Chapter 1507: Revealing Identity, Finding a Retreat

Grandson?

Xierdalanna did not react at first, but then she realized that the person on the other side of the Perception Field was either boasting out of enmity toward Lord Xia Duo or possessed an unusual identity; perhaps it was truly as he had said.

Clearly, since the other party could appear here, the latter possibility was greater!

"It seems I have discovered some incredible secret!"

Intending to probe, Xierdalanna ignored the warning from the human Mage on the other side of the Perception Field and continued to advance toward the Savile Territory as originally planned.

The Spell the human Mage cast using the Perception Field merely as a relay could not stop her pace at all, nor could it even cause her to pause for a moment.

On the other side, Saville, who was far away in the south of the Netheril Southern Border investigating the forest situation, frowned deeply. He sent messages to Niya and Xia Duo in succession, while he himself teleported ahead based on the direction the invading Elf was moving.

Arriving via teleportation, Saville saw at a glance the Elf Mage flying slowly toward him from the east. Just then, Niya's reply arrived, saying that the Tower of Time could provide support at any time.

Conversely, there was no movement from Xia Duo's side. The Elf opposite was clearly related to Xia Duo, yet at this moment, Xia Duo, as the principal party, was silent, which made Saville feel somewhat displeased.

Just as Saville prepared to step forward to continue the obstruction, the figure of the Elf opposite suddenly twisted, transforming from the initial Moon Elf appearance into that of a Gold Elf.

At the same time, Niya's exclamation reached Saville's ears—"Great-grandfather, wait a moment, I think I recognize that Elf!"

"What? You recognize her? Does she have a grudge against Xia Duo? Or is there some other relationship?"

Having returned for so long, although Saville found it difficult to recover the typical grandparent-grandchild affection with Niya, they were much closer than before. Hearing Niya's exclamation, he subconsciously assumed that Xia Duo was involved with the Elf before him.

This conjecture gave Saville even more motivation to take action.

But Niya's next sentence made him dismiss the thought—"Xia Duo and a lord in the Inner Land are using her to smuggle goods to Cormanthor."

So that was it!

Cormanthor Elves were habitually arrogant; even if they were collaborators, such reckless behavior was not impossible, but why had she disguised herself as a Moon Elf before?

Thoughts raced through Saville's mind, but he extinguished the idea of fighting the other party, though he still maintained a certain level of vigilance as he flew toward her.

"Lady Xifu?" Saville asked tentatively.

"It is I. I did not expect that besides Lord Xia Duo, the Southern Border would hide another Great Arcanist. I previously doubted your identity and was offensive; may I ask how to address you?"

"Just call me Boli."

In the end, Saville did not reveal his own name, using his son's name instead, perhaps hoping in this way to compensate for the longer life and more brilliant life his son should have had.

"Boli?"

Seeing that the other party's demeanor did not seem like he was lying, Xierdalanna was quite puzzled, as she really could not recall any Great Arcanist in Netheril history named Boli.

Moreover, this Great Arcanist had a close relationship with the Southern Border and clearly did not belong to the Seven Towers. How could such a Great Arcanist have no rumors surrounding him during his growth?

"Lord Boli, I am curious, is your relationship with Lord Xia Duo truly like that?"

"Of course it is true. I have no need to lie; you can confirm this with Xia Duo when you see him."

"Very well!"

Xierdalanna nodded gracefully, timely withdrawing that trace of curious, probing expression, and said sternly: "I wonder when Lord Xia Duo will be able to see me?"

So much time had passed and Xia Duo had not appeared; she roughly guessed that either Xia Duo was not in the Territory or he was delayed by something.

Combining this with some recent circumstances, Xierdalanna felt that her trip to the Southern Border would likely be in vain.

Regarding Xierdalanna's request, Saville could not promise anything on Xia Duo's behalf, only saying:

"Xia Duo is busy with matters and even I cannot find him. Perhaps Lady Xifu can leave a Magic Mark; when I can contact Xia Duo, I will tell him."

Xierdalanna thought about it, felt this was acceptable, and agreed. She then took a piece of paper from her Storage Magic Artifact, tapped her finger on it, and left a mark in the shape of a crown.

But immediately after, as if she had thought of something, a flash of inspiration crossed her mind, and the originally grand and gorgeous crown instantly changed its appearance, becoming simple and plain, with a crescent moon added above the crown.

The former was the family crest of the Moon Crown Family, while the latter represented the Moonhorn Family. "Moonhorn" also meant crown in Elvish, and that crescent moon symbolized the identity of a Moon Elf.

The vast majority of Moon Crown Family members were Gold Elves; naturally, they would not use moon imagery in their family crest, as using the sun would be more appropriate. However, in Cormanthor, except for the family of the Crown King Yilisaier, no other Upper Family would use the Sun Emblem.

Besides the convenience of cutting ties with the Netherese faith in radiance, it was mostly to avoid the taboo of the Crown King.

In countries other than Cormanthor, this phenomenon would not exist.

For example, in Yierlan or Illefarn, any Gold Elf could use sun imagery for their family crest or personal adornments to manifest their identity as a "Sun Child" without anyone causing them trouble for it.

(In Elvish, Gold Elf literally means Sun Child; it is translated as "gold" because humans see their skin and eyes as pale gold, and also to avoid the taboo of the Lord of Radiance~)

Xierdalanna changed the Moon Crown Family crest to her own family's crest because she did not want to hide her identity anymore. Faluo's behavior in the Elven Court earlier made her not want to act in the name of his family anymore, so she simply tore off the disguise and used her original identity.

She believed that even if Lord Xia Duo knew this, he would only be happier, rather than falling out with her.

After all, for Lord Xia Duo, Cormanthor at his doorstep was the potential enemy that needed more guarding against and targeting, not Yierlan, which was separated by more than half the country and vast mountain ranges.

In fact, long before the Northland Alliance was established, Yierlan had been seeking to ease relations with Netheril. Although the competition and suppression that should exist would likely not be lacking in the future, that was a major policy at the national level; what did it have to do with private interactions?

While the Crown King enjoys glory, isn't it a matter of course to bear some responsibility and pressure!

For an Upper Family like the Moonhorn Family, the greatest ideal was to possess actual power, obtain actual benefits, and at the same time not have to bear too much responsibility and pressure.

It is a pity that the Yierlan Crown King insisted on centralized reform and had gained the approval of many families; how much longer opponents like the Moonhorn Family could hold out was hard to say.

Once in a centralized system, I am afraid it would not be as comfortable as it is now!

Thinking of this, Xierdalanna became even more determined to win over Lord Xia Duo with her true identity. As for being a Fate Messenger of the Elven race, these were not things she could control, but at the very least, making the Netheril Southern Border the final retreat for the Moonhorn Family in the event of failure in domestic political struggles would be good!