Chapter 442 The Message from the Telepathic Conch
Chapter 442 The Message from the Telepathic Conch
In the dense bed of aquatic plants, Lezhi was still wandering around looking for his favorite food. He also noticed that there seemed to be fewer and fewer prey. He thought that they had sensed the danger and hid in advance, but he did not expect that a greater crisis was about to come.
"Huh, what's going on?" The conch shell stored in his space suddenly lit up, and Lezhi instantly received the message. Upon checking, he discovered that someone had actually contacted him through the conch shell.
"Zhizhi, where are you...? Come up here quickly... it's... dangerous..."
Lei Xiu's intermittent warning came from the conch shell, and Le Zhi listened to it several times before he understood what he was trying to convey.
Knowing that he wouldn't speak without a purpose, Yuezhi didn't delay. With a flick of his silvery-white tail, he quickly emerged from the fiery red water plants. Looking around, he realized that he had long since left the ferry and swam off to who knows where.
"Lei Xiu, I can't find the ferry. Don't worry about me. I'll figure something out myself if anything happens."
Knowing that Lei Xiu wouldn't give up without a reply, Le Zhi immediately sent a message to Lei Xiu after realizing she was lost, telling him not to worry about her.
You can't blame him for giving up; it was a last resort.
He didn't even know which direction he came from. He would get lost on land, in an environment full of landmarks, let alone underwater.
It's no exaggeration to say that Lezhi now feels completely unfamiliar with everything he looks at.
Emerging from the water, unlike the calm underwater, the surface was now rippling due to the strong wind. Lezhi finally understood why Lei Xiu had risked contacting him.
Driven by his instinct for danger, Lezhi instantly pinpointed the direction from which the crisis was approaching.
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"Lei Xiu, it's too late, get up here right now!" Snow shouted at the water, but Lei Xiu, who was still floating in the water, did not move. He had just received a reply from Le Zhi, who told them not to worry about him. Naturally, Lei Xiu was unwilling to give up so easily, but then, his messages disappeared without a trace.
This made Lei Xiu even more uneasy. Le Zhi must have encountered danger, otherwise she wouldn't have stopped replying to him.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiu was even less willing to go aboard. Once on board, the communication conch would no longer be effective, and he would completely lose all contact with Le Zhiyin. How could he be willing to accept that?
"What use are you if you stay in the river? What if Lezhi is fine but you are? I'd like to see how you explain that to him." It has to be said that Snow was good at grasping the key points. Just from Lei Xiu's subtle behavior, he guessed the situation pretty much and hit Lei Xiu's sore spot with his words.
The conch shell remained silent, and the river was becoming increasingly turbulent. If Lei Xiu didn't get on the boat soon, he would be completely unable to board.
Maoqiu and Kele were also urging him on anxiously, their shouts, mixed with Snow's roars, struck Lei Xiuxin hard.
After a while, the conch shell still didn't light up, showing how resolute Lezhi's words were. Lei Xiu closed his eyes, heavily brushed his cheeks with his palm, wiping away the water stains on his face. In the distance, the signs of the coming flood season predicted by Snow were already beginning to appear. He had no time left.
"Lei Xiu, what are you waiting for? Grab it and get up here..." A thick vine was thrown to his side, and Snow roared for Lei Xiu to grab it, not intending to give up on him so easily.
He also believed that Lei Xiu wouldn't be confused.
At the critical moment, Lei Xiu managed to grab the vine, and the loose branches instantly tightened. Snow, on the other end, was overjoyed and pulled with all his might, wrestling with the rushing river, and finally pulled Lei Xiu back to the boat.
"Ugh, you're a lunatic..."
"Chirp chirp... Chirp chirp chirp..."
"Chirp chirp..."
Just then, the two birds suddenly let out a sharp cry. Snow, catching his breath, staggered to his feet. Without even saying a word, the scene before him was enough to silence anyone.
"Hurry up..." he began, his throat tightening, "get everyone into the cabin."
"What are you going to do? Zhizhi hasn't come up yet."
"It's too late! I need to seal the cabin. That way, we might still have a chance to survive. Otherwise, even if you and I survive in the end, they will have no chance of survival." Snow roared, pointing at the fluffy cola and the terrified jelly frog.
He didn't want to make this decision; it was his decision to cross the river, so he had to be responsible for the lives of those on board, even if they weren't his own kind.
"Besides, didn't you say that Lezhi has a second form? Although no aquatic creatures have tested the depths during the rainy season in the past, it is still an aquatic form after all, and its condition may be much better than ours. Lei Xiu, at this time, our best course of action is to protect ourselves, so that we don't have to rely on Lezhi to come back and rescue us later."
As Snow reasoned with him, Rai Xiu had no way to refute him. The hand that had grabbed Snow's collar in the heat of the moment gradually loosened. Without hesitating for long, he opened his eyes again and was the same calm and composed Rai Xiu. "Cola, Maoqiu, take Jelly Frog into the cabin."
"Chirp chirp~" "Chirp coo~"
At this point, Maoqiu didn't argue with Lei Xiu and obediently followed its friends into the cabin.
Seeing this, Snow glanced at Rai Xiu with a complicated expression, patted him on the shoulder, and then turned and walked to the cockpit at the bow of the ship. He was going to communicate with Yukifuji to seal the hull. After that, they would have to go with the flow and leave it to fate.
They watched helplessly as the vines on the hull intertwined and spread, obscuring the dim sky and the howling wind until they disappeared completely. Before the flood season began, the original ferry successfully merged into one, and was hit by the waves on the water. Although the inside was rocking, it was at least safe for the time being.
How long are we going to have to stay here?
"The flood season usually lasts for half a month, but it gradually subsides towards the end. If all goes well, we should see the light of day again within ten days. Hopefully, we won't be swept too far away..."
Ten days later, upon hearing this answer, Lei Xiu's brows furrowed deeply. He knew...
Seemingly aware of his worries, Snow didn't know how to comfort Reixiu, "Look on the bright side, the flood season happens every year, and those insects at the bottom of the water still live just fine, so Lezhi might not be in any danger. Besides, we can always ask for help."
As he spoke, Snow revealed the vine on his wrist, while giving a meaningful look at the vine on Lei Xiu's wrist.
Alas, the clan chief trusted him, which is why he entrusted him with the task of fetching people, but unexpectedly...
How could someone cause such a huge disaster, even though it wasn't his intention?
However, keeping it a secret is not an option either. Mu Ling must have already told the clan leader about their departure. If he doesn't take the initiative to confess, the clan will definitely notice something is wrong after a while. At that time, it will be considered that he intentionally deceived them, and his crime will be compounded.
Lei Xiu also thought of the same thing. Le Chu was already unhappy that he coveted Le Zhi, and now he had lost Le Zhi. It was easy to imagine how dissatisfied Le Chu would be with him. However, he still had to say it.
The two men, looking distressed and exhausted, sighed and each sought a corner to apologize.
Meanwhile, Rakuchi, lost in the Red River, is currently struggling against the raging current.
The surging Red River is like a raging herd of wild buffalo, irrational and disorderly. If you are unfortunately caught in it, the best course of action is to remain in a safe position and drift with the current.
He initially tried to resist, but after just one exchange, he realized that a direct confrontation wouldn't work. Aquatic creatures with a second form can control water, and if he could stay with the aquatic race longer, the three aquatic races would definitely teach him how to use it, but now it's too late.
Weighing the pros and cons, Lezhi chose to protect her vitals and cease resisting, letting the river carry her body left and right, rushing towards an unknown distance...
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