Seeing that Jiang Li was forcing her to go, Aunt Mei thought that if she stayed in the bird tribe forever, she might become a burden to Jiang Li.
After all, there is Yanhe in the bird tribe. It would be bad if she was discovered by Yanhe or other people in the tribe when she came here.
After hesitating for a long time, Aunt Mei finally nodded and agreed.
"Okay, I'll go with you then."
Jiang Li was very happy to see that Aunt Mei decided to leave with her.
Aunt Mei continued, "But we can't leave now. We're attracting too much attention. Xiao Li, let's wait until dark. When it's quiet, no one will notice us."
Jiang Li felt that what Aunt Mei said made some sense.
If I leave now, I will inevitably be seen by people in the clan.
Besides, it's already afternoon and it won't be long until evening.
"Okay, then we'll leave at night." Jiang Li nodded in agreement.
Aunt Mei returned to her room and began to pack up her things. Jiang Li sat leisurely in the recliner, chatting with Aunt Mei from time to time.
Seeing Aunt Mei busily putting some small things into a cloth bag, she tilted her head and looked at her in confusion.
"Aunt Mei, what are you pretending to be?"
Aunt Mei smiled, her eyes suddenly softened, "These are some little toys your mother made for you. I plan to take them away and prepare them for your children to play with."
Jiang Li suddenly fell silent after hearing this.
She is a time traveler, and although she has the memories of the original owner, they are not many.
Especially regarding the appearance and impression of his mother, he has no idea at all.
It seems that since the original owner could remember, he has been living with Aunt Mei.
Even in the early days, the original owner always thought that Aunt Mei was her mother, and was dissatisfied with herself calling her "Aunt Mei".
The original owner calmed down after hearing Aunt Mei explain that her mother was someone else.
Jiang Li lowered his head and pursed his dry lips. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly opened his lips to ask her.
"Aunt Mei, I want to ask you something."
Aunt Mei, who was happily cleaning up, didn't come back to look at her. "Huh? What's wrong?" Her tone was light and it seemed that she was in a good mood.
“Who is my mother?”
After asking this, Aunt Mei suddenly stopped packing her things.
The original owner had asked this question before, but Aunt Mei always answered it casually. Over time, the original owner never asked it again.
"And, what about my father? Is he dead?" she asked again.
Here, the lifespan of ordinary male orcs is so short that many of them have never seen their fathers.
Aunt Mei straightened up without saying a word, but did not turn around to look at Jiang Li.
"Xiao Li..."
"Aunt Mei, I don't want to listen to those perfunctory words anymore." Jiang Li quickly took over the conversation.
Aunt Mei froze. She suddenly realized that Jiang Li was no longer the kid who would be tricked by some snacks when she was little. She had grown up now and had her own children.
"Your mother is just an ordinary bird-beast." Aunt Mei answered softly, "Your father..." She paused here.
She seemed to hesitate, but the pause didn't last long before Aunt Mei continued, "He is indeed dead."
"Then where did my mother go? Why have I never seen her?"
Aunt Mei sighed, turned around slowly and faced Jiang Li.
She clearly saw that Aunt Mei's eyes were slightly red and filled with deep sadness.
Aunt Mei's lips moved slightly, and she struggled for a long time before she uttered these words.
"Your mother died shortly after you were born."
Jiang Li's eyes suddenly widened.
Although she was not the original owner, she really had no feelings for this so-called "mother".
But it seemed that it was the primitive emotions of this body that caused endless sadness to arise in her heart.
Waves of inexplicable discomfort and heartache kept coming up.
"Then how did she die?" Jiang Li asked softly.
Aunt Mei chuckled, with a hint of sadness at the corner of her lips.
"It was her shortsightedness and her love for the wrong person that led to her death."
Aunt Mei looked into the distance with empty eyes, but seemed to recall something. Her originally silent eyes seemed to come alive, flickering with star-like light and tinged with layers of anger.
"Who is that male?" Jiang Li asked again.
She is the type of person who likes to get to the bottom of things.
Coupled with the emotions in her body, she seemed to know who the man who killed her "mother" was. If he was alive, she would go and settle the score with him.
Aunt Mei came back to her senses and raised her hand to gently wipe away the tears from her eyes.
"Xiao Li, this is already a thing of the past. I shouldn't have told you."
"Aunt Mei, how can you say you shouldn't tell me? She is my... mother..." Jiang Li frowned and suddenly choked up when he said the word "mother".
"I have the right to know about her affairs."
Aunt Mei sighed deeply, "That's right. But your mother was also afraid that you would be blinded by hatred. Before she died, she repeatedly told me not to tell you who that person was... She just wanted you to live a stable and happy life."
Jiang Li paused and pursed his lips tightly.
"Aunt Mei, do you think I can live peacefully the way I am now?"
Aunt Mei was stumped by this question and didn't know what to do for a moment.
Yes, Jiang Li is the female designated by the Beast God. Now, she is like a delicious delicacy, being stared at by the royal families of the six major tribes. Every tribe wants to keep her in captivity and reproduce offspring for their own tribe.
Her life now is very different from what her mother expected.
Jiang Li looked up at the ceiling, raised the corners of his lips and smiled bitterly.
When she came here, she really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
Although I am alive, I am experiencing things that no one else can experience.
But it was this so-called living that made her so miserable that she didn't even know when it would end.
The orcs here all have eight hundred thoughts in their minds, and each of them is calculating, wanting to get her. When can she rest without any worries?
Jiang Li closed his eyes slightly and let out a long breath.
She is physically tired and even more mentally tired.
Aunt Mei couldn't bear to see her so tired.
He walked up slowly and held the child in his arms, whom he had always thought of as his daughter.
He patted her back gently with his hands and placed his lips against her ear, just like when he told her stories to put her to sleep when she was a child.
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