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

Chapter 70 Family Struggles

Lezhi, who hadn't thought of it that way, and Leyou, who had initially been a little grumbling, exchanged a smile and quickly stepped forward to comfort the huffing Lezhong.

"No way, I've never thought that way." This was Le You, whose relationship with Le Zhong was much closer than before.

“That’s right, Uncle Le Zhong is the best person!” Le Zhi quickly chimed in. He wasn’t blind to Le Zhong’s care for him, both overt and covert, over the past two weeks. Having been a Hui for so long, Le Zhong was probably the elder he was closest to.

Because the tree spirits do not need to reproduce, they are all very independent and have a very weak sense of family. However, Lezhi feels a father-friend relationship with Lezhong, which is not so close as to be uncomfortable, but warm enough. This distance is just right for both of them.

Finally, Lezhi and Leyou had lunch with Lezhong and left feeling quite satisfied. Before leaving, Lezhong specifically reminded Lezhi to be careful during the rainy season.

Speaking of the rainy season, the sun was indeed largely obscured by clouds today. Lezhi kept looking up at the sky as she walked along the road. The wind was gradually picking up, giving the impression that a storm was brewing.

"Leyou, does it look like it's about to rain?"

"Yes, ah, the rainy season is really coming soon."

"By the way, Le Zhong just mentioned the rainy season. Is the rainy season very long here?" Le Zhi asked curiously.

"Yeah, in the middle of summer, there will be heavy rain. It's okay, it usually doesn't last long, but the rain is very heavy and there will be thunderstorms. At this time, people usually stay home to avoid any accidents." After kicking a pebble, Leyou continued, "But when it's late summer and the seasons change, that's the real rainy season. Sometimes it can drizzle for a whole month, that's really agonizing."

"However, there are still some advantages." Thinking of something, Leyou's expression suddenly became excited. "After the heavy rain, lots of mushrooms will grow in the forest, more than we can pick. Every year, the gathering team will specially form a group to go out. Lezhi, let's go together then, the mushrooms are so delicious."

"Great." Mushrooms must be mushrooms, then that's definitely something to look forward to. I wonder what the mushrooms in Jormungandr will look like.

Filled with curiosity, Lezhi returned home. Early this morning, Maoqiu had been whispering and discussing something with Leixiu, and instead of going to Lezhong's house with him, it stayed home with Leixiu, which was unusual for it.

Completely bewildered, Lezhi returned home to find the house empty and sighed helplessly. However, she quickly cheered herself up and decided to use the time to clean the house.

Speaking of cleaning, Lezhi can only marvel at how the house rattan truly deserves its reputation as a plant chosen by the tree spirits specifically for building houses. Putting aside everything else, its ability to automatically collect dust and clean itself completely surpasses all the buildings of his previous life.

Perhaps because the vines have their own consciousness, when dust and stains accumulate in the room, they continuously renew themselves, replacing the contaminated areas with new tissue, much like how the human body grows keratin. Aged wall layers are encapsulated in resin and moved underground or used to reinforce the outer walls; in short, it's all about full automation.

This made life exceptionally easy for Lezhi, the homeowner; she only needed to wipe the house clean from time to time with a cloth. Now, when we talk about tidying up, we're mainly referring to cleaning the kitchen; with a little effort, you can always find something to do there.

Lezhi thoroughly washed the newly acquired blender from start to finish and placed it in a wicker basket to drain. After checking the kitchen utensils and making sure everything was in order, she went down into the cold storage to check on the food storage at home.

As Lezhi was taking stock of his food inventory, the sky suddenly darkened, a strong wind brought thick clouds, and summer rain always comes quickly and suddenly. Before anyone could react, a torrential downpour began.

Wings become heavy when wet, especially in such heavy rain. Forcing a flight in this weather is like running with a heavy load, doubling the difficulty. Most people wouldn't do something so strenuous and thankless.

But today was an exception. While most of the Lingyu clan members were sitting at home welcoming the first rain of summer, a few clan members saw two figures, one white and one black, flash across the sky. Their speed seemed to be completely unaffected by the rain.

"Hey, what is that?"

"Hiss, am I seeing things...?"

"Strange, with such heavy rain, why are people still running around outside?"

The two speeding through the rain were none other than Lei Xiu and Mao Qiu, returning home late. For the past two days, they had been engaged in a fierce rivalry right under Le Zhi's nose, with each side winning and losing, making it impossible to determine who was superior.

The furry ball, still retaining its bestial instincts, was extremely dissatisfied with this outcome. It could ignore the other two-legged creatures as long as they didn't live together. But Lei Xiu was clearly different; living under the same roof meant being family. And in the furry ball's mind, this family needed a complete food chain.

Whether they admit it or not, Lezhi is undoubtedly at the top of their family's food chain. Therefore, what Leixiu and Maoqiu are vying for is the position second only to Lezhi. It's not just Maoqiu who thinks this way; as the strongest member of the Thunder Clan, Leixiu is inherently very aggressive, so he and Maoqiu are almost in complete agreement.

It must be said that they are quite in sync on this point.

So, without Lezhi noticing, the two, one human and one bird, were exchanging knowing glances and tacitly set a time for their battle. Today was Lezhi's last day at Lezhong's house, and the timing was perfect. That's why Maoqiu stayed home this morning, just to have a final showdown with Leixiu.

They certainly wouldn't fight in the Lingyu Clan's territory, but instead tacitly chose to enter the depths of the Yunmeng Forest. What exactly happened between the man and the bird is unknown, but after Lezhi came out of the cold storage, he only saw the man and the bird, who were soaked to the bone, and at least from the outside, they didn't seem to be injured.

"Oh dear, is it raining outside? How did you get so soaked?" Lezhi ignored the water-soaked floor and hurriedly picked up the cat, who was curled up in a ball, and rushed to the bathroom in her bedroom. She urged Lei Xiu, "Lei Xiu, don't just stand there, hurry up and take a shower, or you'll get sick."

The furball, unusually silent, was picked up and exchanged a knowing glance with Lei Xiu, who was a step behind, through Lezhi's shoulder.

After they came out of the shower, Lezhi made them each drink a cup of his homemade ginger tea. Although he knew that tree spirits had strong constitutions, he figured it was better to be safe than sorry. Lei Xiu didn't say much and obediently drank the ginger tea as Lezhi instructed.

"Furry, don't run away. Here, this is yours."

"Chirp chirp~"

Reaching out to pick up the furry ball that had hidden on the shelf, Lezhi held up her index finger and pressed it against the furry ball's sharp beak. "Protest denied, you have to drink, be good."

Completely unable to refuse Lezhi, Maoqiu, though unwilling, eventually drank the sweet and spicy ginger tea under Lezhi's combined persuasion and coercion.

"By the way, why did you two leave the tribe together today?" Lezhi asked after seeing that Maoqiu and Leixiu had finished the ginger tea he had brewed for them.

The parties involved and the bird in question remained calm, clearly having already prepared their excuses.

“I found a really delicious insect while hunting, but I couldn’t catch it by myself, so I called Maoqiu to help me.”

"Chirp."

Is that so? After glancing at the composed faces of Lei Xiu and Mao Qiu, Le Zhi accepted this explanation.

"Okay, next time something like this happens, you have to tell me in advance, otherwise I'll worry. Alright, I'll make dinner now. I have something to tell you, Le Zhong gave me something nice today, let me show you..."

"I'll help." *Chirp chirp*