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

Chapter 173 Another Unexpected Turn of Events

After venting, Lezhi felt much better. The discomfort caused by the surge of energy in her body had also largely disappeared, and everything was moving in a positive direction. Now, apart from feeling a slight tingling or itching in her shoulder blades, Lezhi felt refreshed and invigorated.

The only thing to worry about now is that his bad mood was so obvious last night. Before meeting everyone, Lezhi was afraid that they would be distant from him, but now it seems that things are not as bad as he imagined.

"Hey, Lei Xiu, aren't you going in with Captain Qing Jin to take a look?" After watching Qing Jin lead the way into the cave to investigate, the team members she brought followed her in closely. Soon, only Le Zhi and Lei Xiu were left guarding the cave entrance.

"No need, Qingjin can handle it."

"Okay~"

Seeing Lei Xiu's expressionless face, Le Zhi felt a little guilty. He remembered clearly what happened last night; being ignored and treated coldly for no reason—if it were Le Zhi, he would have already lost his temper.

If Lei Xiu can clearly express his dissatisfaction, it will be easier to resolve. The real problem is that he might not show any displeasure on the surface but secretly hold a grudge.

After rubbing the fur ball for a while, Lezhi felt the atmosphere between them growing increasingly awkward. Just as he was about to start a conversation, Leixiu took the initiative. He walked over and stopped beside Lezhi, and only spoke calmly after seeing Lezhi look up at him.

"Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

"what?"

Lezhi had prepared himself for a questioning, but he hadn't expected Lei Xiu to go through so much preparation before asking him what he wanted to eat. After a moment of surprise, Lezhi instinctively answered.

"A little, but I can tolerate it..."

"Tweet~"

Seemingly having caught the key words in Lei Xiu's words, Le Zhi, though quite reserved, was not so shrewd as Mao Qiu, who immediately raised its wings and responded cheerfully.

Fortunately, the fur ball interrupted him, making Lei Xiu swallow back his sigh. After last night, it seemed that his relationship with Le Zhi had become strained again. He wanted to have a good talk with Le Zhi, but now was not a good time to talk, so he could only use food as an excuse.

"It seems that Maoqiu is hungry too. Qingjin and the others should be ready soon. Let's start a fire first. Even if we have to go back, we need to eat our fill first."

Without waiting for Lezhi's agreement, Lei Xiu began searching around for a suitable place to dig a fire pit. Seeing this, Lezhi stopped refusing and went forward to help.

“Um, Lei Xiu, last night I…” Le Zhi hesitated before speaking, afraid that if he didn’t say it now, he would have even less courage later.

"What happened last night?" Lei Xiu was secretly pleased to see that Le Zhi was willing to speak up, but he didn't show it on his face.

"It's about the fact that I ignored you. I apologize for my attitude. I was in a bad mood last night."

Hearing Lezhi express his apology so directly, Lei Xiu smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."

"..."

That's it? He was apologizing, right? And Lei Xiu just said "I know" and that was it? Le Zhi was full of questions. He thought Lei Xiu would at least make him explain why he was in a bad mood, but it was just over like that?

After waiting for a while, Lezhi realized that Lei Xiu did not intend to continue speaking, but his attitude towards him was as good as ever. Only then did Lezhi confirm that Lei Xiu had truly accepted everything that happened last night.

With a sigh of relief, Lezhi pursed her lips, her heart, which had been a little uneasy since leaving the cave, finally calmed down.

"Lei Xiu, I'm going to gather some firewood."

The hearth had been set up by Lei Xiu, and seeing that there was nothing for Le Zhi to do, he volunteered to gather firewood.

"Okay, search around here, but be careful." There were Windwalker Clan members guarding the area, so it was relatively safe, and Lei Xiu nodded in agreement with peace of mind.

"Yes, I know."

They were all satisfied with placing the fluffy ball in a familiar spot on their heads. The fluffy ball could have a commanding view of the whole situation, while Lezhi could free up his hands and not get in the way of work.

Having chosen a grove of trees with relatively lush vegetation, Lezhi carefully parted the grass stems that were taller than himself and bent down to search for naturally fallen and dried plant branches on the ground, the kind most suitable for firewood.

These branches are everywhere in the forest, and it wasn't difficult for Lezhi to find them. He could find a suitable dry branch almost every few steps, so Lezhi felt a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when he picked them up.

He enjoyed the feeling and got a little carried away picking things up, unknowingly venturing deep into the forest. Not far from Lezhi, at a fork in a tall plant, the Windwalker tribesmen on duty saw Lezhi's movements. Confirming that the direction Lezhi went had been investigated, they didn't pay much attention.

And so, Lezhi's small figure was quickly swallowed up by the dense vegetation. Lei Xiu, who had been waiting outside the cave for a while, waited in place for a long time. Qing Jin and the others had all returned from the cave one after another, but Lezhi was still nowhere to be seen.

"Lei Xiu, why are you the only one here? Where is Le Zhi?"

Yes, does it really take this long to gather firewood?

Suddenly, Lei Xiu's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately flew off in the direction Le Zhi was heading, leaving Qing Jin standing there frowning.

"team leader?"

"No way... Keep up."

"Yes."

Without hesitating for more than a few seconds, Qingjin instinctively realized that something was wrong. The group had just come out of the cave and hadn't had time to rest yet, so they immediately flew into the forest to search for Lezhi.

At this moment, Lezhi, whose disappearance had already been noticed by everyone, was staring blankly at the situation in front of him, not knowing how to react.

A baby bird, about the size of an infant, was flapping its tiny, featherless wings, trying to approach him in a crooked and awkward manner, its beak occasionally opening and chirping softly. Based on his long experience with Maoqiu, Lezhi was certain that the little guy was begging for food from him.

But here's the problem: begging for food, right in front of him?

Normally, when faced with a stranger, this fledgling bird would either run away or attack, right? But it immediately started begging for food, which seems a bit unfair.

This unusual situation left even the furball, who usually kept a close eye on Lezhi, somewhat bewildered. Protecting one's young is a biological instinct, and this little chick, which was clearly just hatched and had only recently opened its eyes, was something the furball couldn't bring itself to do.

In fact, as someone who has never been in a relationship, Maoqiu's hair stood on end when she saw the soft, limp baby in front of her, and she didn't even dare to make a sound, for fear of scaring the little guy.

"Maoqiu, Maoqiu, does this baby bird think you're its mother? I'm telling you, make a sound..." Lezhi couldn't handle it herself, so she could only pin her hopes on Maoqiu.

But the fur ball on his head had remained silent since the beginning, clinging tightly to his hair without moving. Lezhi stared so hard his eyes almost popped out, but the fur ball still didn't make a sound.

Helpless, Lezhi could only hop away slightly from the fledgling that kept trying to snuggle up to him, while reaching out to pluck the fluff ball off his head.

"Chirp~" Forced to face the cub directly, the fluffy ball protested innocently.

"What do you mean by that? You look like you don't know what to do either. It's practically one of your kind, you can't expect me to take care of it..." Hearing the reluctance in Maoqiu's cry, Lezhi held Maoqiu tightly to prevent it from breaking free. At the same time, she tried to reason with Maoqiu, explaining the facts and reasoning with it, afraid that Maoqiu would flap its wings and leave it to face the situation alone.