Chapter 191 Awakening
Chapter 191 Awakening
The communication between Lezhi and the Mother Tree remained on a spiritual level and could not be known to outsiders. Therefore, in Lei Xiu's eyes, he could only see the ball of light surrounding Lezhi growing larger and larger, the light converging more and more densely, until finally it even formed a cocoon of light.
The cocoon of light floated in the middle of the gestation ground, with rays of light converging from all directions forming lines and weaving a net to protect it.
Lei Xiu stood at the edge of the gestation ground, the path through which the light flowed unobstructed. The tree spirits all knew that this light was the embodiment of the mother tree's power. Even with this clear understanding, Lei Xiu couldn't help but feel a little anxious as Le Zhi was taken away from him.
His body leaned slightly forward, and even though his eyes were already somewhat tired from being exposed to the light, he still couldn't bear to look away from the cocoon of light, trying to find some trace of joy in the details.
Meanwhile, Lezhi, who was happily talking with the mother tree, was unaware of how anxious Leixiu was waiting outside. After discussing history, it was time to solve the problem. Lezhi hadn't forgotten that he was still in the form of a tree.
“Mother Tree, I understand what you've said in general. The most urgent thing now is to tell me how to get out. Look at me…”
With a helpless sway of its branches, Yuezhi demonstrated to its beloved mother tree how helpless it felt.
"Oh, my child, haven't you noticed yet?"
"What did you find?" Lezhi asked, puzzled.
"Of course it's because I discovered you could have come out much earlier. Don't you already know what you are? Once you truly accept your current identity, you'll naturally be able to control it." Otherwise, the mother tree wouldn't bother telling its child this long story, even though it seemed quite happy about it.
"..."
Do you agree...?!
Reminded by the mother tree's words, Lezhi's consciousness was immediately swept into a torrent. His previous growth had been spent in dreams, and Lezhi, who never remembered the contents of his dreams, finally rose up this time. In a conscious state, all the things he had experienced in the past flashed through his mind like a fleeting glimpse.
From his brief and hasty account of his past life to his return to Jormungand, and even the memories of the three years he was conceived within the shell, Lezhi recalled everything without missing a single detail.
He watched himself occasionally conscious within the shell, but mostly unconscious, as the insect swarm surged forth. The mother tree, left with no other choice, forcefully tossed him, still not fully developed, toward the territory to which he belonged.
Watching himself grow from an infant to a teenager almost instantly after hatching, watching him be discovered by insects and guarded as a reserve food...
Lezhi remembered everything that happened after he regained consciousness, but this time he saw many things from a different perspective that he had never noticed before.
For example, during the few days before he was found by Lechu and he was living with Maoqiu, the creatures around him behaved very strangely. First of all, the insects. Some of their groups do have the habit of collecting and storing food, but that is only when they have offspring. However, the insects that found Lezhi were obviously not yet in the gestation period. But after they found Lezhi, they were just curious and did not have any intention of harming him.
Only after stepping outside and adopting a God's-eye view did Lezhi notice this.
Then he watched as a large, pouch-like flower that had just swallowed a worm whole obediently shut its mouth and stood motionless to the side, pretending to be well-behaved, before it even noticed his arrival.
The other plants were similar, but at the time, Lezhi thought he was doing extreme survival in the forest and did not realize that the forest had given him an easy mode. As he traveled, the poisonous plants that could pose a threat to him would automatically avoid him.
He thought he was lucky and always found a lot of food, but it wasn't all by chance. For example, there was that vine that clearly went against its natural growth pattern. When Lezhi saw the fruit, he remembered that the fruit tasted quite good. At the time, he wondered why such a delicious fruit hadn't been discovered by wild insects or birds. Now it seemed that all of this was a strange coincidence.
The birds and beasts were also strange. Although Maoqiu discovered him first, many wild birds and beasts tried to approach him later, but Maoqiu intentionally or unintentionally blocked them one by one, preventing them from dancing in front of Lezhi.
It has quite the air of an Crown Prince.
When Lezhi saw the bird that had given him a gift before, and watched it finally seize the opportunity when the fur ball briefly left to successfully approach him, including the bird's joyful little appearance after it left, Lezhi saw their unusual friendliness.
The bird and beast were not as docile towards Lezhi when facing their own kind, which was the most confusing thing for Lezhi.
The revolving lantern didn't stop because of Lezhi's doubts; in the blink of an eye, he had returned to his tribe. This time, the perspective mainly focuses on what happened after he fell asleep at night.
He watched as the tiny sprouts, which hadn't yet grown, began to glow green after he fell into a deep sleep each night. The furball that slept with him went from being surprised at first, to curious, and then eventually became accustomed to it and ignored it.
The fact that Lezhi glows at night is a little secret known only to Maoqiu, the bird itself.
As the green light grew stronger, its influence on the surrounding environment began to emerge. For example, the wisteria vine that the wisteria lived in gradually became the most lush, deeply rooted, and numerous vine in the group.
For example, Maoqiu has been sleeping longer and longer while snuggling with Lezhi at night, and its hunting efficiency has also been increasing. Lezhi noticed this a long time ago, but he thought it was because Maoqiu was still in its growth period. Now it seems that this is not entirely the case.
For example, those tribespeople he cured were freed from the shadow's shackles and returned to their previous lives. For a period of time, they were praised by their loved ones for having even greater talents than before they fell ill.
If only a few individuals received such comments, it would be one thing, but since almost everyone was said to be like this, it must not be a coincidence. Among them, the person who was mentioned the most was Le Zhong, the first person healed by Le Zhi.
When the tribespeople were saying these things, Lezhi may have been listening, but he didn't pay attention at the time. Now that everything has been reproduced and all the information has been integrated, Lezhi realized that things were not as simple as he had thought.
Although many questions remain unanswered, after Lezhi's entire life was replayed in his mind, he did develop a different sense of identity with his tree spirit clan.
That sense of incongruity as someone from another world vanished completely at that moment.
The green shadows faded from her open eyes, and Lezhi's eyes returned to their initial state, but not entirely the same. If anything had changed, it was a touch more serenity and a hint of determination.
His eyes reflected his inner thoughts. When Lezhi truly accepted his identity as a tree spirit, his soul and body truly became one. His consciousness gradually returned, and his eyes regained their sparkle.
With a flick of her fingers, Lezhi discovered that she had finally returned to her own body.
Of course, he was inside his own body before, but that was in his subconscious, not fully conscious. Now he is truly conscious.
"Oh no, how come I'm in the air... ah..."
Just a second before his consciousness returned, Lezhi was still overjoyed. The next second, when he realized that he was being lifted up by the green light and floating in mid-air, Lezhi immediately screamed in terror and began to flail his limbs wildly. Just by looking at his movements, you could tell how panicked he was.
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