"What’s wrong?"

Noticing the expression on Xue Wuqing’s face, Su Ran casually asked, but he regretted it as soon as he did. It was a girl’s private secret, and here he was, a grown man prying into it—it wasn’t right, was it?!

Wasn’t this just asking for awkwardness?

As it turned out, Su Ran was overthinking it. Xue Wuqing didn’t think it was a big deal and explained, "You didn’t reply to Banana’s messages earlier, so he had to send them to me. He’s in big trouble now. That black sprite, Fandi, has broken the seal of the forbidden land and killed his way out."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ran shuddered, exclaiming in shock, "Is the seal of this forbidden land for decoration? How could it let this devil escape?"

"He must have paid a certain price to free himself."

Xue Wuqing seemed to think of something and looked at Su Ran with surprise, "Did you seriously offend him? That black sprite has never left the forbidden land before. What on earth did you do inside that incurred the wrath of heaven and people, driving Fandi to such anger?"

Wow, what a wise woman!

In just a short time, from Banana’s bits and pieces of information, she was able to infer that he was the cause of this disaster, and her guess was almost spot on, leaving Su Ran no choice but to admit it!

"Now’s not the time to talk about this, saving people is more urgent."

Su Ran quickly changed the subject and ran towards the outside of the palace. It was better that as few people as possible knew about him moving the entire Spirit Spring, otherwise, if it reached the ears of the Elf Queen, it would absolutely be confiscated.

The sudden appearance of this black sprite disrupted Su Ran’s plans and pace, filling him with immense annoyance. If this guy were to add fuel to the fire with his gossip, the whole Elf Forest would know about it.

However, this scenario was unlikely to happen. From his previous interactions, Su Ran found that this black sprite valued his face greatly, and such humiliating matters were probably not something he would broadcast widely.

"Overturning Water, stop messing around, hurry up and stop!"

However, before Su Ran could get far, Xue Wuqing’s voice came over, prompting him to halt his running steps.

"Overturning Water, don’t do anything foolish. That black sprite is much more formidable than you imagine. The odds are against Banana now that he’s in his hands. Even if you go, you can’t change Banana’s fate. Moreover, even if Banana dies, it won’t have much impact; he’ll resurrect soon."

"The most important point is that if you go out now, it will definitely stir up that black sprite, making the situation even more chaotic. The Elf Forest, just beginning to recover, can no longer withstand such turmoil."

Xue Wuqing’s words hit the nail on the head, leaving Su Ran unable to argue back. His desire to rescue Banana weakened as he weighed the pros and cons in his mind and decided to heed Xue Wuqing’s advice and abandon the rescue mission.

Banana, brother, whether you can escape death is now up to you...

Su Ran knew that he was the one who had gotten Banana into this mess. If he hadn’t provoked the black sprite so drastically, none of this would have happened, and poor Banana had the misfortune of walking into the line of fire as soon as he left.

"If you feel guilty, you can just compensate him after Banana revives. There’s no need to make yourself uncomfortable."

Xue Wuqing stepped forward, comforting Su Ran, "That black sprite is out of our league. You couldn’t do much even if you went, and you might even risk your own life. Why bother? I believe you also know that what you’re doing now is the wisest choice."

"Enough, don’t try to persuade me anymore. It’s been so long, that kid Banana is definitely dead."

Su Ran looked helplessly at Xue Wuqing in front of him, "When will that black sprite go back to the forbidden land? I’m uneasy with him here in the Elf Forest."

"Want him to return to the forbidden land? That’ll depend on your performance now."

Xue Wuqing smiled, revealing eight white teeth, "Whenever you let him have his fill of killing and he empties all the rage in his heart, he will return. After all, in the forbidden land, he is responsible for guarding the Spirit Spring. Even if it turns into a pool of sewage, it won’t affect his mission to guard."

"Then I’m done for."

Upon hearing this, Su Ran knew he was out of luck.

After all, the Spirit Spring had been emptied by his buddy, so how could it still be guarded?

No wonder this black sprite was going mad, sparing no effort to break out of the forbidden land. Su Ran could already empathize with the black sprite’s feelings at that moment. If it were anyone else, they’d be driven to their wits’ end for sure!

Cough cough, karma goes full circle, retribution is inevitable...

However, Su Ran did have one method to cut off the hatred, which was the treasure, Illusion Demon Black Robe. Once he returned to his human form, the black sprite, no matter how powerful, would not be a match for the robe’s stealth function. That was Su Ran’s final card, which he absolutely could not use until the very last moment.

Su Ran was well aware of the elves’ hatred towards humans, which was exactly why he had always shown himself as his skeletal form.

"Forget about this for now. Let’s wait for the Elf Queen to return and then deal with this black sprite."

Xue Wuqing was about to comfort Su Ran once more when she was interrupted by a voice.

"Spilt Water bro, Wu Qing sis, I was nearly running my legs off, and here you two are having a heart-to-heart?"

The voice of Banana echoed from the corridor, its reverberations clearly reaching the ears of Su Ran and Xue Wuqing.

What? Having a heart-to-heart?

Su Ran and Xue Wuqing looked at each other, each seeing helplessness in the other’s eyes. This Banana kid, truly unruly, always running his mouth without a filter!

However, when Su Ran realized that Banana was still alive, the slight feeling of guilt he carried also vanished.

"To have escaped the black sprite’s chase is truly impressive; you could boast about this for a while."

There was not a hint of warmth in Xue Wuqing’s voice, apparently, the words Banana had uttered earlier had crossed a line for her, causing her expression to darken slightly.

"Of course, you have no idea who Banana is!"

Banana had just escaped from the clutches of a BOSS and was still excited, so he did not take the time to notice the change in Xue Wuqing’s expression. Only when he approached did he start complaining to Su Ran, "Spilt Water bro, what was up with your friend notification? Why couldn’t I contact you?"

"Nonsense, you were trying to contact Spilt Water, and my current identity is the Undead skeleton. It would be weird if you could reach me!"

Observing Banana’s current state, Su Ran was surprised to see he was in disarray yet uninjured, "Banana, how did you escape from the black sprite’s chase?"

"Hey, don’t be shocked when I tell you!"

As Banana brought up the subject, he was incredibly smug. After deliberately coughing to draw their attention, he said, "I just shouted out that I knew where the Undead skeleton was, and the black sprite stopped in his tracks. Hahaha, even NPCs dare not disrespect the face of Spilt Water bro!"

I’ll believe you when pigs fly!

Su Ran really wanted to smack this Banana right in front of him. Having sold him out so easily, how could the black sprite possibly give up and let things go?