Looking at this visitor, Xilin stood up suddenly. The blood moon passed through the ends of his hair, illuminating half of his astonishment.
"Why...why would you..."
"Maybe it's just to see your expression now."
Ash smiled and said, "'Ash Seath, who had never learned swordsmanship, faced an ungrateful elf swordsman in a battle, and finally miraculously defeated the latter. After escaping from prison, he found the person who framed him and started revenge, and thus began his magnificent life" - What do you think of this script?"
"By the way, don't move, or my fingers will shake."
Xilin suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and warm liquid flowed into his collar.
"Don't bow your head, or your head will fall off." Ash said seriously, pointing his right hand at the elf professor with a sword in his hand.
He pulled out a long sword from under his tongue and leaned it on the ground. The miracle of "Sword Barrier" was ready.
Xilin glanced down, "Heart sword... Valkas's heart sword spirit? I see. I was thinking that Valkas is not a careless elf. If he really wanted to kill someone, there is no reason for him to make such a mistake as 'almost dying' - it is more likely that he did it on purpose. He has loved showing off his skills since he was a child."
Ash was slightly startled: "... He has loved showing off since he was a child?"
"Yes, for example, every test he took got one point more than the previous one, for example, he could stand on his head with one finger while balancing, for example, he made a comeback after losing 10 points in a swordfighting competition... He was always so obsessed with his talent, and wanted to be a dazzling hero, and he always wanted to increase the difficulty for himself to attract everyone's attention."
Xilin half closed his eyelids: "He has been a naughty and proud child since he was young."
Ash's pupils dilated slightly, "What is your relationship with Valkas?"
Xilin tilted his head slightly, letting his throat be cut by the Heart Sword, leaving a bloody mark. "I know what you are thinking... I used to be a teacher at the Emerald Dragon Nursery for thirty-one years. Well, now it has been renamed the Emerald Garden. In my second year of teaching, the Church of the Beloved sent six elf children - one of them was Valkas Ur."
"I was the one who gave him the name, which means 'free water lily'. Normally, elves would give themselves a new name after leaving the orphanage, just like I gave myself the name, which means 'gorgeous iron begonia'."
"He didn't change his name, which means he likes this name very much, and also means..."
Xilin pressed his right hand lightly on his left chest: "He respects me, the tutor who has watched him grow up since he was a child."
Although Ash had long anticipated that Shilling and Valkas had an unusual relationship, after all, the resentment Valkas showed in front of Ash was genuine, which showed that the hatred between the two elves was deep and not just an ordinary relationship of interest.
But Ash never expected that Shilling and Valkas would have such a close relationship!
"Then why did you... send Valkas to the Blood Moon Trial?"
"What a strange question, Heath, very strange." Schilling said, "He broke the law, was put in prison, and was brought to trial. Everything was deserved and taken for granted. It was obviously his wrong way and wrong step that killed himself. Why do you say it's like I killed him?"
"Don't pretend. After listening to Financier's speech a few days ago, do you think I will listen to your nonsense?" Yaxiu sneered, "You are in a high position, you use your power well, you cover up your private interests as public interests, and hide your private affairs in public affairs. Of course, you can achieve your goals within the legal scope. All this is just a 'small act of willfulness of power'."
"What I want to ask is, Valcas has such a deep connection with you, why are you so determined to eliminate him? Is it just because he failed to kill me in the death duel? Just to ensure that I will die in the Blood Moon Trial, you put him in the trial sequence and let him perish with me?"
"Only?" Xilin showed a rare anger on his face: "I am serious about murdering you! I have tried my best, I have exhausted all my means, and you easily summarized my efforts and determination in these days with a word "only"! ? "
The elf's sudden outburst forced Ash to retreat a little - if he didn't retreat, the Heart Sword would cut the elf's throat! Xilin actually ignored his own safety and stared at Ash, as if Ash's words had violated his minefield!
"Calm down, calm down, Professor Schilling." Ash didn't even know what he was saying. "If you have something to say, speak slowly. Don't move. I didn't want things to develop to this point."
In an instant, the positions of both parties were reversed. The assassin Ash became humble, while the victim Shilling became arrogant instead - the reason was that Ash found that his "threat" was not as effective as he had imagined.
He thought that when he successfully placed the Heart Sword on the elf's neck, there would only be two possible outcomes -
The elf would rather die than surrender, so Ash can only grant him release;
The elf was terribly scared and Ash completed a joyful revenge.
But Shilling's performance was totally beyond Ash's expectations.
Although he was surprised, he was not afraid; although he was not afraid of death, he did not mind leaking information to Ash.
Yaxiu originally thought that Shilling was preparing for some miracle counterattack, and was ready to behead him with a sword, waiting for Shilling to ejaculate so that he could strangle him before he could fart.
However, instead of fighting back, Xilin took the initiative to use his neck to hit the edge of the sword.
This made Ash very conflicted - because he not only needed information about Heath, but also information about how to escape from the Blood Moon Kingdom.
But the latter was definitely not ordinary information that a social idler like him without an ID card could inquire about. The elf in front of him was a high-level player whose political reputation (parliamentarian), racial reputation (Elf Rights Association), academic reputation (university professor), and reputation (woodpecker) had reached the revered level. The connections accumulated over two hundred years made Shilling a huge source of intelligence.
With Ash's current ability, Shilling is his best advisor for leaving Blood Moon - of course, in addition to Shilling, there must be many people who know how to leave, such as the blood-crazy hunter Gerard, the director of the research institute, the commander of the war zone, the bishop of the Beloved Church... That's why Ash is so entangled, because except for Shilling, everyone else can easily beat up the ruthless people he ate at night.
Ash quickly weighed the pros and cons and decided to follow the elf's lead first. Once he had pacified him and extracted the information he needed, he would pierce the throat of the mastermind with a sword, complete a gorgeous revenge, and become a legitimate wanted criminal.
Valkas pierced my throat with a sword during the Blood Moon Trial, so I pierce your throat now, isn't that fair? I just made a small profit from the price difference, and I took the Heart Sword away, which was essentially Valkas's rebellion against you.
As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, Professor Xilin, when you reach the Void Realm, just seek revenge on Valkas. Of course, you can also seek revenge on me, I will let Sword Princess blow your dog head off.
After preparing himself mentally for being a villain, Ash forced himself to put on a friendly smile: "Professor Schilling..."
"I gave him a chance."
"ah?"
"I have never been stingy with my kindness to my compatriots. I will give all the elves who have gone astray the opportunity to redeem themselves again and again." Xilin said calmly, "If there is a chance, I hope I can have a drink with Valkas and hand over this study to him... just like the previous president handed this study to me 70 years ago."
"He was my most admired successor. He hated politics, but he was good at it since he was a child. He loved killing, but he was quick and decisive and never left any evidence. He loved taking risks, so he was the leader of the Woodpeckers for ten years - those were the most comfortable ten years. Compared to him, Gusas was just a wild boar who only knew how to look for treasures in the mud."
"Besides, your initial guess may be correct."
"Um?"
Ash didn't react for a moment—his initial guess
"In addition to being Valcas's guardian teacher, I may also be Valcas's 'provider' in the physiological sense."
Ash opened his mouth and was stunned for a moment before uttering a word: "Maybe?"
"I don't have the same interest as Finanxie to specifically check the flow of my blood." Xilin said calmly: "But we elves are a very special race. In addition to our low desire to mate, the probability of our genetic factors combining is also very low. Only in a certain month does the success rate increase from 0.8% to 13%. This month is called the 'Elf Birth Month', and an average of one birth occurs every three years."
"Unlike other races that can reproduce at will, elves only have "full mating rights" in the month of their birth. This is to increase the fertility rate and to sever blood ties - the number of elves born is too small. If the birth is dispersed, blood providers can easily find their children based on the date of birth."
"And a year before Valcas joined the foster home, I responded to the church's call and had a complete mating. Theoretically, Valcas could indeed be my child. Our hair and eye colors are exactly the same. I can see the shadow of my past in him."
There was no ups and downs in Xilin's voice, but his pupils revealed the vicissitudes of life solidified by time.
Time cannot engrave the elves' bodies, but their souls have long been occupied by the vast past. Even if they open a page from their memories, they can emit the dust that has traveled over mountains and rivers.
"He is both your student and your child, why..."
"Valkas failed me." Xilin covered his eyes with his hands. "He is a stain on the elves and a traitor to the immortal race. I gave him a chance and rewarded him with the chance to reunite with his biological son, but he still decided to disobey my wishes... I hate to see him suffer in the Kingdom of Blood Moon."
Perhaps it was because he had lived in this strange country for too long, Ash found that when faced with these incomprehensible and weird interpersonal relationships, he could watch calmly and lost the desire to comment.
Now that the mystery of Valcas has been solved, the next step is...
"Professor Schilling, why on earth do you want to..."
Ash suddenly found himself becoming very slow, even his thoughts were slow, like he was taking a foreign language listening test. He watched as Xilin took a step back, leaving the attack range of the Heart Sword, and a magic spirit emerged from his body, performing a miracle.
At this time, the idea of "I will use the sword body barrier to defend" slowly emerged in Ash's mind.
However, he was too late to do anything as branches suddenly grew out of the wooden floor and pierced the carpet. The trunk flowed along his body, and soon a big tree was formed in the study. Ash had merged with the trunk and was completely tied up by it!
Snap!
Time fell like rain, making a clear sound, and Ash finally returned to normal, but it was no use - the tree not only trapped his body tightly, but also locked his magic power. The floating heart sword had dissipated because the magic power connection was interrupted!
The sweet-mouthed sword, which was essential for driving the sword spirits, had been taken away by the tree branch. Now he could not use any of his sword spirits!
This is the weakness of professional sorcerers - as long as you can identify the common limitations of the corresponding faction and take away the opponent's necessary casting medium, you can destroy most of the opponent's powerful sorcerers!
"As expected, you can't resist the control of "Amazing Eyes"."
It was only then that Ash realized that Shilling had taken off the glove on his right hand at some point.
He clearly covered his eyes with his right hand, but Ash could clearly see the elf's emerald green pupils. They were so deep and so bright, as if they wanted to suck in the human soul.
But at this moment, Ash felt deeply shocked.
Because there is a hole in the palm of Schilling's hand.
A hole that might allow the eye to peer through!
"You are not Ash Hiss at all, who are you?"
Shillin put his hand down, sat back in his chair, and looked at Ash with confusion in his eyes.
Although he didn't know how he was discovered, Ash quickly took advantage of the situation and said, "Yes, yes, I am not Ash Seath at all. I am just an ordinary person who couldn't sleep at night and came out for a walk. I hope that the Elf will let me go quickly, otherwise I will sue you for depriving me of my personal freedom and violating my human rights—"
Xilin ignored him completely and lowered his head, muttering to himself.
But soon he stood up suddenly, his expression filled with unconcealable fear and hysterical cruelty!
"Could it be... that the ritual was successful?"
He stared at Ash, as if he wanted to eat this handsome guy alive: "Are you the real 'tactile'?"