bestfiction Chapter 189 A Life as a Tree
Chapter 189 A Life as a Tree
Lei Xiu glanced back at his companions who had stopped with Qing Jin, nodded, and replied, "Thank you all."
It was rare to hear such warm gratitude from him. Not only were Qing Jin and his group, who had come with Lei Xiu, surprised, but even the guards who were Lei Xiu's clansmen widened their eyes in astonishment.
After expressing his gratitude, Lei Xiu paid little attention to the feelings of the people behind him. The closer he got to the center of his birthplace, the more anxious he became.
They had rushed here, and the moment of judgment was finally approaching. Lei Xiu dared not think what he would do if even the Mother Tree was helpless against Lezhi's symptoms.
Now all he can do is pray in his heart with every step he takes, hoping for a miracle to happen.
Feeling the faint, warm breath on his neck, Lei Xiu's steps quickened involuntarily.
The path formed by the branches seemed to understand his eagerness. Without him having to reach out and push them aside, the branches consciously retracted their obstructing branches a second before Lei Xiu arrived, allowing him to pass smoothly.
Seeing this, Lei Xiu felt a mix of anxiety and confusion. This wasn't his first time in his birthplace. In fact, ever since he successfully joined the clan's guard team and rose through the ranks to become its leader, Lei Xiu had volunteered for guard duties every year.
Therefore, his birthplace felt as familiar as another clan territory to Lei Xiu.
However, after he contracted the Shadow Disease, Lei Xiu didn't come here for a long time because he wasn't sure if the Shadow would pose a threat to the cubs.
However, although he hadn't been here for a long time, Lei Xiu would never forget that during the years he was stationed here, all of his tree spirits acted as if they were playing a single-player game, only expressing their admiration for the mother tree unilaterally, while the branches of the mother tree almost never responded.
They all thought this was normal. A mother tree is a tree, so how could a tree move on its own without any reason or wind?
But now, watching helplessly as the naturally drooping branch in front of him bent over to make way for him, Lei Xiu could no longer hide the shock in his eyes.
He was absolutely certain that he had never received such treatment before. If it wasn't him, then it could only be…
Looking down at Lezhi, who was still fast asleep in his arms, Lei Xiu raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Despite his doubts, Lei Xiu did not slow down his pace. With the help of the surrounding branches, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Lei Xiu soon arrived at the most central and most secluded place of his birthplace, the place of gestation.
All the branches of the mother tree shimmered with a beautiful and mysterious light, and the cave, woven entirely from its branches, was even more radiant. The liveliest time of year was when the fruit it was nurturing was about to ripen, at which point it would emit a dazzling light, reminding its companions that a new member of their tribe was about to be born.
However, the place of gestation is now silent. Only Lezhi hatched this year, and no new cubs are being gestated here for the time being.
This is normal. The birth rate of the tree spirits has always been pitiful. Whether or not there are new members depends entirely on fate, or rather, entirely on the mood of the mother tree.
The mother tree was visibly in a good mood, because ever since Lei Xiu carried Le Zhi into this place that had nurtured them all, the light here had begun to flow joyfully.
Lei Xiu was also learning for the first time that the light on the branches of the mother tree could be materialized and flow in the air.
A faint green light flowed from the branches and leaves, leaving trails in the air. They came from different places, but their destinations were quite the same.
Seeing the light rushing straight towards Lezhi's chest, Lei Xiu knew that this was the mother tree welcoming Lezhi in its own way, so he opened his arms and did not resist the approach of the green light.
The truth is, he couldn't resist either.
The vines that Lei Xiu used to hold them in place withered and scattered the moment the light arrived. Le Zhi's body was pulled out from in front of Lei Xiu by the light, while the bib that contained the fur ball and the chick was left in Lei Xiu's arms.
The fluffy ball and the chicks, who had been silent since arriving at their birthplace, were only discovered by Lei Xiu belatedly, as they had already fallen into a coma sometime earlier.
This is how it is when alien creatures enter their birthplace. Even if they are forcibly brought in, their consciousness cannot remain clear, but their bodies are still safe. As long as they are taken away from the area of their birthplace, they will recover.
Therefore, Lei Xiu was not in a hurry. He calmly secured the package to his body and stopped paying attention to it.
After Lezhi left Lei Xiu's side, he was enveloped by the light and was surrounded by the gathering light. Before long, he was completely surrounded by green light, and outsiders could no longer see Lezhi's appearance through the green light.
The green light invaded Lezhi's consciousness, and Lezhi, who was originally in a deep, sweet dream, felt that he was dreaming again. In the dream, he was no longer a person, or even an animal.
It seemed that Lezhi subconsciously understood that he should now be a seed. A seed that had just awakened and had not yet sprouted.
However, the days without sprouting began to change the moment he regained consciousness. Lezhi felt a familiar force slowly flowing into his body, guiding him to begin to grow. With a "pop," the sound of sprouting was so familiar, just like the sound of the little tree between his eyebrows sprouting.
Her thoughts drifted briefly with her memories, but Lezhi was quickly drawn back to the feeling of more energy flowing into her body.
Over the next period of time, Lezhi experienced the process of a tree growing from sprouting to maturity. Sometimes it had a lot of energy, and although the taste was a bit strong and needed to be digested properly, Lezhi was like a person who loves spicy food encountering spicy cuisine. It was not afraid at all, but rather extremely happy.
Whenever that happens, he can experience a surge in power. Some of the excess power will inevitably dissipate, but most of it will be stored up and used slowly.
It doesn't get a lot of energy very often. Most of the time, it can only absorb energy from the outside world little by little through a slow and steady process. This energy is much gentler. Although it is not as attractive as that violent energy, spicy dishes should be paired with staple food to achieve a balanced diet, even if the amount is a little less.
Fortunately, his growth rate gradually improved over time, and as he grew, the efficiency of the energy he absorbed from the outside world gradually increased. Once, he even obtained as much energy as before, which made him very happy. Unfortunately, he did not obtain that much energy for a long time after that.
After waiting for a while, Lezhi sensed an even more active and violent energy on this day. This energy had an unprecedentedly strong vitality. If he were still a small sprout, he might not be able to digest it, but now he was an experienced tree, so he was not afraid at all and happily pounced on it.
However, this time the energy was too abundant and the activity too intense, and Lezhi was a little stuffed. Heaven knows, even though he had been reincarnated as a tree, he still managed to overeat; Lezhi was speechless.
It took me a long time to process this, and Lezhi feels like she's grown up a lot, as if she's even grown the wings she's been longing for. Hehe, I'm so happy...
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Wait a minute! ? ?
Lezhi, still dreaming, was puzzled. Why would a tree want to grow wings? What, is this some kind of new mutated plant growth direction?