A miraculous scene unfolded: after Li Qing practically roared out those words, the strange bird stopped chirping.
"Phew...you can understand what I'm saying?"
Li Qing asked.
The strange bird, of course, did not answer; it simply maintained its original posture, remaining vigilant as ever.
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Li Qing had no choice but to tell Li to stay where he was and keep an eye on Atuna and Lieyan, telling them not to wander off. He then slowly walked towards the strange bird.
The strange bird's gaze changed as Li Qing gradually approached. It was still very uneasy about Li Qing, but since Li Qing's words, it had stopped making warning calls.
As they drew closer, Li Qing didn't seek to "talk" to the strange bird. Instead, he gently picked up the large black bird that had fallen to the ground, stroked it tenderly, and asked, "What exactly happened?"
"..."
"I understand."
Li Qing sighed and said to the strange bird, "You can understand me, right? Alright, now let me see your wounds."
"Stop spacing out, let me take a look."
"..."
well.
Li Qing sighed inwardly. He roughly understood what had happened. The strange bird had been poisoned in a part of its wing, and the toxin was extremely potent. Even the strange bird couldn't fight it and had lost its ability to move. Fortunately, there was an antidote—go to a certain place, find the insect nest, locate the queen insect inside, and obtain her blood. Bring it back and apply it to the strange bird's wounds; this would heal the bird's injuries.
The problem is that the strange bird refuses to tell Big Black where that place is, or what the Queen Insect—the mother of the little insects that poisoned the strange bird—is.
It wouldn't even say who specifically harmed it.
The reason is simple: the strange bird is afraid of Li Qing and his group. Are they being so kind because they want to harm it again?
That's what it meant when it pushed Big Black away.
Big Black wants to say that its owner is a good person and genuinely wants to help you.
However... the strange bird didn't believe it.
This incident further solidified Li Qing's initial hypothesis: there are other people in this place!
Even though the strange bird didn't tell Big Black, Li Qing guessed that it must have been those people who coveted the strange bird's life and wanted to use its body to achieve some purpose. That's why they came up with a vicious plan to take advantage of the strange bird's kindness and gradually lure it into their trap. As a result, it's perfectly normal for the strange bird to suffer a great loss and no longer trust humans.
As the saying goes.
Once bitten by a snake, twice shy.
They all follow the same principle.
Just as he was wondering what to do, Dahei suddenly licked Li Qing's face, as if he wanted to "talk" about this with the strange bird.
"No need, I'll try."
Li Qing comforted Da Heidao.
"Anyway, it doesn't trust you, so there's no point in talking to it any longer."
Li Qing stared at the strange bird, deliberately emphasizing the word "trust".
"Hey, you can understand what I'm saying, right?"
Li Qing lowered his head, patted Da Hei, and told it to return to Li's side first, then asked.
Then he raised his head and looked at the strange bird.
The strange bird fixed its gaze on Li Qing.
Li Qing coughed lightly and said, "I think I know what happened. You were tricked by a group of people... right?"
The strange bird still didn't respond, but Li Qing didn't care. He assumed that if it didn't "express" anything, then what he said must be correct.
“It may not make much sense to tell you this now, but I still have to say it: there are good people and bad people in this world, and I… I’m not saying that I’m a good person or a bad person,” Li Qing said, “I just want to leave this place as soon as possible, and take them away from this place.”
Li Qing turned to look at Lie Yan and A Tu Na, who were huddled behind him, clearly also listening to Li Qing's words.
“Some of them are from our tribe, and some are from other tribes, but in short, we have the same goal.”
Li Qing cursed.
"Putting aside the environment, we're hundreds of meters above the ground. My tribe, my brothers, they're all waiting for us. We can't waste time here," Li Qing said. "When you could still fly, you must have traveled back and forth between here and the mainland often. You should know that the mainland used to be just like here, full of birdsong and fragrant flowers—truly birdsong and fragrant flowers. There were many of your kind, and also many wild beasts of completely different kinds. Some were naturally docile, and some were naturally ferocious. It was definitely a beautiful new world compared to this place... But now the mainland has suffered an unprecedented disaster. It's no longer beautiful; it's already a scene of devastation."
...
“Hey, Atuna,” Flame asked abruptly.
"ah!"
Atuna shuddered.
Lieyan playfully slapped Atuna on the head: "At a time like this, there's no need for that. Just talk to me normally!"
"Yes, I'm sorry."
"Do you think Father and the others will be in trouble?"
Atuna wanted to say that they were definitely alright, but when she remembered what Lieyan had just told her, she could only say, "I... I'm not quite sure either. I was carrying you on my back, trying to escape, and that's when I saw the wheat."
"Then I should thank you. I was in a coma for a long time, and you risked your life to save me, which I didn't expect. I thought someone of your level, who isn't even a warrior, would definitely run away."
Atuna scratched his head. He was about to say something when he suddenly remembered what Li Qing had told him. At this stage, he had to "keep it a secret" from Li. He could only swallow hard and chuckle, "It's nothing."
This small movement was noticed by Lieyan. She glared at Li Qing, who was "talking" to the strange bird in the distance, and then remembered her actions when she climbed the ancient tree. She was both ashamed and angry. She subconsciously touched her butt, as if the warmth of that damned guy's palm was still there.
Li suddenly asked, "What happened? Shouldn't your chief be a level four warrior? Is he in danger too? Can you tell me now what happened up there? Anyway, Mai Zi isn't here right now..."
Blazing Flame snorted and said, "Don't worry! Your tribe's situation is much better than ours, so there's nothing to worry about!"
It was supposed to be just a perfunctory reply, but upon hearing it, Li's eyes welled up with tears, and her voice trembled as she said, "That's good, that's good, thank you. I'm relieved to hear you say that."
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