Chapter 71: Fairy Tales Are All Lies

  Weier worriedly led the way.

  Vakyris couldn't calm down at the scene of being kidnapped in front of him. Although he knew it was inevitable, this couldn't be used as an excuse for his weakness. Even if there were a group of Imperial regular army behind him, he couldn't eliminate the unease in his heart.

  This is the third morning when everyone first met Long Jiaotian in the forest.

  Yesterday's departure was not possible. Under the chaotic command of Trinsey, the already low morale troops were simply gathered and prepared for marching, wasting a whole day, until An Qi, who was born as a knight, couldn't bear it anymore and stepped in to rectify the situation, otherwise they might not have been able to depart even today.

  Trinthus thus conceived the idea of recruiting Anqi. Although Eriol gave instructions to Anqi to show some interest in Trinthus's recruitment, Anqi was unmoved and directly told him that she was already a follower of a certain loli. This not only made Trinthus jealous of Eriol but also made the little loli sigh that knights' intestines were indeed straight and uncurved.

  If it were Akako, this plan might have succeeded. This fake standard ojou-sama-like sadistic older sister and little loli are as black-hearted as a large pot in a restaurant that hasn't been washed for ten years - if the restaurant hadn't gone bankrupt within those ten years.

  When Tringham was about to undermine Eriol's foundation, Little Rori was also sizing up his troops.

  It's no wonder it's one of the three major empires, even if this is just a border cannon fodder unit, it's still not to be underestimated.

  The soldiers' equipment was much better than that of ordinary mercenaries, and Trinser didn't skimp on military expenses - perhaps due to his noble mentality, after all, a group of soldiers dressed like beggars under his command would be too embarrassing. From their neat movements and strict military discipline, it could be seen that they had received rigorous training and were not the mob that Eriol worried about.

  But the conclusion that a bear is always in its den is obviously applicable everywhere.

  Although the soldiers were well-equipped and well-trained, the entire army had no morale to speak of. These soldiers who voluntarily followed the imperial military discipline, even if they executed Trinser's orders, would probably be secretly slacking off and goofing off in private. From the looks of contempt, resentment, or ridicule in their eyes as they gazed at Trinser riding on horseback with his head held high like a rooster, but forgetting that he was in the forest and getting scratched by branches, resulting in him falling off his horse in disarray, it was clear.

  Under Tringham's command, this corps can't even beat the town guard led by Town Longhand. If they had a commander who was good at commanding, they would definitely be able to defeat the regular army of an ordinary small country - so Little Lori evaluated.

  "How dare you block the way!" Trillin shouted, covering the wound on his face, "Is this a road for someone as noble as me to walk on?"

  "I don't like him." Ryōga said in a low voice as he walked beside Eriol, "A person like that won't receive the blessings of God."

  Don't worry, God is very fair. Even the most devout believers will not receive blessings if they are not between three and fourteen years old girls, let alone precocious girls over 1.5 meters tall. I wonder if Hestia's ability to cultivate into a demigod has anything to do with her height?

  Of course, this sentence can only be placed in her heart. Elisha shook her small head at Long Jiao, indicating that she should not come out.

  The army led by the other side is the hope of rescuing Vakiss, and Verza can only silently endure apologizing to Trinser and continue to lead the way for the troops.

  Before long, everyone arrived at the cave where they had been before, and now there was naturally no one inside.

  Trinser, who thought he had come in vain, jumped and shouted anxiously. Eriol worried that the guy would return empty-handed, so she instructed Angie to go forward and propose that the main force stay behind to rest, sending scouts to search for the thieves' tracks in all directions.

  Trilling agreed with the idea of trying it out.

  Eriol led the way, taking Anqi and Moe out of the cave and unfolding a map. They easily found the hidden road marked by Quicksilver Lamp where the kidnappers had retreated. There, Quicksilver Lamp was waiting for them, sitting on a tree.

  In order not to expose her identity - the world knows that Eriol has a small doll-like person by her side - Eriol did not let Shuǐyín dēng appear in front of others. As for those who have seen her, Long Jiutian and Weierci, one was brainwashed, and the other lost his sister, both were indifferent to this matter.

  "Are you guys learning from turtles? You're moving too slowly!" The chairman, who had been waiting for half a day, said with an impatient expression.

  "Hehe, can't be helped. The commander of this unit has some issues with his character..." Eri said speechlessly with a smile, then walked through the dense forest and shrubs, "Wow, this is really secretive, who would have thought that behind this wall-like forest there's actually a man-made path?"

  After sighing for a while, Xiaoluo returned to the side of several people and asked: "So, Shuigongdeng, did you find the kidnappers' hideout yesterday?"

  "Found it." The mercury lamp spoke up with a piece of good news, but she immediately furrowed her brow in confusion and said, "But I find it strange, because from the location where the abandoned wooden boat was found, there doesn't seem to be any place to hide nearby. The only place close by is a small town. I don't think the thieves would dare to enter the town with hostages."

  "Never mind all that, let's just catch up first." Elisha picked up the President and said, "Be good, fly to the sky alone and hide, don't get found by those weird uncles."

  "I bit you!"

  "This kind of talk absolutely cannot come out of a loli's mouth, it will lead people into crime."

  "You're going to say 'Do you know what it means when you separate the characters and read this sentence' next, right?"

  "…I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let you see my notebook."

  What kind of terrible things have you installed on that divine laptop?!

  Only then did the mercury lamp raise its small head: "Who looked at your notebook, this is just something your cheap brother forced on me."

  "Luò kè lì pǔ nǐ gè hún dàn bǎ wǒ gāo guì lěng ào yōu měi diǎn yǎ de zhǔ xí dà ren hái huí lái ā ā ā ——!!"

  Translation:

  "Locklear, you bastard, return my noble and elegant chairman-sama to me ahhhhh——!!"

  I am a divider line

  After lunch, Trinns led the troops into the valley through the hidden road pointed out by Eriol, and then ordered people to cut down trees and build ships - of course, the soldiers were not shipbuilders, they could only make rafts.

  After hesitating for a while between spending a lot of time building a beautiful wooden ship and putting aside his pride to ride a crude wooden raft to pursue the bandits and gain merit, Trinser finally chose the latter.

  The troops boarded the raft and floated downstream, advancing northward.

  Standing on the wooden raft, Eriol began to appreciate the beautiful scenery around her.

  The first thing that caught my eye was a patch of green.

  The mountains on both sides are covered with lush green trees, making the gentle river appear as a jade road paved with emerald stones. Some silver fish are intoxicated by this beautiful scenery and jump out of the water, dancing and creating ripples.

  On both sides of the riverbank, small animals and even magical creatures can be seen drinking water from time to time. When they discover groups of tourists, they are not afraid, but instead curiously gaze at each other. Accompanied by the crisp bird calls in the forest, this is a warm scene of humans harmonizing with nature. At this moment, if she were to recite a poem like "The cries of monkeys echo unceasingly, our light boat has already passed through mountains of a thousand layers" in her sweet voice, Eriol would absolutely stun everyone in an instant.

  However, Elisha didn't recite a poem. The huge cultural differences between East and West made the little loli doubt whether the people around her could understand the meaning in the poem. So she simply stretched out her right hand elegantly towards the upper right direction, with her palm facing upwards, and hummed a melodious tune in her unique Mountain Palace nasal tone.

  In the gentle breeze, the melody floats in the vast universe, making one deeply intoxicated.

  A beautiful and vibrant bird of paradise was attracted to the little loli, and it lightly landed on her outstretched right hand, slowly preening its feathers and pecking at her palm as if it had become an audience.

  Blue sky, white clouds, green water, green mountains, a clear river surface floating on the wooden raft is an absolutely beautiful little girl, and a paradise bird standing on her hand.

  This is a breathtakingly beautiful scene that should not be desecrated. To all those who litter fruit peels, melon rinds, cigarette butts, packaging paper, and spit gum in tourist scenic areas, I hereby wish that you will never be able to buy return tickets and the hotels are always fully booked. And for those with cars, may your vehicles break down halfway and your phones lose signal.

  Fine, let's just ignore the irony. You all know this is actually a lighthearted and cute story, especially since the main character is a tsundere loli.

  Above this paragraph can be taken to make a tourism scenic spot art promotional short film with another mystery inside.

  The poison island Haruko, who was deeply shocked by the scene in front of her, unconsciously took two steps forward and couldn't help but want to get closer to this beautiful scenery. Due to her height advantage, Haruko clearly saw Eri's secret.

  Then she almost rolled off the raft and fell into the water.

  It can be said that the little loli's pose is absolutely impeccable, and the gentle posture, amiable expression, and fluttering skirt of the heroine can directly go on camera. But when Rie approached two steps closer, the little loli's secret was exposed.

  The right hand in the palm is actually holding a high-end bird food! This heavenly bird was actually attracted by food!

  So, the beautiful princesses in fairy tales who attract a large number of small animals with their singing are actually deceiving people. They are just some romantic girls who use food to bribe shameless animals to flatter themselves.

  On one side, An Qi saw Akane's shocked and stunned expression and couldn't help but feel curious, so she also took a few steps closer to take a look.

  Anqi (staring stiffly at Ryouko): "Excuse me, what expression should I make now?"

  "Renzu (tangled up in knots): 'You just have to be happy with that.'"