Chapter 1382

Sooner or later, the day will come when they can once again become the continent's overlords, so long as they stand united.

While the elves were all surprised, the eldest sister said it was also within her expectations.

It seemed that the shadow of that detestable human had seeped deep into Valkyrie Ailin's soul as well; to save Valkyrie Ailin, it would probably take some extreme measures.

"I can't be sure what every elf is thinking either. Even though everyone wants the Divine Tree to return, Lin Cheng said that for some elves, the return of the Divine Tree may not necessarily be a good thing. The words that likely followed, she did not finish speaking, afraid it would make everyone uncomfortable, or even feel anger, and so on.

For the kind, simple-hearted elves, it was simply hard to imagine just how ugly human nature could be — brothers killing each other, stabbing one in the back, and the like were all basic operations, let alone asking them to suspect their own clan leader, or even the queen and other figures of high authority.

For them, this was something utterly unacceptable!

Even Valkyrie Ailin, having spent a longer time with Lin Cheng and been influenced by association, had reluctantly accepted Lin Cheng's conspiracy theory. She could not deny that ten thousand years ago, the elves who had lost their faith in the Divine Tree, in order to survive, had required some of their number to make changes and sacrifices.

Whether that span was a hundred years or a thousand, in the end she had become the very person she had once hated most.

"Why!?"

The eldest sister among the four sisters, unable to bear it any longer, finally exploded. She grabbed Valkyrie Ailin by the shoulders and slammed her against the wall.

Her back slammed hard against the wall, and Valkyrie Ailin could not help but frown in pain, not understanding what the suddenly violent her meant.

"What."

"Is that human really that important?" the eldest sister roared at Valkyrie Ailin, with a hint of grievance in her voice. "Clearly we are all right here by your side, yet you chose to believe that human, and not us."

"It's not like that." Valkyrie Ailin hurriedly shook her head.

"I didn't not believe you. It's just that you don't understand humans. Lin Cheng is my benefactor, and also… my lover." The second half of the sentence, Valkyrie Ailin said a little more softly, but everyone present could still hear it clearly.

"I'm willing to believe him! Believe that he won't hurt me, and of course he won't hurt you either…"

"I see." The eldest sister understood.

"Bring Elder Murphy, we're leaving."

A look of clear loneliness flashed across her face, her voice carrying a certain deep, unwilling resentment, yet she resolutely turned and left.

Seeing this, the other elves could only heave a sorrowful sigh and follow along as they departed.

Their sudden departure caught Valkyrie Ailin completely off guard; she could only watch helplessly as her kinsfolk left, her eyes likewise filled with unwillingness and worry.

She did not know whether everyone would carry Lin Cheng's meaning to the ears of the upper elves.

Perhaps, she should take everyone to see the Divine Tree; that way, it might surely get through to them.

"Are we really just leaving like this?"