Chapter 139 Music Arrives
Chapter 139 Music Arrives
Thinking of this, Lezhi continued her efforts, praising all her friends. Qingze and Qingping were not left out either; the two of them had been helping out every day recently, and their food preparation skills were already quite impressive.
"Alright, alright, what's wrong with you? You just keep spouting nice things." Leyou quickly stopped Lezhi, who was about to keep going. Leyou was both amused and exasperated. "Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd taken some kind of sedative!"
"Drowsy Grass, what is that?" Lezhi stopped talking, keenly catching the unfamiliar term.
“I know this.” Le Nian raised his hand, he was very qualified to talk about this. “It’s a kind of lichen that is hard to find. It tastes very good, but if you eat too much, it will make you feel drowsy for a while. But after you wake up, you will feel refreshed for a long time.”
As she spoke, Le Nian seemed to be reminiscing, her eyes becoming somewhat hazy, "I stumbled upon it by chance when I went out to collect things before, that smell, tsk tsk..."
As if words could not describe it, Le Nian only uttered two incomprehensible exclamations without saying much, but it was this attitude that made it clear to everyone what he wanted to express.
“I’ve also heard from my clansmen that the 'Drowsy Grass' is rare, but many people love it and will go out of their way to find it. However, it seems to have no particular growth pattern, so not many people have actually eaten it, but everyone who has eaten it never forgets it,” Leju added.
Listening to their description, Lezhi couldn't imagine what the "drowsy herb" would taste like, but he was very familiar with the reaction after eating it—it was exactly the reaction after getting drunk.
As for the feeling of refreshed and invigorated after sobering up, Lezhi declined to comment. In his previous life, Lezhi himself had never been drunk, but he had seen many examples of hangovers, and he felt that good hangovers were one in a million. Besides his physical condition, the quality of the alcohol was also a very important factor.
Needless to say, the physique of the tree spirits is definitely different from that of humans in their previous lives. They have a natural high affinity for wood, and most plants are not very harmful to them. The method of consuming the Drowsy Grass is obviously unprocessed, so it will not pose any problem for the tree spirits.
They wouldn't put poisonous things in their mouths; it's just that they might have a stronger reaction after consuming a lot of them, but everyone generally accepts it well.
However… “Wheat can also be used to brew wine, but how is the yeast made?” He patted his head, remembering that he had seen the traditional method of making yeast, but he just couldn’t remember what the essential plants were.
"Zhizhi, what's wrong?" Lei Xiu asked with concern when he saw Lezhi's strange behavior.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly can't remember something. By the way, what does that 'drowsy herb' look like?" The yeast was just a starting point, and it didn't matter if he couldn't remember. Using 'drowsy herb' as a substitute might be feasible, but it was just a hypothetical idea. He had never seen 'drowsy herb' before.
"You want it?!" It's not surprising that Lezhi, who loves to eat so much, would be interested in the Drowsy Grass. Lei Xiu raised an eyebrow and silently added finding the Drowsy Grass to his to-do list.
Hearing Lezhi's question, Leyou chimed in, "It looks ordinary, and I can't really describe it to you. But once you see it, you'll definitely notice something's off. The Drowsy Grass has a unique fragrance when you get close to it, which is quite obvious."
Nodding knowingly, Yuezhi understood the general direction they were looking for and then ended the conversation.
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Just before the opening of the hunting festival, Le Chu finally arrived with the last team. The last team of the Longtail Clan arrived shortly after them. The opening ceremony was the next day, so they arrived right on time.
Upon arriving at the Windwalker Clan, Le Jing took over the arrangements for the clansmen's daily lives, while Le Chu was invited away by Qing Lin and Yu Yan, who had arrived, as they needed to discuss matters related to the hunting tournament.
"You rascal, there's so much going on at the hunting festival, and you only just arrived now. Is there no one here you care about?" Qinglin's words were tinged with resentment. As the clan leader, he was the busiest person hosting the hunting festival this time, so he felt resentful when he saw Yu Yan and Le Chu leisurely enjoying themselves.
Having traveled through wind and moonlight, and not even having time to rest upon arrival, Le Chu couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard Qing Lin's complaints. "There are matters concerning the clan. I made this arrangement after considering many factors."
"Don't listen to him, he's just jealous of us." Yu Yan, with her stunningly beautiful face, spoke words that were quite venomous.
The three of them happened to be hatched in the same year, and their three tribes were neighbors, so they grew up together.
After the previous chief stepped down, they coincidentally took over the chief positions of various tribes one after another, which led to more opportunities for them to interact.
Therefore, in terms of friendship, the three of them would certainly be able to trust each other on the battlefield. However, in daily life, unless their bottom lines are crossed, they would inevitably engage in various open and covert struggles, and they would enjoy it immensely.
"I say, Lechu, your clan's cubs this year are quite interesting." Lechu had previously used the highest-level clan-wide announcement to find Lezhi, so it can be said that Lezhi's name had already resounded throughout Jormungand, leading to his current image as a disabled and weak cub being deeply ingrained in people's minds.
This caused some trouble for Le Chu when he later sent a message to the various tribes that they had found a way to deal with the Shadow Disease. However, Le Chu was not in a hurry. The Shadow Disease had been a long-standing problem, and their Tree Spirit tribe would not perish, so there was plenty of time and opportunity to wait for the other tribes to verify it.
"Yes, I know." Le Chu pursed her lips almost imperceptibly, glancing sideways at Qing Lin. "You must have troubled Le Zhi a lot these past few days!"
Qinglin, unfazed by Le Chu's words, replied, "Yes, the most severely affected patients of the Shadow Disease in the clan have now basically returned to normal life. Do you remember Qingmu? After his recovery, he wanted to participate in this hunting competition, and he asked Qingjin to conduct the assessment for him."
From Qinglin Feiyang's voice, one could clearly hear the smugness in it. This prompted Yu Yan to scoff, "You're only smug because Lezhi happened to come to your clan's territory. But he'll eventually go home. What's there to be proud of?"
Being a step behind Qinglin was a thorn in Yu Yan's side, especially in the past two weeks. She had watched helplessly as those who had been suffering from the Shadow Disease recovered one by one, making her even more anxious. She wished she could speed up the process and let the hunting competition that everyone was looking forward to pass quickly so that she could take the opportunity to invite Lezhi Zaizai to visit the Longtail Tribe.
"I think you're just jealous." Qinglin replied irritably after being pointed out.
"Humph."
After exchanging barbs, the two men turned to look at the bystander who deserved the most condemnation, their faces filled with resentment.
Meanwhile, Yuechu, who had been standing aside, realized that the two were targeting her, so she quickly raised her hand to show her innocence, saying, "I didn't say anything."
“Hey, I think, how about letting Lezhi stay with our clan a little longer? He seems to be quite comfortable here anyway, so why not let him stay a little longer?” Qinglin hesitated for a while, but still spoke up, even though he knew this suggestion was a bit excessive.
“Just a couple of days ago, our tribesmen reported that Lezhi had only been here a few days and had already discovered several new ways to eat plants, all of which were very popular with the tribesmen.” Thinking of the hard-fleshed fruit and golden vine that he had tried in the past two days, as well as the wheat that had not yet been widely promoted, Qinglin’s mouth was watering.
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