Trees surrounded both sides of the path, their trunks over two meters tall and their crowns obscuring most of the sky above them. Verdant grass stretched ahead as though without end. The breeze brushing their cheeks carried waves of an unusual floral fragrance.
It differed somewhat from the Elf Clan in her memories, but life flourished everywhere, making the surroundings lovable at first sight.
"Hey, wake up." Dongfang Minghui gave Wei Junlan several pats. Walking with someone slung against her shoulder was exhausting. After a moment's thought, she took a silver needle from her storage space. This needle was for treating illnesses and differed slightly from her flying needles: it was longer and finer, and did not hurt much when inserted.
Dongfang Minghui located several acupuncture points and inserted the needle.
A moment later, Wei Junlan woke, gazing sleepily at the blue sky, white clouds, and birds flying low overhead. A lingering sense of unreality remained in his eyes.
"Awake now?"
"Where am I?"
Wei Junlan saw Qian Wanyu holding someone hostage while the others aimed bows at them, surrounding them on all sides. He jolted fully awake. "Damn, what happened?"
"Seventh Sister, keep going. I'll explain to him."
Wei Junlan first checked on Lulu in his soul sea. The Winged Elephant was sleeping soundly, completely unaffected. His last memory was of playing with Lulu. As they played, his eyelids had grown heavy, and he had fallen headfirst to the ground.
Dongfang Minghui briefly explained how the elves had brought them into the Elf Clan's territory.
"Strange. How did all of you wake up before me?" Wei Junlan rubbed the back of his head. It still hurt a little; he had probably knocked it against something yesterday.
"Probably because of our constitutions."
She found it strange too. When Seventh Sister