My cubs are all vinegar

As soon as Nijiu ran to Qingyan's side, Rui'an poked his head out and grabbed his hand.

"Brother Ni, I finally found you!" Ryan danced with excitement, and complained to Nijiu, "The elves have no other food. I ate fruit for three meals yesterday, and now I feel sick when I see fruit."

Qingyan silently pushed Rui'an away: "Nijiu, I got the optical brain back, and I just got in touch with other people."

Nijiu asked, "Where are they?"

Qing Yan: "Other students have already arrived at the second camp and asked the school for help."

The other students did not experience the adventures of Nijiu and others. Although nearly forty students escaped in different directions, they all arrived at the second camp smoothly.

Nijiu finally felt relieved: "That's good."

Qingyan said: "The school will communicate with the elves and get us out of here as soon as possible."

Nijiu nodded, and asked in a low voice: "Did the spirit beast leave the tree prison too? Harnifin promised to release the spirit beast, did he not break his promise?"

"Harnifin?" Qing Yan was taken aback when she heard the name.

But he reacted quickly, and glanced at Harnifin lightly: "Did you say that elf?"

Nijiu replied: "Yes, that's him."

The elves' hearing is dozens of times that of humans, and they can even hear the sound of grapes falling on the grass hundreds of meters away.When Harnifin heard Nijiu mentioning himself, he tilted his head and listened carefully to their conversation.

Ryan also heard Nijiu's question, and pointed at the dining car loudly.

"Don't worry, it's all here."

The dining car was covered with a dark green velvet cloth, and it was completely hidden.Ryan lifted the tablecloth, and the little tiger poked his head out of the dining car, looked at Nijiu: "Aww!"

Hurricane Tanuki and Plant also huddled in the dining car, and Tanuki stretched out its paw and poked Nijito's calf.

Nijiu was relieved to see that the spirit beasts were safe and sound.

He still wanted to say a few words to Ryan and the others, but Harnifin came over and interrupted their conversation: "We should go, Nijiu."

Nijiu could only wave to Qingyan and the others: "I still have to go to the ball, I will come to you later."

Seeing Nijiu leave, the little tiger jumped off the dining car without hesitation, ran to his side like a ball of black fur, and followed Nijiu's footsteps.

Harnifin heard the sound of the little tiger running on the ground, and glanced down at him.

Harnifin asked: "I heard that humans will make seals with spirit beasts and domesticate them after signing a contract. Is this your spirit beast?"

"Yeah," Nijiu nodded, "It's cute."

Harnifin didn't answer Nijiu's words.He released his consciousness and felt extremely powerful spiritual power on the little tiger.The little tiger's spiritual power was as cold as ice and unfathomable, comparable to that of Harnifin.

Harnifin was ambiguous: "It's really unusual."

Hearing Harnifin's words, the little tiger also raised his head, and glanced at Harnifin coldly.

Nijiu didn't notice Harnifin and the little tiger looking at each other briefly, he followed Harnifin down the stairs.

As soon as he came outside the door of the ballroom, he heard a melodious sound of a harp.The sound of the harp echoed in the ballroom, drowning out the noise of the crowd.

Harnifin walked into the ballroom, and Nijito stopped at the door.

Nijiu asked, "Are there many people?"

Harnifin nodded: "More than 1000 elves."

Nijiu: "..."

Nijito looked at the dresses of the same color as Harnifin's and felt like leaving.

Harnifin threatened: "If you run away, I'll call the guards over immediately. Let's see if it's you running away faster, or the sound spreading faster."

Nijiu took a deep breath, bit the bullet and walked into the ballroom.

As Harnifin said, the ballroom was bustling with elves.

Nijiu looked around and saw someone unexpected.

It was a group of news media who were setting up equipment.Carrying the camera equipment, they are recording the video of the dance scene and broadcasting it in real time.

Because the elves rely heavily on spiritual power, their technology is extremely backward, and the level of technology is even lower than that of humans in the steam age 1000 years ago.

Not only that, the elves are very repulsive to interact with foreign races, and Nijiu has never seen other races here.

Harnifin saw Nijiu's doubts and explained: "They have obtained the permission of the lord to come here to film the process of the new lord's enthronement."

Nijiu asked, "Are they broadcasting live?"

Harnifin: "Yes."

Nijiu: "..."

The photographer noticed Nijito and Harnifin and swiped the camera towards them.

Nijiu immediately covered her face and shrank behind Harnifin: "Harnifer, don't move!"

Like a human-shaped stand, Harnifin was dragged by Nijiu and walked towards a corner away from the camera.

Harnifin asked, "What's the matter?"

Nijiu: "Shh, if other people in the class see the live broadcast, I will die socially."

Nijiu kept shrinking behind Harnifin, but didn't see the surprised eyes cast by the elves.

For the elves, it was extremely unbelievable that Harnifin was at the mercy of a human being.

In fact, many elves attended the ball just to see this human being who was allowed to participate in the ball.They stared at Nijiu with envy, doubt, slight hostility and more curiosity in their eyes.

Nijiu took Harnifin to the corner of the ballroom, hiding behind a green plant in order not to attract attention.

Nijito looked over Harnifin's shoulder and looked at the reporter on the opposite side of the ballroom.Seeing that their attention had turned to the lord, Nijiu relaxed.

Harnifin handed Nijiu a glass of iced sparkling wine: "According to human calculations, you are almost an adult. Drink some, you look very nervous."

Nijiu drank the wine in one gulp.

Green plants can block the sight, but they cannot block the sound.

Nijiu heard the elves whispering like singing, and asked Harnifin, "What are they talking about?"

"Listen carefully, there is a lot of noise."

Harnifin said, putting his hands on Nijiu's temples.

Harnifin's hearing is many times more sensitive than Nijiu's. When his fingers touched Nijiu's forehead, the sound of wind, harp, wine glasses clashing, and voices instantly drowned out Nijiu.

"It's really human, with rounded ear tips."

"It's also the first time I've seen human beings, and their appearance is indeed very similar to ours."

"That human is very young. According to the age of human beings, he is still a teenager."

"I didn't expect Master Harnifin to be really human..."

……

Harnifin let go of his hand and said with a smile, "They're talking about you. You've become the talk of the ball."

This is exactly what Nijiu is most afraid of.

He murmured: "I regret it, I really regret it."

Before the first dance started, the reporter learned of Nijiu's identity through questioning. The photographer pointed the camera at Nijiu and Harnifin again, picked up the camera equipment, and walked towards them.

Seeing this scene, Nijiu hurriedly took a few steps back and hid behind Harnifin.

"Why are they here again?"

"Wait, I'm listening to their conversation." Harnifin listened carefully to the voices of the reporters and photographers, and said to Nijiu, "They want to interview you after the dance."

Nijiu: "..."

He really is going to die socially.

"Don't worry." Harnifin patted Nijiu's shoulder, "I will stay by your side this time, they can't harass you."

Nijiu had just drank a glass of low-alcohol sparkling wine, and now the alcohol was slowly coming up, he felt a little dizzy, and a blush appeared on his face.

At this time, the melodious strings of the harp were suddenly replaced by more enthusiastic music.

It is a traditional dance of the elves, played by an instrument very similar to the harp, but with a higher pitch.The rhythm of this song is light and agile, and the voice is very loud, covering other noises.

"Here comes the first dance," said Harnifin.

Nijiu nodded drunkenly. He saw the waiter passing by with distilled wine, and picked up a glass.The smell of strong wine was fragrant but pungent, and Nijiu felt dizzy just by smelling it.

Seeing this, Harnifin snatched back the wine glass vigilantly and put it back: "This wine has a high alcohol content, don't drink it."

Harnifin took Nijiu and walked towards the dance floor.The elves around let out a low cry, and many elves even showed astonishment.

Nijiu was a little confused. He tried his best to cheer up and covered his face to avoid being photographed by the camera.

Harnifin whispered in your dove's ear, "They didn't realize that I was really your dance partner."

He seemed to be holding back a laugh, with a smile in his tone.

Nijiu replied vaguely: "Well, I don't know how to dance, so I'll rely on you later."

Neijiu told Harnifin that he could not dance, this is not an excuse, but a fact.Nijiu has been good at sports since he was a child, but his balance ability is poor. He even has to wrestle a few times to learn gymnastics. Of course, he can't avoid dancing.

Nijiu put his left hand on Harnifin's shoulder stiffly, and covered his face with the other hand.

He kept his head down and stared at the ground, for fear of tripping Harnifin, both of them fell to the ground.

Harnifin did not expect that Nijiu could not dance at all, he had no choice but to deliberately slow down his pace, and stabilized Nijiu's shoulders.

Harnifin said, "Follow my moves and don't—"

Before Harnifin finished speaking, Nijiu stepped on his foot.

Neijiu took a step back and muttered "Sorry".

The floor of the ballroom had just been waxed. After polishing, the marble floor became smoother, but it also became extremely slippery.Nijiu's step was a bit too big, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell backwards suddenly.

Harnifin subconsciously stretched out his hand to support him, wrapping his arms around Nijiu's back.

The reporter saw this scene from a distance, and waved to the photographer: "Hurry up and take a picture, the title is here!"

The cameraman focused on Nezuto's face.

At this time, the little tiger just poked his head out from under the dining table, looking for Nijiu's figure.

After he slipped into the ballroom, he got lost in a pile of leather shoes and gauze skirts, and couldn't keep up with Nijito's footsteps.In order not to be discovered by others, he hid under the dining table.

The little tiger didn't see the cause and effect. From his perspective, he could only see Harnifin bent down and put his hands on Nijiu's shoulders, as if he was attacking him.

The fur on the little tiger's back exploded.

On the other side, Nijiu stood firm with the support of Harnifin.

The little tiger had already run behind Nijiu, and Nijiu only saw a black shadow passing by his feet, and the little tiger had already appeared in front of him, separating Harnifin and Nijiu.

The little tiger is a cub, only as tall as Nijiu's knees.He stared at Harnifin fiercely, without any fear in his eyes.

Harnifin was a little annoyed: "Tsk, here comes another troublesome guy."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand, trying to pull Nijiu to his side.

"Roar--"

A chilling tiger howl sounded in the ballroom.

What followed was a sudden gust of wind.

The strong impact of spiritual power made Nijiu feel a little palpitation. This feeling is hard to describe, just like the moment a roller coaster reaches the highest point and suddenly dives downwards, it grabs your heart.

The strong wind lifted a dining table and threw it at several young elves.They didn't realize it and didn't dodge.

"Get out of the way!!"

Seeing that the dining table was about to hit them, Nijiu reluctantly raised his hand and lifted the heavy dining table with spiritual power.

"Roar--"

The black tiger returned to its original size, and he jumped to the ground, standing in front of Harnifin, glaring at him fiercely.

In this brief moment, Harnifin released his consciousness and tested Heihu's spiritual power.He found that the black tiger's spiritual power is extremely powerful, and it is a very dangerous giant spirit beast.

Harnifin gripped his glass tightly.

He turned his head and smiled calmly at Nijiu: "You have a very powerful spirit beast."