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

Chapter 17 Maoqiu Flying Machine

"Lezhi..."

"Oh, was the baby bird taken away by that big bird?"

"What……"

Caught off guard by the bird's sudden action, Le Chu felt a pang of regret. He shouldn't have stopped Le Shan from intervening to avoid a fight. Who knew that the bird would actually snatch the chick and fly into the sky? Now, the situation had escalated to this point, and it was all his fault.

Despite feeling guilty, Le Chu didn't forget his responsibility. Shortly after the fur ball took off, he quickly spread his wings and flew up, closely following behind. Seeing this, the other members of the Spirit Feather Clan, with a tacit understanding that required no words, also spread their wings and followed.

The cub they had searched for for days was on the back of the large bird ahead, which made the Spirit Feather Clan members extremely irritated.

The fluffy ball flying at the forefront didn't care what the winged bipeds behind it thought; it simply carried its beloved biped on its back as it soared freely through the sky. It was much larger than the tree spirits and flew much faster. If it weren't for Le Chu and the others' experience in using the air currents created by the fluffy ball to save energy, they would have been left far behind long ago.

Even with such a clever trick, Le Chu and the others would eventually run out of energy. They were afraid that the big bird would disappear with its chicks, and then things would get out of control.

Le Chu wasn't the only one who thought of this possibility. The tall young man following behind Le Chu, Le Shan, the captain of the Lingyu Clan's guard team, also immediately thought of this possibility.

With a flap of its wings, Leshan accelerated and shouted as it approached Lechu, "Chieftain, this can't go on. We have to take some measures."

“Okay,” Le Chu knew that Le Shan’s suggestion was right. Now we can’t hesitate any longer. Saving the cubs is the most important thing. “Go arrange for people to surround them. Be careful of the cubs when you make your move.”

"Yes, I understand."

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Leshan didn't turn around. He simply stretched out his hand and made a few gestures behind him, then led the way away from the group and chased after them from another direction. Several people followed behind him in perfect unison. The group didn't need to exchange many words; they were well-trained and organized throughout the entire process.

Meanwhile, Lezhi, perched on Maoqiu's back, was already mesmerized by the scenery before him. He had been somewhat nervous when they first took off, but thanks to the bond they'd built over the past few days, he trusted Maoqiu implicitly, believing it wouldn't put him in any danger.

Indeed, the truth is that the back of the transformed furball is wider than Lezhi imagined. It can easily accommodate six or seven of him lying flat. Moreover, perhaps because Lezhi was on its back, the furball flew very smoothly, and Lezhi hardly felt any turbulence at all.

Because of this, Lezhi has progressed from only daring to lie nervously at the beginning to now being able to sit up steadily. After sitting up, his field of vision is much wider. He was carried by the fur ball as they flew over the jungle. Watching the jungle that had trapped him for several days gradually shrink, Lezhi's heart couldn't help but feel more at ease.

At this moment, Lezhi understood why Lechu was so heartbroken when he learned that he had no wings. Wings were a gift from the Mother Tree to the Tree Spirits; only by having wings could they have more possibilities.

Lost in the beauty of the scenery and his own thoughts, Lezhi was unaware that an obstacle had appeared in the path of the furball. There stood Leshan and his team, who had just veered off course. They had coordinated with Lechu, with Lechu responsible for the attack, guiding the furball towards their pre-selected direction. Leshan and his team were already prepared, waiting for the furball to appear.

"嗻～"

This was the sound of furball preparing for battle. Finding itself surrounded and attacked from both sides, it slowly came to a stop in mid-air.

Pulled back to reality by this unexpected turn of events, Lezhi looked at the situation before her with a mixture of amusement and disbelief.

"Good boy/girl, we won't bark. They mean no harm. I know you're trying to protect me, but they're not enemies, okay?"

Slowly climbing onto Maoqiu's head, Lezhi vigorously massaged Maoqiu's head to soothe its emotions.

The Spirit Feather Clan members, already prepared to attack, hesitated upon seeing this scene. Le Chu flew forward and asked, "Le Zhi, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Lechu, don't be too nervous. Maoqiu is just a little scared."

Seeing Lezhi kneeling on the giant bird's head, waving and responding energetically, Lechu's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. The other half, she estimated, would only be able to completely relax once she brought Lezhi back to the clan.

The furball, whose head had been ruffled by Lezhi, no longer had the urge to fight. The clever furball realized that it seemed to have overreacted. But it was all the fault of those two-legged creatures for bullying Lezhi. The furball would dare to do it again next time.

The atmosphere between the two sides eased considerably thanks to Lezhi's efforts to mediate, and with Maoqiu's tacit approval, Lechu flew closer. Seeing up close that Lezhi indeed had a rosy complexion and was full of energy, showing no signs of being frightened, Lechu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lechu, you see, I'm really fine. Maoqiu didn't do it on purpose. It's just overprotective. Maybe it's because I was too useless before, so...hehe~"

Seeing that Le Chu's expression brightened, Le Zhi tried her best to speak well of Mao Qiu in a lighthearted tone, even if it meant making fun of herself. Besides, it was a fact that he was useless, and Le Zhi had nothing to be ashamed of.

Seeing Lezhi's carefree attitude, Lechu smiled helplessly, "Alright, I understand what you mean. Since you're alright, we won't attack Maoqiu for no reason. But you should teach Maoqiu a lesson and be more careful in the future."

"Mm." Nodding heavily, knowing that Le Chu was doing it for his own good, Le Zhi obediently agreed.

"Oh, right, I was just about to say that the little furball's commotion actually helped us a lot. Look, now we can fly back together!"

When Lechu saw Lezhi being carried away by the fur ball, the thought did indeed flash through her mind. But now that Lezhi had brought it up first, Lechu raised an eyebrow and seriously considered the possibility in her mind.

The cub's wings are not fully developed, so it is indeed inconvenient that he cannot fly. As a winged race, wings are indispensable in all aspects of life.

The solution was now readily available to them. Of course, they still needed to figure out how to get the cubs' wings. However, as they followed the large bird, Le Chu noticed that the birds and beasts had better flight speed and endurance than the tree spirits. This gave him an idea: if they could be trained, these birds and beasts might become good helpers for the tree spirits. After all, their common enemy was the insectoid race, so their interests did not conflict.

As the patriarch of the Spirit Feather Clan, Le Chu thought about things much more deeply than Le Zhi. After listing various possibilities in her mind, Le Chu made a decisive decision.

“Okay, let’s give it a try first. Tell Maoqiu to stay with us and not fall behind. We’ll try it for a while. If you feel unwell at all, stop immediately, understand?”

Hearing that his request had finally been granted, Lezhi excitedly replied loudly, "Okay!" After watching Lechu flap its wings and return to the Spirit Feather Clan's group ahead, Lezhi perched on the top of the fur ball's head and began to whisper and communicate with it.

"...You heard the fluff ball, so just be good and stay with the group for a while. If anything happens, I'll grab your fluffy stuff."

"Yes, sir!"