The mother black bird affectionately nuzzled Qi Xu's head before climbing onto her back. Without further delay, Qi Xu flapped her wings and flew upwards with all her might.

At first, it was a bit strenuous. The airflow churned under the wings, and each flap required several times more energy than flying alone. A sore and painful sensation came from my shoulder blades.

The wound was even slowly reopening, and the pain was extremely intense, but Qi Xu dared not slow down. He kept his eyes fixed on the cliff platform above, adjusting the angle of his wings to avoid the turbulence.

"We're almost there."

Qi Xu reminded him, panting, as if encouraging himself, his voice slightly hoarse.

The mother blackbird clung tightly to Qi Xu's back, making no unnecessary movements, simply tightening her claws to lighten her load. When the vegetation on the cliff edge finally came into view, Qi Xu flapped her wings with all her might and landed steadily on the platform...

But the next second, the wound that had just begun to heal burst open again and started dripping blood. Qi Xu didn't want the mother blackbird to see it, so she gave Xiao Liu a wink. Xiao Liu immediately jumped around to divert the mother blackbird's attention.

The mother blackbird turned her head away to cooperate, but... how could she not feel sorry for her? How could she not see it? After all, it was her own baby she had raised. As a mother, she knew better than the baby herself where the baby was uncomfortable.

Qi Xu paused for a moment, applied some hemostatic herbs to the wound, and then hurriedly flew down to find the big black bird father.

"Son, Daddy doesn't want to go up anymore. I might... not be able to survive."

Before the big black bird father could finish speaking, Qi Xu wanted to interrupt, but the big black bird father gently hugged her with his still relatively intact half wing.

"I'm not afraid of death, I'm only afraid that you and your mother won't be doing well. I can't fly anymore, I can't find food, I can't fight for territory, I can only be a burden to you, and even when the sleeping behemoth attacks again..."

"Don't say anymore, Dad, I can heal you. Believe me, there are many magical herbs. I will work hard to earn healing items, and you will be able to fly..."

Qi Xu was very stubborn and serious and refused to listen. The big black bird father smiled and finally nodded helplessly, "Okay, I'll listen to the clan leader."

Hong also came down. It noticed that Qi Xu's wound had reopened, and the big black bird father was even bigger than the big black bird mother. It was worried that something unexpected might happen.

"Let me do it. Although my flying skills are not as good as Xiao Qi's, I'm in better shape."

Qi Xu shook her head, "It's okay, I can do it."

Hong Ben's body size is not large, and his condition is relatively better, so Qi Xu is not at ease.

The key is to believe in yourself and never give up, no matter how difficult it is.

Qi Xu took a deep breath and carried the big black bird father on her back. His weight was much heavier than her mother's. Her newly opened wound was pulled violently, and the pain made her vision go black. Her tail feathers curled up uncontrollably.

"Hold on tight." She gritted her teeth, her voice trembling with suppressed emotion. Spreading her wings was even more difficult than before. Each flap felt like a dull knife repeatedly cutting into her shoulder blades. Warm blood trickled down her feathers, dripping onto the rocks below and spreading out in dark red spots.

The big black bird father noticed her stiffness and gently placed his remaining half wing on her neck, using very light pressure, almost afraid to apply force: "Little one, don't force yourself if you can't. Daddy knows you..."

“I can do it.” Qi Xu interrupted him, her gaze fixed on the cliff top above. The frequency of her wing flapping gradually slowed down, and the soreness had turned into a numb, excruciating pain. She felt that her wings were about to no longer belong to her, and she was only holding on with a stubborn will.