WTYTIAAN Chapter 153

Chapter 153

“Ugh, this is so hard to guess. Let’s just say the passage was too long, and Sylph just reached the end.”

“After all, it’s been over a thousand years!”

Yan Yunqing couldn’t imagine Sylph quietly watching him all night while he was asleep.

Thinking about it for even a second made his scalp tingle and made him feel uncomfortable all over.

“As I said before, yandere might be a trendy character setting in games, but having it in real life is a big no-no!”

Yan Yunqing knew himself well enough. As the Demon King, he abandoned his dependents for over a thousand, almost two thousand years. It was already good that they didn’t all become corrupted. Even with Sylph, he couldn’t guarantee that her mental state was completely normal!

Yan Yunqing closed his eyes.

As soon as he stepped out of the treehouse, Yan Yunqing saw a group of little elves flying past him playfully. One of them clumsily bumped into Regus’s shoulder.

The group of elves immediately went silent at the sight of Regus, quieting down in a second. The elf who bumped into Regus seemed to sense something and stiffly turned its head little by little. The smile froze on its face the moment it saw Regus.

A single glance from Regus seemed to shatter something fragile.

“Running around and bumping into other elves on the way, copy the Elementary Ancient Elven Language Handbook three times and submit it next week.”

The little elf was truly broken this time.

“All of Serinval hears my defenses breaking. JPG”

The other elves were as quiet as cicadas, each lowering their heads, afraid that Regus would notice them. But Regus’s gaze lightly landed on them, not letting them off the hook at all. He calmly said, “You, once.”

Instantly, all the elves were dejected, looking like they had lost their parents. They dragged out their voices, “Yes…”

After getting Regus’s nod of approval, they turned around and ran. The frequency of their translucent wings flapping was so fast, it was as if some natural enemy was staring at them from behind, about to swallow them whole.

Yan Yunqing found the scene very amusing. “They all seem very afraid of you.”

Regus hummed softly in agreement.

“Ah, clearly you used to be a very shy little elf. Who knew you’d become an elder that elves fear.”

The little flower used to have a few flaws in his personality, but he was indeed a very shy little elf. For example, if the Demon King touched the symbiotic flower on his head, the little flower would quickly blush and hide in the gaps of the vines, sulking by himself.

Come to think of it, Regus was quite cute back then, nothing like the stern-faced elven elder he was now.

Yan Yunqing joked, “Is this the dragon-slaying youth becoming a dragon in the end?”

This kind of description was relatively new in the Ermann Continent and had never been heard before. Regus first looked at Yan Yunqing in confusion, then he seemed to remember something and turned his head away, not responding to Yan Yunqing.

Yan Yunqing noticed that the other party’s ear tips were red.

Yan Yunqing: …?

Wait, could it be that after all these years, even though the little elf had become an elven elder, Regus was still the same shy little flower as before?

“Universe Cat Ascending. JPG”

Regus led Yan Yunqing deeper and deeper. On the way, they encountered many other elves. Many elves curiously looked in Yan Yunqing’s direction. When they realized he was a human, they were initially wary, but then they saw Regus by his side and relaxed, becoming curious about Yan Yunqing again.

The process was roughly like this:

“Huh, a new face. Let’s see who it is.” → “It’s a human! When did a human sneak into Serinval!” → “Oh, the Grand Elder is with him. Never mind, the Grand Elder must have his reasons for doing this.” → “Curious, what’s the relationship between this human and the Grand Elder? He even brought him into Serinval.” → “I’ll peek, I’ll peek, I’ll peek~”

Yan Yunqing felt like he had entered a zoo and was being watched by a group of animals.

“What a wonderful feeling.”

However, Regus kept his eyes straight ahead, as if he didn’t see the gazes of the other elves at all, and led Yan Yunqing toward their destination.

Only Yan Yunqing, walking diagonally behind Regus, could see that Regus’s ear tips were constantly red, and there was a growing trend of them getting even redder.

Yan Yunqing: “.”

“Hmm… so it seems that the solemn appearance is just a disguise that Regus put on to hide his shy personality?”

They walked deeper and deeper until Yan Yunqing could no longer see any other elves passing by. He finally took the time to look around, recalling his memories, and asked uncertainly, “Is this the Holy Land?”

“Yes, Her Highness Sylph’s crown is kept next to the Mother Tree. It’s safer that way.”

The Holy Land of Serinval was an area forbidden to all elves. Only a few elves had the qualifications to enter. This was to protect the flower buds on the Elven Mother Tree that had not yet been born, and also to protect the foundation of the Elven race’s continuation – the Elven Mother Tree.

Yan Yunqing hesitated, “Am I allowed to enter your Holy Land?”

“You have been recognized by Serinval, so naturally, you can.”

Yan Yunqing didn’t say much and followed Regus’s steps into the Holy Land.

To be honest, when he was the Demon King, he had actually come to the Holy Land a few times, mainly to find Sylph.

At that time, the Elven Holy Land was not managed as strictly as it was now. Sylph would often run to the Mother Tree for a nap. When the Demon King couldn’t find Sylph in Serinval, he would sneak into the Holy Land to try his luck.

Actually, he didn’t know it was the Holy Land at first. He just got lost while looking for Sylph and wandered in. That was when he saw Sylph sleeping leaning against a branch.

Her long hair fell down, like a beautiful silk ribbon hanging on the treetop. The young Demon King couldn’t help but approach her.

Suddenly, the elf on the tree opened her eyes, her glassy, clear eyes meeting his dark red pupils.

They stared at each other quietly, as if only a few seconds had passed, yet it felt like a century.

“How did you get in here?”

“You’re beautiful.”

They said at the same time, and both were stunned.

The young Demon King touched his nose, embarrassed. “Sorry, am I not allowed in here? I got lost and accidentally walked in.”

The elf on the tree stared at him for a long time, then shifted her gaze and said faintly, “Outsiders are not allowed in here.”

“I’ll be careful next time.” The young Demon King continued to look up at the beautiful elf on the tree. “Has anyone ever told you that you’re really beautiful?”

“Hmm?”

“Your golden hair is beautiful, your glass-like eyes are beautiful…”

The young Demon King counted on his fingers. “You’re the most beautiful being I’ve ever seen.”

“…”

The elf on the tree looked down at him again, and after a long time, she said faintly, “No.”

“Hmm?” This time it was the young Demon King’s turn to be puzzled.

“No one has ever told me I’m beautiful.” The elf said, “You’re the first human to say that.”

“Really?” The young Demon King was surprised.

“Yes.” The elf nodded. “When those humans see me, they don’t dare to look me in the eye.”

The young Demon King suddenly understood. “No wonder, if they took the time to look at you carefully, they would definitely realize that you’re really beautiful.”

“Yes.”

“You should say thank you at this time.”

“…Thank you?”

“You’re welcome!”

The young Demon King’s smile was bright, like the dazzling sunlight, bringing an irresistible warmth into the elf’s little corner.

The elf on the tree paused, jumped down from the tree, stood in front of the young Demon King, and looked at him carefully, “Your eyes.”

The young Demon King tilted his head. “What’s wrong?”

The elf straightened up and said seriously, “Your eyes are also very beautiful, like clear rubies.”

The young Demon King was delighted. “Really? Thank you.”

“Actually, my clansmen once said that too.” Speaking of this, her bright red eyes dimmed a little. “But in order to protect me… they all passed away.”

The elf didn’t understand the sadness in the young man’s tone. For them, ‘death’ was just something that was bound to happen in their long lives.

“You can wait for them to reincarnate. They’ll come back to you.” The elf reached out and touched the young man’s eyes, thinking: “The rubies are not shining anymore.”

The young Demon King forced a smile. “Yeah…”

“It would be great if humans also had a Mother Tree.”