Elinor clearly understood Dao Lao's intention while he was saluting. However, she just raised an eyebrow, then continued with a smirk on her lips, "Welcome to the Elf planet. You two gentlemen must be tired from your long journey, right? Why don't you accompany us back to the campsite to rest for a while first, and then we can discuss the purpose of your visit?"

Upon hearing Elinor's words, Hao Yun immediately messaged Dao Lao privately through the system, "Wow! Is this an invitation? She clearly intends to capture us!"

Dao Lao first told Hao Yun not to panic, then said, "Hmm, you're right. But now we are outnumbered. If we refuse her request, it may provoke a fierce battle. It's one thing to fight with Elinor, but we don't want any friction with the creatures from the lower realm. Moreover, the mold spirit energy tracking system has not detected any signs of Elinor being contaminated by mold spirit energy. This at least indicates that she is not our true enemy for now."

"Remember, besides capturing Elinor, our main purpose is to find out if there is any other mold spirit energy secretly assisting behind her actions. So, since we haven't found any other mold spirit energy here yet, and no one's mold luck level exceeds the standard, why don't we just go with her for now?"

"Therefore, we can use this opportunity to learn about the situation in this world through these elves and carefully search for traces of possible mold spirit energy. If Elinor is not colluding with other mold spirit energy, we can always capture her later. After all, dealing with someone like Elinor is like child's play for me." With that, Dao Lao chuckled contemptuously.

Of course, Elinor couldn't hear the conversation between Hao Yun and Master Gu. She just saw the two priests frowning and standing there without responding to her proposal. So she deliberately approached them, and with a mischievous smile on her face, she said to them, "What's wrong with you two gentlemen? Are you afraid that I'll eat you? Hehehe! Please rest assured, I said that I am the incarnate guardian of the Elf planet, and this time I came back to uphold justice, not to indiscriminately kill innocents. So, I have no intention of harming anyone. Besides, we are colleagues, why would I harm my own colleagues?"

After speaking, Elinor even flirtatiously winked at the two of them.

"But you should know the purpose of our visit. So, aren't you afraid that we will take action against you?" Dao Lao asked Elinor sternly as he looked at her, who had come closer.

Hearing this, Elinor raised her eyebrows playfully and replied, "Afraid, of course I am. But, you wouldn't act against me without just cause, right? Don't you want to know why I returned to the Elf planet?"

After saying that, she took a few steps back and slowly spread her arms, saying, "Are you really going to attack me here without reason? In front of so many creatures from the lower realm? Even if these devout warriors try to stop you, would you still disregard their lives and capture me? Are you not afraid of causing damage to the timeline here just to capture a insignificant like me?"

Elinor, this despicable person, just as Judge Yan and the others feared, dared to appear here so arrogantly because she was sure of their concerns. However, since everyone was speaking frankly from the beginning, it somewhat eased the initially tense atmosphere.

So, Dao Lao quickly responded with a hearty laugh, "Hahaha! Look at what you're saying? We in the underworld always rely on evidence and never act unreasonably. So, please cooperate with the investigation, soul guide. I believe that once the truth is revealed, Judge Yan will naturally give you a fair punishment."

"Hehehe, a fair punishment? I'm afraid you two gentlemen need to gather more evidence for that! Otherwise, how can you convince these elves to stand by and watch while you take me away?" Elinor also adopted Dao Lao's casual way of speaking, responding to him while pointing to the elven cavalry behind her.

Damn, so arrogant! I didn't expect Elinor to be so arrogant! Seeing Elinor's proud appearance, Hao Yun couldn't help but curse silently in his heart.

After expressing her opinion, Elinor mounted a warhorse that was led over by a cavalryman. Then, with her chin held high, she gestured to Hao Yun and Dao Lao and said, "Since you two gentlemen are here, don't just focus on your tasks! Why don't you take this opportunity to explore around and enjoy the beautiful scenery of our Elf planet? Who knows, maybe you two gentlemen will discover something even more interesting?"

At this point, Elinor smiled mysteriously before continuing, "You see, we elves are very hospitable! It's just that our world hasn't been very peaceful lately, so if there are any unexpected events, please forgive us. But you two gentlemen don't have to worry too much because we have already started to stabilize the situation in this world. I estimate that it won't be long before order is restored to the Elf planet."

As Elinor spoke, two cavalrymen led two warhorses to Hao Yun and Dao Lao. Elinor pointed to the two warhorses brought by the soldiers and said, "Since conflicts often occur in various places, for the sake of your safety, I suggest that you two gentlemen accompany us back to the military camp for a rest first, and then we can discuss further."

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After a brief pause, Elinor continued in an irresistible tone, "Of course, for your safety, please strictly abide by our military regulations, gentlemen. After all, even a small oversight now could lead to a high price paid by many lives. So, if the upcoming life brings you much inconvenience, please bear with it! Hehehe."

What a ridiculous notion of respecting teachers and military regulations! It's just a way to control ourselves under the guise of respect! Hearing Elinor's words, Hao Yun felt extremely unhappy.

"Hahaha! Lady Elinor, rest assured, we are not meddlesome people. When in Rome, do as the Romans do! Since Lady Elinor is so hospitable, this old man can only show respect and temporarily bother you all!" Dao Lao mounted his horse and said, showing a somewhat apologetic expression as he bowed to Elinor in gratitude.

Elinor, holding the reins with both hands, elegantly bowed in return, making the scene appear extremely harmonious.

In any case, for now, everyone had to maintain a superficial harmony. Moreover, judging from the current situation, if they didn't accept Elinor's so-called invitation, things would definitely not end well. After understanding the current situation, Hao Yun also mounted his horse. Since things had been forced to this point, they might as well go along with it and see what Elinor's camp was all about. After all, going deep behind enemy lines was also a good way to gather more intelligence. Moreover, with Dao Lao around, they could easily capture Elinor at any time.

So, Hao Yun stopped dwelling too much on whether Elinor's invitation was a delaying tactic knowing they couldn't defeat Dao Lao or if she had other intentions. Either way, they had to go with Elinor today.

Furthermore, neither Hao Yun nor Dao Lao had expected to find Elinor so easily. No, it should be said that it was more like Elinor had actively come to them. This situation was indeed somewhat unexpected for both of them and caught them off guard. Hao Yun was very curious why Elinor had appeared here. From the current situation, Elinor seemed to know that they would appear here, so she had come specifically to "greet" them. But why would she do that? Perhaps, only by following Elinor back could they have a chance to unravel these mysteries? Hao Yun thought to himself.

Seeing that both Hao Yun and Dao Lao had obediently mounted their horses, Elinor nodded satisfactorily to a nearby officer, who then blew the horn in his hand again. Then, a guard of about sixty cavalrymen reformed their formation upon hearing the sound, surrounding the horses of Hao Yun, Dao Lao, and Elinor, and proceeded to enter the mist-covered forest once again. Of course, it was more appropriate to say that Hao Yun and Dao Lao were being escorted rather than escorted.

From time to time, Dao Lao chatted with Elinor about the scenery here and recent news from the underworld to prevent the atmosphere from becoming too awkward. Elinor also responded to Dao Lao's conversation, asking questions whenever necessary. Watching the two of them chat amicably about the anecdotes of the underworld, one might think that Elinor was a partner who had come with Hao Yun and the others to apprehend criminals. However, with Dao Lao dealing with Elinor, Hao Yun could also relax a bit. He could take the opportunity to carefully observe the surrounding environment.

Since entering this forest, Hao Yun felt as if he were in a completely different world. The interior of this forest was extremely quiet. Besides the voices of Dao Lao and Elinor talking and the sound of horse hooves, there was no other sound. When Hao Yun looked around, he subconsciously turned back. However, as soon as he looked back, he was shocked.

Hao Yun found that the road they had taken had been completely replaced by dense forest. He was very sure that they had just entered this forest and had only moved forward for a dozen meters at most. Because in this forest, besides knee-high wildflowers and grass, there were only towering trees. So with Hao Yun's current vision, he could easily see the grassland outside the forest by easily traversing dozens of meters in the forest where he stood.

But now, in the forest behind the team, Hao Yun couldn't see the end at all. He couldn't see the grassland he had just seen, but could only see a deeper forest world shrouded in white mist. Even more fantastical was that the white mist seemed to be chasing after this cavalry. As the forest behind the cavalry was constantly shrouded by the spreading white mist, the visibility around the forest became lower and lower. Soon, even with Hao Yun's greatly enhanced vision, he could only see the environment a few meters around him.

Could this be a trap set by Elinor? Is she planning to attack him here? Hao Yun frowned, quickly thinking, and also reminded Dao Lao, who was still chatting with Elinor, that the environment in the forest had changed.

At this moment, Elinor seemed to perceive Hao Yun's concern, so she couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile, saying, "Haha, what's wrong, little brother? Don't be afraid. This is the Misty Forest, unique to the Lites. The white mist here is a unique energy released by this forest. This white mist not only provides the natural spirit necessary for the Lites to practice white magic but also protects the Lites and helps them resist external enemies."

"Because this forest can distinguish between the different breaths of the Lites and other life forms, so anyone entering this forest besides our Lite elves will have their vision obscured by the white mist. The Misty Forest is like an indestructible wall, and any alien entering the Misty Forest will be trapped here until death."

"So, Dao Lao and I are now trapped in this forest, unable to escape easily, right? But we are priests, aren't we? Why does this mist, which targets ordinary creatures, affect us?" Hao Yun asked straightforwardly.

"We are priests, indeed. However, being priests does not imply that we can disregard the laws of the mortal realm, arrogantly standing above them. If we were to do so forcibly, it would be akin to disrupting the fundamental laws of this world, inevitably affecting the stability of the spacetime continuum here. So, relax, and adapt to the local customs," Dao Lao said calmly.

Elinor nodded continuously beside him, indicating that Dao Lao's explanation was entirely correct.

"Well then, is there no way for us to also enter the whitelist of these mists? What I mean is, is there no way to eliminate the obscuring effect of these mists on us, other than swearing allegiance to the Lite elves?" Hao Yun scratched his head and asked casually.