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"Your Highness, are you coming with me?"
Sera was a little surprised.
In an instant, many thoughts came to her mind.
The most reliable guess among them was to let Her Royal Highness the Princess go with him to Koror for reorganization, to train her abilities, and to restore the prestige of the Dragon Royal Family on the southern border.
"Going to Koror is just a side trip. The most important thing is the Great Forest on the southern border. I want Xia Yi to enter the secret realm in the Great Forest."
Sera was a little surprised. "...Your Majesty, the Great Sea of Trees is very special. I'm sure you must have heard about it. It's too dangerous to let Her Royal Highness enter!"
"Xia Yi must go. This is all to prepare for the future. Before I can help her, I have to take a gamble."
“…” Sera still didn’t understand.
"Sera, do you believe in fate?"
Xia Lulu suddenly changed the subject.
"If you knew that your future was already determined, and found that no matter what you did, you could not stop the torrent of fate, what would you do? Would you give up resistance and wait for the end, or choose to continue to fight until the last moment, even if it was useless; or desperately escape from everything in the world?"
"I……"
Serra had never thought about such a question.
"Your Majesty, what is your choice...?"
Xia Lulu smiled and did not give a direct answer.
"Xia Yi's growth is indeed amazing. I didn't expect the dangers in the depths of the Gold Ocean, but she was able to come back alive... She is now qualified to enter the secret realm in the Great Tree Sea on the southern border."
Although Sera didn't fully understand, she could feel that Her Majesty the Queen had made such a decision with determination, so as a member of the royal maid group, she would obey.
"I understand, Your Majesty. I will definitely protect Her Royal Highness the Princess. Even if I have to be torn to pieces, I will keep her safe." Sera lowered her head.
"No, Sera, your mission this time is not to protect Xia Yi. When you know the real order this time, you will definitely be shaken."
Xia Lulu raised her hand, and magical light surged at her fingertips.
"Therefore, I will temporarily seal your memory of meeting me tonight. Once you enter the sea of trees, you will remember everything and what you need to do."
Sera did not resist, half-knelt on the ground, allowing Xia Lulu's magic to invade her consciousness and temporarily seal her memory.
……
Sera remembered everything and held her forehead. Now that she knew the content of the order Her Majesty the Queen had given her, she couldn't help but feel a little shaken.
"Sera, what's wrong with you?"
Xia Yi turned around and waved at her.
"Come here quickly! The sea of trees here is as beautiful as the ocean!"
Due to the quality and accomplishment of the royal maid group, Sera quickly concealed the expression on her face and replaced it with the same one as usual.
"Your Highness, please walk slower, watch your step and don't fall." Sera walked to Xia Yi and smiled.
"Really? Don't use that tone. You're treating me like a child!"
Xia Yi puffed up her cheeks like buns, like a little puffer fish.
"Watch what you say, Sera, I'm a legitimate adult!"
"To be honest, it is true." Sera smiled.
"From now on, I will be in charge here. I will lead the way in front and Sera will follow behind. If there is any danger, I will protect Sera immediately. I am the bravest adventurer!"
Xia Yi proudly held up her bear, very proud!
"I understand. Then I will follow the princess's orders. I will stay behind."
"Follow me carefully!"
Xia Yi took Sera into the sea of trees on the southern border.
She was in front, Sierra behind, moving forward.
"This sea of trees is really different from other places." Xia Yi looked around and couldn't help but sigh.
The sea of trees was extremely quiet. There was no sound of any animal. At most, there was only the occasional sound of wind rustling the leaves.
This kind of situation had never happened to her even when she was adventuring as a human swordsman.
There should be many animals living in such a vast forest, but now... there is not a single one to be seen. In addition, there are so many trees that the sunlight cannot penetrate into some areas. It is pitch black, which looks weird and depressing.
It was really too quiet, and Sera didn't say anything the whole time, which made Xia Yi feel a little uncomfortable.
"Sera, if you're scared, you can come with me...eh?"
Xia Yi looked back and was stunned.
There was no one in his field of vision, and he couldn't even see his personal maid.
"Sera, Sera? Sera!!"
The silver-haired loli called out loudly, but there was no response.
It was as if Sera had evaporated from this world.
"Sera, if you heard anything, just answer me!!"
Xia Yi began to worry and wanted to search for Sera's whereabouts, but even she found that all the trees seemed to be a changing maze, moving slowly.
"Hmmmm~"
Suddenly, the little princess heard a strange laughter in her ears.
137 Memory of the Earth
When Xia Yi heard someone laughing in her ear, her hair started to stand on end.
This laughter is very clear.
And it was definitely not Sierra, but a stranger.
"Who? Who is it?!"
As soon as Xia Yi turned her head, the laughter disappeared, and she still saw nothing in her field of vision.
But she definitely didn't think she was hallucinating, there must be someone laughing.
"Come out, come out!" Xia Yi shouted loudly, "Don't try to scare me, I'm not afraid of ghosts! This trick won't work on me!"
That's right.
I am a human swordsman. I have been through countless dangerous adventures before. I am the bravest adventurer.
It is impossible to be afraid.
"Hahaha……"
"Ouch!!"
Xia Yi jumped up in fright. She heard the laughter again.
Whoosh whoosh.
Among the woods, Xia Yi seemed to see a mysterious figure hiding behind the trees, secretly observing her. Every time her eyes followed the figure, the position of the figure changed and appeared in another corner of her vision.
What was most difficult for her to understand was that even though she was aware that there were other people here, she couldn't sense any trace of the other person?
How is this done?
Xia Yi really couldn't understand it. Even undead creatures, like Gaga, or even high-level undead like the Storm King, would have soul fluctuations even if they didn't breathe.
Whoosh whoosh.
While the little princess was thinking, the mysterious figure took action again.
"That's enough. That's enough of these tricks. If you really have the ability, don't play tricks," Xia Yi shouted, "I saw you!!"
She stared at a tree.
The guy just now moved behind this tree.
"Don't try to run, I got you!!"
Xia Yi quickly rushed behind the tree, trying to capture the other person on the spot.
But behind the tree——
Nothing at all.
"……Why?"
Xia Yi was sure that she had just seen a figure moving behind the tree, and then she kept watching to make sure that the figure did not leave.
But why didn’t I find anything when I went to check?
Whoosh whoosh!
A new round of movement has begun.
Xia Yi finally couldn't bear it anymore and had reached her limit.
anger!
anger!
anger!
"Holy Sword! Guram!!"
Xia Yi raised her right hand high and called for the holy sword.
The seal that symbolizes the Holy Sword User released a glow, and within the glow, the Holy Sword responded to Xia Yi's call.
She then remembered that she hadn't summoned her old friend for a long time.
But now was not the time to reminisce, she had to vent her anger.
In Xia Yi's hand, the holy sword spewed out golden sword energy and swept forward. With a slash of golden light, the trees in front were neatly cut in half.
"Come out, come out, come out right here!!"