Chapter 89: Elven Forest (7)

The fact that the mouse is an elven prince shocked Jin Cheng a lot, because in his impression, the prince was going to change into a frog. And the name McCain is no more like an elven prince than Legolas.
Thinking this way, Jin Cheng opened the task panel again.
The spur task has not changed.
Jin Cheng looked at McCaw, contacted his identity and the elf's abnormal operation on the secret lake, and roughly judged that McCaw might become inseparable from Secret Lake.
There must be something happening in Wang Ting, the Elf Guards will not capture their prince for no reason.
The most important thing is that there is really a way to the outside or the king's court at the bottom of the cliff, otherwise how did the elf guard get down? It is not always possible to jump off the cliff like Jin Cheng.
As the guards walked away, Jin Cheng decisively took McCaw in the direction they came. It was only before leaving that he fed something to the Griffon, and regrettedly gave up this pull-wind mount.
In order to prevent another guard from appearing, Jin Cheng walked against the cliff, which made it easier for him to find a passage. It stands to reason that the channel should be on the side close to the Wang Ting, and then the sky can be used to deal with some people who are not convenient to deal with in public.
Jin Cheng looked very carefully, and did not let every inch of the cliff off. After fifteen minutes, the emperor was not disheartened. He finally found a passage somewhere more than ten meters above the cliff.
The passage is covered by magic, if a person who does not understand magic cannot find it at all. Moreover, it is more than ten meters above the ground. Ordinary people looking for a passage will subconsciously think that the passages are all attached to the ground. How can they think of hanging on it? This distance happens to avoid the world's cognitive range, and not too high to cause falls.
The entrance of the passageway was not closed. I thought the guard would have to go back. There is only one way here, so there is no closure. Jin Cheng walked in with a big swing, and after walking a long way, he saw the upward stone steps.
This really is the way to Wang Ting.
"Squeak." McCain grabbed Jin Cheng's clothes pocket, his eyes sad. Then he slid down Jin Cheng's arm again, raised his finger to the stone steps, and squeaked excitedly again.
"You lead the way?" Jin Cheng finally got a tacit understanding with him.
McCain nodded violently, and he set off on his way to Wang Ting.
This road is not short, because the stone steps are not straight, and they are criss-crossing. Some areas are wide and some are narrow. There are no guardrails on both sides. The space directly below Wang Ting is actually a hollow underground cell. These intricate stone steps connect one cell to another. The cell is basically empty, and there are no guards around.
The further up, the smaller the space, Jin Cheng finally saw the detained prisoners, and they were basically elves.
With McCain leading the way, Jin Cheng did not waste time questioning one by one, but he would try to pass by the cell door to see if he could trigger any task.
McCain had a clear goal and soon took him to a prison door where a dying young elf dressed in guards lay.
"Squeak!" McCowen was small, and he got in at once, arching the elf's face with his head, trying to wake him up.
Jin Cheng directly took out a therapeutic potion and threw it to him. The little mouse burst into tears and bowed hard. Then he shivered and held the potion higher than the mouse to the elf's mouth.
The elf still had some residual consciousness, his mouth slightly open, which made him pour the potion into it. It was just that as a mouse, the action of pouring medicine was too laborious for him. Half of a bottle of medicine was poured out, and he nearly cried out in a hurry.
"Okay, he will be fine." Jin Cheng said this, and checked the branch task again. The task remained unchanged. Those lying on the ground showed no signs of recovery for the time being, Jin Cheng no longer delayed, and hailed McCain to leave.
McCain nodded, crawled to the elf's waist and held a bunch of keys, and then reluctantly got out of the cell.
The key was handed to Jin Cheng, and Jin Cheng raised his eyebrows—this was an unexpected joy.
Soon, one person and one mouse came to the end of the stone steps. There is a stone door here. Surprisingly, the magic mechanism on the stone door is located outside, and they can be opened from the inside without hindrance.
But what is even more surprising is that someone outside the door, the sound of conversation came through the gap of the stone door.
"Elder Evans, what should I do over the secret lake? This person dare to follow you, must have found something."
"Just shut him up, and cross-examine the origin of his companion."
"Is that young knight?"
"Well. When I blessed him, I felt a little breath of elven blood in him."
"This……"
The conversation was interrupted, and the person who spoke seemed to be in deep contemplation, or perhaps something came to him suddenly, and he didn't go on. A moment later, Evans asked again, "How about our prince? Haven't found it yet?"
The other party replied,
No, I’ve already sent someone to find it, but Elder, you’ve told us not to disturb other people. Especially Elder Philgaro, he seems to be reluctant to believe the secret lake’s accident and His Royal Highness until now. Regarding, if he is found to be our hands and feet, then—"
"Well, Philgaro, the idiot who tried to subvert the blood of the elves, how could he tolerate a mixed elf ascending to the throne, which would be a shame for the elves! Rest assured, now we can't enter the secret lake, rely on What's the use of those foreigners, they can never wake up the real secret lake."
"Elder Evans, the Secret Lake has become so fierce now, so many foreigners have not come back. Will there be any problems with the methods we get from those people?"
Hearing this, Jin Cheng couldn't help frowning.
When this person mentioned "those", there was a clear pause in the words. Evans previously said that McCawn's blood was impure and opposed his ascension to the throne, which is probably the source of a series of accidents. As an elder, Evans did not hesitate to insult McCaw in order to maintain the purity of his bloodline, and even stomped on Secret Lake.
"Those people" proves that he has associates. McCain obtained the method that caused the secret lake to change from others. Judging from the tone of their mention in the dialogue, most of them are people outside the elven clan.
Jin Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of the rough setting of this Western fantasy world, and had a guess in his heart.
"Don't think so much, finding McCaw is the key." At this point, Evans' words showed a trace of fatigue, "Bring him down, keep it at the bottom, and don't let anyone touch him."
After hearing this, Jin Cheng immediately took McCaw away from the stone gate. There was no good hiding place in the dungeon, so he simply found an empty cell and lay back with his back.
Almost at the moment he lay down, the stone door was opened. The sound of footsteps moved from far to near, without staying, and skipped Jin Cheng who was mostly lying in the shadows.
When they walked over, Jin Cheng quietly opened his eyes and saw that figure, Celtic, was dragged away by the two guards.
At the same time, the battle by the Secret Lake finally came to an end.
Under the joint efforts of all the people, the abyssal python issued a wailing blood on the secret lake. The huge body gradually sank to the bottom of the lake, and the illusion naturally broke.
This is a fierce battle.
Although the python died, everyone was more or less injured. Especially the two druids, who were bloodied and pale, sat on the ground and gasped, their faces full of fear and happiness.
Hess, who had been staying on the lake for long-range assists, was the least injured. He helped Heimeng and Dorn and others rest together. When Tang Cuo came over and said, "In the illusion just now, the fighting power of the python should be Cut by half than it really is."
Heimeng also nodded, "It's true, otherwise we can't beat it."
Tang Cuo nodded pretendingly, and then said, "The question now is, if we see all illusions, where is the real secret lake?"
"Cough, cough..." Dorn coughed a few times while covering his heart, and said, "If we can't find the truth, then we can't sustain this illusion one by one. I'm afraid it won't last long."
There are more than ten people in the team. If everyone brings an illusion, this is the second one.
Hearing the words, the expressions of Hemeng and Hess also settled.
Tang Cuo paid attention to Celtic and Druid. The former's expression did not change, and the latter's eyes flickered a little when they heard their conversation.
Druid, are you hiding something?
The small windmill harbour and those five adventurers are still missing. Who is the enemy? Who is a friend?
What Tang Cuo did not know is that about two kilometers from here, the two groups of people he was talking about met. It's just that the people in the small windmill harbour are hiding behind the trees quietly, without making a noise.
Five adventurers sat or stood, one of them seemed to have just woken up and rubbed his head. Hawk and his companions looked at each other, and they guessed that this person was probably the master of the illusion just now, just like the dwarf Hanmo.
"How did you fall asleep just now? I was very careful not to drink like the vulgar dwarf." The one rubbing his head was puzzled.
The rest of the people said, "Don't discuss this first, we must act quickly. Kill all the people as soon as possible, so we can go back to life."
"Just now we pushed people down, no one found?"
"There should be no, otherwise they will not let us go easily."
As soon as the words came out, the three Hawks hiding behind the tree almost made a sound. They never imagined that the adventurer who died in the dwarf illusion was actually pushed down the lake.
And the meaning in their words is even more surprising, is this to kill everyone?
why?
Hawke's eyes widened, and then a shocking scene appeared. The five adventurers gathered together and didn't know what to mutter again. One of them glowed, and the light flashed, and the man became Tang Cuo's image.
He touched his face, moved his neck, and said, "This one called Theodore is the worst to deal with. I will meet him first. You are hiding and don't come out."
"Remember, don't fall asleep again easily."
The five men discussed for a moment, then turned and left.
The three Hawks behind the tree came out, looking at the direction in which the five left, and touched their backs, and cold sweat had oozed out. One of them said, "What should I do now? Do we want to go back and remind them? If they are all killed, we can't escape."
Hawke frowned. "Who are these people?"
The other man touched his chin and thought about it, "Looking at how they turned, it looks like a druid. If he went back with that Theodore's face on, what would happen to the two Theodores? The two druids are already there, and the remaining five are human adventurers. They will not doubt that there are any druids that can be transformed."
Hawke "But doesn't that Theodore have a companion? Is there no way to distinguish his companion?"
The companion replied, "Don't you think that companion is also weird? He was the first person to break away with us. Why didn't he suspect that he was also dropped? In this way, both of them have doubts about who they believe in? "
No one can be trusted.
"But since they said they wanted to go back to life, it means that there is still a way to leave from here. Let's keep up with them quietly, don't say anything."
In the end, Hawk adopted the advice of his companions, and the three followed the fake Tangcuo, and watched him appear in front of everyone in a panic.
The most calm Hemong brothers were stunned, how could the two Theodores be?
"He's fake, he must have turned into a secret lake illusion to deceive everyone. Everyone is far away from him, don't be fooled!" Fake Tangcuo finished, and pointed at Celtic angrily, starting with the strong first, " I obviously broke up with Celtic from the beginning, who are you? Is it his associate?!"
Tang Cuo watched the farce coldly, watching everyone's reaction quietly, not responding.
The other party sneered. "You don't speak, are you guilty? Say, what is your intention when you pretend that I'm in the team? I am separated from Celtic, are you the one who made you?"
This hand-picked swindle is a perfect match.
Tang Cuo couldn't help but want to applaud him because of his itchy hands. And he really didn't want to talk too much to the other party, so he drew his sword directly, and when everyone, including the other party, didn't respond, a sword pierced the other party's heart, and it was like a wind.
The other party subconsciously reached out to hold the sword, but couldn't stop it, only to touch the blood of the hand. The same face as Theodore was full of shock, consternation, and even a great sense of absurdity.
Why was he stabbed? !
Tang Cuo would not explain to him, suddenly withdrew his sword and watched him fall with a blank expression.
All around, the raven was silent.
After thinking for a while, Tang Cuo felt he had to say something, so he took out his handkerchief and wiped the blood from the sword, while looking at the person who fell to the ground, saying, "I will not be as noisy as you."
The rest took a subconscious step back, but faced with the current situation, it was difficult to judge. When Tang Cuo wiped the blood from the sword, the fake Tang Cuo finally died, and his body flashed back to his original appearance.
This was neither Theodore's face nor the faces of the five adventurers, it was the druid with the long horns above his head.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the two druids.