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Chapter 247 Contact
Under Le Ting's encouragement, the vine quickly sprouted flower buds. Feeling the energy in her body rapidly draining away, Le Ting stared intently at the flower buds that were about to bloom and continued to increase her energy output.
Soon, thanks to his efforts, the flower absorbed enough energy and silently opened its tightly closed petals.
A ray of light flashed across the flower, and in the interplay of light and shadow, the mother vine of the Spirit Feather Clan sensed it. The stamen belonging to Leting blossomed and emitted light, attracting the guardian's attention.
"It's the same flower as before! Quickly, go and inform the clan leader!"
"Le Ting, is that you? Where are you now? Are you safe?"
The voices of her people came from the flowers, making Le Ting, who was next to Zi Teng, almost cry with joy. However, now was not the time to be excited. Le Ting subconsciously looked back to make sure that no one was around before speaking to the flowers.
"It's me. We were taken away by birds and beasts. We're in a valley now. Leyou and Lezhi are all together and are safe for now."
"Okay, can you roughly tell where that valley is located?"
“This might be a bit difficult.” Leting bit her lip hesitantly. “Although these birds and beasts haven’t harmed us, they don’t allow us to move freely either. We were brought here by them, and they’re incredibly fast. At first, we tried to remember our location, but then we got completely lost, so…”
"It's alright, you've done very well." Le Chu's voice came from the flowers, and behind her, the clansmen could be heard calling out "Clan Chief".
"Clan leader!" Yue Ting exclaimed. Yue Chu's appearance undoubtedly reassured him.
"Your clansmen have already set off to rescue you. The most important thing now is for you to protect yourselves. Don't act rashly. Safety is paramount. Do you understand?" Le Chu earnestly instructed them. He was afraid that these young people were hot-blooded and impulsive, and that if they caused any irreparable consequences, no one could bear the consequences.
"Okay, I understand." Le Ting was gentle and had always been a good girl, so she agreed readily. "I will also warn Le You and the others. Don't worry, Chieftain."
"Okay, that's good. You have the vine on you, so we'll stay in touch. There are people here at all times, so you can contact us anytime as long as you're safe." Le Chu wanted to say more, but she knew that Le Ting wouldn't last much longer, so she tried to give Le Ting the chance to speak.
"Alright, Chieftain, besides letting you know we're safe, I also want to tell you that these birds and beasts kidnapped us for a reason: they want Lezhi to treat their companions."
The mother-child vines were constantly consuming energy. Le Ting understood Le Chu's good intentions and quickly informed Le Chu of the news on her side.
"Treatment, the Shadow Disease." Le Chu immediately grasped the key point.
"Yes, I don't know how those birds and beasts knew that Lezhi could cure the shadow disease. Anyway, they went straight for Lezhi, and Leyou and I just happened to be there."
In fact, they had suspected that the source of information about the birds and beasts might be Maoqiu, but Maoqiu had always been very possessive of Lezhi. It didn't even want Leyou and the others to get too close to Lezhi, so it would deliberately inform its fellow birds and beasts about Lezhi, which seemed illogical.
Therefore, during the call, Leting did not express any doubt about Maoqiu, but simply stated the facts she had seen, leaving the rest to Leting to make a judgment.
"Okay, I understand. I'll check it out. You guys be careful over there..."
The light on the petals flickered, indicating that Le Ting's energy was running out. Le Chu's voice gradually faded, and in the end, Le Ting couldn't hear what Le Chu was telling them to be careful of before the petals went dark.
The energy was disconnected, and the vines rapidly reversed their growth, turning the flowers into buds, then into inconspicuous vines, and finally quietly wrapped around Leting's wrist, no longer moving.
"Phew, I'm exhausted. You big eater, you're going to get scolded by Lezhi for having too big an appetite again today..." Le Ting raised her hand to wipe the sweat that had appeared on her forehead without her noticing. Her energy was once again depleted, and a piercing hunger followed, clamoring for energy replenishment.
The fledgling bird, witnessing everything, blinked its tiny black eyes, completely bewildered by what had just happened.
"Little darling, you did a great job just now. This is our little secret, remember not to tell anyone~" To divert attention, Leting made eye contact with the chick in front of his chest. Looking at the chick's clear and innocent eyes, Leting's heart melted. He finally understood why Lezhi loved talking to the fur ball.
"Chirp chirp~"
"Then it's a deal!"
He couldn't understand what the fledgling was saying, but that wasn't the point. The point was that the fledgling responded to him, which was practically an agreement. Le Ting made a promise to them on his own, and he laughed so hard at himself.
"What did you agree to?" This was Leyou returning from fetching water. He successfully found the mountain stream under the watchful eyes of the birds and beasts outside, and slowly filled the empty jointed vines with water before leisurely returning.
As soon as I entered, I saw Leting whispering something to the baby bird.
"Ah, Leyou, you're back! It's nothing, I was just playing with the baby birds~"
"Oh, I've brought the water back. Let's get started. Maoqiu should be back soon too."
Leyou didn't ask Leting about Ziteng, just as if he wasn't the one who first gave the hint.
Cutting meat and washing vegetables—ever since they ran a food stall with Lezhi, their cooking skills aside, they've become top-notch assistants.
"Let's have hot pot today, it's convenient." The key is that you don't need much cooking skill. As long as you put in enough broth, hot pot will taste good no matter how you cook it. So this is Leyou's favorite choice when Lezhi is not available.
"Okay, I'm super hungry right now, I can eat anything, the key is to eat a lot." One sentence, two meanings, it all depends on whether the listener can understand.
Leyou understood perfectly, a sly smile playing on his lips, and he quickened his pace. "Don't worry, you won't go hungry."
The two understood each other perfectly and worked together enthusiastically. Even though it was almost dusk and the temperature outside had dropped sharply, it did not dampen their spirits.
While they were talking, another spirited bird-beast emerged from the cave. This bird-beast had brownish-black back feathers but pure white belly feathers. It was much larger than the previous bird-beast with red eyeshadow. Perhaps for this reason, it took Lezhi a little longer to heal it this time, but not by much.
"Ah, this..." At this moment, only they were outside the cave. The big bird and the fluffy ball had gone out, and other birds and beasts were not allowed to stay here.
The bird's bright black eyes scanned the cave, and whether it was Leyou's imagination or not, its gaze seemed to linger on the food for a little longer than usual.
Is it hungry?
"Um, have you eaten? We're just about to eat, would you like to have some with us?"
As is customary internationally, when you don't know what to say, inviting someone to dinner is definitely the best way to express goodwill, and Leyou is a leader in this regard.
His sudden invitation caught not only the birds and beasts off guard, but even Le Ting's eyes widened in surprise. Is this what a social cow is like? When it comes to socializing, it doesn't discriminate based on race at all!
Before the white-bellied birds and beasts could react, a clear "Zhe" pierced the sky, the sound of Maoqiu announcing its return from hunting.