bookrebus Chapter 185 Star River Plain
Chapter 185 Star River Plain
Since bringing Lezhi back to their tribe, the Spirit Feather Clan has been observing how Lezhi and Maoqiu interact. One reason is to ensure Lezhi's personal safety, and the other is that everyone is very interested in Jormungand, the first pair to become partners with birds and beasts.
Especially for Le Man, his desire for a bird or beast companion had been burning for a long time. In fact, before the hunting competition even began, Le Chu and the others had already started discussing the possibility of taming a bird or beast companion within their tribe, and had begun preparations, looking for a suitable opportunity.
If this plan were to actually come to fruition, then Le Man and the others, as the backbone of the new generation of guards, would certainly be among the first to implement it. However, all of this is still just a concept, and Le Chu and the others have not yet revealed their plans to their clansmen.
So Le Man is really miserable. As the person in charge of protecting the Hui people at that time, almost half a year has passed since he had the idea of taming bird and beast companions. He hasn't even touched a single bird or beast.
"Ouch, Le Yun, be gentle, it hurts..." Le Man didn't dare to resist when Le Yun pulled her ear, and she didn't even dare to cry out in pain too loudly, she was a coward.
"..."
Seeing that Le Yun let go in a huff and then sat down with her arms crossed without saying a word, Le Man rubbed her still sore ears and reluctantly sat down as well.
"Le Yun, I know I was wrong." After hesitating for a while, Le Man saw that Le Yun's expression did not soften, so he could only apologize.
"You rascal, I'm not trying to be mean. Before, it was one thing for you to be thinking about hunting wild birds and animals all the time, as long as it didn't interfere with our work, no one bothered you. But now you've actually set your sights on the baby birds that Lezhi rescued. Don't you want to die?"
The last sentence was emphasized, but the voice was kept as soft as possible. When Le Yun spoke, she secretly glanced at Lei Xiu in the distance, as if afraid that he would hear her.
"..."
Subconsciously, Le Man turned around after Yue Yun and saw that Lei Xiu's thoughts were still on Le Zhi. Le Man quickly turned back and belatedly broke out in a cold sweat.
"No, no, I was just acting on a whim and forgot that Lezhi is still asleep. It was Lei Xiu who made the decision." Anyone familiar with Lezhi's family knows that although Lei Xiu is the strongest fighter in their family, Lezhi is the one who actually makes the decisions. So Leman didn't realize it for a moment.
"...Now you should realize what's going on. Quickly put an end to that thought in your mind, and stop trying to take advantage of that fledgling, understand?" Yue Yun earnestly instructed.
Seeing Le Man nod in agreement with lingering fear, Le Yun nodded in satisfaction and continued grilling meat for herself. They had been so busy feeding Mao Qiu that she hadn't had enough to eat herself.
Lei Xiu, whom Yue Yun and Yue Man feared, was not as they expected. He saw Yue Man trying to abduct the chicks, but he didn't take it to heart at all.
Besides being concerned about Lezhi's health, there was also a lot of confidence in Leixiu's protectiveness towards Maoqiu. Having lived together for so long, they all understood each other's personalities quite well.
The firewood crackled in the nearby hearth, and the fluffy ball fed the chirping chicks until their bellies were round before continuing to eat intermittently.
The chick, having eaten and drunk its fill, was full of energy. Although it couldn't fly yet, it could already walk on its claws, and was becoming more and more steady.
The fluffy bird, still eating, kept its eyes glued to the chicks that were exploring the surroundings. The chicks, also very aware of danger, tried to stay within the vicinity of the fluffy bird and did not venture out of its territory.
After three days of clinging to each other in a coma, the bond between Maoqiu and the chick seemed to have undergone some subtle changes, changes that outsiders could not see, but only they themselves knew.
In short, after regaining consciousness from this coma, Maoqiu, who was initially somewhat reluctant to be responsible for feeding the chicks, never missed a single meal. Without being told, it began to take the initiative to attend to the chicks' needs. The chicks also grew closer to Maoqiu, and since Maoqiu was unconscious, the chicks would stick to it constantly, almost never leaving its side.
Lei Xiu didn't need to worry about the two cubs for the time being, so he focused his attention on Lezhi. Three days had passed since Maoqiu regained consciousness, and the group had already left the Windwalker Clan's territory and headed towards their birthplace, but Lezhi still showed no signs of waking up.
As the season drew to a close, the wind grew increasingly sharp. Even with protective gear around them, flying in such conditions was not very comfortable, but no one complained.
Qingjin, who was leading the way, never slowed down the pace of their journey for any reason. Leman and Leyun had been maintaining such a high-intensity flight for the past few days without ever complaining.
In fact, if it weren't for the difficulty of traveling at night and the fact that everyone needed time to adjust and rest, they would have even wanted to travel day and night.
The longer Lezhi remained unconscious, the more silent their escort team became. In the days leading up to their departure, Leman and Qingze would occasionally crack jokes to try and lighten the mood, but starting yesterday, even they couldn't maintain a relaxed demeanor.
As a tree spirit race, they had never encountered a situation where one of their people remained unconscious for an extended period. All injuries and illnesses were eradicated by the sap of the mother tree; for thousands of years, the only ailment that even the mother tree's sap could not cure was the Shadow Disease.
However, the Shadow Disease doesn't cause unconsciousness. In fact, it largely only restricts the Treant race's innate abilities and has limited harm to their bodies. This is likely because patients regularly consume the Mother Tree's sap, which also proves the effectiveness of the Mother Tree's sap.
The current situation with Lezhi has indeed exceeded their previous understanding. Before, they could comfort themselves with optimism, but now, as Lezhi remains in a coma for longer, everyone understands more and more that they really cannot remain optimistic about this matter.
Even though Lezhi seems to be in good condition on the surface, he remains unconscious, and no one knows if he is suffering from some unknown illness. Everyone wants to help but doesn't know where to start.
Therefore, the most urgent task is to send him to his birthplace as soon as possible and see if the mother tree can help.
Le Man and Le Yun, who were accompanying them, finally understood why the clan leader had so readily handed Le Zhi over to Lei Xiu. Fortunately, it was Lei Xiu; otherwise, if it were just them, they probably would have only just thought of taking Le Zhi to his birthplace.
Everyone had their own thoughts, but they all shared the same goal: to get to their birthplace as quickly as possible.
"Lei Xiu, we're about to enter the Star River Plain. Can you hold on?"
This was their first night after leaving the Windwalker Clan. Qingjin took a moment to visit Lezhi and inquire about Lei Xiu's situation.
"I'm fine." Although the fur ball has woken up these past two days, Lei Xiu still insists on carrying Le Zhi himself and refuses to let the fur ball take the lead.
"Once we enter the plains, we'll face sudden tidal storms. Should we ask Maoqiu to help Lezhi get around? Otherwise, if there's any danger, you'll also be restricted..." Qingjin rarely spoke so much, but everyone else was afraid of Lei Xiu, so only she could say these things.