After Irene left, the envoy was in a temporary dilemma, but soon a new piece of news allowed everyone to find their way.
"In addition to the three Dukes who rule the Ice Palace, there is also a witch who has a strong influence on the ice elves."
A few weeks after living in "Scarandi", Etesi and the others received this news. It was said that this was news obtained by a member at the divination parlor in the city.
"At first, I thought this was a bit confusing, but based on some inquiries, I found out that there is such a special person." Etesi yawned a little tiredly. After Irene left, she also became busy.
"Then go look for it. Anyway, there is no special news now." An accompanying messenger suggested.
"That's right..." Atesi lay on the table and looked at Lorraine Hill, then raised her head and asked.
"Does Lorraine know about the witch of sleep, Tehua?"
"Teva? Lorraine Hill quickly remembered this name, and Keti snatched it from her at that time."
"That witch seems to live in a far away land of ice and snow."
"Yes, but a few decades ago, she seemed to have been to the Northern Continent, stayed as a guest in the Ice Palace for a long time, and even collaborated with the ice elves on some things."
"I heard that a huge ice basin garden was built, but later the news was gradually hidden, and no one knew where the garden was built."
"Doesn't this mean that Tehua is still not found?"
"No, there is a general direction. It's just that there are few people there. Even in the northern continent, not every place is inhabited."
"All right."
"By the way, what does the Sleeper Witch look like?"
"It is said that she has black hair and a black skirt, and her voice is lazy and full of temptation. There is no more specific information, because everyone only has this hazy dream image of her, and when I really want to draw the image, I can't grasp the feeling."
"As expected of a witch, she has many mysterious places."
Black hair and black skirt? For some reason, Lorraine Hill suddenly remembered the mysterious girl he met when leaving Jackdaw Harbor.
Could it be that she was Tehua and had anticipated today's situation from the beginning?
Speaking of which, my whereabouts are not a secret among witches now. If the other party is a witch, they can easily find out.
"It seems I have to go look for it this time." Lorraine Hill blinked.
According to Chris's description in the past, this Tehua is not that kind of unreasonable witch. She just had a problem with Keti. This time she went to find her, and she probably had to apologize for Keti.
As a result, some people continued to stay in Scaranda, while Lorandhir went to look for Tehua alone. The reason why she did not take others with her was because she would move faster when she was alone, and now time could not be delayed any longer.
Three days later, Lorraine Hill flew in the direction described on the map. She expanded her senses to the best of her ability to find the mysterious garden hidden among the snowy mountains and rivers.
At the same time, Irene also returned to where her family was.
"Bang!"
The heavy door closed heavily, and there was even a lingering sound of cold humming.
In a small, dark room, Irene sat alone on a stone chair, silent and slowly stroking the silver-haired doll in her arms.
This was the third day after she came back. Her father and a group of elders first severely reprimanded her, and then locked her in this hut and asked her to think about her mistakes behind closed doors, that is, in solitary confinement.
According to her brother, this period of confinement is expected to last for more than a month before she is allowed to come out to meet people. During this period, their family will also contact the Tixiu family again to discuss her marriage to Palos.
"It's a bit boring." Yin Xue opened her eyes from Irene's arms and looked at the closed door.
Although her father's words were very harsh to Irene, even Yin Xue could see that in fact Irene's parents were not determined to punish their daughter. Rather than confine her to confinement, they wanted her to remember this lesson.
Don't do anything outrageous again in the future.
"Father actually loves and protects me very much." Irene said softly. She leaned back slightly on the chair and looked at the dark ceiling.
If she went out at this time, I'm afraid many people in the family would come over to see her in embarrassment, and they might even make sarcastic remarks and make various comments. Now that she was in solitary confinement, she could avoid such things from being exposed to her.
As for one month later, when the wedding is about to take place, other people will not slander their own clan members in front of outsiders. What they will lose is actually their own face.
"Some of the customs of the ice elves have not changed. They are so complicated and boring." Although Yin Xue understood what Irene said, she was obviously not happy.
Such old-fashioned aristocratic style, focusing on face and etiquette, really made her a little disgusted, especially after coming into contact with the atmosphere of Clanscia and the new organizations in the south.
Regarding the current performance of the ice elf nobles, Yin Xue's mood is quite complicated. She is probably sad for their misfortune and angry for their indifference.
Thousands of years have passed, but there is still no progress. Even the green empire led by the nobles has become much more open-minded and open-minded, and will not engage in such troublesome red tape.
"Was Master Yin Xue also an ice elf in the past?" Irene finally asked the question she had been wanting to ask before. She knew that this doll knew the history of the ice elves in the past, and he should have been someone who had a close relationship with the ice elves during his lifetime.
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"Although I don't want to admit it, it is true." Yin Xue floated up from Irene's arms, walked around the small dark room, and then sat on Irene's shoulders.
"The era I live in is the First Era, which is extremely far away from today. That era was when the ice elves were still active under the World Tree."
"Then, can Yin Xue tell you about the past, such as the Elf Queen at that time, the mythical fairies..." Irene suddenly felt a strong curiosity at this time.
"Well, it's probably similar to what you saw in the book." Yin Xue shook her legs, looking a little lazy.
"Can you tell me something?" Erin asked again.
"Okay, I'll just tell you something briefly." Seeing Irene's curious look, Yin Xue knew that she was too bored in the dark room, so she picked up some patience and started telling the story slowly.
"Then let's start with the birth of the three elven clans at the very beginning..."
"It is said that on the large and endless branches, endless and colorful flowers first bloomed. These flowers are the prototypes of all flowers in the world. Then the spiritual parts in the flower cores floated in the moonlight, like thousands of fireflies in the wind.
Sway."
"Until one day, the powerful parts of these fireflies turned into intelligent creatures, and they became a generation of fairies."
"The fairies were playing carefree, having fun, singing various songs, and caring for the thousands of flowers on the big trees..."
"The flowers bloomed and fell, and after countless generations, the first fruits finally appeared. These fruits were green and oval, hidden among the leaves, growing quietly in the high clouds and mist."
"Facing these fruits, the fairies were very happy because new sisters were born, so everyone took better care of these fruits."
"Time passed by again, and on a morning with clear morning dew, the mountain wind swept through the big trees, and the leaves and branches swayed, so a large number of fruits fell. They fell into the soil, on the leaves, in the mountains and forests, and then the fruit shells
It split open, and a beautiful elf with sharp ears emerged from it."
"In this way, the first generation of three elves were born. They were born as the darlings of nature. They could easily maintain balance, run and chase in the complex mountains and forests. Soon families were established, and they gathered in the World Tree.
Under his protection, he lived a simple and peaceful life."
"In order to thank the world tree that gave birth to them, these elves will hold grand celebrations every time, and the elf who presides over the celebration must be the most beautiful. She will wear a laurel-woven crown, insert various flowers, and place flowers on the tree.
Sing and dance."
"Everyone envied and worshiped such a beautiful elf, so they all followed her words and guidance."
"Such a celebration takes place every ten years, and the beautiful elf selected will be called the Elf Queen by future generations."
"Time passed quietly, and the fruits on the World Tree continued to fall, turning into various elves. However, some fruits did not fall for a long time, so the fairies were very anxious. They gathered around those fruits and sang various songs to them, telling them
The beauty of its world, don’t worry, it’s a peaceful and peaceful world.”
"Hundreds of thousands of years passed like this, and the fruits finally changed colors and fell one by one..."
"But unfortunately, what came out of it was not beautiful elves, but other ugly creatures."
"The fairies ran away in fear and hid behind leaves and branches, afraid to look at these new sisters."
"Then the elves came, cleaned these creatures, and then raised them carefully."
"Soon, these creatures grew colorful and bright feathers. They were not elves but birds flying into the sky."
"At this time, the fairies came out again and wanted to play with these new sisters. Unfortunately, the birds could not understand the fairies' words. When they matured, they jumped down from the branches and flew into the blue and clear sky."
"Birds of various colors, colorful birds, with colorful wings, they fly around the world tree, singing the joy of new life, and then fly in all directions, some never return, some may be numerous
He won’t be back until next year.”
"Thus, the World Tree is divided into three layers. The naughty fairies live in the top crown, the birds with bright feathers live among the branches of the tree, and the beautiful and slender fairies walk on the ground under the tree."
"In this way, surrounding the World Tree, the kingdoms of the three elves were gradually established, and the three elves began to write their own poems and legends..."
Yin Xue's words were like soft ballads, telling the ancient story, while Irene listened quietly, her eyes intoxicated, immersed in it, and it was hard to wake up for a long time.
"It's so beautiful. Even though I have heard these legends before, when told from Yin Xue's mouth, it seems like a nostalgic ballad." Irene murmured.
Books can record words, but the emotions, tunes, and songs left behind by those times cannot be fully recorded in books. After migrating to the northern continent, the ice elves lost too many things from the past.
"Can you teach me, Lord Yin Xue, the Shiyao-like legends you told?" Irene solemnly requested Yin Xue Gelin.
"It looks very troublesome. I'm not as patient as little Luo Lan." Yin Xue shook her head.
"I'm just going to teach you once. If you can't learn it, don't blame me."
"Yeah, no problem."
After leaving Scarandi, Lorranthil searched for the secret garden on the desolate tundra ice sheet based on the information and legends he had received previously.
Where will it be?
Lorraine Hill let go of his senses and flew over patches of monotonous snow-white land.
The mountains undulated and the sea water filled the air, and her attention was slowly consumed.
Finally, after searching to no avail one day, Lorraine Hill landed on a coast.
There are no cities nearby here. The dark rocky mountain ridges are exposed on the snowfield, which is very conspicuous. As the sea tide rises and falls, you can hear the continuous and crisp sound.
After sweeping a clean stone, the girl sat on the beach and looked at the undulating blue sea in the distance.
What washes up the coast is not foamy waves, but countless white ice cubes. Just like many broken glasses and thrown into the sea water, these broken ice cubes collide with each other, and then continue to form against the backdrop of the waves.
Washing the coast.
What a rare sight, the girl sighed in her heart. Even in the past era of advanced information, she had only seen the sea with floating icebergs, and did not expect to have the special sight of ice submerging the sea.
After searching for several days with no results, Lorraine Hill also felt a little tired.
She decided to stay here for one night today.
Find a small valley with leeward wind, take out the rabbit fur tent that you haven't used for a long time, set it up easily, and then spread it with thick blankets and soft quilts.
Squatting in a small tent, Lorraine Hill held a small copper stove, writing his recent diary with sleepy eyes, and then drew his itinerary for these days on a map.
Wow, so sleepy.
She yawned, then leaned on the pillow and fell asleep slowly.
At the same time, the sky outside is gradually getting dark, and the polar night is coming to this area. In the next few months, we will no longer see the sun, but the eternally dark starry sky.
After a long time passed in her sleep, the girl woke up hazily and looked at her pocket watch. It seemed that she had probably slept all day.
"It's time to get up, Lorraine Hill." She said to herself, and then patted her cheek to wake herself up a little.
After putting away the blankets and quilts and stepping out of the gray rabbit-fur tent, a vast and endless night sky appeared in the girl's eyes.
The air is extremely clean and transparent, and you can clearly see the stars in the sky. The vast Milky Way star sand forms a huge sloping nebula on this dark canvas, in which the stars are twinkling, dense and endless.
The gradually changing aurora hangs down from the sky. The huge light curtain is so majestic that it makes people feel extremely small. Their sense of existence is overwhelmed by it, and there is an illusion that they are almost flying up and melting into one of the grains of dust.
It gradually changes from bright blue to dark green, from pale purple to light yellow. It is magnificent and sacred, separated from all the mundane things in the world, eternal and distant.
"It's so beautiful."
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Woo, I'm not in a good state today
I didn't sleep nearly all night last night. I had a headache, my body was shaking from cold and sweating from heat, I felt extremely uncomfortable, and I had a blur of consciousness.
It took me another day of sleep during the day to get a little better. I feel like if it's still like this tomorrow, I'll probably have to go to the hospital.