My cubs are all vinegar

Qingyan immediately turned off the spotlight, and Nijiu stretched out her hand suddenly, grabbing Winters and Ryan who were still walking forward recklessly.

Nijiu whispered: "Don't go, stop!"

Ryan was unprepared, and was suddenly pulled by Nijiu, almost falling down.

Ryan thought Nijiu was joking with him, so he patted him: "What are you doing, Brother Ni, are you scared stupid by spiders? Support is here, we can go."

Ryan said, looking back at Nijiu.

Nijiu quietly stared at the group of elves in the distance, her face pale as paper.

Ryan and Winters had never seen Nijiu's expression before, although they didn't understand why, they still stopped.

Ryan said, "Don't scare me, what happened?"

Nijiu looked at the sharp arrow in his hand, and his back felt a little chilly.If Qingyan hadn't blocked the silver arrow, that arrow would have pierced his throat with precision.

"I heard that elves will not take the initiative to attack humans," Nijiu clenched the heavy silver arrow in his hand, "how can this be explained?"

"Hush." ​​Qing Yan pressed Nijiu's arm, and said softly, "Elves are a peaceful race, and in most cases, they will not attack humans. But occasionally there are special cases, such as now."

Qing Yan looked at the elves walking towards them, and said: "They carry bows and arrows, they should be guards patrolling in the forest. If we trespass into the elves' territory without authorization, we may not be able to escape."

Winters and Ryan listened to their conversation, and finally figured out the ins and outs.

Ryan was terribly excited: "Really? Elf? Is it the small animal with wings in the legend of the ancient earth?"

Winters rolled his eyes: "Have you ever been to junior high school, those are ancient myths, and elves in reality are not the same kind of creatures.

"Elves are creatures with high spiritual power born from spiritual energy. Most of them live in the GN-z11 galaxy, which is tens of billions of light years away from the Milky Way. A few leave their homes and establish homes on other planets."

Winters explained to Ryan: "Elves have extremely high intelligence and look similar to humans. They hardly interact with other races and have a strong sense of territory."

Ryan was a little disappointed: "That's it, it's really boring."

Unlike Winters and Ryan, Nijiu and Qingyan understand the seriousness of the situation, and feel a little bit lost.

The arrow just now was obviously aimed at them.

The elves did not continue to attack them, probably testing their strength.

Nejito crouched above the bushes, watching the group of beautiful creatures roaming in the dark.

Nijiu's eyesight was weaker than Qingyan's, but as the elves approached, he could see their faces clearly.The elves are as beautiful and elegant as they are rumored to be. They stand in the dark forest, their long hair reflecting a warm golden luster.

Those elves wore armor woven of leather and rattan, with daggers hanging from their waists and longbows on their shoulders.

They walked towards the four of them slowly, without making any sound of footsteps, only the rustling of the grass and trees being scraped.

Nijiu lowered his voice and asked, "Teacher, is it possible for us to defeat them and escape from here?"

Just as Qingyan was about to speak, Winters interjected next to him: "Elves have very strong spiritual power, about equal to Human's Level.4. Moreover, their number far exceeds ours."

"It is impossible for a human to defeat an elf," Winters concluded.

Hearing this, Qingyan swallowed back the words on his lips.

At this time, Nijiu felt a breeze blowing in his ears, and he smelled a faint sweet smell.

An elf had silently flashed behind Nijiu, and before Heihu could react, he suddenly stretched out his hand and sprinkled some kind of sweet powder on them.

Nijiu and his party were caught off guard and inhaled a lot of dust.

The sweet taste sticks to the throat, sweet and itchy, and Nijiu coughs violently.He covered his mouth, trying to cough out the dust.

"Do not worry."

The elf opened his mouth, and the voice drifted out vaguely.His voice was a little ethereal and hazy.

He said in human language: "We will not kill you."

The dust made it difficult for Nijiu to breathe. He coughed continuously and smelled a faint fragrance.The dust has a hypnotic effect, and Nijiu covered her head drowsily.

He felt dizzy for a while, and his consciousness gradually dissipated.

Nijiu felt the pain all over her body.

His memory was still in that scent of flowers, Nijiu sniffed, and smelled a fresh damp smell, like moss growing along the corner of the wall in the basement.

Nezuko opened his eyes.

He was lying in prison, and beside him were branches covered with moss.These branches were packed together in such a dense way that they formed the walls of the prison and sealed the doors.

Opposite Nijiu, Qingyan and Winters occupied a corner respectively, leaning against the wall with their eyes closed.

Ryan clawed at the branch, howling like ghosts and wolves: "Let me out—let me out—"

Nijiu got a headache from Ryan's shouting and sat up from the ground.He tapped his painful head, his voice hoarse: "Ryan, stop howling. What are you doing?"

Ryan heard Nijiu's voice and turned his head: "Brother Ni, you finally woke up."

Nijiu asked, "Am I asleep?"

Ryan said: "Well, we all passed out after smelling that fragrance. You may have inhaled a larger amount, so the coma lasted longer than us."

Nijiu kneaded her sore shoulders, looked left and right: "Where is this?"

Ryan: "You might not believe it, but we're in the same tree."

Nijiu: "...Don't be kidding, tell the truth."

"I didn't lie to you, we are really on a tree, and the ground under our feet is made of branches."

Ryan pointed to the top of his head: "The same goes for the branches above. They overlapped together to form a circular dome. The elf cast a spell on the branches to make them extremely strong, and we cannot destroy them."

Qingyan walked up to Nijiu, and added: "The branches have dried and hardened for hundreds of years, and my spiritual power can't control them."

Qingyan sat down beside Nijiu, put her hand on his shoulder, and rubbed Nijiu's stiff trapezius muscle.

"You've been in a coma for the whole afternoon, and it's evening now." Qingyan said, "The spirit beasts are imprisoned in other places, and the light brains have been taken away by the elves. We can't seek help from the outside world."

Qingyan pointed to the straw bracelet on Nijiu's wrist: "Each of us is wearing a plant that suppresses spiritual power, and there are spells attached to the bracelet, which we cannot undo."

"It seems that they don't intend to let us out today."

Nijito walked to the wall and looked at the corridor through the gap between the branches.

He said: "We must choose one person to escape from here, steal the charm that opens the cell, and then get the others out."

Qingyan asked: "Who is going?"

Ryan raised his hand: "Otherwise, let me try it? I'm still fast in sprinting."

"You? You can't." Winters sneered, "If you kept talking to the elves before, they have already become defensive towards you and will focus on monitoring you."

Ryan was speechless and turned his finger on Winters.

"After you woke up, you attacked the guards with spiritual power, causing us to wear this shit!"

Winters smashed the jar and said, "That teacher did it first!"

Nijiu sighed and interrupted their dispute: "It seems that the three of you are all being marked, so let me go."

Qingyan refused straight away: "No."

Nijiu said: "This is the only way, we can't wait here for ten days and half a month, can we?"

Qingyan shook her head: "It's too dangerous."

Qingyan is usually easy to speak, but if she becomes stubborn, it will really cause headaches.

Nijiu didn't intend to continue entangled with him, and turned to Ryan and Winters: "You guys do me a favor and help me sneak out."

Ruian glanced at Qingyan and asked in a low voice, "What should I do?"

"Call the guards' attention and ask them to come and open the door." Nijiu pointed to the branch in front of him, "You and Winters pretended to fight, and when they came to mediate, I took the opportunity to sneak out."

"it is good."

Winters nodded and gave Ryan a punch.Ryan also punched Winters on the jaw.

Nijiu heard the sound of fists being pounded firmly on the body.

Ryan beat Winters a little dizzy, Winters covered his head and cursed: "What the hell are you crazy about?!"

Of course he wouldn't suffer from being dumb, and punched Ryan hard in the stomach.

Ryan and Winters went back and forth and really got into a fight.

Nijiu: "..."

This is public revenge.

The elf guard heard the noise here and ran over in a hurry.

An elf appeared outside the cell, clad in leather and rattan armor and a tough helm to protect against knife cuts, with only his chin and lips exposed.

He looked at Ryan and Winters who were struggling together through the gap between the branches, with a suspicious expression: "What are you doing?"

Winters and Ryan really got into a fight. They punched to the flesh, and the elf could even hear the muffled sound outside.

Elves are a kind race, and despite the elf's misgivings, he did not hesitate to pull out a burnt charm and untie the branch.

He walked into the cell: "Don't fight!"

The elf only opened a small gap, but it was enough for Nijiu to pass through.

Nijito saw the right moment, nimbly squeezed past the elf like a sardine, and ran into the corridor.

"???"

The guard was unprepared and accidentally let Nijiu out.He was helpless, looked at Nijiu who was running away, and then at Winters and Ryan who were fighting each other, at a loss.

The guard muttered to himself, "I really want to resign."

The guards failed to catch up with Nijito, and Nijito ran unimpeded all the way to the stairs at the other end of the corridor.

There is a window the size of a book next to the stairs, through which cool wind pours in, blowing Nizuto's hair on the temples.

Nejito still doesn't quite believe that this huge prison will be built on a tree.He glanced out through the window.

This place is indeed the top of a giant tree, hundreds of meters above the ground, and the cold wind blows.

Nejito felt a little dizzy.

He withdrew his gaze and decided to find the place where the spell was placed as soon as possible to save the others.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a pleasant voice:

"Are you human?"

Nijiu raised her head abruptly, and followed the prestige.

An elf was standing on the stairs a few meters away. He was dressed differently from the other guards. He had no armor on his body, only a light and thin white robe.

Before that, Nijiu had seen more than ten elves.From a human point of view, the physical features of the elves are roughly similar, with no obvious differences.

And the elf in front of him is completely different from his fellow clansmen.

He was taller than the other elves, and slender, with long dark blond hair hanging down his back.His eyes are extremely firm, not as confusing as other elves.

He looks handsome, even a little dazed.

The elf looked at Nijiu and said, "I am Harnifin, what is your name?"

Nijiu came back to his senses, and replied subconsciously: "Nijiu."

Harnifin asked: "Are you lost, why are you here?"

Before Nijiu could answer, Harnifin added abruptly: "This is the territory of elves."

This is what Nijiu is afraid of.

He prevaricated awkwardly: "I...you asked me to come here."

This excuse sounded implausible at all, but Harnifin didn't have any doubts, and believed Nijiu's nonsense.

"Oh, so that's what it is."

Harnifin nodded, and automatically completed the cause and effect: "The new ruler of this territory will succeed tomorrow. He invited elves from other places to participate in the succession ceremony, and he may have invited a few humans as well."

Nijiu nodded desperately.

Luckily, he thought, the elf was a tough one.

Harnifin walked up to Nijiu and asked, "Are you lost? The venue for the dinner party is not here. Let me show you the way. The terrain of the palace is very complicated. When I first came here, I got lost too." .”

Harnifin said, and handed some red fruits to Youjiu.

"Are you hungry? The banquet hall is too stuffy. I just escaped from there and took some berries with me." Harnifin said, "Eat some."

Those few berries have a refreshing smell of grass leaves, which smells sweet.

Harnifin stared at Nijiu, his eyes were like a piece of blue sea, his eyes were so clear that no one could refuse.

Nijiu could only take those few berries and ate them all in one go.

Nijiu was worried that Harnifin would be suspicious, so he could only follow behind him, walking down the stairs to the ground.

There was a sunny lawn in front of him, and on the other side of the lawn, Nijiu saw a palace made of marble, which was very magnificent.

Harnifin pointed to the palace, and said: "That is the residence of the ruler, and the dinner will be held there. Let us go, or we will be late."

Nejito stopped abruptly, thinking of a suitable excuse to try to get rid of Harnifin.

In order to delay time, Nijiu held Harnifin and chatted: "Is he the king of elves?"

"No." Harnifin explained, "The elf king is someone else. The ruler of this forest only has jurisdiction over the forest, not the owner."

Harnifin put his hands on Nijiu's shoulders, pulled him involuntarily, and walked towards the palace.

"Let's go, the dinner party is about to begin."

Nijiu was not used to Harnifin's sudden unreasonableness, and subconsciously wanted to push him away.

Nijiu leaned against Harnifin's shoulder, only to realize that the muscles in his hands were weak, and his legs were also extremely sore.

Nijiu opened her mouth in surprise, and found that she seemed to have inhaled an overdose of anesthetics, and could not even control her vocal cords, and could only utter a few syllables vaguely.

"... What did you do?" Nijito said, "Is it—the berries just now?"

Harnifin nodded: "Well, you guessed it, really smart."

Nijiu forced a weak voice: "What do you want, what?"

Harnifin didn't speak, just smiled at him.

Nijiu is very clear-headed, but his body has no strength at all, like a puppet whose strings have been cut.With Harnifin supporting his arms, he walked towards the gate of the palace.

When the guards in front of the palace saw Harnifin, they respectfully put down their knives, bows and arrows, and saluted him deeply.

The lord's palace was built underground in a spar mine, and the walls were covered with sparkling citrine, making the palace resplendent.

The marble floor was polished extremely smooth, Nijito was so weak that he almost fell when he stepped on the steps.

Harnifin held Nijiu in his arms and whispered, "Be careful."

When the guards saw Harnifin from a distance, they bowed their heads neatly and paid no attention to Nijiu's true identity.

Nijiu was supported all the way by Harnifin and walked into his guest room.

Under the action of the berries, Nijito felt hot all over, only his hands were cold.

Harnifin's body temperature was low, and Nijiu leaned against him, trying to lower her body temperature a little.

Harnifin didn't mind Nijiu's closeness.

He leaned Neito on the couch and rubbed peppermint oil on his temples.

Harnifin sat beside Nijiu, looked down at Nijiu's flushed face, and said, "I didn't expect the effect to be so good, the dosage may be too much, sorry."

Nijiu said inarticulately, "You... a liar!"

Facing Nijiu's reprimand, Harnifin has no shame.

He went to the closet: "The dinner party will start in one hour, I'll go change clothes, and pick out a suitable one for you by the way."

Nijiu realizes that she has been tricked by Harnifin.

This elf named Harnifin may have guessed Nijiu's identity a long time ago, knowing that he is a prisoner who escaped from the tree prison.

Nijiu has seen many fairy tales related to elves. In mythology, elves are creatures full of wisdom, justice and honesty.

Childhood memories had a profound impact on Nijiu, causing him to preconceive Harnifin as a kind elf.

Nijiu regrets not being at the beginning.

Nijiu wanted to wait for an opportunity to get away, but he was so weak now, let alone stood up from the sofa, he couldn't even move his fingers.

At this moment, Harnifin came out of the closet.

He changed into a silver-gray robe with vines embroidered with silver thread on the skirt.

The dress had a high neckline that scrupulously covered the neck.

Harnifin also had two robes of similar styles but different colors in his hands. He put the two robes on the sofa and asked Nijiu, "Do you like blue or gray?"

Nijiu couldn't make a sound, but stared at Harnifin sharply.

Harnifin flattened the gray dress, and compared with Nijiu's figure, he showed a thoughtful expression.

He said: "I don't know your size, so I picked a similar one. If it doesn't fit, you can ask a tailor to come and change it."

Nijiu: "???"

Why did he have to change clothes and go to the guillotine?

Nijiu's limbs are weak now, and only a pair of eyelids can move.He blinked desperately at Harnifin, trying to express his confusion.

Harnifin understood Nijiu's gaze, and sat down opposite him calmly.

Harnifin cut to the chase: "I want to invite you to the dinner with me."

Nijiu: "???"

why?

Harnifin patiently explained: "I have no companions, and it is very rude to attend a dinner party alone."

Nijiu: "..."

Humans and elves may have slightly different definitions of rudeness.