WTYTIAAN Chapter 152

Chapter 152

The little black cat rested its head on its paws, slowly closing its eyes, the gentle strokes on its back lulling it to sleep.

At this moment, only the sound of two breaths remained.

The little black cat unnaturally flicked its tail, which was gently grasped by a cool hand, stroking down the tail to the base of the spine.

The black tail stiffened into a straight line, unable to move in the other’s hand.

Yan Yunqing: …

Sylf chuckled softly, releasing the black cat’s tail, and instead began to knead his constantly twitching ears.

The cool fingertips pressed against the soft fur on his ears. Yan Yunqing didn’t know if other cats were sensitive on the ears, but he only knew that his ears were too sensitive.

Especially when the other person’s fingertip brushed against the strand of clever hair on the tip of his ear, he would always feel a shiver down his body.

Is this a sequelae of becoming a cat?

Yan Yunqing closed his eyes, not wanting to think about this question.

Mainly because one question had already occupied his entire mind: what was going on with this Sylf who suddenly appeared?

Whether it was Lillian or Regas, or even Merlin, Isabel, and Divik, they had all clearly stated that Sylf had returned to the Elven Mother Tree hundreds of years ago, which meant that Sylf was indeed dead.

But who is this Sylf?

Yan Yunqing felt that he could never mistake Sylf’s voice. His voice was very special, like the sound of a spring flowing through a quiet forest, clear and ethereal. You could tell from the voice that he came from the forest.

Especially the way he called him “King,” with the slight upward inflection at the end, was Sylf’s unique mark.

No one could fake it so similarly.

Not to mention faking Sylf in Selinval.

Moreover, what did Sylf mean by “My time is running out”?

Yan Yunqing’s mind was very chaotic at the moment, and for a moment, he ignored the hands that were ‘misbehaving’ on his body.

“So, in the time that I was away, the King could take good care of himself.” Sylf finally stopped, sighing softly, “You’re not injured. It seems that I can rest assured.”

Yan Yunqing felt the restraint disappear, and he suddenly realized: Could it be that Sylf was just checking him for injuries?

Yan Yunqing was speechless for a moment. He nimbly stood up, shaking off the fur that had been messed up, jumped off Sylf’s lap, and turned around.

The person’s face was truly reflected in his red pupils.

Sylf, dressed in a plain white robe, with even his hair white, smiled at him. In that instant, Yan Yunqing found it difficult to describe. Even he was stunned by the beauty of the scene.

The elves are indeed creatures known for their beauty. Perhaps only the appearance of angels and mermaids can compare with them.

Yan Yunqing was stunned for a moment, lowering his head unnaturally, his eyes flickering for a moment, concealing his brief daze, “You… what happened to your hair?”

Sylf’s hair had turned white.

He used to have beautiful golden hair, smooth and soft, like golden silk.

“…Is it not good-looking?”

Sylf tilted his head slightly, his smooth white hair falling down, draped over his shoulders, and landing on the ground where he was kneeling, spreading out a layer of silvery-white lake.

From golden silk to a silvery-white waterfall, it wasn’t that it was not good-looking, but that Yan Yunqing was a little unaccustomed to it.

“Just a little curious.” Yan Yunqing said, “Did you reincarnate?”

This was the only possibility that Yan Yunqing could think of. Perhaps Sylf had reincarnated and had accepted the baptism of his past memories, so he appeared here again after returning to the Mother Tree.

Sylf’s fingertip lifted a strand of white hair, “I used a little too much of my original power back then, and my hair faded.”

Elves can be considered a kind of elemental life. Although they have a physical body, can be injured, and bleed, they are essentially beings constructed from elements. The original power naturally refers to the elemental power that constitutes the elf itself.

Frequent use will damage the elf’s soul… and may even lose the opportunity to reincarnate, completely annihilating into the world.

Unless necessary, elves would not use this power, after all, their death was just a return to the Mother Tree, waiting for reincarnation, and excessive use of the original power would truly mean ‘death’.

Yan Yunqing was stunned. He didn’t expect to receive such an answer. Even during the most intense period of the Millennium God War, Sylf rarely used his original power. How could he frequently use his original power after everything had settled down, even to the point where his hair had faded?

“Don’t worry, it’s not a serious problem.” Sylf sighed softly, “It’s been a long time.”

Yan Yunqing: …

Yan Yunqing hesitated. He seemed to vaguely guess what Sylf was using his original power for… but he didn’t dare to confirm it.

“Then what did you mean by what you just said? What does it mean that time is running out? Did you reincarnate?”

Sylf quietly looked at Yan Yunqing, as if he wanted to imprint Yan Yunqing’s current black cat appearance completely in his eyes and heart. After a long time, he softly replied, “Because the Sylf you see now, is Sylf from a thousand years ago.”

Yan Yunqing’s eyes widened slightly.

Sylf slowly leaned down, his long hair falling down, gently embracing Yan Yunqing, who was sitting there in a daze.

The moment their foreheads touched, a panel popped up in front of Yan Yunqing.

[‘Sylf’ has imparted the skills [Spring of Life] [Whispers of the Forest] to you…]

[Do you want to spend 0 skill points to learn them?]

“Please take care of yourself.”

“When we meet next time, Sylf will still offer all his loyalty.”

A fleeting kiss quietly landed under the black cat’s left eye.

…

Yan Yunqing watched as the Sylf in front of him turned into points of light and disappeared into thin air. Yan Yunqing subconsciously reached out his hand, but it was like touching a bubble that would shatter at the slightest touch. With a pop, the bizarre and beautiful scene disappeared without a trace.

…Sylf from a thousand years ago?

Yan Yunqing canceled his transformation, sitting on the floor, his fingertips gently touching his cheek: Strange… just now, did Sylf kiss him?

“No, no…” Yan Yunqing shook his head, “The question is, what does it mean that the Sylf now is the Sylf from a thousand years ago?”

Did Sylf have the ability to travel through time? Isn’t that a bit of a bug? Even gods can’t travel through time, right?

And how did Sylf give him a bunch of skills… all skills that can be lit up without skill points!

Oh, to be precise, they are all healing skills that can be lit up without skill points.

It’s just that there is a limit to the number of times they can be used. The most exaggerated one, [Blessing of Selinval], can only be used three times in total, but the effect is amazing.

[Blessing of Selinval]

Description: This is a blessing from Selinval, so says its master. (All friendly units within ten meters have their negative status canceled, all statuses are restored to their original state, and they gain a thirty-second invincibility shield.) ‘I will bear all your future suffering and pain, may you be safe and happy.’

This skill can only be used three times. Looking at the description, this skill is too exaggerated. It can not only completely eliminate all negative statuses, but also restore the health and mana bars to full, and also has a thirty-second invincibility shield?

This is simply a skill with a huge heal and an invincibility buff! It’s also a ranged group heal!

Moreover, there are no debuffs after use. The only thing to worry about is that this skill can only be used three times.

It was just this last note that made Yan Yunqing hesitate.

These skills… could it be that Sylf had stored magic power in advance and then preserved it in his body?

Otherwise, how could it be possible to learn them without skill points, and there are also usage limits…

Just as Yan Yunqing was puzzled, the wooden door of the tree house was knocked on, and Regas appeared at the door. He still had that serious appearance, but after Yan Yunqing knew that the other party was once Little Flower, this serious shell could no longer produce any deterrence on Yan Yunqing.

Instead, he felt a little like laughing when he saw him.

“Your Excellency.” Regas saluted outside the door.

“Regas?” Yan Yunqing was surprised, “How did you know… oh right, I forgot, you are now in charge of Selinval, you should have known when I came, right?”

Regas nodded, “Yes, I sensed it last night when you appeared.”

“Then… um, did you sense that, that guy?”

Regas lowered his eyes slightly: “Are you talking about His Highness Sylf?”

Yan Yunqing:!

“So what exactly is going on? He really is from a thousand years ago?” Yan Yunqing couldn’t figure out how this was done. The feeling of Sylf’s hand falling on his back was so real that Yan Yunqing didn’t think it was an illusion.

But a thousand years ago is too exaggerated! If there really was this kind of magic to travel through time, Sylf would be more than just an elven king. He could even get a divine status on the spot and ascend to become a god.

Regas shook his head, “To be precise, it was more than 1,200 years ago, when His Highness Sylf returned to the Elven Mother Tree.”

Yan Yunqing was surprised: It really was Sylf from more than a thousand years ago?

“Before returning to the Mother Tree, His Highness Sylf poured his memories into the crown, and used his original power to condense that gem, which is the one I gave you that can open the gate to Selinval.”

“It is itself a key, condensing the power of His Highness Sylf and Selinval… um, and some of the power of the Mother Tree.”

Regas also walked to Yan Yunqing’s side, kneeling properly in front of him: “So, that gem will have some special abilities. When you first use it to enter Selinval, the power of the Mother Tree will briefly open a path connecting the present and the past.”

“I think, His Highness Sylf came to your side through that passage.”

Yan Yunqing’s CPU was about to burn out. “Are you saying that this [Selinval’s Remembrance] was actually given to me by Sylf through you?”

The Elven Mother Tree is a very magical existence. It is already very magical that elves can be reincarnated through the Mother Tree. It doesn’t seem so strange to have a short time travel.

Regas nodded slightly, “This is what His Highness Sylf asked me to do when he returned to the Mother Tree.”

Yan Yunqing didn’t understand: “…How did he know that I would definitely come to Selinval?”

According to Yan Yunqing’s initial idea, he would definitely avoid these dependents if he could. After learning that Sylf had returned to the Mother Tree, it was even more impossible for him to come to Selinval.

After all, Selinval has never welcomed outsiders, and Yan Yunqing couldn’t possibly not know that.

If it weren’t for this accident, and he was indeed a little worried about Lillian’s situation, he really wouldn’t have appeared here.

Regas: “…Perhaps Sylf has his own considerations.”

Yan Yunqing’s CPU was really about to burn out. He also thought of a question. The Sylf who gave the [Selinval’s Remembrance] to Regas should not have traveled through time to see him, after all, he had not traveled through time at that time, but now Sylf has already traveled through time and came to the future to see him…

How confusing, isn’t this the classic chicken-or-egg problem?

It also seems to involve the grandmother paradox.

Yan Yunqing felt that he couldn’t think too much, thinking too much, his brain might really break.

Let’s temporarily think of this world as having several parallel time and space.

Yan Yunqing rubbed his eyebrows, “So now you are here to explain to me at Sylf’s request?”

Regas lowered his head, acquiescing to this matter.

“Before returning to the Mother Tree, His Highness Sylf received a prophecy. He knew that you would descend again, and may encounter danger, so he made some preparations.”

Yan Yunqing suddenly realized, so those healing skills were indeed prepared for him by Sylf?

“Did he say anything else? Or does he have anything he wants to tell me?” Yan Yunqing remembered the previous prophecy of the “Sky Descender”. Sylf also received a prophecy. Maybe he will still leave any clues?

Regas hesitated for a moment, “Um… His Highness Sylf said he missed you?”

Yan Yunqing:?

Yan Yunqing twitched the corners of his mouth, “Did Sylf really say this?”

Regas nodded uncertainly: “Before His Highness Sylf returned to the Mother Tree, he did say ‘Five hundred years have passed, and the longing has made me unable to bear this endless silence’.”

Yan Yunqing:.

A little bit guilty.

“Anything else?”

Regas thought for a while, “Perhaps, you can try to accept the memory baptism of His Highness Sylf? Maybe there is something you want to get.”

Before returning to the Mother Tree, Sylf took out all his memories, poured them into the crown, and baptized every newly born elf, so that they would have one or more self-preservation skills from birth. This is also Sylf’s way of preserving the elves in troubled times.

It’s just that this kind of baptism is not optional. The crown will select the most suitable memory for the newborn elf during the baptism process, and bestow it as the blessing of the first generation elf king to the newborn elf.

Regas thoughtfully concealed this unspoken rule.

Yan Yunqing was a little tangled.

Honestly, he didn’t really want to accept this kind of baptism, it felt like peeping into Sylf’s memories.

But he really wanted to know the information about the ‘Sky Descender’ prophecy.

He couldn’t ask Merlin, Divik and Isabel didn’t know about this either. There were not many other dependents who had experienced that time and were still alive. The only one who might know about this was the archangel Theodore.

Compared to challenging Theodore, who he didn’t know if he had rebelled or not, Yan Yunqing felt that it was better to peep into Sylf’s memories.

Because…

The angel family itself betrayed the God of Light and joined the Demon King’s team as a ‘betrayer’.

And the one who led the angel family to betray… was the current Archangel, Theodore.

This is also why Theodore was described as the “most loyal dog” in the past game, and Yan Yunqing still dared not face him.

He is too powerful and too uncontrollable.

His former loyalty is likely to turn into a sharp blade stabbing at the Demon King after the Demon King’s disappearance.

The premise of the oath of never betraying is that the Demon King will never abandon!

Thinking this way, Yan Yunqing agreed to Regas’ proposal and accepted the baptism of the crown.

When following Regas to stand up, a thought suddenly flashed through Yan Yunqing’s mind again.

According to Regas, after he used [Selinval’s Remembrance], a channel connecting the past and the future would be established, and Sylf could enter the current time point because of this…

But when he used [Selinval’s Remembrance], it was late at night, right…?

He turned into a cat and fell asleep as soon as he came over. Had Sylf already come over at that time?

…Sylf wouldn’t have been watching him all the time, would he?