Chapter 875: Chapter 32 The First Appearance of Evil Light_4
Xuan Yue, not skilled in martial arts, was the last to arrive; she squeezed to the front and asked anxiously, "Brother Yan Shi, Ah Dai, how is Ah Dai?"
Yan Shi let out a breath and said, "Don’t worry, Ah Dai is fine; he is just drained. He’ll be fine after some rest."
Ya Yuan glanced meaningfully at Ruo Ma and said, "My friends, thank you for saving us. On behalf of all the elves here, I apologize for the earlier incident. We were truly rash." As he spoke, he bowed deeply to everyone.
Moon Scar steadied him and said, "Forget it. After all, we didn’t suffer any losses. Those thieves just now were truly detestable. Helping you was our duty. What should we do with these bodies?"
Ya Yuan replied, "Let’s just leave the bodies here for now; our people will handle them. Let’s hurry back to Elf City. I need to report what has just happened to Her Majesty, the Elf Queen."
Xuan Yue looked around and said, "It seems like there are more corpses than before; it wasn’t all Ah Dai’s doing, was it?"
Ruo Ma nodded and said, "I don’t know how they died either. After the leaders in black ran away, they all just fell down."
Miao Fei said with confusion, "How did Ah Dai suddenly become so powerful? He managed to drive away these guys all by himself; has he always been hiding his strength?"
Yan Shi, somewhat impatiently, said, "Let’s not worry about that now. Elf brothers, could you please lead the way? Ah Dai needs to find a quiet place to rest properly."
Just then, a large group of elves flew over, numbering over a hundred, with three elves at the forefront emitting a strong aura. Ya Yuan’s heart lifted, and he said, "Our people have arrived." He flapped his wings and flew up to meet them, conversing in the Elvish language with the newcomers.
The elves landed, and the three leading elves approached; the male elf in the center said, "Thank you for saving our brethren. I, Elf Envoy Tianying of the Elf Clan, am grateful." He appeared to be in his thirties, with a resolute face and carrying a short bow, his expression solemn.
Yan Shi’s expression changed, and he went forward with Ah Dai in his arms, "Uncle Tianying, do you, do you remember me?"
Tianying looked at Yan Shi in surprise, sizing him up, and said with some puzzlement, "You are from the Pu Yan clan, aren’t you? Have we met before?"
Yan Shi said excitedly, "Uncle Tianying, thirteen years ago, my father, Yan Fei, brought me here to see you! I am Yan Shi!"
Tianying cried out in astonishment, "You, you’re Yan Shi. You’ve changed a lot in all these years!"
Yan Li joined in and pointed to his own nose, "Uncle Tianying, I am Yan Li!"
Tianying laughed heartily, "So it’s you, the mischievous brat. I remember how you once used an axe to chop down the trees at my place! I still clearly remember how pitiful you looked when brother Yan Fei punished you!"
Yan Li said awkwardly, "Uncle, let’s not bring up those embarrassing moments."
Yan Shi said, "Uncle Tianying, my friend is out of strength and needs to rest. Could you help us find a place to settle down first?"
Tianying patted his chest and said, "No problem. Ya Yuan has already informed me of what happened. Let’s go now. These bandits are getting too bold. They have attacked our isolated clansmen more than once. It seems that if we don’t teach them a lesson, they’ll think our Elf Clan is easy to bully." With those words, a hint of coldness flashed in Tianying’s eyes.
Yan Shi nodded and said, "Uncle Tianying, let’s get going then. Once we reach your village, I’ll explain to you why we ended up here."
Tianying nodded, motioned to the accompanying elves, and they all flew toward the depths of Elf Forest with the group in tow.
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Outside the Elf Forest.
Six men in black stopped in their tracks. Although they had been running at full speed for a while, not one of them showed a hint of breathlessness.
The leader of the men in black let out a breath and said, "We should be safe now. I didn’t expect a disciple of Hades to appear here."
The thin man in black who had fought with Ah Dai looked at the dried corpse in the leader’s hands, and with a cry, began to weep bitterly, "Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle, you died so horribly!" His voice was no longer hoarse and low, but became crisp, clearly speaking in the standard language of the Holy Church.
Several of the men in black showed sorrowful expressions. The leader sighed and said, "Qiqi, stop crying. If we have to blame anything, blame our bad luck for encountering a disciple of Hades. Fourth Brother gave his life to protect you, and he died an honorable death."
Qiqi pulled down her face veil, revealing a beautiful and delicate face. She was a pretty young girl, around seventeen or eighteen, with tears flowing continuously from her large eyes, "Fourth Uncle died because of me. It should have been me facing the Sword of Hades!"
The leader sighed and said, "Child, stop crying. It was our duty to protect you. Fourth Brother died for a worthy cause."
Qiqi abruptly raised her head, her eyes flashing coldly, "Uncle, what are you saying? No one should have to die. Do you think I, Mie Feng, am afraid of death? If so, why would I have endured more than ten years of training? Do you think the strength I have acquired was all under your protection? Just now, that young man might not have been able to use the Sword of Hades again. Why did we run? If we had continued the attack, perhaps we would have succeeded!"
