Reborn as a beautiful girl, I want to be the best in the world

Ye Qing certainly noticed this change, but she pretended not to see it and swung up Zhongcheng as if to hit him hard.

The momentum of the black hammer hitting down did not seem fake at all. With this hammer, not to mention the heart of the tree demon, even the house would be smashed to make a big hole for Ye Qing.

Figures suddenly gathered from all directions and quickly stopped Ye Qing.

"Adventurer, please show mercy!!"

The elf young woman appeared in front of Ye Qing again. She looked very charming with her pale face, but it was no use pretending to be pitiful in front of Ye Qing.

To say why...

After seeing this elf young woman turn into a pile of roots and disappear on the spot, Ye Qing had no idea about her at all. This strange posture did not seem like that of a normal creature.

Seeing this, Ye Qing was about to swing the hammer again, which frightened the elf young woman even more. She quickly hugged Ye Qing's arm, and her plump breasts had already squeezed up. However, the more she did this, the more Ye Qing felt his scalp tingling.

"adventurer?!"

She was crying like a pear blossom in the rain, but Ye Qing became more and more suspicious about the true identity of this guy.

"Stop, stop, stop. If you don't let go I'll smash it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the young elf woman knelt down and sat beside him obediently.

After both parties calmed down, Ye Qing slowly withdrew the heart of the tree demon, looked at the young elf woman in front of him, and then noticed her name.

Beatrice

This name does not have any surname. If it is an elf, the surname is generally related to their tribe, but this young elf woman only has this name.

"So what are you running for?"

Hearing Ye Qing ask this, Beatrice wiped her tears pitifully and spoke while sobbing.

"You have someone's heart in your hand, and you're asking why I ran away?"

Her heart?

Ye Qing was stunned for a moment. There was no note on this tree demon's heart, but he didn't expect Beatrice to admit that it was hers right away.

To be honest, Ye Qing has been cheated many times by the NPCs in the Divine Realm Fantasy, so he is still very cautious about what these NPCs say, and can't just say it.

But speaking of this, Ye Qing still felt a little strange.

Since the heart belongs to Beatrice, why did she run up here? Wouldn't it be better to just snatch the heart back? According to normal thinking, the heart is such a crucial thing, no one would let the other party give it up, right?

But Beatrice obviously didn't think so. She even wanted to run away when she saw her own heart.

Moreover, the Heart of the Dryad is the opponent's heart. The challenge reward for prime time is something like this. Will the subsequent prime time rewards also be related to the corresponding NPC?

"Then why are you so scared?"

Ye Qing asked this crucial question, and Beatrice seemed a little embarrassed.

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just..."

"Actually, I just thought of something urgent. Hey!!"

Avoiding the question?

After taking out the dryad's heart and the heart again, Beatrice spoke obediently without Ye Qing saying anything.

"Okay, I'll tell you, I'll tell you."

Beatrice slowly stood up, sat down at the dressing table next to her, sighed softly and started talking about the past.

"I was originally the king of the tree demons in the outer forest of Astra, commanding all the tree demons in that forest."

"I don't quite remember how long we lived, but tree demons have a long life span. Simply destroying our bodies cannot kill us. As long as we have a seed or a leaf, we can survive."

As she said this, Beatrice took out a green leaf from her dressing table and placed it in front of Ye Qing.

"This was the leaf I reincarnated the most. Over time, it has become spiritual. To be honest, if you, the adventurer, destroy the Heart of the Dryad, I might be seriously injured. But if you give me enough time, I can still be resurrected from this leaf."

Beatrice didn't seem to worry that the leaf would be snatched away by Ye Qing, and she generously put it in Ye Qing's hand.

But seeing this leaf from the player's perspective is not that simple.

"This is......"

Ye Qing's pupils suddenly shrank. She didn't expect that such a leaf was actually an exclusive prop!

No wonder Beatrice is so confident. Exclusive items cannot be destroyed or plundered. They are items bound to the individual.

Even if the player gets this leaf, it will eventually return directly to Beatrice's hands. No wonder she dared to give this leaf to Ye Qing for viewing.

"Then why are you still so scared? Even if the heart of the tree demon is really destroyed by me, you can continue to revive with the leaves, right?"

Ye Qing asked the question directly without hesitation.

Her directness told her that the problem here might be the key.

Beatrice sighed softly, then turned to Ye Qing and asked with a smile.

“Life without a heart is too hard.”

Chapter 9 Moved

ps: This is the second update today. I still owe four more updates. I will try my best to update more tomorrow QAQ

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There was a hint of bitterness and helplessness in Beatrice's smile, as if the heart of the dryad was more important to her than the reincarnated leaf.

It can be seen that Beatrice's words came from the heart.

There was no disguise, nor any fear. Unlike her previous delicate appearance, when the former Queen of the Dryads looked towards the Heart of the Dryads, there was desire in her eyes, but also a hint of inexplicable emotion.

"By the way, adventurer, after all this talk I still don't know your name."

Beatrice asked calmly with a faint smile on her face. At this moment, she seemed calm and generous, completely different from her previous appearance.

"My name is Zero, I'm just a nobody."

"An unknown person can't get the heart of the dryad. I have heard of the champion of the Fantasy Hero Festival."

Beatrice didn't take Ye Qing's plan to cover up his identity too seriously.

After all, she had done this before, so this was a draw for both parties.

Ye Qing has many questions about this heart.

Although I don’t know how many questions Beatrice can answer, it seems that Beatrice is still the kind of NPC that can be talked to.

Unlike Sister Mike, whose favorability is even negative if she doesn't complete any tasks, she can't wait to trick Ye Qing.

"Beatrice, why did you lose your heart? Or..."

Ye Qing guessed several possibilities. If this Beatrice was really the Queen of Dryads, then she would at least be a very difficult large-scale dungeon BOSS.

How could such a being give up his heart so easily?

Unless it was taken away by someone, but judging by the way Beatrice treated herself, that didn't seem to be the case.

If it was taken away by someone, when Ye Qing appeared with the heart, she should have been eager to snatch it back.

Since it wasn't taken away by someone, there is only one possibility.

"You probably guessed it. I handed over this Dryad's Heart voluntarily."

Beatrice nodded gently, crossing her arms in front of her.

It's hard to imagine that someone would give away their heart.

But looking at it from another perspective, can the Queen of Dryads be viewed using human common sense?

There must be a lot of stories behind the props that can be used as gold challenge rewards. Ye Qing believes that there will definitely be a series of tasks behind them.

"Voluntarily giving up your heart... in exchange for your current life?"

"What a clever child! If I had been half as smart as you, I probably wouldn't have ended up like this."

Beatrice nodded in affirmation.

It turns out that a hundred years ago, when the human empire officially began to build this maze city, Beatrice had already lived in that forest.

Although she was the queen of tree fairies at that time, she was still a tree fairy. Her life was just to bask in the sun and absorb nutrients from the soil every day. As a queen, she was no different.

Until the arrival of humans, this kind of life was completely disrupted.

The new and interesting gadgets brought by humans finally changed the life of the tree fairy queen which had been the same for years, and made her attracted by everything around her.

More and more strange things entered the forest, which aroused the curiosity of the Queen of Dryads. She was eager to touch all of them and to see the world outside the forest.

So one day, the Dryad Queen made a deal with an elf who was passing by.

She gave her heart to the elf, and the elf provided her with a beautiful appearance and body so that she could integrate into the human world.

Since that day, the original dryad queen left the ancient tree, and an elf named Beatrice appeared in Astra.

"I see. So after that day, you don't know where your heart has gone?"

After hearing this story, Ye Qing's eyes softened a little when he looked at Beatrice.

Generally speaking, this story is consistent with Beatrice's previous logic.

"Yes, I don't know either. When you appeared in front of me with the heart today, I was really shocked."

Beatrice nodded and chuckled.

If it is true as Beatrice said, then what will happen after she gets her heart back? Will she become the dryad queen she used to be, or will there be some other changes?

Thinking of this, Ye Qing also mentioned it tactfully.

"Without the Dryad's Heart, the only impact on you is that your vital point has fallen into the hands of an outsider?"

Beatrice was obviously silent for a while, then she stretched out her hands, slightly raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a gentle and moving smile.

"Zero, what do you think of this smile?"

What kind of problem is this?

Ye Qing didn't react for a moment, but still answered instinctively.

"Very natural and beautiful, if you ignore the hands."

"This kind of smile is a habit I have developed over the past ten years."

Beatrice loosened her hands, but the gentle smile still remained on her face.

"At that time, I didn't understand what it meant for me to have no heart."

From a tree demon to a human form, Beatrice lost more than just a vital part.

After the elf took away the heart of the dryad, he also took away Beatrice's emotions and her ability to empathize with the things around her.

After becoming a human, I lost the most precious "heart".

She regretted it and wished she could get her heart back immediately.

But this feeling did not last long and disappeared from Beatrice's heart. As time went by, she gradually no longer had such thoughts.

It's like I'm numb and don't care anymore.

"Dear adventurer, I understand the principle of fair trade."

Beatrice put her hands on her chest and spoke to Ye Qing earnestly.

"But you can see that I have nothing else now except this leaf that I rely on for survival."

Beatrice was not wrong in saying this. As a tree demon, she did not have too many material desires, and her income was probably just enough to support her life.

It can even be said that the dryad queen can continue to photosynthesize without arousing suspicion from outsiders.

"What can I give you in exchange for my heart?"

When this question came out, Ye Qing was also stunned.

To be honest, after listening to the story of the tree demon queen, Ye Qing was also somewhat moved.

She could sympathize with such helpless feelings, where one cannot get what one wants, and desires everything when one has no ability, but can no longer desire it when one has the ability.

Ye Qing is not a naive person, but such emotions touched her.

"Ms. Beatrice, in that case, why don't we make a deal."