C118 Elven Guard(part Ii)

Nina was also very nervous. Just as she was about to tell Zhu'er what was going on, ten Elves suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village. They were all wearing white armors, with pointed ears, and white skin.

"All the elves come out and gather." The Elf who was walking right in front held a bow in his hand as he raised his head to look at the house on the giant tree, as if he was checking if there were any Elves that had been missed.

The elves didn't dare to make a sound, and retreated to the sides, timidly staring at the slowly approaching elven guards.

"Who are they?" Pearl asked Nina, who had pulled her to the side.

Nina let out a "hush" and whispered, "They are the king's guards. They are here to collect ores and herbs."

When Zi Ling came here, she found out about these people from Parick and Nina, but Zhu'er didn't.

Since this was a matter of the elves, Pearl no longer uttered a single word.

"Elves, hand over your ores and herbs, and each household must hand over their quota. Do you understand?"

The Elves did not make a sound, but obediently gave the ores and herbs stored in this month to the Elf Guards.

The Elf Guards slowly walked towards the village. Every time they passed by a house, they would collect a basket full of ores and herbs. Slowly, the rear caravans of the elven guards were already loaded.

"You, are too little, make up for it!" The Elf Guards saw that one of the households obviously didn't have enough ore and herbs, so they immediately kicked the item back.

This family was made up of the widowed Elves and her daughter. Without any strong men around, they would have been able to give in with all their might a few months ago. However, this month, the widowed mother was ill, and it was only because of her daughter's hard work that she was able to obtain this half a basket of ores and medicinal herbs.

"Respected Guard Captain, this is the only thing my family can take out." The female elf who lived in the house looked a little old, and she hid her daughter behind her as she spoke with her head lowered.

"This is the king's order. If you cannot pay the minimum limit, there are two ways to compensate. One is to offer a young female elf, and the other is to expropriate a male elf for ten years. If you choose, you can choose."

Hearing the Guard Captain's words, the elf's mother quickly hugged her daughter, "Guard Chief, my daughter and I are the only ones in my house, please be merciful. The Moon God will protect you."

"Of course the Moon God will bless me, but this is a king's order, no one can disobey it." The head guard waved his hand and pointed at the young female elf that his mother was protecting in her arms. "Take her away."

The actions of the Elf Guards enraged all the Elves.

"You can't take her away!" Rio was the first one to step up. He was the strongest of the five Mystics in the Grayvale sect. His firm green eyes stared at those elves with superior equipment without a single trace of fear.

All of the elves in the Elf Guard turned their gaze towards Rio, discovering that he was a Black Tortoise. The captain was a little surprised, "I didn't expect that such a powerful Black Tortoise would exist in this remote village. Who are you? Are you willing to leave with us and protect the land for the king? "

Li Ji had stayed at the middle stage for more than ten years. A few days ago, he had obtained the Pei-Yuan Dan with the Purple Ribbon. He had been cultivating hard to break through to the latter stage of the Profound Practitioners. Even though the middle and lower stage Mysteries did not sound that far away, the middle stage Mysterious Master's breakthrough to the lower stage Mysterious Master stage was a qualitative leap. If there were one hundred middle stage Profound realm cultivators, then there was a chance for only ten of them to break through to the bottom of the Profound realm and defeat the one at the ninth level in an instant.

"The king has an Elven guard, so he doesn't need me, but there is only one Rio in the Grey Valley, and this is where he needs me."

The head guard smiled, but he did not show any dissatisfaction at Rio's refusal. He nodded and said, "Alright, if you want to serve the king in the future, you can find me in Suda City."

The head guard turned to the female elf as his expression changed, "Take her away."

Seeing that the captain completely disregarded him, he immediately stepped forward to stop him. With Rio leading the way, the other Xuanwu warriors also came out one by one, blocking the Elven guards in the middle.

"You only have five Xuan Wu Disciples, you want to stop us? The Elf Guards are in the King's service. If you dare to resist, then you are disrespecting the King! " the captain of the guard snapped.

"We have no intention of disrespecting the king. We just cannot allow our comrades to be taken away by you."

The elves were too kind. The king was clearly an ungrateful monarch, they were honest in handing over the ores and ingredients, yet they were still not dissatisfied with the king.

"Hey, what are you standing there for? Hurry up." Zhu'er said to the Shadow Devil at her side.

The Shadow Devil seemed to have transformed into a different person. It was silent and did not have any feeling of existence. It hid amongst the Elves without saying a single word.

The Shadow Devil hurriedly said, "Be quiet. Don't forget Master's current situation. It's best if we don't provoke them."

"Master is not here, and they don't recognize us. Go and help these elves, make the guards fear us for a bit, and then we can stay here for a long time."

Nina, who was at the side, heard their conversation and hurriedly reached out to pull Pearl back. "Big Sister Zhu'er, it's nothing. Look …"

After a moment of stalemate, the captain of the guard suddenly slowed down and said, "Forget it, I'll give you a chance. Next time, if you are unable to come together again, you must present a young female elf or a male elf as the king has said."

The Guard Captain commanded the Elf Guards to gather everything. Seeing that only one of them was missing half a basket, he nodded, "Your Grey Valley is doing well this time. Next time, remember to pay on time." Finished speaking, his gaze swept over Zhu'er and the Shadow Devil within the group of elves, before waving his hand to have the Elves' guards push the cart full of rewards to leave.

Without any major conflict, the Elves all heaved a sigh of relief. Each of the Elves had a dejected look on their face. All the hard work they had gone through in the past month had been taken away by the Elven Guards. Over time, their lives would become more and more impoverished.

Village Head Paparek's slightly cloudy eyes revealed heaviness and sorrow. Looking at his own village's elves, he shook his head and sighed, but he was unable to say a single word. This was an order from the king. He did not have the ability to help everyone. The only thing he could do was encourage everyone to work hard.

He then sent all the elves to gather at the house of the village chief. Pearl and the Shadow were not elves of this village, and so, at the command of Paparek, they too turned and left.

"Master would've taken care of you if he knew you were being nosy and almost causing trouble. But don't worry, I won't tell Master. How are you going to thank me?" The Shadow Devil turned into the appearance of a human youth, smiling mischievously as he approached.

Pearl turned her head, a smirk on her face, and she suddenly pulled at the Shadow Devil's face, pulling hard, "I'm so grateful to you, and I didn't say I would do it myself, I told you to do it, since you're not the real deal anyway, they won't be able to find trouble even if they wanted to." Zhu Er actually had her own considerations. The reason she let the Shadow Devil out was to increase the strength of the Grayvale sect, so that the Elf Guards would not act rashly. This was because if the two sides fought, there would be many casualties and the Grayvale sect would not be at peace. Her master was peacefully cultivating here, and she really liked this place, so she didn't want to ruin the tranquility here. She wanted this place to be safe and sound.

The Shadow Devil struggled to break away from Zhu'er's grasp, rubbing his face that was hurting from her scratching, "I'm going to tell Master."

"Go ahead. I'll see if my master believes you or not. Hmph …" With a slight snort, Pearl stopped looking at the Shadow Devil and walked back to Loke's house.

Before he could leave the village, he saw Loke rushing towards him like a gust of wind.

"Big sister Zhu Er …" Loke's eyes lit up, and he quickly rushed in front of Pearl.

"Why are you running so fast? Could something have happened to Master? " Pearl stuck her head out and looked in the direction of Roarke's house.

"No," said Locke, "I saw the Elven Guard enter the village and was afraid of this place." The village was quiet. The elves who had been sitting outside in the sun had disappeared.

"Eh, where did they go?" Locke looked up at Pearl.

"I'm going to Papparek's house. If you want to go, go." said Pearl.

Loke hurriedly nodded. "Then I'll go over first." After saying that, he moved away like a gust of wind.

Pearl and the Shadow returned to the Roarke house one after the other. Although Zilch was cultivating at the Roarke house, there was nothing that she did not know about what was happening outside.

When Zhu'er and the Shadow Devil returned to the tree cave, Zi Ling was already waiting for them.

"Zhu Er, send back all the medicinal ingredients sent by those elves. Next time, the Elf Guards will come back. If anyone is not enough, you two have to help to make up the difference." Since she had chosen to cultivate here, she couldn't allow any conflicts to break out here. The Grayvale sect was a simple and remote village, and they had to always keep a low profile.

Shadowfiend was startled. How could the master of this fiend know about what happened outside? In its heart, the purple silk became increasingly sacred and inviolable. It also began to wonder if its recent words and actions were disrespectful to her in any way.

"Yes, miss."

The reason that Paparic had gathered the elves was to have them organize the mining and searching for medicinal herbs, and to distribute what they obtained to each household on an equal basis.

In this village, Paparic was not only the village chief but also their elders. All the Elves respected him very much, and when they saw that he did not agree, the other Elves did not dare to say anything more.

While the Elves were organizing their troops, Violet Ribbon also decided to explore the Eternal Song Forest.

"You finally believed me." Ace waited for so long, and when the purple silk finally opened its mouth, he was overjoyed.

Cultivation also required some opportunities. Zi Ling felt that it would be very difficult for her to make a breakthrough, so she decided to take a walk and see if what Ace said was true. If there really were precious spiritual herbs, she could just make up for it.

"Master, this elf's words cannot be trusted. I heard that the Eternal Song Forest is the Black Forest, which is a land of death for the elves." Master, this elf's words cannot be trusted, I heard that the Eternal Song Forest is the Black Forest, which is a land of death for the elves.