Chapter 59 Two Forests "I turned him into a cockroach."...
"You mean those hourglasses?"
“Hmm. The sand in the Time Loop Hourglass is illusory sand, with very powerful magic. The Forest Goddess was caught off guard and was imprisoned in a moment of carelessness,” Talia said. “Cynthia made a deal with the goddess: she would release the goddess only if the goddess granted her even greater power.”
“How ironic,” Ashlin said. “Cynthia, being a descendant of the moon goddess, imprisoned the forest god; while I heard that the moon goddess was rescued by the forest god’s descendants after being tricked by the sun god.”
"However, the universe is balanced, and magic does not appear out of thin air. Cynthia gained magic, but was required to choose a loved one and offer his or her soul. She could not do it to her own blood relative, and ultimately chose her lover."
Ashlyn listened quietly. She had never known the true story of the Dark Witch and thought Cynthia was simply evil.
Talia continued to speak, and her words entered Ashlin's ears, piecing together a vivid picture.
She saw a girl with short black hair, about her age, holding a smooth, round seed in her hands, standing inside the Yeti's body.
Cynthia felt cheated. In her anger, she planted the three seeds of the Forest Goddess Herb in the hearts of three Yetis.
"After the poison of the magic herb was generated, it in turn bound the Yetis, weakening their heartbeats and rendering them unable to work. The dwarves' progress became increasingly slow. They had already gone deep underground and were in a state of confusion."
"The mechanic Amber had already designed the Edoro Labyrinth to imprison the monsters of darkness. As a reward for designing the labyrinth, Sylvanas crafted this ring and gave it to Amber to activate the Yeti's two powers."
“Oh! So even with the heart bound by the magic herb, the dwarf can still force the Yeti to work with the ring,” Ashlin said.
"That's right. As a result, the dwarves created many great artifacts and mechanical devices. In the end, the power created in the ring was completely exhausted, and the Yeti's heart was entangled by the magic grass and became uncontrollable. So they abandoned the Yeti and moved underground to live. The third Yeti was the last one to be abandoned."
"And what about Cynthia?"
“Well, I don’t know what happened after that. All I know is that she’s showing signs of resurrection again,” Talia said. “We’re all hoping the dark wizard will be defeated and Cynthia will never see the light of day again. You’re the only one who can do that, my dear. Oh, no, and your crush too.”
"You don't need to hide this from your mother. As expected of my daughter, she spotted the most handsome prince in the country at first glance. Her taste is much better than mine." Talia winked mischievously.
Ashlin didn't know what to say for a moment, after all, she didn't know what her father was like.
“But he doesn’t like me,” she said with difficulty. “Until just now, he was being secretive with me, refusing to tell me his so-called family secrets!”
The mother got angry: "Pah, who would dare not like you? Family secrets are nothing, and the truth has already come out. Besides, how would he know if you didn't take the initiative?"
“It’s not as easy as you make it out to be. We’re talking about a prince.” Ashlin pursed her lips, finding it hard to believe she was gossiping about her mother’s love life in the spirit world. “It would be great if we could just be friends.”
"So you want to just be friends?" Talia raised an eyebrow.
Ashlin's mind immediately flashed through all the romance novels and teenage gossip she had read in Foxtail Bend.
She suddenly realized that she hadn't really thought about this issue carefully, after all, they had been in various crises all along.
What do couples do, and how is that different from what friends do? Is it possible for her and Lucas to develop a different kind of relationship?
Her thoughts drifted away involuntarily, and she blushed again.
"this……"
"Hey, who cares? Boys are all incredibly stupid." Talia waved her hand. "Your dad made me so angry I almost killed him. Then you wouldn't exist, haha!"
"Almost? What about in reality?"
"I turned him into a cockroach."
Ashley suddenly realized that she had only turned Lucas into a cat, and he should really kneel down and thank her.
"Sigh, it's no use talking about this now," she said dejectedly. "Lucas may have already turned into a real cat."
“Ah! So let’s get back to the Yeti.” The mother was clearly not good at staying on the same topic either; their thoughts were equally scattered. “Seriously, don’t you think using a ring to control the Yeti is a really troublesome thing?”
No, that's not it.
Beyond the intoxication brought on by the twin grass and the frustration of magic being ineffective, Ashlin felt confused and somewhat annoyed.
So what exactly were they doing? If her mother, like the High Priest and Aidan, also liked to use riddles and beat around the bush...
She parted the grass and scooped up the soil with her bare hands. The little mud figures gathered around happily, some sitting on the mushrooms, others lying on the tree stumps.
"Come on, I'm making little clay figures. Do you want to join me?"
"It's alright, there's no time in the spirit world, you won't waste a single second in reality."
“My crafting skills are terrible,” Ashlin warned.
"Ha, do you think I'm that good?" Talia pointed to the crooked clay figures around her. "Practice makes perfect. Although I haven't been born yet, I believe in that saying."
She handed Ashlin a clump of soil and chanted a few incantations. The soil became softer and stickier.
"What do you think your magic is?"
"Forest magic, controlling plants."
“Aha.” Talia pressed the mud onto the tree stump and kneaded it into a cylinder. “Remove the second half of the sentence.”
"Uh, forest magic?"
"Forests aren't just plants, my dear."
Talia waved her hand, and her clay figures and Ashlin the clay cat stood up and happily ran towards the group of clay figures of all sizes.
soil.
"The title 'Forest Goddess' is merely bestowed upon her by terrestrial beings. She is the goddess of nature, the goddess of the earth, and the goddess of the primal and authentic. Forests need to be rooted in the soil. If you think you can only control plants, you are underestimating yourself. I have opened the entrance to the Labyrinth of Edoro, and I believe it will be a piece of cake for you as well."
"I have no plans to open the maze at the moment."
“I said the same thing when I was young!” Talia laughed. “Haven’t you realized how to stop the Yeti? The wreath or the ring isn’t the key. The earth and the labyrinth are. You are.”
She stood up.
"Stopping the Yeti is simple; it doesn't require so many complicated tools and puzzles. Like you, I don't like complicated things. The forest and the earth are pristine and pure."
Ashlin looked at her in shock, then understood.
“You mean…” she said uncertainly, “to let them fall down.”
Talia nodded.
"Like other monsters, lock the Yeti in the labyrinth."
The mother smiled slightly.
“The maze can be anywhere, my dear. It’s always beneath our feet; you’ll sense it. If I remember correctly, you’ll feel incredibly weak, tired, and hungry near the maze. I was so hungry I almost fainted!”
Ashlin suddenly remembered the churning snow beneath the Yeti's feet. She had indeed felt very weak then, as if the earth were about to crack open. And then, she had indeed fainted.
“Oh, I don’t know. I think it will recover over time,” Talia said thoughtfully.
“How did Duke Nalanrit discover this?” Ashlin asked. “Did he experiment on other divine beings?”
“I am not omniscient, my dear. I can only tell you what the forest goddess showed me. I have almost no recollection of Duke Lanrit. When Nicholas II decided to execute me, his brother did not say a good word for me,” Talia said unhappily, her eyes somewhat strange. Ashlin couldn’t tell if she was hiding something. “You should ask your little prince more.”
They were silent for a moment. Ashlin looked at her mother, overwhelmed with emotion.
What kind of life would she lead if Talia had raised her?
Two children of the forest, two forests. Free and tireless, they explore the earth, and when tired, they make herbs and clay figures.
"Will I ever see you again?" Ashlin asked.
Talia raised an eyebrow: "Of course. You'll see me when you're dead."
Ashlin made a face.
"Mom, your hellish jokes aren't funny."
Talia burst into laughter, the sunlight making her look not much older than Ashlin.
They embraced each other in the end, feeling a warmth that didn't actually exist.
When Ashlin opened her eyes, the forest and her mother had vanished. Ray fired her last arrow, and her quiver was empty.
“Come on, Yeti,” Ashlin shouted, “Ready to move underground?”
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