Chapter 445: The Beast World's Charmer (10)
They waited outside the forest for some time.
When they didn't see anyone at first, they weren't very worried.
They had enough confidence in their leader. After all, August, the chief of the Black Wolf Tribe, came out safely.
So.
Their patriarch must be safe too.
All we have to do is wait for news from the Lord of Living Things.
But as time passed, no news came. The people of the Grey Eagle Tribe gradually realized that something was amiss. However, at this point, they were still consoling themselves, thinking everything would be fine.
However.
There is still no news.
Gradually, they could no longer sit still and became anxious to break into the forbidden forest again to look for their leader.
only.
He was stopped by August, the chief of the Black Wolf Tribe.
August said their leader's presence hadn't dissipated yet, so they needed to wait patiently for a while. If he still hadn't emerged by then, it wouldn't be too late for them to go in and rescue him.
The most important thing.
We should believe that the living beings can bring him out.
After saying this.
The people of the Grey Eagle Tribe also fell silent. Their sense of smell was not as sharp as that of the Black Wolf Tribe. Naturally, they could not sense the presence of their leader, although they did not completely trust the people of the Black Wolf Tribe.
But August was the chief.
They would not be deceived by such lies, so even though the people of the Grey Eagle Tribe were uneasy, they decided to wait patiently.
Half a day passed without any news.
And August also noticed that Qiao Xi's breath suddenly disappeared at night. Before, he could still detect the strong "food" smell on Qiao Xi, but later the "food" smell gradually decreased until it became weak.
The opposite of that.
It was the breath of Aldridge who was slowly recovering.
August's brow furrowed slightly, a sense of foreboding welling up within him. The presence of life was faint, and he could no longer sit still. He was about to reenter the forest when the nearby Grey Eagle tribe members quickly stopped him.
"Master Living Being must be fine!"
"Yeah, yeah, it's definitely going to be fine."
A group of people persuaded and stopped him. The people of the Black Wolf Tribe simply had full confidence in the Lord of Living Things, and felt that their Lord of Living Things would not die here so easily.
August was persuaded to come down.
His heart was heavy with depression and discomfort, his mind racing. After he emerged, he learned that the other warriors had noticed Qiao Xi was an adult female, but because she was a living being, they didn't express any extra feelings.
only.
Occasionally they would talk about female creatures, and they would all praise and express their admiration.
In normal times.
August should have been sincerely happy for Qiao Xi, but after he unknowingly devoured the living creature according to his own thoughts, strange thoughts began to play tricks in his subconscious mind.
Before.
Qiao Xi would feel unhappy when she saw other males.
After Qiao Xi was eaten by him, this unhappy feeling disappeared. Instead, he felt an indescribable satisfaction. But now he saw other males praising Qiao Xi.
This inexplicable feeling of bitterness and disgust started to take effect again.
I don't quite understand what it is.
But August thought, he didn't want other males to know that the Living Beings could become adult females. Just thinking about it, maybe someone would stare at Qiao Xi with shining eyes in the future.
He began to hate the gazes of the males on her.
An inexplicable sense of crisis.
It also made him feel more uneasy. After getting her, he seemed to subconsciously regard Qiao Xi as his own property.
I don't want her to be touched by other males.
Perhaps it is because of this idea that it arises.
That's why August had this.
He didn't even realize the jealousy he was feeling, and the possessiveness that came out of nowhere. He didn't want Qiao Xi to be noticed by other males, nor did he want Qiao Xi to be possessed by other males.
Like Qiao Xi.
It's his own business.
But for now, he still can't accept the fact of losing Qiao Xi.
therefore.
When August realized that Qiao Xi's breath had completely disappeared from the forest, he could no longer sit still.
"You stay here!"
Auguste dropped these words.
The tribesmen around him saw him suddenly stand up and transform into his original form, then rush into the forest at an extremely fast speed.
Some of them didn't react.
The people of the Black Wolf Tribe were stunned.
They transformed into their original forms and wanted to rush in, but the people of the Grey Eagle Tribe were much more rational.
"Do you want to make the efforts of living beings go to waste?"
A member of the Grey Eagle tribe folded his arms and watched coldly.
They go in.
Am I going to get lost again and need the help of the living beings?
"But, but Chief..."
The people of the Black Wolf Tribe obviously hesitated, and their chief rushed in after saying that, and it was unknown what he had noticed.
Their sense of smell.
Naturally not as sharp as August.
But they could still barely sense the breath of Aldrich, the chief of the Grey Eagle tribe, but they did not sense the breath of the Lord of Creatures from beginning to end.
"Just wait."
The person from the Grey Eagle Tribe nearby added another sentence.
"Our clan leader is still inside, what are you afraid of?"
They didn't even have the wolf's keen sense of smell. Even though they were extremely anxious, they didn't rashly transform into their original forms and fly over the forest to check.
because.
This strange forest had a significant impact on them.
When you spread your wings.
I want to fly, but after reaching a certain height I can no longer fly, as if I am being suppressed by something.
Nothing has ever been able to restrain them.
Except for the great wizard.
This forbidden forest area is also a place that the gray eagles fear.
Their patriarch did not come out.
Perhaps they were searching for treasure? Their purpose in this expedition was to find the treasure their ancestors had lost in this forest.
The people of the Grey Eagle Tribe are worried.
But full of expectations.
On the other side, Aldridge, who was still in the forest, placed his feathers on Qiao Xi to completely cover up the girl's scent.
He was indeed holding Qiao Xi.
Search the forest for lost items from your ancestors.
Relying on the induction between their racial bloodlines, they could sense the direction of the object, but no matter how many times Aldrich tried.
Couldn't find anything useful.
Those strange and gorgeous flowers are blooming.
Densely packed on both sides, the dark purple or dark red flowers with black spots, with a curved posture and sharp thorns, look uncomfortable.
There was a faint hazy halo around Aldridge.
He doesn't know what it is.
But he could sense Qiao Xi's aura, and when this halo appeared on him, he also clearly felt that the invisible shackles that had been binding him seemed to be completely broken.
Able to fly.
But there were no living things in this forest, and there was no treasure he was looking for.
therefore.
Aldridge stopped.
Looking at the quiet girl sleeping in his arms, Aldrich's cold eyes also showed a rare tenderness. He bent down and kissed the forehead of the young Qiao Xi.
He had seen Qiao Xi eating some snow on the other side of the snowy mountain.
so.
It can also be inferred that Qiao Xi's current weak state probably requires snow to replenish it.
not to mention.
Only when she made love with him would Qiao Xi's body temperature become softer, and when she recovered, her body temperature would become cold again.
Since it is a natural creature.
So.
She should be a creature of the snowy mountains.
When he was studying with the Great Wizard, Aldrich had heard him tell stories about the Snow Girl. She had snow-white skin and a beautiful appearance. She lived in the snowy mountains and would rescue men who strayed into them...
Aldridge at that time.
I was curious about these new words, but didn't pay much attention to this fantastic story.
And now looking back.
Sir Living Being, could it be the Snow Girl in the story told by the Great Wizard?
The Great Wizard knows many things.
There were many things that even Aldrich had never heard of or understood. The young eagle also longed for freedom the most. At that time, he admired the blue sky and was studying with the great wizard.
I asked the great wizard many times.
I want to know what’s happening outside, I want to know about the wider world.
but.
The great wizard said that this was just a small corner of the world, a completely undeveloped civilization, a remote and barbaric land.
Aldridge couldn't understand.
Just like, he couldn't quite understand why the great wizard called males men and females women.
but.
He probably now understood Qiao Xi's identity. Lady Living Beings was a woman who lived in the snow-capped mountains. She had snow-white, delicate skin and beautiful long hair that was as pure and flawless as ice and snow.
The unrestrained eagle flies freely.
The huge wings vibrated.
The girl, as charming and serene as a camellia, was sleeping soundly on his back. When Aldrich's prototype appeared from above the forest, he ran through the forest, searching for Ogest, the last person to be there before Qiao Xi's breath disappeared.
I couldn't help but stop.
In the strange forest shrouded in mist, the huge black wolf raised its head and looked up at the eagle soaring and circling in the sky.
That was Aldridge flying out of the forest.
But.
August did not detect Qiao Xi's presence.
As soon as Aldrich, who had turned around and flown out of the forest, appeared, all the members of the Grey Eagle Tribe who had been waiting anxiously became excited. They cheered and whistled, and turned into their original eagle forms.
Follow their leader and fly high into the sky.
August spread his paws and followed out of the forest.
"Aldrich, where are the living beings?"
The voice of the leader of the Black Wolf tribe was not very loud, but when it fell into the ears of the excited people of the Grey Eagle tribe, it made the people of the Grey Eagle tribe a little confused.
They couldn't help but quiet down.
Living creatures?
Are you talking about the living beings? Isn't it on the back of their leader?
"She left."
Aldridge didn't intend to communicate too much with August. "As agreed, our partnership has ended."
He flapped his wings in the air.
Looking down at the black wolf on the land, there was no extra emotion in his cold eyes, and he became the proud and strong eagle he always was.
August fell silent.
He also knew that he couldn't break the rules, and he had no right to ask Aldridge to stay.
And Qiao Xi...
He was the one who brought Qiao Xi out. Now Aldridge says that Qiao Xi has left. Is this true?
But.
There is really no other explanation besides this. He saw Qiao Xi appear out of thin air, and when he was outside the forest, he also noticed that Qiao Xi's breath disappeared in an instant.
now that.
If Qiao Xi can appear out of thin air, then he can also disappear out of thin air.
Just like he saved his people.
August fell silent.
His depressed heart seemed to be suppressed by mountains, with a suffocating heaviness and a faint sadness, and for a moment he couldn't find the right words to organize his speech.
because……
There have been precedents before.
Qiao Xi left alone and returned to the snow mountain. He went there on his own.
And at that time.
Qiao Xi had also told him that she would not stay in the Black Wolf Tribe. If she wanted to leave after that, August couldn't stop her.
then.
August also agreed, but he didn't expect Qiao Xi to leave in such a hurry, without even saying goodbye.
He took it for granted.
He thought Qiao Xi would stay for a long time, and during this time, she might fall in love with the Black Wolf Tribe and stay here forever.
But no.
There was silence for a long while.
August's low voice finally came slowly.
"Did she say anything before she left?"
Aldridge glanced at him and said, "No, she disappeared after she rescued me."
The gray eagles following him were speechless for a moment.
In an instant, he was as quiet as a chicken.
He didn't say a word, but occasionally he would glance with surprise, intentionally or unintentionally, at the petite girl sleeping soundly on Aldridge's back.
The eagle is high in the sky.
Wolves on land.
The distance between them was quite far. When they looked up at the eagle flying in the sky, their vision would be burned by the glaring sun. The proud wolves were also unwilling to raise their heads to admire the eagle flying under the sky.
After throwing down these words.
Aldrich didn't waste any more time with him and flew away with the remaining tribesmen.
The shadow cast on the ground.
It gradually receded and shrank until Aldrich and the Grey Eagle tribe completely disappeared from the Black Wolves' sight. The rest of the tribesmen then turned to look at Ogest, who had transformed back into human form.
"Chief! Where is the living being?"
"Did they really leave? Why? Didn't the chief say that the creatures would stay in our tribe?"
"Didn't the creatures stay here because they like our tribe?"
"Without the protection of the living beings..."
The tribesmen who gathered around had too many questions to ask.
Their noisy voices drowned out August's thoughts, and made August's hands hanging at his sides clench into fists unconsciously.
I took it for granted.
He wanted to keep Qiao Xi in the Black Wolf Tribe, so he told his tribesmen so.
but……
Now that Qiao Xi has left, the tribesmen who have gathered around him have been asking him questions one after another, and for a moment he doesn't know how to explain to them.
From the very beginning.
It was his one-sided wishful thinking that Qiao Xi would stay.
Thought she would like the Black Wolf Tribe.
August looked at the anxious tribesmen in front of him. When they saw Aldrich and the chief appear, they were still thinking about how to celebrate and praise the Lord of Living Things when they returned.
But……
Now the leader of the Grey Eagle Tribe actually said that the living creatures had left?!
"Go back to the tribe first, then announce this matter."
August looked away, realizing that he still owed his people an explanation.
The Great Wizard once said that he was conceited.
Unlike the eagle, which is proud but will bow its head, he will not bow his head. However, August did not think so. He was used to being the leader.
Any decision made.
They will be obeyed unconditionally by the tribesmen.
It was natural that after discovering Qiao Xi and bringing her back as "food", she would be classified as a member of the Black Wolf Tribe.
Because that's what he discovered.
In the subconscious.
He brought Qiao Xi back to the Black Wolf Tribe, and Qiao Xi should belong to the Black Wolf Tribe. Naturally, he had to stay here, so when Qiao Xi left, he also went to the snow mountain to bring her back.
Thinking about.
Even though Qiao Xi does not feel a sense of belonging to the Black Wolf Tribe now.
That doesn't matter.
After staying longer, he would identify with the tribe. And after he took her in, August's tendency to think this way became even more obvious.
even.
Unconsciously, he regarded Qiao Xi as his companion. Even when he said the word "I like you", it was him who informed Qiao Xi that he liked her.
so.
No response is required from the other party.
It was just a notification to tell her my feelings.
Now Qiao Xi leaves.
Perhaps it wasn't without reason, but she had wanted to leave for a long time. The Great Wizard had said that she didn't belong to any orc tribe, but August selfishly wanted Qiao Xi to belong to him, to the Black Wolf Tribe.
Until now.
Qiao Xi was able to leave without any regrets.
Only then did he realize that perhaps his method was wrong. He also finally understood what the great wizard had meant when he said he was too conceited to realize it.
August returned with his unhappy tribesmen.
The other side.
The members of the Grey Eagle Tribe, who were about to fly to the forbidden snow-capped mountains, were very excited.
After leaving the sight of the Black Wolf tribe.
They cheered immediately.
"Chief, is Lady Living Spirit willing to return to the Grey Eagle Tribe with us? Isn't she from the Black Wolf Tribe?"
They all thought.
Qiao Xi was from the Black Wolf Tribe. He was waiting outside the forest, listening to the Black Wolf tribe members bragging about how powerful the Lord of Living Things was.
But they were extremely envious.
If conditions permit, they all want to compete with these proud black wolves.
after all.
The living beings also rescued them, but such a powerful person was from the Black Wolf Tribe.
This made them envious.
But also a little unwilling.
But now things have turned around. It was their chief who carried the sleeping creature out. When they thought that the leader of the Black Wolf Tribe would refuse to give an explanation, he still insisted on it.
Who knows.
The leader of the Black Wolf Tribe actually let it go like that.
Although I don't understand what happened.
But this time.
It is the God of Destiny who is blessing them!
"As expected of the clan leader, he can lie without batting an eyelid! So impressive!"
The eagles praised.
"Yes, the clan leader is really capable. He can lie to the Black Wolf leader as if nothing happened and say that the Living Being is not here."
"Are you complimenting me? If I were to ask you, the clan leader must be incredibly shameless!"
The noisy eagles chattered incessantly.
Aldrich glanced at them.
For a moment, he didn't know whether his tribesmen were truly praising him or criticizing him.
"Okay, stop yelling."
Slowly landing on the outskirts of the snow-capped mountains, Aldrich also transformed into a human form and put the sleeping Qiao Xi on the snow.
Along with the falling eagle.
I was a little disappointed seeing this.
They thought that the patriarch would bring the living being back to the Grey Eagle tribe, but unexpectedly, he just returned to the snow mountain to let the living being go.
Although this approach is understandable.
but……
Even if you want to set the other person free, why choose to release him in a forbidden area?
And it’s a snow-capped mountain.
It's so dangerous here.
"Everyone, go out." Aldridge calmly blocked their curious gazes.
Upon seeing this, the members of the Grey Eagle Tribe looked at each other, said yes, and obediently retreated to the outermost part.
Just when their breath is far away.
Qiao Xi, who was originally replenishing her spiritual energy through sleep, probably realized that she had returned to a familiar environment and slowly woke up.
She opened her eyes.
The first thing she saw was the elegant and noble young man who was gazing at her with his eyes lowered. Aldridge's soft light gray hair was touched by some falling snow.
Eagles are not afraid of the cold.
The dark and deep eyes were shining with a clear light, staring at her intently without blinking.
"woke up."
Aldridge opened his thin lips slightly and uttered these two words lightly.
"Um."
Qiao Xi nodded subconsciously and sat up under his gaze. The icy spiritual energy in the snow gathered towards her.
Before going to the forest.
She also came to the snow to absorb spiritual energy.
Aldridge had seen it before, but now he could observe it more directly from a closer distance, which always gave him a different kind of novelty.
For him.
It's just that the smell of 'food' gradually became stronger.
but.
There was still a piece of his feather on Qiao Xi's body, which also covered the smell of "food" on her.
The gift Aldridge was given was the ability to conceal his aura.
Such talent.
It can also help them hunt better.
It's a different talent than a wolf having an exceptional sense of smell.
The people in the Black Wolf Tribe probably all thought that their Eagle Clan was arrogant and always claimed to be the strongest because of their ability to fly.
but.
The ability to fly was innate to their ancestors.
Like the sharp teeth of wolves and their ability to run.
These are innate physical abilities.
They are all innate, and the ability to conceal their breath that they have acquired through evolution is the ability they really rely on.
But it's obvious.
For the wolves, who have a single-minded mind and rely on their strong bodies to ambush and chase their prey, they may not understand this.
They hunt like eagles.
Even when using claws, you still need to use your brain a little.
Qiao Xi is absorbing spiritual power.
Aldridge waited quietly beside her without making a sound to disturb her.
It was unknown how long it took, until Qiao Xi's aura became completely full, that Aldridge spoke.
"I would like to invite you to visit the Grey Eagle Tribe."
They, the Eagle Clan, yearn for freedom.
Of course, it was a matter of mutual consent. If Qiao Xi didn't want to, he would take his people away and come back another day with a rich supply of food he had hunted.
"Guest?"
This was the first time Qiao Xi heard this word from an orc, and she found it somewhat novel.
She had only come into contact with people from the Black Wolf Tribe.
At first I thought that most of the people here were uncivilized and savage orcs.
but.
Now it seems that is not entirely the case.
"Yes, if you are willing to come, the Grey Eagle Tribe will receive you with great ceremony."
Aldridge said so.
He lowered his eyelids and looked away, not meeting Qiao Xi's gaze, and also suppressed the slightly unnatural emotion in his eyes. With a light cough, Aldridge's Adam's apple rolled slightly.
"It's also to express my gratitude for saving me and my people."
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