I raise elves in Florian

noon.

"call out!"

"call out!"

"call out!"

A short figure was practicing in the courtyard, holding a wooden sword, under the sunlight.

"Yichen, wash your hands and eat."

The mother came out of the house and spoke to Shi Yichen.

"Okay! Coming right away."

Shi Yichen raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his brow, picked up the wooden sword, and went back into the house.

"Mom, Dad hasn't come home yet?"

Shi Yichen placed the wooden sword at the door, went to the basin to wash his face and hands, and picked up the towel hanging to the side to wipe them.

"You forgot that today is your fifth birthday? Your dad went to the city with the village hunting team this morning to buy you a gift. He should be back soon. He said if he's not back before dinner, you don't have to wait for him."

The mother placed plates of delicious dishes on the table and explained to her daughter.

Speaking of her daughter, the mother couldn't understand why a girl would like to play with swords and spears, and even dragged her father to teach her swordsmanship.

Her father was originally a soldier, but he retired after being wounded and returned to live in the village, where he joined the village's hunting team.

The women in their village grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks, while the men go into the mountains to hunt animals. The pelts of the animals can fetch a good price in the city.

"That's it!"

If her mother hadn't told her, she probably wouldn't have remembered that today was her birthday! No wonder her father went into town with the group early this morning, and he was acting all mysterious before he left.

In fact, Shi Yichen also had something to hide from her parents: she was a person with magic power. In this era, people with magic power could become noble magicians after training.

When she was one year old, she noticed something unusual about her body, and this power was growing stronger every day.

At first, she didn't know it was magic, so she kept the power under control. She could sense that the power was dangerous, so she didn't tell her parents, afraid that they would worry.

(It's like being bullied outside and not daring to tell your parents.)

But the magic power within his body grows stronger year by year, and even without cultivation, the magic power will increase on its own.

So Shi Yichen tried to consume his own magic power and began to use it to temper his body, thus consuming the excess magic power. Anyway, the magic power would recover on its own when it was used up.

It's important to understand that there are very few people with magic power to begin with, and those without magic power will choose to hone their physical abilities and become warriors or meat shields.

"I'm back!"

Father returned, carrying a long wooden box wrapped in cloth.

Welcome back!

The mother took a towel and walked towards her husband, gently wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Have you prepared the gift for the child?"

The mother whispered in the father's ear.

"Of course I'm ready, I spent a lot of money to buy this."

This is his daughter's birthday, and as a father, he certainly wouldn't let her down. He's confident she'll love the gift, and he's even used up his savings for it.

Although it hurt him deeply, he stopped hiding the money, but it was all worth it for his daughter. Clearly, he's a doting father.

"Alright, come and eat!"

After wiping her father clean, the mother pulled him to sit down, and the three of them began to pray for the goddess. After the prayer, they could start eating.

Just as the father was about to pick up his chopsticks, the mother gently kicked his foot. The father looked at the mother innocently, and the mother gestured for him to look at his daughter. The father quickly realized what was happening.

"Oh, right, I haven't given you the gift yet. I almost forgot."

The father quickly got up to get the birthday present he had bought for his daughter.

"Here you are, Yichen, this is your birthday present."

The father placed the rectangular wooden box into Shi Yichen's hands.

"Open it and take a look!"

The father looked at his daughter with anticipation, confident that she would love the gift.

"Yes, I've opened it."

Shi Yichen opened the wooden box, inside which lay a long sword. He held the pure white scabbard in one hand and the hilt in the other, and drew the sword.

Clang!

It was a pure white longsword with an extremely sharp blade. Golden patterns were engraved on the blade, and a ruby ​​was inlaid in the center of the hilt. Shi Yichen gripped the hilt and twirled the sword a few times. She liked it very much and found it easy to use.

"Thank you, Father and Mother."

Once he held the sword, Yi Chen couldn't help but start playing with it, and he even lost his appetite.

"If you like it, then give it a name!"

Although it cost a lot of money to buy this sword, it's all a piece of cake as long as my daughter likes it.

"Let's call it the White Rainbow Sword."

Shi Yichen looked at the pure white longsword in his hand and pondered for a while before calling out its name.

"Alright, stop watching. The food will get cold if you don't eat now. Let's finish eating before you watch!"

Seeing her daughter's delighted expression, the mother couldn't help but remind her, gently kicking her father with her foot.

"Yes, yes, let's eat first."

The father quickly realized what was happening and said to Shi Yichen, "This isn't from the heart! Don't talk nonsense! This is respect for one's loved one; this is what a qualified husband does."

After finishing his meal, Shi Yichen happily took his first sword and went to the courtyard to practice.

The mother smiled and shook her head as she began clearing away the dishes, while the father guided his daughter in sword practice. After all, he came from the military and had been on the battlefield, so he was able to instruct his daughter, who was a beginner.

Night fell quickly.

…………

Not far from the village.

"The aura of demons."

The orange-haired woman in the white dress sensed the aura in the air; it was definitely a demon, but why was it here?

"I think there's a village up ahead? Let's go take a look!"

The orange-haired woman followed the scent left behind by the demons.

…………

In the village.

Fire all over the place.

"Aaaaah!"

"They're demons!"

"Run! Get the children and women away! The rest of you, stop them!"

Those who had served in the village recognized them immediately as demons, because demons would cross the defenses of the northern kingdoms and slaughter humans or elves in the rear.

Although there were only three demons, it was impossible for ordinary people like them to kill them.

But they could not retreat; their wives and daughters were still behind them. Even if it meant death, they had to hold off these three demons.

"Quickly, take Yichen and run! Run as far as you can!"

After saying something stern to his mother, the father picked up his weapon and left the house. His mother grabbed Shi Yichen and ran outside.

"It seems like we've come to the wrong place."

"This is a human village, not an elf village."

"Since they aren't, then kill them all!"

The three demons chatted amongst themselves, completely disregarding the men who were sworn to defend their village to the death.

"In that case..."

One of the demons casually swept his weapon across the ground, slicing several villagers who came to stop them in half.

"Human beings are so weak, how pathetic."

The only mage among the three demons took out his wand and pointed it at the village in front of him. A magic circle lit up, and a huge fireball flew towards the center of the village.

"Oh!"

A violent explosion rang out, and flames shot out, burning the villagers who had not yet evacuated to ashes.