They recognized their feelings, but the knight had been reincarnated as a fox cub

Fei'er could now see the whole picture of the forest. The trunks of the towering trees that blocked out the sun actually had faces. Their eyes burned with cold fire and their big mouths were like cracks.

Is this the "barrier" of the Elf Forest? She came here just when the barrier of the Elf Forest was ineffective, so she didn't get to see the power of this barrier.

The huge tree monsters stretched out their sharp claws and easily tore into pieces the black shadow people lying on the ground without resistance. Their roots pulled out from the ground and penetrated the bodies of the black shadow people from below.

How should I put it? The scene was a bit cruel. If I had to describe it, I felt it was like skewers, with the ingredients pierced from the bottom to the head...

The deaths of the black shadows were extremely tragic, but these assassins were the minions that killed people, so they were dead and no one would care about them.

The Forest of Elves, also known as the Forest of Sages, is the most dense forest in the entire continent of Arlen, with countless trees.

Imagine if all the vegetation in Arlen's largest forest turned into monsters guarding the forest, what would happen to the invading enemies?

In just a few breaths, all the hostile units were cleared out and were suspended in the sky like large garbage.

Their flesh and blood will not pollute the forest, but will become nutrients for the forest.

In a sense, the Elf Forest is still quite terrifying. For outsiders with aggressive intentions, if they die here, not even a trace of them will be left, and they will directly enter the Arlen ecological cycle.

In just a moment, the enemy that even Fei'er felt was quite difficult to deal with disappeared.

She breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but touch the golden leaf at her mouth.

If I didn't have this leaf, would my fate be the same as theirs?

"My lord...Miss, has your magical barrier recovered?" After the crisis was resolved, Irene returned to Ceres' side immediately, with undisguised joy in her tone.

"Yeah, it seems so." After confirming that all the enemies were eliminated, Ceres's cold and murderous expression returned to normal. She smiled as gently as usual, and then looked at Fei'er who was thinking.

"This is all thanks to Miss Fate."

"......I didn't do anything." Fei'er waved her hand and said casually. "If you want to thank someone, thank the Elf Forest and the Elf Queen."

If the barrier had not taken effect in time, they might have really died here today.

"What? Is there something wrong with what I said?" Fei'er was puzzled when she saw the two elves looking at her with a somewhat strange look after she said this.

".......No, we should thank Her Majesty the Elf Queen." Celeste agreed, and then asked nervously, "Speaking of which, Miss Fate, do you know Her Majesty the Queen?"

"I don't know her." Fei'er denied it without thinking. "I am just a small human being. How could I have seen the queen who is above everyone else?"

“..........Is that so?” Upon hearing this, Ceres’ expression froze for a moment, but Fei’er’s attention was not on her, so she didn’t notice.

"Well, Ms. Fate, you said you have always been alone. Do you have any immediate family members?" Ceres asked casually.

As soon as this question was asked, even Irene next to her became serious and stared at Fei'er intently.

"Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"Oh, sorry, is it too sudden? I just think that Miss Fate's swordsmanship is very powerful and her mental skills are very unique. I guess she must have learned from some famous master?" Ceres asked indirectly.

"No." Fei'er's thoughts were not on Ceres's question, so she answered without thinking.

As for whether it was appropriate to talk about these things with Ceres, there was no need to think about it. The fact that she dared to release the Ancient Sword Flow in front of Ceres meant that she had not thought about these issues at all.

In Fei'er's opinion, they were just two unfamiliar elves. There was nothing to worry about revealing secrets and talking about these things in front of them.

Anyway, they won't be together for long, and elves have a long lifespan, so how many passers-by are there in their lifetime? After a few years, they will probably only remember that there was a human girl disguised as a man who saved their lives, and then it's gone, not even qualified to be a topic of conversation after dinner.

Besides, the situation was urgent and she couldn't care less about these things.

"........Are you self-taught?"

"Well, what's wrong?" Although Fei'er did not answer the other party's question seriously, she was telling the truth and her expression was quite normal.

However, these words made the two elves look at each other for a long time.

"You really don't have any older brothers or younger brothers..."

"Well, miss, you're asking too many questions. After all, this is someone's privacy, so we'd better not ask too much." Seeing that Ceres couldn't help but continue asking, Irene on the side hurriedly spoke out to stop her.

My young lady is too impatient. She will make mistakes if she speaks too much.

This made Fei'er feel a little strange. Miss Ceres didn't pay that much attention to her, right? They were just people who happened to be traveling together, so why did she start checking their household registration?

Have I really seen them there?

Because of Ceres's repeated questioning, Fei'er became suspicious and looked at the two elf girls from head to toe.

The two elf girls remained silent.

.........I really haven't seen them before?

The scent and smell on his body were not that of someone he was familiar with, he was a complete stranger.

"Well, of course I have relatives, but they are in the empire." To be on the safe side, Fei'er thought that she should not appear so unique and say that she was an orphan and her parents died when she was young.

"I see." Irene nodded and stopped asking questions. At the same time, she winked at the anxious Ceres next to her, asking her not to ask any more questions.

If you ask again, the person will run away.

"Oh, I see. Miss Fate, it must be hard for you to be out alone, right?"

"It's okay, I'm used to it."

"You said before that this wasn't your first time in the Elf Forest. Are the old friends you want to meet in the Snow Elf settlement?"

"Hmm." Fei'er didn't understand. Wasn't this what she had said before? Why did she have to repeat it again, as if she was afraid it was fake?

Why are these two elf ladies suddenly so concerned about my affairs?

After this episode, Irene began to clean up the battlefield, searching for items left on the bodies of these shadowy men to identify the mastermind behind their ambush and attack.

After searching for a while, Irene came to Ceres and whispered to her.

Fei'er didn't think there was anything wrong with it. These things were the secrets of the elves. It was inappropriate for an outsider like her to stand here and listen. So she walked a few steps away to make sure she couldn't hear anything.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." After a while, Irene came over.

"fine."

"Although the evidence is not enough, it should be certain that the shadowy people who attacked us are the shadow legions of the northern countries."

".......Is it really okay for you to tell me these things?" Fei'er looked a little strange. "Ms. Irene, you don't need to explain this to me specifically."

"It's okay. This is not a particularly important secret. In fact, as you can see, the Elf Forest has had some 'malfunctions' recently and has temporarily lost its function of protecting the elves." Irene didn't care about it at all, and even told Fei'er the most embarrassing and unspeakable secret of the elves today.

"..........Well, it's okay if you don't tell me these." Fei'er felt something was wrong when she heard this.

Why are you telling me this? I don't want to know. I don't want to know the secrets of your elves at all.

Just imagine, the Elf Forest concerns the life and death of the elves, and even their own people dare not tell others about the failure of the barrier, for fear of causing panic or leaking the secret. What was she thinking to easily tell such an absolute secret to a stranger, a foreigner?

Fei'er's intuition told her that she was in trouble again.

However, the failure of the barrier is most likely related to the Elf Queen, but other possibilities are not ruled out.

Forget it, don’t think about it anymore. It has nothing to do with her now. Even if she wants to help, she is unable to do so.

Don't tell her that she is just here to travel and avoid disaster.

"That's why Her Majesty the Queen sent us to the Snow Elf settlement, not only to inspect the current situation of the Snow Elf, but also to ensure the border..."

"Ms. Irene, if you continue talking I will have to cover my ears, okay?" Fei'er tilted her head.

"........I'm sorry, I just think that Miss Fate is a trustworthy person, and I don't mean anything else. If what I said has caused you any trouble, please forgive me." Irene apologized devoutly.

"It didn't cause any trouble, but I've never been interested in other people's secrets, and it's not good to hear them."

"That was indeed my fault."

"Compared to this, has Miss Ceres's psychological disorder been cured?" Fei'er turned the topic to Ceres.

"It's fine for now, thanks to Miss Topfit." Ceres smiled. "I'm really grateful to Miss Fei'er for saving me despite the danger."

"I said I didn't do anything. You saved yourself." Fei'er was quite experienced in this kind of thing and she distanced herself from the matter in her words.

But she knew what troubles would arise if she saved the elf's life. At the very least, she would be entangled, and at worst, she would suffer misfortune. So if she saved the elf, she must say that it was unintentional, and then say that she did nothing and was of no help at all.

Fortunately, the two elves in front of her were still rational. They didn't say anything to bother her, nor did they do anything to bother her.

Thinking back to the past......

Let’s not talk about it. She has experience in this area anyway.

After simply packing up, the three of them continued to move towards the interior of the Elf Forest.

I don’t know if it’s because I saved Ceres before, but Fei’er can clearly feel that these two elves seem to be intentionally trying to get closer to me. I want to walk behind them like I did before, but I can’t do it.

"Excuse me, Miss Fate, do you feel repulsed by your identity? Or do you have other considerations?"

"Why do you say that?"

"I see you have been deliberately hiding your true appearance."

"Just take it as such." Fei'er felt that her attitude had been revealed very clearly in her remarks. It was obvious that she was just trying to perfunctorily answer her question, but Ceres next to her kept asking her questions like a curious baby.

Oh no, I’m not going to meet another elf with a paranoid personality, am I?

Fei'er pursed her lips.

Elves are innocent creatures, and if they really accept you, they can be said to be easy to get along with, but they are notoriously paranoid in certain aspects.

For example, in terms of emotions.

To put it simply, elves are too pure, especially when it comes to emotions, so pure that they are inflexible.

Once they fall in love with someone, they will be loyal to him/her for the rest of their lives until death.

The most amazing thing is that even physiologically, elves can only produce offspring if they have sex with someone they truly love. If someone they don't love forces them, they will commit suicide on the spot to defend their pure and innocent love.

The god of pure love is.

Fei'er is not saying that this is a bad thing. It is very good. But it would be tragic if the person the elf falls in love with does not love her. They don't even have the qualifications to transfer their emotions and just hang themselves on a tree.

It was a real hanging. Some elves even suffered from lovesickness, depression, etc., and many committed suicide because of it.

This may be one of the reasons why the elves have such an alarmingly low birth rate.

Fei'er has had a lot of contact with elves, and she has seen these things quite often.

Chapter 123: 11~Someone is jealous

The Elf Forest is really huge.

Although it is not the first time I have seen it, I still can't help but sigh that it is worthy of being the most luxuriant forest in Arlen.

She walked for another day without rest, but still couldn't get out, even though the veins of the Elf Forest were deeply engraved in her mind with the golden leaf, and it was the same if she was told the quickest and most convenient route.

Fei'er didn't dare to think about what she would do without the golden leaf, but Mother Earth was very gentle. Even if she was an unrecognized outsider, as long as she had no hostility, she would at most be sent away and her life would not be in danger.

Generally, outsiders who possess the Golden Leaf can at best avoid getting lost in the forest. But for someone like her who has even memorized the route map in her mind, she is considered to be given special care.

It was getting dark, and after a day's journey, the three of them had to set up camp and rest.

Fei'er leaned on her sword and sat in front of the lit bonfire with her eyes closed.

"Miss Fei'er, it's getting late. Let's set up camp here and rest."

"Yeah." There was no need for them to say anything. Since the bonfire had already been lit, where else could they rest if not here?

Fei'er put the sword aside, knelt on the ground, and folded her arms across her chest.

This kneeling sitting posture is called "Zhengzuo" in Kyushu. After all, Fei'er grew up in Kyushu, and no matter how much she rejects her hometown, she still retains some habits.

"......Aren't you going to take a rest?" However, what Ceres said seemed to have other meanings. Seeing Fei'er sitting motionless by the fire, she couldn't help asking.

"I'm just resting." Fei'er narrowed her blue eyes.

When resting in the wild where dangers are lurking everywhere, people usually take turns to keep watch. However, there are not always people to take turns to keep watch. At such times, Fei'er has to keep watch by herself. She will enter a very light sleep and will wake up at the first sign of any disturbance.

This is the Forest of Elves, which should be very safe. But who knows if the Queen will suddenly go crazy again and close the barrier?

It’s hard to say. It’s safer to leave someone to keep watch at night.

"Miss, the tent is set up." When Irene set up the tent and looked for Ceres, she found that the latter had sat down by the campfire with Fei'er at some point.

Seeing this, Irene just sighed softly, and then cast a complicated look at Fei'er.

Is it possible for the dead to be resurrected in the continent of Arlen?

Irene couldn't explain it clearly. She had never seen it before. This kind of thing was too unbelievable even in the magical world.

So it's not certain.