Chapter 352: Chapter 75 Kind Grim Reaper_4
Having been separated for two years, Ah Dai was tremendously shaken when he saw the Elf Queen again, and emotionally exclaimed, "Aunt Elf."
The Elf Queen did not bother to take in the surrounding scene and floated to Ah Dai. She gently stroked Ah Dai’s face, and softly said, "Child, you’ve gotten darker and stronger. You must have suffered a lot these past two years." Feeling the Elf Queen’s motherly concern, Ah Dai’s eyes became moist. "I didn’t suffer, Auntie, I didn’t suffer," he said.
Zhuo Yun dropped to his knees with a thud, bursting into tears as he cried out, "Your Majesty, the Queen."
The grand Elf Envoy, Audi, helped Zhuo Yun up, "Xiao Yun, were you rescued by Ah Dai and his friends?"
Zhuo Yun gently nodded. Seeing the elders of her tribe again filled her heart with an uncontainable excitement, leaving her almost speechless.
Ah Dai apologized, "Aunt Elf, I’m sorry, I failed to fulfill your entrusted task..." He then briefly recounted everything that had transpired in the past two years. When he mentioned that fourteen elves had chosen to commit suicide to cleanse their souls, the room fell silent. The Elf Queen’s gaze turned blank, her warm, red lips trembling slightly and tears welled up in her eyes. "My children! Why? Why were you so foolish? Though your bodies were violated by those evil beings, your souls remained pure." The death of the fourteen elves was a great blow to the Elf Queen. She was trembling slightly and had to rely on Audi’s support to keep herself steady.
Yan Shi spoke solemnly, "Your Majesty, according to Ah Dai, the scroll could only summon you for two hours. We must not delay. Do you have a way of finding the princess’s whereabouts?"
The Elf Queen barely suppressed her emotional turmoil, she nodded and said, "I have a way. Ah Dai, hand me the Elf Bracelet."
Ah Dai handed over the Elf Bracelet. The Elf Queen placed it in her palm, started chanting a spell in the elven language. Soon, the elf bracelet, shining with green light, seemed to cheerfully echo her chant. The green light gradually gathered and the Elf Queen suddenly opened her eyes, "I know where Xing Er is. Let’s go now."
Ah Dai and his companions were already prepared. Quietly, they opened the window, Ah Dai said, "Auntie, you lead the way. We must rescue Princess Xing Er today."
The Elf Queen nodded, "I hope Xing Er is still safe. For the survival of the Elf Clan, warriors of the Elf Clan, let’s go." With that, she led the four Grand Elf Envoys, nine Elf Envoys, and Zhuo Yun into the sky, their wings flapping gently. Ah Dai and the Yan Shi Brothers stayed close behind them on the ground. They all pushed their speed to the limit, following the Elf Queen’s guidance and headed towards the west of Sunset City. The night had fallen, and there were hardly any pedestrians on their path. In the moonlight, eighteen figures on the ground moved quickly like lightning. It only took them a few minutes to reach their destination, the Elf Queen suddenly stopped, pointing forward, "Xing Er is in there."
Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing, a tall wall was in the front. The white stone wall, more than five meters high, seemed incredibly solid. Hundreds of soldiers were guarding the huge archway on both sides. The words - Sunset Palace were engraved on the archway in the Holy Church’s language.
Everyone gasped collectively. They had never expected that Princess Xing Er would be held captive in the palace of the Empire of Sunset City.
The Elf Queen clenched her teeth. She hesitated for a minute, then suddenly turned to Ah Dai, "Ah Dai, you three shouldn’t go in there. The palace of the Empire of Sunset City is bound to be heavily guarded. After all, this is our Elvan Clan’s own business. You wait here. If we manage to rescue Xing Er successfully, we’ll hand her over to you, and you guys can bring her back to the Elf Clan. If we fail, it would only be because fate has come to end the line of my people." After she finished speaking, she looked like she was preparing to fly into the palace.
Ah Dai grabbed the Elf Queen’s arm urgently, "Auntie, since we’ve come all the way here, how could we not help you? Even if we were to die here today, we’d definitely do our utmost for the Elf Clan." At Ah Dai’s words, the Elf Queen was deeply moved. She gently caressed Ah Dai’s black hair, sighed and said, "Child, Auntie knows you mean well, but I can’t be so selfish as to let you take this risk again. You guys wait here. I believe that nobody could stop us, we who possess more than seventy percent of the Elf Clan’s strength. Even if we can’t rescue Xing Er, the Empire of Sunset City will pay a heavy price." She shook off Ah Dai’s hand, ready to take off.
Suddenly, Yan Shi said, "Your Majesty, wait, it would be very difficult to rescue Princess Xing Er by breaking in so forcefully. We need to plan first."
The Elf Queen gave a sorrowful smile, "There’s no time to plan. We’ve only got a little over an hour before we’ll be sent back by the force of the Elf Ancient Tree and lose our final chance." Yan Shi shook his head, "I have an idea, it’s quite simple. But with it, our chance of success will increase significantly."
