Elf Story from Another World

Chapter 37

By the time they arrived at Diak, the gathering place for elves, it was already midnight. For Nasha and Ouyue, who had just turned their biological clocks over, this was the most energetic time of the day.

However, not everyone, it should be said that most people will not get up and play at this time. Only a handful of fruit stands will remain open, and most of the elves inside are sleeping on the tables.

"Uncle, what are you going to buy?" Nasha then remembered to ask Lowenstein and looked at him curiously.

"Fruits, and some materials for beginners. They will be used in the study after Oyue." Lowenstein shrugged helplessly: "If I came alone, I would have bought a cart full of them. The dried fruits are ready to go back."

"Then what should I do?" Nasha looked at Lowenstein in distress: "There is no tailor shop open at this time."

"So we are going to find a place to stay now and wait until we come out tomorrow morning." Lowenstein looked around, looking for a hotel to stay in: "As expected of a city located at the dividing line between three ethnic groups, it is developing really fast. , I remember the last time I came here, this place was nowhere near as big as it is now.”

Night shrouded the place, and the stars and bright moon in the sky illuminated the city in a pale pale color.

It's hard to feel intimidated at any time among the elves, because even at night, the place is still so beautiful that it feels unreal. There is a feeling of being in a dream.

Suddenly, the long and leisurely sound of the flute seemed to float slowly from a distant place from the end of the world. The sound was like the sound of nature, quiet and melodious. The tone is like silk, smooth without leaving a trace of ripples.

Everyone couldn't help but be attracted by the melodious sound of the flute, and subconsciously looked up at the towering tree. Sitting on the branch was a woman in a white dress, as handsome as an angel. Her long hair looked like silver threads in the moonlight, and the flute she held in her hand was made of silver, which looked even more elegant in the moonlight.

Next to her, there was a man holding the Hulaiqin, a musical instrument passed down by the elves for a long time, shaped like a pipa. The male elf played the rhythm like water waves with his slender fingers. The sound of the piano and the flute blended together perfectly. The female elf gently rested her head on the male elf's shoulder. The moon behind them looked like a sky screen. Perhaps only a master in the art world could outline this picture with a brush.

"Is this kind of thing common?" Nasha suddenly asked Ouyue next to her.

"Well, sometimes because there are too many elves who want to play musical instruments for entertainment at night, a simple selection will be held in advance, and only a few elves can improvise every night." Ouyue scratched her head, After thinking for a while, he said: "Otherwise, if there are too many elves doing this, everyone will be so noisy at night that they can't sleep."

He suddenly remembered that he had encountered such a situation once in his hometown when he was a child. The sounds of several elves playing musical instruments overlapped together. After the originally beautiful music disturbed his sweet dreams, he covered his head with a quilt before he could sleep. Sweet.

"I really envy you elves." Nasha looked at the two elves who knew they were husband and wife at a glance, and sighed casually: "For us undead, this situation would be impossible."

They just sat in the car, listening to the music. The horses were tired and neighed softly, as if in protest for running for so long.

"Hold on a little longer, we're almost at a place where we can stay." Lowenstein gently patted the horse while looking around to see if there were any hotels that were still open.

The buildings in Diack are still full of elven style. The city is nestled in the forest, full of towering trees and twisted houses. Birds sometimes sleep on the windowsills of these houses. Not afraid of being caught, he lay down comfortably in a warm place like the crack of the window and fell asleep.

The faint sound of music makes the city never quiet even at night. Although there are very few elves coming and going on the road, it does not feel dead. The breath of life seems to be infinitely amplified here, and everything here seems to be alive. It feels like you are sitting by the pool, and the water ripples and asks you if there is anything that worries you.

"Where is the inn? I came from outside and wanted to rest here." Lowenstein asked the elf who happened to be passing by while holding the carriage.

"Go forward, there is a house with a sign with the mark of a wine barrel. At this time, it is the only place that will still accept guests." The passing elf raised his head, with a slight blush on his cheeks. It seemed that he had just drank some in the tavern. After drinking, I wanted to go home.

"Thank you very much. May the ancestors grant you glory." Lowenstein saluted him and continued driving.

The two little guys in the back are still making trouble. At this point, they are not sleepy at all, and there is really nothing to consume their energy now. So now Nasha was teasing Ouyue again, and laughed at his frightened and angry look.

Finally, Lowenstein finally found the tavern that passers-by had mentioned at the end of the road.

The door of the tavern was ajar, and the firelight in the room leaked through the cracks in the door. There was a faint sound of clinking glasses inside. It was probably that a few young elves gathered here to have a drink because of the unsatisfactory life.

Elves are a very reserved race and will not go crazy after getting drunk. Instead, he would bury his slightly red face in his arms and simply lie on the table and fall asleep.

Lowenstein walked into the tavern with two little guys. There were several elves sitting on the table. Some of them were already asleep on their stomachs, and the others were holding palm wood cups and sipping. Swallowing loudly. The alcohol stained the elf's face with a blush, making him look particularly cute.

Lowenstein walked directly to the counter and said to the waiter who was wiping the cup: "I want three rooms, the best rooms available here. About three nights, how much does it cost?"

"There are not so many vacancies tonight." The elf wiping the cup smiled at Lowenstein: "But someone will leave tomorrow."

"There are still a few vacancies." Lowenstein frowned. He didn't like living with others. So I still hope to be separated from the two little guys.

"Let me take a look." The waiter put down the cup, picked up a single-framed glasses from the shelf nearby and put it in front of his eyes. He took out a notebook from a pile of orders, opened it and browsed from top to bottom.

"Hey, would you like some wine?" Nasha looked at Oyue and said, "I heard that the dew brewed by the elves is very delicious."

"My mother said children can't drink." Ouyue shook her head.

"Hey, just drink a little and you'll be fine." Nasha raised her hand and shouted to the waiter: "Bring me a bucket of dew, please."

The waiter took a moment to look up at Lowenstein, who he thought was her guardian, asking if he wanted to give permission for this behavior.

After all, although elves sometimes give children some alcoholic drinks, they still won't give them drinks with high alcohol content like dew.

"I will pay." Lowenstein said helplessly.

He couldn't help but agree. This child belonged to the Ennardez family, so basically he couldn't make her unhappy. Moreover, children are not prohibited from drinking among the undead, so this is just a daily behavior for them and does not need to be corrected.

The waiter nodded, then turned around and took a smaller wooden bucket, placed it under an inverted pointed wooden pile, and pulled open a little bit of the wooden board used to cover it. The crystal clear dew flowed down the wooden pile and turned into A stream of clear water flows into the keg.

When he saw that he had almost caught it, he was pushed in by the wooden board, then sealed the barrel with a lid, and simply weighed it with a scale: "One point and two kilograms. If you count one kilogram, you will receive two silver coins."

Lowenstein took out a handful of coins from his pocket and scratched his head in distress. All he brought out this time were gold coins, which was very troublesome to find.

So he put the coins on the table: "Just deduct the food and water we got these days from it. If it's not enough, I'll make up for it."

"As long as you don't buy all the wine for these two days, I think there will still be a lot left over." The waiter put the wine barrel in front of Nasha, and then continued to flip through the ledger.

Nasha eagerly took a cup, took off the lid, poured a cup and put it in front of Ou Yue: "Now, you drink first."

"I can't drink." Ouyue shook her head.

"It's okay, just take a sip." Nasha also got herself a cup and poured a full cup: "Here, you take a sip, and I'll take a drink."

What they took were wooden wine glasses that looked like small barrels, and a cup filled with a lot of wine. Nasha’s hands were still too small and she needed two hands to hold the wine glass.

"Then just one sip." Ouyue said softly, then raised the cup and took a serious sip.

Then a blush spread on his face, which spread to the roots of his ears.

Ouyue put down the cup, feeling dizzy. Her hair hung down to cover her eyes, and her expression couldn't be seen.

Nasha felt a little strange and touched Oyue with her hand. Unexpectedly, just as she touched him, he fell down like a puppet and lay motionless on the table.

The corners of Nasha's mouth twitched when she was drunk, and she couldn't help but feel funny. Then he raised the cup and drank the full cup of dew in one go.

She drank like water, and her expression didn't change at all after drinking. Nasha stretched out her hand to wipe the remaining alcohol from the corner of her mouth and burped with satisfaction.

"Sorry, there is only one room left." After checking, the waiter said: "But that is the largest room in our hotel, and it is more than enough to sleep you and your two children."

Lowenstein frowned. He didn't like other people sleeping in the place, so he asked again: "There are no other rooms."

"It may be available tomorrow." The waiter bowed deeply to him: "I'm very sorry, it's been a busy period recently, and most of the other places here are also full."

Lowenstein sighed: "Then let's go here. How much does it cost for three nights?"

"Eighteen gold coins," the waiter said.

Lowenstein frowned, then counted eighteen gold coins from his purse and placed them on the chopping board: "Six gold coins every night seems to be a very large room."

"Don't worry about this." The waiter yawned: "It's guaranteed to be worth the price."

He pushed open the wooden door next to him and walked out: "I'll lead the way. Do you have any luggage you need my help with?"

"We didn't bring any luggage." Lowenstein shrugged and turned to look to the side. In that direction, Nasha was poking at Oyue, who was sleeping on the table after getting drunk from a sip of wine.

"Stop playing." He said helplessly, then walked over and picked up Oyue on his back, and said to Nasha: "Do you need me to lead you?"

"No, I will follow you obediently and won't run around." Nasha said with a smile and made a no problem gesture to Lowenstein.

Lowenstein glanced at her a little uneasily, and finally said helplessly: "Okay, follow me, and don't go more than five meters away."

"Hey, don't worry~" Nasha stuck out her tongue, looking very cute.

This tavern is built on a large tree, and the accommodation is a tree house on the trunk.

They walked along the long rotating wooden staircase for five minutes, and finally stopped in front of a wooden door.

The waiter handed a big key to Lowenstein: "If you still need to make up the room, please contact me tomorrow."

"Yes." Lowenstein nodded, sent the waiter away and opened the simple wooden door with the key.

As the staff here said, this room is very big. Accommodating three people is not a problem at all, and even adding two more can free up a lot of space.

"What are we going to do here?" After Nasha came in, she first sat on the bed closest to the fire and stretched out comfortably.

The temperature in the air is getting colder and colder now. It is about to start the next day, and the temperature will be getting lower day by day.

But this really had no impact on Nasha. After all, no matter how cold it was outside, it was still outside, and the fire in the house would always keep the room warm.

"Rest and wait for the day to come." Lowenstein leaned on another bed and looked at the ceiling: "Just think of it as a nap."

After saying that, he closed his eyes. When it comes to sleeping, even if you are not sleepy at all, you will slowly fall asleep if you close your eyes.

As for Ouyue, because she was drunk by Nasha from the beginning, she was thrown onto a bed in the corner and wrapped into a cloth bag by the quilt.

The only one who was awake at this moment was Nasha.

Nasha blinked a few times, then went to the window, opened the curtains and looked outside.

This place is some distance from the ground, and you can see half of the town from here. Almost all the buildings on the ground are shops, and most of the residential areas are in the trees. It feels like you are in a forest full of giant squirrels, and the squirrels are already asleep at the moment.

Nasha lay on the window sill and looked outside quietly.

"Good night." She whispered to the outside, and then slowly closed her eyes...