Chapter 416 (1/2)

It didn't take long for the group to reach the Elven Forest. It was merely a short trip as the group arrived at the Elven Forest on the night of the next day.

”Nika, without you, I don't think I'll be able to safely enter the Elven Forest.” Long Yi recalled the first time he arrived at the Elven Forest. It wasn't a pleasant welcome for sure.

Compared to Long Yi, Nika was extremely excited to return to the Elven Forest. After a long time away from home, of course, she would be happy to be back. Naturally, she turned a deaf ear to Long Yi's complains as she completely ignored him.

”What's wrong? You're not nervous to be back are you?” Long Yi sensed that there was something different about Nika today and he couldn't help but laugh.

Taking a deep breath, Nika raised her head as she looked at Long Yi. Nika appeared as though she wanted to say something to Long Yi. However, instead of opening her mouth, she turned away as she ran into the Elven Forest.

Although he felt as though there was something wrong with Nika, Long Yi didn't think too much about it. Along with Wushuang and the others, Long Yi advanced into the Elven Forest.

”Ya! It's Captain Nika. Our captain is back!” Cheers could be heard inside the Elven Forest as they saw that Nika returned.

”Hey, I'm back too. Why is there no one here to welcome me?” Long Yi smiled and joked as he walked into the Elven Forest.

”Ah…… Mister Long, you came back! However, why did you come back with our captain?” A cute girl who remembered who Long Yi was asked with a curious expression on her face.

”We met by chance, nothing more…… All of you, return to whatever you were doing. I'll take them to meet the Queen and the Princess.” Before Long Yi could answer the elf girl, Nika spoke up before him. Leading the way, Nika led the group deeper into the forest.

Under the hazy moonlight, the Eleven Forest was absolutely an illusionary fairyland. It was very quiet and it was auspicious with spiritual qi. For someone like Nalan Ruyue and Bertha, it was their first time in the Elven Forest. As such, they were extremely impressed and said that this journey was extremely worthwhile. As for Wushuang who had been here before, she was praising this place inwardly. Even though she had been here before, she was extremely weak at that time. She didn't have the time nor energy to properly appreciate the Elven Forest.

Currently, it was already late into the night. Most of the elves living in the Elven Forest had already fallen asleep. Rows upon rows of log cabins were dark and their residents were currently in deep sleep.

Even though most of the elves' residence were dark, Long Yi was able to see that the Queen's palace far into the distance. The Palace was brightly lit, and a graceful and beautiful figure was standing on the steps. Behind this figure, there were rows of elven guards. It was obvious who the person standing on the steps was.

”It's the Elven Queen.” In an instant, Long Yi was able to determine the status of the person standing on the steps. That figure was something Lu Xiya could never compare to. That little unripe elven girl, she wasn't even close to the s.e.xy figure the Elven Queen possessed. Long Yi felt as though something was burning in his chest when he thought about the ambiguous relations.h.i.+p he had with the Elven Queen. The moral dilemma made Long Yi feel even more stimulated as it seemed as though he was doing something wrong.

Walking towards the entrance, Long Yi stared at the Elf Queen who was looking with him with a complicated expression. It was as though she was looking at him with a smile on her face, but that smile didn't seem like a smile. Long Yi took a step forward as he said with an innocent smile on his face, ”Your Majesty the Queen, long time no see. I've truly missed you. Eh, how come my little darling Lu Xiya is missing?”

”Smelly kid, I haven't seen you for two years, but your loose tongue hasn't changed. Do you need me to use these vines to sew your mouth shut? You don't know when to stop do you?” To the rest of them, they felt as though the Elf Queen was doting on her son-in-law. However, she still had the graceful of a queen when she chided him, which made people feel extremely comfortable.

Long Yi covered his mouth. He knew that some jokes should be stopped before he went too far. Especially since there were many other people at the scene. He shouldn't say too much…….

”Lu Xiya had reached a bottleneck in her cultivation. She is currently in seclusion…… It might take some time before she is able to leave seclusion. Seems like you chose a bad time to return this time.” With a slight smile on her face, the Elf Queen broke the bad news to Long Yi. When Long Yi heard that Lu Xiya wouldn't be able to meet him soon, he felt heartbroken. After traveling for such a long time, he was unable to see his darling Lu Xiya… This is truly depressing.

As Long Yi was lost in his thoughts, Wushuang, Nalan Ruyue, and Bertha greeted the Elf Queen in succession.

With a smile, the Elf Queen returned their greetings. As she looked at Wushuang, she said, ”Wushuang girl, did you come back from the Origin Ice? That should mean that your curse is completely removed now right?”

”Yes. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty the Queen.” Wushaung smiled as she thanked the Elf Queen.

At this moment, Long Yi was alone with the Elf Queen inside a room. The atmosphere between them was quite awkward as they stared at each other. Not long after the Elf Queen came out to welcome Long Yi and his group, Nika lead Wushuang and others out of the Palace. She brought them to a courtyard in order to allow them to rest from their tiring journey. Only Long Yi was left in the Palace with the Elf Queen.

”Your Majesty the Queen, what exactly is the matter?” Long Yi looked at the Elf Queen who was elegantly sipping tea. Those bright red lips made him feel thirsty and uneasy at the same time. It didn't matter if Long Yi was standing or sitting, he felt extremely uncomfortable looking at the Elf Queen. After ten minutes, he was no longer able to bear the awkward atmosphere and decided to speak out.

Elf Queen smirked as she teased, ”So, a sly fellow like you can also feel fidgety. Weren't you extremely complacent when you stepped into my Palace? What happened to your composure?”

”This is because of Your Majesty's charm. All the blame can be placed on you as you are simply too charming. If it was any other person sitting in your place, I would be calm and composed even if I were to sit still for several days and nights.” Long Yi made a wry smile as he explained. Long Yi had no idea why, but he was extremely attracted to the Elf Queen. A single glance from her sent ripples through his heart and he involuntarily recalled the night where everything nearly got out of control.

”Don't think about those dirty things. I asked you to stay behind as I wanted to know what happened to you in the past two years. Focus on the relevant points!” Elf Queen scolded as she glared at Long Yi. Even though she was trying to keep an angry face while looking at Long Yi, an unusual feeling gushed out from the bottom of her heart.