The meeting hall was silent. Everything that needed to be said had been said, and the things that shouldn't be said were left unsaid. Great Elder Updula and a dozen or so elders kept their eyes on Gao Bin. Gao Bin's face was gloomy as he sat there with his body tilted. Most of the elves cared about proper manners, especially the superior elves. Gao Bin was the only exception. He was used to doing things his own way. When the conflict wasn't that big, some elders who were more experienced and experienced warned Gao Bin that it was disrespectful to the Great Elder. However, Gao Bin just laughed and said that he had to keep his respect in his heart, and that it had nothing to do with his posture.
Some nosy elves passed these words to Updula. Updula was a little touched. He was touched because he understood Gao Bin's personality, and he knew that Gao Bin really cared about him. He sighed because he was the one who brought up Gao Bin and Sunier. Why was there such a big difference between their personalities?!
"You're Prudence?" Gao Bin's gaze fell on Prudence.
"Yes …" Prudence bowed. Among all the elves in the meeting hall, he was in the most awkward position. Gao Bin's tone and posture lacked basic etiquette, but he had to answer. Gao Bin was Sunier's brother. It was reasonable for him to respect Gao Bin, regardless of whether Gao Bin respected him or not. However, he couldn't show too much respect to Gao Bin, because he was the commander of the allied army of elves. If he showed too much respect to Gao Bin, it would be detrimental to his own position.
Gao Bin nodded. He was very satisfied with his first impression of Prudence. Prudence loved beauty and hated ugliness. This was the characteristic of most intelligent beings, and Gao Bin was no exception.
"What I don't understand is …" Gao Bin said faintly. "Why did Sunier enter the illusion of the temple at this time?"
Updula and the elders looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. From the moment they entered the meeting hall until now, none of the elves had lied. They were all telling the truth, but they were always vague about the key points. No one wanted to lie to Gao Bin because they couldn't bear the disastrous consequences.
"Because Sunier doesn't want to marry Prudence," Lydia suddenly said faintly.
"Oh?" Gao Bin smiled and glanced at Prudence again. His second impression of him was still very satisfactory. Prudence was able to remain calm even when he heard things that were not beneficial to him. His brother-in-law was not a superficial person. "So … Sunier has her own favorite elf? Who is it? "
"Like brother, like sister," Lydia said softly.
"What do you mean?" Gao Bin frowned and said in distress, "Lydia, don't play games with me, okay? After being idle for so many years, my brain can't keep up anymore. Just tell me directly! "
"I've made myself very clear."
"Like brother, like sister …" Gao Bin's face suddenly changed, and he jumped up from his chair. "She likes Hazel?! It can't be?! "
Prudence was dumbfounded. The name Hazel was obviously a female elf, and the elders almost collapsed on the spot. Even Updura didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Gosh …" Lydia put her hand on her forehead. "It seems that you've become stupid after farming for so long!"
"Then what do you mean?" Gao Bin looked at Lydia from head to toe. "Could it be …"
Lydia was speechless. She was afraid that Gao Bin's strange divergent mind would have some absurd ideas, so she hurriedly said, "Sunier likes a human called Raphael."
"That's good, that's good." Gao Bin breathed a sigh of relief. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? You didn't have to scare me! Eh … Raphael? I think I've heard this name before. "
"I just heard it." Lydia said, "He's the current Lord of the Holy Crown City."
"Oh …" Gao Bin held his chin with his hand and leaned there, thinking. His face became very dignified and very serious. After a while, he slowly shook his head and said, "This is not good! As a descendant of the Gods, she can't shirk her responsibility! "
Even Lydia couldn't help but laugh. She rolled her eyes at Gao Bin and said, "You're talking about yourself, aren't you?"
"Because I've experienced the feeling of watching people grow old and die slowly. So, I don't agree." Gao Bin's voice became low and powerful. "Sunier can't bear it!"
The elves in the room all showed a happy face. Even Updura breathed a sigh of relief. His heart that had been in his throat finally calmed down.
Lydia smiled and then closed her mouth. She was an elf. Although she didn't agree with joining the Senate to start this large-scale war, she wouldn't stop the marriage between Prudence and Sunier, at least not publicly.
"Lydia, you should have persuaded Sunier, right?" Gao Bin asked slowly.
"Yes."
"What did she say?"
"When you left, Sunier was still very young, so you don't know. She's as stubborn as you are." Lydia sighed.
"Really?" Gao Bin looked at Lydia with interest. Sure enough, Lydia was right. He didn't care about traditions at all.
"I tried to persuade her once, but she could persuade me ten times." Lydia couldn't help but smile as she recalled the scene at that time.
"What did she persuade you to do?" Gao Bin was even more interested.
"She told me not to interfere with her freedom. She said I couldn't understand her. She … said a lot." Lydia paused. "In the end, she also warned me that if I forced her to leave Raphael and marry a strange elf or someone else, she would rather die."
Ampudula's heart skipped a beat. Prudence was furious and glared at Lydia coldly. An elven elder couldn't help but yell, "Lydia, watch where you stand!"
"Shut your mouth!" Updura yelled, but he wasn't yelling at Lydia. He was yelling at the elder who yelled.
There were two great killing machines in Wild Willow City. One was Divine Archer Gao Bin, and the other was Magic Archer Lydia! In the ancient elven language, "God" had many meanings: God's power, God's domain, Godhead, and so on. On the other hand, "Demon" only had two meanings. One was the power of the devil, and the other was an adjective that referred to something crazy, terrifying, and had supreme power. That was why magic was called magic, and devils were also called devils.
Magic Archer Lydia was an extremely rare elven archer who had mastered magic! It wasn't the elves' life magic, but fire, lightning, earth, and other natural magic! On the other hand, Lydia was also an extremely crazy warrior. Extremely crazy!
Although Lydia had been standing there quietly for decades, Updura would never forget Lydia's nature. Just like the day when Gao Bin left Wild Willow City, Lydia had just resigned from her military post and then barged into an elven elder's house. However, the elder who was severely injured by Gao Bin was already dead. In front of dozens of elders, Lydia laughed and said, "This guy died at the right time."
The elders were shocked. Lydia's intention was clear. She wasn't going to visit the injured, she was going to kill someone!
Gao Bin, who was in a fit of rage, still retained a bit of his sanity and didn't kill Lydia. However, Lydia, who still retained her sanity, dared to break into the home of an elven grand elder and kill him in broad daylight. This was enough to prove that Lydia was a complete lunatic!
These idiots! Updura cursed in his mind. Lydia had been meekly accepting everything for decades and had forgotten Lydia's nature. It was as if one had forgotten the pain after the wound had healed! Compared to the two elves, Gao Bin was a lazy tiger basking in the sun. If he was angered, he would go on a rampage and hurt people. On the other hand, Lydia was a harmless little white rabbit who kept a low profile. However, if she felt threatened, she would only respond with one word: destruction! If she didn't destroy the enemy, she would destroy herself!
However, no matter how terrifying Lydia's nature was, Updura wasn't worried because he had seen through her.
Lydia had no backbone. To put it bluntly, she didn't dare to take responsibility! He knew that Lydia had always been against joining forces with the elders to start this large-scale war. However, what did Lydia do? She only asked some elders to probe and discuss a possible way to save the elves. From the beginning to the end, Lydia had been highly cooperative with the military operations and tried her best to complete her mission.
Lydia didn't dare to take on the responsibility of deciding the fate of the elves! She didn't dare! Otherwise, with Lydia's nature, she would have put her thoughts into action a long time ago.
However, with Gao Bin's return, everything had changed. Gao Bin's personality was very strange, and he would never be controlled by any power. His mind and thoughts were even stranger. Sometimes, they seemed absurd, and sometimes, they would make people slap the table in praise.
If Gao Bin dared to think, Lydia dared to do it! Gao Bin was Lydia's backbone, and Lydia was Gao Bin's sharp blade!
Updura also knew that Lydia had always been deeply in love with Gao Bin. However, because of her disfigured appearance, she was ashamed of her inferiority, so she buried her love in the bottom of her heart. Gao Bin treated Lydia as a good friend who could talk about anything, and Lydia also treated Gao Bin as a good friend. The only difference was that one was natural, while the other was deliberate.
Updura had quietly observed these two elves for seventy to eighty years. He knew too well that what Lydia buried deep in her heart was an unforgettable love. It was a love that was heavier than the mountains and deeper than the earth. It was a love that she would never regret even if she had to die a hundred times! Updura had no doubt that if Gao Bin suddenly told Lydia that only by killing Prudence could he take back the command of the army, Lydia would immediately turn around and look for Prudence. It didn't matter if it was an assassination or an open challenge. She would either kill Prudence or be killed herself.
"I see …" Gao Bin suddenly laughed. However, his tone became gloomy. "So you two worked together to scheme against Sunier!"
Lydia regained her silence and sat there quietly. No matter what, she would not lie to Gao Bin. Her responsibility was to tell the truth and let Gao Bin make the decision.
Ampudula was shocked. The elders around him all glared at Lydia angrily. Even Prudence did the same. This was a blatant display of hostility. Gao Bin was smart enough to notice that something was amiss. They didn't lie from the beginning because they were worried that they couldn't deceive Gao Bin, so they left some room to salvage the situation.
"Gao Bin, you can't say that." Updura smiled bitterly. "Elves are not meant to be with humans. You just said it yourself. It doesn't feel good! Do you have the heart to watch Sunier get tortured?! Besides … Sunier is still too young. It's her first time falling in love with someone of the opposite sex. It's normal for her to have some feelings. You are her brother. You should come with us to persuade her! "
"Yes, Gao Bin!" another elder agreed. "Sunier is young and immature. Are you immature as well? Now is the best time for us to restore the glory of the Elven Empire. You know what the wedding of two descendants of gods means to the elves! For the Elven Empire, for the elves, she should give up her irrational and immature feelings. Isn't that right?! "
"Hehe … the Empire … the Elves …" Gao Bin looked up at the sky and tapped his finger on the table. No one knew what he was thinking. After a moment, he smiled and said, "These two things will always be the most powerful divine weapons that the minority can use to force the majority to sacrifice themselves. The more they like to talk about these two things, the safer they are and the less likely they are to sacrifice themselves."
"Gao Bin, you …" The elder was so angry that he was tongue-tied. He could not believe that Gao Bin dared to blaspheme the Goddess of Nature and the entire elven race.
"Are you surprised? It seems that my evaluation is a bit too high. Then … I'll tell you the truth. " Gao Bin calmly looked at the elven elder and said, "Do you remember someone saying that he would be willing to make any sacrifice for the Empire, for some race? This kind of precious spirit is nothing but a pile of … trash that can be ignited by any ambitious person to illuminate his name!"
The meeting hall fell into a deathly silence. Even Updula's eyes were wide open. Although Gao Bin's first words were blasphemous, he could barely pretend that he didn't hear them. However, the second half of his words were too blatant. This was no longer blasphemy, but vicious subversion! Subversion of traditions, subversion of beliefs, and the spirit and blood of countless elves that had been sacrificed for thousands of years!
"Lydia, have you heard of this saying before? Who said that? "Gao Bin asked, pretending to be serious.
Lydia tried hard to hold back her laughter. "You said it."
"Me? It can't be? "Gao Bin turned pale with fright." When did I become so wise? "
Lydia was tongue-tied. In the end, she could only roll her eyes at Gao Bin. After living for more than 200 years, Lydia had a lot of experience. She had experienced countless hardships and dangers. Her face was ruined. For an elf who loved beauty, what could be more painful than this?! In the entire continent, the only person who could make her speechless and not know whether to laugh or cry was Gao Bin.
"Gao Bin! Are you crazy?! "Updula said word by word.
"I'm not crazy. I've been farming for more than 50 years. I'm more clear-headed than ever." Gao Bin said with a smile. "Those who always talk about the Empire and the elven race are the ones who are crazy. They are calling the elves to rather love the soil of the grave than cherish their lively bodies!"
"Gao Bin … I've been too indulgent with you in the past. That's why you've become like this!" Updula said bitterly.
"No, no, haha … If your wish is right, then there's no such thing as justice and truth in this world." Gao Bin was still smiling. "You see, of course we're righteous. The orcs are fighting for their empire. They're righteous, so are the humans. Dragon City is righteous, Dragon Realm is righteous, and even the abyssal races are righteous. But … there has to be someone who's wrong, right?"
Updula's body trembled. He was so angry that he couldn't say a word.
"Don't forget, you're an elf!" An elven elder said with gritted teeth.
"Yes, I'm an elf …" Gao Bin's voice became lower and lower. He then smiled. "Alright, I'll persuade Sunier, but I have a request."
"Wh … what?" Updula couldn't believe his ears. He was extremely disappointed, but in the blink of an eye, he was extremely surprised. The contrast was too strong.
Prudence felt that something was wrong. Ever since Gao Bin began to speak, he had grasped the emotions of all the elves. His every word was like an invisible baton. If he wanted them to laugh, they would laugh. If he wanted them to be sad, they would be sad. If he wanted them to be angry, they would be angry. But he had to admit that he was relieved when Gao Bin suddenly changed his stance.
"What request?" Prudence asked.
"You … and you, including the elders of the Senate, attack the Holy Crown City tomorrow! Don't look at me, just do it yourselves! Then you don't have to come back. " Gao Bin said solemnly. "The soil of the grave is so fragrant and so desirable. I'll fulfill your wish. Sacrifice yourselves!"
"You're being unreasonable!" An elven elder screamed when he realized that he had been played again.
"Speak properly, don't yell. Can you be reasonable?!" Gao Bin looked very wronged. "The situation is like this. Sunier doesn't want to sacrifice herself for us, so I need you to set an example. I also have a reason to persuade her. For the rise of the Elven Empire, you can even give up your lives. Of course, she will give up her feelings! Ah … it seems that you all don't want to? "In the end, Gao Bin asked seriously.
No one answered. All the elves were trembling. Updula saw stars in front of his eyes. If it weren't for his identity, he would have spat out a few mouthfuls of blood. That would make him feel better.
"For the rise of the Elven Empire, you … really don't want to? I'm so disappointed! I'm so disappointed!! " This time, it was Gao Bin's turn to be heartbroken. "Sunier is right to sacrifice herself, but you can't sacrifice yourselves! Can anyone tell me why? On what basis? I didn't understand before. Those who shouted the slogan of sacrifice the loudest were always able to live comfortably. Now, I understand. What you need is always the sacrifice of others! "
"Gao Bin, for the elves of Wild Willow City, you are a legendary hero. I hope you can be reasonable and stop fooling around like a child!" Prudence said coldly.
"That's right!" Gao Bin pointed at Prudence. He was determined to be a hooligan until the end. Prudence's interruption not only didn't help the situation, but also brought the fire of war onto himself. "Since you all don't want to, I'll change my condition. Kid, don't you want to marry my sister? Fine, but … I don't think a guy like you is suitable to lead an army. Calling you trash … Although it's a bit excessive, it's close enough. How about this, you take my sister back to Wild Willow City and leave everything else to me. Don't worry, I'll do better than you. "
"Bastard!!!" Prudence roared and jumped up. He was a peak 12th rank powerhouse, the pride and hope of the elves. In his life, when had he ever been insulted so viciously?! Prudence didn't just want to vomit blood, he was about to go crazy from anger.
At the same time, Updula stood up and grabbed Prudence's arm. "Let's go!"
"Let go!" Prudence shook Updula's arm and reached for his longbow with his trembling hand. He wanted to duel with this bastard!
"Let's go!" Ampdula shouted.
Prudence looked at Ampudula. He saw the hint in Ampudula's eyes. He took a deep breath and let Ampudula drag him out.
"You see, you see, you're angry again." Gao Bin's face was full of helplessness and confusion. "You need Sunier's body to boost your morale. I need your position to satisfy my desire so that I can go and persuade Sunier. Is there a difference? Ah … Great Elder, don't go yet, don't go yet. I haven't finished speaking yet. How about changing your condition? "Gao Bin seemed very serious and unwilling to let him go. He even chased after him a few steps.
"Gao Bin, I think … there's nothing left to talk about between us." Updula's tone was extremely cold.
Gao Bin sighed and sat back in his chair. His eyes fell on Updula's back. He had a complicated look in his eyes. He could hear the decisiveness in Updula's words.
Ampdul dragged Prudence out of the meeting hall, followed by the other elders. Their hearts sank at the same time. The square outside the meeting hall was densely packed with Elves. The Elves raised their heads and looked behind them. Obviously, the Elves didn't want to see them.
Updula's hand suddenly trembled. The elves didn't like war, but Gao Bin still retained a considerable amount of prestige in their hearts. The most helpless thing was that Gao Bin was also a descendant of God like Sunier. In this case, it was impossible to kill or expel Gao Bin. Not to mention, Gao Bin still had a comrade by his side, a comrade who would never abandon him for life!
(Author's Note: I saw 'Just a Casual Glance' talking about the reward for book reviews. I fiddled with it for a long time, but I still couldn't understand it. The moderator isn't online. I'll talk to him when I wake up tonight. I didn't dare to mess around anymore. It was at the end of last month. I don't remember why, but I was very happy. After I went online, I madly added essentials. Then, I got sleepy and immediately asked why there was so little essentials left for this week. After this book became a VIP, this was the first time I managed a book review myself. In the past, I only read it and let my brothers and sisters manage it. But the first time I managed it, I was criticized …)
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