Shengshuiyuan

Firth, the largest bookstore in the capital city

The weather was fine, and the breeze was blowing through the half-opened window, blowing the boy's soft pale blond hair.The young man was sitting leisurely in the largest bookstore in the capital, on the dark brown escalator steps made of the thick branches of the good magic tree, flipping through the ancient books with exquisite covers in his hands.Taking a sip of the warm and delicious milk tea brought by the cute and cute elf in the bookstore, the boy curled his lips with interest, and turned the page to the second page.

The huge and heavy door of the bookstore was gently pushed open from the outside. A man with white hair and animal ears slowed down and tried not to disturb the young man who was seriously reading in the bookstore.

Sensing the presence of someone coming, the young man on the stairs of the bookstore raised his head and greeted the man who walked into the bookstore with a light smile.

"How does it feel to go back to Ning'an this time? I heard that all kinds of lotus flowers are blooming in the lotus pond of the manor in Jinxiu Villa. Isn't it beautiful?"

As he spoke, the young man seemed to have come to a beautiful ancient country and saw a pond of lotus, his eyes instantly became gentle and quiet.

The white-haired man smiled lightly and tapped his toes and flew towards the ladder where the young man was sitting. The ladder seemed to come alive, and suddenly widened to make room for the white-haired man to stand still.

The man sat down and looked at the ancient book in the young man's hand, raised his eyebrows with approval on his face, and looked at the cover of the book in the young man's hand with his left hand

"I didn't expect you to like reading elves' books. I've already read half of them. How do you feel?"

Lantierre closed the book with a faint smile, and the blue eyes of the sky let out the surprise of discovering a new world

"Mu Yan, do you know that I just read a book about the history of the elves, and it made me feel the fun of this race as if I was there."

Speaking of the light blue brilliance in the boy's hand, the thick book on his knee suddenly flew into the air at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning the paper automatically. Special features, a pair of pointed ears, delicate faces of men, women, old and young, plants and trees are like projections, vividly displayed in front of the white-haired man.

The young man smiled lightly, took a sip of milk tea and said slowly

"The elves are really a magical race. They take the forest as their home and love every plant, tree, and all living things in nature. And all of their power comes from nature. The elves are a long-lived race, and ordinary people are With a lifespan of 700 to 800 years, the lifespan of the royal family is relatively longer, and can live up to thousands of years. There are also elves with different looks and attributes. The elves are good at making various handmade products and weapons, and each handmade product is very delicate It’s unique, it happens to be my mother’s birthday at the beginning of next month, can you accompany me to see it tomorrow, I also want the artisans there to make a beautiful gift for my mother.”

The light blond teenager squinted his eyes and looked at the man with white hair and animal ears beside him

"Besides, the elves are good at using bows and arrows, and they are very good at archery. You can also go there to learn about archery with them. It's good to learn more things."

Halfway through the conversation, the young man stared at the pure golden eyes of the white-haired man beside him, and smiled with deep meaning.

"Also, the eyesight of the elves is twice as good as that of ordinary people in the dark. I wonder how Mu Yan's eyesight is in the dark?"

As if being provoked, the white-haired man with animal ears narrowed his eyes lightly with a confident look on his face

"I've heard that the night vision of the elves is very good, but, as me with the strong power of the spirit fox, do you think I will be poor?"

The young man nodded in satisfaction, then looked down at the light brown milk tea in the cup in his hand.

"And I heard that the fruit wine of the elves is the purest and most delicious in the whole continent. I really want to try it."

In a vast forest, by the edge of a crystal clear lake, a girl with a graceful figure, blond hair, blue eyes, and sharp ears, her long, smooth, straight blond hair was simply tied on top of her hair with a headband, and she gently wiped her forehead with the back of her hand With thin sweat, the girl gently washed her body for the white deer beside her.

In the distance, a blond boy approached step by step, approached the girl who was focused on cleaning small animals, and asked the way

"Excuse me, girl, where should the red beard's house go?"

The blond-haired and blue-eyed elf girl raised her head, looked at the delicate-faced young man in front of her, and looked her up and down.

Being stared at inexplicably, the young man didn't know where he was, but he still asked politely

"Excuse me, but this is the best place to make handmade products. Where should the Redbeard family go?"

Before the blond girl could speak, not far behind, a [-]-year-old boy with dark blond hair jumped into the woman's arms with an excited expression on his face.

"Sister! I miss you so much!"

The girl reacted from the surprise of being hugged suddenly, and hugged the boy in her arms tightly with surprise on her face

"You brat, after so many years, where are you going to die! I almost searched the entire continent and couldn't find you. I thought you were dead!"

As she spoke, the blond woman beat the boy in her arms vigorously.

Just as the blond boy was about to die from being beaten by the blond girl, the boy next to him looked ashamed and patted the overly excited person to stop his movements

"Well, can you stop talking about what this girl has to say? My friend is about to be beaten to death by you."

Noticing her gaffe, the blond girl blushed and let go of the green-faced boy who had been beaten by her in her arms, lightly smoothed the broken hair on her ears and temples, and lowered her head

"This nobleman is really sorry. I haven't seen my brother for many years, and my parents also died in a battle, so I am very excited."

Behind him, the man with white hair and animal ears crossed his chest, walked forward with interest, and introduced the pale blond boy.

"Excuse me, we are from the capital, this is our master, Rantiyer."

The girl nodded lightly, and pointed to a lush tree by the lake.

"I also bathed the deer, let's talk over there."

Following the girl to the tree, they put away the light luggage in their hands, Lantiere felt a little unaware of the sudden recognition of siblings just now

"If it's convenient, can you tell me about you, Lan Nuo, and the sudden change of terrain in this elf tribe?"

The blond elf woman exhaled softly, recalling the tragic past with a look of melancholy

"That happened 300 years ago. Back then, my brother and I were only eight or nine years old. That night our family ate happily at home. The forest floor, which had been peaceful and quiet for thousands of years, suddenly showed no sign. The ground shook violently, and in just an instant, our home was flattened by the earthquake. Just as everyone came to the altar in the middle of the forest in horror, a huge black dragon with a height of more than [-] meters suddenly appeared. Appearing in the middle of the altar, confronting the queen, no one knows where this giant dragon came from, why it suddenly destroyed the altar in the forest, and seriously injured many people."

While talking, the girl with a sad face turned to reverence and continued to narrate

"Just when everyone couldn't resist the attack of the giant dragon, a tall and handsome young man in a purple-blue costume suddenly appeared with a staff in his hand, and easily repelled the black dragon. It is said that the black dragon was sealed by the young man in an ancient forest in the north, and no one dared to approach that forest since then..."

Lan Nuo, who was eating fruit leisurely, was the first to rush in before the girl finished speaking.

"That's not right, sister, that giant dragon was clearly captured by..."

Just as Lan Nuo hadn't finished speaking, Li Muyan kicked him on the calf by Li Muyan, who was frowning slightly, and stopped Lan Nuo from continuing.

Lan Nuo looked at Li Muyan who interrupted him with a puzzled expression.

Ignoring the innocent Lan Nuo, the blond girl continued

"After that, just when everyone thought that nothing would happen again, suddenly one day there was a civil strife that no one expected. Our parents died at that time, and the whole elf clan fell into chaos for a while. Our siblings were there lost in time."

After listening to the girl's succinct but hidden conspiracy memories, she stopped stroking the deer, Lantiere frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought

"Civil turmoil... I heard that the elves, whether they are queens or elf kings, are very wise and well-governed. How can there be civil turmoil suddenly?"

The girl lightly shrugged and spread her hands

"I don't know about this. No one else knows about this kind of thing except their royal family."

Li Muyan, who had been quietly listening to the narration, said with a straight face

"Where did your queen go after the civil strife?"

When someone mentioned the queen, the girl's eyes instantly darkened

"The queen was captured during the civil strife and has been kept in the deepest part of the forest for hundreds of years. Except for someone delivering food every day, no one else is allowed to approach."

"What about after that? Who is the current elf king? Can't someone manage it?"

The girl rolled her eyes in disgust at the mention of the current ruler

"That guy is the queen's uncle. He has a sinister face. He doesn't look like a good thing. When the queen was in power, he was very kind to everyone. Now that person is in power, he is very harsh and mean to everyone. Disgusting."

Standing up and gently massaging her shoulders after sitting for a long time, the girl introduced herself with a bright face

"I haven't introduced myself yet, my name is Felina, and I'm this brat's older sister."

The girl sighed and ruffled Lanno's blond hair.

"It's been so many years, my silly brother, he's still so innocent and brainless."

The boy with blond hair was ruffled, puffed up his cheeks in dissatisfaction and sulked.

Looking up at the weather at noon, Felina invited a few people to her house with a friendly face

"It's getting late, it's time for lunch. If you have no place to go for the time being, you can go to my house to have a meal before going to Redbeard's."

Lan Nuo scratched his head lightly, looking at his sister with a look of surprise and disbelief

"Isn't it? Sister, you actually have a place to live?! Can you cook? Are you kidding me?!"

Felina looked at her younger brother who couldn't believe her ability, she slapped Lan Nuo on the back of the head unceremoniously, narrowed her eyes and said angrily

"Brat, I haven't seen you for so many years, who gave you the courage to question your sister's cooking ability!"

Looking ahead, the siblings who got along with each other uniquely, Lantiere smiled lightly and shook his head, and followed the two siblings to Felina's residence.

Walking through the stone-covered tree-lined path, there are different faces on the road, handsome and beautiful, and the short and ugly elves will greet Felina and Lantiere very kindly.

Felina walked to rows of roses and various fruits with green roofs and opened the door. Felina smiled heartily and invited three people into her home.

"Come, come, come in, I don't know what to eat today, you can order whatever you want, and pour tea yourself."

Saying that, Felina walked into the kitchen and started cooking.

Looking around the interior of the house, all the items in Felina's house are made of various kinds of wood, such as tables, chairs and benches, and various decorative items in the small house, all of which are purely handmade.

Lan Nuo felt around and looked in surprise at the busy people in the kitchen

"Sister, did you make this all by yourself?"

Felina raised her eyebrows lightly, looking at her brother with an idiot expression on her face

"How could it be that I made so many, do you think that with so many delicate things, the houses are made by your sister and me?"

Picking up a glowing red apple and biting it hard, Lan Nuo tilted his head in doubt

"Who made that?"

When the building and furnishing of the house was mentioned, Felina blushed shyly with a carefree personality.

Squinting and smelling the refreshing fragrance of flowers in the room, Lantiere walked into the kitchen and looked at the busy girl

"Do you need my help? Although I don't know what you are going to do, I can help more or less."

Felina, who was earnestly chopping vegetables with a knife, looked up at the gentle young man beside her, instinctively feeling good

"That's fine, then help me clean the dishes in the wooden basin over there, and I will make creamy vegetable soup later."

Nodding lightly, Lantiere squatted down, carefully cleaning the vegetables in the tub.Li Muyan also went to the kitchen and helped Lantiere wash the dishes.

An hour later, lunch was served on the table. When the four of them were sitting at the table and were preparing to eat, Lan Nuo stared at the creamy vegetable soup in the bowl in front of him with a serious face, not daring to move his mouth.

Felina, who was holding a wooden spoon, slapped Lan Nuo on the head with a slightly angry face.

"Whatever you look at, will you be full?"

Lan Nuo scratched his hair lightly, looking at his sister with a embarrassed face

"Well, sister, in the past, my parents asked you to help cook. You can fry the kitchen. Although you don't fry the kitchen now, are you sure you won't kill people with this smell?"

The extremely angry girl pinched Lan Nuo's cheek with one finger and said,

"Stinky boy, you dare to question your sister's cooking skills, are you tired of work!"

Lan Nuo covered his cheeks in pain

"It hurts, it hurts... Let go! Your face is going to fall off!"

Let go of the fingers pinching Lan Nuo's cheek, Felina raised her eyebrows lightly and ordered

"Eat!" Lan Nuo's fair face obviously had a few finger marks, and he began to eat with aggrieved expression.

Lantiere took a sip of the fragrant soup and looked at the two siblings with interest.

After lunch, Felina naturally peeled apples for Lantiere and Li Muyan with the dagger at her waist, and handed them to them.

Taking the apple and taking a bite, Lantiere asked about the reason for this visit

"This time we came to find Red Beard to make a gift for my mother's birthday. I wonder if you know where Red Beard lives?"

Wiping the apple juice in her hands from peeling apples, Felina shrugged lightly and said

"Are you looking for a red beard as a gift? The old man is good at making things, but he has a very weird personality. No matter who asks him to make something, he must bring a bottle made by the elf who knows how to make wine a hundred miles away. Give him the wine, or he won't do anything."

As she spoke, Felina pointed to the obvious mangrove forest a hundred meters away from the house.

"The alcoholic who makes wine likes to eat this kind of candy the most. I happen to have it here. Let me take you there."

As he spoke, he picked up a brown cloth bag on the side table, which was bulging and full of things.

Rantier looked gratefully at Felina who was willing to help

"Thank you then."

Phylina please wave your hand and say

"It's okay, it's okay, anyway, I'm relatively free now."

Mangroves [-] meters away

Before getting close, you can smell the rich aroma of various fruits and fine wines, floating in this deep red forest like blood.

Exhaling lightly, Lantiere breathed in the rich, sweet fruit wine smell in the air with a face of satisfaction.

Lan Nuo, like a greedy cat, wiped away the saliva induced by the fruit wine and looked around excitedly

"Wow!! It smells so good!! Where? Where? Where is that brewer?! I want to drink!"

Lantiere looked at the boy who was as excited as a child, smiled lightly and shook his head lightly.

In the middle of the mangrove forest, hundreds of barrels are neatly placed on the [-]-meter-wide land.

In the middle of the barrel, there is a short, brown-haired, long-eared elf, with a focused face, using a special wooden stick to methodically stir the delicious fruit wine in the barrel, which is about to be completed.

Lantierre approached politely and asked

"Excuse me, I heard that you are the best brewer here. This is the first time we have come to the elves, and we want to ask for some delicious fruit wine brewed by you as a gift for friends. Would you mind giving us a pot? "

The short elf didn't even raise his eyes, and continued to stir the wine in the barrel taller than him earnestly, ignoring the young man beside him who was approaching him.

Just as Lantiere continued to be ignored by the brewing elf, a brown cloth bag was opened and presented in front of the brown-haired elf.

The elf, who had no expression on his face, suddenly turned his head and his dark green eyes seemed to be able to emit sparks. Excitedly, he wanted to pounce on the cloth bag full of sweet candies, but he was in vain, and was caught by the body. The young man who was deliberately ignored by him took the bag and held it up with an evil look on his face.

"Want this bag of delicious, sweet candies?"

Seeing the elf drooling excitedly and nodding his head, Lantiyer narrowed his eyes lightly and shook the cloth bag in front of the elf, making his own request

"It's not impossible to give you the whole bag...but...you have to promise me a request, and then this whole bag of delicious candies will be yours."

Realizing that he was about to be counted, the elf coughed lightly to relieve his excitement, turned his back not to look at his favorite candy in Lantiere's hand, pretended to be a calm order and lost behind him, and refused in a deep voice

"Ahem... Do you think that a small bag of candies can easily seduce me? You overestimate yourself, no matter what request you ask, I will never agree!"

Lantierre pulled the drawstring of the cloth bag with an evil smile on his face, pretending to be pity, and tapped the bag full of candies to turn around

"Ah, is that right? Then I will give this bag of candies to others. Alas, it would be a pity that such delicious candies are not eaten by those who really like them."

As he spoke, Lantiere signaled Li Muyan and Felina to leave with his eyes.

Just as the feet of several people were about to step five steps away, the originally "calm" elf turned around and shouted suddenly, preventing them from leaving, gritted his teeth, and said in a painful decision

"Wait a minute! You can't go! I promise! Can't I promise you!"

Lantierre slightly raised his eyebrows and curled his lips in triumph

"Okay, deal!"

The brown-haired elf reluctantly took out a large bottle of fruit wine that he had worked so hard to brew, and handed it to the young man in front of him. When he stretched out his hand and was about to take his favorite candy from the young man's hand, Lantiere Suddenly with a smirk on his face, he raised his arms to prevent the brown-haired elf from getting the cloth bag full of candies, and glanced at the wine cellar, which was obviously very precious and delicately bottled with two bottles of fruit wine.

The brown-haired elf looked at the two bottles of fruit wine that he couldn't bear to drink, followed Lantier's eyes, hesitated again and again with a dark face, and finally gritted his teeth, agreeing to give the two bottles of fruit wine he treasured to Lantier.

I successfully got a whole bottle of freshly brewed fruit wine, and took two bottles of wine for everyone to drink together.Lantiere narrowed his eyes and raised his lips lightly, walking towards the wooden house where the red beard was.