Chapter 26 Housewood Vine
Chapter 26 Housewood Vine
Does the clan only allocate land, and he has to figure out how to build his own house?
Just as Lezhi was pondering how to build the house, completely bewildered, Leyou had already dragged Lezhi around the area, which Lezhi considered to be at least the size of a football field from his previous life.
"Okay, it seems there are no problems. Shall we begin?"
Back on the path they had just come from, Leyou clapped his hands and gestured to Lezhi.
"Okay, let's begin, but how do I do it?" Thinking that Leyou was going to help build a house, Lezhi subconsciously replied, then realized that there seemed to be only two of them, so building a house wasn't impossible, it would just be a bit difficult.
"The most important thing you need to do is think about what kind of house you specifically want, I mean the internal structure. Quick, start thinking now, and make sure you've figured it out in your mind." Leyou said, pretending to be serious. Seeing Lezhi obediently start to think hard, Leyou took out a small brown ball from his own space.
"How about it, have you thought about it?"
Lezhi, who was frowning and deep in thought, was interrupted by Leyou's words. He nodded, then shook his head. "It seems like it's okay, but it also seems like there's nothing particularly specific. I don't know if it will work."
Hearing Lezhi's ambiguous answer, Leyou suddenly burst into laughter, "Hahaha~, Lezhi, you're so cute! I was just teasing you. Here, take this..."
Completely bewildered, Lezhi took the small ball from Leyou and stroked its smooth surface. Even the fur ball in his arms curiously peeked out to sniff it before retreating without showing any interest.
Very well, judging from the fur ball's reaction, we can at least conclude that this thing is definitely not edible. His innate intuition also told him so; it said that this thing was non-toxic and inedible.
This was yet another magical plant that Lezhi had never seen before. He stared at Leyou with wide, curious eyes, "What is this?"
"Hehehe, you haven't seen this before, have you? These are the seeds of the 'Wood Vine'."
"Yakifuji?"
"Hmm." Leyou said a name and then didn't say anything more. He pulled Lezhi along and asked him to choose the location of the house. "Now, try to communicate with the seed."
"Communicate with seeds?" Upon hearing Leyou's words, Lezhi was filled with a big question mark. Plants...can communicate?
"Yes, it's very simple. If you really can't get into the zone, just close your eyes, hold the seed tightly, and relax. The vines will respond to your needs. They are very close to the tree spirits, so don't be afraid."
Hearing Leyou address the seed in such an intimate tone, Lezhi blinked and decided to follow local custom and do as Leyou suggested. Closing her eyes and clutching the seed in her hand, Lezhi cleared her mind of all distractions, emptying her head and thinking of nothing, simply standing there in a daze.
A gentle breeze blew, ruffling Lezhi's hair. The tree spirit clan wasn't numerous, but their territory was vast; they had only encountered Le Nian and his group on their journey so far. The surrounding environment was very open, and Lezhi and Leyou suddenly fell silent, even the air seemed to grow still.
With his eyes closed and mind at ease, Lezhi could almost hear the sound of the wind blowing through the air and the babbling of a stream in the distance. Suddenly, he felt a light brush against his cheek. Unable to bear the tickling sensation, Lezhi opened his eyes with a smile, thinking it was Maoqiu playing around.
Unexpectedly, the moment he opened his eyes, Lezhi was dumbfounded.
The brownish seed in his hand had quietly sprouted sometime earlier. The newly grown sprout already had brown wood-like grain, and its delicate tip stretched out long, swaying in front of his eyes. When Lezhi opened his eyes, the sprout wriggled even more vigorously, and as it swayed, it reached out and brushed against Lezhi's cheek again.
The familiar touch confirmed to Lezhi that this was the culprit that had just harassed her.
"See, you can do it, you did a great job, Lezhi." Lezhi patted Lezhi's shoulder with satisfaction and smiled.
"Now that the vine has responded to you, you can put the seeds in the ground and let it start to take root and grow."
Following Leyou's instructions, Lezhi squatted down and placed the swaying seed on the ground. Sensing that it could take root, the seedling quickly changed direction and stretched into the ground.
When the seed begins to grow, Lezhi always feels as if he can sense the seed's emotions. It seems very happy to break through the shell and grow, so it grows very diligently.
"Okay, Leyou, what do I do now?" Lezhi asked, looking at Leyou expectantly.
Sensing the impatience in Yuezhi's tone, Yueyou revealed a mysterious smile, "Now we don't need to do anything, we just need to wait."
"what?"
After being led back to the path by Leyou's hand, Lezhi still didn't understand what was going on. Hadn't they agreed to build a house? What had happened just now that had anything to do with building a house? It was clearly just planting a seed.
Silently grumbling to herself, Lezhi exchanged a helpless look with the well-behaved furball in her arms. But just then, a series of "whoosh" sounds came from behind her.
Lezhi had never heard this unfamiliar sound before. He turned around abruptly and realized that it was the sound of vines growing rapidly.
It was the house vine he had just planted, and it was now rapidly sprouting and growing upwards.
At first, Lezhi watched the branches spread and thought they were growing randomly, but later she realized something was wrong.
Some of the vines were growing well, but they would turn at inexplicable angles, break apart, and then combine again. The nascent forms that slowly grew out made Lezhi seem to see some patterns in them.
"Don't rush, Lezhi, just watch carefully." Leyou said with a smile, pulling Lezhi's unconsciously forward-leaning foot back.
Thus, Lezhi's eyes gradually widened in shock, while Leyou remained remarkably calm. The two, with completely different expressions, witnessed the entire growth process of the vines before them.
"Hmm, when I was a cub, I loved watching the vines grow. See, isn't it interesting?"
"Well, ah..."
Lezhi responded blankly, not knowing what to say.
Having come this far, Lezhi understood that the vine before him was growing into a "house" that belonged only to him.
Thinking of this, Lezhi couldn't help but recall the large clumps of various vine forests he had seen when he first entered the clan's territory. Those vines seemed to be the same species as the ones growing before him. At the time, Lezhi was wondering why there were so many thick vines growing in the clan's territory, but now it seemed he had the answer.
The vines grew very quickly, and it didn't take long for Lezhi and Leyou to see them grow at a slower pace. By then, the vines had covered three-quarters of the open space in front of them, leaving only a ring of space around the perimeter for them to move around in.
Unseen underground, the tendrils of the vines had already stretched out and intertwined, growing together with the roots of their kind and merging into one with the tree spirits.
After the vines completely stopped growing, Yuezhi had a sudden thought and immediately received this information.
Seeing the expression on Lezhi's face, Leyou smiled gently, "You sensed it, right? Alright, next, Lezhi, little one, I wonder if I would have the honor of showing you around your future home?"
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