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However, Li Qiaoqiao remained.
She stood there cautiously, fidgeting with the corner of her clothes and mumbling for a long time before finally stammering a goodbye and running off with her head down.
...Is she autistic?
Su Lin could tell that Li Qiaoqiao's social anxiety wasn't faked.
After all, when Su Lin looked at her, he could hear Li Qiaoqiao's heartbeat, which sounded almost like a drum solo.
Su Lin felt that while he was uncommonly handsome, he wasn't so captivating as to make someone fall in love at first sight.
"What a strange person… Is there really someone in the world with such severe social anxiety that they turn red from head to toe just from making eye contact?"
Shaking his head, Su Lin slowed his pace and walked towards the Elven Court.
The roadside grass naturally parted for him as he walked.
Any dangerous Magic Beasts that tried to ambush him at night died on the spot before they even got within a hundred meters.
Powerful Elven Elders always accompanied him.
Deconis and Weini should be able to sense it, and they'll probably be quite curious about him.
That's for the best.
In Tashiniya's team, Tashiniya is an idiot, Lulu is a rogue with full knightly spirit, and An Duo is a well-behaved but easily emotional dragon girl.
The three of them are quite simple people, easy to understand.
But Weini and Deconis are different.
These two are too mysterious.
Aside from knowing that one is a 'witch' associated with the Celestial Realm who enjoys drawing erotic art, and the other is an M-leaning lich, there's no other information.
Although they chatted for a few moments just now, Weini's quirky demeanor made it impossible to fathom her thoughts.
Deconis, on the other hand, spoke very little; aside from her self-flagellation, most of the time she appeared like a gentle and virtuous older sister.
These two are currently the most mysterious and powerful members of Tashiniya's team, and Su Lin wanted to know more about them.
Oh!
Right, there's also the newly joined Li Qiaoqiao.
"Have you found any information on her entry?"
He asked the empty space beside him, and soon after, Beixi quietly appeared.
"We investigated all border pass information, and asked the Hippogryph and Winged Serpent cavalry, but found no traces whatsoever. She seems to be deliberately avoiding us…"
Deliberately avoiding?
Although it was a bit strange, given her socially anxious demeanor of getting nervous when seeing people, it seemed understandable.
"Did she really go to the old Dungeon?"
Beixi nodded slightly.
Magic power communication condensed in her hand.
"Kuru and his team are keeping an eye on her; she is indeed heading that way, but…"
Pausing, Beixi said with a hint of strangeness:
"She seems to have sensed Kuru and his team's covert surveillance, but she didn't hide her tracks. On the contrary, she was very cooperative, ensuring Kuru and his team could always keep an eye on her."
Su Lin was a bit puzzled.
So this Li Qiaoqiao, who claimed to have come from the Magic Beast Mountain Range but left no trace, is a well-behaved, law-abiding citizen?
"There's one thing I can confirm."
Beixi's expression grew serious.
"She is very strong! At the very least, she is no weaker than Deconis."
Another ultimate powerhouse of the Aetheram Continent?
Su Lin wasn't too surprised; after all, ever since the Elf Kingdom stirred up a storm, strange people always seemed to appear.
"Are there people living in the southern Magic Beast Mountain Range?"
"Impossible."
Beixi shook her head decisively.
"The Magic Beast Mountain Range is a paradise for extremely ferocious magical beasts; it's impossible for anyone to live there long-term. However, there are many strong individuals who venture into the Magic Beast Mountain Range, but… I've lived this long and have never heard of her."
Su Lin paused.
He looked at Beixi, somewhat uncertainly.
"Are you saying… she might not be a native creature of the Aetheram Continent?"
"That possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, many Dungeons also have indigenous powerhouses entering and exiting the Aetheram Continent, like Lulu."
Because of the Dungeons, no one could truly say who all the powerhouses of each nation were.
For example, the Demon Race Grand Duke in the Gustik Holy Empire Dungeon cooperated with the Empire but never appeared in public.
The more Su Lin thought about it, the more confused he became.
"Have the Elven Queens discovered anything with the Ancient Elven Tree?"
When Su Lin saw Li Qiaoqiao, he immediately had the Elven Queens observe her.
Especially since Li Qiaoqiao had joined Tashiniya's team, Su Lin didn't want his plans to go awry.
However, Beixi's expression grew a bit strange.
"That's what I wanted to tell you…"
"The Queens, even with the help of the Ancient Elven Tree, still cannot discern her strength; she is imbued with an incredibly powerful World Blessing."
"Furthermore, successive Queens, using the Ancient Elven Tree as a reference, can tell if a certain existence is rejected by nature. Usually, those rejected have a fallen essence, but…"
Beixi paused, then said with some incredulity:
"The Queens said they have never seen a non-Elf Race life form so deeply loved by nature."
"To put it in terms you can understand, Ms. Li Qiaoqiao is practically a saint."
The blessing of the world, the love of nature, a pure soul... and then considering this extremely socially anxious girl's indignant attitude towards the Celestial Realm's disdain for the Nether.
A strange sense of déjà vu welled up in Su Lin's heart.
"She wouldn't happen to be the true Hero, would she?"
To be honest.
Su Lin had previously thought that Lulu, the Demon Race rogue girl with a knightly spirit, was the Hero.
Beixi was silent for a moment, then said uncertainly:
"Perhaps… possibly? But there's no definite news proving that the Celestial Realm has summoned a Hero to the Aetheram Continent."
"Regardless, the Queens have instructed me to treat her with the utmost courtesy, as such a non-Elf so beloved by nature is unprecedented. Of course, according to your plan, I believe we shouldn't be hasty; everything is up to you."
Su Lin walked forward in silence.
Unconsciously, he returned to the Royal Court and headed towards the Royal Palace.
It wasn't until he stood at the entrance that Su Lin looked at Beixi and said:
"Let's observe her a bit more, but don't be too aggressive…"
"Yes."
Su Lin didn't care about whether she was a Hero or not; even if she were a god, she would have to act according to his wishes here.
But an extremely pure soul, that was something worth protecting.
After all, most people's souls nowadays are either shady or lewd... After assigning Beixi's task, Su Lin returned to the Royal Palace.
This was his temporary residence; after all, given his current status and importance to the Elven Kingdom, continuing to stay in a hotel was simply inappropriate.
The Elven Kingdom's Royal Palace didn't have many strict rules; after all, as children of nature, Elves themselves weren't a race that placed much emphasis on rigid regulations.
During the busy period of work a while ago, Lop even slept on the floor in the Royal Palace hall.
He first teased Aelita for a bit and learned that Hilulele would be sleeping foot-to-foot with her good friend Veronika tonight.
From Aelita's tone, she seemed a little jealous.
This fellow was probably a tsundere Elf, who, in essence, wasn't against Hilulele's night attacks.
So to speak, tsundere is truly a morally bankrupt attribute.
Su Lin leisurely returned to his living quarters. It wasn't late yet; it wasn't time to sleep.
Besides, who among young people these days doesn't stay up late?
Sleep?
When he returned to the MC Dungeon, Phantom Wings would naturally urge him to maintain a healthy routine.
He still planned to ponder the Priest profession tonight.
Su Lin was very interested in Deconis's ability to see the light of souls.
If he learned it and could see whose soul was as lewd as his, wouldn't he have found a kindred spirit?
However, he had overestimated himself; Hilulele's dual-class talent truly wasn't something just anyone could possess.
The absurdity of having two professions simultaneously was akin to an ordinary person having two hearts.
Fortunately, Su Lin's obsession wasn't deep.
He casually took a top-tier staff from the Royal Palace treasury, donned a wizard's robe, and then set off to accept Tashiniya's adventure invitation.
Upon reflection, he and Hilulele truly had something in common, both adept at using the identity of a magic user to conceal their violent nature.
While the Elves in the MC Dungeon were still searching for dragons these past few days, he needed to observe Tashiniya and her team more; also... Tashiniya's thoughtless, thick-skinned personality and style of action were quite to his liking. Indeed, adventuring with an idiot would make him happy.
With his mind full of his first adventure in another world as a pure magic user.
Turning a corner, he bumped into Veronika, who was doing her morning exercises.