Free Wild 10
The long rainy season is about to end.
The drizzling rain began to condense into frost, the thunder and lightning disappeared, the rainy season ended and the cold season was coming.
Families that had used up the food and firewood accumulated before the rainy season and during the big hunt would go out early in the morning, braving the cold and rain, to collect firewood and hunt to make a living.
The towering ancient trees still stand tall in their original places.
The stone house below looked a bit dilapidated because it had no shelter.
Hong Yang held his partner's hand and whispered to the ancient tree, "Grandfather, I've brought Wu Ling to see you!"
Wu Ling: "Can't you be a little quieter?"
Hong Yang shook his head. "My mother told me that my uncle had a serious illness this rainy season. He's been on and off for a while now, but he hasn't recovered yet. He's been taking medicine all the time, and he's only starting to feel better now that the rainy season is almost over. If we yell at him, our ancestors will slap us both."
Wu Ling silently covered his mouth.
Guhuo Bird has searched almost all the witch doctors this rainy season.
There is no wall that is completely airtight.
The news that Ning Ren was born blind, weak and unable to achieve nirvana had long spread throughout the tribe.
Some people sighed and some people lamented.
It's really like the stone ancestor hatched a porcelain doll.
Inside the ancient tree.
The young bird was lying in a small wooden bowl. When it heard the noise outside, it raised its head and tiptoed out of the bowl. Just as it took a step, it heard:
"Yuan."
The young bird's body stiffened slightly, then it drooped its head, its wings pointing outward.
"Ji, go out, Ji, Mom, one look."
Guhuo Bird looked at Yao, who was still living in the tree house, and said without turning his head, "No, you just got better. It's so cold outside. Wait until next spring before going out."
The young bird was still just learning to speak, and didn't understand that the 'spring' his mother was talking about would take nearly three months to arrive. He looked eagerly at his mother, then at the outside world, looking pitiful.
After he fell ill, he never felt a breeze again, nor saw the beautiful scenery outside. In order to prevent him from catching a cold and causing his illness to recur, Ye Lu even blocked the small hole that was originally reserved for him to be used as a window.
It's not like he was really blind. After he recovered from his illness, he saw the same scenery every day when he opened his eyes.
Seeing that his mother ignored him, Ning Ren suddenly covered his mouth, "Ahem, Mom, look, ji, ahem..."
Every time his condition worsened, he would cough. Guhuo Bird's heart skipped a beat and it quickly turned around.
After the sick little cub went through an entire rainy season, the fur on its body became thick and fluffy, and the tips of the fur at the edges and corners were light purple.
Although its eyes are lifeless, they are as black as obsidian. At first glance, it looks like a soft cloud ball with its fur bursting out. Its appearance and cuteness are getting better and better day by day.
It is so much more handsome than the ugly bald guy at the beginning.
Although he was still young in mind, his interactions with the Guhuo Bird during his illness allowed him to quickly learn the trick of pretending to be sick and getting benefits.
This trick is very useful when he thinks the medicine is too bitter and doesn't want to drink it. Although he will eventually drink it, it can delay the process for a long time and he can also get sweet nectar as a reward.
Sure enough, his mother came over immediately and stroked his back, stroking his fur. "Are you feeling any discomfort? The medicine will have to wait for a while."
The purple and white baby bird covered its face, pretended to cough, and secretly looked at its mother through the gaps in its wings.
When his fake coughing made his throat really uncomfortable, he finally remembered to stop. He tugged at the feathers of the Guhuo bird and pointed outside, "Look, outside, chirp."
The extremely expectant posture instantly reveals the young bird's little thoughts.
Guhuo Bird: “…”
She was so anxious that she was sweating all over.
When did this little bastard who came to collect debts learn to pretend?
Guhuo Bird has been very anxious recently and now dares not let this fragile baby go out to the cold wind. She thinks the reason why the cub got seriously ill is because she took the cub out for a long walk during the big hunt, and the river water splashed on her face and body, which caused the cub to get sick.
So he immediately frowned and ruthlessly rejected his son's request.
"When spring comes, Yuan can go wherever he wants. It's freezing outside now, so he can't go out. I'm going to go see Xiaohong, and you stay here."
Ning Ren stared blankly at his mother as she left. Only later did he react and kicked the ground, walking back and forth angrily.
"fierce!"
"Mom, that's fierce, Yuan, ji!"
Next to his wooden bowl bed was a little blue fish happily blowing bubbles in a stone bowl. Ning Ren was angry and couldn't bear to see other fish happy, so he stretched his wings into the water and pinched the little blue fish's mouth.
"No bubbles!"
Little Blue Fish: “?”
How can he not spit bubbles when he is a fish?
Young bird: "Hmph."
Little Blue Fish: “???”
Young bird: "No, food!"
Little Blue Fish: “???”
The little blue fish was stunned by the benefactor who rescued him. He cried out in his heart, his eyes bulged, and tears of sadness suddenly fell into the water.
Ning Ren let go of the little blue fish and pecked at the small window sealed by the Guhuo bird.
Under the ancient tree.
Xiaohong took her partner to greet the Gourd Bird and handed over a prey that the couple had hunted together for the first time.
"My uncle is still young, so we didn't bring any hard-to-eat food. This suckling rabbit is the most tender and fresh, perfect for him."
The Guhuo bird took the baby rabbit.
Naturally, she had no reason to refuse the kindness of the younger generations. She said a few words of blessing, but thinking about the little ones in the tree house, the bird was absent-minded.
Hong Yang grinned foolishly and scratched his head. "When my cub is born in a few months, I'll have it follow Uncle around as a thug..."
Something fell lightly from the ancient tree.
The Guhuo Bird looked closely and saw that they were two plugs.
After the plug fell off, a small hole was revealed, and at this moment half of a furry little head was sticking out of the hole.
His head is bigger than the small hole and it's obviously impossible to squeeze out, but he still tries to force his head out.
Guhuo Bird suddenly raised its head, "Chang Yuan!!!"
From the perspective of Hongyang and Wuling, the half of the head that was sticking out clearly froze after hearing the sound, and then hurriedly tried to retract its head.
But after trying several times, he failed. Seeing that it was stuck, he screamed in panic.
The newlyweds: "..."
The Guhuo bird held its forehead deeply and flew up to rescue the stupid kid.
Hong Yang sighed, "I hope our two children can be smarter like me."
Wu Ling: "? Are you serious?"
Hong Yang: "Of course! I've already thought about it. Our kid will be called... Xiao Ming! He will definitely be as smart as his father!"
Wu Ling: “…”
Half of the cub's head on the ancient tree was carefully pulled back, but the next second, a mournful cry was heard: "Wa ...
There was a chaotic commotion inside the ancient tree, and Hongyang was amused by it.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the nickname Xiao Ming was a great choice, and it complemented his nickname Xiao Hong perfectly.
"Wuling, I feel ow——!"
Wu Ling couldn't stand it any longer and pulled his ear, yelling, "What do you mean by 'Ming'?! Get it right for me!!!"
"Ah ...
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Three years later.
Ning Ren stepped on a red bird and urged it urgently: "Xiao Ming, fly quickly——"
Wu Ming said in a childish voice, "Don't worry, Yuan, just do your best."
Wu Ming is the child of Hong Yang and Wu Ling. He is now over two years old, which is equivalent to 11 or 12 years old for pure humans before the polar night. This is considered late.
But Ning Ren grew even slower. After three years, his body had only grown twice as large. Except for the roots, the fur on his body had turned purple. The feathers on his tail were longer, and the edges had a faint emerald color.
He was carrying a small bag made of leaves and stepping on his great-grandson who was half a year younger than him.
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to their destination, Ning Ren grabbed his great-grandson's feathers and threatened him, saying, "Don't tell my mother. If she spanks me, I, your great-grandfather, will spank you."
As he spoke, he took out a sweet fruit from his pocket and stuffed it into Wu Ming's mouth as a bribe.
Wu Ming swallowed the fruit and said vaguely, "I know, I know."
"Yuan, we're here, hold on tight!"
Wu Ming was startled and dived at high speed, landing quickly behind an inconspicuous wooden stake.
He transformed into a boy of eleven or twelve years old, and Ning Ren squatted on his shoulder.
The two men hid stealthily behind the wooden stake and looked forward.
There were sparse trees around, but there was a vast open space in front, which was now filled with young children from various tribes, standing in front of the ring.
The elder was standing on the ring.
The children's parents sat on the low logs surrounding the arena, waiting quietly and expectantly for the elders to speak.
"You were all born on the day Purple Star arrived. Three years have passed, and your minds are already transitioning from the cub stage to the adult stage. Today marks the triennial competition we agreed upon. We must stop at a certain point and prioritize learning from each other. Don't damage the harmony between the tribes!"
"Then please step forward and compete with your opponents, as determined by the draw!"
After the elder finished speaking, the referee came on stage.
The first group of players came from two different tribes. Although they had just said that the game would stop there, the people from the two tribes watching the game still couldn't help but get nervous, expecting the children from their tribe to win.
After all, the higher the ranking and the better the talent, the more likely one is to become the Purple Star who commands the tribes along the river.
Ning Ren and Wu Ming, who came secretly, watched with great interest.
Ning Ren sat on Wu Ming's shoulder, feeding him a nut from his pocket from time to time.
Wu Mingdeng had long been accustomed to the fact that although he was diagnosed as blind, his behavior was no different from that of a normal person.
"A Yuan, please change into a human form. You look good in human form."
Ning Ren paused while eating, and the [Mind's Eye] function of reading people's hearts was activated.
“Is it really beautiful?”
Wu Ming: "Of course!"
[Of course, it’s because the tail feathers that can’t fully transform are so cute!]
Ning Ren: “…”
He was annoyed: "You just want to pull my tail, damn great-grandson!"
Wu Ming said awkwardly, "No, no, no."
For some reason, his father said that great-grandfather Yuan was growing very slowly. Apart from speaking more fluently, there had not been much physical change in the past three years. His mental development was even more slow, and he had always been like a cub.
I've been learning how to transform for two and a half years but haven't fully mastered it. I even stumble when flying. I either forget to flap my wings, or my limbs are uncoordinated, or I forget to look at the road and crash into a tree... In short, it's extremely difficult to learn.
However, Yuan worked very hard, and he always found an opportunity to catch Yuan by the tail.
Ning Ren: "...You! You think I'm stupid!"
Wu Ming: “No, no!”
"That's right!" Ning Ren pecked him hard and angrily turned off the [Mind's Eye] function that could see into people's hearts. He was absolutely right, this function was meant to irritate him, it couldn't be turned on all the time.
The hair all over his body stood up, making him look like a fluffy taro ball. Wu Ming felt itchy and wanted to rub it.
Ning Ren jumped on top of his head and flapped his wings: "Come closer and watch the fight!"
"Okay, okay... Yuan, please let go of my hair. It hurts. I was wrong. I was really wrong..."
Although his great-grandfather was weak and slow to learn, he could hit people with incredible pain. He could not match his great-grandfather's mental strength, which was strange.
Wu Ming tiptoed towards the ring and came to where the contestants were waiting.
Ning Ren held his breath. Most of the people in this area were birds, so they had to be careful, otherwise they would be discovered if they were not careful. Once discovered, they would definitely not be able to hide it from their mother.
Just as he was about to get closer, he heard his own name.
Not far away, two Purple Star candidates from the Spirit Swallow Clan were talking:
"Brother, did you see that? The one on the stage lost very quickly. Hey, losing to the tribe next door is so embarrassing."
"Brother, you have confidence, but I don't. I'm not as talented as you. Why don't you just wait a moment and fight me? I'll just admit defeat to avoid embarrassment..."
"Losing on stage is embarrassing, but wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if you didn't fight soon? Does our bird tribe's ancestors know this? She has a son who can't even fly to this day. He's so stupid. Who in the bird tribe doesn't know this?"
"Besides, he's a Guhuo Bird. Isn't your talent much better than his?"
Someone nearby chimed in, "I heard that our ancestor's child was born on the same day as us, so why didn't he come?"
Brother Lingyan laughed heartily: "To be disrespectful, he is the same age as us and can't even fly. Wouldn't his presence only make us ancestors laugh?"
Wu Ming, who was hiding in a corner not far away, was so angry that his fists clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound.
He stood up suddenly and said, "Yuan, you are sad. I will..."
His head suddenly felt lighter, and he saw a purple-white ball suddenly rush out. In mid-air, its figure flashed and turned into a child at arm's height, with three short feathers dragging from its tail.
The child's hair was completely silver-white with some light purple bleached on the edges. At this moment, the hair was all messy and stood up. She was wearing a black animal skin skirt of a strange style that exposed her arms.
His silver mental power flashed, and he instantly appeared in front of Brother Lingyan, immediately attracting the attention of all the contestants in the waiting area.
Under everyone's stunned gaze.
Ning Ren's eyes were wide open with anger, and his fists were clenched tightly, like a sea urchin about to explode.
He was only as tall as Brother Lingyan's head. He raised his fist high and hit Brother Lingyan's chin directly. Brother Lingyan was knocked three meters away in a daze.
Ning Ren, furious, flew over and grabbed Brother Ling Yan's animal tooth necklace.
His tone was particularly fierce: "You! You are the idiot!"
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