dtnovels Chapter 297 The Realm of the Elf King
Chapter 297 The Realm of the Elf King
Chapter 297 The Realm of the Elf King
Gu Yun knew that the requirement of a thousand drops of life essence might indeed be too demanding. A subtle smile appeared on his lips, as if he was weighing the extent of his concession.
"Well, but..."
"It is indeed a bit too much to ask for a thousand drops of life essence."
His voice carried a hint of amusement, as if he were testing the other party's bottom line.
He then gave a slight smile, a sly glint in his eyes.
"How about 800 drops?"
“I will contribute four hundred drops, and you two will each contribute two hundred drops. However, I will keep the wordless book safe. You two can use it whenever you want. After all, the three of us are in this together. If anyone tells anyone, the other two, plus themselves, will not have a good ending.”
These words were spoken not only to Xiangling, but also to the two of them.
Xiangling dared not say another word.
While struggling to control his emotions, he nodded blankly.
Upon hearing this, a hint of hesitation flashed in Yun Ming and Yun Qingzi's eyes.
However, Gu Yun had already seen through their intentions.
This is exactly how psychological games work. If the price of two hundred drops of life essence per person had been quoted from the beginning, these two people would definitely not have agreed. After all, according to Yunming's description, each elven royal family member, or rather, a half-step innate level elven royal family member, only gets one drop of life essence every twenty years. That's a full four thousand years. Gu Yun doesn't know how long the elven race can live, but it's definitely not tens of thousands. A thousand years should be the limit of the elven royal family's lifespan.
But at this moment, under the bombardment of a thousand drops of life essence, it seems that piecing together these suddenly reduced two hundred drops is not an option.
Gu Yun squinted and chuckled softly, secretly transmitting his voice to the two of them, and pushed harder.
"Gentlemen, aren't you being a bit too rigid in your thinking?"
Gu Yun still dared not address the two people by any title, because he did not know the relationship between the three of them or what they usually called each other. Fortunately, there should be no romantic relationship between the three of them, otherwise the risk of him being exposed would be greatly increased.
To be exposed, it would have to be at least in the territory of the Elven royal family, and when the three of them were alone.
"Think about it, even if Xiangling gets those eight hundred drops of life essence, what then? Does she really have the life to enjoy them?"
"We're just temporarily entrusting the essence of life to her for safekeeping. Once we get our hands on the Book of No Words, we can make a wish to find her at any time. Then, won't the essence of life be a piece of cake?"
Although it was just a mechanical transmission of voice, the smugness and cunning in the tone of the voice could be easily detected.
Yun Ming and Yun Qingzi were immediately startled, and a look of sudden realization flashed in their eyes.
Yeah, we can just use up some of our lifespan to make a wish, finding someone shouldn't take too much time, right?
At this moment, the three of them looked at each other and smiled, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding.
"Okay, just do as you say!"
Yunming was the first to speak, his voice carrying a hint of firmness and determination, clearly meant for Xiangling's benefit.
Yun Qingzi followed suit, nodding in agreement.
Now that an agreement has been reached, the next step is naturally to arrange for Xiangling's placement. Before they can gather all four hundred drops of life essence, the question is where to keep Xiangling.
But he couldn't raise this question himself, since he knew nothing about the elven royal territory and how could he possibly find a place to hide?
Fortunately, the two people on the other side weren't stupid and realized this as well.
Yunming was the first to make the suggestion.
“Yunhai, Qingzi, why don’t we settle her with me for now? We haven’t had many guests lately, so we have plenty of empty rooms. We can set up the Heavenly Gang Spirit Locking Array in her room, and she’ll be as helpless as an ordinary elf in a short time.”
"Then the array-breaking stone will be divided into three parts, which the three of us will control together, how about that?"
Gu Yun naturally had no objection to this; on the contrary, he hoped to facilitate it.
After all, if he makes all the suggestions and takes the lead, it's bound to arouse suspicion.
Even if one doesn't doubt Gu Yun's identity, one should at least have some doubts about Gu Yun's motives.
It is understandable that Yunming would keep Xiangling under his control.
"Of course, that makes perfect sense."
Yun Qingzi also agreed, but after glancing at Xiao Li, she said to Gu Yun.
“Konghai, since he’s one of your men, let him go back first. Although this matter was originally between the three of us and only heaven, earth, and us, and outsiders shouldn’t interfere, he’s done us such a big favor, so we should invite him over to express our gratitude.”
"However, the Elven royal family is very xenophobic. If he is human, he will probably become the target of everyone's criticism as soon as he enters. Moreover, without the approval of the insiders, he probably won't be able to get in at all."
"We would be directly blocked from the Elf King's Realm, and this might even lure out some old things, which would ruin our plans."
Although Yun Qingzi's words were eloquent and reasonable, her true intention was still hatred and distrust of the human race. If Gu Yun hadn't been there, even if Xiao Li had helped so much, he probably wouldn't have survived the next moment.
He waved his hand, indicating that Xiao Li's role in the fairy realm was not so essential.
"Xiao Li, you should go back now. You will be rewarded after this matter is over."
As Gu Yun spoke, he transmitted his voice to Xiao Li, "Go and wait for me at the entrance we just came from through the teleportation array. Things have changed a bit. If it had been a group of people coming, we would have been honored guests and could have gone with them."
Xiao Li nodded without hesitation, forcing a smile of joy on his face, but his acting was somewhat stiff due to his poor acting skills. He then turned into a streak of crimson light and disappeared from everyone's sight.
He is currently at the eighth level of the Holy Body, possessing the basic conditions to traverse the void alone. As for his extremely cautious mentality and the system's support, Gu Yun is not worried that he will cause any trouble in the fairy realm.
However, Xiao Li's stiff acting did not have a negative impact on Gu Yun; on the contrary, it made him more convincing, which corresponded to his slightly unwilling emotions.
After disguising Xiangling, the group headed deep into the fairy realm.
Gu Yun had recently been in the Titan Realm and, due to exhaustion from continuous travel, had fallen slightly behind the group. During their conversation along the way, Gu Yun had discerned that Yun Konghai was the leader among the three.
But he genuinely didn't know the way.
Not long after, following the two men...
A colossal ancient tree, seemingly supporting the entire void, came into Gu Yun's view.
This tree far surpassed any living being he had ever seen. In its presence, Gu Yun truly understood the difference between immortals and mortals.
He was merely spying with ill intentions when he felt an inexplicable sense of oppression welling up in his heart, which made Gu Yun's expression become more serious.
Despite his best efforts to value this world tree.
But it seems we underestimated it.
This enormous ancient tree is the World Tree, the fundamental faith of the Elven race.
It is not only a symbol of the Elven race, but also a part of the body of the Goddess of Life, Eve, and an unparalleled divine tree that can even break through the rules of the realm.