Chapter 60
Claude's frustrated expression was so funny. Facing La Bellina who could only say "No, go away", Claude was helpless and speechless.
He knew that the one before him was just an illusion left behind by La Bellina after her death, but as a considerate patriarch, Claude would respect the ideas of every member of the tribe, but he still remained hesitant about La Bellina's decision to refuse to return to the temple.
Usatos has no natural enemies and can move freely in the vast space. At the same time, it can easily die in places where other members of the tribe cannot see.
Therefore, the position of tribesman came into being, under the pretext of bringing the tribesmen who had passed away far away back to their birthplace, which is of great significance.
In fact, Claude also thought so. It was not until he was with Yu An and learned about the profession of porter that the halo of glory of his tribe was instantly shattered.
Claude's patience was running out. "I'll ask you one last time. Are you coming back?"
La Bellina: "No, get out."
Claude turned and left. The moment he turned around, he saw Yu An's face and his eyes widened slightly, surprised that he would find his way here.
The smile on Yu An's face had not faded yet. His eyes were clear and bright as he stared straight into Claude's blue eyes. The upturned corners of his lips gradually flattened, returning to a strange and distant social distance.
Even though he already had a guess about Claude's identity.
There was a long silence between the two sides. Neither Claude nor Yu An spoke first. Finally, Qiao Xueer sensed the boss's presence and hurriedly got out of his pocket, waving his little tentacles enthusiastically, "Boss, boss~"
Claude gave him a light look, and Qiao Xuer shut up tactfully. He knew that the boss was annoyed by his noise.
The commotion here attracted Wen Xun and others. Wen Xun and Lin Huaichen became much less wary. From the color of Claude's eyes, they could tell that he was a member of Yu An's clan. They also recognized that he had met them at the middle school gate not long ago.
Wen Yun could naturally tell Claude's identity at a glance, but Ruoyi, who had been kept in the dark, was completely clueless. "Mom, didn't you say no one knew about this floor? What's going on with this guy?"
Wen Yun glanced at her silly daughter and said, "They are of the same race as La Bellina and An An, so they are not considered human."
Zoe exclaimed in shock, looked Claude up and down, and whistled, "WOW~ looks so cool~"
Yeah, that's really cool.
Yu An commented secretly in his heart. It might be that the filter he had for his elders when he was a child was still there. The first time he saw Claude, he felt from the bottom of his heart that he was very reliable. He was completely different from Solander and Qiao Xuer.
But Claude never spoke to him, which made Yu An very unhappy. He pouted in dissatisfaction and stared at Claude.
His emotions were all written on his face, and for a moment his face was gloomy. Seeing this, Claude's slightly opened mouth closed again in an instant, and he even moved to make way for Yu An to see La Bellina directly.
It's not blocking your way now, so don't be angry.
Claude thought he was very considerate, but it only made Yu An even angrier. He turned his head away, a gloomy and low mood hanging over him.
Claude was bewildered. After not seeing him for so long, the kid's temper had become worse?
He remembered that Yu An used to be very well behaved and would smile sweetly at him, so why was he giving him a cold shoulder now? He hadn't done anything wrong.
Wen Yun didn't care much about the grudge between them. She pointed casually and said to Yu An, "Your mother is over there."
Yu An looked in the direction she pointed. A woman with thick long hair was leaning against a tree root with her head lowered, as if in a daze or in deep thought.
This is... his mother?
Yu An was in a complicated mood. He knew he should go see his mother now, but the lingering sense of strangeness in his heart kept stopping him.
He knew nothing about this aunt except that she was his mother.
A few minutes later, Yu An persuaded himself, walked forward slowly, and approached La Bellina cautiously, calling her nervously, "Mom...Mom..."
La Bellina, who had been unresponsive, moved. She raised her head and stared at Yu An with her dull lake-blue eyes. After a brief look, La Bellina lowered her head again and said, "No, get out."
Yu An: “……?”
Yu An froze in place, staring blankly at La Belina. His mother told him to get out?
Well, that hurts.
Wen Yun behind him chuckled and said in a scolding tone, "You can't even recognize your own son. You are as stupid as ever, La Bellina."
Wen Xun had been observing La Bellina and frowned, "Her body...why does it become translucent from time to time..."
"Because she's dead." Claude emphasized his tone and looked at Yu An, as if he was explaining it to him. "La Bellina's body nourished this tree. The figure you see now is just an illusion she left behind. It has no thinking ability."
So, she doesn't want you to get out, so she can only say this.
Yu An realized what Claude meant, and his depressed mood slowly improved. Although he was not very familiar with his mother, Yu An would still feel uncomfortable if he was rejected the first time they met.
Because loving mother seems to be a biological instinct, Yu An cannot go against it.
From Claude and Wen Yun, Yu An learned what happened that year. It turned out that after La Bellina came to this world, she met Wen Ya, and then came to the research institute to help researchers give birth to powerful aliens and people with special abilities.
He himself was born in this institute and lived on as a continuation of La Bellina's life.
Later, Wen Ya broke with the research institute and took the infant Yu An away to a remote mountain village, where she lived in hiding and waited for Yu An's clan to take him back.
"Wen Ya is buried there." Wen Yun slowly walked to La Belina, where there was a small mound of earth with a green seedling growing on it. The light spots floating in the air fell on the seedling, as if the seedling was also emitting light.
Yu An slowly squatted down in front of the small mound, his eyes fell on the small seedlings. He couldn't help but reach out his hand, but paused before touching it, curled his fingers slightly, and finally withdrew his hand.
He looked at the small mound. In his memory, his grandmother could clearly hold him up with one hand, like a steady mountain, but now, she was lying quietly in this small mound.
"Grandma..." Yu An couldn't help but call out softly, but naturally no one answered.
Yu An's eyes were red, and a layer of mist gradually filled his clear eyes. He took a deep breath and held back his tears because his grandmother didn't like him crying.
——Tears are the least valuable things, so An An, don’t cry and don’t be afraid. If you fall, just get up, grandma is here.
Yu An wiped away her tears and forcibly diverted her attention, "What kind of plant is this seedling?"
Wen Yun stared at the wobbly little seedling. "[Reversal Fruit] thrives by absorbing the power of those with special abilities and alien species. It's a rather shameless plant."
The young seedling seemed to understand Wen Yun's evaluation of him, and its leaves drooped with a wilted sound. Fu Yin, who was in charge of guarding the [Reversal Fruit] garden, noticed the changes in the plants and stroked a vine. "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly unhappy?"
The vine rubbed his cheek in frustration and rested on his shoulder.
Fu Yin: “……?”
Need to fertilize?
On the other side, Yu An calmed down and prepared to go back. Before leaving, he looked back at La Belina again.
La Bellina's long hair covered most of her face. She lowered her eyes and stared at the [Reversal Fruit] seedling that had become lively again because Wen Yun was away, and gently reached out to touch it.
[Reversal Fruit] The seedling seemed to smell some fragrance and immediately came closer, rubbing against her fingertips, and its size also changed slightly.
A smile quickly flashed in La Bellina's eyes, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, and she touched the little seedling affectionately.
Yu An watched their interaction unfold, feeling uncomfortable and secretly jealous. Why did he feel that his mother treated the young seedling better than him?
At this moment, a warm big hand rubbed his head. Yu An was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Lin Huaichen. Lin Huaichen ruffled his soft hair and asked in a normal tone, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Wen Xun suggested, "It's okay to go out for dinner."
Yu An knew that they could see his sadness, and he felt warm in his heart. His depressed and depressed mood gradually dissipated. "I want to eat the lotus root soup cooked by Auntie. I want crispy lotus root and more red dates."
Lin Huaichen nodded and sent a message to his aunt, asking her to make two servings. He smiled and said, "You have good taste. Lotus root soup must be crispy. Soft lotus root is too unpalatable."
Wen Xun, who likes to eat pink lotus root: "..."
Suddenly I don’t really want to talk to these two tasteless guys.
Lin Huaichen knew exactly how much he liked him, and he put his hand on Wen Xun's shoulder. "Don't worry, I asked Auntie to make two servings, one soft and one crispy."
Wen Xun: "...Actually, I can also eat crispy lotus root."
Lin Huaichen smiled and said, "That won't do. Everyone in our family must eat to their satisfaction, and we can't be perfunctory. Don't worry, I can definitely feed you."
The atmosphere gradually relaxed. Yu An had a faint smile on his face. Suddenly, he became aware of someone and stopped to look back. Claude was still standing in front of La Belina, but La Belina didn't want to pay any attention to him at all.
Yu An hesitated for two or three seconds, and finally turned around and ran back. He stood in front of Claude and looked him straight in the face. "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Claude was visibly confused. He looked around to make sure Yu An was talking to him. "...What? Do you know me?"
“…”
Yu An was furious. "I don't know you?! Or do you not know me?"
Claude was stunned for a few seconds, then he said subconsciously, "I know you."
Yu An: "I know you too."
Claude was silent again. After a long while, he realized something and asked Yu An tentatively, "Do you... still remember me?"
Yu An suppressed his anger and called out his name, "Claude, not Solander."
Claude looked at Yu An, who became more lively because of his anger, and his heart softened. "I'm sorry, you were still very young when I left. I thought you had forgotten me."
Because in Yu An's view, the one who has always been by his side is "Solander". Claude is a little unhappy about this, but he will not blame Yu An. It is normal for a cub to not remember things.
But now, Yu An told him that he always remembered him.
The corners of Claude's lips rose slightly, with an obvious smile in his eyes. This feeling made him feel unfamiliar, but he did not reject it. On the contrary, he liked it very much.
Yu An recalled that because of Claude's departure, he would cry every time he saw Solander. He felt very embarrassed and ashamed, and naturally did not want to tell these embarrassing things to Claude.
Suddenly, a handful of sparkling energy stones were brought to his eyes. Yu An looked up at Claude in surprise. Claude threw all the energy stones into the
Yu An lowered his head and looked at his toes, "So... what are you going to do now?"
Claude told him all about his current plans. "I came here to take La Bellina back home, but she doesn't want to, so I'll go back alone."
Yu An: “…”
Uh... he seemed to hear a hint of grievance in these words?
But looking at Claude's handsome face as cold as ice, Yu An suspected that he was overthinking it. He had heard from Qiao Xuer and Solander that Claude was the patriarch of the Usatos race.
It's impossible that he would secretly feel aggrieved just because a member of his tribe didn't go home with him?
Yu An was amused by his idea.
La Bellina seemed to be very wary of Claude. As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, La Bellina immediately said, "If you don't want to reply, get out!"
Claude pulled down the corners of his lips and looked at La Belina coldly. La Belina was unaware of his dangerous gaze and was playing with the seedlings.
From this perspective, Claude seemed to be isolated by her.
Yu An felt that Claude was a little pitiful for no reason, and took the initiative to say: "How about you come home with me?"
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