0p0 Chapter 54 After Recovery
Chapter 54 After Recovery
Le Zhong's recovery ignited the atmosphere at the scene. The clansmen present could no longer contain their excitement and rushed to surround Le Zhong, wanting to see with their own eyes whether Le Zhong's injuries had really recovered completely.
Surrounded by her clansmen, Le Chu's first action after regaining her senses was to take Le Zhi's hand and check on his safety. "Little one, how are you? Is anything bothering you?"
"Ah, I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine!" Lezhi waved her hand and responded affirmatively.
Seeing that Lezhi was full of energy and showed no signs of discomfort, Lechu's eyes finally softened, replaced by a warm glow. Meanwhile, Lezhong, surrounded by his clansmen who were concerned for him, had already shown his smooth chest, confirming that there wasn't a trace of the shadow left.
"My mother tree! It's really true! The shadow disease has really disappeared!"
"Yes, I still feel like I'm dreaming."
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The speakers were Le Jing and Le Shan, and next to them was another clansman whom Le Zhi had never seen before. They were all in charge of important work within the clan and had just gone to Le Chu to report on their work when they bumped into Le You coming for help, so they quickly came along.
At this moment, Leyou also came to his senses. He secretly moved to Lezhi's side, tugged at Lezhi's clothes, and whispered, "Lezhi, Lezhi, you're amazing! You can actually cure the Shadow Disease. You're so incredible. Is this your talent?"
Seeing Leyou's furtive behavior, Lezhi found it a bit funny, but she also tilted her head closer to him and whispered, "Probably, but I'm not sure."
Just as Leyou was about to continue discussing Lezhi's amazing talent, it suddenly got dark around him. When he looked up, he realized that the clansmen present, led by Lezhong, had already surrounded Lezhi.
Seeing their serious expressions, as if they had something to say, Leyou pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Lezhi, I..." Lezhong was clearly excited as soon as he opened his mouth. Seeing this, Lechu reached out to interrupt him and suggested, "Lezhong, don't rush. Let's go to your house and sit down to talk. Don't scare the little one."
“That’s right,” the unfamiliar clansman next to Leshan chimed in. Her voice was beautiful, like pearls falling onto a jade plate, clear and melodious. “Tell us what’s going on slowly. Anyway, the little one is right here.”
Reminded by the clan chief and his friends, Le Zhong quickly nodded and led the way, taking everyone to the reception room of his house. The interior design of Le Zhong's house was just like him—cold and austere, with many weapons hanging on the walls, fully displaying the homeowner's personality.
As the center of attention, Lezhi was always held by Lechu's hand and protected behind her. Even her seat was flanked by Lechu and Leyou. Everyone understood Lechu's intention in doing so. In fact, being protected by the two people she knew best, Lezhi's emotions remained stable.
Once everyone was seated, Le Chu took out a white juice fruit and handed it to Le Zhi before carefully speaking, "Little one, can you tell us how the shadow on Le Zhong's body disappeared?"
Getting straight to the point, Lezhi stammered under the eager anticipation of her people, "Well, I'm not really sure either. My instincts just told me that the shadowy figure posed no threat to me. And since Lezhong was suffering so much from the shadowy figure's attack, I tried to remove it from Lezhong's body, and I succeeded right away."
Having already established trust with her clansmen, Le Chu didn't lie and described her feelings in detail.
"Also, it seems I can absorb the energy of that shadowy figure to enhance my own talents."
Before the clansmen present could even process the information from Lezhi's first sentence, they were caught off guard by Lezhi's subsequent self-revelation.
"Enhance your talent?" As if he had heard something out of the blue, Leshan, who was the most excited, stood up abruptly and repeated loudly.
Startled by the bell-like sound from Leshan, Lezhi instinctively flinched, somewhat taken aback.
"What are you doing? Sit down! Can't you see you've scared the little one?" The tribesman with the pleasant voice next to Leshan was the first to react and angrily scolded Leshan.
She was Leshan's partner, Leyun. After seeing Leshan awkwardly rubbing his nose and sitting down, she gave everyone an embarrassed smile and said, "I'm sorry, Leshan was just too surprised. He didn't mean it. I'll talk to him properly when we get back."
Everyone nodded in understanding. In fact, they were also surprised, but their reaction was not as strong as Leshan's.
Upon discovering that Lezhi was frightened, Lechu immediately patted Lezhi's back to comfort her. After confirming that Lezhi was only startled by the sudden noise and had now calmed down, she said, "Alright, everyone, please be more careful in the future. After all, the little one is still so young."
After scanning everyone's eyes to make sure they had all listened to her, Le Chu continued, "Le Zhong, what about you? How do you feel?"
"Well, at first I was in so much pain that I was almost unconscious. I only woke up shortly before you arrived. At that time, I felt the little cub pulling out the part that was restricting me from my body, and my talent was also recovering little by little at the same time... That's about it."
The tribespeople had already heard this once, and now, hearing it again, combined with Lezhi's description, everything made perfect sense. It seemed the focus was indeed on Lezhi.
What the clansmen could think of, Le Chu could immediately realize. He turned to look at Le Zhi, who was sitting there obediently, and asked softly, "Le Zhi, you said your talent has improved. In what specific aspects is it manifested?"
Looking up at Lechu, Lezhi obediently replied, "The most obvious thing is that my space is much larger than before, and I also feel that the energy in my body is very abundant. As for the rest, I don't know." In fact, if he wasn't mistaken, his space had indeed doubled in size, but there was no need to make such detailed information public; he only needed to know it himself.
Upon hearing Lezhi's answer, Lechu's brow twitched involuntarily. Space?! A sharp glint flashed in her eyes, and Lechu finally understood that Lezhi, whom they thought was a disabled kid, was not what she initially thought. Perhaps he was the real genius.
Looking at his clansmen who had also come to their senses, Le Chu used his eyes to stop them from taking any rash actions. As the patriarch of the Lingyu Clan, he had a responsibility to nurture all his clansmen and ensure that their talents were properly developed. Le Zhizai's current situation was completely unknown; giving him hope prematurely, or letting the clansmen have excessively high expectations of him, would not be conducive to his growth.
In just a few minutes, Lechu decided how to deal with Lezhi's current situation. The best approach was to remain calm and treat Lezhi like a normal child, without giving him too much unnecessary attention, and let him grow freely.
There were no fools present; everyone instantly understood what Le Chu meant. Any questions could be asked later. In this situation, they all obeyed the clan leader's decision, and no one raised any objections.
"Alright, we have a general understanding of the situation." Le Chu spoke gently, bringing the matter to a close. "The Tree Spirit Clan has been troubled by the Shadow Disease for a long time. It's a good thing that Le Zhi can solve it now, but we can't be too hasty. Here's what we'll do: Le Zhong, you should pay close attention to your physical condition these next few days, and Le Zhi, you should too. We'll wait a few days until we're completely sure there are no problems before dealing with the other Shadow Disease cases. If anyone asks questions during this time, just tell them the truth."