Ming Na nodded: "Are you looking for my grandfather...uncle?" She suddenly remembered her grandfather's instructions, "He is not in the room. What do you want to see him for?"
The boy lowered his head and played with the pinecones in his hands, but said nothing for a long time. Ming Na got impatient and was about to ask again when Xiao Tianjian's voice came from outside the door, asking her to go downstairs for dinner. She agreed, but when she turned around she couldn't see the boy anymore, which made her feel very strange.
Walking downstairs, Xiao Tianjian was sitting at the long table chatting with Qiao. When he heard his granddaughter greeting them, he turned back and pointed at the bowls and plates on the tree stump table: "That's your breakfast, you have to finish it." Na walked over and sat down. When she saw a bowl of vegetable soup and a few buns, it was fragrant and hot. Her appetite was suddenly aroused, and she started eating immediately.
She was tired of eating cold dry food, and she only drank a bowl of "Tangtang soup" last night. Now she was so hungry that she could eat a cow. As she devoured the food, she listened curiously to the whispers of her grandfather and Uncle Joe.
"We discussed it all night, and I didn't even sleep. They didn't even look good. Isn't that too much?" Xiao Tianjian vomited bitterly.
Qiao sneered and said: "You are satisfied. You have left your wife and children behind for twenty years. Do you still want others to give you a good face? It would be nice if they don't drive you away."
Xiao Tianjian said sarcastically: "I know I went too far, but it was also to help the elves find a way to eliminate the monsters in the snow. Besides, I don't know about the child at all! Last night I heard Fnoya's tone, When I left, she already knew that she was pregnant, but she hid it from me! Now she blames me, isn't she going too far? "
Qiao raised his eyebrows, took out the cigarette stick from his waist, and said while stuffing the tobacco leaves: "Stop pretending to be innocent, so what if you know? I heard that you also have a wife and children outside, haven't you also abandoned them for many years? ?”
Xiao Tianjian was taken aback, and quickly said something in Qiao's ear. Qiao chuckled: "You've brought it upon yourself. We had no contact with the outside world here before, and we didn't know about these things. But since we built the building according to your suggestion, After arriving in this Phantom Town, several groups of human adventurers come here every year. We have all heard about you. You are a legendary epic hero. You are handsome, brave, and romantic. Princess Fnoya is very angry. "
Xiao Tianjian rubbed his forehead with a headache: "I didn't lie to her. When I came here, I had already severed ties with my previous wife. I thought I would live here for the rest of my life, so I didn't mention the past with Fnoya. It's also been a long-term relationship, and there is absolutely no half-heartedness. As for those scandals, they are just for fun."
Joe lit the pipe and took two puffs: "What's the use of saying this to me? Princess Fnoya must be willing to listen. But with the arrogance of the elf, she will definitely not accept it. I really don't understand, you You say you like beauties, but is there anyone more beautiful than Princess Funoa in the world? Why do you want to leave? Are you still entangled with women outside? "
"You don't understand, women don't just have to be beautiful." Xiao Tianjian muttered, "Funya is indeed beautiful and gentle, but the life here is too boring. You can't eat meat, drink alcohol, or follow other people. My wife is joking, I can’t even live with her. What’s even worse is that I have lived here for five years and married an elf princess, and the elves still look down on me. Don’t they just live longer? What’s there to be proud of? ?”
"You shouldn't say that in front of me." Joe glanced at him.
Xiao Tianjian smiled a little in apology, and then said: "Anyway, I can't stand the life here anymore. When I left, I had a big quarrel with Fnoya, and she had already said that we broke up. If I hadn't heard that I won’t be in a hurry to come back if my son is concerned. But she refuses to let me see my son to the death. Do you think she is going too far? That’s my son too!”
Qiao lowered his head and smoked a cigarette, and after a while he said: "Actually, that child lives in our town. Although he is the son of a princess, he is still a half-elf."
Xiao Tianjian was overjoyed and quickly grabbed his shoulders and asked, but after Qiao urged him again and again, he hesitated and said: "Even if I tell you, it may not be useful. Princess Funoya doesn't want you to see him. He may not be there now." .I live here, and I can’t ignore the wishes of the Elf Royal Family.”
"I understand your difficulty, but for the sake of our friendship of more than 20 years, please give me some tips."
Qiao glanced at him a few times and lowered his voice: "That kid lives in a tree house, a very special tree house."
The tree house he was talking about was quickly found. It was in the deepest part of the town, closest to the elven settlement in the forest. It was built on a thousand-year-old tree. It had three floors in total. It was very beautiful and could be called... It is the most special tree house in Phantom Town.
Ming Na persuaded her grandfather to agree to bring her with him. When she saw the tree house, she let out a "Wow" sound and was amazed. Out of some consideration, Xiao Tianjian told his granddaughter to stay where she was, and then climbed into the house to find someone. Minna walked around the tree house three times, but she still felt she couldn't see enough.
The first floor of the tree house is more than two meters above the ground and is connected by a spiral staircase composed of wooden boards. The house is circular in shape, with a roof made of bark and hay, and the walls are wooden boards with brightly colored and delicate patterns painted on them. For a tree house, it is quite large and has large windows on all sides. Below it, a swing composed of tree vines, wooden boards, flowers and plants hangs, swaying gently.
The second level is at the waist of the tree, smaller than the first level, and can be reached through a rope ladder woven from vines. This room was made of bark, and the exterior walls were woven with intricate patterns of flowers, vines and grass blades of various colors.
The third level is located near the treetops. It is very small and looks more like an observation deck.
The three-story tree house has rope bridges or thick vines connected to the nearby big trees. One of the rope bridges even leads to the depths of the forest, but the branches and leaves in the forest are so dense that it is not clear where it leads for a while.
Minna looked at the tree house with envy, thinking it would be great if she could live in such a house. Suddenly she was hit on the head again. When she looked up, she saw the boy from the morning sitting on the tree again, collecting pine cones in his hand.
Ming Na was angry: "It's you again! Who are you? Why do you always throw pine cones at me?"
The boy looked arrogant: "You rude fellow! I am the prince of the elves, and you actually talk to me in this tone?"
Ming Na took a look at his ordinary clothes and curled her lips: "Who are you kidding? Princes all live in the palace, wear gorgeous clothes, drink tea, ride horses, and dance. Just because you are like this, you dare to say that you are Is he a prince?" Which prince would spend all day climbing trees to get pine cones to embarrass himself
The boy looked offended, picked up the pine cone and threw it at Minna. His accuracy was excellent, and he hit each one. Mingna was hit more than a dozen times, and she screamed in pain, but she couldn't escape no matter how hard she tried. Seeing that she was about to get hit again, a figure suddenly flashed in front of her, and Xiao Tianjian blocked her. in front of her.
He frowned at the pine cone in his hand and looked at the boy: "Bullying girls is not what a man should do."
The boy blushed and stared at him. Minna stuck her head out from behind her grandfather and shouted, "He also threw pine cones at me this morning and asked about you."
"Oh?" Xiao Tianjian looked at the boy, "You want to see me if you have something to do?"
The boy still blushed and didn't speak. Xiao Tianjian didn't care: "You heard other elves talking about me, so you wanted to come to me, right? What's your name?"
The boy held it in for a long time before whispering: "My name is Ludlow." But Xiao Tianjian didn't pay attention. His attention was already attracted by a half-elf boy who appeared in front of him.
The young man had silver-gray hair, a pair of deep black eyes that clearly did not belong to an elf, pointed ears, a slender figure, soft features, and a shy smile on his face. His appearance is not beautiful, he is obviously a half-elf, and most importantly, he looks like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old human boy. In the entire Phantom Town, there are very few residents of this age.
He approached Xiao Tianjian and others with some embarrassment, and said softly: "Are you...Uncle Qiao's friend? Hello, Uncle Qiao said that if you want to visit the town, let me be your guide."
Could it be that Lao Qiao was hinting at something? This young man has silver-grey hair, slightly darker than Fnoya's. It is probably influenced by him, not to mention the black eyes. Although his appearance is not outstanding, since he is a mixed race, It's normal not to look like an elf. Xiao Tianjian stared at the young man closely, with some eagerness in his eyes.
While Xiao Tianjian was talking to the boy, Ming Na was also trying to talk to the little boy: "Is your name Ludlow? Can I call you Xiao La? My name is Ming Na. I am six years old this year. How old are you? What did you just say? Throwing pine cones is really accurate, how did you do it?"
But Ludlow ignored her completely and just kept looking at the two people talking with a tense face. Minna asked several times, and he became angry: "It's so noisy! Are you annoyed?!"
His voice was so loud that both Xiao Tianjian and the half-elf boy were alarmed. The former frowned, and the latter also said to him with a look of disapproval: "Little prince, why are you bullying people again? If Princess Aurora knew about it, she would definitely do it again. I’ll blame you.”
Xiao Tianjian asked in surprise: "Princess Aurora?"
"Yes, Princess Aurora, the youngest daughter of the Elf Queen and heir to the throne."
Xiao Tianjian naturally knew who it was, Fnoya's sister, an arrogant and rude woman. So this boy was her son? No wonder he has such a bad temper.
The little boy seemed to notice the alienation in Xiao Tianjian's eyes, his face turned red again, he glared at the half-elf boy fiercely, and ran away quickly.
The young man scratched his head in embarrassment: "This kid is really...please don't mind. In fact, he is just a little naughty." Xiao Tianjian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a kid."
Minna looked at Ludlow's back, feeling a little disappointed. She tugged on the boy's clothes: "You just called him little prince. Is he really a prince?"
The young man was about to answer when another male elf who sent Xiao Tianjian's ancestors and grandson into the town yesterday suddenly appeared: "Xiao Tianjian, the queen wants to see you, please come with me immediately."
Xiao Tianjian frowned, but he also knew that the matter was important, so he hurriedly told his granddaughter a few words, and then asked the young man: "This is the child of my family. Please take care of her for me, take her around, and then send her directly back to Qiao." There."
The young man responded with a smile and glanced at the male elf awkwardly. Xiao Tianjian became more suspicious when he saw this.
Ming Na watched her grandfather leave and was very disappointed. When she followed the boy around the town, she couldn't cheer up even though she saw more interesting houses. After returning to the inn, the young man said to her with some shame: "Sorry, I'm not very good at getting along with children. Were you bored just now?"
Ming Na hurriedly waved her hands and said: "No, what you said is very interesting, but I..." She scratched her head, not knowing what to say, squeaked, and simply asked the previous question: "That Ludlow, you Is it true that he is a prince?"
The young man was stunned and smiled: "Yes, he is the grandson of the Elf Queen. He is the only new descendant of the Elf Royal Family in the past three hundred years. It's a pity..." His eyes were a little sad, "He is a half-elf. How ironic. He has the silver hair and golden eyes of the elf royal family. He was born in the mother tree for three years. He is no different from a normal elf. Just because he has human blood, he cannot become a true elf royal family. He just has the name of a prince. Just the head."