To test the extent of the dragon's slumber and whether it would strike again when the kingdom was in crisis; to test who the young swordsman who posed a threat to him was so that he could strike him from behind.

Pandora never expected that the demi-humans could overthrow the kingdom. Their early victories were only based on the advantage of Luz, a magician who was almost as powerful as the Protector.

"Pandora's plan was destroyed by me. At the same time, because of my arrival, she can no longer continue to do things secretly behind her back, so the most likely thing is that she will choose to take the final risk."

Yang Mingxiu faced Fortuna and gave his plan.

"Either I choose to continue lurking in the dark corners of history and waiting for an opportunity, or I choose to raid here again to achieve my goal."

Due to the different concepts of fate and the origin of life, compared to life which can have an entity and a predetermined existence, the special attributes of fate determine that it will not have any entity concept. Once it is released from the seal by itself, it will be blown to every corner of the continent by the wind. It also means that except Yangming Shuichi and Fortuna who witnessed this incident with their own eyes, no third person will know about this incident.

From Pandora's perspective, the seal has not been opened yet, and the protection that makes her salivate still remains here.

"So—?"

"If I guess correctly, Pandora should raid here in the near future, because she can't be sure how long I will stay here, nor can she be sure how long it will take for me to find her."

To summarize the strengths revealed by Yang Ming Xiuyi, in addition to his unrivaled frontal combat ability, he also revealed reconnaissance methods that are beyond imagination.

Pandora had only been in this world for about a week, but he had already killed the Archbishop of Gluttony and the Archbishop of Wrath who were hiding in the dark. This made Pandora confused as to whether they could detect her.

Considering this level of risk, she had no choice but to take the risk. After all, as long as she obtained the blessing of fate from the origin of the real world, she could use this power to fight against the sage.

So, what I have to do is to set an ambush here.

Well, Fortuna admitted that what the young man said made a lot of sense. The evidence was that the sage had already released the seal here. She could just dismiss all the elves and make this place a real pure land. Anyway, if Pandora came, she would only find the seal opened and return in disappointment.

But compared to thwarting the enemy's plan, it is more worth being happy to have the opportunity to completely tear the enemy's body apart and see with one's own eyes that blood and flesh become part of the eternal frozen earth.

She approved the plan and agreed to let Yang Ming Xiuyi live in her cabin temporarily.

After all, no one knows what day Pandora will choose to attack, nor does anyone know whether she will attack at all. All of this is unknown, but having a young man who once defeated Pretense staying here makes people feel more at ease.

I don’t know if it’s because they have been together for a while, but Fortuna now trusts Yangming Shuichi even more than she trusts her own people, and she is even more sensitive to his unique aura than at the beginning.

However, she had heard that humans were creatures that pursued pleasure and happiness very much, which was understandable. Compared with the long life of elves, humans' life was short-lived like a flash in the pan, so it was understandable that they pursued happiness and reproduction in a limited time. But as far as she knew, the sage was also a long-lived person who had lived for at least three hundred years. She was not curious about why the sage could maintain such a longevity and youthful appearance. What she was most worried about was her own understanding of humans.

Looking behind her cautiously, seeing the tall body of the other party and the power fluctuations generated when the seal was lifted, Fortuna knew very well that this was not a guy she could resist. Could it be understood that her actions were somewhat like inviting a wolf into the house?

However, after she recalled the agreement, she finally relaxed her long-tensed nerves.

?784 Love and Elves

"If my bet is right, Pandora will be defeated by me, and I can also avenge you. In return, will Miss Fortuna give me some rewards?"

"I can accept whatever reward Yang Ming wants, as long as it's something I can do."

"Well, let me put it this way. From my human aesthetic point of view, I am very interested in you, so if I can get rid of the pretense, how about becoming my wife in the future?"

These words made Fortuna blush.

No matter how she imagined it, she could not have imagined that the sage would ask for such a reward.

"You can accept it or not. After all, Pandora and I have a personal grudge, and I am determined to defeat her. So for you, it is an additional option for me."

"Even if you don't accept it, I will do my best to help you eradicate the pretense. Her existence is a crisis to this world, and I will not let it go."

Fortuna then calmed down a little, and looked up at the sage with her delicate and charming face that was completely different from her snow-white skin.

Judging from the elves' aesthetic standards of handsome men and beautiful women, it is definitely a flawless face.

"If you can do this, I will go on with you with the idea of spending the rest of my life with you."

Fortuna shook off her shame and nodded in agreement.

If there was anything other than revenge that kept her going, it would only be her worrying child, Emilia.

"But I agree on the premise that Emilia will continue to follow me."

Her words inevitably sounded a bit like a mother with a burden stating her conditions to a new man. Some things were better brought up at the very beginning. Fortuna was not sure whether Yang Ming Shuichi would be able to accept the fact that she had to bring Emilia with her.

As far as she knew, humans seemed to have extremely high requirements for the bloodline of their offspring; they had to be their own flesh and blood, otherwise they would generally be hostile.

Emilia is not her daughter, but she is still a family member that she cannot give up. This is the last bottom line she promised to Yangming Shuichi.

Prepared for rejection, the elf found himself subconsciously tensing up from his relaxed state. A certain pressure quickly swept through his body like a tide, and his head felt a little dizzy.

That emotion and expression is often described as fear of rejection.

It was clearly me who made the request first, so why am I so afraid of being rejected after I said it?

The elf, who seemed majestic in the eyes of his tribesmen, had a sickly blush on his face, which was particularly eye-catching against his snow-white skin.

"No problem. I like Emilia too."

Yang Mingxiu nodded slightly. Anyway, Emilia looked exactly like Satira. If nothing unexpected happened, with his collecting habit, she would definitely not be able to escape.

The mentality of developing a certain kind of character has already been constructed in the mind.

. . . . . .

In fact, the elves cannot understand what humans call marriage relationships or lover relationships. This is completely different from their social relationships. Compared to the "love" connected by emotions, which is finally sublimated into "family affection", and then through this emotion they become partners who rely on and support each other, and the originally unfamiliar relationship becomes a "family" in the true sense.

Among these sub-human groups that are highly similar to humans but have different core existences, they often call this relationship a "contract."

Compared to humans who can feel "like" based on appearance, elves pay more attention to the comfort of getting along with each other and whether the other person has a personality that the elves can't help but admire.

Loyalty, trustworthiness, and humility are all virtues that elves value. Unfortunately, these virtues are more common among elves and are indeed rare in a short-lived race like humans.

Short life means that genes will find ways to be selfish, trying to plunder what others have to fill themselves up, and even resort to violence and use methods that are shameful in the eyes of humans.

So in the eyes of the elves, human love is indeed an extremely stupid way of getting along, but Fortuna doesn't think so. After all, her brother married a human woman and gave birth to Emilia.

She still remembered the relaxed feeling when her brother and sister-in-law were together. Fortuna recognized her sister-in-law very much and the relaxed feeling they had when they were together. She was not only sincere but also gentle as jade. It was no wonder that her brother was willing to bear some pressure to be with her.

However, those warm times can only exist forever in memory.

The mastermind behind this situation is the Witch of Mischief who has always coveted the seal. Fortuna has never felt such a strong hatred for a living being. This is also one of the reasons why she works hard to lead the elves to guard here, while not forgetting her own practice.

I don't know if this level can be boasted about. Fortuna is already the strongest among the elves, but she has no protection, so she cannot break through that barrier. But when it comes to magic output, all the elves in the tribe combined will not be her opponent.

Growing up in a community of elves, everyone around them has a natural potential for magic. Compared to humans, where there may be only one person out of thousands who has the potential to output and use magic power, the elves are indeed blessed in this regard.

But as a long-lived species, their marriages and love relationships are very lengthy. Although their reproductive process is no different from that of humans, due to this concern, their numbers have never been able to increase significantly.

The violet eyes stared at Yang Ming Xiuyi's side. The young man was now in his own home. This was a great honor for the elves who valued the inner core and the spiritual world. Elves had never liked to have too much contact with humans, let alone such a warm reception. Fortuna's brother was an outlier. Looking at the entire history of the elves, there were very few examples of intermarriage with other races, and they could be counted on one hand.

Even the always gentle José was just a good friend to Fortuna. In fact, this seemingly strong leader had never let go of his hatred. Before witnessing the death of her enemy, she had already prepared herself not to focus on her own private affairs.

Feeling the elf's gaze, Yang Ming Xiuyi did not avoid it and turned his gaze from the furnishings in the elf's house to Fortuna.

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

It was as if the two of them were old friends who had known each other for many years, and Fortuna couldn't help but be infected by this familiar and relaxed atmosphere.

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Having let go of some of her doubts, all she wanted was some answers from the other party.

"Why does Mr. Sage want to marry me?"

Of course there is nothing wrong with her having such doubts, as she does not have much interaction with the other party. Even if she continues to use some excuse that the other party looks familiar and she also wants to get closer to him.

"Because you're beautiful."

",,,"

Such an answer naturally did not satisfy Fortuna, but she did not choose to continue asking.

Yangming Shuichi's attitude was too frank to reveal any flaws, and Fortuna also knew that humans did care more about appearance than elves.

Emilia and Fortuna live separately.

As the little princess of the elves, Emilia had to accept the fact that she would live separately from her caregiver. After all, Fortuna herself had many things to deal with, and sometimes she was too busy to take care of this naughty little girl. So it was better to let her become independent earlier. Besides, they were all in the same village, so there was no need to worry about her making any mistakes. There were many barriers from the elves in the village. At the same time, due to the high intimacy between elves and micro-elves, even the magic outputters in the air would be a natural barrier for the elves.

After washing off the paint used to cover the dust, the little one was laid on his big bed. A little moonlight came in through the window. Emilia thought to herself that it was a good thing that she reacted quickly, otherwise if Mother Fortuna found out that she had sneaked out, she would probably be spanked again.

Maybe in the future she will grow into a beautiful and dignified elf who can move everyone's heart, but now she is just a child who has not grown up yet, as tender as the cutest creature in the world.

——A big brother who looked a little scary came into the village.

Emilia counted on her fingers and thought that her childhood was quite boring. She was raised like a little princess by everyone. It was a kind of protection, but also a kind of restraint.

For her, the most familiar and most common small world is this somewhat cramped wooden house, which is only more than ten meters in radius. Unless accompanied by Mother Fortuna, she is generally not allowed to go out alone.

This is a fatal blow to a child who is full of desire to explore the outside world.

. . . . . .

"I'll go back and come right over."

Yang Ming Xiuyi has made preparations for a protracted war with the Witch of Disguise. He must capture her this time, otherwise he would not dare to leave. God knows what kind of trouble she will cause him, especially since this world already has its own legends. Whether it is to respond to people's expectations or for those who originally had a peaceful and fulfilling life, he must completely eradicate the hidden dangers this time.

As for why the young sage suddenly had to go out in the middle of the night, it was because he wanted to return to his mansion and move a bed over.

I could have left a life barrier here, and then rush over as soon as I noticed Pandora's appearance. But if I did that, I would have fewer opportunities to get along with this tall and cold elf.

A wise man is honest about his desires and is unwilling to let go of any woman he likes.

Even though they had only known each other for one day, he was unwilling to forget this tall, cold, and somewhat sexy elf.

And there was Emilia who looked exactly like Satira.

The second reason was to say hello to the girls at home who were missing him, as he might have to stay away for a few more days.

At least until he conquers Fortuna, he will definitely have to stay in the village.

"Beatrice is going too."

Thearesia, Shaula, and Luz did not interfere too much with Yangming Shuichi’s thoughts, but they were almost obedient to the Sage in the first place, and their reasons for this trip were very sufficient. If they stopped him, it would seem that they were unreasonable.

But Beatrice was unwilling to let the Sage go.

After experiencing the loneliness that almost drove the elf crazy, the big elf seemed to have turned on a clingy personality switch. Although it did not mean that he had to stick to the sage all the time, the prerequisite was to confirm that Yangming Shuichi was in the mansion and in the same room with him, so that he would feel at ease.

However, after hearing that Yang Ming Shuichi might plan to stay outside for a few days, Beatrice was unhappy.

"Of course my contractor has to take me with him, otherwise what if he encounters any danger?"

The big elf crossed his arms and expressed his cute and clingy thoughts in a tone that Yangming Shuichi found very honest and cute.

"Alright alright."

Touching the gorgeous cream-colored twin ponytails, Yang Mingxiu thought about it and felt that it would be okay to take Beatrice with him.

She is originally very small in size, so she won't be a nuisance. Besides, she is a large elf with yin attributes, so the elves won't say anything.

After telling them what to do after he was no longer in the mansion, Yang Ming Shuichi took Beatrice's hand and disappeared into the night sky.

An unused large bed in the guest room was put into the system space and disappeared.

Beatrice looked at Yang Ming Xiuyi with her dark eyes, staring at her contractor in the dim night. After being abandoned for a long time, she was actually very sensitive about rebuilding trust. However, because she wanted to escape from the endless waiting, she regarded Yang Ming Xiuyi, who took the initiative to find her, as a life-saving straw.

Should it be called stupidity or persistence? Beatrice's current trust in the Sage is irrational. After all, he is the real murderer who took Echidna away. But unfortunately, this is how the world is. No matter how clear the reason is, actions that cannot be overcome emotionally will ultimately be futile.

It is obviously meaningless for a hurt child to try to use the same trick to deceive others.

What Yangming Xiuyi did was nothing special, he was just responding to the little expectations in the girl's heart.

However, being able to stay on a path, no matter where it leads, is a very beautiful and magnificent thing in itself.

"I knew it, I knew it!"

As a result, Beatrice, whose mood had improved because Yang Mingxiu took her out, immediately made a firm voice, "As expected," after seeing Fortuna.

"What do you know?"

Yang Mingxiu took a look at the cute elf with puffed up cheeks. Her meaning had been clearly conveyed to him, but he couldn't help but want to tease this cute little guy when he saw him.

"It is! It is!"

Beatrice stamped her feet anxiously, looked at Fortuna who had been curiously inquiring about her beside her, and pulled the young man's sleeve to make him lower his body.

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"You just like to mess around with women!"

"It's the nature of men."

"Humph!"

What she saw and said was as clear as a mirror. Beatrice could not express her complaints no matter how big they were. Besides, she did not really care about these things. She was just summing up the behavior of this unscrupulous guy.

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