novellk Chapter 1566 Jasmine's Past
Chapter 1566 Jasmine's Past
"Your face always seems familiar."
Theresa blinked her long eyelashes, and her starry eyes kept looking back and forth at Jasmine's cheek, looking thoughtful.
"Are you saying that you have seen me?"
Jasmine was obviously caught off guard and began to look carefully at Therese.
Then, she waved her hands and said in a big sister tone, "That's impossible. You look like you just completed your coming-of-age ceremony not long ago. You are at most 200 years old. When I traveled among all the races, you were not even born yet."
"Your Excellency is right. This is indeed a little puzzling."
Hearing this, Theresa revealed a hint of doubt in her tone.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao couldn't help but feel curious and nodded thoughtfully.
According to the information he had, just as Jasmine had said, although the forest elves were not mortal enemies like the light elves and the dark elves, they had a high opinion of themselves and looked down on the two who often fought each other, so their interactions with the two were extremely limited.
Under such circumstances, Theresa, as a dark elf, could not have met Jasmine, after all, the latter had been trapped in the cracks of space for a long time.
"I remember now. I saw you in a magic painting in my clan!"
After a moment, Theresa's eyes lit up and she blurted out, "No, that magic painting has a long history and has existed for at least 2,500 years, so the one I saw should be your elder! It's just that you look too much like the forest elf in the painting!"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao looked very interested and continued to listen attentively.
When Jasmine heard the voice, she was stunned at first, but then she obviously realized something and waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "I'm just an ordinary face that you can see everywhere. You must have remembered it wrongly!"
"Really? But your appearance and form are exactly the same as the forest elf in the painting."
Theresa rested her chin on one hand, and after staring at Jasmine for a while, she asked, "Don't you have any connection with the Forest Singer of the forest elves?"
"...Okay, you are right. I am indeed from the Forest Singers clan of the forest elves."
After hearing Theresa directly reveal her past, Jasmine, who was originally planning to make excuses, had no choice but to nod helplessly.
"No wonder this girl has been denying Theresa just now. It turns out that she realized that Theresa might reveal her identity."
Lei Xiao stroked his chin gently and nodded slightly.
During the time I had been in contact with Jasmine, I had already sensed from her words that this girl must have some status among the forest elves, but because she had always been hiding her identity, I did not ask too many questions.
Now it seems that this Forest Singer is obviously Jasmine's true identity, and she must have a special status among the forest elves, otherwise she would not appear in the dark elves' magical paintings.
“I didn’t expect Theresa to have an unexpected gain when she came here.”
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, and then asked: "Saint, what exactly is a Lin Yu singer?"
"Your Majesty, I come from a priest family of dark elves, and your Majesty is no stranger to me. The Singers of the Forest are a priest family of the forest elves."
Theresa obviously noticed something. She smiled awkwardly at Jasmine and then responded to Lei Xiao, "During the first few hundred years of the blank era, dark elves like us had a period of in-depth contact with forest elves, and that magic painting was created at that time. What is depicted on it is the scene of my ancestor presiding over a sacred ceremony with the Forest Singer."
"The Dark Elves and Forest Elves' priests jointly preside over the ceremony? What kind of ceremony is it?"
Lei Xiao's face showed even more curiosity, and he nodded to signal Theresa to continue.
"I'll tell you what's going on."
Jasmine curled her lips helplessly and took over the conversation, "If you want to understand the root of everything, you have to start from the Silver Moon Era."
"In the golden age when the gods favored them, the most important job of the priests was not just to host some celebrations like it is now, but they also had a more sacred mission, which was to listen to the oracles and follow the guidance of the gods."
Jasmine's fair, translucent and delicate face revealed a rare hint of nobility and solemnity as she continued to speak.
"Therefore, the priest families among the myriad races are often the top wealthy families that have produced the most God-chosen Sons, the most demigods, and even many brand-new gods that have entered the divine realm. From then on, they are worshipped by all races."
"With the blessing of the gods, the status of the priests' families at that time was comparable to that of the royal families of all races. Some even surpassed them. It can be said that they were extremely prosperous."
At this point, Jasmine sighed softly and continued, "But with the sudden arrival of the blank era, after the gods no longer favored this land, the result is self-evident."
"Will the priests who are unable to listen to the oracles no longer be respected by the orphans of all races?"
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and then asked in confusion: "Then what about the ceremony presided over by the dark elves and forest elf priests later?"
"In the first few hundred years after the blank era, most of the first-rate forces, including forest elves and dark elves, did not believe that the gods would no longer favor all races. Instead, they thought that they might not be pious enough, so they could no longer listen to the voice of the gods."
Jasmine shrugged and continued, “So during that period, various sacred ceremonies were held very frequently, and all the races were unwilling to believe that they had become the ones to be abandoned.”
"The fact that the Forest Singer and the Dark Elf Priest cooperated to host the ceremony happened under such circumstances. At that time, all races were trying to find ways to reconnect with the gods, so it was not surprising that such a situation occurred."
"As for the final result, it is obvious that it is still futile."
Theresa nodded heavily and agreed, "Although the relationship between the dark elves and the forest elves gradually became distant, this painting was preserved."
"I didn't expect that you still kept the paintings from that time. The Lin Yuge in the painting should be my grandmother, but we have almost nothing left. Everything was taken away by those angry old stubborn people. Later, Lin Yuge even became a dispensable symbol, and her status is probably not as good as yours."
Jasmine sighed softly and shook her head helplessly, saying, "By the time of my generation, even the family castle is gone. I am even homeless."
"Why is this happening? Even if we can't listen to the oracle, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done by us."
Theresa obviously didn't expect that Jasmine, who had the same profession as her, was in a completely different situation, and her face was full of confusion.
In the Dark Elf Kingdom, although her family's status is far lower than before, it still occupies a place among the wealthy and prestigious families.
"It's because of the [God's Stone]."
Jasmine nodded to Theresa and responded, "I believe you also know that the [God's Stone] will bring divine revelation, and the more you collect, the more divine revelation will come. However, this kind of divine revelation is completely different from the divine revelation of the Silver Moon Era."
"Your Excellency is right. In the Silver Moon Era, divine revelations often brought knowledge that the gods imparted to all races, guiding them on how to live better."
Theresa nodded in agreement and echoed, "After the blank era, the divine revelation brought by collecting the [God Stone] is more like an instruction or a task, and the content is all about how to collect more [God Stone]."
As an insignificant member of the family, Theresa's understanding of the [God's Stone] is not as good as Lei Xiao's, but she still knows some basic content.
"Yes, that's the problem. It's hard for those old stubborn people to accept this kind of mission-like revelation, and they can't blame the gods, so they naturally point the finger at my family."
Jasmine's sigh gradually intensified, and she continued, "As far as I know, this situation not only occurred in the forest elf kingdom where I live, but also in other forest elf kingdoms."
After hearing what Jasmine said, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
If you think about it, this is indeed the case.
As a lord from another world who had not experienced the Silver Moon Era, he did not feel much about the divine revelation brought by the [God's Stone].
The group of forest elf elders that Jasmine mentioned were probably all orphans who had experienced the Silver Moon Era. It was not surprising that they had such a gap or even became angry out of shame.
After all, after the blank era, with the gods leaving this land, not only were there no new chosen ones and the gods' favor no longer there, but the reminder was a new divine revelation instructing all races to collect the [Stone of God] in order to reveal the truth of the blank era, which was indeed a huge difference from before.
"Although I don't know the purpose of the prompt sound, I am sure that there must be a profound reason behind it."
Lei Xiao collected his thoughts and set his gaze on Jasmine, who looked dejected.
Although I have always been extremely curious about this girl's identity, I didn't expect the result to be like this.
No wonder this girl has been traveling among all races. It turns out that she has no place to stay. Under her seemingly heartless appearance, she actually hides such a past.
"No wonder this girl disappeared for such a long time and there was no response from the forest elves. It turns out that she has long become a dispensable existence."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao immediately changed the subject and said, "Okay, now is not the time to talk about this. Don't forget that we are about to go to the kingdom of the dark half-elves. Let's eat something before waiting for the administrator I to make arrangements."
After saying that, Lei Xiao nodded to the chefs including Rudy who were serving, and told them to bring up all the desserts that Jasmine liked.
Although this girl is not welcomed by the forest elves and is even homeless, she is an indispensable member of our team after all and has made many contributions. I will naturally not let her suffer any grievances.
"Human boy, you bastard..."
Looking at the delicious dishes that Rudy and others quickly brought up, all of which were her favorite flavors, Jasmine's eyes turned slightly red. She didn't know what to say for a moment and just sniffed lightly.
"Alright, alright. I just want you to eat more and use teleportation more often. I don't want to keep idle people here."
Lei Xiao just shrugged and said nothing else.
"Don't think you can bribe me like this. Don't forget what you promised me!"
Jasmine took a big bite of the strawberry cream cake, stammered and mumbled something, and her eyes seemed to be even redder.
It didn't take long for the image of Administrator I to appear in front of Lei Xiao through the communication crystal: "Your Majesty, I have contacted the Dark Half-Elf Prince Chasing Shadow, and he has agreed to meet with Your Majesty at the Dark Half-Elf capital, Shadow Rift Abyss!"
"Very good, Your Excellency the Administrator, thank you for your hard work. We will set off now."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and then nodded to Bing Lao who was on standby beside him.
Under the guidance of Lila, Hollis, and Therese, Lei Xiao had already locked the location of the Shadow Rift on the magic sand table.
As a blue light flashed on the surrounding magic screen, the surrounding scenery changed instantly, and they had arrived in a canyon full of magical fluorescent lights.
Lei Xiao already knew about it through everyone's introduction.
This is the Glimmering Canyon, famous for the fluorescent magical moss at night. It is the gateway to the Shadow Rift.
"Let's go."
Lei Xiao gathered the strong men and took the first step.
Not long after, when Lei Xiao and his group walked out of the city gate, they saw a colorful scene before their eyes.
Compared with the scene reflected on the magic screen, the magic moss covering the ground and the mountain walls is obviously more vivid in color, and it complements the moonlight pouring down from the night sky. It looks like a glittering starry sky or a colorful glazed wall.
The group had not been walking for long when they suddenly stopped. Then, dense black figures instantly appeared in every corner of the canyon, adding a sense of solemnity to the originally peaceful scene.
"Is it His Majesty the Human and his entourage?"
A hoarse and steady voice sounded, and the leading shadow general emerged from the shadows and looked at Lei Xiao, who was in the lead.
"That's right. Sorry to bother you so late at night."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and nodded to the other party.
The man had a muscular build, with the outline of his chest muscles visible on his black leather armor, but he was wearing a black leather mask, so his face could not be seen.
But judging from its ears, which were not slender and slightly pointed, it was undoubtedly a half-elf.
"I see. The meeting place is ready. Follow me."
The leading black shadow general looked at Lei Xiao and his group carefully again before starting to lead the way.
At the same time, the surrounding shadow soldiers all quietly retreated into the shadows, making the canyon instantly return to tranquility, as if nothing had happened.
Under the guidance of the black shadow general, the group rushed along the passage extending from the center of the canyon to the underground. After passing through a series of steep underground tunnels and maze-like underground caves, an extremely strange large city came into view. (End of this chapter)