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

Chapter 512 What Happened Afterwards

Ji Anxueyuan

In the snowy, frozen land, Lei Xiu and the tree spirits were teleported by the mother tree to the location of its true form.

There is still a huge amount of energy remaining here, and the trees that have grown lush and green are enveloped by this energy.

"Come on, the answer you're looking for is right here."

If the mother tree learned anything after this experience, it was undoubtedly honesty. She told them everything that happened when Lezhi arrived, without holding anything back.

"Oh, right, since you're here, I'm entrusting the little guy Lezhi left behind to you..."

Lei Xiu stood there blankly at the place where Le Zhi had disappeared. The mother tree branch wrapped a small bundle around it. After hesitating for a moment, it handed it to Lei Xiu.

The branches spread out, and a soft mass fell.

"Hairball?"

Lei Xiu remained motionless, prompting Le Chu to exclaim in surprise.

"Well, this little guy, before Lezhi disappeared, he managed to trap him. When I woke up, I found the child banging his head against the wall and hurting himself, so I quickly knocked him unconscious. There might be more trouble to come, so be prepared." After all, they were the only two creatures who had witnessed Lezhi's suffering, so the mother tree could understand his pain.

Upon hearing what Maoqiu had done, Lechu hesitated, unsure of what to say.

Le Chu dared not think too deeply about what kind of thing would happen to a bird or beast companion to cause such pain that it would lead to self-harm.

“Lei Xiu, if you don’t have time to take care of it, you can give the furball to me. The tribe will take care of it.”

Cola was also present, but ever since Lei Xiu became like this, he has not allowed anyone to get close to him, and it was the same for Cola.

It was indeed somewhat wary of Lei Xiu now, but it absolutely couldn't agree to Le Chu's suggestion. How could it entrust the furball to someone else's care? If the big guy didn't care, it still had to. "Screech..."

The clear chirping echoed in circles indoors, and even those who couldn't understand bird language could understand the dissent in it.

Lei Xiu remained motionless. Ever since he heard the mother tree recount the process of Le Zhi's disappearance, he had been in this state. On the contrary, the fur ball in his arms, perhaps having been unconscious for enough time, was just awakened by the noise. Accompanied by the echo of Qing Li's chirping, the fur ball's body trembled twice and gradually opened its eyes.

"Chirp chirp... chirp..."

Upon recognizing who was holding it, the furry ball complained softly and aggrievedly. It wasn't that it didn't want to shout, but rather that its throat was so sore from shouting for so long and so loudly that it could barely make a sound. After resting for so long, it could only manage to produce a faint sound.

Even so, it couldn't stop the furball's desire to express its pain. The hoarse, weak chirping continued. Cola flapped its wings and approached. At this moment, it didn't care about Lei Xiu. It responded and comforted the furball while translating for Lei Xiu, pausing from time to time.

Apart from Le Chu, no one else present had a bird or beast companion, and Fan Le Bird hadn't come in either, so they didn't know what they were saying and could only watch anxiously from the sidelines.

As the birdsong gradually subsided, Lei Xiu's body began to tremble. He tightened his arms around the fur ball and buried his face in the fur on its back, just as Le Zhi often did.

"Ah... ah ah..."

His tall body slumped weakly in a seat, and his cries grew from faint to clear, bringing tears to the eyes of those around him.

They didn't know what Lei Xiu had heard. At that moment, all they saw was his trembling, weeping figure and the hoarse wails that lingered in their ears, forever etched in everyone's hearts...

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Twelve years later

Another hot summer has arrived, and this year's clan assembly is to be held by the Lingyu Clan. The entire clan has been busy all year because of this grand event.

Since the first members of the tribe acquired bird and beast companions, the Spirit Feather tribe has officially begun a lifestyle of living in harmony with birds and beasts.

That evolution revealed the evolutionary direction of the Spirit Feather Clan, which, unsurprisingly, was affinity with birds and beasts. Among them, Yue Yun was the most outstanding; although she did not have a separate contract with any bird or beast, she could still command birds and beasts to serve her.

A new bird and beast guard team was established in the tribe, and all members were tribespeople who had bird and beast companions. Yueyun was elected as the captain without any controversy.

After a vote by the entire clan, the bird and beast companions were officially accepted as members of the Spirit Feather Clan, and the new members naturally deserved their own houses.

The vast majority of birds and beasts are willing to live with their contracted partners, but among the birds and beasts who have joined the Spirit Feather Clan, a considerable number have not yet found a suitable contracted partner, and the single birds and beasts choose a suitable place to live on their own.

The Spirit Feather Clan specially expanded their territory, reserving a large open space to accommodate the continuous stream of birds and beasts that were attracted to the area. Whether they stayed temporarily or chose to settle permanently, the Spirit Feather Clan welcomed them all.

Although the ancestral lands have completely changed, there is one place that has remained unchanged.

Leyou got up very early again today. After getting ready, she went to check on Lezhi's house as usual, and only after confirming that it was no different from yesterday did she turn around and leave.

Hongyan seemed restless today. He sensed something was wrong halfway through the flight. "Hongyan, what's wrong?"

"Cuckoo..."

"Le You..." Before he could get a clear answer, Le Ting's shout came from behind, "Phew, quick, I heard something happened to Ji Anxueyuan..."

"What……"

"...That's how it looks for now. Okay, I'll let you know if there are any problems." After hanging up with Si Yi of the Kunling Clan, Ling Yuan caught his breath, and then another communication came in.

Reluctantly, I answered, "This is Lingyuan, Ji Lin... Hmm, it seems to be the situation on the Mother Tree's side. You want to come over? Sure, as long as you're okay with it, you're welcome..."

After finally dealing with Ji Lin, Ling Yuan held his breath and stared at his wrist for a long time, making sure there wouldn't be another call before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the entire clan became obsessed with the Illusionary Sound Vine, communication between them has indeed become much more convenient. However, too much convenience is not always a good thing, especially when discussing official matters. Ling Yuan occasionally misses the days when there was only the Illusionary Sound Vine; those were truly peaceful times.

"Lingyuan, how is the mother tree?" The temporary tranquility was quickly broken. This time, the person did not harass him with communication, but came directly to him.

"Le Chu, I knew you'd come. Qing Lin, you're here too." These two appeared together, and so quickly. Without a doubt, Le Chu dragged Qing Lin along and took a shortcut.

"You're only getting ahead because Qinglin is good at risk control. I've never seen you come this way before..."

“I’m not stupid. How is the mother tree? And what about Maoqiu…” Le Chu interrupted briefly before quickly getting back to the main topic.

Upon hearing him mention Maoqiu, Lingyuan and Qinglin both turned serious. "Lei Xiu has already gone down. That bird still doesn't allow anyone to get close, and the mother tree lets it be. Lei Xiu and his bird and beast companions still come to see it every day. This time, the mother tree is going to evolve, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

As Lingyuan spoke, he sighed, "Twelve years have passed in the blink of an eye. Time really flies."

Le Chu and Qing Lin shared the same feeling. "No matter what, the evolution of the Mother Tree is a major event. In the past ten years or so, more and more of our clansmen have awakened. I guess the Mother Tree also feels that the time has come," Qing Lin said.

The others thought the same way. Lingyuan received several more communications and counted them. He had contacted all fifteen clan leaders except for the two in front of him. Lingyuan decided that they should go down and check the situation first.

“Everyone else should be heading this way. It will take a while for everyone to arrive. Let’s go down first. Luckily, you’re here, so you can go over there first. Maybe the situation will be better then.” Ling Yuan was referring to Mao Qiu.

Le Chu wholeheartedly agreed. The three of them bent down and entered the ice crevice side by side. Pure white and blue ice walls swept past them, and Le Chu recalled that day twelve years ago.

They all suffered greatly at Lezhi's sacrifice, but even Lechu couldn't say that she could truly empathize with Leixiu and Maoqiu.

From that day on, Maoqiu insisted on staying in the ice cave where Lezhi had disappeared, refusing to leave even for a moment and not allowing anyone to approach. Leixiu did not try to dissuade him, but instead brought Maoqiu food every day, rain or shine.

At first, Maoqiu refused to eat, but Lei Xiu persisted in feeding it. Following Lezhi's lead, Maoqiu got used to eating at least three meals a day, and Lei Xiu never missed a meal. In the end, Maoqiu ate.

There is hope only when you are alive. The big guy is right.

Both it and Lei Xiu still held onto a tiny hope that Lezhi had not completely disappeared.

The furball had this hope because of its intuition. Its body was reshaped from Lezhi's original essence, and it had a unique bond with Lezhi. Therefore, it firmly believed that Lezhi had not disappeared and that he would definitely return. But when and how he would return, the furball had no clue and could only use the most basic method: wait.

Lei Xiu, however, saw it because he had. He didn't tell anyone that after devouring the shadow that day, in a daze, he saw a moment in the future where Le Zhi was standing in front of him, with all his clansmen behind him, all of them together.

That scene was so real that he couldn't believe it when he later heard Mother Tree say that Lezhi had disappeared.

Twelve years have passed. Whenever he feels hopeless, Lei Xiu wonders if what he saw was a dream, or a figment of his imagination. Otherwise, why hasn't his Zhizhi returned after all this time...?