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

Chapter 229 Maoqiu's Plans

The furball, who made the decision, acted with full efficiency. It immediately took advantage of the argument with Lezhi to smoothly change the scene and leave to carry out its plan.

Simply abandoning the little one won't work; Lezhi wouldn't allow it to do that. Besides, it was raised by Lezhi herself, and Lezhi isn't that heartless.

So Maoqiu's solution was to find foster parents for the chicks. As long as Lezhi saw that the chicks received a better education with their own kind than with him, Lezhi would have no objections, and he could successfully get rid of this little trouble.

Originally, Maoqiu had its eye on the hooded bird, a well-known bird among the bird and beast tribes. They were naturally fond of raising their young and had a gentle nature. Even if the young were not their own, they were willing to raise them. Maoqiu happened to know that there were several hooded birds living in the territory of the Spirit Feather Clan. He was preparing to persuade them one by one when he was blocked by this Joyful Bird that suddenly appeared.

The avian bird is a large bird, one of the largest among birds and beasts. They usually act alone, but the avian bird that came to find the furball was strange. It was able to command birds from other different groups.

Even though the other side outnumbered them, Furry was not afraid. After a fierce battle, Furry emerged victorious. Birds and beasts generally don't fight to the death unless there's a deep-seated grudge; fighting is merely a way to confirm who has the upper hand. Clearly, Furry was in charge between them.

As Maoqiu looked at the various birds around it, it had a better idea. Before, it had preferred to entrust its orphan to a hooded bird simply because it was suitable. Now, it was clear that it had a more suitable choice.

So, while Lezhi was foolishly reflecting on his actions, Maoqiu had already reached an agreement with Fanle Bird. They would wait at the cave entrance until Lezhi and the others came out, and then they would find a way to take the little chick away and raise it. This way, everyone would be happy.

However, this was just Maoqiu's own thought. It was too excited about being able to send the chicks away soon, so it didn't notice the complex look in Fanle Bird's eyes when it heard it talking about the chicks.

It wasn't until Lezhi and his companions were surrounded by birds and beasts that Maoqiu learned from the Prosperous Bird that its original purpose was to find the fledgling in Lezhi's hand, because that was its offspring. It had tracked it all the way from the Windwalker Clan to its birthplace, and then to the Spirit Feather Clan, going through countless hardships, fighting countless battles, and gaining countless followers, before finally finding out where its offspring was.

So Maoqiu's request was exactly what it wanted. In addition to getting the baby back, after seeing Lezhi, one of its little brothers recognized Lezhi and secretly told it that Lezhi could defeat the Shadow, which it had seen before.

Hearing its younger brother's confident assertions, the conversation between the Joyful Bird and the Fur Ball in the forest ensued. The Joyful Bird suggested that it help the birds and beasts deal with the problem of the shadow. Besides the tree spirits, many other creatures were also being attacked by the shadow. They couldn't care less about the others, but they had to take care of the birds and beasts they knew. It was a rare opportunity for the Joyful Bird to be alone, and it couldn't let it pass by.

Bewildered and confused, Le You and Le Ting exclaimed, "They're all alone! Aren't they human?"

In short, before meeting Lezhi, Maoqiu was a lone wolf with no tribesmen or friends, and the only thing he cared about was eating, drinking and having fun. After meeting Lezhi, he started caring about Lezhi as well, and the importance of Lezhi increased day by day.

However, no matter what, Maoqiu still had a little bit of kinship. When he heard the joyful bird relay the miserable situation of those birds and beasts that were troubled by the shadow, his own experience of being entangled by the shadow came to mind. Therefore, Maoqiu did not hesitate for long before agreeing to the joyful bird's request.

It was a pity for Leyou and the others, who were dragged into this without knowing anything. But there was nothing Fanle Bird could do, and it also thought that if Lezhi had companions with him, he would be more motivated to work.

With his big head full of cunning, Lezhi did not make any overly aggressive moves because he was concerned about his companions.

Everything is proceeding according to the plan of the Bird of Joy. The only thing that is not yet known to Joyful Bird is that they have reached a private agreement, but that is not something for Joyful Bird to worry about.

The furry ball, who was worried, felt guilty and just hoped that Lezhi would be busy after arriving in the territory of the birds and beasts and would forget about this matter as soon as possible.

The few who could make their own decisions each had their own thoughts, while those who went with the flow were much simpler. After confirming that he was safe, Leyou completely let loose, attracting the attention of most of the birds and beasts, and successfully covering Leting's hiding of the mother-and-child vines that suddenly appeared on his arm.

Although birds and beasts might not be able to recognize the mother-child vine, what if they are? This is their last resort for help, so it's never too much to be careful.

Yes, Leyou and Leting aren't as carefree as Lezhi thinks. They're just pragmatic and opportunistic, seemingly going with the flow, but actually have a lot of ulterior motives behind their backs.

Before they left, Leting had successfully sent out a distress signal. [By now, the tribe should have discovered that they were missing. Hopefully, they can tell from the traces at the scene that birds or beasts took them away.] Leyou had received hunting training from Lejing, so he was well aware of Lejing's abilities.

Now that things have developed to this point, all they can do is try their best to ensure their safety before their tribesmen find them, and send a message to the tribe if they find a suitable opportunity.

By the way, Leyou patted his birds and beasts, thinking that they might have some other gains. If things went according to his plan, they might be able to redeem themselves this time.

Turning to look at Le Ting, who was perched on the back of a bird or beast not far away, Le You subtly raised his arm. Le Ting immediately understood and shook his head slightly, indicating that he was not able to activate the vine yet. He had consumed too much energy just now and could not recover for a while.

Le You lowered her eyes and nodded gently, pulling up the sleeve on her arm to indicate that Le Ting should hide the vine well so that the birds and beasts would not notice anything unusual. She then did not do anything further to avoid making things worse.

It's rare to find a group of people, almost everyone of whom has their own hidden thoughts.

Despite their many thoughts, it did not hinder their journey. After the moon was high in the sky, the lead bird, Fanle, finally called out to signal the group. As if receiving a signal, they slowed down their flight and began to lower their altitude to find a suitable landing spot.

Even at night, the light in Jormungand was still plentiful, and the fluorescent plants provided enough light for Lezhi and his companions to barely make out that this seemed to be an unfamiliar valley.

Numerous caves are scattered along the cliff face of the valley, where birds and animals perch in an orderly fashion.

It seems this is the gathering place of these strange birds and beasts. Maoqiu followed the Fanle Bird to the entrance of the largest cave, and the two birds with Leyou and Leting behind them also followed.

After the three misfit tree spirit minors disembarked from the giant bird-beast flying machine, they quickly gathered together. This place was too unfamiliar to them; they were like little people who had mistakenly entered a land of giants. Only by gathering together could they gain some sense of security.

Although they already knew that these birds and beasts wouldn't harm them without reason, knowing that didn't stop them from being afraid when the time came.