Chapter 17 Entry

"I can understand. Since you have been sure, can you tell me your decision? I shouldn't just come to me to confirm whether Jie Liya was wrong." Shi Leiyin's tone was a little impatient, and the attitude shown by the three elders made him feel a little unhappy.

"Since the existence of the Elf Devourer has been confirmed, I think I can first invite Mr. Shi Leiyin and your companions to our secret realm on behalf of the Presbyterian Church, but as for the conditions that Jieliya and you mentioned, it still needs to be officially voted by the Presbyterian Church." An Wei'er glanced at Jieliya not far away and showed a complicated smile.

"Brother Lei Yin, Brother Lei Yin, is this the secret realm of the elf?" Shi Lei Yin looked at the big tree in front of him without much surprise, but Shui Jing asked him gently.

"It should be surrounded by barriers like the tree spirit forest. It looks like an entrance." In Shi Leiyin's memory in his previous life, more than 90% of the novels or games' designs basically live in places like barriers, and the kind of tree can only be seen from the outside.

"Then please come with me." Although Shi Leiyin has been prepared for various ways to enter the secret realm, the facts prove that he still underestimates the strangeness of this world too much.

Because An Wei'er did not crash into the tree, nor did she chant a spell to unlock the barrier, but simply flew to the tree, and opened the leaves to reveal the entrance hidden in the tree - a ball of light scattered with seven colors of light.

"This? Wouldn't it be seen at night?" Shi Leiyin looked at the radiant entrance. It was not very obvious in the sunlight during the day, but the night was definitely not something that could be covered by these leaves.

"This is a special entrance for daytime and can only be used under the sunlight." Leibian answered Shi Leiyin instead of An Weier who had entered the light ball. "In addition, we also have hidden guards, which can completely close the entrance when an emergency."

"I'm so attentive, thank you for your answer." After saying that, Shi Leiyin grabbed Shui Jing and walked into the light group together.

"It is really worthy of being an elf secret realm, much more beautiful than I imagined." In fact, the word "beautiful" cannot describe the scene of the elf secret realm that Shi Leiyin is seeing now. In his limited vocabulary level, he really couldn't find a word that could accurately describe the scene in front of him, so he could only summarize it in one beauty, which was a bit abnormal.

Suddenly Shi Leiyin was shocked and the surrounding environment changed suddenly. Although it was still a beautiful environment, it no longer had the charming feeling of the moment. Turning around, he saw the elves looking at him with a hint of apology, while Shui Jing looked inexplicably.

"This is an illusion magic that is only effective for creatures other than elves, and it is also the second protection measure for our elves' secret realm." An Wei'er took the initiative to explain, "I originally wanted Lei Bi'an to tell you first at the entrance, and at the same time I temporarily untie the magic here, but I didn't expect you to rush in at once, so I was affected for a while."

"Since it's my own fault, there's nothing to say. Elder An Wei'er, what's going to go next? I'm afraid I accidentally bumped into the third defensive measure." Shi Leiyin made a move that spread his hands and expressed helplessness. This made several elves laugh.

"Haha, the remaining few defensive measures have been temporarily lifted. Next, you can see our residence by just walking straight." An Wei'er also chuckled and flew up to continue leading the way.

The secret realm of the elves is obviously much more beautiful than the tree spirit forest. Not only are there flowers blooming everywhere, but sometimes you can see some birds with particularly beautiful colors. Shi Leiyin even saw a very short horn on top of his head with a creature similar to a unicorn. However, the elves' movements without touching the ground made Shi Leiyin feel headache about the route. After gritting his teeth, he rolled out a path in a large flower bush. The elves and Shi Leiyin themselves were heartbroken. In the end, the elves compromised and spared a long way, and then they arrived at the real residence of the Elf Dream - the Elf Tree.

Chapter 18: The Elf Tree

"Is this the elves tree that produces elves?" In front of Shi Leiyin was a small lake, and there was a huge tree in the center of the lake. This is a plant that looked like a tree in a fairy tale. On the straight trunk, the branches and leaves stretched out a very perfect umbrella shape, as if someone had deliberately pruned it. The branches and leaves were shining with stars around the branches and leaves. Looking closely, you can see the light reflected by the wings of the elves under the sunlight. In the middle of the branches, there are also light balls. The elves next to the tree kept staying in front of one light ball for a while, and then flew towards another light ball, which seemed very busy.

However, these are not the reasons why Shi Leiyin said this. In his memory, this scene was barely expected. What really stunned him was the breath of the elves. The elves, the birthplace of forest elves, should have a very pure breath of life or plant aura. But now Shi Leiyin could clearly feel a dark aura mixed in the aura of the elves. This was exactly the same as the dark aura felt on the two elders and those guards before, that is, the aura of the mutated Lemuth spider at that time. Shi Leiyin was very surprised why other elves could not feel the abnormality of the elves.

"Jing'er, what do you think of this Elf Tree?" Shi Leiyin gently asked Shui Jing beside him.

"Yeah? It's beautiful, and the water here makes me feel very comfortable."

"Is that right? But don't get too close. This place is someone else's place after all, so don't accidentally cause misunderstandings." Obviously, Shui Jing cannot show the problem of the Elf Tree, so Shi Leiyin did not intend to tell her the truth, but just told her not to get too close to avoid being affected by something bad.

Looking up, the elves actually built a circle of living places around the small lake where the Elf Tree is located. Each house was built on the big trees around the lake. Unlike humans or other humanoid creatures living in the forest, the elves' houses are more like beautifully decorated flower baskets. Not only does not destroy the overall feeling of the tree, but instead make the trees more beautiful. But this beautiful Shi Leiyin was not available to appreciate. An Weier and the other two elders took him and Shui Jing here and left with their guards. They should have gone to discuss Jeriya's proposal with other elders of the Presbyterian Church. The faint dark aura on the two elders and the obvious dark aura on the Elf Tree now made Shi

Lei Yin was very doubtful whether most of the elves had been infected with this aura. Looking around, Shi Lei Yin found that at least more than half of the elves had been more or less infected with the dark aura. But strangely, most of the elves around the elves were not yet stained with the dark aura. This abnormal phenomenon made Shi Lei Yin very puzzled. 'According to this infection, the elves must not be able to see the situation caused by this aura, but there should be some impact. Therefore, only elves with healthier bodies will be sent to work next to the elves. Jing'er felt very comfortable in the water, and I didn't feel it. It means that the problem is not that the lake water is polluted, so where is the problem? "

Just as Shi Leiyin was thinking about the problem, he suddenly felt a look at him. He turned his head, but he saw that Jie Liya looked hesitant, and her eyes were wandering between herself and the Elf Tree. Did she feel something?

"Jieliya!" Shi Leiyin planned to take a bet and see. In the secret realm of the elf, he believed in the elf who had just met for a while.

"What, what's the matter?" Jie Liya flew over in a panic, "The elders are still having a meeting, but if you want me to fulfill the agreement first..."

"Not this, you..." Shi Leiyin lowered his voice to the point where only those around him could hear it. "Do you have something wrong with the Elf Tree?"

"Why... um..." Jie Liya's mouth was directly bet by Shi Leiyin with her tentacles, and she was not let go until she expressed her understanding of Shi Leiyin's meaning.

"How can you bet on my mouth with this thing!" Jie Liya's voice was very angry, but she still maintained a very light volume.

"Do you prefer to use grass or leaves? I will pay attention next time, but let's talk about how you show the Elf Tree first." Shi Leiyin simply secretly set up a soundproof barrier. Although in order to prevent other elves from appearing, the effect of the barrier was very small, at least the people around could only hear some buzzing noises and could not hear clearly what the people inside were saying.

"I really want to know how you appeared," Jieliya replied, but she explained, "I am born with two elemental attributes, light and wind, so I am extremely sensitive to dark power, so I will appear as soon as there is a problem with the Elf Tree. But no one believes me, and Annatiya's magic also proves that the Elf Tree is not polluted by darkness."

"Annatiya?" A picture suddenly flashed through Shi Leiyin's mind. "Is it one of the elves who came with you just now who were dressed like you? That golden one?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

"Who is the first elf with a dark aura on his body?" Shi Leiyin felt that he had probably grasped part of the truth.

"It seems that it is Anatya?! Could it be her?" Jie Liya's face turned pale. Obviously, she had guessed something.

"Don't guess randomly, calm down." Shi Leiyin felt that the clues were not complete enough, and there was another key problem that had not been solved. "Jeria, think carefully, when did the problem with the Elf Tree appear in Annatiya? Also, who is the second person who appears in the dark aura, and there is still time to appear."

"The Elf Tree probably had a problem three months ago. Almost the next day when Annatiya used magic to verify that the Elf Tree was not polluted, I felt that she had a similar feeling on her body. Now that I think she must have been infected at that time, so she won't have any problems."

"What about the second one infected?"

"The second one seems to be Elder Leibian. She stayed by the tree after I told me that there was something wrong with the Elf Tree. After that, I found that the elder also had a similar aura on his body. Then she was the one who was usually responsible for guarding the Elf Tree. Sister Amiya, come again..."

"It's OK" Shi Leiyin interrupted Jieliya's memory. "That is to say, the first Anatya, who was infected with the breath, was almost at the same time as the Elf Tree, but the second person who was infected with the breath was delayed by a week. This can already explain some things."

"Is it true that Anatya caused all this?" Jie Liya's face was filled with sadness.

"It can only be said that it is possible, but now the main thing is how to convince the Presbyterian to believe this, and to confront Anatia."

Shi Leiyin untied the sound insulation barrier and was about to express her thoughts to An Weier who was flying towards them. Suddenly, his body shook and a familiar wave of longing swept over.

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