The Hero in Exile

"So how did you break through the barrier and get in? Answering truthfully will allow you to die less painfully."

"You may have misunderstood. We are not your enemies."

"Just you guys, and..."

The elf female captain froze in her place before she could finish her words.

The necklace the man in front of him took out belonged to Princess Liv.

The unique elven royal runes above and the elven magic within cannot be faked.

I remember that the elf princess was rescued decades ago, and her necklace was given to that benefactor at that time.

Could it be…

"I am sorry for being so rude to you two. I didn't expect that you were the nobles who saved our princess. Everyone, put down your weapons and escort these two back!"

"Yes!"

On the road, the elf soldiers looked at the two people in the car from time to time. Because the captain was still there, they only dared to see them with the corner of their eyes. One of them was discovered by the captain and lowered his head with a glare.

I didn't realize this female captain had such high prestige.

The elf's appearance was similar to what Lingyu imagined.

They are dressed in cloth, the women are beautiful and the men are handsome, with obvious long pointed ears, and their weapons are bows and arrows with inscriptions.

Lingyu, who was originally very curious about what elves were like, suddenly felt complicated.

How come they are sizing us up?

It's like going to the zoo to see monkeys, only to find that a group of monkeys are looking at you.

The elf captain felt a little uncomfortable. These new recruits usually chattered non-stop, but why were they silent at this moment?

When the new recruits turned around, they looked around guiltily, and happened to meet Lingyu's embarrassed eyes, and they understood something in an instant.

"Ahem, you're still distracted. Is it because you haven't had enough training? You don't listen to orders and you can't do your job well!"

After saying this, no soldier looked towards the carriage again.

After all, the captain's training is quite torturous.

"But then again, Redden actually saved the Elf Princess."

"That old guy has always been lucky."

If you think about it carefully, it is exactly as Moran said.

First he escaped from decades of pursuit without being discovered, and then meeting them actually helped him a lot, as if saving a princess was also reasonable.

……

Under the escort of the elves, they soon arrived at their residence.

When they came near the village, many elves cast their eyes over, but among the soldiers they just watched from afar.

Walk through the village to the center.

A huge tree that seemed to cover the entire forest came into view.

Full of the primordial power of life, a sense of awe that comes from the heart.

"Is this the World Tree? It's so magnificent."

"Indeed, it looks like the elves' royal family should live in it."

The group stopped at the main entrance.

"Dear guest, I'll report this matter to the princess first. Please wait here for a moment."

"It's okay, just go ahead and notify us later."

The elf captain went in first alone, while Lingyu was still wondering what to do if he was discovered to be not the benefactor she claimed.

……

"Princess, I'm sorry to bother you. I have something important to tell you."

In the princess' bedroom, a gorgeous yet innocent elf girl named Taidilan Liv was listening to the report from her personal guards.

"With my token?"

"I didn't expect that the wizard would finally come after decades. Please call him to the hall first. I will come after I get ready."

Thinking that it was the benefactor who rescued me from the slave traders who was coming, I had to take good care of him.

This time he must have come here to seek refuge from the enemies he mentioned before, so I should help him. After all, coming here is just a matter of providing food for a few more people.

After receiving the news, Lingyu and Moran went to the hall to wait.

There are also sentries guarding the hall.

However, unlike the recruits that had been escorted before, they were well-trained and did not move even after seeing that they were humans.

……

"Who is Liv going to meet dressed so beautifully?"

On the way to the hall, Liv met a kind old elf.

This old man is her father, Taidilan Roland, the current Elf King and teammate of the original hero.

"You misunderstood father. It was the benefactor who saved me before. I was just about to meet him."

"Oh, he is indeed someone you should treat well, but you are not young anymore..."

"Dad! I know it myself without you having to urge me."

Seeing that her father was urging her to get married again, Liv instantly lost her previous reserve.

"Okay, okay, I won't talk about you anymore. I'll go over and see if I know him."

"Dad, you haven't been out of the forest for hundreds of years. Even if you know someone, wouldn't it be..."

……

"What should Moran do later? We can't ask them for help and beat them up first."

“Although I think they are quite weak…”

The sentry next to me said that the elf's ears are really sharp and I can hear even if someone speaks in a low voice.

"Don't worry. The elves are proud and will probably listen to the explanation and won't attack like my friend Hook."

After a while, the small door next to the throne opened, and an old man and an elf girl walked out.

"Dear benefactor, I haven't seen you for decades..."

Liv, who started talking to herself as soon as she opened the door, realized something was wrong.

"Wait who are you? Sentinel take them down!"

The sentries in the hall were ordered to draw their weapons and begin to approach.

"Moran, didn't you say you wouldn't come up and do it?"

"Maybe the Elf Forest is cold, so my hands are frozen."

"Don't tell jokes at a time like this."

Although Moran looked nonchalant, evil energy had already begun to gather in his body.

Seeing this, Lingyu also prepared to take out the holy sword.

The situation is tense at the moment.