In the inner region of the Elven Clan's territory, there was a fiery red forest.
Over there, the trunks of the large trees were not green, which symbolized prosperity. Instead, they were fiery red in color. The leaves on the branches were like small flames, swaying with the wind. It looked like a dream-like scene, extremely beautiful.
This was the residence of the Fire Elves.
Near the center of this fiery red forest, there was an enormous ancient tree. On top of the enormous tree, there was an imposing mansion.
At this moment, on top of an enormous tree branch outside the mansion, there were several old men sitting on top of it, casually chatting.
"Huo Lie, that bastard. Today, it's his turn to take out the Thousand Year Elven Wine, yet he ran off without a trace."
"Hmph, that shameless old bastard. He must have deliberately hidden himself."
These four to five old men kept calling him Huo Lie and old bastard. There wasn't the slightest bit of respect in the way they addressed him. Clearly, their status wasn't any lower than Huo Lie's.
Furthermore, among these old men, only one was a Fire Elf. The other three were Wood Elves, Water Elves and Light Elves.
"Sirs, Lord Huo Lie has gone to participate in the commodity gathering …"
Hearing their words, a Fire Elf behind them, who seemed to be a guard of Huo Lie's mansion, softly said.
"Pei, what shitty commodity gathering. He must have gone to hide!"
"Right, that shameless old bastard. The commodity gathering is definitely a cover. Every year at this time, he would return from outside. Today, he hasn't returned yet. He must be unwilling to part with his good wine and hid it away!"
Hearing the explanation of the Fire Elf guard, the few old men immediately blew their beards and glared as they shouted.
His expression was as if he was itching to rush into Huo Lie's mansion and plunder all of his good wine.
Seeing their appearance, the few guards resentfully shrunk their necks, not daring to speak anymore.
The few old men in front of them were great characters of the various Elven Clans. Their statuses weren't any lower than Huo Lie's. If they were to vent their anger on them, their small bodies wouldn't be able to withstand the torment.
"Shua!"
Just when the few old men couldn't bear it any longer and wanted to rush into the mansion to rummage through the chests and cabinets, the sound of rushing wind suddenly resounded from afar.
As the tree branches danced about, the leaves swayed about like a sea of flames. At this moment, Huo Lie's figure finally appeared in their line of sight.
When they saw Huo Lie's figure, the few Fire Elf guards finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Bah, shameless old thing. Do you want us to tear down your shabby house before you're willing to come back?"
When they saw Huo Lie, those old men began to mock him.
"Haha, you old bastards!"
Huo Lie also laughed heartily. He landed on a tree branch and did not treat them as outsiders.
"Shua!"
Immediately after, Qin Yichen and Little Ling'er landed behind Huo Lie.
"Eh? An outsider?"
"Huo Lie, are you crazy? How can you bring an outsider here? "
When they saw Qin Yichen and his companion, the elders' expressions turned serious and they couldn't help but shout out.
Although the Elves would hold an annual trade fair for foreign merchants, it was only to pass time and broaden the horizons of the younger generation.
In fact, the Elves were extremely prideful and xenophobic.
Even if they were from a race like Mei Le'er who had the qualifications to set up an embassy, they could only set up an embassy in the outer regions of the Elves' territory. They were absolutely not allowed to enter the residences of the High Elves!
And now, Huo Lie had actually brought two outsiders to the core of the Fire Elves' territory. Most importantly, they were actually unable to tell which race Qin Yichen and Little Ling'er belonged to from their auras. How could they not be shocked?
"Shh … Lower your voice!"
Huo Lie's expression changed. He made a shushing gesture and said in a low voice.
Even if he was one of the deacons of the Fire Elves, he would still have to give an explanation if the other big shots were to know of his actions.
The explanation those old antiques wanted was extremely complicated and Huo Lie did not want to go through so much trouble.
However, it was his idea to bring Qin Yichen here. He did not regret it.
"Greetings, sirs."
Qin Yichen cupped his hands towards the old men in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing. However, the old men did not seem to have any intention of greeting him.
"Let's talk inside."
Huo Lie waved his hand and brought Qin Yichen into the residence.
The old men were very puzzled. After looking at each other, they finally chose to follow.
They were here to extort Huo Lie's thousand-year-old wine. If he did not give them an explanation for bringing two outsiders in, they did not mind using this as an excuse to extort more.
"Huo Lie, hurry up and take out your wine!"
"We've been waiting for you for a long time. Hurry up …"
The moment they entered the residence, the old men no longer had their previous dignified appearance. Instead, they were like hoodlums as they shouted.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious …" Huo Lie said with a smile.
"Don't be anxious. Are you trying to act shamelessly? Let me tell you, there's no way! "
"You shameless thing. You actually want to act shamelessly. Do you believe that we brothers will tear down your broken house?!"
Huo Lie's unhurried appearance caused the few old men to nearly jump up in fright. Numerous pairs of eyes fiercely glared at Huo Lie, appearing as though they were about to roll up their sleeves and start a big fight at the slightest disagreement.
"Hehe … you can have the thousand-year-old wine if you want. However, as your brother, I must warn you. Don't regret it."
Huo Lie was still as naive as before as he snickered.
Seeing Huo Lie's appearance, astonishment flashed through the old men's eyes.
Since when did this shameless Huo Lie become so straightforward?
In their hearts, the latter did not seem to be like this. Every time they asked him to take out good wine, he would act as if he was cutting off his own flesh.
"Do you know why I brought this little brother back?"
Huo Lie said with a mysterious expression.
At this moment, the old men finally looked at Qin Yichen, who they had ignored.
Little brother?
This title wasn't something that just anyone could bear!
"Huo Lie, don't keep us in suspense. Hurry up and say it."
"You better find a more reliable reason. Otherwise, don't blame us for spreading this matter!"
"That's right. Unless you give us twice the amount of the thousand-year-old wine, otherwise, hmph hmph …"
The old men looked at Qin Yichen for a moment and sneered.
From Qin Yichen's body, other than not being able to tell which race he belonged to, they did not discover anything special about him.
"Hehe, old things, what do you know? I've brought this little brother here for a long time." Huo Lie laughed.
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