Chapter 42 Orc Forest
"Father!" Wavelin whispered, and hurried forward to help the man lying on the ground up.
The middle-aged man looked haggard and held the paper tightly in his hand.
After seeing Wavelin, his originally dim eyes suddenly lit up and he grabbed Wavelin's collar tightly.
"Hurry up! Go find your mother! She was taken away by the people in the Orc Forest! Go find her! Go!"
Wavelin pulled his hand away and asked anxiously, "Father! Father! Calm down! What happened to mother? When did she disappear? Why did you say she was taken away by orcs? Did you see anything?"
"Go and save her quickly! She was captured by the orcs!" the middle-aged man said incoherently.
His expression was flustered and his words were repetitive, and he looked extremely panic-stricken and uncalm.
"Calm down! Father! How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?!"
Wavelin wanted to take a look at the paper he was holding tightly in his hand, but his father would not let go.
"Get out of the way." Lu Yi patted Wavelin on the shoulder, motioning him to give him some space.
Wavelin's trust in Lu Yi made him subconsciously take a half step back without thinking too much, making room for Lu Yi.
Lu Yi stepped forward and grabbed Wavelin's father's hand.
Wavelin's father wanted to resist, but Lu Yi's hand was so strong that he couldn't break free from it.
His hands were pinched purple by Lu Yi, but despite this he still held the paper tightly.
"I'm sorry." Lu Yi said in a low voice.
He increased the strength in his hands again, ignoring the pinch marks on the back of Waverin's father's hand, and forcibly pried his ten fingers apart.
"No, don't!" Waverin's father yelled.
Wavelin's father wanted to take the note back, but Lu Yi blocked him with one hand and handed the note directly to Wavelin with the other hand.
"Sorry!" Lu Yi said again.
The next second, Lu Yi quickly picked up the kettle on the table and poured all the cold water in it onto Wavelin's father's cheek.
Wavelin's father couldn't dodge in time and was splashed with cold water. Water got into his eyes and nose and he started coughing loudly.
"It's okay." Lu Yi patted Wavelin's father's back and turned to look at Wavelin, "Hurry up and see what's written on the paper."
"Okay!" Wavelin immediately unfolded the paper that was crumpled by his father.
Seeing his strange expression, Lu Yi couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Was this written by your mother? Or by the orcs who kidnapped her?"
"Avi wrote it herself."
The voice came from beside Lu Yi. Lu Yi turned around and found that Wavelin's father's expression had calmed down.
It seems that he was right to pour the pot of cold water just now.
"What did your mother write?" Lu Yi asked.
Wavelin said: "She said that she had to return home urgently, so don't worry."
Lu Yi blinked and said, "It doesn't sound like she's missing, but more like she's going back to her mother's home."
Wavelin nodded as well, looked at his father in confusion and asked, "Dad, why did you say that Mom was captured by the orcs? Didn't she leave on her own? When she's done with her business, she'll come back, right?"
Wavelin's father shook his head and said, "No, she definitely didn't leave voluntarily. The orcs must have forced her to go back! Your mother had a hidden reason for leaving the orc forest. When she gave birth to you, she told me that she only had one home now, and that was our home!"
"But the note says she's returning home! She's hinting to us that she was forced to leave! Avi must have encountered something she couldn't resist!"
"That's true, but since she has left the Orc Forest for so many years, why would the orcs suddenly come looking for her?" Lu Yi said after pondering for a moment.
Father Wavelin was silent for a moment, then said with difficulty: “…I know why.”
"She has the inheritance token of the orc elder order. The orcs... the orcs must have lost a lot of important elders recently!"
Because many elders died suddenly, the number of successors was far from enough, so Waverin's mother, who had already left the Orc Forest but had the elder succession token, was forcibly taken away!
"Waverling...you have to bring your mother back."
"You have to bring her back, she said she doesn't like the Orc Forest - you have to take her home!"
…
"Waverlin, are you okay?" Lu Yi looked at him worriedly.
Wavelin shook his extraordinarily heavy head and said, "It's okay. I feel fine, actually."
Lu Yi opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.
How can it be okay?
In order to enter the Orc Forest, Wavelin drank a potion that catalyzed the orc genes in his body, forcibly activating the orc characteristics in his body.
The pain of doing so is no less than crushing the bones and flesh and rebuilding a new body.
Lu Yi recalled how Wavelin was rolling on the ground in pain, even banging his head on the ground frantically, and yelling things like "Let him die". He still felt a lingering fear in his heart.
Lu Yi felt that this might be even more intense than the pain he had experienced when he was baptized.
Lu Yi shook the fox ears on his head and sighed, "Why can't you use a temporary potion like me? As long as we act fast enough, it's worth it even if we take some risks."
You have to know that the magic potion that changes genes can cause permanent damage to the body!
From now on, Wavelin can no longer live in human society as a normal person, but as a "half-blood", a "half-blood" that leans towards the beastman.
Even though many people now carry more orc genes, the xenophobic human race still discriminates against those beastly hybrids with obvious beast characteristics.
What's more, Wavelin entered Saint Dover, a place where nobles and those blessed by God run rampant.
Mixed blood means chaos. To this day, there are still many bishops in the Holy See who firmly believe in the importance of blood purity and regard mixed blood with beastmen as an innate original sin.
"But the temporary potion can only bring about random beast characteristics, there is no way to specify. They know of my existence and that I am a canine. If I hadn't revealed the characteristics of a canine, they would never believe that I belong to the beast tribe and let us enter the orc forest."
Lu Yi looked at Wavelin's unwavering expression and couldn't help but sigh again.
Being discriminated against is one thing, but the medicine also brings side effects once a month.
On the full moon day of every month, Waverin will once again endure the pain of having his body recast. This pain will be like a thorn in his flesh, clinging tightly to his life until Waverin dies.
"Oh, oh! Can't you let me think of another way? Maybe there is a better way?"
"I can't wait, and my mother can't wait!" Wavelin said, "The longer we delay, the more dangerous it will be. What if, what if they find out in the end..."
As Wavelin spoke, he fell silent again. "Forget it, I'd better not say anything."
He cannot presume a bad outcome.
Language has invisible power.
Although it was a bit self-sentimental, Wavelin was really afraid that his thoughts and words would alarm the god in charge of death.
He couldn't accept his mother's departure, at least not when he was still young.
In this powerless silence, the two rushed to the Orc Forest.
There were no guards on the outskirts of the Orc Forest, so the two went straight into the depths of the forest.
That's where the orcs really gather.
As soon as we entered the orc gathering area, more orcs started walking around.
It is said to be an orc gathering area, but it is more like a complete orc city-state, with low walls surrounding the gathering area.
Lu Yi and Wavelin walked towards the only entrance to the low city wall.
——This is the only entrance to the Orc Forest. An invisible barrier always covers the Orc Forest. If you want to enter, you can only pass through that gate openly.
Lu Yi and Wavelin mixed in with the group of orcs, walking forward as naturally and casually as possible.
"Wait a moment!"
But the orc guards guarding the city gate still stopped the two men.
The guard orc narrowed his pupils slightly and asked suspiciously, "You are not orcs who live in the Orc Forest? You look unfamiliar to me... Are you residents of other small settlements? Do you have a token to enter the Orc Forest?"
"You can't enter the Orc Forest without a token!"
The two guarding orcs crossed their spears and blocked the two men's way into the city-state.
Lu Yi and Wavelin looked at each other.
Wavelin shook his tail behind him and said, "I am a mixed-blood living among the human race. I don't have any token..."
"Human hybrid?" The guard shook the big tail behind him.
"How could a human half-blood come back so well?!" He looked doubtful, "Are you a spy sent by the human race? Are the human race's methods so obvious now?"
Although they have always lived in the Orc Forest, they have probably heard of cases where humans discriminate against half-breeds with obvious orc characteristics.
If the two half-orcs in front of them really lived in the human territory all year round, it would be impossible for them to have such a good mental outlook!
It's obvious that he has never been bullied by those despicable human race discriminations!
Moreover, this fox hybrid has shiny fur, which means it must have been carefully pampered for a long time!
Thinking of the fox tribe's special ability of charm, the orc guards looked at Lu Yi differently.
"No, we are not spies!" Wavelin immediately defended, "Actually, I came here to find my mother. She left my father behind and returned to the Orc Forest, but she forgot to take me with her! I just want to come back with him! Wherever she is, that's my home!"
Wavelin's words were so sincere and touching that even the guard began to be moved.
Just as Wavelin was starting to feel hopeful, the guard pointed at Lu Yi and said, "What about him? You wouldn't say he's your brother, would you? You two are not from the same family."
"he……"
"I am his lover." Lu Yi said calmly.
He naturally held Wavelin's hand and said proudly, "Isn't it allowed for foxes to fall in love with dogs?"
Wavelin's face flushed instantly.
Lu Yi even went so far as to give him a compliment: "Look how much he loves me. We are already an old married couple, but he still blushes when we hold hands."
Lu Yi had a helpless yet happy expression on his face.
The orc guards were really upset with Wavelin now.
How could this half-blood have such a charming fox lover? Does he deserve it?
Wavelin also reacted. Even though his face was red, he still pretended to be calm and said, "I have been chasing him for a long time. It is not easy to ask him to give up that nobleman and go back to the Orc Forest with me..."
Lu Yi nodded when he heard this, and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, thinking that this Wavelin actually gave him a character background.
Well, he is now a brave fox who was once kept in captivity by a nobleman but escaped for love one day!
"Oh~ I thought so!" The orc guard looked suddenly enlightened.
He knew that the fox in front of him must have been raised by a nobleman before! Sure enough!
"Brother, can you let us in?" Wavelin said sincerely, "I just want to reunite with my mother and my lover..."
The orc guard smiled and said, "Of course..."
"cannot!"
"Someone, come here! Capture these two half-bloods whose origins are unknown! And let the high priest investigate whether they are spies sent by the human race!"
As soon as the orc guard shouted, several orc guards who were patrolling not far away quickly approached and subdued the two men in a few moves.
Lu Yi winked at Wavelin, signaling him not to be impulsive.
Their purpose was just to sneak in. Even though it was not quite the same as expected, as long as the goal was achieved, the next step would be easy!
The orc guard who had been talking to them took two steps forward and patted Wavelin on the face.
"Do you know where your flaw is?"
"I don't understand what you're saying." Wavelin frowned.
"Tsk, you're still pretending!" The orc guard snorted, "You smell too little like dog."
"In this respect, you are not as good as the Mr. Fox next to you. The smell of his body is so strong that even I can hardly bear it."
"Of course, it's possible that he is indeed a fox hybrid, but that's not necessarily true for you. After all, I heard that humans have also invented a lot of potions that can disguise themselves as animals. Am I right?"
The orc guard thought he had guessed the truth and looked at the two of them with great pride.
Lu Yi's face turned pale, and he glared at him and said, "What are you talking about! Let me go and fight me one-on-one if you dare!"
What Mr. Fox? If he doesn’t beat the hell out of this blind orc, he will just write his name, Louis Rant Klein Hobbs, backwards!
"Hmph!" The orc guard thought that Lu Yi was angry and embarrassed because Wavelin's identity was exposed, and he became more and more convinced of his own guess.
"Take him away, take him away quickly!" the orc guard shouted.
This fox hybrid did have some abilities, and even a determined orc like him couldn't help but feel a liking for him after talking to him for a few words.
So the two of them were escorted by a team of guards into the city of the Orc Forest.
The orc holding Lu Yi only held his wrist loosely, because he needed to hold it with his backhand. The orc also asked Lant in a low voice: "Does it hurt? If it hurts, I'll be gentler."
Feeling the light force on his back, Lu Yi felt a little dazed.
He turned his head and looked at the orc who was holding him down and asked, "Why? Aren't you afraid that I'm a human spy?"
The orc shook his head and continued in a low voice: "You are from the Fox Tribe. Foxes are born to be guardians of the Orc Tribe. You are definitely not a human spy. If you have been threatened by humans before, don't be afraid. You have returned to the Orc Forest. We will protect you..."
Lu Yi had a question mark on his face, "Is it just because I am a fox?"
"Not really." The orc smiled shyly, "You look like an animal favored by the Beast God. You must not be a bad person."
This reason is even more outrageous! Lu Yi complained crazily in his heart.
"No, then do I deserve it?" Wavelin, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, couldn't help but ask.
The orc brother who was talking to Lant turned around and saw him. The smile on his face disappeared instantly. He looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Yes! You deserve the crime. It is unforgivable and unforgivable!"
"You are a dog known for your loyalty, but you betrayed the beasts and were driven by humans. You tried to explore the orc forest and kidnapped innocent foxes to cover for you! You are so evil! You have lost all conscience! Just wait until the high priest comes to judge you and burn you as a sacrifice to the beast god!"
The young orc was filled with righteous indignation, and the orc who was holding down Wavelin beside him also had a look of agreement on his face.
He even pressed down on Wavelin's hand and echoed, "That's right! What a shameless bastard! Ugh!"
"Just wait for the high priest to roast you like a dog and sacrifice you to the Beast God!"
Now even Wavelin couldn't help but have a face full of question marks.
Do you want to hear what the hell you're talking about?
Are all orcs such brainless guys? No wonder there was a sudden change, no wonder several elders died overnight -
Lu Yi was amused by the indignation of the two orc brothers, and even the depression he felt from being scolded at the city gate just now was dissipated a lot.
He looked at Wavelin with a gloating look, feeling guilty for being so unfair, but the more he thought about it, the funnier it became.
Wavelin is definitely the most pitiful big dog in the canine family.
Maybe it was because Lu Yi's joy was too obvious, and the orc guys believed more and more that he was a poor fox who was deceived by Wavelin.
This time, he didn't even make the move of pressing him down, and just let Lu Yi follow them.
"Fox, don't worry, the high priest will prove your innocence! I believe you will be released soon, and then I will take you to the food market in the east! I know a lot of snacks that the fox tribe likes!"
"I'll go too! And the house next to my house is vacant, and the rent is super cheap. I'll introduce it to you when the time comes, okay? That house is spacious and bright, I'm sure you'll like it! If we become neighbors, I'll definitely give you the freshest and most beautiful flowers every day..."
"Hey, what are you talking about? Did Kitsune say she wants to be your neighbor? Could you please stop being so conceited?"
Several people imagined what life would be like after Lu Yi was released, and even started arguing.
Lu Yi enjoyed watching the fun and didn't mind making trouble. He kept saying "Really?" and "That's great!", adding fuel to the fire.
The argument ended up with several people almost getting into a fight.
No, if they hadn't been considering the task of escorting Wavelin, they would have already started fighting over who could become Lu Yi's neighbor!
"Hey, I really am! Don't think I'm afraid of you! If the captain hadn't assigned me a mission to escort this spy, I would have to compete with you right now!"
"Come on! Let's fight. Do you think I'm afraid of you? I've been tolerating you for a long time in the previous election for the deputy captain. If you hadn't taken advantage of someone else's misfortune, would you have gotten the position of deputy captain?"
The smell of gunpowder in the air was getting thicker and thicker.
The quarrel between the few people even made the surrounding orcs look sideways.
"In front." A clear voice suddenly sounded, "Stop."
Lu Yi turned around and looked towards the source of the voice.
A high-level orc without any orc features appeared in front of him.
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I'm a little too impatient to write some of this, so I'm a few minutes late.
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