A bed that traverses countless worlds

“Wait a minute…” Alice suddenly spoke up.

A strange energy fluctuation emanated from her, and the surrounding trees seemed to sway slightly.

Lin Yu maneuvered the magical bed and slowly drove it into the dark tree hole.

A putrid stench hit him, almost knocking him over.

"Wow, this smell is amazing! It's even better than my socks that haven't been washed for three days!" he exclaimed.

The tree hollow was dark and damp, with cold water droplets falling from above, making a "pat-pat" sound as they hit the bed.

The passage was narrow, and they could only move forward by bending over, feeling as if they had crawled into a mouse hole.

"This environment deserves a five-star negative review!" Kong Yang complained, carefully protecting Su Yao as if afraid she would bump into something.

After walking for a while, the tree hole suddenly opened up, revealing a spacious underground space.

In the center of the space, a crystal emitting a faint light was embedded in the stone wall, surrounded by strange runes, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.

"Holy crap, could this be a clue to the legendary Tree of Life?!" Lin Yu was so excited he almost jumped out of bed.

He reached out and touched the crystal. Suddenly, the surrounding runes lit up, and the entire space began to tremble.

"Oh no, we've triggered a mechanism!" Lin Yu shouted.

No sooner had they finished speaking than a group of elven hunters clad in rattan armor and wielding bows and arrows burst forth from the darkness and surrounded them.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass on the forbidden land of the elves!" the leading elven hunter shouted sternly.

"Misunderstanding! We just wandered in by mistake..." Lin Yu quickly explained.

"Mistakenly entered? Hmph! I think you're clearly up to no good!" The elven hunters ignored all explanations, drew their bows, and aimed at Lin Yu.

"Don't be impulsive, we really don't mean any harm..." Lin Yu said as he secretly activated the defense system on the bed.

The atmosphere was tense and on the verge of breaking out.

"What do you want?" A cold voice came from behind the elven hunter.

Alice pushed through the crowd and stepped forward, saying to the elven hunter captain, "Captain Karl, they are friends, they mean no harm. They came here to find the Tree of Life and help us save the forest."

Captain Karl was visibly taken aback when he saw Princess Alice speaking up for these people, but his tone softened immediately: "Your Highness, even if they are your friends, they cannot trespass into this forbidden area. It is fraught with danger..."

“I know, Captain Karl, I will take responsibility for them. Please believe me.” Alice’s tone was firm, her eyes filled with trust in Lin Yu.

Captain Karl hesitated for a moment, but finally put down his bow and arrow and signaled his men to put away their weapons as well.

"Very well, since Your Highness has said so, we will trust them for now. However, if they do anything detrimental to the Elven race, I will not let them off lightly!"

Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, having escaped a close call. He thought to himself, "Thank goodness for my connection with Alice, otherwise I might have been done for today."

He glanced gratefully at Alice, only to find that Su Yao was looking at him and Alice with a complicated expression, seemingly tinged with jealousy.

Lin Yu instantly understood; he was all too familiar with the atmosphere of this chaotic battlefield!

To avoid any further "bloodshed," he immediately pulled Su Yao into his arms in front of everyone and said tenderly, "Yao Yao, you are my darling, my one and only! I don't care what others think, I only care about you!"

Su Yao's face flushed red instantly, like a ripe apple. Her doubts vanished, leaving only a sweet feeling.

She gently leaned against Lin Yu's chest, feeling his warmth.

The air around them was filled with pink bubbles, and even the elf hunters couldn't help but smile like doting aunts.

Alice sighed silently to the side, a hint of loneliness flashing in her eyes.

“Ahem,” Captain Karl broke the slightly awkward atmosphere, “Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, please come with us. I will take you to the Elf Village.”

The group followed Captain Karl deeper into the tree hollow, where an eerie silence filled the air.

Suddenly, Lin Yu felt the bed shake violently...

"Wait!" he shouted.

After the bed shook violently, countless dark, sharp spikes suddenly emerged from the surrounding stone walls, hurtling towards Lin Yu and the others with a chilling whistling sound.

"Holy crap! What the hell is this?!" Lin Yu exclaimed, his hands flying across the control panel by the bedside.

"Super Invincible Cosmic Bed Shield, Activate!" A semi-transparent golden light shield instantly enveloped the entire bed. The spikes struck the light shield, making a crisp "clanging" sound, but they could not penetrate it even slightly.

"666, bro! Your bed can even turn into a Gundam?" Kong Yang hid behind the shield, looking at Lin Yu with admiration.

Su Yao also hugged Lin Yu's arm tightly, her eyes filled with surprise and relief.

Alice and the elven hunters stared in disbelief at the sight, clearly astonished by the magical bed.

Captain Karl muttered to himself, "What... what kind of divine artifact is this?"

"Basic stuff, don't be ridiculous." Lin Yu waved his hand calmly, but secretly rejoiced: Luckily I unlocked this feature in advance by spending money, otherwise I would really be a hedgehog today!

Having narrowly escaped death, Lin Yu manipulated the magical bed and continued forward along the tree hole.

Suddenly, he noticed a slightly different colored brick in the corner.

"Wait, something seems off here..." Lin Yu said, pointing to the stone brick.

He maneuvered the bed closer to the stone bricks, and with a gentle press, the stone bricks dented.

Immediately afterwards, a rumbling sound came, and the stone wall slowly opened, revealing a hidden passage.

"Holy crap, there's a secret passage? This design is so ridiculous!" Kong Yang exclaimed.

"It seems the designer of this passage is well aware of the 'a cunning rabbit has three burrows' principle!" Lin Yu laughed.

Captain Karl's expression changed upon seeing the secret passage. "This path... only the successive chieftains of the Elven race knew of it! How did you discover it?!"

"Luck, luck." Lin Yu chuckled, but secretly he was pleased: anything produced by the system is bound to be top-notch!

This secret passage leads directly to the Elf Village, avoiding many dangerous traps and mechanisms, and saving a lot of time.

The group followed the secret passage and soon arrived at the entrance to the elven village.

The elven village is nestled in a tranquil forest, with houses built from enormous trees, exuding a natural charm.

However, when Lin Yu and the others entered the village, they felt a strange sense of oppression.

The elves stopped what they were doing and watched the outsiders warily.

A tense atmosphere filled the air, as if a great battle was about to break out...

An elderly elven elder slowly stepped forward, scrutinizing Lin Yu and the others with his cloudy eyes, and slowly asked, "Humans, what are you doing here?"