flstandardbreds Chapter 182 A Trip to My Birthplace
Chapter 182 A Trip to My Birthplace
"I don't know. They were caught in the whirlwind for a long time, and I only got in later. By then, I knew him... I was too late," Lei Xiu said regretfully.
"What's done is done, now is not the time to dwell on it."
"Yes." Qinglin, who had come in with Lechu, also spoke up when he saw the atmosphere becoming tense.
"Although Lezhi can't be woken up for a while, at least his complexion looks rosy, so there shouldn't be any problems with his body. He just entered his growth period, so maybe that's why his body is adjusting itself. Let's observe and see."
Qinglin's guess wasn't unreasonable. Lezhi had a fever before setting off to investigate, so it was easy to connect what happened to him with his growth period, plus...
"Perhaps it's also related to the sap from the mother tree that Lezhi drank a couple of days ago." Lechu stroked her chin, thinking about her conversation with Lezhi earlier.
"In that case, let's give him another one." Lei Xiu was inspired and became eager to give Le Zhi another dose of the mother tree sap.
"what happened?"
Seeing Lei Xiu pause, Le Chu asked.
"Lezhi kept all the sap from the mother tree himself." Now that Lezhi is in a deep sleep, outsiders cannot access the things in his space.
Lei Xiu regretted not having prepared a spare; he wished he had.
"That's it, then it's fine..." It was rare to see Lei Xiu so popular, and Qing Lin was amazed in his heart. He then took out something and handed it over.
Seeing Qinglin take out the wooden box with the familiar pattern, Lei Xiu and Le Chu felt a bit conflicted.
Previously, Qinglin had already given Lezhi half of their clan's mother tree sap under the pretext of a meeting gift. Now, he's trying to fleece him again. How could he possibly accept that?
That being said, neither Lei Xiu nor Le Chu were polite.
"Hey, you two, if you're really embarrassed, why are you moving so fast!" Watching Le Chu apologize while quickly opening the box and taking out the sap from the mother tree to give to Le Zhi, with Lei Xiu even lending a hand, Qing Lin chuckled and scolded her, but made no attempt to stop her.
"Thank you, Chief Qinglin." Compared to Le Chu's impoliteness, Lei Xiu sincerely thanked Qinglin.
In this situation, Qinglin didn't need them to speak or make any demands; he simply took out the sap from the mother tree to save them from the emergency, and Lei Xiucheng was grateful for his kindness.
"Alright, Lezhi is a benefactor of the Windwalker Clan, it's only right, don't take it to heart." Qinglin, who was used to being glib, felt uncomfortable with Lei Xiu's solemn thanks.
Because it was Yuezhi, in Qinglin's heart, nothing they did could compare to what Yuezhi did for them.
In front of everyone present, Lezhi drank the sap of the mother tree. Since there were no external injuries, the effect was not obvious. Everyone waited for a long time, but Lezhi on the bed still did not move.
"..."
This is really bad!
"Even the sap from the mother tree is useless?" Le Chu murmured, frowning.
The tree spirits have always relied on a single skill to survive: the sap of the mother tree can help them solve most of the pain in their lives. As a result, they have made virtually no progress in medical development. Consequently, they are often at a disadvantage when faced with problems that even the sap of the mother tree cannot solve.
"What are you planning to do next?" Qinglin asked, his expression unusually serious.
He had all the sap from the mother tree in the Windwalker Clan's inventory, and Qinglin was prepared to give it all to Lezhi. However, before that, he would have to see the opinion of the cub's guardian.
"Go back to your clan first..."
"I want to take Zhizhi to her birthplace."
Lei Xiu interrupted Le Chu before she could finish speaking, and his words drew everyone's attention.
"Birthplace?! You mean..."
That is where the young are conceived, and it is also where the tree spirits return to their mother tree. In other words, it is the place where they can have the closest contact with the mother tree in reality.
Such an important place has always been guarded by the fifteen clans of tree spirits in rotation. Judging by the time, it is the Thunder Clan's turn to guard it this month.
The Tree Spirit Clan has fifteen sub-clans. In a year of sixteen months, each clan guards one month, while the Thunder Clan guards the extra month.
This is not just a convention, but there is a reason for it.
Initially, the extra month was guarded by each tribe in turns. Later, someone suggested that it was too troublesome, so it was decided that the extra month of guarding would be a reward, automatically awarded to the tribe of the winner of the tribal assembly.
From then on, that month almost became the exclusive guard period for the Thunder Clan. It was only after that suggestion was made that they realized that before this reward, the Thunder Clan members hadn't been giving it their all when they participated in the clan assembly.
“But, given the current situation, the journey will be very difficult…” It is already the end of the White Palace, and the winter season will soon begin. Traveling at this time would be difficult even for an ordinary person, let alone when you are carrying a patient who is unconscious.
"It's better than doing nothing." Le Chu, who had been silent for a long time since Lei Xiu said those words, interrupted Qing Lin's well-intentioned advice and made up her mind.
“I agree.” Le Chu didn’t hesitate for long before immediately stating, “I’ll leave Le Zhi in your care. I’ll arrange for a few people to accompany you later, so we can look after each other along the way. If there’s still no news by the time I send my people back to their clan and settle them in, I will personally go to your birthplace to find you.”
"Le Chu, you..." Hearing Le Chu's rapid-fire speech, Qing Lin knew that he had made a decision that could not be changed. Shaking his head helplessly, Qing Lin quickly began to think of a solution.
Before Qinglin could figure out how to respond, Lei Xiu replied, "We don't need too many people with us. We'll be traveling at a fast pace, and it will be very tiring."
If it weren't for the need for someone to help take care of Lezhi when he was unavailable, Lei Xiu wouldn't even want anyone to accompany him, but reality is what it is, so he has no choice but to compromise.
Seeing that they had entered the discussion stage, Qinglin knew that if he didn't speak up now, he would never have a chance to speak again, so he quickly raised his hand to interrupt, "Can you guys listen to me? Have you decided to go to your birthplace so quickly? Have you thought about how dangerous it will be on the way, since Lezhi is still unconscious?"
"Lechu, you said you would arrange for people to accompany you. Putting everything else aside, just consider the tidal storm. Can you guarantee that Lezhi won't attract the tidal storm while she's unconscious? If so, how many people would you need to ensure her safety?"
This is a bit of sophistry. When facing a tidal storm, it's not a matter of how many people are involved, but rather that it's best not to confront it directly.
Qinglin raised this question not to argue with Lechu and the others, but to encourage them to consider things more thoroughly.
"Putting aside the unlikely tidal storm, the end of the White Treasure Season is always prone to conflict. This season is when insects are most active. Lei Xiu, you're taking Lezhi on this journey like this. Aren't you afraid that any oversights will bring danger to Lezhi?"
Lei Xiu, whose target had been shifted, raised an eyebrow and stared intently at Qing Lin. "Of course I've considered that, which is why I need to ask Chief Qing Lin for help in lending me some people."
"Borrow someone? Who?!" Qinglin saw Lei Xiu pointing the finger at him and a bad feeling flashed through his mind.
"Me." Before Lei Xiu could answer, Qing Jin, who was standing by the door playing the role of a statue, stepped forward and nodded lightly to Lei Xiu under Qing Lin's almost suffocating gaze.