When the elves saw the humans bound hand and foot before them, their minds were filled with images of their own people being kidnapped and treated like commodities in a transaction—images of humiliation.
In that instant, the elves sneered and unleashed a terrifying power.
"Humans... since you've gone to such lengths to find us, then... let's do some interesting things together."
The mercenaries of the Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group, led by Zhang Te, were dumbfounded.
"No...please, please, let us go!!!"
"Aaaaaah...!"
...
Quan Ji glanced casually in that direction, found it uninteresting, and silently walked to Feng Simian's side, asking, "Hey... why are you with the elves? They seem to be treating you quite well?"
Feng Simian explained, “My divine status is the Wind God, also known as the God of Spring. I am a deity who controls life and nature, and one of the guardian deities of the Elf race. They can sense my presence… Moreover, Her Highness the Princess has always been by my side. The Elf King’s bloodline can distinguish the souls of gods.”
Quan Ji nodded: "I see... But why is the Elf Princess here? Aren't the Elf race heavily guarded and absolutely unable to allow royalty to travel freely?"
As she spoke, Quan Ji looked towards Sophia.
Upon first glance, Quan Ji was also amazed and exclaimed, "No wonder they are the royal family of the elves."
Sofia was weak at the time, but she still knelt on one knee and bowed to Princess Quan.
"I am Sophia, a member of the Elven royal family. Welcome."
"I have long heard of the young lady of the human race... Your soul is very pure."
Quan Ji raised an eyebrow: "A pure soul?"
Feng Simian explained from the side, "It means she knows you are a reincarnation of a god."
Quan Ji's lips curled up, finding it quite interesting, and she continued to ask Sophia, "Then can you tell which god I am?"
Sofia nodded: "This is the truth as you know it."
Quan Ji didn't say anything more.
However, at this moment, Sofia suddenly knelt down on both knees and pleaded:
"Respected young lady, we beg you to help our elven race! A benevolent and loving god has been reincarnated! At this moment, only you can follow the guidance of fate and pull our elven race back on the right path!"
Quan Ji was stunned and quickly pulled Sophia up.
"What does the princess mean by this... What kind of disaster is the elven race facing this time?"
She knew about the trouble with the elves before she arrived, so she wasn't afraid of getting involved. Besides, the other party had said "follow the guidance of fate," so it seemed they had anticipated this.
Sophia said, "Within the Elven race... there is an irreparable chaos! The current Elven queen, my mother Vivian, is pursuing a forbidden path that has been sealed away for a long time. The disappearance of the humans before is also because of this."
Quan Ji thought the elf princess spoke in a very literary way, but it was still understandable.
She stared intently and asked, "I already know about the mass capture of humans by the elves. What is the underlying reason for this? The elves have always been a neutral race, so why would they suddenly make such a decision? And why are you here?"
Sophia crouched down slightly, and said in a gentle yet firm voice, "Let me explain this to you in detail."
"As we all know, the life of the Elf race is largely due to our common mother, the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life gives most of the elves the source of their power. Every five hundred years, a grand Elf festival is held to celebrate the birth of new life from the Tree of Life."
"Our elven race has an extremely low fertility rate... Even if an elf has an extremely long lifespan of over a thousand years, it is difficult for them to conceive in their lifetime... Only the elven royal family can ensure that the elven race will reproduce and pass on their energy."
"Therefore, the greatest source of new life for the Elven race still belongs to the Tree of Life. In short, the fate of the Elven race is determined by the Elven Tree."
"However, this is where things began."
"The Elven royal family are actually the guardians chosen by the Tree of Life. They can communicate and sense the Tree of Life, which is of absolute supreme significance to the entire Elven race."
"In recent years, the energy of the Tree of Life has been decreasing year by year, and the number of elves born every hundred years has become increasingly scarce. The power that each elf can obtain has also become increasingly meager. Whether from the perspective of the race as a whole or from the perspective of individuals, the strength of the elves has been declining with each generation."
"And not long ago, the Tree of Life, which symbolizes eternity, began to show signs of decay—the decay of the Tree of Life was tantamount to a death sentence for the entire Elven race."
"The current queen has always been a strong-willed woman who refuses to accept her fate. She has some unknown information that if one offers 100,000 drops of human blood essence, a divine essence, and all the life force of an elven royal family at the Elf Festival, the life force of the Tree of Life can be restored to its peak, or even surpassed, making the elves' lifespans longer and even approaching eternity."
"From then on, Her Majesty the Queen revealed the secret that the Tree of Life was dying and called on all elves to hunt down humans and sacrifice human flesh and blood to the Tree of Life at the elven festival a week later."
"Although our Elf race yearns for freedom, peace, and nature, and has never had any intention of fighting, the situation is different now. It concerns the safety of the entire race. In addition, the human race's long-term pursuit and hunting of the Elf race has long created estrangement and gaps between us. The Elf race has finally abandoned its last line of defense and begun to hunt humans—the Nature Action."
"As for why we are here... it's because I disagree with my mother's approach. I believe there must be something fishy about this sudden news, and I want to oppose my mother."
"Under pressure from the entire clan, we few rebels were punished. We were originally to be executed, but out of consideration for our clan, we were only expelled."
“Young lady, this matter is not so simple. Our elven royal family has the ability to foresee the future. In the future, I saw the decline of the Tree of Life, the extinction of the elven race, and all the flowers, grasses and trees in the Whispering Forest withering away and turning into a dead land.”
"My mother must have seen this scene, which is why she was so anxious... However, they had already made many preparations and successfully captured a god, imprisoning him in the Tree of Life. There were also elven royalty present. But if the rumors were true, I certainly wouldn't have been able to witness the destruction."
"So... I questioned its authenticity and looked for a breakthrough, and ultimately, the pointer of fate pointed to you."
"The young lady of the human race, the queen of the world."
—Author's Note—
My mom had minor surgery today, and I stayed with her at the hospital to take care of her. My mind is a bit scattered, so I'll just write this much.
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