Retired God King becomes Witch Idol Manager

Meis whistled, and immediately someone chanted a secret spell. Vines and thorns contracted and made way in the green light, and then stretched and intertwined again when the patrol guards and outsiders entered.

Elf children and robed elders can be seen everywhere in the village, all with long emerald green hair and light blue eyes, looking at outsiders with curiosity and wariness.

Upon hearing that there were outsiders, every household left their homes to observe the blonde girl, this "important person," from a distance. It was rare for the light spirits of the Sunlit Royal Court to visit this place.

217. This joke went too far.

Meis received a warm welcome from the elven villagers. She greeted several acquaintances, pinched the child's cheek, and turned to look at the three of them.

"Come with me, we'll go see the village chief first. Without our guidance, you'll never get out of the Dream Forest."

"Thank you."

Chinara nodded slightly and gave a kind smile to the cute little elves circling around her.

The elves have always had a clear advantage. The villagers' souls are generally at level three or four. Even without studying secret arts and martial arts, they still live exceptionally long lives because they are constantly bathed in abundant life souls.

Like all high elves, the forest elves are handsome men and beautiful women, but none have ever seen a pure-blooded sun elf as beautiful and charming as Chinora.

The villagers here will probably never leave the Dream Forest in their entire lives; only a very few outstanding ones will go to the royal court for further studies with a letter of introduction from the clan chief.

Just like Mach, he must be exceptionally talented to qualify for studying at the Star Alliance School.

Nolan certainly still remembers that brave elf boy; he remains forever on Paradise Island.

Fate led the beautiful goddess-king to happen to pass by the dwelling place of the forest elves, and on behalf of Xiao Nuo and Danton Academy, to return Mach's belongings to his sister.

The village chief's house was built at the very top of the forest. Meis nimbly leaped up the vines and quickly reached the top of the giant tree.

The elven girl is one of the strongest people here, with her life spirit approaching the eighth rank.

When Meiss climbed to the top of the tree, she realized she had forgotten about her three guests, who were probably not used to this primitive lifestyle.

Just as the girl was about to go down, she saw Nolan with his arms around the slender waists of his two companions, lightly leaping up several meters, landing easily on the tree trunk, and jumping onto the treetop.

Meiss was somewhat surprised by the unfathomable spiritual fluctuations emanating from the three of them. She raised her hand to lead the way and knocked on the door of the bird's nest-like stilted house.

"village head."

"I've already heard about it. Please bring the little guest in."

Meis, Nolan, and the other two entered the cabin, where they were greeted by some simple furniture and ancient books wrapped in thorns.

An elderly man with pointed ears sat in the green light of the tree's crown, his skin wrinkled like tree bark, seemingly integrated with the giant tree.

Even the elves are showing signs of old age, indicating that they are quite old and nearing the end of their lives.

Meis walked to the village chief's side, bowed respectfully, and served him at his side.

"I heard that forest spirits don't need to eat or drink; they can get enough nutrients from nature just by breathing. Aren't they like plants?"

Messiah chuckled softly, and was immediately pinched on the waist by Zenora, who reminded her not to speak so recklessly. The silly girl, who was used to being free, grinned.

"Respected elder, I am..."

Chinara stepped forward, about to introduce herself, when Nolan stopped her.

"To be honest, we come from the Free Federation, but we encountered an accident during our journey and now we want to ask for your help to return to the Sun Court."

Nolan removed his and Messiah's cloaks, revealing rare silver hair and delicate faces. All three were unusually beautiful young women, which made Meis somewhat stunned.

But then, Meiss's expression changed, and she gripped her ironwood scimitar, angrily shouting, "Human? How is that possible!"

The other two companions of the Sun Elf are not elves?

This infuriated the young female ranger, who felt deceived. She could never have brought a foreign race to the village!

"Don't worry, Meiss. These two lovely guests are the famous Chaos Apostles of the Free Federation, not our enemies. Nolan, the disciple of the Saint of the End and the second son of the Duke of Destruction, and Messiah, the young lady of the Astral Consortium. Councilor Tas is the eternal best friend of the Wind Elf King."

Meis was slightly taken aback. Were these two outsiders really that remarkable?

But this girl is so beautiful, how could she be this boy...?

The young female knight-errant didn't understand the old man's joke, while the village chief's green eyes seemed to possess a magic and wisdom that could see through everything.

Messiah stuck out his tongue, still surprised that his wife could speak Elvish, and then asked in broken English, "How do you know who we are?"

The old man laughed heartily and joked, "That's too much, Miss Messiah. We're not barbarians. Although we're not very well-informed, we can still read newspapers and read the news."

Messiah blushed slightly and hid behind Nolan; she and Nolan were very easy to distinguish by their appearances.

The old man's smile faded, and he slowly climbed down from the tree core. His expression turned serious, and he knelt down on one knee in front of Zinora.

"Village chief, what's going on here?"

Meis was stunned and hurriedly tried to help him up, but the old man also pressed her down to kneel.

"The Sun Elf accompanying Miss Nolan and Miss Messiah must be Her Highness Zinora, the master of the Void Mark. Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The Empress!?

Meis's lips twitched, she was filled with fear and disbelief.

The village chief wouldn't lie to her, so the only one who could be playing such a huge joke is the goddess...

"Your Majesty?"

Nolan and Messiah had strange looks in their eyes, and their mood was somewhat uneasy.

There is only one scenario in which Zenora, the first in line to the throne, will become the Elven Queen to serve the Seven Kingdoms for life: the death of the previous Queen.

Chinara's legs trembled, and she nearly fainted upon hearing this terrifying name.

"Mother... how could this be?"

"You still don't know?"

The old man, looking suspicious, slowly rose, pondered for a moment, and explained, "Ah, it must be that the Elf King has sealed off the entire territory to prevent the news from leaking out. Your Majesty, please rest assured, Lady Leiriyi is not yet... well, she should be safely in the Sunlit Royal Court at the moment. However, the situation is very complicated right now, so please investigate the truth yourself. I have only heard about it, and it is not credible."

The old man sighed deeply; in truth, he could no longer distinguish what the truth was.

The six Elf Kings are now divided into three factions. Queen Leiriyi and the opposing sides hold their own opinions and hate each other. The situation is tense and a civil war among the silver-haired people could break out at any time.

"That's good!"

Zinora breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed into Nolan's arms. She was already content to hear that her mother was safe and sound, and she didn't care about the dire situation at all.

Since the three were unaware of the situation, the village chief composed himself and, out of goodwill, suggested, "The Sunlit Royal Court is definitely not the best place for Your Highness right now. Even if you wanted to personally question Her Majesty Leiriyi, the other royal courts wouldn't allow it. The journey is fraught with difficulties and dangers, and it would be very difficult to arrive successfully. Even if you did arrive, you might..."

"maybe?"

Nolan frowned slightly, keenly sensing some danger. "Does that mean Reiri doesn't welcome Zinora either?"

The wise old village chief remained silent, not daring to speculate, but sometimes silence is the best answer.

The old man invited the guests to sit on the tree stump chair and told the three of them what he knew.

218. She is a witch, and also an empress.

At a Privy Council meeting six months ago, Rui was jointly accused of treason by the two kings, who claimed that she was plotting to join forces with the evil Night Elves of the World Tree to overthrow the six kingdoms. The evidence was conclusive and known throughout the country.

Although Leiriyi regained sovereignty and defended the Sunlit Court under the protection of her loyal guards and the Glorious Legion, most of the Sunlit Elves believed the accusations and abandoned their homeland to join the rebels.

Meanwhile, the six Elf Kings returned to their territories and split into two factions, each raising its own banner.

Regardless of the truth, this internal strife was undoubtedly a premeditated rebellion!

After listening, Zinora's expression changed several times, her delicate body trembled slightly, showing anger, collapse, and above all, disbelief.

Now, of the six great elven kings, only the Earth Royal Family remains loyal to the Queen. Even the Light Elf King Allen himself has betrayed his own sister and taken the lead in expressing his support for the first heir, Princess Chinora, to ascend the throne.

"Treason... How could this happen?"

Chinara's voice was hoarse, her mind in turmoil.

So her uncle wasn't there to pick her up from school on behalf of her mother at all; it's ridiculous that she thought everything was the same.

Messiah's Elvish was broken and only half-understood; she only knew that the situation was not optimistic and that the next step was likely to be a cruel turn of events, with the mother and daughter turning against each other.

They really shouldn't have come back...

"But I never wanted to be an empress!"

Zinora bit her lip, her eyes reddening, and at this moment all she wanted was to return to her mother's side.

"Your thoughts are no longer important. What matters is the bloodline of the Sun King flowing in your veins. The courtiers and the people will only accept the true heir. Anyone who tries to usurp the throne will be seen as plotting a coup, giving Leiri a chance to set things right. But you will not be given that opportunity."

Nolan sighed, guessing what it was, but didn't dare tell the silly girl.

At this point, Allen's purpose was clear. He didn't mention the changes in the kingdom at all, and he even brought five saints to intervene in Saint Lenza. His aggressive approach was aimed at holding Chinora hostage and overthrowing Reiri's throne.

Afterwards, as regent, he could easily consolidate his position step by step, and if something happened to the young empress who had no real power, he could "reluctantly" ascend the throne.

Perhaps the person on the entire continent who least wants Chinara to return is Leiri, who would love to weather the crisis under the protection of the [End] Saint and the Star Alliance School.

Now that 80% of the territory is out of control, the empress, who is guarding the Sun Palace, could be overthrown by a traitor at any time. All that is needed is a legitimate opportunity to gather a large army.

Chinara was the catalyst.

Whoever possesses her can kidnap the princess, replace the "mad" queen, and establish a new monarchy, gaining the trust of the people of the six kingdoms by relying on the gentle and kind little princess.

If the princess returns and falls into the hands of others, becoming a puppet regime, and is further fueled by the instigation of public anger by those with ulterior motives, it will only lead to a gradual loss of prestige and leave Leiri isolated and helpless.

In other words, it was Zinora's unique identity that prevented Leiri from regaining control of the royal power and was the source of the war.

"No! I must return to the Royal Court! To help my mother, I refuse to believe she would betray her people!"

Chinara gritted her teeth, her gaze firm and calm.

This time, the little princess didn't blurt out her usual request for help.

If we can successfully cross the defenses of the Wind Whisper Royal Court and the Water Spirit Royal Court and reach the Evergreen High Court, giving Her Majesty the Empress some time to clear her name, that would perhaps be the best-case scenario.

However, news of the princess's return to the Void Scar Continent has already spread, and regardless of whether she lives or dies, it will attract countless pursuers...

Chinara bowed respectfully to the old man. "Thank you. If I survive, I will definitely repay this kindness."

The Dream Forest is a rare pure land on the continent, isolated from the world. However, the forest elves belong to the Wind Whisper Royal Court, yet the old man did not deceive them into secretly informing the Elf King in exchange for benefits, which is truly touching.

The village chief shook his head, squatted back into the tree core, and said slyly, "Your choice is none of my business. I didn't hear anything and will pretend you never came. It's a pity we are too weak to help Her Majesty the Queen. Go, Rose will take you away from here quietly."