ebookland Chapter 170 Spoken Ambition
Chapter 170 Spoken Ambition
Watching Lei Xiu leave from the furry ball's back, Le Zhi's mind was now filled with what Lei Xiu had told him about the protective layer. He had considered so many possibilities before, but the truth was so simple.
Energy! Energy. In the end, it all comes down to talent.
What does it feel like to have wings? At this moment, Lezhi's long-suppressed desires secretly surfaced.
Unexpectedly, ambition had taken root in his heart, and when Yuezhi looked back, it had grown into a vast grassland. A self-deprecating glint flashed in his eyes: humans, indeed, are insatiable creatures.
"...It seems a bit too greedy." The wind carried away Lezhi's faint murmur.
But language has a magic; the power of simply thinking about something in your mind is completely different from actually speaking it out.
After clearly stating her greed, Lezhi felt a great weight lifted from her shoulders. She looked up at the sky, which seemed within reach, and thought, "If only I had wings..."
That way, he could also try what it feels like to soar freely in the air, and personally experience the thrill of traversing through the forest.
As Lezhi unleashed his imagination, he didn't realize that the moment he uttered his thoughts, the little seedling between his brows trembled. Its previously stagnant growth began to build up, and the dark shadows that he had previously absorbed and couldn't digest, which had burdened his body, were absorbed and transformed by the seedling at an incredible speed.
All of this happened quietly inside Lezhi's body. Lezhi's only feeling was that he was always drowsy during the second half of the journey. Since the journey was boring anyway, Lezhi did not resist the sleepiness. He covered his head and face with the large hood and wrapped his whole body under the cloak. The white fur cloak almost blended into the fur on Maoqiu's back.
If you didn't know in advance that someone was there, no one would notice anything amiss.
The fur Lei Xiu used to make the cloak for Le Zhi was the finest and rarest, with top-notch wind and light blocking capabilities, which was originally a good thing. However, it was precisely because of the cloak that the changes that occurred on Le Zhi's body were completely concealed after she fell asleep, successfully causing Lei Xiu to miss the opportunity to discover Le Zhi's little secret once again.
The idea of wanting to grow wings is a switch that guides the seedling in a clear direction of growth. The seedling has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and once it seizes the chance, it grows desperately. In just half an evening, the seedling successfully develops itself from a seedling into a lush and leafy tree.
As the seedlings accelerated their growth, all the energy in Lezhi's body was mobilized. After absorbing all the energy in his body, he still felt it wasn't enough, so he unconsciously began to absorb the energy flowing in the air.
With each breath, Lezhi rapidly absorbed external energy, which flowed into the tree that was beginning to take shape between his eyebrows. The tree then distributed the energy, washing over Lezhi's limbs and bones before dissipating from his body and returning to the air.
Every drink and every bite has its own destiny. It seems that Lezhi has reached a state of harmony with the creatures of this world. They support each other, need each other, and benefit from each other.
At this moment, Lezhi, compared to the tree spirits, was more like a plant, directly sensing the breathing frequency of Jormungandr, something the tree spirits could not directly perceive.
Perhaps they once possessed these abilities, but as they acquire more skills, it's inevitable that they'll overlook many of their innate instincts. Just like the many unique abilities humans possess in infancy, which gradually disappear with age, this is unavoidable; we call it growth.
This law seemed to have no effect on Lezhi. He fully felt the frequency of the breath of heaven and earth, and the tree between his eyebrows grew more and more luxuriantly. With a "pop" sound, countless new leaves sprouted. Soon, it seemed to have reached a limit. After this wave of branches and leaves grew, the tree did not continue to expand itself. Instead, it began to sway its body in the windless space.
The peculiar frequency triggered a resonance of energy within the body, causing a surge of heat that flowed rapidly from the center of the forehead through the entire body, finally settling at the shoulder blades on the back.
Lezhi, who had been reclining, now had flushed cheeks and was sweating profusely. She let out a soft groan, so quiet that it went unnoticed by anyone through her cloak.
Relying on instinct, Lezhi shifted his body, changing from lying on his side to lying on his stomach. He buried his head in the fur of the furball beneath him and subconsciously nudged it a few times with his head, just like the furball usually does when it's being affectionate with him.
Feeling the life force emanating from the fur ball, Lezhi felt comforted, and the high fever in her body became less unbearable. A considerable amount of energy had accumulated in her shoulder blades, and Lezhi began to notice discomfort there.
It was an indescribable tingling and itching sensation, accompanied by a piercing soreness, but neither was severe. So Lezhi could only keep changing positions to relieve it, trying to find a comfortable position. However, to his disappointment, no matter what position he changed to, the discomfort in his shoulder blades did not lessen at all, but instead became more and more intense.
It seemed he wouldn't be able to sleep well. Frustrated, he forced himself to open his eyes. The moment Lezhi woke up, the light around him vanished instantly, and he became like a light bulb, flickering on and off, his consciousness acting as the switch.
Lezhi, who had forcibly turned on the device, had a rare flash of anger in his eyes. He felt a surge of frustration in his chest that needed to be released. Just as he was trying to find something to distract himself, he suddenly noticed that the fur ball beneath him seemed to be preparing to land.
Lei Xiu had already flown to Le Zhi's side. He noticed that Le Zhi's posture had changed and guessed that Le Zhi was now awake, so he did not keep quiet.
"Zhizhi, we've arrived. We're currently looking for a place to land. Get ready."
"Hmm." Upon hearing Lei Xiu's voice, Le Zhi's eyes flashed, and she regained a sliver of rationality from her violent emotions, softly responding.
If Lei Xiu had landed at this moment and looked directly into Le Zhi's eyes, he would have been able to see that Le Zhi's emotions were on the verge of erupting like a volcano. However, he did not. So, after catching Le Zhi's almost imperceptible response, Lei Xiu assumed that Le Zhi had just woken up and was not in a very high mood, so he did not pay much attention to it.
Qingjin and his group were very experienced in finding their way. They quickly made contact with the tribespeople who stayed behind and found a suitable open space for the furball to land. The place was quite close to the cave where Qingjin had the accident.
The surrounding area has been ravaged by the invasion of the shadowy figures, leaving the flora and fauna in a terrible state. As far as the eye can see, only a few tenacious wild grasses and vines are still struggling to grow. All the animals have left, and the ecology here will not be able to fully recover in the short term.
However, this wasn't something Lezhi needed to worry about. His purpose in coming today was simply to eliminate the threat posed by the lingering shadows. Without external interference, nature's self-healing energy was incredibly strong; it wouldn't even need outside intervention to create miracles on its own.
Without uttering a sound, Lezhi slid down from one of the furball's wings, ignoring the discomfort in his shoulder blade. Once he was awake, the discomfort was easier to bear, but the feeling of unease lingered. This also prevented Lezhi from maintaining his usual gentle expression; he could only try his best not to furrow his brow, lest Lei Xiu and the others think he was angry.
But Le Zhi didn't know that his mere expressionless face was already incredibly intimidating. Qing Jin, who had just passed Lei Xiu, wanted to go up and greet Le Zhi, but upon seeing Le Zhi's expression, she involuntarily paused.