I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 231 Night Chat

It's night, everything is silent.

After eating and drinking their fill, Lezhi and his group finally quieted down and settled into the simple tent set up by Leyou and Leting. With the curtains drawn, a relatively enclosed space was created, blocking the large bird's view, where they could rest for a while.

Since the incident began, they have never really communicated properly. Basically, Lezhi just takes whatever he hears from Maoqiu. Now that they finally have the opportunity, Leyou and Leting certainly won't let it go.

Therefore, although she was a little sleepy because she had eaten too much, Le Ting still mustered up her energy and started chatting with Le Zhi with Le You.

All three of them had mastered the art of whispering without any instruction. Their voices were so soft that even face-to-face conversations were not very clear. However, due to the circumstances, this was the only way they could do it for the time being.

"Lezhi, what exactly is going on?" Le Ting's mind had already shut down, and he was just putting on a brave face, so Leyou was the first to speak.

"Maoqiu said these birds want my help. If I understand correctly, it should still be about the Shadow Disease." Lezhi explained softly. Maoqiu hadn't explained the Shadow Disease part very clearly, but Lezhi guessed that was about it. What other help could a mere tree spirit sub-youth like him offer to birds and beasts?

"The Shadow Disease, does it even spare birds and beasts?"

"It should be. They're all living things. If I'm not mistaken, it's not just birds and beasts; the flowers and grasses around us, even the insects, are all susceptible to the shadow's intrusion. That thing can parasitize any living organism, and even after detaching from a living organism, it seems to be able to survive independently. I just don't know the specific mechanism. This requires special research."

Lezhi takes a violent approach to dismantling things. No matter what form the shadowy figure takes, he crushes it and absorbs it directly. So, although he has questions, whether he has answers or not is not very important to him.

For the tree spirits, for the past few hundred years, they have always avoided the shadowy creature like the plague. So far, all they know is that it can parasitize, and that the sap of the mother tree can temporarily suppress it. They have no further information.

It has to be said that the tree spirits were protected too well by the mother tree. If this thing existed in the previous life, it would have existed for hundreds of years and would probably have been thoroughly studied by now.

It seems that different life forms lead to vastly different ways of thinking.

Being a long-lived species certainly has the advantage of a long lifespan, but because of this, they lack reverence for time, are slow to act, and do not have the sense of urgency that short-lived species do.

It's not a matter of who's better or worse; it's just that they face different circumstances, so their lifestyles are different as well.

Moreover, with the protection of the mother tree, everything has a cause and effect, and there is mutual generation and restraint. Jormungandr was plagued by the shadow for hundreds of years, and then his natural enemy appeared out of nowhere. Who can say that this is not a kind of cause and effect cycle?

Seeing that Lezhi's eyes started to wander again as he was talking, Leyou knew that he was probably thinking about something irrelevant again, so he raised his hand and waved it in front of Lezhi's eyes to bring his attention back.

"Let's not talk about how the shadowy figure works for now, anyway, you can handle it all, Lezhi. The most important thing now is what we do next." Leyou said this, then turned his head to look at the lowered curtain with a little guilt, and then leaned close to Lezhi's ear to tell him in a softer voice what he and Leting had done.

"What... um~"

"..."

When Yue Zhi heard that Le Ting had already sent a distress message to the clan and that the clansmen were probably already on their way to rescue them, Yue Zhi instinctively wanted to exclaim, but Yue You, who was prepared, covered her mouth.

Seeing Leyou raise her hand to signal for silence, Lezhi realized that she had overreacted.

These wild birds and animals at least seem to be quite human-like and intelligent, so we cannot be complacent and think that we can act recklessly just because we are different species or speak different languages.

Once Lezhi calmed down, Leyou released her hand from Lezhi's mouth, and the furball, awakened by Leyou's movement, slowly moved from its original nest into Lezhi's arms.

If Lezhi hadn't had the foresight to stop it, the moment it judged that Leyou's actions were not playful, the fur ball would have already been ready to attack.

Of course, now it seems that its judgment was a bit biased, but the fluffy ball did not want to change it. Instead, it used the method of changing positions to remind Leyou that the same action must not be repeated a second time, it could not tolerate it.

Only then did he notice that Leyoumo, who had just escaped a disaster, was touching his nose. He had been so anxious that he had momentarily forgotten that Maoqiu didn't like them touching Lezhi inappropriately.

However, now is not the time to dwell on this. Leyou gave Lezhi a look, signaling that he could speak now.

"Lezhi, tell me your thoughts on what's next."

"Well, if what you say is true, then we just need to do our best to ensure our safety before our tribesmen come looking for us."

This is not difficult to do; at least the birds and beasts seem quite friendly so far.

"What I mean is, let's wait and see. The threat of the Shadow Disease is too great. I actually wanted to help them. It would be easier to make some requests after I've actually helped them." Then we'll figure out a way to get the birds and beasts to send Leyou and Leting back first.

The last sentence was Lezhi's own plan, but without the necessary preconditions, it was all just wishful thinking, so Lezhi didn't say it aloud.

“That’s true.” Leyou didn’t realize Lezhi’s ulterior motives, and only thought that Lezhi’s greater demands were for more freedom or more contact with her clansmen.

"No matter what, everyone must be on high alert while we're here. We can't let our guard down, and we mustn't act alone, understand?" Le You rarely spoke so earnestly, because the current situation was too unusual, and they could only take it one step at a time.

Hopefully, the clansmen will help them find their location soon.

Once Lezhi and Leting understood what he meant, Leyou waved to end their late-night chat, signaling them to get some rest.

"Go to sleep, you've had a long day. Leting, come closer, don't fall asleep and get out of here in the middle of the night."

"it is good……"

Three people and two birds huddled together in the small tent. The wind was howling outside the cave, but it didn't have much of an impact on the people and birds inside.

The only difference was that, seemingly because they felt uneasy about their surroundings, Lezhi and the others, despite being physically and mentally exhausted, still slept very restlessly.

Maoqiu and the chicks were used to Lezhi turning on the lights every night, but this night they waited for no sound.

Outside the tent, after it had finally become completely quiet inside, the large bird, which had been thought to be asleep, suddenly opened its eyes, its dark, round eyes standing out in the dim cave.

The large bird stood up from its nest, glanced at the tent that Leyou and the others had set up, and then left the cave. It must have just had something to do temporarily, because after a short while, the large bird leisurely returned to its nest in the cave, and this time, after closing its eyes, it didn't wake up until dawn.

Today is a bright and sunny day in the valley. The morning sun in winter is still quite dazzling. Although the outside temperature is very low, the valley is at least five or six degrees warmer than outside due to the terrain. This is one of the reasons why birds and animals choose to build their nests here.

The fur used to cover the tent was very effective at blocking the wind and light. Lezhi and the others slept together and had a peaceful night. Perhaps it was because they went to bed too late last night, so they were still fast asleep when it was time to get up.

Only Maoqiu, accustomed to irregular sleep patterns and possessing a strong biological clock, opened its eyes precisely at its usual wake-up time.