"Ahead is the Emerald Forest."

Xiwei touched Kangnai's head, and the pink dragon started to descend with Xiwei and Loli, and finally stopped on a relatively open grassland.

Xiwei took Loli off Kangnai, and the two stood side by side. Kangnai also turned into a human form at this moment. She followed Xiwei quietly, looking around with her cute big eyes, full of curiosity.

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The vast and boundless forest stretched out in front of them. The layers of forest were so vast that they stretched as far as the eye could see, like a green ocean. The breeze blew through the forest, making a sleepy "rustling" sound, and the green waves were blowing in the forest.

In the dim afterglow of the setting sun, in the darkness of the forest, fireflies are already flickering in the forest, entering work mode in advance.

"What a huge golden tree!" Kangnai exclaimed, pointing with his little finger to the towering tree at the end of the forest, which was emitting golden light.

"That's the World Tree." There was a hint of admiration in Loli's tone, but her eyes were slightly sad. "Unfortunately, the mother of the World Tree has withered. I can still vaguely imagine what it looked like in its heyday, with its thick branches.

It can allow four or five carriages to run side by side, and its largest leaf can be as large as a city gate. Its canopy can spread to the Emerald Fortress, like an emerald green cloud, covering the sky and the sun. At night, the canopy will fall.

Golden powder, they will promote the growth of surrounding plants, purify water sources, and appease animals. Every creature living under the World Tree will be more beautiful and stronger."

Kangnai couldn't help but feel yearning after hearing this.

"But now that it has turned into a golden tree, I think it looks even better! So much gold~"

Loli: "..."

Xiwei: "..."

Maybe I feel that my words are not quite right.

Kangnai giggled, closed his mouth obediently, and continued to look at the "golden tree" with the greedy eyes unique to a giant dragon.

"Let's go in."

Xiwei took a deep breath.

This was his first time exploring the kingdom of elves. It was such an ancient place and had produced so many tragic and heroic epics. He was curious but also slightly uneasy.

Those long-eared monkeys won't start fighting when they meet, right?

The road in the forest is bumpy, and there are slippery moss and snake-like winding vines everywhere. Every breath you take is filled with the fragrance of nature.

Xi Wei thought to himself.

If modern people were placed in the Emerald Forest to live, their life span would probably be ten years longer.

As the three of them went deeper, the blue sky was gradually obscured by the leaves. Occasionally, falcons could be seen flying through the gap. They circled freely in the sky and screamed freely.

The dusk is getting darker, but the forest is not that dark. There are countless fireflies dotting the surroundings like stars in the night, and luminous mushrooms growing on the decaying tree stumps.

There are no fixed roads.

Xiwei and Kangnai followed Lori.

Although Loli has never been to the Emerald Forest, how to go there is an unforgettable memory engraved deep in her blood.

They passed through the emerald swamp where mushroom beasts and slimes gathered, and the nearby lavender fields exuded a charming fragrance.

After wading through a small stream, the water was crystal clear, and the fish with shining silver scales were so greedy that Kangnai couldn't walk. He walked up the stream and found the main trunk of the stream. Further up was a towering blue waterfall.

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The trees here have become taller and taller, and if you look for any tree, there will be three people hugging it.

Other plants are also surprisingly large.

Xiwei even saw a pitcher plant with a sharp mouth that was as big as a city gate!

After bypassing the waterfall, Xiwei saw a dilapidated ruins of an ancient building sitting alone in the forest. It looked like an altar, surrounded by rock pillars. Unknown beasts were carved on the pillars. In the center of the altar was a goddess.

The statue's face has been weathered and its facial features cannot be seen clearly.

Loli stopped here for a moment, as if she was remembering something, but it was only for a moment, and then she moved on with Xiwei and Kangnai.

At some point, a mottled stone path appeared under his feet, and Xiwei knew that he was about to reach the elves' territory.

The trees beside the ancient road became taller and taller, with thick and thick brown trunks crowded together, and twisted branches intertwined above everyone's heads to form an airtight towering treetop, until they reached two oak trees with high golden leaves and trunks as wide as city gates.

Lori finally stopped.

"Humanity stop!"

From the left came a sound like a loud bell and an urn.

"Humans, Ya elves... and a baby dragon! What a strange combination..."

A similar sound came from the right, sounding slightly higher.

Xiwei looked up.

I saw huge human faces emerging from the trunks of two giant oak trees. Their appearance looked old and wise. The eyebrows formed by the lines of the tree trunks were tilted downward. The deep meaning of ancient times could be vaguely read in the deep-set eye sockets.

Their mouths are very wide and their lips are thick, and the marks left by time on the tree trunks look like wrinkles on their faces.

It is such a simple combination, but it gives people a profound feeling of seeing all kinds of things in the world.

Oak Guard.

A kind of spirit that always lives in the emerald forest and never leaves.

There is no doubt about their power.

Generation after generation, they have guarded the entrance to the elf residence. They have witnessed the collapse of the World Tree, and have also been sad for it. They have also witnessed the replacement of elf queens. Each generation of elf queens will pay homage in front of them on the day they ascend the throne to express their gratitude.

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But in fact, what they protect is not the elves, but the World Tree, and they turn a deaf ear to the infighting among the elves.

"Humans are not allowed to enter the Emerald Forest, nor are giant dragons, but the Ya elves around you can come and go freely." The oak guard on the left said.

"Explain your purpose of coming. Even if you tell me, you may not be able to get in."

The oak guard on the right answers.

"I am the king of the Winter Kingdom." Facing these old monsters who have lived for thousands of years, Xiwei will not be stingy in showing respect to these elders.

"We came here with sincerity and want to discuss a win-win cooperation with the Elf Queen. Moreover, I have met the Elf Queen before and she praised me very much..."

"The human king who was highly praised by the Elf Queen?" The oak guard on the left widened his eyes and opened his mouth, as if he had heard a shocking secret.

"This is a strange thing!"

The oak guard on the right seems to be good at summarizing.

"Human King, wait here for a while. The plants and breeze will convey the news of your arrival to the Elf Queen. Whether it is true or not, we will find out later."

After saying that, the faces of the oak tree guards on both sides disappeared, and they turned into the appearance of ordinary oak trees. Except that they were a little ridiculously big, there was no difference.

But a breeze suddenly blew in the forest.

The shadows of tall trees cast into the stream, birds sang in the leaves in the forest, the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, the grass and trees fell low, and there was a "rustling" sound, as if they were whispering.

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Chapter completed!