Chapter 019: Confrontation

By Xiangmi Lake, Du Fan lay on the grass in disheveled clothes, with Lan Ling lying against his arm.
“Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone,” Lan Ling whispered softly in Du Fan’s ear, her face flushed red—a typical expression of a woman after reaching climax.
“Why do you do this?” Du Fan asked calmly after calming down. Looking at the fallen petals in the grass, he already knew Lan Ling was still a virgin.
With a mysterious smile, Lan Ling said seductively, “If I told you it was the will of the Goddess of Nature, would you believe it?”
“I believe it,” Du Fan replied with a smile, looking up at the blue sky.
“Since you believe it, then don’t ask more,” Lan Ling said gently.
The will of the Goddess of Nature? Hmph, would I believe that? For the Goddess of Nature to care about such things—how considerate! Such a kind goddess?
Reaching out, Du Fan began to caress Lan Ling’s curves.
“Mmm—” Lan Ling let out a delicate moan, exuding irresistible charm.
“Elder Du Fan, the competition is about to start. If we don’t leave now, we’ll be late,” Lan Ling said, trying to suppress her discomfort.
“Oh, let’s go then,” Du Fan said, releasing her and standing up.
“Though, if you need anything in the future, you can come to me anytime. Seriously, Elder Du Fan is really amazing,” Lan Ling said, standing up and winking at him.
Hearing this, Du Fan felt another wave of heat surge from his groin to the back of his head. Was this girl really a virgin?
Suppressing his desire, Du Fan reached out and firmly patted Lan Ling’s round, firm buttocks. “Great Sage Lan Ling, don’t worry. I’ll definitely remember your words! But we really have to go now, or we’ll be late.”
On their way back, the elves along the path knew that Lan Ling and Nai Xiu were with Du Fan, but no one found it strange. There weren’t many people around anyway.
Soon, they returned to their room. The competition hadn’t started yet, and Nai Xiu was already gone. Du Fan went to the competition site, where the various elf tribes had taken up their positions, standing separately.
Lan Ling was already inside her tribe, standing side by side with Nai Xiu in front of the Kaiyi tribe.
Seeing Du Fan arrive, Lan Ling nodded and smiled at him, showing no signs of disturbance at all.

“This girl is really good material for a shaman. Maybe I should nurture her properly in the future,” Du Fan thought to himself. “You’re all here,” Du Fan said with a smile to Nai Xiu and Lan Ling.

“The competition is about to start. We’re arranging the match lists now,” Nai Xiu said calmly. When she woke up and didn’t see Du Fan, she didn’t inquire further.

Soon, the match lists were announced. Nai Xiu’s opponent was an archer from another tribe. Upon entering the competition area, twenty huge barriers appeared.

These barriers were pre-set magic arrays that only needed to be activated. There were over four hundred tribes of elves, meaning there were more than four hundred competitors. With twenty competition venues, only forty competitors could be accommodated at a time.

Nai Xiu’s match was simple. With her Peak Domain Arrow, how could that eighth-level archer possibly block it? He was knocked down with just one shot.

But since it was a competition, Nai Xiu wouldn’t use her full strength.

The first round was relatively quick. In this round, the strength difference between opponents was often huge. Many battles ended in just a few minutes. The first round took over two hours, eliminating more than two hundred people.

When the match list for the second round was announced, it surprised Du Fan. Nai Xiu’s opponent in the second round was none other than the white-haired elf, Frida!

After thinking for a moment, Du Fan went over to Nai Xiu.

“Do you have confidence?” Du Fan asked.

“Frida’s strength is only at the Saint level. There shouldn’t be any problem,” Nai Xiu replied after thinking. With her head slightly raised, her straight nose shone in the sunlight when viewed from the side.

Frowning, Du Fan said to Nai Xiu, “Be careful. I’ve sensed her aura. There’s a dark feeling in it. That kind of aura shouldn’t belong to your elves.”

“Is that so?” Nai Xiu frowned. Although Frida liked to pester her and didn’t like men, as a pure elf, Nai Xiu didn’t doubt her companion’s habits.

“Of course it’s true, my dear Miss Nai Xiu. Would I lie to you?” Du Fan smiled slightly before suddenly reaching out and taking Nai Xiu’s arm.

In front of everyone, Nai Xiu couldn’t easily pull away from Du Fan’s grip. After all, it was the Will of the Nature Goddess that they be together—wasn’t it normal for a husband to hold his wife’s waist? Especially for a newlywed couple like them.

“Du Fan, stop this. I’m not used to it,” Nai Xiu said softly, trying to hold back her anger.

“Oh, damn it. Look at my hand, Naixiu. You’re so charming that I couldn’t help but take your hand,” Du Fan said with a smile.
Did that woman not like hearing compliments about her appearance? Even Naixiu was no exception.
Naixiu’s face turned red, and she stopped speaking.
Du Fan smiled slightly and quickly recited a few spells. White light flashed from his hand and entered Naixiu’s body. After that, he released her hand.
“My dear miss, I was afraid you might suffer, so I cast a few light spells on you. They may not be very powerful, but they’re effective against those dark forces.” Du Fan stepped back quickly, his face once again showing a holy smile.
“Then thank you,” Naixiu said. Hearing Du Fan touch her waist to cast spells for her, she felt a slight stir in her heart.
“This man is really thoughtful,” Naixiu thought to herself.
Soon, it was Naixiu’s turn to go on stage.
The huge barrier was a hundred meters wide and long. Since the elves primarily served as archers, who needed space to shoot arrows, these barriers had to be so large. As a result, they had to be set up in advance. Otherwise, maintaining such a massive barrier would require countless magicians!
Inside the barrier, Flinda and Naixiu stood about twenty meters apart. When the competition began, Naixiu raised her bow and aimed at Flinda.
Yet Flinda wasn’t prepared for either attack or defense.
“Naixiu, are you really going to marry that human scumbag?” Flinda asked, her face filled with sorrow.
This question stunned Naixiu. She wasn’t that shameless charlatan who would openly declare she had married Du Fan in front of so many people.
“Naixiu, I knew you hadn’t agreed yet, right? How can you marry those filthy humans? Those dirty, sneaky guys… Naixiu, come with me instead!” Flinda continued.
“Flinda, enough! It’s the will of the Goddess of Nature! As an elf, I can’t defy it!” Naixiu shouted in response to Flinda’s disgusting words.
Suddenly, a strange thought crossed Naixiu’s mind—being with that man was, after all, better than being with this white-haired woman!
“Even the will of the Goddess of Nature can’t stop my love for you!” Flinda suddenly shouted loudly.

A wave of uproar swept through the crowd! A woman was actually declaring her love for another woman in such a public setting! Those shocking words made the elves around forget the blasphemous remarks Flinda had just made!
“Enough, Flinda! Do you even dare defy the orders of the Goddess?” Nayshu snapped, shooting an arrow at Flinda like a meteor!
No one else heard those blasphemous words, but Nayshu did.
“I can’t believe it! I can’t believe you’re like this, Nayshu! I can’t believe you’d accept a human!” Flinda screamed frantically, waving her hands in the air.
Suddenly, bright flowers bloomed in front of Flinda. They blocked Nayshu’s arrow from reaching her. The arrow passed through the flowers, scattering their petals, but its speed gradually slowed down.
As it passed through another flower, a red apple appeared in its path. The arrow struck the apple and stopped. With a twist of her wrist, Flinda grabbed the apple, gently pulled out the arrow shot by Nayshu, and sniffed it a few times.
“It’s the scent of purity, Nayshu. You haven’t agreed to him yet, have you?” Flinda said cheerfully.
Hearing this, Du Fan was stunned.
Amazing! What kind of nose does this woman have? Is it grafted from some animal? Otherwise, how could she detect such scents? But it’s really humiliating—she did this to my wife in front of so many elves. I’ll definitely teach this white-haired witch elf a lesson when I get the chance, Du Fan thought angrily.
Hearing Flinda’s words, the elves watching the scene turned to look at Du Fan in confusion.
With a helpless smile, Du Fan wore an expression of utmost sanctity, combined with the pressure of his divine origin. The elves seemed to suddenly realize something.
“This human is a devout follower of the Light God. He must be planning to return to human society to receive the Light God’s blessing before starting anew,” the elves thought in unison.
Only after the elves turned away did Du Fan wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. As he moved slightly, he saw Lan Ling smiling at him meaningfully!
Damn it! How could that annoying white-haired elf say such things in public!
Furious, Nayshu shot three arrows at once!

Three arrows were shot at Frida in three different directions—left, center, and right. This attack was even more fierce than the previous one! Moreover, it blocked Frida’s escape routes; no matter whether she turned left or right, she would have to face Nayshu’s arrow.

After reciting a spell, a green wall of light suddenly appeared in front of Frida. As soon as it formed, it just barely blocked the three fast arrows. With three “thwack” sounds, the arrows hit the wall of light and fell to the ground uselessly, while the wall of light disappeared into thin air.

“Nayshu, if you’re determined to be ruthless with me, then I won’t hold back either!” Frida said fiercely. She waved her sleeves, and two streams of green gas shot rapidly toward Nayshu!

In mid-air, the two streams of green gas transformed into two green vines, which crossed each other and shot toward Nayshu!

It turned out that this white-haired female elf was actually a mage of the elf race! This move was none other than the “Entangling Vines” spell from elf magic! It could not only pierce through an opponent’s body directly but also quickly entangle their body once it blocked an attack, leaving them trapped and helpless!