Chapter 153 : Chapter 153
Chapter : 153
Oh my, how difficult to guess. I'll just assume that the passage was too long, and Sylph had only just reached the end.
After all, they were separated by more than a thousand years!
Yan Yunqing really couldn't imagine Sylph just quietly watching him for a whole night while he was asleep.
Thinking about it for even a second more made his scalp tingle, and he felt uncomfortable all over.
It was still the same saying: in a game, yandere might be a fashionable trope, but in real life, it was a no-go for him!
Yan Yunqing still had self-awareness. He, as the Demon King, had abandoned his retainers for over a thousand, almost two thousand years.
It was already a good thing that his retainers didn't turn dark one by one. Even with Sylph, he couldn't guarantee that his mentality was truly fine!
Yan Yunqing closed his eyes.
Just as he stepped out of the treehouse, Yan Yunqing saw a group of small elves fly past him,noisily. One of them even recklessly bumped into Legolas's shoulder.
The moment the group of small elves saw Legolas, they immediately went silent, quieting down in a second.
The little elf who had bumped into Legolas seemed to sense something, and stiffly turned its head bit by bit. The instant it saw Legolas, its smile froze on its face.
Legolas swept a glance over, and something seemed to shatter softly.
"Making a racket on the road and bumping into other elves. Go back and copy the primary Ancient Elvish handbook three times. Hand it in next week."
This time, that little elf truly shattered.
The other small elves were silent as cicadas in winter, each with their head lowered, afraid that Legolas would notice them.
But Legolas's gaze drifted lightly onto them, with no intention of letting them go, and he said faintly, "You all, one time."
Instantly, all the small elves drooped their heads in dejection, as if they had lost their parents, and drew out their words, "Yeees—"
After receiving an assenting look from Legolas, they turned and ran.
Their translucent wings flapped at a frequency so fast it was as if some natural enemy was staring at them from behind, about to swallow them all whole.
Yan Yunqing found this scene very interesting. "They seem to be very afraid of you."
Legolas let out a soft "en."
"Ai, you used to be a very shy little elf, too. I never thought you'd now become an elder that the little elves fear."
Although the Little Flower of the past had some personality flaws, he was indeed a very easily shy little elf.
For example, if the Demon King touched the companion flower on top of his head, Little Flower would quickly turn beet red and then hide in the cracks of the vines to sulk alone.
To be fair, Legolas back then was quite cute, nothing like the stern-faced elf elder he was now.
Yan Yunqing teased, "Is this 'the dragon-slayer eventually becomes the dragon'?"
This kind of description was relatively novel on the Ailman Continent; it had never existed before.
Legolas first looked at Yan Yunqing with confusion, but then he seemed to remember something, turned his head away, and did not respond to Yan Yunqing.
Yan Yunqing's sharp eyes noticed that the base of the other's ears had turned red.
Yan Yunqing: ...?
Wait, could it be that after so many years, even after the little elf had become an elf elder, Legolas was still that same easily shy Little Flower from before?
Legolas led Yan Yunqing deeper and deeper. They encountered many other elves along the way. Many elves looked curiously in Yan Yunqing's direction.
When they discovered he was a human, they were first wary, but then upon seeing Legolas by his side, they relaxed and became curious about Yan Yunqing again.
This process was roughly:
'Eh, there's an unfamiliar face, let's see who it is' → 'It's actually a human! When did a human sneak into Sylval!' → 'Oh, the Great Elder is with him, then it's fine. The Great Elder must have his reasons for doing this' → 'Curious, what is the relationship between this human and the Great Elder, to even be brought into Sylval' → 'I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm taking a good look'
Yan Yunqing felt like he had entered a zoo and was being watched by a group of animals.
What a strange feeling.
However, Legolas looked straight ahead, as if he hadn't seen the gazes of the other elves at all, leading Yan Yunqing towards their destination.
Only Yan Yunqing, walking diagonally behind Legolas, could see that the base of Legolas's ears was constantly bright red, and even showed a trend of getting redder.
Yan Yunqing: .
Hmm... it seems the serious exterior is just a disguise Legolas uses to cover up his shy personality?
They walked deeper and deeper, until Yan Yunqing could no longer see any other elves passing by.
Only then did he take a moment to look around, recalling as he asked uncertainly, "Is this the Sacred Land?"
"Yes, His Highness Sylph's Crown is kept next to the Mother Tree. It is safer this way."
Sylval's Sacred Land was an area forbidden to all elves. Only a few elves had the qualification to enter.
This was to protect the yet-to-be-born flower buds on the Elven Mother Tree, and also to protect the very foundation of the elven race's continuation—the Elven Mother Tree.
Yan Yunqing hesitated, "Can I enter your Sacred Land?"
"You have received Sylval's acknowledgment, so naturally, you can."
Yan Yunqing didn't say much more, following Legolas's steps into the Sacred Land.
To be honest, when he was the Demon King, he had actually come to the Sacred Land a few times, mainly to look for Sylph.
At that time, the management of the elven race's Sacred Land wasn't so strict. Sylph would often run to the Mother Tree for a nap.
When the Demon King couldn't find Sylph in Sylval, he would secretly sneak into the Sacred Land to try his luck.
Actually, at first, he didn't know this was the Sacred Land. He had just gotten lost while looking for Sylph and walked in, only to see Sylph sleeping while leaning against a branch.
Long strands of hair hung down, like a beautiful ribbon hung on the treetop. The young Demon King couldn't help but approach him.
Suddenly, the elf on the tree opened his eyes. His translucent, glass-like eyes met the dark red pupils.
They looked at each other quietly. It seemed as if only a few seconds had passed, yet it felt like a century had gone by.
"How did you get in?"
"You're very beautiful."
They both spoke in unison, and were both stunned after speaking.
The young Demon King touched his nose, embarrassed, "Sorry, am I not allowed in here? I got lost and accidentally walked in."
The elf on the tree stared at him for a moment, then shifted his gaze away and said faintly, "Outsiders are not allowed in here."
"I'll be careful next time." The young Demon King continued to look up at the beautiful elf in the tree. "Has anyone ever told you that you are really beautiful?"
"Hmm?"
"Your golden hair is very beautiful, your glass-like eyes are very beautiful..."
The young Demon King counted on his fingers, "You are the most beautiful being I have ever seen."
"..."
The elf on the tree looked down at him again. After a long while, he spoke faintly, "No."
"Hmm?" This time, it was the young Demon King's turn to be confused.
"No one has ever told me I am very beautiful," the elf said. "You are the first human to say so."
"Really?" the young Demon King was surprised.
"En." The elf nodded. "Those humans who see me don't dare to look me in the eye."
The young Demon King had a sudden realization, "No wonder. If they looked at you seriously, they would definitely discover that you are really beautiful."
"En."
"You should say thank you at a time like this."
"...Thank you?"
"You're welcome!"
The young Demon King's smile was brilliant, like the bright sunshine, shining with a warmth that could not be refused into the little corner that belonged to the elf.
The elf on the tree paused, then jumped down from the tree and stood in front of the young Demon King. He moved closer to the other and looked carefully, "Your eyes."
The young Demon King tilted his head, "What's wrong?"
The elf straightened up and said seriously, "Your eyes are also very beautiful, like translucent rubies."
The young Demon King was pleasantly surprised, "Really? Thank you."
"Actually, my kinsmen used to say the same thing." Speaking of this, his sparkling red eyes dimmed a little. "It's just that, in order to protect me... they all passed away."
The elf couldn't understand the sorrow in the young boy's tone. To them, 'death' was just something that would inevitably be experienced in their long lives.
"You can wait for them to be reincarnated. They will return to your side." The elf reached out and touched the young boy's eyes, thinking: The rubies are no longer sparkling.
The young Demon King forced a smile, "En..."
"If only humans also had a Mother Tree."