and other strange and unusual races. They don't worship gods or elves, but instead live in harmony with magical beasts.
This fairytale world has incorporated many strange worldviews. Yu Ling only knows about the part about elves. Even though she has read the story with Kaio as the protagonist, it has only enriched her understanding of the current state of the human world. She is also looking forward to exploring other places.
He didn't express his own opinion, he just did whatever Kaio said, he was super obedient and followed closely behind 'Brother Kaio'.
How far can two elves that rely on flapping their wings go if they just fly? Aside from being able to endure hardship and fight, Kaio, whose stamina is not high, would have been unable to fly for a long time.
Yu Ling was able to manage by using various internal cultivation techniques to alleviate physical fatigue, but his pampered elven prince persona made him restrain himself a little. Whenever Kaio couldn't fly anymore, he would rest with him for a while.
There were no signs of life along the way, and it was the first time that Kaio had set foot in this place. He could barely find his way by relying on his previous wandering experiences. There was nothing more he could do, so he could only let Yuling suffer with him, enduring the hardships of the outdoors.
At first, Yu Ling was quite intrigued, after all, the scenery in the fairy tale world was indeed beautiful. However, even the most beautiful scenery can become tiresome after a while.
The mountains, rivers, and forests are actually quite similar to those in the world of cultivation, but with more sparkling special effects, like a dreamlike iridescent version, giving people an unreal beauty.
Add to that the two elves who travel day and night without stopping, completely abandoning their disguises and revealing their true forms, and the doubled beauty weaves together to create a magnificent landscape painting.
It was beautiful, but the person in the painting was unaware of it. Yu Ling got tired of it and naturally wanted to find a way to sneak away to play in a lively place as soon as possible.
That's right, it's all about playing. Didn't the system handle all the work? All it has to do is keep an eye on the protagonist and make sure they don't cause trouble (??ω??).
Yu Ling spread her soul power along with the original owner's long-forgotten detection magic, and quickly located an adventure team exploring nearby. They were chasing a... dwarf?
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