novelraw Chapter 440: Peach Blossom Spring
Chapter 440: Peach Blossom Spring
"Everyone, please follow me."
"Heading to Lord Tao's encampment?"
"Mm, actually the order assembling existences of the Fourteenth-Tier was issued by the Grand Dukes, but they already sought instruction from the King, equivalently utilizing individuals of the Royal Capital like us to invite, constituting no Overstepping."
Following the carriage of Fisher's group approaching the Royal Capital bit by bit, that Black Snake Species responsible for guiding the path unexpectedly didn't lead them toward the direction of the Royal Capital, conversely pointing toward the direction of Lord Tao's encampment to them, rendering Fisher extremely perplexed and uncomprehending.
Surrounding the exterior of the Royal Capital with a ring of Elf Grand Duke encampments was already sufficiently terrifying, let alone presently additionally rendering them to directly head toward the encampment of a Grand Duke. This entirely required no guessing from Fisher to distinctly perceive the circumstances within the Royal Capital or perhaps the entire Tree Continent were exceptionally amiss.
Yet Fisher observed the opened gates of the Royal Capital alongside these Grand Dukes outside from afar, pondering silently for a moment, still deciding to heed this Black Snake Species envoy, first heading to Lord Tao's encampment.
Then, what required contemplation was: why did the Elves desire to assemble existences of the Fourteenth-Tier to head to the Royal Capital呢?
The first matter Fisher conceptualized was that the Fourteenth-Tier constituted existences closest to the Mythic Rank yet not Mythical Creatures. Then could it be these Elves required accomplishing some matter, yet this matter couldn't be executed by individuals of the Mythic Rank呢?
Fisher cast a glance at Gou Wen at the rear, instructing him to temporarily keep watch ahead. Subsequently he independently entered the carriage anew. Watching the Helaire still foolishly playing with her fingers slacking off, he leaned closer, inquiring in a low voice,
"Afterwards we highly likely will meet Elf Grand Dukes, their ranks aren't low, what are the odds of you being seen through by them?"Helaire looked at him, not retreating but advancing to approach him slightly, moreover exceptionally wickedly blowing a breath of wind beside his ear, equivalently opening her mouth in a low voice stating,
"Rest assured ba, these Elves absolutely cannot see through my disguise."
"...This formidable?"
"Precisely this formidable lo, as long as I do not execute moves I definitively won't be exposed da. Therefore afterwards unless At The End Of One's Rope do not consider me la, it's beneficial for everyone."
Fisher speechlessly retreated a step, somewhat intending to knead his ear terribly itching from her blown breath.
He even suspected could it be possible this fellow uniquely wouldn't be exposed as long as she didn't execute moves before Elf Grand Dukes, purely in order to achieve her beautiful long-cherished wish of infinitely slacking off therefore stating thus to himself呢?
However, this fellow seemingly truly was exceptionally adept at disguise.
The corner of Fisher's eye stared fixedly at the slightly bulging fake chest transformed from her halo, yet unexpectedly was keenly discovered by her.
The smile upon her face deepened bit by bit. Subsequently deliberately tilting her head upwards protruding her chest, assuming a hateful expression of "Very massive right", rendering Fisher besides harboring a headache additionally desiring to execute a set of the "abstinence actions" Gou Wen instructed him just now.
"We are envoys previously heading to the Wutong Fiefdom to execute decrees, please report to Lord Tao I have already led the Phoenix to return."
Ignoring that wicked Angel, accompanying the carriage of Fisher's group growing increasingly close to Lord Tao's encampment, that path-guiding Black Snake Species initiated a step jumping off the carriage slithering toward the front. The actions of the Fisher anew driving the carriage at the rear identically slowed slightly, watching the Black Snake Species initiating a step arriving at the doorway of the encampment, reporting to the other party.
The stationed armies of Lord Tao entirely consisted of various sorts of demi-humans, yet actually not numerous possessed high ranks; the vast majority were even lower than the Dragon-kin. Uniquely after the Black Snake reported, a maidservant possessing a long white strip of cloth pasted upon her face obscuring her entire countenance walked out from the centermost encampment.
Upon the white cloth atop that maidservant's head Lifelikely embroidered a branch sprouting a tiny bit of pink Peach Blossoms. Fisher lacked clarity exactly whether the other party was human or Demi-human Race, yet an intuition within the unseen told him, the rank of the maidservant before his eyes wasn't low.
"I comprehend, please lead them to follow me. Lord Tao is currently not within the encampment presently, currently discussing matters with other Grand Dukes outside, might return slightly late, please permit them to dine first ba."
"Yes."
The Black Snake twisted his head looking toward the several identically alighting from the carriage, gesturing them to hurry over. Even though the countenance of that maidservant was obscured by a white cloth she seemingly invariably could witness them. She seemingly perceived amidst these individuals existed an individual uniquely of Zero-Tier. She paused momentarily, looking at the alighted Asuka Karasawa and Mikhail through the void, opening her mouth stating,
"The Grand Dukes uniquely desire individuals of the Fourteenth-Tier, how could they additionally be permitted to bring slaves here?"
"This..."
That Black Snake Hesitating To Speak approached slightly, providing a slight explanation for that maidservant in a low voice beside the other party's ear. Subsequently that maidservant hesitated momentarily, ultimately nodding permitting them to enter the encampment, seemingly preparing to wait until Lord Tao returned before making a decision.
"I am utterly not a slave呢..."
The Asuka Karasawa at the rear heard the maidservant's words, anew preparing to grumble a sentence in a low voice, yet abruptly recalled the previous matter regarding Trouble Comes from the Mouth. She intended not to add trouble for her companions anew, thus immediately covering her own mouth, not a single word popping out, additionally cautiously sweeping a glance at the surroundings. Exclusively after confirming no one heard her opening her mouth did she safely lower her hands.
Gou Wen noticed her minor actions, naturally identically possessing knowledge of what she was considering, therefore smilingly shaking his head.
Fisher's group entered the encampment. What rendered him utterly expecting contrary was, accompanying an assault of faint peach fragrance, the moment he lifted the tent flap, an exceptionally dense peach blossom forest abruptly appeared within that clearly un-spacious-looking tent. The space within seemingly limitless equivalently, Birds Singing and Flowers Fragrant, Gurgling of a Stream, presenting an appearance of a paradise.
When Fisher witnessed this scenery seemingly akin to an alternate dimension within the tent, the illusive golden text of the Demi-Human Girl Completion Handbook invariably surfaced before his eyes once anew,
【You have discovered the ancient clues of the Elf-kin · One】
【Do you wish to read the contents of this clue to obtain social research progress regarding the Elf-kin?】
Fisher stared blankly slightly. Looking at the exceptionally familiar interface before his eyes, whilst walking entering the exceptionally spacious sea of peach blossom trees within this encampment, whilst silently chanting "Yes" internally.
【Ancient Clue of the Elf-kin · One: Fleeting Peach Blossom Spring】
【Clue Content: The so-called Path of Fate from the perspective of Elves is essentially composed of two directions, respectively "Yu" and "Zhou", respectively corresponding to the ultimate concepts of "Space" and "Time". The higher the rank of the Elf-kin the distincter their perception of destiny, this originates from their bloodline serving as progenies of the World Tree. Consequently, although the capabilities of all Elves appear perpetually transforming, substantially they invariably constitute Different Paths Leading to the Same Destination.】
【The absolutely gorgeous Peach Blossom Spring before your eyes has already forged the terrifying capability of an extremely high rank Elf, the true marvel of destiny can already be glimpsed a point or two from this space.】
【Recorder Evaluation: Tsk, nothing much to state, exclusively recite the
Fisher looked at that illusive text entirely lacking any knowledge exactly what it denoted. Momentarily failing somewhat to keep pace with the contributor of the Demi-Human Girl Completion Handbook's train of thought, he hesitated momentarily, twisting his head looking toward Asuka Karasawa, inquiring,
"Karasawa, do you know what
"Is ai, Peach Blossom Spring... I seemingly don't know ai, sounds akin to ancient literature or something? Is it content from our world?"
"Mm."
"I... I don't know... apologies."
Asuka the Unlearned Karasawa lowered her head, complexion reddening slightly.
Although claiming she herself was a transmigrator hailing from an alternate world, yet seemingly the several questions Teacher Fisher inquired of her she entirely lacked knowledge of, completely un-resembling a guest from a foreign land entirely.
Asuka Karasawa didn't know; Fisher lacked the slightest surprise. He cast a glance at Mikhail at the rear, the other party identically imperceptibly shook his head, stating,
"If I possessed the opportunity to connect to the network highly likely I could still inform you the answer. The place I lived within possessed exceptionally few people concerning such ancient literature anew. Towards the people of our place, the past is a scar, touching it incites pain."
"I see... it's fine."
Fisher lacking an obtained answer couldn't be evaluated as excessively disappointed; he had already obtained some hints from this ancient clue.
However regarding the obtained social research progress of the Elf-kin where was he supposed to locate a female Elf-kin for research呢? They were invariably Mythic Species, strength formidably terrific, those seemingly identically motionless permitting Fisher to research like Eliog were ultimately uniquely a minority amidst the minority and nothing more.
"Everyone, you guys are the primary batch arriving at the Royal Capital. The Grand Duke perhaps will wait until everybody has fully assembled before revealing herself. Prior to this, please momentarily wait here."
"...Requires waiting until everybody arrives me, then exactly how long will that require? The decree of the Royal Capital shouldn't have been issued for long right?"
Hearing this, Gou Wen preemptively issued an inquiry. After all, the Tree Continent was thus vast, waiting until they assembled everybody and transported them to the Royal Capital would necessitate a month ba?
Indeed so, yet within the boundary established by Lord Tao here the flow of time operates completely distinctly, you guys will not wait excessively long before Lord Tao will reveal herself."
That maidservant whose white cloth before her face possessed a branch of peach blossoms embroidered on it spoke whilst leading the crowd between an expanse of broad peach blossom forest. Here already arrayed quite a few wooden tables and straw mats, upon which displayed some food. Asuka Karasawa sweeping a glance witnessed completely colossal and tender pink peaches. The moment she witnessed those peaches she invariably succumbed to gulping a mouthful of saliva, evidently desiring to taste a point or two.
"The specific time呢?"
"Within a single day... during this duration, you guys can stroll and rest freely within this place. Serving as food the peaches can identically be fetched freely. Yet caution not to eat excessively numerous, toward people akin to us, consuming excessively numerous of Lord Tao's peaches incites uncomfor—"
Her words had yet to conclude. Over at the tables had already transmitted the sound of Feasting Heartily. The crowd looked over in askance, yet witnessing Helaire having inexplicably sat cross-legged before a wooden table since unknown when, grasping a colossal and plump peach respectively in left and right hands gnawing a bite on the left, gnawing another bite on the right.
The juice of the peach stained her lips slightly. She identically nonchalantly continued eating, additionally exceptionally innocently looking toward that maidservant who ceased providing explanations due to herself, stating,
"You continue you continue..."
"...I possess nothing more to say, then, please wait here momentarily."
Watching Helaire exceptionally joyful and unrestrained seemingly returning to her own home, that maidservant was identically tormented into silence for a second. She paused momentarily, subsequently exclusively then barely connecting the words.
Subsequently, she twisted her head seemingly bidding farewell, extending her hand pinching the void. The space seemingly transformed into the flap of the tent outside identically lifted by her. She subsequently walked out from the crevice amidst the flap, leaving Fisher's group within continuing Looking at Each Other in Blank Dismay.
"Your heart is truly massive, we precisely thus directly were brought into a boundary established by an Elf Grand Duke, utterly un-possessing knowledge of even how to exit..."
Fisher sat beside the Eating and Drinking Gluttonously Helaire, examining the serene and peaceful surroundings, peach blossom forest seemingly a paradise, opening his mouth stating thus.
Clearly Helaire was born extremely beautiful, the action of eating things utterly entirely un-elegant, or perhaps stated, she was capable of being elegant yet too lazy to execute thus. Her cheeks bulged slightly, speaking and speaking spitting a peach pit flying into the distant soil, immediately following her ambiguously un-clear words continued transmitting,
"Elf Grand Dukes are existences of the Nineteenth-Tier, Lord Tao constituting the outstanding individual amongst them even more so, compared with the Elf King absolutely Not to be Outdone. Even if worrying presently it's identically lacking any method la, being discovered uniquely wait for death and it's fine, entirely incapable of running out anyway~ Do you genuinely refuse to eat this peach ma, truly exceptionally delectable oh."
"..."
Watching the plump peach Helaire smilingly passed over, Fisher identically didn't worry the other party would lace poison or something.
Exactly as Helaire stated, if an existence at the pinnacle of the Nineteenth-Tier genuinely discovered their group originating from the Sanctuary, circumventing such methods identically could commandeer them entirely to plant peach trees.
Fisher chewed a bite of peach. In an instant his oral cavity was entirely occupied by that refreshing sweetness, that flavor delectable to an unshaped degree. The Asuka Karasawa opening her mouth tasting synchronously beside additionally covered her own cheeks enjoyably opening her mouth stating,
"Wu! Delicious!"
"Elves exceptionally adore utilizing the bodies of sapient creatures to cultivate plants, subsequently utilizing the fruits yielded unconditionally by this plant as food, this is the custom of the Elves... oneself transmigrated, corpse retained cultivating a tree; defeated some enemy, killed buried planting a tree; celebrating a festival, kill a slave to plant a tree tasting a fruit... differing plants possess distinctly differing efficacies lei, delicious ah, enhancing stamina ah, Prolong Life ah or something..."
Right at this moment, the Helaire who seemingly ate her fill after eating two peaches anew Bored to Death laid upon the ground. Seemingly akin to reminiscing abruptly recalling something, opening her mouth stating thus.
The Fisher eating the peach beside entirely stiffened slightly. The Asuka Karasawa beside additionally paled her countenance, even the peach within her hands nearing incapable of being grasped firmly,
"No... couldn't be ba, Angel Helaire... you mean..."
"Ah, I didn't ah, this is an ordinary peach, I am uniquely popularizing the cultural customs of the Elves to you guys ah~"
"Do not popularize such terror-inducing knowledge during such times ah!!"
Asuka Karasawa entirely incapable of enduring anymore bristled her hair, wishing deeply she could draw circles on the spot cursing that smingly joking Helaire. Yet naturally, she identically possessed knowledge that the method of intimidating peers utilized by female high school delinquents yielded zero efficacy toward this Angel.
Fisher speechlessly continued eating the peach. Observing the Gou Wen before his eyes who ceased eating subsequently after eating a single one, he predictably possessed knowledge long ago that the words Helaire uttered were purely to tease them for amusement; whereas Mikhail overwhelmingly lacked any appetite, invariably sitting resting his eyes, seemingly entirely possessing yet to thoroughly recover from the sequelae of Cyberpsychosis.
And Asuka Karasawa who was approximately replete after eating a single peach watched the others quiet down anew. Even Angel Helaire who adored executing tricks the most during ordinary days additionally reclined upon the ground napping. She identically sensibly silenced her voice, stealthily leaning beside a peach tree aside preparing to practice the Magic Teacher Fisher handed herself.
Although her studies in her past life were genuinely trash, yet toward this entirely novel theory conversely she harbored substantial interest. Seemingly each time gripping the Engraving Knife to sculpt yielded sensations identical to writing calligraphy, rendering her feeling quite familiar...
Yet did she frequently write calligraphy previously ma?
Stop joking, every time her daddy prompted herself to transcribe Buddhist Scriptures she reliably slacked off...
Following her Mana Circuit lighting up anew, she identically slowly entered the focused condition of engraving Magic. The surroundings quieted down bit by bit, seemingly betwixt heaven and earth uniquely resided her own breathing sounds alone.
"Dong dong... dong..."
Yet the next second, amidst such a state, she unexpectedly felt something amiss behind her. Yet she turned her head to look, uniquely observing a serene peach tree behind her.
Upon the peach tree, densely knotted the exact plump peaches they ate just now, seemingly all peach trees within this expanse of forest invariably abided within the period of bearing fruit.
Watching the serene peach tree before her eyes, Asuka Karasawa narrowed her eyes. Subsequently seemingly perceiving something, gently touching the peach tree before her eyes.
Following her slight touch, the branches of the peach tree before her eyes swayed slightly, those essentially plump peaches incapable of clinging to the branches additionally tilted slightly, silently plummeting toward her.
"Peng."
That peach narrowly avoided smashing onto her head, yet waiting until that peach plummeted, Asuka Karasawa exclusively discovered with astonishment that the place the peach plummeted from transitioned instantaneously cultivating another identically plump peach.
Time flowed in reverse?
Asuka Karasawa stared blankly at the newly sprouted peach atop, abruptly possessing a tiny bit of curiosity precisely what connection remained between the fallen peach and the peach currently still knotted upon the tree.
She lowered her head, desiring to pick up the peach fallen just now to execute an analysis. Resultingly she abruptly perceived before her eyes expanded a hillside, that plummeted peach had already precisely rolled downward conforming with the hillside.
Not good.
She hurriedly stood up accelerating towards the direction that peach rolled. She felt she seemingly exclusively sprinted two or three strides, yet anticipating successfully picking up that peach effortlessly and subsequently twisting her head anew, unexpectedly discovered she seemingly had already abided within another expanse of unfamiliar territory.
She blankly pinched the peach within her hands, instantaneously entering panic anew. Yet compared to this elementary thought, another infinitely intensely potent regret and self-reproach surged onto the crest of her heart anew...
She seemingly... caused trouble for others anew.
She entirely dared not emit sounds, seemingly dragging out the time Teacher Fisher and the rest recognized her disappearance would impart time for herself to gasp equivalent.
Asuka Karasawa pouted her mouth, instantaneously squatting upon the ground, forcefully punching her own face, muttering,
"Picking up a peach... damned peach... wu wu..."
"Yi, why is there a crying Small fry here?"
"Ai?"
Right while she squatted sobbing and reproaching herself, doubting precisely why she desired to trace the inspiration of that instant to analyze some damned peach just now, an exceptionally juvenile child's voice unexpectedly transmitted nearby.
Asuka Karasawa stared blankly looking over, yet unexpectedly discovering, she was presently abiding beside an unambiguous stream. Both flanks of the stream densely grew pink and tender peach trees, pink Peach Blossoms draped downward, Spread Out Like Stars paving out an absolute unparalleled scenery conceptualized of peach blossom petals.
Those peach blossom petals Fallen Petals in Profusion scattered within the stream, within the moistened soil beside the bank, upon the protruding pebbles within the stream.
At the terminus of the stream, possessed a single peach tree immensely overwhelmingly taller than other peach trees comprising a massive segment.
Upon the exact central branch of that peach tree, unknown when a pink-carved jade-sculpted female toddler sat.
That female toddler wore an outfit of light pink ruqun (traditional Chinese dress), two tender pink little bare feet exactly thus exposed outside. Swaying slightly following her movement of sitting upon the branch. Her head of black long hair was tied into two elegant flying fairy buns, at the precise center of the flying fairy buns additionally blossomed an elegant pink and tender peach blossom, unknown whether genuine or exclusively a hair accessory.
The physical appearance of that female toddler was adorable and juvenile, attire elegant and luxurious, uniquely the expression upon her face appeared deserving a spanking, simultaneously contemptuous, simultaneously mischievous.
She gripped an exquisitely small pink folding fan in her hands. A single hand lightly swayed the folding fan in her hands, the other hand anew covered her mocking mouth, yet that supercilious abhorrent gaze was captured with absolute fidelity by Asuka Karasawa.
"Ha? What did you say?!"
"Ah, didn't you hear, Small fry?"
That little loli doubtfully tilted her head, the expression upon her face seemingly suspecting whether the Asuka Karasawa before her eyes exactly possessed a brain within her cranium or not. Yet precisely that additionally repeated "Small fry" incited the originally fuming Asuka Karasawa even more furious.
Fuming with anger burning fiercely she rolled up her sleeves, pointing at the female toddler above loudly cursing,
"You you you you this impolite brat!"
That female toddler observing the High School Girl beneath with red rims jumping on her feet in rage smiled even deeper. She unfurled her exquisitely small folding fan, obscuring the vast majority of her childlike countenance, yet un-obscuring her wind-leaking mouth,
"Impatient impatient, Small fry is impatient~"
(End of this chapter)