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

Chapter 159 Entering Sub-Youth

“Qingjin…”

"team leader……"

Qinglin's shout was drowned out by the guards behind him, but he didn't care. At this moment, all of Qinglin's eyes were focused on Qingjin. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Qingjin's aura was even stronger than before.

It was as if he hadn't been removing the shadows in the inner room, but rather had gone into seclusion to cultivate his talent.

Only Qing Lin, whose talent level was similar to Qing Jin's, vaguely noticed the sudden increase in Qing Jin's aura. The others only felt that Qing Jin herself looked very energetic and did not look weak and groaning in pain when she was sent back.

"You... look very good!" The change from a question to an exclamation vividly expresses Qinglin's change of heart.

The attention she received was drawn to, and a faint smile curved her lips, revealing that she was in a good mood. "It's not just what it looks like."

After a brief exchange, the two looked towards the inner room at the same time. The real hero slowly appeared. The fur ball, which had been obediently waiting in the outer room with Qinglin, immediately flapped its wings and flew towards Lezhi when it saw Lezhi appear.

"Chirp chirp~ Chirp~"

The cheerful chirping took a strange turn at the end, and before Qinglin could even wonder, Lezhi's appearance answered his question.

Looking at Lezhi with her hair adorned with emerald green, Aobayashi's eyes flashed with barely concealed shock.

"Lezhi, you've entered the pre-adolescent stage..."

A very obvious characteristic of the Treant race as they transition from infancy to pre-adolescence is the outward manifestation of their energy. The degree of this manifestation varies depending on each individual's innate talent.

Some people simply have more energy around them during that period, while others will develop lines of varying depths on different parts of their bodies. In more severe cases, certain parts of their bodies will become somewhat vegetated. Every member of the tribe has to go through this process, so the first lesson they need to learn after entering the sub-adolescent stage is to absorb the manifested energy back into their bodies.

The newly grown green hair of Lezhi was so eye-catching that it was impossible to ignore. Although his aura was not very obvious, Qinglin could tell at a glance that Lezhi had officially passed the cub stage and entered a new phase.

"What? The cubs have entered their growth period?" This was an exclamation from the guards who also saw Lezhi. Some tribesmen refer to the sub-adolescent stage as the growth period, which is a very apt name.

The pre-adolescent stage is the most suitable time for tree spirits to discover and train their talents, and it is also the period of fastest growth. Once they break through this stage, tree spirits can enter adolescence, which is to say, they officially become adults.

Equally astonished by his own transformation, Lezhi only knew that after this treatment, his physical fitness and talent had undergone a qualitative leap. As for his appearance, there were no mirrors in the treatment room, so Lezhi had not yet noticed his suddenly long hair. It was only after Qinglin reminded him that Lezhi noticed.

"Huh, what is this?" Lezhi, who hadn't been informed about this before, was the most bewildered one.

"Lezhi, how are you..." Qinglin was about to explain when he was interrupted by a sound from outside and could only turn around helplessly.

"Ah, it's Uncle Le Zhong." Recognizing the voice, Le Zhi smiled and stepped forward to greet the tall figure rushing towards him.

Although Lezhi had entered pre-adolescent stage and grown a bit taller, he was still small compared to Lezhong. After Lezhong pressed his shoulders and looked him up and down, Lezhong finally breathed a sigh of relief and noticed the changes in Lezhi.

"Entering sub-adolescence?!"

Then we can't treat Lezhi like a little kid anymore. Le Zhong withdrew his hand, circled around Lezhi to make sure his child was alright, and then looked at Qinglin and Qingjin who were walking over.

"Yes, I was just about to arrange for someone to notify you, but I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly," Qinglin explained gently.

"Yes, Uncle Lezhong, how did you know I was here?" Since the hunting competition started, Lezhi hadn't seen these elders of their clan. They all seemed to be extremely busy. Uncle Lezhong was tasked with taking over from Uncle Leshan to assist in managing the clan members in the Windwalker Clan, and he also had to take care of his own handicrafts. It had been a long time since they had seen each other.

Le Zhong nodded to Qing Jin in greeting before replying, "It was that little guy Le You who rushed to my studio in a hurry, and the Windwalker who came with him gave me directions." This should be referring to Qing Ping.

Nodding knowingly, Lezhi felt a little uneasy. He and Qingze had left in such a hurry that they hadn't told Leyou and the others anything, and he guessed they must have been terrified.

"You were scared out of your wits." Hearing what Le Zhi was muttering to himself, Le Zhong replied irritably, "Even if something terrible happened, you're still a kid. How could you be so anxious? You couldn't even give me a word." As Le Shan spoke, his temper flared up again.

His words, seemingly a reprimand of Lezhi, were actually a direct attack on the Fengxing tribe members present for their lack of tact. Suddenly taking away a child from a friendly tribe without explanation was, even if they were from a friendly tribe and there was a reason for it, going too far.

However, since Qinglin was the head of the clan, Leshan couldn't directly confront him, so he simply used the opportunity of talking about Lezhi to subtly insult him.

The Qinglin group, who had been subjected to the Yin-Yang slap, felt uneasy, as if they had been blatantly slapped in the face. However, they were indeed in the wrong, so they didn't say much. Qing Jin, on the other hand, quickly guessed the whole story.

"Leshan, this is my fault. The clan leader and the others were worried about me, so they acted too hastily. I will come to apologize afterwards. Please forgive our recklessness." In the end, this was all for her sake. Qingjin may have a cold personality, but she still had basic emotional intelligence. It was rare for her to speak at such a long time, and her attitude was very sincere.

As a former member of the Lingyu Clan's guard team, Leshan had known Qingjin for many years and understood her personality well. So when he saw Qingjin's attitude, Leshan knew that she couldn't be entirely blamed for this, and shook his head.

“I don’t know the specifics of this matter, and that kid in your clan didn’t tell me much either. I believe you were just anxious to do this, but it’s true that your actions were inappropriate. Our clan leader and captain aren’t here right now, so I can’t decide not to pursue this matter. But this can’t be kept secret. You just need to figure out how to explain it to them.”

The anger had been vented, and Qingjin and Qinglin's apologies were sincere. The key point was that Lezhi was not harmed in this matter, so Lezhong regained his composure and explained things to Qingjin in a normal manner.

"Of course, I understand, and thank you for your understanding." Seeing that Le Zhong's attitude had softened, Qing Lin immediately replied, "This time it was indeed an emergency and an expedient measure. I will personally explain to Chief Le Chu when I have time later. Also, Le Zhi, he has just entered the sub-adolescent stage. If he needs anything, please be sure to ask. We were worried about how to repay Le Zhi for his help this time."

“Yes, that’s what I was thinking too.” When Qing Lin mentioned Le Zhi, Qing Jin’s eyes immediately changed. “Le Zhi, we owe you a lot this time. It’s not just about getting rid of the shadow. If you want anything or have any other requests, just say so. I, Qing Jin, will do my best to help.”

"And us..." Qingze and the others, who had been watching from the sidelines, quickly expressed their support when they saw that their captain had spoken up. "The captain's business is our business, and we are all willing to help."

"right……"