Chapter 503: Haggard Noelle

Ivy didn't say anything and still stood there like a lost soul.

After a moment, Ivy raised her hand and pinched her arm hard, leaving a red mark.

The pain in her arm immediately sobered Ivy up. When she looked at the face she had been thinking about day and night, she was finally sure that this was not a dream.

He...is back.

Seeing that Ivy didn't move, Ryan was about to step forward, but suddenly he felt a warm current passing through his body.

The dried-up magic veins were suddenly filled with abundant magic, like sweet rain.

This sudden feeling made Ryan subconsciously close his eyes. Only then did Ryan discover that the withered Eternal Tree in his body suddenly grew countless green leaves, and he was full of energy, as if he had been reborn!

Before he had time to take a closer look at the Tree of Eternity, Ryan felt his body sink. He opened his eyes and found that Ivy, who had been in a daze in the distance, suddenly threw herself into his arms.

"Woo…Wooooaaaaah! Ryan!"

Ivy cried without hiding her tears, and it was obvious that she had been crying for a long time: "You are finally back! That's great, you are finally back..."

Ivy's burst of tears made Ryan feel distressed: "I'm sorry, I made you wait for so long..."

"Fool!"

Ivy suddenly cursed: "How can I feel that it's too long! I'm an elf, I can wait for a hundred years, not to mention ten years! I'm just afraid... afraid of you..."

"Okay, okay, I'm fine, right? Stop crying."

Ryan kept patting Ivy's back to comfort her.

After crying for a while, Ivy finally stopped crying.

Just when Ryan felt relieved, Ivy suddenly raised her head with red eyes and asked Ryan: "When are you going to marry me?"

Ryan was stunned.

"We had already agreed to return to Whispering Forest to get married after a while, but it has been delayed until now..."

Seeing Ryan in a daze, Ivy's eyes were filled with tears again: "Could it be that... you don't like me anymore?"

"How can this be?"

Ryan smiled bitterly: "If I really don't like you anymore, the Eternal Tree in my body will make me miserable in a minute."

Thinking about it this way, this Eternal Tree is just like a Gu worm...

However, Ryan still likes this "insect" very much.

"Ivy, can you tell me what happened to me at the Demon King's place?"

Ryan suddenly asked.

Ivy nodded. In fact, she was also curious about this matter.

Afterwards, under the gaze of a group of archers, Ryan pulled Ivy aside and told her about the Demon King's use of time magic.

"So you're going to go back ten years to change everything?"

After patiently listening to Ryan's story, Ivy spoke.

Ryan nodded.

"So what does this have to do with marrying me?"

Ai Wei put her hands on her hips and said, "You are going to marry me from ten years ago, and you are going to marry me now! My memory of these ten years will disappear when you go back, so I have waited for you for nothing. I don't want to have any regrets!"

Ivy's words instantly made Ryan a little dazed.

Yes, since my decision will make them disappear now, why should I leave regrets for them?

After coming to his senses, Ryan held Ivy's shoulders and said, "Okay, let me get used to it, and then we'll get married!"

Ivy was overjoyed. She put her arms around Ryan's neck and kissed him on the lips.

After their lips parted, Ivy put her hands behind her back and said excitedly, "It's a deal then! Don't cheat this time!"

"Ah."

After spending a long time being affectionate with Ivy, Ivy skipped back to the training ground to continue training archers, while Ryan and Yazhi went to where Noelle was.

Noelle was in a small hut located in the center of the elf settlement, used to handle city affairs.

This kind of place would be a luxurious mansion in Hedley, but the resources in the elf settlement are really limited, so Noelle took the initiative to ask for just this small house.

At this time, Noelle was wearing a pair of semicircular glasses and busy handling government affairs in her own little room.

Ten years have passed, and Noelle has grown much more mature. The glasses on her face add a touch of intellectual beauty to her.

But at this time, Noelle's long gray hair was disheveled, her dark circles were very large, and her entire face was almost stuck on the government report.

Looking at Noelle's cabin again, the space is extremely narrow. A bed, a chair and a table almost take up all the space, making it difficult to even stretch.

"Knock Knock Knock-"

There was a knock on the door, and Noelle said without even looking up, "Come in."

Ryan pushed the door open and was about to enter the house, but found that there was no place to stay in the house.

After taking a look at the layout of the house, Ryan would have thought that his adopted daughter was being abused if he hadn't known something about Noelle's situation in advance.

"Please leave the new government report on my desk."

As she spoke, Noelle picked up a pen, wrote a few words on the government report in her hand, put it aside, and picked up a new government report.

Although the elven settlement is not big, the people of the four tribes are crowded here. Fina shook her head when she saw the heavy government affairs.

Ryan opened his mouth and looked at Noelle for a long time before saying, "Noelle, take a break."

"Wait, I'll go take a rest later..."

Noelle replied subconsciously. As soon as she said this, she felt that the voice was somewhat familiar and raised her head quickly.

I saw Ryan right in front of me, looking at me with a distressed look on his face.

"pat-"

The pen in her hand fell on the table. Noelle did not pick it up. Instead, she took off her glasses, rubbed her eyes, and looked again.

After staring at Ryan for a long time, Noelle whispered in a dreamy voice, "Dad... Dad?"

"Ah."

Ryan nodded: "Noelle, I'm back."

"Wow—"

Hearing this, Noelle quickly stood up, but in such a narrow space, Noelle's hasty movement almost caused the table to fall forward.

Noelle struggled to steady the table and was anxious to get out of her seat, but she almost tripped again.

Seeing this, Ryan took the initiative to step forward and hugged Noelle across the table.

Noelle's body stiffened for a moment, but soon softened and she raised her hands to hug Ryan:

"Dad, you're back. I'm not dreaming..."

After hugging Noelle, Ryan realized that Noelle was very thin and said angrily:

"You haven't eaten well these years. Has someone bullied you again? Tell me and I'll help you."

Noelle didn't say anything, but just hugged Ryan tighter.