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

Chapter 355 Let's travel, let's fly

"..."

Silence, boundless silence.

If it weren't for the constant flashing of light from the vine's petals, reminding him that the connection still existed, Lezhi would have suspected that something was wrong with the mother-child vine.

After waiting quietly for a while, seemingly knowing that he couldn't argue with Lezhi, a helpless sigh came from the other end, "Alright, you've already guessed it, haven't you!"

"Actually, the message came from our birthplace. The Mother Tree told us not to rush to gather. It said that you have escaped danger and will appear when the time is right. It also said that after you wake up, you should not rush back to your clan, but can wander around Jormungand more."

"Wander around more, that's just traveling," the clan leaders perked up immediately upon hearing this was the Mother Tree's instruction. Previously, because Lezhi was a cub, even though they knew he could cure the Shadow Disease, Lechu had always warned them not to allow too many people to disturb him.

At that time, Lezhi was a well-known disabled child in the clan. Later, when the hunting competition came, the things Lezhi did in the Windwalker Clan were boasted about to the whole clan by Qinglin after he left. This was one of the reasons why Yuyan was so angry.

They were neighbors, yet the Windwalker Clan got the first prize. How could she not be angry? She originally wanted to invite Lezhi to the Longtail Clan immediately, but Lezhi's health deteriorated again. Growing her wings back was a major event, and it just so happened that Dongchenji was there.

The child needed to attend classes and learn to adapt to the wings, so Yu Yan had no reason to disturb him. Moreover, it wasn't very convenient for the Longtail Clan to travel during the Winter Chen season, and they couldn't take the initiative to visit the Spirit Feather Clan, so the matter was put on hold.

Yu Yan always thought that it would be good to wait until the Cangling season arrived. The clan assembly would not start until the end of summer, which would give her enough time to invite Lezhi to the Longtail Clan or for her to visit with her clan members.

Who knew that the Void Resonance would come again? But that wasn't what angered Yu Yan the most. What annoyed her the most was that she had accidentally entered the bird and beast nest before she learned about Lezhi and helped them treat their illnesses.

"How come even birds and beasts are ranked ahead of us?" This was the first thing Yu Yan said after seeing so many birds and beasts in the Lingyu Clan and learning the truth.

This shows how deep her resentment ran.

Le Chu and Qing Lin were unable to comfort Yu Yan at the time; the Long-Tailed Clan was indeed having a run of bad luck, and Le Chu was also helpless.

The most frustrating thing was this time. "...I also protested. I originally thought that since you came out of the Endless Abyss, you must need to recuperate properly. You could have waited until Lezhi returned to his clan before they came to visit. I wouldn't have stopped them. But only Yuyan stood by my side. Qinglin was forced to abstain, and everyone else agreed that you should travel all the way."

While they verbally welcomed the visit of other ethnic groups, everyone knew what they were really thinking. But this was also the Mother Tree's instruction. Although the Mother Tree did not mean to force them, based on the principle of majority rule, Lechu was not in a favorable position, so this result came about.

"Did the Mother Tree say that?" After they escaped danger, Lezhi's brow twitched slightly. "Then the Lingquan Clan Chief wanted to see me, so he must have wanted to tell me this."

After listening to Le Chu recount the events that had occurred during the days he was unconscious, Le Zhi finally filled in the gaps in his perspective and made a reasonable guess.

"Definitely. The place of birth made it clear beforehand that traveling was just a suggestion from the Mother Tree. Ultimately, it's up to you to choose. If you insist on returning to your clan, there's nothing they can do. So, Cangji probably wants to keep you around for a while longer and sound you out. If you don't intend to travel, they'll at least try to keep you until they've resolved the threat from the Water Tribe before letting you leave. Hmph..."

Le Chu became increasingly angry as she spoke, clearly having been upset at the previous clan leaders' gathering.

However, Lezhi disagrees with one point he made: was it really just something the mother tree mentioned casually? Probably not.

The Mother Tree never speaks without reason; her urging him to go to the Endless Abyss last time is irrefutable proof. If he doesn't deal with that insect queen in time, no one can predict the final consequences of this insect swarm.

If those black-eyed worms, completely corrupted by the shadows, break through the defenses, will there truly be a pure land left in all of Jormungand? At that point, even if he can purify the shadows, how long will it take for him to fight against so many shadows all by himself? It would be better to address the root cause and solve the problem at its source.

So why did the Mother Tree send him on this journey? And why didn't the Mother Tree tell him directly, but instead spread the word throughout the entire tribe through his birthplace?

The mother tree ignored his calls; perhaps she had some unspeakable secret that she couldn't let him know now.

One question after another, since regaining consciousness, there were more and more things he couldn't understand.

Le Chu couldn't give him the answers to these questions, and neither could anyone else; he had to find them himself.

After finishing her call with Le Chu, before dinner, Le Zhi took some time to meet Cang Ji, the patriarch of the Lingquan Clan, with Lei Xiu accompanying them.

The chieftain of the Lingquan clan, Cangji, is a tall adult male who appears very serious on the surface, but when facing Lezhi, one can still see that he is trying his best to be gentle and friendly.

The conversation wasn't as awkward as Lezhi had imagined. Cangji only asked Lezhi to help the clan resolve the Shadow Disease issue, and didn't say anything else.

Not a single word was mentioned about the travels. Both Lezhi and Lechu were wrong.

"...Pfft, hahaha." From the moment they left Cang Ji's side, a smile began to spread across Cang Jin's face, and finally, after they had gone far enough, an uncontrollable laugh escaped from his lips.

"The clan leader's reaction, hahaha, I've never seen anything like it before. He's usually such a serious person, but he's actually coaxing a child! It's an eye-opener, ahahaha~"

Maoqiu was perched on Lezhi's head in its usual spot, while Kele nestled inside Leixiu's clothes. The two people and two birds were admiring the unique scenery of the Lingquan Clan's territory when they were suddenly drawn to Cangjin's earth-shattering smile.

They were complaining about their clan leader, so the two of them couldn't interrupt, especially Lezhi, who was the child being coaxed by Cang Jin. He was so embarrassed that his face was practically steaming.

"Cang Jin, that's enough. If you keep going, do you want me to go back and have another talk with Cang Ji?" Lei Xiu, after tolerating Cang Jin for a while, saw that Le Zhi's face was getting redder and redder, and directly stopped him.

Sure enough, as soon as he said that, Cang Jin immediately put his hand to his mouth, making a gesture to shut up, which was considered a surrender.

The surroundings finally quieted down, and Yuezhi was in the mood to enjoy the scenery again. The Lingquan tribe's territory was quite interesting because it was built on water.

As the evening sun shone through the clear water, it illuminated the winding, intertwined tree roots at the bottom. Through the ripples, everyone could clearly see that above the tree roots were the house vines bound to the tree spirit clan.

"Can house vines grow in water?" Lezhi asked curiously.

The wooden vines on the water's surface were not much different from those he had seen in his tribe's territory. However, the Lingquan tribe loved to use items from the water for decoration. Whether indoors or outdoors, you could see seashells of various shapes everywhere, which was a feast for the eyes.

“Of course.” Lei Xiu was about to answer, but Cang Jin beat him to it. “Ever since the first generation of the Tree Spirit Clan formed a pact with the Wood Vine, the Wood Vine of each clan has evolved over thousands of years and has adapted to the local ecology. Ours only grows in water, which is nothing special. When you have the chance to go to the Frost Spirit Clan, their Wood Vine is much more powerful; it grows in icebergs.”

"Can it grow in ice?" Aquatic plants are still within Lezhi's knowledge, but growing in ice is truly a strange thing.

Seeing that Lezhi was interested in this topic, Cang Jin immediately became interested and took two quick steps forward, squeezing past Lei Xiu next to Lezhi, and said, "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes when I visited the Frost Spirit Clan before. The Frost Spirit Clan is stationed in an extremely cold place. Compared with other clan territories, the climate conditions are very extreme. So the creatures that survive there are not very adaptable to other places. They say they feel it is too hot outside. Therefore, the people of the Frost Spirit Clan rarely come out. You must go and see it if you have the chance."

"Of course, our aquatic race is also very interesting. There are many things that your land-dwelling race doesn't have. After you've rested for a couple of days, I'll take you to see the bottom of the water..."