HCB Chapter 201 The Wind Rises
Chapter 201 The Wind Rises
Lezhi, who had been carried away by the wind all night in his sleep, smiled and refused to wake up even as the morning sun shone on his face.
"Chirp chirp~" The fluffy ball rubbed its little head against Lezhi's neck twice, trying to get Lezhi to open its eyes.
It's a busybody; it found the baby bird and now it's the one feeding it all. Even before the sun rises in the early morning, the baby bird is already awake, wanting food.
Maoqiu didn't want to interfere, but under someone's attacking gaze, she also felt sorry for Lezhi's hard journey, so she could only reluctantly feed the little guy with the food Lezhi had prepared in advance, so that it would stop its sharp cries and not disturb Lezhi who was still resting.
When they were out and about, none of the experienced adults would let themselves fall into a deep sleep. They took turns keeping watch in tacit agreement, with Lei Xiu staying by Le Zhi's side the whole time, at most closing his eyes to rest.
They are all specially trained and honed through years of combat. Resting their physical strength and energy as quickly as possible with very little rest is considered a basic skill, and it is also an important criterion for selecting qualified guard team members.
Therefore, among the group, the only one who truly needed a long sleep was Lezhi, a minor who had just emerged from childhood. And Lezhi really could sleep; no one present noticed that his consciousness had been abducted by the wind last night.
After all, fire prevention, theft prevention, and insect prevention are all normal things, but who would bother to guard against a perfectly natural breeze?
After being carried by the wind to the horizon to admire the sunrise, Lezhi belatedly realized that she should return to her body. As soon as this thought arose, Lezhi's consciousness plummeted and was immediately pulled back into her body. The strange experience led Lezhi to have a beautiful dream in a half-dreaming, half-awake state.
He could no longer distinguish the exact boundary between last night's experience and his dream, which was why Lezhi was unwilling to wake up. He vaguely remembered that Feng'er had said something to him yesterday, something very important, but he couldn't recall it for the moment.
His habit of forgetting his dreams as soon as he wakes up is really terrible, it's causing all sorts of problems!
Maoqiu continued its persistent wake-up call. Lezhi's eyes trembled beneath her tightly closed eyelids. The dream became increasingly absurd, and with the added disturbance from the outside world, Lezhi finally couldn't hold on any longer and slowly opened her eyes.
The morning sunlight was a bit dazzling, but Maoqiu was still the same sweet little cutie. When it saw Lezhi's eyelids fluttering, it took the initiative to step forward and shield Lezhi's face from the sunlight. So when Lezhi opened his eyes, what hit him right in the face was Maoqiu's adorable attack.
This wake-up service is just too wonderful! Even if Lezhi doesn't have morning grumpiness, she would instantly lose all her temper in front of such a cute little guy.
A smile unconsciously crept onto her lips; Lezhi had already forgotten the gloom of her dream. "Good morning, Maoqiu~"
"Tweet~"
When the familiar greeting arrived, Maoqiu cheerfully responded. This was their daily routine, a ritual they followed every morning as they always stayed together, exchanging good morning and good night wishes.
"Hmm..." Slowly getting up, Lezhi tilted her head back, raised her hand, and stretched out a big yawn.
Although his consciousness left his body last night, his body truly rested for a whole night. Since Lezhi fell into a coma, his nighttime energy manifestation had ceased. On the contrary, on the first night after leaving the Mother Tree, Lezhi began to glow again after entering a deep sleep.
Lei Xiu finally learned of this secret, but he thought it was a minor aftereffect of Le Zhi being treated by the Mother Tree. In addition, the green light at the tip of Le Zhi's hair would fade away almost imperceptibly every night, so Lei Xiu suspected that Le Zhi's body was digesting and absorbing that energy in this way, so he was not surprised.
Because of Lei Xiu's concealment, and because Mao Qiu didn't specifically tell Le Zhi, Le Zhi was still completely unaware that his body glowed at night.
After a night's rest, the fatigue from yesterday's journey had completely dissipated, which was why Lezhi was able to persevere. No matter how tired he was during the day, as long as he slept for a night, his body felt like it was fully charged, and his body seemed to automatically adjust Lezhi's tolerance, becoming stronger every day than the day before. Therefore, Lezhi's condition had been steadily improving over the past two days.
Everyone witnessed all of this, but no one made a fuss. Such terrifying physical abilities were not something just any member of the tribe could possess; even in Jormungand, they were one in a million.
But even those already known as the pride of heaven haven't recovered as quickly as Lezhi, at least not in the last time. (The cricket comes from Qingze, Qingping, Lemanleyun.)
Compared to them, Lei Xiu and Qing Jin were much calmer. They had lived a long time and had naturally seen many people. Just because they hadn't seen Qing Ze didn't mean he didn't exist. At least there was a guy in front of them whose physical abilities were comparable to Le Zhi's.
Strolling forward, Qing Jin glanced at Lei Xiu indifferently, then sat down silently to the side, calculating in her mind how long the journey would take.
"Zhizhi, come and eat when you're awake. We'll be leaving soon." Lei Xiu didn't notice Qing Jin. After preparing breakfast for Lezhi, he started tidying up for her, acting like a housekeeper.
"Okay, good morning Lei Xiu, good morning Captain Qing Jin~ Achoo..."
Having grown accustomed to Lei Xiu's meddling, Le Zhi devised a rather smooth way to deal with it: obediently follow orders and do whatever he was told. As long as it didn't involve major principles, Le Zhi considered himself an easy person to talk to, so he was willing to satisfy Lei Xiu's tiny, insignificant desire for control.
By the time Lezhi woke up, everyone else had already finished washing up, and breakfast was already halfway through. Lezhi had lingered in bed a little longer today, and unexpectedly, she became the one holding everyone back. Realizing this, Lezhi blushed with embarrassment and ate much faster.
"Slow down, there's still time, don't rush..." Lei Xiu reminded Le Zhi when he noticed that she had deliberately sped up, but he didn't stop her.
Living in a group requires everyone to compromise, and Lei Xiu is well aware of this. So, since Le Zhi is able to realize this on his own, he certainly can't stop Le Zhi from getting along with everyone in his own way.
After all, Lezhi is not his personal property.
"Mmm, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Taking a moment to give Lei Xiu a big smile, Le Zhi successfully stuffed the food into her stomach before setting off.
After resting for a while, Qingjin looked around and made sure that the environment had been restored to its original state before calling the team to continue their journey.
Flying at the rear of the formation, Lezhi was now quite relaxed in the air, and his position was the best for him to use for leverage, so he was quite at ease.
And he didn’t know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the wind speed outside was getting faster and faster. He even felt a push in the back just now, as if he was being pushed forward by the wind.
Behind him was Lei Xiu, with Le Yun and Le Man flanking him on either side. When they saw Le Zhi turn around and look at them with a questioning gaze, Le Man and Le Yun exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
Maoqiu flew to Lezhi's left front. Since it didn't need to provide transportation for Lezhi, it didn't need to transform into a large white bird. It could simply maintain its round and plump shape. The bundle containing the chick was carried by Lezhi, and Maoqiu actually found it rare to be free during the wind.
It had already sensed that the wind speed was abnormal, but the fluffy ball didn't have the idea of cooperating with the tree spirits. It just subconsciously slowed down to get closer to Lezhi.
"Captain, the wind speed is wrong..." As the leaders of the team, the three Windwalkers naturally wouldn't miss the change in wind speed. Qingze fulfilled his duty and reported the anomaly to Qingjin.
"understood."
Looks like I couldn't escape it this time after all...