Elf Archer of Life in Another World

"Would it be unsafe if you locked people up in the palace?"

Song Qing clasped her hands behind her back, as if chatting, and looked at the waiter who was half a step behind her.

"The dungeon is strong and can lead to lake water. It's not a problem to imprison just one person," the chamberlain replied.

Song Qing raised his eyebrows in surprise. He asked about "people", and the waiter also answered "people".

"Where do you live?" Song Qing decided to chat about common things.

"My family is in a small tribe three days away from the city of Hawarizhe. The tribe is small, with only two to three thousand people in total, and its name is not worth mentioning." The servant replied softly.

"Then how did you get here?" Song Qing tilted his head slightly and was not surprised to see a momentary look of confusion on the waiter's face.

"Hawarizhe is the most powerful country around here. It's safe to live here and the life is better than at home. So naturally I came here."

Songqing listened to this evasive answer and decided to take a risk.

"Do you know where the little princess was injured? Even if a little girl of this age only bumps a little, her family will feel distressed and anxious for a long time. I don't know if the little princess's family will react if they know that she was assassinated in the palace.

I will regret it..."

Song Qing was very emotional. This emotion was half true and half false, but now it sounded extremely sincere.

The chamberlain followed Song Qing's footsteps silently until they saw the lake to the east, then he spoke:

"There is nothing to regret, this is life."

"Are you saying that it is God Hu's will for the little princess to marry His Majesty?"

"All unions are the will of God Hu. If it is happiness, it is God Hu's gift." The chamberlain said respectfully.

Song Qing did not ask what would happen if there was misfortune. According to this logic, I am afraid that all misfortunes are either attributed to people's own sins or interpreted as tests by God Hu.

"It must be God Hu's will that we come here at this time. May God bless him." Song Qing took advantage of the situation and said, "When I first met with His Majesty, I presented a gift, and there were some good ones in it.

The patent medicine may be able to help the little princess’s injuries, as well as His Majesty’s injuries.”

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Your Majesty's injuries are not serious. Although the Nineteenth Princess injured her lower abdomen, the wound was not deep. Moreover, the Nineteenth Princess was smart and not only stopped the bleeding for Your Majesty and herself in time, but also later found out from the gifts given by Your Majesty.

With the appropriate medication, everything is fine now.”

"Princess Nineteen is so young, but she still knows medical skills?" Song Qing was surprised.

"It's not a medical skill, it's just a medicinal leaf commonly used by the people to stop bleeding. The little princess took it with her. It must have been because her family members felt sorry for her." The waiter paused, lowered his head and said rudely.

The worry on Song Qing's face disappeared, and he showed a relaxed smile from an angle that the chamberlain couldn't see. At least one thing today was just as he thought.

The palace is not big, and the two of them had already arrived in front of a stone gate while they were talking.

The stone door was not big, only one person wide. Song Qing looked up and recognized that this was the bottom of the high platform where Nian Nian fell not long ago. He thought that the dungeon was connected to Lake Mulit.

The worst scenario in Song Qing's imagination did not come true.

Shi Sui sat on the straw mat in the dungeon. Although it was a little dark and damp, it was better than being soaked in the water. Especially at this time, it was not yet March. I thought the lake water must be bitingly cold. Shi Sui, a frail scholar, must not be able to bear it.

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Shi Sui looked at Song Qing quietly, but Song Qing was looking around, wondering how Hassan VI could pay attention to him all the time.

There was no one behind Song Qing, and the waiter who led him in retreated out at some point.

Song Qing looked at the dark stone walls around him again, raised his hand and wiped it, his fingertips were wet. He glanced at Shi Sui sympathetically. When the tide came up at dawn, wouldn't it rain here?

Song Qing greeted Shi Sui with a smile:

"Unlucky?"

"Who are you asking?" Shi Sui raised his eyebrows.

The pine trees are green and silent.

"Why are you here?" Shi Sui asked.

"I was ordered to deal with you." Song Qing spread his hands and sighed.

"Whatever you do to me, I'm just unlucky." Shi Sui felt that he was a little unfair.

"You have been lucky for so long. You have been an imperial merchant, escorted the princess out of confinement, and have a personal relationship with the Imperial Preceptor. In just a few days, you managed your chamber of commerce to become the most powerful private force in our empire. You should be unlucky.

Already." As she said this, Song Qing felt a little envious.

"The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Even if I die in the palace now, the most I can do is let the remaining three hundred people do whatever they want. I can't let those soldiers outside the city come in, right?" Shi Sui smiled bitterly.

"Don't even think about it. My five hundred-strong guard will never listen to your orders." Song Qing replied angrily.

"I'm not interested in ordering your guards either. General Zheng's men are elite soldiers, and there are ten men who can stand up to you." Shi Sui was a little disgusted.

"Just take your time here!" Song Qing was annoyed by Shi Sui's attitude and glanced at him, "Even if the elf joined our team outside the city, it was you who led her around the city.

Then you must be responsible for her actions!"

"Although that elf is the enemy of God Hu, it's hard to say that he was sent by God Hu to test the world. I just acted according to God Hu's arrangements." Shi Sui regained his composure, smiled lightly, and was very confident.

"What? Do you still feel that you have brought a little angel into the city?" Song Qing glared at him, turned around and left.

"Haha." Shi Sui chuckled and said nothing.

The lake water is really cold.

Nian Nian emerged from the water, staggered to the shore and sat down, shivering and huddled up, rubbing his arms vigorously.

It is precisely because the lake is very cold that every time I fall into the water, I no longer get angry. My anger is condensed and turns into a heavy piece in my heart.

She also immediately realized the danger of this big lake.

The visibility in the lake is very low, and everywhere you can see are clumps of black water plants swaying with the flow of the lake water.

Nian Nian was careful to float to the surface, not daring to go out of the water. After all, she had just fallen, and she was worried that someone's long aquatic plants would sweep over her ankles and arms. No matter how anxious she was, she did not dare to swim too fast to avoid getting entangled in the aquatic plants.

live.

The instant concentration she achieved slowed down her heart rate and made her breath particularly long. When she came to the water for the first time to breathe, the lights of Khawarizh City were already fifty meters away.

I surface every year, thinking about where I want to go next.

It seems a bit dangerous to go back to the city, so we might as well follow the original plan and go look for the temple.

Nian Nian lowered his head to look for it and found that the golden hairpin was gone.

She couldn't recall where she took the hairpin when she fell into the water. She probably let go and threw it away.

Fortunately, the more important things were placed in the storage crystal. Nian Nian took a deep breath and got into the water again.

She didn't know that this lake was a sacred and dangerous lake for the locals, so naturally she didn't dare to swim carelessly in the lake. She could only come up to take a breath secretly.

Every year I continue to travel eastward, where it is said to be the temple of God Hu.

She originally wanted to visit the temple, and after snooping around the city, she learned of the existence of the Hu God Temple. Adhering to the principle of the shortest straight line between two points, she crossed the palace, hoping to find a boat.

I plan to row to the other side when it gets dark. This is faster than completing the perimeter of the palace wall and then circling the lake shore.

Everything was going smoothly until she heard a girl begging and crying.

Nian Nian did not regret hurting the man who was said to be the king. Thinking of the little princess who was so strong and determined that she was not like a ten-year-old girl, Nian Nian really couldn't hate her, even though it was her scream that attracted the guards.

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She hates Song Qing even more now.

Every year, he thought of a hundred and one ways to punish Song Qing, and the expression on his face sometimes turned ferocious, sometimes sneered, according to his imagination, and soon he used up all the oxygen.

She came out of the water to breathe and dived again. This time she did not swim eastward as she wished. Instead, she was stopped in place by the current and pushed in another direction.

The more times like this, the more calm you have to be. I have gone hunting whales in the sea every year. After the initial doubts, I immediately started to adjust my breathing and feel the flow of the lake water.

It is unwise to fight against the current. After swimming along with the current for a while, Nian Nian got even more headache.

The lake is not only covered with forest-like black water plants, but also has several irregular and powerful undercurrents. If she hadn't been good at water and had a good mentality, she would have either been entangled to death by the water plants or been swept up by the undercurrents after entering the water.

He died of panic and suffocation.

Although she was not panicked, she was already caught up in the undercurrent and didn't know where she was being taken.

After many ups and downs and struggles, she saw the lake shore several times every year, but she could not get rid of the undercurrent. She gradually lost her strength and could only drift with the current, trying to ensure her survival first.

Fortunately, she was still pushed to the shore by the lake water in the end, but she could no longer tell the difference between east, west and north.

After sitting on the ground and resting for a while, Nian Nian's clothes and cloak were dry.

After all, the leather material used for this cloak is a treasure that Qi Youfenghua bought with a lot of money. Even after being soaked in the lake for an unknown amount of time, it is still not stained by water. It was once re-cut from scraps by Shopkeeper Qin of Hongxu Shop.

Therefore, it is stained with light and has the characteristics of quick drying.

She scrapes on the ground every year, pulling out a lot of grass and stuffing it in her mouth. It tastes bad and has a fishy smell, but at least it is filling. The kind of bush salt claw she likes is kept together with the camel feed, and she carries it with her

I had already finished what I had brought with me, and I didn’t think about adding anything more.

After all, it is really easy to feed every year. She eats whatever the cattle and sheep eat. She can also eat what the cattle and sheep don't eat. For example, she now regrets not cutting some water grass for dry food. Maybe it tastes good?

To fill her stomach and replenish her energy, she got up and walked along the lakeshore every year. She could see the lights of Khawarizh City in the distance, so she should walk in the opposite direction to the lights.

She must go to the temple. Every year, she thinks of the bloody cigarette rod and the culprit's small paper bag, and moves forward step by step.

By the time she found her old man's body, it was already too late.

He killed the wild dogs that gnawed at the corpse, buried the old man's body, and took away the old man's tobacco rod and the paper bag wrapped with gold leaves every year.

She didn't know what she was going to do after arriving at the temple. It would be easy if she could fight God Hu, but would winning the battle bring the old man back to life?

But I still have to go, at least to clarify the facts for the old man, so that his family will no longer suffer, so that they can openly shed tears for their dead relatives.

A dark shadow of a building appeared on the lakeside in the distance, and she quickened her pace.

After walking a few dozen meters, Nian Nian cautiously took out his short bow and wooden arrows and suppressed the sound of his footsteps.

There was a voice coming from the front.

Yelling, screaming and roaring.

Nian Nian stopped and waited until the sound of people gradually subsided and finally fell into silence, then he cautiously approached the tall temple that was gradually becoming clearer.

The domed white temple stands alone in the wilderness, facing the city of Havari in the west. The hazy orange-red light shines from the arch into the dark night, breaking into twinkling stars on the water.

In the dim light, a man was standing quietly facing the arch, his long shadow falling on the ground, as if guiding the direction for Nian Nian.

Lying on his back was a man wearing a white monk's robe. There was a long and thin wound on his abdomen, almost cutting him in half.

There were more than a dozen lying figures on the ground. The white monk's robes were stained with blood, and occasionally broken limbs were scattered.

Nian Nian put down the bow and arrow in her hand and walked closer and closer. As she got closer, she saw that there were many bloody cuts on the man's coarse linen clothes. His standing posture was also a little skewed, as if his leg was injured.

You can only shift your weight to one leg.

Qi Youfeng, who ran to this person every year, had already heard her footsteps and suddenly turned around. When he saw who it was, the two scimitars still dripping with blood clinked to the ground.

Qi Youfeng bent his left leg, half-knelt on the ground and panted lightly, looked up at Nian Nian and said with a smile:

"I knew you would come here."