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

Chapter 171 Unusual Joy

Instinctively raising her hand to protect her chest, which had almost stopped beating, Qing Jin watched in trembling fear as Le Zhi walked calmly, ignoring Lei Xiu's question, and stood expressionless in front of her. At that moment, she almost forgot to breathe.

"Captain Qingjin? What should we do now?" Lezhi asked a few questions, but when she found that Qingjin did not answer, she looked up at Qingjin in confusion and found that she seemed to be in a daze, with her hand covering her chest, looking like she was not very comfortable.

Did he suddenly fall ill?

Is it...

With a sharp look in his eyes, Lezhi immediately unleashed his full power, carefully sensing the flow of energy in the air, and sure enough, he caught a faint aura of a dark shadow in the distance.

Lezhi frowned slightly and turned to go check that area, but Lei Xiu grabbed her arm from behind.

"Zhizhi, what's wrong? Where are you going?"

Bringing Qingjin back to her senses with Lei Xiu's voice, she quickly took a few deep breaths to relieve the stuffiness caused by not breathing for a long time. She swallowed and suppressed the panic that had arisen from nowhere, and then hurriedly asked.

"Yes, Lezhi, have you noticed something's wrong?"

"Yes, I can feel it, it's over there..." Not wanting to say too much, Lezhi simply pointed to the target, "I'm going to go take a look."

"...Wait a moment, I'll arrange some people." Qing Jin glanced at Lei Xiu, who was stopping Le Zhi from doing anything, and felt her mouth go dry, but she didn't dare to say no to Le Zhi in the present moment. So she stopped looking at Lei Xiu and went to call for people.

"Zhizhi, are you feeling unwell? You've seemed a little unwell ever since we arrived..."

Seeing Lezhi seemingly uncomfortable as he pulled away from his hand, Lei Xiu felt a strange mix of emotions.

Well, Lezhi is still the same Lezhi, but the one standing in front of him now seems to have shed many of his outer shells. The way he acts is quite different from what all of them imagined.

Lei Xiu could certainly sense the pressure Qing Jin felt, but his tolerance was much higher than Qing Jin's. He didn't forget to breathe; at most, his heartbeat was a little off for a moment. The main reason for this was Le Zhi's overly indifferent attitude.

"I am fine."

Lei Xiu's thoughts were interrupted by Le Zhi's cold response. He frowned, not believing that Le Zhi's claim of being fine was true. However, he couldn't force Le Zhi to answer, so the two of them could only stand there awkwardly.

Fortunately, the fluffy ball had already shrunk its body quickly, flapped its wings and rushed into Lezhi's arms, chirping twice and bringing a bit of vitality to the tense atmosphere.

Raising his hand to stroke the fluffy ball's round body, Lezhi knew that his current state was not right, but he couldn't control it. The discomfort in his body, along with the emotions he was venting, made him feel like a powder keg ready to explode at any moment.

In order not to harm his fellow humans, Lezhi could only forcefully suppress his emotions. At this moment, he was powerless to care about the feelings of others, and suppressing himself alone had exhausted all his strength.

Fortunately, Qingjin acted as quickly as ever, and soon she had formed a five-person team, with Qingze and Qingping in the lead.

"Lezhi, alright, let's go... shall we!?" Before Qingjin could finish speaking, Lezhi had already eagerly started walking towards the designated destination.

As Lezhi passed Qingjin and his group, he didn't even glance at them. This was very rude of him; although Lei Xiu often did this, it felt very inappropriate for Lezhi to do it.

However, the aura emanating from Lezhi successfully eliminated this disharmony. Without needing words or eye contact, just by watching Lezhi's movements, the battle-hardened guards behind Qingjin, just like Qingjin, automatically made way for Lezhi, allowing him to pass through their ranks without any hindrance.

Seeing Lezhi like this, Lei Xiu, unusually, did not follow immediately. Instead, he stood there stunned for a moment before taking firm steps to catch up. As he passed Qing Jin, he also gave her a look.

Meeting Lei Xiu's gaze, which was neither a reminder nor a provocation, Qing Jin's anger successfully overcame her panic. Composing herself, Qing Jin gave the order in a clear, cold voice.

"What are you all standing there for? Line up and get back on track."

"Yes."

Although the team members were still experiencing turmoil in their hearts, their long-term training and tacit understanding allowed them to instinctively obey orders the moment they heard them.

The group tacitly formed a line and quickly followed the two in front. In their eyes, Le Zhi, who was walking at the front and wearing a silver-white cloak, had a more imposing presence than Lei Xiu, who was a size larger than him, who was following behind.

This was the first time Lei Xiu was present, but everyone's eyes were involuntarily drawn to Le Zhi.

It wasn't because of his status as a cub, nor because of his rare disability, but simply because of him—a person who was so captivating that one couldn't look him in the eye, yet dared not look directly at him.

Lezhi, who was heading straight toward his goal, was unaware of what the people behind him were thinking. He didn't even care who was following him. Right now, all he could see was his frustration that he was eager to vent and the unlucky black shadow that had just bumped into him.

Among the group, besides Lei Xiu, Qing Ze and Qing Ping were the most familiar with Le Zhi. However, they were completely different from their previous cheerful and generous demeanor when they were with Le Zhi and the others. Instead, they looked serious. Qing Ping even wiped away the cold sweat that had appeared on her forehead without her noticing while they were traveling.

When she accidentally met Qingze's eyes and saw the same panic in his eyes, Qingping felt a little comforted. At least he wasn't the only one affected by Lezhi.

Releasing his lips, which had been bitten until they turned white, Qingping's inner turmoil had subsided considerably, but the lingering sensation still made him feel uneasy. He couldn't understand why Lezhi, a minor who had just passed through the cub stage and was a cripple without wings, could bring them such a strong sense of oppression simply by being expressionless.

He didn't even do anything...

He just didn't laugh... that's all...

With a wry smile, Qingping realized that every time she saw Lezhi, he seemed to always have a smile on his face, even if it was faint at times, you could still see that the corners of his lips were turned up.

But just now, in that fleeting glimpse, Qingping seemed to see that Lezhi's lips, when not smiling, actually had no curve; they were just flat and relaxed, yet it seemed as if the words he was about to utter would tear you apart.

Startled by this unfounded thought, Qingping's heart skipped a beat. He quickly took deep breaths, forcing himself to stop thinking nonsense. At this moment, compared to the remaining shadows, his fear of the person at the front of the group seemed even greater.

The cave was reached quickly, and Lezhi no longer held back. He unleashed his full senses, letting energy surge joyfully through his body. The furry ball in his arms vaguely sensed the lingering aura of the dark figure in the cave ahead. Just as it was about to chirp anxiously, it noticed the restless energy emanating from Lezhi.

For a moment, Maoqiu didn't know whether it was more afraid of the dark shadow in front of it or Lezhi behind it. The cry got stuck in its throat and stopped halfway. Maoqiu instinctively knew that it was best to remain quiet at this moment.