Chapter 217 Reunion
Chapter 217 Reunion
Night leaned down and kissed her again, saying, "I can only vaguely sense your location. The waterways and tunnels are winding and meandering. Sometimes I'm near you, sometimes I'm far away, but I just can't find you."
Linni comforted him, saying, "Next time I will definitely stimulate my partner's genitals immediately."
Night said nervously, "Don't let it happen again! It's all Yao and Yan's fault for not watching you properly."
Linni thought about the situation. Their intention was for her and Azhi to have a private chat. One of them was in front of her, and the other was behind her. She was flanked by flying orcs, and she was with Azhi. Normally, she should have been safe. But could Azhi be blamed? Three level-eight wandering orcs attacked her from underground; he couldn't protect her. Linni could only say, "It's not their fault; there are just too many bad people."
As they spoke, they had already passed through the bamboo forest and peach forest again, and emerged from the large rock area where the bear beasts lived. There they saw Bai Hesheng and his group, who were talking to a group of black and white bear beastmen led by the black and white bear clan chief.
When Lin Ni saw Bai and his group, Bai and his group also saw them. Bai rushed straight towards Lin Ni, and Lin Ni jumped down from Ye's arms to meet him. Bai picked up Lin Ni and spun her around three times, exclaiming, "Lin, I finally found you!"
Lin Ni looked at Bai's bright smile and couldn't help but smile back.
Bai put Lin Ni down, hugged her tightly, and then, while looking her up and down, asked, "Did Yao make it? Are you alright?"
Lin Ni looked up: "It's okay, he came at just the right time."
Bai nodded: "That's good!"
While the two were talking, Ye had already noticed the animal skin backpack that Sheng was carrying. It was the backpack containing Ye Yin and Ye Qing. Ye quickly went over and took the backpack. He opened it and saw that the two little snakes were both fine. He was immediately relieved and looked up at Sheng, saying, "Thanks!"
Lin Ni turned to look at everyone: Sheng, Wei, Luo, Huan, Da Wen, and Xue—their injuries all seemed to have healed. Xuan and Ling were also fine. Lin Ni looked them over one by one, except for A Zhi, who was still in his white eagle form and hadn't transformed into human form. Lin Ni walked over and stood in front of A Zhi, looking him up and down. He couldn't speak in his beast form yet, so he let out a soft cry and then gently touched her head and shoulder with one of his wings.
Lin Ni felt her eyes getting hot. She smiled at him and asked, "A-Zhi, are you alright?"
Bai patted Lin Ni's shoulder and said, "His bone is broken, so he can't turn into human form yet. It should be healed by tomorrow, so don't worry."
Linni nodded and reached out to touch Azhi's other wing, which was clearly immobile: "Then take good care of your injury."
Azhi let out another soft, comforting cry.
Linni smiled at Azhi, then turned to Sheng and the other flying orcs and said, "Thank you all for your hard work! I'm so sorry to Ou and Xin!" Linni then bowed to Sheng and the others.
Sheng walked over and said, "Lin, we came here of our own free will. We were mentally prepared when we joined this team. Don't do this."
Lin Ni knew that saying these things wouldn't make any difference; the deceased was gone, and further words were pointless.
Yao walked over, put his arm around Lin Ni's shoulder and patted her gently, then said to Sheng, "It's good that you're here. We'll rest for a few days in the Bear Beast Tribe."
Sheng nodded in agreement: "Yes! The Bear Beast Tribe is much bigger and more beautiful than when I last came."
At this moment, Chief Yuan of the Black and White Bear Clan walked over to Yao and Linni and said, "Our tribe's leader has returned. He hopes to have dinner with you tonight and ask you about the Beast God."
Linni and Yao exchanged a glance, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Chief Black and White Bear said to Tian Tian, "Then Tian Tian, take them to the tribe's council hall at sunset."
Tian Tian obediently replied, "Okay."
Chief Yuan of the Black and White Bear Clan smiled at Sheng and his group again: "It's getting late, so you should go and rest for a while. See you later."
Chief Black and White Bear led a group of Black and White Bear beastmen away.
Yao said to Sheng and the others, "Then let's go to a place to rest first."
Yao picked up Lin Ni and led everyone towards their lodgings. Lin Ni looked back and saw Tian Tian and Bai each carrying a basket of things, walking side by side behind her. Bai asked, "Is Tian Tian a black and white bear?"
Tian Tian nodded and said, "Yes."
Then the two of them started chatting behind everyone else.
They walked through paddy fields and dry fields, then past the single dormitory area, and then up the terraced fields. By then, the sun was already setting. When they returned to their temporary lodgings, Lin Ni led Sheng and the others to a room next door: "This room has three rooms. You can stay here for a few days. We'll stay in the room next door."
Sheng nodded: "Okay, see you in a bit."
Lin Ni and her group returned to the house and found Bai and Tian Tian chatting in the kitchen. She glanced inside and saw Tian Tian preparing to boil water and Bai washing peaches. Hmm, Bai really has a good personality.
Ye held Lin Ni in his arms and kissed her for a while before sitting down with her in his arms: "Lin, I want to mate with you tonight."
Lin Ni still felt a little awkward hearing Ye use those words for so long, especially in front of so many people. Besides her four partners, there were also Tian Tian and A Zhi. Ling also came into their room, took out the luggage she had been keeping for them, and then helped Yao unpack.
Lin Ni kissed Ye's lips and changed the subject, asking, "Ye, you didn't encounter any danger on your journey, did you?"
Night shook his head and said, "No, everyone probably thinks I'm a lone, wandering beast."
It really is just as Yao said.
Seeing Xuan take out her hiking backpack from her spatial storage, Lin Ni jumped off Ye's lap: "My backpack!"
Although she knew Xuan wouldn't lose her things, what if she did? She took the items from Yao's hands, opened them, and checked them carefully. Thankfully, everything was still there.
Lin Ni had only glanced at the contents of her backpack a few times when Bai washed a basin of peaches and placed it on the table. Then he hugged Lin Ni and showered her with kisses. He kissed her forehead, her face, and her lips.
No one gathered around to watch; they simply organized the luggage one by one: Linni's clothes and jewelry were taken into her room, the tableware to the kitchen, and the bathtub to the bathroom. When Linni left the Tiger Beast Tribe, the weather was still quite cold, but now summer was more than halfway over, so she had a lot of clothes in her luggage, both thick and thin. The thick clothes wouldn't be needed for the time being, so Xuan didn't take them out, only the things she could actually use.
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