I raise elves in Florian

How far is the next town from here?

Shi Yichen asked Frilian.

"It will take about a week to get there."

Frilian thought for a moment and said to Shi Yichen, "If we have a carriage, we'll arrive in three or four days."

"We have to be patient for another week."

"Philen pouted and said."

"Aren't there any hot springs around here?"

Shutark looked at the old man and asked.

"Speaking of which, my grandfather once told me that there seemed to be a secret hot spring in the mountains behind the village, but that was thirty years ago."

The old man told Shi Yichen and the others that he didn't know if there were still hot springs there after thirty years.

"That place is probably deep in the mountains and forests, and it may have disappeared long ago. If you want to soak in the hot springs as soon as possible, you'd better head to the next town."

After listening to the old man's words, Frillie decided to give up on finding the secret hot spring. It definitely existed, but whether it was still there now was uncertain. To be on the safe side, it would be better to go to the next town.

"..."

Shutark hesitated for a moment.

"Mr. Shutark, what's wrong?"

Philon noticed something was off about Shutark.

"The secret hot springs of Mount Etovis... I think I've heard that name before..."

Shutark recalled that he had indeed heard of this place, and that there was indeed a secret hot spring there.

"Ah! I remember now, Frilian, I want to go see that secret hot spring."

Shutark finally remembered what he had mentioned there. It was from Aze, Shutark's master, who told him about his travels with Simmel and the others when Shutark was a child.

"Mr. Shutark?"

Philon looked at Shutark in confusion. Why did he suddenly want to go and see that secret hot spring?

"Shutark, although there is indeed a secret hot spring there, the time and effort we will have to spend along the way will far outweigh the rewards."

Frilian looked at Hugh Tarek and said that going there would waste a lot of their time searching. Nobody knew if the hot springs were still there after thirty years, and it might all be for nothing.

"I know, but since we're already here, let's go take a look."

Shutark understood what Frillian meant, but he still wanted to go and see.

"Alright then, since Shutark is so eager to go, let's go."

Frilian smiled as she looked at Hugh Tark. For a moment, Frilian saw Aize's shadow in Hugh Tark. Since he wanted to go, then let him go.

After bidding farewell to the house owner, Shi Yichen and his group of four embarked on a journey to find the secret hot spring. They traversed mountains and valleys, facing treacherous terrain and encountering monsters along the way.

"We should be almost at our destination."

Frilian and Philon flew back to the ground from the sky.

"Lady Frillien doesn't seem to want to go."

Philon looked at Frilian's unwilling expression and said, of course, he would never say this in front of Shutark.

"It's probably not that they don't want to go, but that there's trouble on the way, right?"

Shi Yichen came to Frilian's side and said to her, "How could Shi Yichen not know what Frilian is thinking?"

"I suppose so. In order to get to that secret hot spring, Simmel and I spent quite a while wandering around Mount Etovis."

Frillie nodded and sighed.

"Lord Simmel and his ilk have been to places like that."

Philon was somewhat surprised to hear this. She hadn't expected that Simmel had also been here. Since Simmel had been here, then Haita must have been here as well. This made Philon begin to look forward to the secret hot spring.

“Whenever Simmel encounters a rare place, he won’t stop until he has explored every nook and cranny of it.”

Frillie shook her head helplessly at the thought of Simmel's habits, which caused them to waste a lot of time on the road, but the exploration process was very enjoyable.

"Then why would you say there's trouble?"

Philon looked at Frillie with a puzzled expression.

"On our way to find the secret hot spring, we encountered a big problem. A very troublesome monster lives nearby, and we have to cross its territory to reach the secret hot spring."

Frilian told Philon and Shutark that it was Simmel who led them away. They took a detour and finally arrived at the secret hot springs.

"Boom!"

As soon as Frilian finished speaking, a three-headed dragon appeared in front of them.

"It appeared right after I finished speaking. Prepare for battle."

Frillian took out her wand and spoke to Philon and Shutark. Of course, she was only there to provide support; the main attack should be handled by Philon and Shutark. The purpose was to train them, so that she and Shi Yichen could handle everything. Otherwise, Philon and Shutark would be unnecessary.

"call out!!!"

"Bang!!!"

"Crack!"

"Bang!!!"

The three-headed dragon finally fell to the attacks of Philon and Shutark.

After slaying the three-headed dragon, the four continued their journey and slowly reached the mountaintop.

"We've finally arrived."

Shutark breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the hot spring in front of him.

"The journey was indeed fraught with difficulties."

Philon also breathed a sigh of relief.

"See? I told you it would have been better to go straight to the next town, right? That's the secret hot spring in Mount Etovis."

Looking at the tiny secret hot spring, Frilian said to Philon and Shutark, "It would be better to just go to the next town. Just the time it would take to find the secret hot spring means we'd already covered half the distance by the time we get to the next town."

"It's a bit small, but it's still a hot spring."

As Shi Yichen spoke, he took Frilian's hand and walked over.

"It's so shallow!"

Shutark arrived at the hot spring and looked at the crystal-clear water, where he could reach down and touch the bottom.

"This depth is only suitable for soaking your feet."

Philon said with a smile.

"That's why I said coming here is a losing proposition."

Frillie shrugged and said, "If such a large hot spring village can dry up, this secret hot spring will definitely be the same."

"But it's still good for soaking your feet. It's worth all the time we wasted looking for it."

As Shi Yichen spoke, he pulled Frilian to sit by the hot spring, took off her shoes, and revealed her two fair little feet in his hands. Then he put Frilian's little feet into the hot spring.

"So comfortable~"

After soaking her feet in the hot spring, Frillie felt completely relaxed and leaned against Shi Yichen.

"Right?"

Shutark also took off his shoes and soaked his feet in the hot spring, and Philen also took off his shoes and started soaking in the hot spring.

(Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, my brothers and sisters!)

(P.S. The explicit chapters earlier were reported, so some content has been changed.)