◎Her soul has gone to the goddess's fountain of youth. ◎
Under the threat of the evil Moon Witch to sue her parents, the hundred-year-old earth elf naturally... agreed with her love and loyalty.
[Despicable, shameless...]Chloe was so angry that she started weaving spider silk again.
A guilty Dill rolled up the parchment silently and was thinking of what to say to ease the situation when Chloe spoke first;
[After all, I am the last guardian of the temple of the goddess. You can't just take things and leave like this. If the goddess comes back one day, I will have no face to explain. ]
Dill knew she was in the wrong, not to mention she expected to get the secret passage of the castle out of Chloe's mouth, so she went down and said: "I am willing to prove my sincerity to the dependents of the Green Goddess."
The words "The Green Goddess's Familia" were completely spoken into Chloe's heart. Seeing the girl's humble posture and the flower crown she knitted on her head, the earth elf's face softened and said: "You only need to do one thing for me. Just fine. ]
The moon elf looked suspicious, and leaned close to the witch and whispered: [Dill, don't believe it, I know elves best, they are all bad, this guy is a spider mimic, he must be the best at weaving traps! ]
You've cursed yourself...
Dill gave Laurel a comforting look, then turned to Chloe and said, "Just tell me."
Chloe was very satisfied with her knowledge. Laurel was so angry that she turned away and ignored her. Dill explained slowly: "I also understand elves. You like nectar and mischief. You are the most beautiful creation of the goddess and the most beautiful of witches." Loyal and lovely companion, I have no reason not to believe in you."
The girl's sincere praise was as sweet as honey, and both elves were satisfied with the praise.
[I don't know where you get your confidence from! ]Yuegui hummed, but she couldn't stop smiling.
Confidence in experience. Dill thought, if the identification system allowed, she should have a skill of "full experience in negotiation with non-human creatures".
What's more, Dill has one last insurance policy. The name of the goddess has been memorized in her head for a long time. As soon as she notices something is wrong, she will be punished directly by blurting out her words. Chloe should also know this.
[This is not too difficult. There is an ancient tomb underground in the castle. The high priest of the Green Goddess rests in it. I will take you through the secret passage. I hope you can present me with a bouquet of flowers to ask for her permission. ]
Dill no longer had any random thoughts, and she nodded cautiously.
The three of them quickly reached a consensus. Dill took out a small brass hourglass from the cupboard, which was big enough to be pinched in the palm of his hand. There were many strange markings on the top cover; this was a sun and moon instrument made by the sea witch, and it contained two kinds of sand. : Obsidian grains and white star sand.
At this time, the two ends of the hourglass, one black and one white, have reached equilibrium, which means that most of the night has passed. When Dill looks at the moment, the night time continues to flow through the fine white sand, and the first ray of light in the morning is not far away.
Must be fast. She must return to the cell before dawn, otherwise if a living person disappears out of thin air in the middle of the night, wouldn't it just prove the suspicion of a witch? Even if Mu Xia saves her, he will still guess his secret plan.
Chloe skillfully led them to turn left and right in the rock passage. Dill could occasionally hear some voices. The stable boy was complaining to the blacksmith in the basement that the nobleman's horse was difficult to take care of; the servant sneaked into the cellar and stole a few bottles of wine. , intending to sell them; there was even someone in the church polishing gold and bronze instruments in the middle of the night, and sending out a sweet and loud gospel.
As they went further down, the sounds gradually disappeared into the darkness.
Dill held the funnel and paid attention to Laurel's condition from time to time. Fortunately, the other party was always in high spirits because of various precautions against Chloe.
[Go down from here. ]
Chloe stopped. A dark hole opened in the rock wall in front of it. There was no light inside. Considering that it was a tomb that had been sealed for hundreds of years, there was nothing wrong with it at the moment.
Laurel made a "please come first" gesture, and Chloe glared at it fiercely before diving into the hole without looking back, and her figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.
When it was Dill's turn, she touched the rock wall and stretched out her hand tentatively. Thinking of Chloe's appearance just now, she took a deep breath and stepped out of the cave.
The space suddenly opened up, and Dill was not happy that she had walked out of the mouse hole.
The next step was in the air, and she fell rapidly. The girl's hands and feet caught her, but they were all empty. Now she was fine, and she screamed loudly.
She shouldn't believe these evil elves...and werewolves! !
The solid touch unfolded under her body in time. Dill was stunned. What her palm touched was the floor. A small glowing moth flew around her in the darkness. Has she returned to her original size?
Yue Gui flapped her wings and sighed: "This guy didn't do any tricks. It's because I'm too petty." ]
Dill:? ? ?
It's better not to speculate on the logic of the elves. Chloe did not play any tricks. The hole was just opened in the wall of the tomb. Naturally, the elves who can fly will not think about the way humans land.
Dill wiped the cold sweat and thought that this was a tomb. Just now, she almost turned from a cute and romantic fairy tale into a death note.
[Borrow your moonlight magic. ]
Chloe's voice rang in her ears, and the girl felt that the voice was very close, probably because her shrinking courage had not yet recovered. She remembered the image of a spider hanging down its silk thread and whispering in her ear, and her scalp numbed subconsciously, and she jumped back. One palm just rested against the wall.
A small fluorescent light lit up from under Dill's palm, and the area within the girl's field of vision gradually became brighter. It turned out that the tomb was actually made of four crystal clear crystal walls, and it seemed as if bright chalcedony was flowing inside. Just a ray of moonlight It can reflect the brightness in the room. What Chloe needs is the moonlight of dill.
The tomb is very simple, without any eulogies or portraits. There is only a coffin carved from green marble in the center. The top of the coffin is carved with a green-robed woman sleeping among fruits and grapes. The woman's facial features, limbs and fingers are all lifelike. , showing no sign of the erosion of hundreds of years, like an immortal goddess of youth, Dill stopped on the woman's forehead when she saw Chloe.
[That's her, my witch, Cassandra. ]
Dill still had the small hydrangea crown in her hand. She had an idea and put the crown on the little finger of the statue.
The size was just right, and the hydrangea was a summer bouquet. The girl put aside her distracting thoughts and prayed devoutly for the blessing of the witch ancestor, the goddess priest.
"I am the moon witch, Dill. I am here to ask the green goddess priest Cassandra for your forgiveness. Please allow me to use the power of the goddess to protect the land and believers protected by the goddess."
Dill knelt on one knee and held the right hand of the statue with one hand. She noticed that in the woman's other hand she held a sheep's horn, a symbol of fertility, from which grew the honey-fruit flowers that surrounded her. It's amazing.
"Please give me the strength to fight off the wolves." She said sincerely.
[Are you done? ]
Chloe's slightly hoarse voice made Dill feel a little sentimental in this breathless atmosphere. Although the thoughts of elves are difficult to fathom, they can also be sad, angry and missing just like humans...
"Well, Chloe, I'm sorry to disturb your witch..."
[Okay, then lift the lid of the coffin for me. ]
Dill:? ? ?
Chloe said impatiently: "You don't even have this strength, do you? Then why did I bring you here?" ]
Dill looked at Laurel for help. The little moth flapped its wings and made an encouraging gesture to her: [Dill, come on, keep working hard. ]
So the two elves surrounded a human girl and encouraged her to overturn the coffin of their senior.
Dill: Am I really here to rob tombs?
Human logic cannot be applied to elves. The girl gritted her teeth. In the end, she could only recite the Great Compassion Mantra and various confessions while biting her head and gently leaning her hand on the edge of the coffin lid.
Hundreds of years have passed, and mummies have nothing to fear!
Earth Elf: [Turn it over! ! ]
Moon Elf: [Push it! ! ]
Dill took a deep breath, then closed her eyes and pushed hard.
The marble was very heavy. The girl pushed it with all her strength. The center of gravity of the entire coffin lid was unstable and it fell directly to the side. Dill only felt the ground shake heavily, bang! The broken pieces of marble bounced everywhere, and holes seemed to be smashed into the crystal wall.
Dill couldn't help but open her eyes and felt heartbroken when she saw the broken marble statues on the ground. These were centuries-old artifacts. Even if he robbed the tomb and smashed the things, would Cassandra ask him for compensation in the middle of the night?
[That'll be fine. ]
[Oh, so that's what you had in mind. ]
The two elves didn't care about the broken things at all, and Dill subconsciously looked towards the coffin.
She didn't know whether she should be happy or not. There were no centuries-old remains inside. In fact, the coffin was empty. Dill saw Chloe opening a net made of spider silk on the edge of the coffin, catching something that looked like glowing dust.
Chloe said happily: [I can finally take her out of here. The elf's power is not enough. I have been waiting for two hundred years. Thank you, Dill. ]
"Is that Cassandra's soul?" Dill asked with some fear.
She was very young, so she had never studied the world after the death of a witch. Could it be that once she died, her soul would lie in the coffin for hundreds of years?
[Her soul has gone to the goddess's fountain of youth, and all that is left in the coffin are some thoughts of her life. ]
Chloe opened the net as wide as possible to catch the fine dust.
[The inspiration for witches is one of the origins of elves. I was born from Cassandra's laughter when she saw the first ray of light in the morning. I have already found a poplar tree in the Maiden Tower. I will become my witch in the future. We will also be reborn as the elves of the poplar tree, and we will protect the Green Emerald City together. ]
So that's it. Dill suddenly realized.
Similar to humans but not completely similar, this is indeed an emotion unique to elves.
"Let me help you."
With the help of Dill, the coffins were quickly cleared away.
Chloe sat on Dill's shoulder and told her: "You gave me the witch rebirth. You can give her a new name."
Dill thought hard.
[You're not leaving, are you? Take a look at this. ]Yuegui's voice suddenly interrupted.
Turning her head, she saw a dark passage opened in the crystal wall opposite the coffin. Dill rubbed her eyes to make sure it was not an illusion. It was indeed a new passage that was big enough for an adult to pass through. It just appeared in front of her out of thin air.
Dill took a step forward and stepped on a broken piece of marble. The sound of the coffin breaking was too loud before, and she didn't hear any other abnormalities. Could it be that she accidentally triggered some mechanism?
[I never knew this place existed. ] Chloe whispered.
Dill glanced at the hourglass in her hand. There was still one-third of the obsidian grains left, so it should be enough time.
Accompanied by the two elves, Dill held her breath and walked deeper into the tomb.