The dead sea of civilization

Through the jungle, aside from the orderly sound of footsteps, there was only the sound of the wind tearing through the branches. Mei Yu saw that Clooffi had been ignoring her for a while and had long since closed her mouth.

The sound of a murmuring stream came from behind some fragrant camphor trees that were spreading their scent.

Twilight stepped forward to peel back the leaves, and a dazzling beam of light shone into the forest path, "This is the source of Rainbow Falls, we ponies rarely come here."

The officer led the soldiers forward, and everyone felt that the environment here was indeed refreshing and praiseworthy.

The Chancellor thanked her: "Thank you, Princess, for lending a helping hand and accompanying us all the way. If there is anything we can do for you, Your Highness, please feel free to speak."

"Ah... Ah... Nothing... Let's talk about it later." Twilight smiled and prevaricated. Clooffi rolled his eyes and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, may I borrow a moment of your time?" The Chancellor said, "Of course, let's step aside to talk."

Then the Chancellor took Clooffi to the camp where the army was stationed.

Twilight was hesitating.

"Hey, Twilight, since they're stepping aside to talk, let's go," said Rainbow Dash.

"But how can we, we came together and we should leave together. Besides, Clooffi is my..."

"Elder?" Rarity said.

Twilight was silent, "Oh, Twilight, you don't have to be so concerned about your 'elder'. He's your elder, can't he take care of himself?" Rarity put her hoof on Twilight's shoulder.

Twilight thought about it and still shook her head, "No, after all, he and I are actually about the same age, it's just that he may have gone through more storms than me, which is also the capital of his speech."

Friends looked at each other and finally decided to follow Twilight's decision.

Inside the military tent------

"Oh, you don't know how annoying Mei Yu is."

The Chancellor quickly said, "Ah, this child is born like this, but his military talent is second to none."

"Okay, okay, I didn't come to talk about this." Clooffi took off the Rui'an stone, which was still flashing a brilliant light, "Your Majesty really gave this to every foreigner?" The Chancellor took the stone and said in detail, "This is not a stone."

Clooffi was puzzled, "Isn't this a stone... a stone with great magical power, didn't you say at the time..." The Chancellor shook his head, "This was originally yours." Clooffi squinted his eyes, "When?"

The Chancellor sighed and said, "Do you want to know what it really is?" Clooffi spread his hooves, "Of course."

"Good!" The Chancellor straightened up, "Stare at it, don't distract your attention."

Clooffi did as he was told, "Don't be nervous, although it may be a bit painful, but the set of things the emperor told me I'm still very familiar with."

Then, the Chancellor's horn lit up with a faint light, and Clooffi suddenly felt a sharp pain starting from the top of his skull, above the forehead, and it was crazy surging, but he endured it, and the pain began to spread in the skull, extending to the optic nerve, tearing the cerebral cortex, who can stand such torture, he shouted out: "Ah!!!!!!"

"Did you hear that! It's Clooffi!" Twilight said in a panic.

"Heard it!"

"He... He sounds... It seems very painful..."

"Let's go quickly!"

Twilight rushed into the barracks in a hurry, looking for Clooffi, and they saw an old figure supporting a weak body swaying out of a tent on the edge.

"Clooffi!" Twilight rushed over, leaning Clooffi who was leaning on the Chancellor in her own arms, but as soon as she took him over, she suddenly, "Ah!!!!!!" This time, the scream was even louder than Clooffi's. Friends also gathered around, all exclaiming in a low voice.

Fluttershy: "Actually... I didn't know, he is... a unicorn?"

Applejack: "Well... We didn't know either."

Rarity: "This is too... magical..."

Twilight Sparkle was so surprised that she couldn't speak, this was unprecedented, she never knew that the land horse would grow horns.

Pinkie Pie: "Wow!!!!! Can I grow horns in the future? Then I can cover all of Equestria with all the frosting!"

The Chancellor took a deep breath and explained, "He was originally like this, but when he was born, a horse did something." He paused, "That horse broke his horn and turned it into a stone."

Twilight helped Clooffi stand up and asked worriedly, "So Chancellor, who exactly is it?"

"To break someone's horn and turn it into a stone when they are just born is really too hateful!" Rarity complained.

He sighed and said with a hint of meaning: "I don't know this yet, but it was our emperor who saved him."

"Ah?" All the horses were surprised together.

"Well... I just heard about this, but I still need to ask the emperor for details." The Chancellor replied.

Twilight turned her face and looked at Clooffi, asking, "So is he... okay now?"

The Chancellor hurriedly replied, "No big deal, just restoring his original appearance." Suddenly, the air above began to form a golden vortex, and a scroll appeared from it.

The Chancellor took it off and opened it, "The emperor already knows."

Then, there was a hurried sound of footsteps coming from behind them, and the horses looked, it was Mei Yu.

She ran to the Chancellor, panting: "I just... heard... "

"Scream?" The Chancellor changed his respectful attitude and became serious, Mei Yu saw her uncle like this, and looked at Twilight again, weakly said: "Yes... Yes, what happened?" The Chancellor shook his head, "You don't need to know this, it doesn't have much to do with you, by the way, the emperor said, can't fall behind your homework, the tent has been taken care of, the books are all inside, go and clean up yourself." Mei Yu looked reluctant, and said coquettishly: "Don't..." "Go!" The Chancellor suddenly got angry, and all the horses present were shocked, Mei Yu looked aggrieved and walked towards the tent.

Twilight heard that there were books inside, and she was also very excited, but seeing the Chancellor so strict, she was embarrassed to ask more------ "Hehe, just now let everyone laugh, I will strengthen the discipline of the little girl in the future."

"Chancellor." Twilight said, always feeling that a book can't satisfy her greed, so she said with a persistent attitude: "Can I borrow a few books about you?" The Chancellor laughed: "Ha, of course you can." He called a clerk and ordered: "Take three or two books and give them to the girl."

Then he brought two books, and said that several books were lost on the way in the army, except for the ones Mei Yu needed to listen to, there are only these left. The Chancellor nodded with a hint of regret, took the book, and handed it to Twilight.

Twilight looked at the text above, and the two books were marked with a few big characters: "The Analects" and "Records of the Grand Historian"

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, Princess."

"Well, since you are settled here, my friends and I will go back to the capital first."

"Does the princess need us to escort."

"Well..." Twilight hesitated for a moment, "No need."

"Okay, then the princess has a safe trip."

"Okay, goodbye." Twilight nodded, and Applejack helped Clooffi walk back.

The Chancellor watched them go far, and he returned to the tent, he was also pondering, who was it when Clooffi was born to do such a cruel thing.