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

Chapter 53 Le Zhong's Rehabilitation

"Wow, this is made with the starch you mentioned?" Le Zhong exclaimed in surprise as he took his first bite of the fried pork, its texture completely different from that of grilled or pan-fried meat.

"Yes, how about it? Doesn't it taste different?"

"Well, it's really good."

Seeing Le Zhong's satisfaction, Le Zhi and Le You, who had been busy all morning, exchanged a smile. After breakfast, Le Zhong watched the two little ones meet up with their friends, and then they walked hand in hand towards the outside of the tribe. He shook his head and smiled as he returned to the studio.

Once upon a time, he too was so full of vigor. Thinking of his past experiences fighting his way through swarms of insects, Le Zhong's heart stirred with emotion once more. He raised his hand to his left chest, and that ever-present pain returned.

Here it comes again, it's always like this. Gritting his teeth, he endured wave after wave of pain. Even though he was as tough as Le Zhong, beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead and back, and his jaw ached from clenching. But after a long time, the pain still didn't subside.

The pain has been flaring up more and more frequently lately. The clan knows about it, but they are all helpless. With a bitter laugh, Le Zhong laughed at his own naivety. If even the Mother Tree can't cure this disease, what can they do?

Perhaps if this continues, he will end up like that person from the Thunder Clan. He pulled open his clothes and looked at the many strange black patterns that had spread across his chest. The edges of the black patterns were almost reaching his collarbone. At this rate, his clothes would soon be unable to cover the black patterns.

He didn't even have the strength to sigh. Le Zhong watched helplessly as the black lines continued to grow at a visible rate, but there was nothing he could do. The pain slowed down time. Five hours had already passed. He wondered if it was just bad luck today, because usually the pain would have subsided by this time, but today it showed no signs of fading and instead became more and more intense.

"Ugh..." Unable to hold back a muffled groan, Le Zhong finally couldn't sit still any longer. He slumped off the chair and collapsed to the ground, struggling in pain.

Meanwhile, Lezhi, who had gone out with his friends to find a suitable site, embarked on his journey to the Hui people with a bountiful harvest. They had a very good day, collecting many dead plants with new growth on them. Lezhi planned to go back and experiment with them one by one to see which ones were suitable for planting within the tribe.

With a smile on her face, Le Zhi returned to Le Zhong's house with Le You. As soon as Le Zhi reached the door, her heart began to pound. A familiar feeling welled up from the bottom of her heart. It was a dark figure!

Recalling her initial arousal upon first meeting Le Zhong, Le Zhi was startled and ran towards Le Zhong's studio. Mao Qiu also sensed something was wrong, but with Le Zhi around, it suppressed its anxiety and obediently clung to Le Zhi's head without moving.

On the contrary, Le You was somewhat confused when he saw Le Zhi suddenly rush into the house, but he still subconsciously followed. When he arrived at the studio, Le You immediately saw Le Zhi squatting on the ground, trying to wake up Le Zhong, who was lying on the ground unconscious from the pain.

"Lezhi, what's going on?" Leyou rushed to the two of them and saw the black markings that had spread and invaded Lezhong's neck. His pupils contracted sharply, and Leyou murmured, "Shadow Disease!"

"I just came in and Le Zhong was lying on the ground. What is the Shadow Disease? Does it refer to these black markings on his body?"

In fact, Lezhi already had a guess, but he still wanted to confirm it again. At this moment, Maoqiu had already shrank his body and was silent. Lezhi could clearly feel Maoqiu's tension.

"Yes, that's why Le Zhong had to leave the guard team. The Mother Tree can't cure this illness either. So, you stay here and watch over Le Zhong, I'll go get someone."

Seeing Le Zhong covered in cold sweat, wondering if he was still trembling from the pain, Le You gritted his teeth and decided to go to the clan chief, as this was not something they could resolve.

After speaking, he got up and left immediately without waiting for Lezhi's reply. Watching Leyou leave, a thoughtful look flashed in Lezhi's eyes.

Now they are the only ones left here. Le Zhong is still crying out in pain from time to time, and Mao Qiu is so nervous that he is about to explode. But only Le Zhi has an unbearable desire welling up from the bottom of his heart, which keeps urging him to devour the dark shadow in front of him.

Lezhi knew the source of this longing; he had experienced the same thing in the cave. Seeing Leyou's solemn expression as he faced the dark figure, Lezhi understood for the first time the trouble this thing caused the tree spirits, and even other creatures in Jormungand.

While his mind raced, Lezhi's body moved forward honestly, getting close to the slumped Lezhong. Lezhi took a deep breath and reached out his right hand to touch the dark shadow on Lezhong's neck.

The shadowy creature clinging to Le Zhong seemed somewhat sluggish due to the suppression of the mother tree's sap. It failed to perceive the threat posed by Le Zhi, merely indulging its instincts to seize Le Zhong's life force. Only when Le Zhi countered it and it felt its energy being drained from its body by this strange creature did the shadowy creature begin to panic.

As the shadowy figure stirred, pain surged through Le Zhong's body. Instead of experiencing even greater pain, Le Zhong strangely sensed signs of his suppressed innate energy awakening.

With the wood element talent constantly repairing the damage to his body, the pain became less unbearable. After taking a few heavy breaths, Le Zhong slowly opened his eyes and saw Le Zhizai placing his hand on him. Through the point of contact between their bodies, Le Zhong could clearly feel that something old and heavy had been drawn away by Le Zhizai, and his body felt increasingly relaxed.

Just then, a commotion arose outside; it was Leyou leading a group of people. Lechu led the way as they rushed into the studio, where they witnessed this scene.

Le Chu and Le Zhong were born at the same time and were from the same clan, so they were very familiar with each other. When Le Chu saw Le Zhong's current appearance, she immediately realized that he was actually in pretty good condition.

The two of them had an unspoken understanding, but the others didn't. Seeing the cub reach out to touch the dark shadow on Le Zhong's body, Le Jing, knowing the gravity of the situation, wanted to rush forward, and Le You also cried out in alarm, "Le Zhi..."

Before they could make their next move, Yuechu reached out to stop everyone present, "Quiet, no one is allowed to move."

Subconsciously following Le Chu's instructions, the fairies present, though suspicious, forced themselves to calm down and quietly observe how things would develop.

By this time, Le Zhong had fully regained consciousness. Seeing that Le Zhizai was still completely absorbed in his thoughts, Le Zhong realized that he had not fully recovered and did not make any rash moves.

Le Zhong gave Le Chu a look, and seeing Le Chu nod in confirmation, he then turned his attention back to Le Zhi. At this moment, some observant people had already seen what Le Zhi was doing, and disbelief flashed in everyone's eyes, but everyone tacitly remained silent, holding their breath and waiting for Le Zhi to come to her senses.

The perilous act that appeared dangerous to outsiders was, for Lezhi, a thoroughly enjoyable feast. After repeatedly scanning Lezhong's body to ensure no further trace of the shadowy figure could be found, Lezhi finally stopped, satisfied.

After exploring the space that had expanded to twice its original size and feeling the abundant energy within her body, Lezhi smiled with delight.

Seeing that Yuezhi had stopped, everyone present dared to breathe loudly. Yuechu, who was closest, gently stepped forward, "Yuezhong, are you alright?"

After scanning the crowd, Le Zhong smiled nonchalantly, flipped over and leaped up from the ground with nimble and light movements, not at all like a patient who had been tormented by illness for a long time. "I'm fine, I've never been this fine before."