The fairy queen's eyes flowed with gentle gaze, holding Odie's hand and saying: "You were too impulsive at the time, didn't you know my feelings for you? Even if your cultivation is not high, I will choose you. Now that I think about it, I'm still very frightened in my heart."

  "Fei Fei, I know you have feelings for me, but as a man, if I couldn't become the strongest warrior in the Spirit Tribe, what face would I have to ask for your hand in marriage? That's why I chose to go to the Mountains of Death to train. When I first passed through the Tianyuan Tribe's territory to reach the Mountains of Death, I realized how small my abilities were. The Mountains of Death are like a hell on earth, filled with death energy everywhere. At first, it didn't seem so bad, but as you go deeper, you'll find all sorts of monsters, zombies, and even terrifying bone dragons. Every time I cast a spell to eliminate a few monsters, more would come rushing in, leaving no room for retreat, surrounded by monsters on all sides. Maybe it was fate that saved me, but just as I was about to be devoured by the monsters, I fell into a deep pit. The entrance of the pit was small, and only zombies, skulls, or small monsters could enter. I used my last bit of strength to cast an illusion spell to seal the entrance, barely saving my life. As Spirit Tribe members, we never eat meat, but to survive, I had to eat the raw flesh of those monsters, which still haunts me to this day. Every day, I practiced my magic, trying to break through the encirclement, but there were too many monsters, and some powerful ones that I couldn't handle. If it weren't for that sturdy cave, I would have become a monster's meal long ago. You know, I lived in that cave for a whole year? One day, without warning, the number of monsters suddenly decreased, and those strong ones disappeared, giving me the chance to escape. After returning to the Spirit Forest, I had nightmares every morning for three years straight. Even now, thinking back to those scenes makes my heart tremble. Before entering the Mountains of Death, my magic power already surpassed that of the so-called great mages on the continent, and I was one of the few warriors in the Spirit Tribe. You guys combined might be able to match me from back then, but if you were to enter the Mountains of Death... unless you're lucky enough to find a cave to hide in, otherwise..."

  As Ode described the scene of the Death Mountain Range, Yue Hen and others felt a chill run down their spines. Even Xuan Yue, who had initiated this trip to the Death Mountain Range, turned pale, as if countless demonic beasts were pouncing on him. Miao Fei asked in a low voice, "Is it really that terrifying?"

  Okita smiled wryly and said, "I don't need to deceive you. My eloquence is poor, the situation in the Death Mountain Range is even more terrifying than I described. When I first entered, it was only about three miles into the Death Mountain Range, which can be considered the edge of the area. What's inside, I dare not imagine. Maybe you still have some doubts, let me show you something." After finishing speaking, he chanted a spell and the space in front of him suddenly distorted. Two rays of light shot out from Okita's eyes, and with a gentle wave of his hand in the distorted space, a small crack appeared. With the urging of the spell, a string of objects of different colors flew out.

  Aodi stretched out his hands, and those things floated gently into his palms. The crowd took a closer look and found that they were seven or eight pieces of gemstones in various colors. From the surface, it seemed that these gemstones had not been carved, with different cross-sections around them. However, the faint energy fluctuations showed the value of these gemstones. Aodi said, "These ores are what I dug out from that cave. They should be the top-grade magic crystals you're looking for. We elves don't have alchemists, and we're good at natural magic, so keeping these things wouldn't be of much use. Let's just give them to you." After finishing speaking, he stuffed the gemstones into Ah-Dai's hands.

  Xuan Yue pinched a gemstone from Ah Dai's hand, took a closer look, and infused his internal magical energy into it. The gemstone suddenly radiated brilliant light, and Xuan Yue nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, this is indeed a top-grade magic crystal. With so many pieces, they're probably worth tens of millions of gold coins on the continent."

  Xuan Yue's words startled Ah Dai, who hastily rushed to Ao Di and said: "Uncle, these things are too precious, we can't have them."

  He smiled slightly and said, "Take it. In our eyes, every tribesman is much more important than these things. You saved over a dozen of our tribesmen, so it's only right that we give you some gifts in return. With these items, your mercenary mission can be considered complete, and you won't have to go adventuring in the Mountains of Death again."

  The fairy queen grasped Ah-Dai's hand and said, "Good child, take this as a gift from your aunt to celebrate our meeting. I truly hope you can help me find my missing tribespeople and daughter. I won't let you take any risks; as long as we can find their trail, I'm confident that you'll be able to rescue them. Child, what's your name?"

  "My name is Ah-Dai. Auntie, you don't have to give me anything, I will definitely go and rescue all of your people." Facing the gentle and kind-hearted Elf Queen, Ah-Dai felt an unprecedented sense of closeness. The Elf Queen brought him a maternal love that he had never experienced before.

  Yuehen walked to Ahdai and Xuanyue's side, saying: "Since the Death Mountain Range is so terrifying, we don't need to go there anymore. Ahdai brother, Xuanyue miss, I'm sorry, our Yuehen Mercenary Group can't participate in the action to save the elves. After all, we still have to live on this continent, and there are many concerns. Sorry, Your Majesty, even if you have a way to guarantee our safety, for fear of implicating our families, we cannot accept your request." The number of nobles in the three major empires of Tiangong, Luori, and Huasheng is not many, but these nobles possess enormous power. They can hire multiple retrievers from the Thieves' Guild to execute tasks, and their own strength must be substantial. Their vast network of connections even allows them to know everything that happens in every corner of the continent. The consequences of opposing them are not something Yuehen can afford to bear; he wants to help the elves, but he also has a family, and he doesn't want his parents to get involved.

  The moon princess seemed to want to say something, but in the end she didn't say it, and the atmosphere in the tree house suddenly became a bit dull.

  The fairy queen shook her head and said gloomily: "Nothing. Everyone has their own aspirations, you have already helped us a lot. From now on, you are also friends of the fairy tribe."

  Yuè Hén nodded and walked out of the tree house, followed by Yuè Jī, Miáo Fēi and Wàn Lǐ.

  The fairy queen apologized: "I'm sorry, I caused a conflict between you two."

  The rock looked at Rock and asked: "How are you?"

  Yan Li nodded firmly. A look of approval flashed in Yan Shi's eyes, and he said, "Good, you're indeed a good brother of mine." After finishing speaking, he urged the Dou Qi inside his body, and a yellow Dou Qi light shone on his right hand. With a swift motion, he shaved off all the messy brown hair on his head, and Yan Li did the same thing. In an instant, they both became shiny bald men.

  The fairy queen and the great fairy messengers stared at them in amazement, Ah-Dai couldn't help but ask: "Brother Rock, what are you doing?"

  The rock smiled slightly and said, "Good brother, the Spirit Clan and our Pu Rock Clan have been on good terms for generations. If they're in trouble, how can we just ignore it? The most distinctive feature of our Pu Rock Clan is the brown hair on our heads. Only by removing these three thousand troublesome threads can others not distinguish our identity. This way, it won't bring trouble to our clansmen." The Queen, my brother and I have decided to help you find your missing clansman."

  The fairy queen's eyes showed deep gratitude, and she said with some choking: "Thank you, friends of the Pu Rock tribe."

  Ah-Dai happily said: "With two big brothers joining, we'll have a much better grasp. Yue-Yue, what do you think?"

  Xuan Yue thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, it's all just for fun, wherever we go is the same, I'll go too."

  The fairy queen said softly: "Little girl, you don't have to force yourself, it's better not to implicate your family. If our fairy tribe's affairs harm you, that would be bad."

  Xuan Yue hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "Auntie, those nobles wouldn't dare to offend my family. Don't worry, I'm willing to help you." She thought that if her father found out she had offended the nobles, at most he would just scold her a couple of times, and shouldn't make things too difficult for her.

  "Ah Dui nodded and said: 'Yes, your father's skills are so high, who dares to offend him?'"

  Xuan Yue gave him a glance and said, "Can you spare us a few words? Fairy aunt, what can we do to rescue your daughter and the rest of your tribe?"

  The fairy queen sighed and said, "What's most troubling me now is that I don't know where they've been taken. The possibility of the Sorad Federation is small. But the other three empires all have suspicions."

  Xuan Yue furrowed her brow and said, "Auntie, with such a large area, how can you expect us to find her? Even if we search the entire continent, it's unlikely that we'll be able to find your daughter."

  The Fairy Queen said, "I also know it's difficult. In order to rescue them, I have a few things here to give you. With these things, your actions will be much smoother." After finishing speaking, she turned her head towards the several Great Elf Messengers. The Great Elf Messengers all nodded firmly at her.

  The fairy queen drew a green circle in front of her chest with both hands, and she didn't seem to be chanting any spells. Countless green light points kept surging towards her from the surrounding air, and the green light ring flickered with soft light. The fairy queen let the light ring float in mid-air, and her hands formed a strange gesture in front of her chest. She silently muttered something, and the green light in the air suddenly dimmed, shrinking smaller and smaller until it formed a crystal clear green bracelet. The faint glow kept flowing, looking extremely beautiful.

  The fairy queen took the bracelet with one hand, lightly biting her own finger and letting a drop of fresh blood dissolve into the bracelet. She chanted: "With my blood as the guide, the spirit of nature as the medium, condense, inquiry bracelet." The fresh blood instantly dissolved into the green bracelet, and the color of the bracelet deepened slightly. A flash of light flickered and disappeared, leaving a red blood thread in the center of the bracelet that continued to shine with a faint glow. The fairy queen handed the bracelet to Xuan Yue, saying: "This inquiry bracelet has my blood as its guide and possesses very strong spiritual energy. Outside the spirit forest, it will become dull and lose its light, but as long as there is a spirit within a hundred miles of the bracelet, it will automatically shine. The blood thread inside will point in the direction of the spirit's location. When my daughter is within a hundred miles of the bracelet, the blood thread inside will condense into a ball. With this thing, you'll be able to find our tribe much more easily."

  Xuan Yue couldn't bear to put down the inquiring bracelet in her hand, the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. "Auntie, is this really for me? What a beautiful bracelet!"

  "The fairy queen said solemnly, 'Child, you must keep this bracelet safe and never lose it. Otherwise, if those ill-intentioned bad people get their hands on it, they will easily be able to capture our tribe members again. Do you understand?'"

  Xuan Yue nodded, put the crystal ring on her left hand and smiled: "Don't worry, Auntie, I'll definitely protect it."

  The fairy queen walked up to Ah-Dai and Xuan-Yue, her height similar to Xuan-Yue's. She flapped her wings and floated upwards until she was at the same level as Ah-Dai. In a voice that echoed in Ah-Dai's heart, just like the red-robed priestess of old, the fairy queen said: "Child, your heart is truly good, so kind. Among all the humans I have seen, none can compare to you."

  Ah-Dai scratched his head and said: "Auntie, actually I'm really stupid, learning anything is much slower than others."

  The fairy queen smiled slightly and said, "Wisdom is important, but kindness is even more precious. I want to give you something. This thing has been kept for over a hundred years, maybe it can be used best in your hands."

  "Ah, stupid!" he exclaimed, "What is this thing?"

  The Fairy Queen's mysterious smile said, "You'll understand when you see it." After that, she stopped transmitting and rushed to the few Great Fairies, saying, "As we discussed before, do you know what to do?"

  Aodu and others nodded, respectfully answering. The Elf Queen said: "Ah-Dai, come with me." After finishing, she flew out of the house. Ah-Dai hurriedly followed her. He was very curious, what would the Elf Queen give him? If it's too precious, he definitely can't accept it.

  Watching Ah Dai follow the Elf Queen, Xuan Yue hurriedly ran outside, wanting to catch up, but was stopped by Ao Di, "Miss, you don't need to go, in order to make it safer for you to find our tribe members on the mainland, we need to do something."

  Xuan Yue stopped in his tracks, despite feeling somewhat dissatisfied. Tian Ying quietly walked out, and the four great spirit servants exchanged a glance before each of them began to chant different spirit incantations.

  Ah-Dai and the Fairy Queen came out of the tree house, just in time to see Yue-Hen and others standing by the lake with a look of disappointment on their faces. Before he could greet them, he found his body surrounded by a green glow, slowly floating up. Yue-Hen and others looked at this scene with surprise. The Fairy Queen flapped her wings, taking Ah-Dai to the ancient tree in the center of the fairy lake. Looking at the clear water below and the faint mist floating outside the green light around his body, Ah-Dai felt as if he was in a paradise. When the Fairy Queen brought him before the ancient tree, Ah-Dai couldn't help but sigh: "What a big tree!"

  The fairy queen turned around with a smile, stretched out her hand and gently waved it towards the ancient tree. The treetop parted, and she took Ah-Dai flying in. Ah-Dai felt as if he was in a dream, constantly observing the strange scenery around him, secretly marveling at it. "Ah-Dai, we're here," the fairy queen's call awakened Ah-Dai from his daze.

  "Wow! What a big treehouse! Auntie, you live here?"

  The fairy queen smiled and nodded, "Yes! This is Auntie's home. You are the first outsider to come here." At this time, the two had already landed on the platform outside the treehouse. The fairy queen pushed open the door and led Ah-Dai into the room. The interior of the treehouse was simply decorated, divided into inner and outer rooms. The fairy queen pulled Ah-Dai's hand and walked into the inner room. The inner room was slightly smaller, with only a wooden bed inside. The fairy queen stood in the center of the room, her hands drew a green magic hexagram in the air. She pressed down with both hands, and the hexagram suddenly expanded, printing itself on the floor. "Come, stand in the center of this hexagram," she said to Ah-Dai. Ah-Dai did as he was told, and the fairy queen floated in front of him, smiling, "We're going down." A green light flashed, and Ah-Dai suddenly couldn't see his surroundings clearly. His whole body felt warm and cozy, as if he were basking in the warm sunlight. The true energy inside him circulated continuously, absorbing the warmth, and his previous fatigue was greatly restored. The true energy inside him had become a vibrant scene. After an unknown amount of time, the light suddenly disappeared, and everything changed. The treehouse was gone, and under the fairy queen's magic, the two arrived in a closed space about ten or more square meters in size. The walls were all made of wood. There were many strange things in the room. Suddenly changing places startled Ah-Dai, and he asked, "Auntie, where is this?"

  The fairy queen said: "We are inside the body of the ancient tree! Look, what is that."

  The foolish Ah-Dai looked in the direction that the Elf Queen was pointing, and saw a wooden rack in the corner of the room. The rack wasn't very high, with a conical wooden basin on top, containing about eight-tenths full of clear water. In the water, a huge egg was soaking, with about one-third of it exposed above the surface. This oval-shaped giant egg had a short diameter of about half a meter, and there were some strange patterns on its surface that made it very eye-catching in the room. Ah-Dai said foolishly: "Auntie, you're not going to give this egg to me, are you?"

  The fairy queen smiled and nodded, saying: "You're not stupid either! I just want to give this egg to you."

  "Ah-Dai scratched his head and said, "Auntie, what kind of egg is this? Is it delicious? You should keep it for yourself to eat. Ah! No, wait, you spirits only eat fruit."

  "The Elf Queen said with a mixture of laughter and tears: 'Foolish boy, this is not for you to eat, this is a dragon egg! Perhaps the only living dragon egg left on the continent.'"

  A'Dai was shocked and said: "What? Is there really such a creature as a dragon?" In his heart, dragons were only strong life forms that appeared in legends.

  The fairy queen nodded solemnly and said, "Dragons are a kind of creature filled with wisdom and the strongest power. Maybe because they were too perfect, God restricted their reproductive ability, and many giant dragons could not produce offspring throughout their lives. Since the Holy Emperor of the Divine Feather led the dragon clan to eliminate the evil demon god a thousand years ago, the dragon clan disappeared, and there was no longer any trace of them on the mainland. This giant egg was discovered by Ode in the Death Mountain Range when he was exploring the cave that saved his life. It has been placed among our fairy tribe for over a hundred years. When it was first brought back, this dragon egg only had a thread of life left, and after being soaked in the spiritual lake water filled with spirit power and the strong vitality of the ancient trees, it gradually recovered. However, we fairies do not have the ability to hatch it. To hatch a dragon egg, apart from its parents, only humans may be able to do it. Child, are you willing to try? If you can successfully hatch it, perhaps you will become the first dragon knight in the history of the mainland."

  "Ah Dun shook his head and said, 'Auntie, I won't be able to do it. If even you can't do it, how can I? Besides, I don't want to control the dragon either. It would be too pitiful for him!'"

  The fairy queen smiled and said, "Child, you must have confidence in yourself. In fact, you are not as bad as you think you are. And wanting to hatch a dragon egg is not something that can be done overnight. You need to use the energy within your body to quietly transform it. Alright, first make a contract with this dragon egg, and if you can successfully hatch it later, then let it go."

  Ah-Dai nodded and said: "That's okay, then I'll give it a try."

  The fairy queen brought Ah-Dai in front of the dragon egg, "Ah-Dai, put your hand on the dragon egg, then recite the incantation with me."

  A'Doh responded with a sound, and as soon as his hand touched the dragon egg, a blue light burst out from his chest, instantly wrapping himself and the dragon egg inside. The intense blue glow startled the Elf Queen. A'Doh himself was also stunned, he only felt that the dragon egg in front of him seemed to be moving, warmly greeting him.

  After a while, the fairy queen finally reacted and said in surprise: "Ah-Dai, aren't you carrying some kind of dragon clan token on your body?"

  A'Dai pulled out the Dragon's Blood from his collar and said: "Auntie, is this what you were talking about?"

  The Fairy Queen's voice trembled slightly, "This...this is actually the sacred object of protection from God Feather's time, the Dragon's Blood? Where did you get it?"

  Ah-Dao said: "This was given to me by the Prophet Prin. He said it was the treasure of the tribe that the Heavenly Emperor Shen Yu gave to the Pu Yan tribe in the beginning."

  The Elf Queen gradually came to her senses from the surprise, sighed and said: "Child, you have surprised me in many ways! With the blood of the Holy Dragon, I can almost confirm that you will be able to hatch this dragon egg. All giant dragons are descendants of the Holy Dragon. Let's start, bite your finger, drop a drop of fresh blood on the dragon egg, and then follow me to chant: 'With my fresh blood as the guide, proud giant dragon! Please allow me to make an equal contract with you, share each other's energy, and become eternal and unchanging friends.' In fact, humans can sign a master-slave contract with dragons, but the Elf tribe, who have always loved peace, has always looked down on the master-slave contract. They believe that all things in the world are equal, and there should be no situation where someone enslaves others. And Ah-Dai's personality coincides with this equal contract.

  Ah-Dai obediently followed the fairy queen's instructions and dripped fresh blood onto the dragon egg. As he finished his incantation, the dragon egg and the divine dragon's blood on his neck simultaneously burst into brilliant light. Suddenly, it seemed as if a tunnel of communication had formed between them. In an instant, the dragon egg vanished, and Ah-Dai clearly felt that something had been added to the divine dragon's blood, as if a life was now closely tied to his own.

  The fairy queen exclaimed: "Child, it seems that the dragon blood on your body has absorbed the dragon egg. In the dragon blood, the dragon egg will definitely get better nourishment. I think maybe it won't take too long for it to hatch. To be honest, Auntie hasn't seen what a dragon looks like either. When you hatch it later, be sure to bring it to show Auntie."

  Ah-Dai said with some embarrassment: "Auntie, don't say that. If the dragon egg really hatches in the future, I will definitely release it back into the wild."

  "The Fairy Queen said seriously: 'Ah-Dai, I know you're kind-hearted, but have you thought it through? As the strongest creature on the mainland - the dragon, it possesses immense power! If you release it back into nature, it may be influenced by worldly things and bring about a catastrophe. Do you understand? Moreover, even if you let it follow you, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll enslave it! You can become friends with it, take care of it, and use your kind heart to guide it gently, so as not to let this little dragon go bad.'"

  "Be friends with him? Be friends with a dragon? Is that possible?"

  The Fairy Queen smiled and said, "Nothing is impossible. It's you who incubated it, and when it was born, it will naturally take you as the closest person. Take good care of it from now on. Auntie has also fulfilled a wish. Alright, Auntie still wants to give you something else." After finishing speaking, she took down a scroll from the wall and solemnly handed it over to Ah-Dai, "This scroll contains an ancient magic spell. When you find our tribe and face great danger, you can immediately open it, and it will produce a domain. In this domain, all the fairies on this ancient tree can be summoned. I and the four Great Fairy Generals usually won't leave here. That is to say, with this scroll, you can summon us for help. I believe that apart from the Church, there are very few human powers that can rival ours. However, you must seize the opportunity well, because when we are summoned through this scroll, we can only exist in the domain for two hours before returning here. Moreover, the scroll can only be used once, and its production method has been lost. We only have one chance, do you understand?"

  Ah-Dai took the scroll, and the fluctuation of energy on it made him feel that this scroll seemed to be similar to the one given by Hongye, the Red Robed Archbishop and Xuan-Yue's father. "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely go find your clansmen as soon as possible. Hopefully they won't suffer too much."

  The Fairy Queen said gloomily, "Child, this is no longer something I can control. However, my daughter Xing'er has the blood of the Fairy King, so unless she is willing, outsiders cannot invade her body and can only imprison her. But the energy of the bloodline can only be maintained for three years. If Xing'er does not return to the ancient tree within three years to absorb the spiritual energy of nature, that mysterious power will disappear. Child, for Auntie's sake, you must find Xing'er within three years. Auntie only has this one daughter, and she is also the hope of our fairy tribe."

  "Ah-dai nodded solemnly and said: 'Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely go find Princess Xing'er as soon as possible.'"

  The fairy queen nodded reassuringly and said, "I trust you. If you see her, let her see the Inquiring Cuff on Xuan Yue's hand, and she will go with you. Let's go, we should head back, your friends must have finished their baptism too."

  "Ah Dun asked: "Auntie, what is baptism?"

  The Elf Queen said, "Wait a minute and I'll explain it to you. Let's go." As she spoke, she reformed her handprint, and with a flash of green light, she took Ah-Dai back to the treehouse in the ancient elf tree. Under the Elf Queen's magic, the two flew back to the shore of the Elf Lake. As soon as they landed, the four Moon Marks surrounded them, staring at Ah-Dai and the Elf Queen in surprise. Moon Girl couldn't help but ask, "Ah-Dai, when did you also learn how to fly?"

  The fairy queen smiled slightly and said, "That was me using my fairy magic to bring him flying. Little friends, you can come in too, there's nothing to be shy about, I trust you."

  The fairy queen's words made Moon Scar blush and lower his head in silence, but the four of them still followed Ah-Dai and the fairy queen as they approached the tree house.

  Xuan Yue, Yan Shi and Yan Li seem to have not changed at all, still standing in the positions they were when Ah Dai left. The Elf Queen gave Ao De an inquiring look. Ao De nodded to her.

  "The Fairy Queen said, 'Children, the magic that the great fairies just used on you is an ancient spell of our fairy tribe called the Fountain of Fairies. Its effect may not be very obvious, but it can stimulate your own potential, and you will make faster progress in your future cultivation than usual. Ah-Dai, when I took you to get something, do you still remember being surrounded by warmth? That was the power of the Fountain of Fairies at work. Later on, you will gradually feel its effects.'"