Why can't humans do it too?

"...Never mind, the lifespan limit of forest elves is a secret~, it's better if Mr. Monkey doesn't know too much about things he shouldn't~", Xin Ke sighed deeply, then said with a smile, "There must be a saying like this in your hometown, right? The more curious you are, the faster you die..."

Doesn't this completely turn into a terrorist threat?!

Not understanding what she had done to offend this forest elf, could it be her age? She thought she wouldn't care about such things... Suer kept her mouth shut, and quickly began to wash Xin Ke's back.

Women are so fickle.

Suer silently drew a conclusion in his mind.

It was a tough battle. Even though she had only cleaned the areas on her back that Xinke couldn't reach on her own, and hadn't touched any sensitive spots, Suer was so nervous that she broke out in a sweat. Fortunately, she finally finished.

"That's good," Suer said, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a sigh of relief.

"Hmm~~", as if she had just woken up from a dream, Xin Ke didn't even have the strength to turn over. She just stretched out one arm without turning her head and kept exploring in the air.

Staring blankly at the woman's reckless left hand, Suer kept moving towards the other side of the empty space—Xin Ke, who hadn't touched anything, not only didn't stop, but instead tilted her lying position even more, twisting along her outstretched arm.

"...What are you doing?" Suer rolled her dead fish eyes and complained, unable to bear watching the woman's bizarre behavior.

It felt like this forest elf was a completely different person after reaching a safe place and waking up. Not only was it much easier to communicate with, but it also lost its arrogant and disdainful attitude.

If it were Sull from their first meeting, he probably wouldn't have recognized the forest elf who could now talk and joke with him like a normal friend as the demon who had chased him for days and nights.

Does this mean I've been recognized for keeping my promise?

He chuckled to himself as he made his guess.

"I just wanted to see if Mr. Monkey was in heat~"

"No way!"

"Huh? So it's because you can't do it? Is it a congenital defect?"

"Absolutely flawless!"

"Seriously~, there's no need to be so shy about this~, you can totally trust the healing magic of the forest elves~...although I haven't really looked into it at all~"

"Thank you so much for your concern, but I'm really fine! And your subsequent additions make it impossible for me to feel at ease!"

Blood pressure! Su'er's blood pressure!

Chapter 129 Simplicity

For some reason, Su Er was horrified to find that this woman could always make his blood pressure spike rapidly with just a few casual words, precisely teetering him on the edge of becoming enraged.

"Honestly~, I thought that seeing my body, the embodiment of beauty, up close would make Mr. Monkey unable to resist pouncing on me... I didn't expect such a boring reaction." With a bored sigh, Xin Ke arched her body and stretched like a cat waking up from a nap, then tried to turn over to look at Su Er—but the man quickly pressed her back down.

"Don't turn around! Don't you know what you look like right now?! And why are you suddenly giving us so much 'fan service'?! What happened to your ladylike dignity?! Mind your manners, hey!"

It was as if he was spewing words out like beans pouring from a bamboo tube. This was the first time Suer had ever spoken so rapidly and in such a high-pitched voice since he came to this world. This forest elf was really going too far!

"Huh? This reaction is definitely different from those boring males~"

Completely ignoring what Suer said, Xinke was making her judgments with great interest, as if she were making a human observation record.

"Who do you think you're underestimating! I'm a human being! A human being! Do you understand? The biggest difference between humans and beasts is the ability to control one's instincts and desires!"

He almost shouted, and Suer felt his temples throbbing and the veins on his forehead bulging.

Although it sounds incredibly shameless, like he's some kind of masochist with a problem, Suer genuinely hopes from the bottom of his heart that the aloof Xin Ke from before will reappear—he can't handle this lunatic at all now!

If before, you could deal with her as a cold and arrogant character from a comic book, now she's become like an unpredictable and elusive psychopath.

He couldn't hold her down any longer. Suer meant that he was about to lose control of Xinke. The woman seemed to have developed a strange sense of resistance, like a childish elementary school student, constantly splashing around in the pool trying to turn over, splashing water all over Suer's face.

I can't hold on any longer.

After quickly wiping the water off his face to clear his vision, Suer pressed Xinke down with one last bit of force, then retreated as fast as he could back to where he had started, quickly squatting down and hugging his knees.

He's a mature boy now and needs to know how to protect himself.

"...Pfft, pfft hahahahaha," Xin Ke finally turned over after Su Er stopped pressing her down, and then burst into laughter when she saw Su Er's wary gaze and actions.

As if she wanted to laugh out loud for the entire year at once, Xin Ke even exaggeratedly covered her stomach, while her still fair legs were happily splashing around in the pool, giving the flowers and plants growing on the edge a thorough watering.

Like a persistent, lingering demonic chant, Suer's wary gaze gradually turned into one of speechlessness and helplessness.

very noisy.

"...By the way, where did all my clothes go?" After a long while, when Xin Ke's emotions seemed to have gradually stabilized, Su Er turned to ask.

He felt that his body had almost recovered, and he wanted to go out and explore. To be honest, he was still very curious about this well-functioning city of the forest elves.

I did have experience exploring the ruins of the Forest Elves with Riku and the others before, but those cities that were completely abandoned or destroyed didn't leave anything useful, let alone this dazzling ball of light floating overhead like the sun.

To be honest, Suer wanted to stay here forever, enveloped in this familiar warmth... Perhaps settling down here wouldn't be bad?

My mind kept wandering into random thoughts.

"Clothes?" Xin Ke wiped away the tears that had streamed down her face from laughing, and put on a thoughtful expression. "...They must have been thrown into the pool on the other side, right? I have absolutely no memory of such trivial things~"

"How could clothes be unimportant?! Are all Forest Elves naked underneath?! Aaaaaah!!!"

What started as a sarcastic remark turned into a terrified tone that rose higher and higher until Suer could only utter incoherent "ah ah" sounds.

Opposite him, Xin Ke simply stood up from the pool!

Without swaying or becoming unsteady, the woman even gracefully stroked her body, wiping away the water droplets that were slowly sliding down her skin and casually scattering them beside her.

"You can move perfectly well!!!" Suer roared angrily, slamming his hand on the water in front of him.

"Huh? I never said I couldn't move, did I?" Completely unfazed by his non-threatening roar, Xin Ke turned around to look at him strangely. "The reason I couldn't move my leg before was because the injury caused by that monster was poisonous and the temperature was too low... I never said that my leg couldn't move, okay?"

As if to prove his point, the elf with light golden hair even casually and stylishly tossed his hair, lifted his charred leg, and placed it on the edge of the pool.

bang.

He reflexively twisted his head sharply, the movement so violent that Suer could hear the protest of his cervical spine. He avoided the extremely erotic scene of the woman in that position at the speed of light.

The man was trembling with anger.

He felt that his pure heart and feelings had been deceived—judging from Xin Ke's not-so-smooth but natural movements, she was not bothered by her injuries at all.

Just moments before, this woman had feigned pitifulness and tricked him into helping her wash her body...

Liar! Big liar!

Suer was already roaring in his heart.

Humans and forest elves cannot communicate their feelings. At least, Xin Ke seemed completely oblivious to Su Er's inner turmoil and anger at being tricked. The woman simply hummed a song lightly, walked naked to the other side of the pool, picked something up, and then returned.

"Here you go, Mr. Monkey's clothes."

While his blood pressure was still rising due to the cheerful forest elven tune playing in his ears, Suer suddenly heard the singing stop, followed by the sound of something falling beside the pool.

She turned around as fast as she could and picked up her clothes. Suerke clearly remembered that the ground around her had been completely soaked by the water splashed up by Xinke. However, she was stunned when she turned around.

It wasn't the leather armor that Ke'er had sewn for him, but a wide white robe full of elf characteristics, the kind he had seen on male elf captives in the goblin kingdom.

Chapter 130 Investigation

Not particularly fond of such pure white clothing that made it difficult to conceal, Su'er was somewhat inclined to ask Xin Ke for her original clothes back. However, when she turned around, she saw that the woman had already dried herself off and was lifting one leg to put on long white stockings.

Compared to the clothes she wore at the beginning, Xin Ke's new clothes were still a bit drafty, but most of the areas were now perfectly protected.

What is this? After going through so much pain, have we finally learned to wear some protective clothing?

Suddenly suppressing a laugh, Su Er wondered how long this newly learned style of dress would last.

No, we can't reveal any weakness here!

Thinking of this, Suer quickly suppressed his smile and put on a serious face—although he didn't know how effective it would be, he had to let Xinke know that he absolutely could not be fooled like before!

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"Hmm? Is Mr. Monkey angry?"

Walking on the broken and piled-up ruins of the walls, Xin Ke nudged Su Er next to her.

It was a real poke; Suer felt his shoulder screaming for help.

"How could I dare? After all, she is the great Miss Nirbalen~", Suer sneered, but couldn't help rubbing his shoulder, forcing his cold demeanor to break down.

It hurts.

In an effort to maximize damage, Xinke even poked her fingertips into areas not protected by the Suer leather armor.

Ever since she began investigating this abandoned city, Xin Ke had been looking for an opportunity to inflict harm on him that wouldn't enrage him but would still cause him pain—though Su Er could understand the reason.

Looking down at her current attire, most of it was still the clothes that Ke'er had sewn. Shoulder pads and protective animal hides were tied to various vulnerable areas. Only in the places that had been torn and damaged due to the previous trek and attack could one see the shadow of the forest elf outfit that Xin Ke had brought over.

The garment was only used by Suer for repairs and padding... There was really no other way; the obvious white color was not conducive to concealing one's figure, and just looking at it made him frown.

This is what makes Xin Ke unhappy.

It has nothing to do with any other feelings; it's just the annoyance of having something I prepared wasted.

"Mr. Monkey, you haven't forgotten, have you? Command Three," Xin Ke threatened Su Er with a forced smile, reaching out her hand to Su Er as he climbed onto a collapsed stone pillar.

Although the wounds pierced by that twisted monster have healed, allowing her to stand again, the flesh corroded by the black ash makes Xin Ke walk with a limp, and even actions like climbing and scaling are extremely difficult.

"Sigh, I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten," Suer sighed deeply, grasped the hand, and pulled the woman up from below with a forceful pull.

Command three: Forbidden to call her "Great Miss Nirbalian," right? Although Suer hadn't forgotten this rule, he had unintentionally called her that many times during the journey without any incident, so he thought the woman had almost forgotten or didn't care about such a small matter.

"Is that the residential area over there?" Standing on this stone pillar, using the faint blue light emitted by the moss growing on the trees and walls, Suer pointed to the direction on his left and asked.

The houses of the forest elves, which are very clearly in line with the fantasy species of Suer, coexist harmoniously with the trees. In addition to the doors that are open and closed, Suer can also see many small holes that look like windows on the edges of many tree cavities.

How should I put it? I suddenly feel a little excited.

Many people have probably had this dream: to build a small treehouse in a huge tree where several adults holding hands and with outstretched arms couldn't hug it, where they could curl up and, ideally, brew a cup of hot tea... a secret base for men's dreams!

Unfortunately, even after Su Er graduated from university and entered the workforce, he had not found a large tree on which he could build a wooden house. Fortunately, he finally had the opportunity now.

“Yes, the area you’re pointing to is the residential area for ordinary people, and the large cavern right next to it is where the experimental workshop I built with the fairy species was located.” Staring expressionlessly at the bottomless cavern next to the residential area, Xin Ke’s eyes flickered, as if she was recalling something.

A dark and bottomless void, above which the tall dome disappeared into a perfectly smooth circle, and the red sky outside could still be seen. Such marks were no longer unfamiliar to Suer; he knew that these were the marks left by the attacks of the Skywing race.

“...How brutal,” Suer sighed inexplicably. Even though they had never met, Suer was filled with awe and fear for the Skywing race, who seemed like the most primitive headhunting tribe, based on the snippets of information Xin Ke had given him.

They carefully climbed down the stone pillar, then gently caught Xin Ke as well. The two of them then began to walk towards the residential area that had not been completely ravaged by the war.

This exploration was initiated by Suer, with the aim of searching for usable supplies and checking the surrounding environment. Xin Ke was specifically brought along because she was afraid that she might accidentally step on any remaining traps or strange magical artifacts. Although Xin Ke is currently unable to use magic, she can still see the spirits in the atmosphere.