Chapter 211 Please Dance with Me

"The world today is filled with the power of curses, preventing the mother tree from communicating with its origin. Once the origin within her body is exhausted, she will return to the world."

“The origin…” Jiang Xi seemed to be deep in thought.

For some reason, a glowing vine suddenly appeared in her mind.

She had seen these vines twice before.

Once, when she was drawing on Mu Ling's supernatural power, she fainted, but her consciousness soared to an extremely high level. As she fell back into her body, glowing vines flashed across her vision.

The second time was when Mu Ling teleported her through time; after the scene briefly passed over the ruins of the apocalypse, glowing vines appeared.

But each time, it was just a fleeting moment.

Moreover, each time, it was related to Mu Ling.

She turned her head and glanced at Mu Ling, deciding to ask him about it properly later.

"It's been over two hundred years," said Donna, the elderly woman.

"The mother tree conveyed joy to me. Under your purification, she briefly connected with a trace of power. She hopes that you can stay and draw upon the source power for her."

Even so, she knew it was impossible.

How could a female envoy possibly remain in the wild fox tribe after going to the royal court?

However, since it was a message from the Mother Tree, she still conveyed it.

Jiang Xi naturally shook her head.

"I'm sorry, I can't stay."

“However…” she frowned, “wasn’t it said that the mother tree can purify the curse power for the females? Why does she still need me to purify it for her?”

Donna shook her head and sighed.

"It is precisely to purify the curse power for the females that the mother tree consumes its original power day by day, becoming weaker and weaker until it returns to the world."

"The mother tree loves the earth and cannot bear to see life cut off under the power of the curse. So even though it can no longer communicate with and draw on the source power, it still wants to purify the curse power for the females."

"..."

Jiang Xi understood.

The Mother Tree of Life is sacrificing its own life force to purify the cursed power from the females, ensuring they can successfully give birth to offspring.

If it cannot communicate with its source before it has exhausted its resources, it will wither and die.

She had a guess in her mind, but she needed more answers to verify it.

"Before I leave tomorrow, I will come back to purify the mother tree one more time. I hope it can be of some help. This place is close to the Lion's Roar Tribe. If there is an opportunity in the future, I can come and help."

Donna thanked them profusely and, with her daughter in tow, prepared to kneel down.

Jiang Xi quickly helped her up.

"No need to be polite. Our two tribes live close by, and we'll need to help each other out in the future."

First, if the Lion's Roar tribe cannot provide a place for the Mother Tree of Life to settle and survive, then if they can build a good relationship with the Wild Fox tribe and have her come to help them clean up the mess from time to time, even if they fall out with the Royal Court, they won't have to worry about not having a place to purify the curse power for the females.

After all, the heavens are high and the royal court is far away. Faced with the interests that concern the mother tree regaining its original power, the Wild Fox Tribe has no reason to refuse them.

Jiang Xi then asked how to obtain the Mother Tree of Life for the Lion's Roar tribe.

Wang Ting's answer is the answer.

The answer outside the royal court is also an answer.

However, Grandma Donna's answer was the same as Wang Ting's.

Within the Giant Tree Forest, the High Priest of the Royal Court must obtain the Mother Tree's consent from the sacred site before breaking off a branch, which is then planted into the soil by the most respected female member of the tribe.

If the mother tree grows strong and healthy, it means that it has recognized the tribe and is willing to protect it.

If the mother tree withers, it is believed that the tribe should not extend across the land.

However, it is clear that in this world filled with cursed power, the mother tree is unlikely to survive.

No new tribes have appeared in the Giant Tree Forest for hundreds of years.

Jiang Xi nodded.

If her healing abilities can truly help the Mother Tree dispel a trace of the curse and thus connect with the source power, then it shouldn't be a problem for the Mother Tree to settle in the Lion's Roar tribe.

That night, the Wild Fox tribe lit a bonfire, and every household brought out the forest fruit wine they had stored all winter to entertain their honored guests.

The beastmen of the Wild Fox Tribe also learned a lot about cooking from Lu Liufeng and his group, and became familiar with many new dishes.

They planned to go out to find food after the snow melted a bit.

Jiang Xi sat on the ground on an animal skin cushion, with venison on a wooden platter and fruit wine in a wooden bowl.

Beside her sat her five beasts.

Lu Liufeng and Mu Ling stood on the left and right, while Yi Yuexi, Nafier, and Hollen lined up in order.

Further on, on the left was a long line of Lion's Roar tribe orcs, and on the right were Layton and Yang from the royal court.

The Wild Fox Tribe hasn't had any meat in a long time.

Fox-tribe beastmen, foxes in their beast forms, and females danced hand in hand before the campfire. The foxes were lifted high by the females, their arms and legs spread out, their eyes squinting, emitting the fawning laughter of foxes.

The entire tribe was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Although the beastmen of the Lion Roar tribe were not as beautiful as the fox tribe, they were tall and strong, and they were invited by many females of the wild fox tribe.

Jiang Xi looked at all of this and felt it was wonderful.

Suddenly, a bony hand appeared in front of her.

She slowly raised her head, and a fox-clan youth with thin cheeks but exceptionally handsome extended an invitation to her.

"I wonder if I have the honor of inviting the female envoy to perform a dance."

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment.

But before she could speak, Yi Yuexi stood up and bent down to extend her hand to her.

He blinked his fox-like eyes twice quickly, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

"My lady, now that we have come to the fox clan's tribe, as the fox beast husband, I wonder if I have the honor of inviting you to dance."

The presence of these two beautiful fox-like beastmen has already attracted the attention of many.

Jiang Xi would never dance with the orcs of this tribe, lest she incur romantic entanglements.

Therefore, she could only place her hand in Yi Yuexi's palm and then look apologetically at the fox youth.

"Feel sorry."

A hint of disappointment flashed in the fox-clan youth's eyes, but he still smiled and said...

“The female servant need not apologize to me; it is I who failed to win the favor of the female master.”

Jiang Xi was even more embarrassed.

Pulled by Yi Yuexi, she quickly stood up and walked with him into the small square with the bonfire in front of them.

The fox youth returned to his family.

His family members, except for the female mother, all transformed into fox-like beasts, sitting on grass mats, their bright eyes gazing at him expectantly.

The female looked towards the campfire and saw the female servant dancing with her beautiful nine-tailed white fox beast husband. She looked away and glared at the fox youth.

"I told you not to go, not to go, not to go! Your bloodline is inferior to theirs, and your face is so thin it's unrecognizable, what's there to see! Now look what's happened, you failed to win the female's favor, and now you have to turn into human form and waste food! Hurry up and turn back! There's not that much food at home for you to waste!"

"We should have married you off to the daughter of the chief of the brown bear tribe back then; at least we could have gotten honey for a winter."