Chapter 2073: Peace of mind

Thinking of this, Qiao An suddenly realized the fact that compared with the human cities in the civilized world, he subconsciously felt that living in an underground world without the sun was more comfortable and more at ease.
If this is the case, from a rational point of view, one should move to the underground world and settle down. On the contrary, continue to stay in the human society. Isn't it asking for trouble?
This thought made him feel an inexplicable panic, and he quickly forced himself to dispel the idea of ​​going to the "dark region", considering whether there was a better place to go.
After thinking about it, he decided to go to "City in the Clouds" again, to visit "Old Book Daddy" and "Five Sisters and Brothers of Revitalizing Spell" to see if there were any new 6th-level spells from Old Book Daddy to learn.
After making up his mind, Qiao An took out the "Navigation Compass", locked the current coordinate point of "Cloud City", and used "Transportation from Other Worlds", which turned into a beam of light and rose into the sky.
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At the junction of the "Elemental Plane of Wind" and the "Elemental Plane of Water", there is snow all over the clouds.
The towering castle surrounded by high silver walls stands above the clouds like a giant overlooking the earth.
Before the gate of the Cloud Manor, a luminous teleportation formation suddenly appeared, and human figures loomed in the beam of light. Not long after, a handsome young man in a black gold-rimmed robe walked out of the teleportation formation.
Qiao An looked around, and the quiet and beautiful scenery was no different from the previous two visits. In this pure land, the passage of time seemed to be static.
He walked to the inscribed stone stele next to the gate, bowed to the handwriting left by the legendary cloud giant Archmage Wafronir, then turned and walked towards the gate, raising his hand to hold the closed door.
When he visited Cloud City for the first time, Qiao An used the 2-ring "percussion technique" to open the door, but inadvertently touched the restriction attached to the door, causing the guardian beast in the manor to be alert.
At the beginning of last year, when he visited Cloud City again, Qiao An gained a bit of wisdom, did not touch the door, and cast a spell directly through the wall, but did not trigger the alarm.
After a year and a half, Qiao An came to Yunzhong City for the third time. He didn't need to be sneaky like the previous two. He calmly tapped on the door, and the heavy metal door creaked, slowly in front of him. Wide open.
Qiao An has obtained the right to reside in Cloud City from the old book father. It is like the half of the owner of this manor. Of course, the owner is just going home.
Entering the manor, Qiao Ann turned around and snapped his fingers. If the door was spiritual, it would close itself behind him.
Standing on the spacious avenue leading to the castle, looking around the giant gardens that bloom all year round on both sides of the road, the vegetable gardens and woods with huge melons and fruits, Qiao Ann felt much better, and a faint smile appeared on the corners of his lips.
In this manor far away from the crowds and uncontested, the anxious soul seemed to be healed, making him feel very relaxed.
Walking along the avenue, Qiao An raised his head and glanced at the "red lantern" hanging on the fruit tree. He remembered that when he first explored Cloud City, the ogre king Shrek was hit on his head by a big apple falling from the tree. Attracted a large group of mythical griffins and mythical owl bears to chase and kill, scared myself and my companions to flee desperately, the thrilling scene at that time, after four years of thinking back, I only feel funny.
In the past four years, Qiao Ann has not contacted Shrek or Casio.
In fact, sending a "text message technique" to an old friend to inquire about his situation is just a matter of effort.
He should have done this when he was lost. For various reasons, he could not send a greeting at the time, so he planted the seeds of guilt in his heart. The longer time thereafter, the more embarrassed he was, as Sir Castis said. Took the initiative to write a letter.
Of course, normal people don’t have this kind of trouble, and it’s not guilty to be entangled in such trivial matters. Qiao Ann can only admit that he has a weird personality and even finds it annoying. Although he has been working hard to correct himself, he has also made some progress, but recently happened. The troubles caused him to be shocked, and he even suspected that no matter how hard he tried, he would not be able to truly cultivate human relationships, and he would live in peace of mind, and at the same time would satisfy everyone around him.
Sighing, Qiao Ann dispelled his thoughts and jumped up to pick an apple to eat, but there was not enough...
Damn, this tree is too high.
It doesn't matter, is Alfheim's "monkey mage" so famous?
It’s time to show off your fame!
Qiao Ann rolled up his sleeves, climbed up the straight trunk, and rode across a thick tree branch, holding a red apple the size of his own head in his hands, plucking it hard, and using a handkerchief to wipe the apple The dew that condenses on the surface, gnaw away!
So sweet!
Qiao An nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, there was a buzzing wing flapping sound beside him, and a big brown-red beetle flew over. It was twice as big as the apple in Qiao'an's hand. It folded its wings and landed on the branch where he was living, excited. Trembling tentacles.
Qiao An looked at the big beetle while gnawing on the apple, the more he looked at it, the more familiar.
"Master, you are back!" The big beetle took the initiative to telepathize to him, revealing joy.
"Oh... I remember." Qiao An rubbed his forehead, "You are the petrified beetle in the library on the fourth floor of the castle, right? I cast a spell to de-petrify and enlighten me by the way."
"Yes, you gave me new life and wisdom, dear master, thank you for remembering me."
Enlightenment Beetle said gratefully.
"Well, you don't have to be polite." Qiao Ann handed the apple to it. "Are you eating?"
"The master eats the pulp, just pick out the seeds and give them to me." The beetle replied.
Qiao An nodded, digging out three seeds the size of a walnut from the apple core and holding them in his palm.
The Enlightenment Beetle leaned over, flexibly used its pincer-like jaws, took an apple seed from his hand, and swallowed it roundly.
"Is it delicious?" Qiao An asked curiously.
The beetle nodded repeatedly.
Qiao An was a little skeptical. He also tried to bite an apple seed, only to find that the outer skin of the seed was as tough as leather and could not bite at all. It seemed that the food that insects liked might not be suitable for humans.
"Counting from the day you were enlightened by me, you have been living in this forest for more than a year, how are your days?" Qiao An asked Beetle.
"Not bad, there are food and drink, no natural enemies, just a bit boring." Enlightenment Beetle said quietly.
Qiao An heard it seemed depressed, and then inquired: "You have no companions or friends?"
"There are many coleopteran insects in the forest that look like me, but they are too stupid. They have almost no ability to think, can't speak, and can't communicate with them. I can't communicate with them." Enlightenment Beetle sighed and continued. , "Perhaps in their eyes, although I look similar to them, I am also a different kind of diseased brain, not a real beetle."