68. Farewell in the middle of the night, birdcage captivity
- Send it back to the tribe?
Ao Bai thought for a moment after hearing this, and nodded: "At present, this can only be the case, as soon as we leave this holy lake, their mother and son will not be able to stay at all." β
Ao Yang looked at the wooden house with a dim glow on it again, and he didn't know what it was like: he originally wanted to leave the two of them forever, take good care of them, and let them no longer worry about returning to the tribe, but he didn't expect to send them back in person today.
"You have to find a suitable reason, otherwise you won't be able to send them back to the tribe." Ao Yang said heavily.
The little white dragon was full of worries and worried about his partner, and he was racking his brains to think of a way, and he couldn't be distracted to think about other things for the time being, when he heard his brother suddenly come to say this? He raised a brief eyebrow in question.
"Whew~" Ao Yang exhaled a wistful breath, he began to swim, slowly wading up the steps of the wooden house observation deck, and explained without looking back: "I am the evil dragon in the minds of all land orcs, in their minds, the evil dragon is reckless, insidious and vicious, leaving Xitu and Qingzhe behind at the beginning was a whim and malicious provocation, and now they have to use a similar reason to send them back, oh no, it should be "rushed" back, otherwise those land orcs will not be able to tolerate their mother and son." β
The little white dragon listened, but he could also imagine the predicament that Xitu and his mother and father might encounter when they were suddenly picked by the eldest brother and left behind, and then suddenly sent back to the tribe.
Qing Zhe sat on a wooden pier in the center of the living room, in front of which was a fire pit, and Xitu lit the firewood, set up the stone pot, and was diligently busy stewing soup and roasting meat, taking care of his mother and father, who had injured his shoulder.
When he saw the two sea orcs coming in one after the other, their faces were solemn, the uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.
"Let's have some barbecue, there are two pieces over there that have been grilled and cooled." Qing Zhe gathered his complicated thoughts and gently beckoned the two dragons.
Ao Bai and Ao Yang sat silently on the wooden pier.
- Ji Mo doesn't know if he has eaten now, will those eagle people embarrass him? How will you embarrass him? Will you scold him and beat him......
The little white dragon was so anxious that he wanted to hurry overnight, and when he thought of what his mermaid might encounter when he fell into the hands of the Eagle Clan, his heart was blocked for a while, his throat and eyes were also blocked, and he couldn't say a word.
However, he also knew that it was useless to be in a hurry, just by himself, he was not completely sure, and the land jungle was originally a place he was not familiar with.
What's more, the eldest brother has to arrange Qingzhe's mother and son before they can leave with peace of mind, which is also excusable, be patient, I have to be as patient as possible......
Ao Yang looked at the cold barbecue and didn't speak for a long time, and at this moment he felt as if his tongue had been taken away by an eagle like Ji Mo.
Qing Zhe comforted again: "No matter what, you have the strength to do things when you are full first, and Ji Mo is still waiting for us to save him." β
O god of the sea......
"Qingzhe~" Ao Yang said with difficulty.
He always had to open his mouth to tell the other party about the decision, Ji Mo's life and death are uncertain now, and he can't afford to delay it; Ao Bai couldn't wait, after this time of getting along, he had truly accepted the little white dragon and the clownfish as his relatives.
"Huh?" The tiger female replied in a low voice, and his heart couldn't help jumping a few beats.
After a few moments, there was still silence in the cabin.
Qing Zhe took the initiative to urge: "If there is anything, just say it." β
The little tiger cub was sitting on the side quietly eating barbecue, and at this time he couldn't help but support his ears.
Ao Yang continued to speak with difficulty: "Ji Mo was captured by the Eagle Man, and I don't know it yet...... Well, anyway, we've got to save him. β
Qingzhe nodded, "That's right! You must hurry up and save him, the eagle people are very bad, and Ji Mo's belly is already quite big...... Alas~ I hope that the beast god and your sea god will bless him safely. β
When Ao Yang was about to say his decision, Xiao Bailong snatched the talk, he felt that he shouldn't let his eldest brother say those words.
"Qingzhe, thank you for your concern for Ji Mo, I have decided that I must go to save Ji Mo as much as possible, and my eldest brother will also help, we have a better chance of winning together. You know, Ji Mo and I have just come ashore, and we are not familiar with your land and dense forests at all. β
The female of the Tiger Clan had keenly guessed what the other party was going to say next, but he still quickly agreed, "You are right to think so, our land is very different from your ocean, Ao Yang is much more familiar than you, Ao Bai, you must not act impulsively alone, Ji Mo is still waiting for you to save him." β
Ao Bai nodded, he hesitated for a moment before saying all his plans in one breath: "Well, I won't be impulsive." Qingzhe, since the eldest brother wants to help me save Ji Mo together, then it is not safe for you mother and son to stay here, there are too many wild beasts around this lake, and Xitu is still too young to protect you - so for your safety, I have to send you back to the tribe to live for a while, and then I will pick you up when everything is resolved. β
What the?
The little tiger cub forgot to chew the meat in his mouth, and opened his mouth in a daze--send us back to the tribe, home? Are my parents and I going to be sent home?
I don't know why, once Xitu's biggest dream was that one day Ao Yang was tired of it, and he was merciful enough to let himself take his mother and father back to the tribe for the cold season, but now when I hear such words again, I can't be happy in my heart, and I feel very lost and sad......
Qing Zhe smiled reluctantly, his face was frighteningly white, he hung his head in the firelight, nodded and said, "Okay, we can't help you if we stay, and we have to distract you, or, it's better to go back to the tribe." β
Are you finally leaving?
Ao Yang added a few words in a bitter voice: "This is a helpless thing, the cold season has arrived, not to mention the eagle people who may come to sneak attack again, even the fierce beasts nearby you can't deal with." I'm far from where Ao Bai and I are going, so I can't take you two with me, and I'm not sure when I'll be back-"
"Don't talk about it." Qing Zhe still lowered his head, he interrupted the big white dragon's explanation, "I understand, the most important thing is to save Ji Mo, I will take Xitu back to the tribe, I won't distract you." β
The little white dragon opened his mouth, but finally didn't say anything: Qing Zhe was sitting sideways facing him, although his back was straight, his head was lowered, one shoulder was stained with a lot of blood, his hair was messy, his face was pale, and his whole person was clearly trembling slightly.
Ao Yang insisted on telling his plan, and he told in a deep voice: "Qingzhe, Xitu, you must remember what I told you, and after you have eaten enough, I will send you back to the small river outside the beast tribe." Xitu, do you remember? β
The little tiger cub nodded blankly: "Remember, it is still the patrol range of our tribe's warriors Anke." β
Ao Yang rubbed his head and urged softly: "Eat quickly." Then he looked at Qingzhe and said:
"When you go back to the tribe, remember to tell your people that the wound on Qingzhe's shoulder is mine, that is, the evil dragon, you know? You said that the evil dragon of the Holy Lake was mad, and fought with the eagle clan who came to sneak attack, and wanted to hurt Xitu, and then Qingzhe, you stepped forward to stop it, and I injured you, and at the same time I drove you away-"
Qing Zhe muttered, "Expulsion? Chase away? β
"Yes." Ao Yang said uncomfortably, "Only in this way will your clan accept your return, as for Ao Bai and Ji Mo, don't talk about it, if you get too close to the sea orcs, your clan will have a lot of opinions." β
The little white dragon gang brother explained: "That's right. Qingzhe, Xitu, you don't need to say much about the rest, just say that my eldest brother was attacked by the Eagle Clan and hurt you in anger and drove your mother and son away, so that your clan will not be too suspicious. β
The little tiger cub subconsciously asked, "Then after you rescue Ji Mo, will you really take us back?" After asking, he felt inappropriate: Huh? Why do I ask? My home is in the tribe......
"Xitu!" Sure enough, Qingzhe spoke, "Hurry up and eat you, we'll go back in a while." β
Ao Bai said seriously: "After Ji Mo is rescued, I will pick you back, and we will discuss it at that time for what reason." β
Qing Zhe didn't look up, he was uncomfortable and panicked, he couldn't help but look forward to it, waiting for Ao Yang to say something, but he waited for a long time, and Ao Yang didn't say anything.
After the big white dragon took a deep look at Qing Zhe, he turned around and took Ao Bai out to capture the eagle and discussed the rescue countermeasures in a low voice.
Call~
Qing Zhe raised his head, smiled on his back and exhaled a breath, with a little tear in his eyes: Later? Who knows what will happen in the future? Higg swore that he would take care of me for the rest of my life......
"Hurry up and eat Xitu, don't forget what Ao Yang said, you know? When we go back suddenly, we will definitely be pestered by many clansmen to ask questions, and when the time comes, my mother and father will try to stay at home on the grounds of recuperation, and you will say that you want to stay at home to take care of me, and you will have to think clearly about what others ask before answering, and when you are unsure, you will say that you don't know, remember? "Tiger females cheer up and teach their cubs.
Xitu smiled embarrassedly, some things can finally be confessed: "Hehehe~ Actually, mother and father, you can rest assured about this." The first time I disappeared and came home, I went to the Sicilian Sea to meet Ao Bai and Ji Mo, and they taught me more carefully before sending me back to the tribe, and even you didn't notice it......"
-- Except for the Father, the Father is too difficult to deceive.
Qing Zhe rarely showed a more pleasant smile, he put one hand around the little orc, and criticized half-truthfully: "Are you still proud? You don't even hide such an important thing from your mother and father, do you tell your mother and father the truth, and I won't help you hide it? β
"Hehehe~~~" The little tiger cub smiled awkwardly and explained: "No, mother, father, I promised Ao Bai and Ji Mo when I left, and no one can say anything, including you." β
"Come on, hurry up and eat yours, and we'll see how Ao Yang arranges them in a while." Qingzhe didn't have any appetite at all, and he went back to his room.
However, when he just wanted to pack something, Qing Zhe immediately reacted: No, we can't pack up the baggage, Ao Yang said that we should be driven away, since we left in a hurry, how inappropriate it is to carry luggage, it is a lie at first glance......
Ao Bai and Ao Yang asked for some valuable clues from the captive eagle, and when they returned to the wooden house again, Qing Zhe had already led Xitu out with him.
"Shall we go now? When the day dawns, it is easy to alarm the tribesmen. Qingzhe said gently.
"Yes, our tribe's orc Onk gets up early to hunt." Chitu added.
Ao Bai didn't know the specific situation, he looked at his brother.
"Well, let's go, I'll send you back." Ao Yang nodded, "Ao Bai, you take that eagle, remember not to let him make a sound, we will go to save Ji Mo as soon as we send Qingzhe and Xitu back to the tribe." β
The little white dragon finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he immediately turned around and went out to find a way to tie the captive eagle more strongly: if he had to wait until dawn before acting, then the night's wait would be too painful.
So, in the night, Ao Yang walked in the front, Xitu helped Qingzhe to walk in the middle, Ao Bai carried the captive eagle and followed behind, and walked around in the cold and dark jungle for a long time before reaching the vicinity of the small river outside the tribe of the Eastern Continent.
Ao Yang stopped, he walked in front of Qing Zhe, stretched out his hand to support the other party's shoulder, and whispered: "Your tribe is in front, Xitu, you take your mother and father over in a while, don't hide the movement, soon the night watch orcs of your tribe will come out to pick you up, remember to be panicked and scared, Xitu had better cry." β
The little tiger cub nodded helplessly, he was already very experienced: it was indeed a good idea to understand that once the little orc cried bitterly, most of the clansmen would be soft-hearted and would focus on their own pitiful and hateful dragons.
"Go ahead." Ao Yang held Qingzhe's shoulders and finally hugged him.
"Then let's go, you have to be careful, I hope Ji Mo returns safely." Qing Zhe looked up with wide eyes and said goodbye, he knew that Ao Yang was in that direction, but it was too dark in the dense forest, and he could only make out a rough outline.
"Hmm."
After receiving a response, Qingzhe continued to walk forward with the help of the cub, and he suddenly felt a cool, thick, wide palm caressing his cheek, the force was very light, and the taste was very familiar.
Which one is there besides Ao Yang?
The tiger female went back with an empty heart.
Although the female's night vision ability is basically non-existent, but the two dragons can see it clearly, Ao Bai only glanced at Qing Zhe's anxious looking eyes and then turned his head away and stopped looking.
At that time, Ao Yang looked back, his eyes were deep and warm, and he couldn't help but raise his hand and touch the other party.
"Alright, they've been discovered by the land orcs, let's go." Ao Yang whispered, pulled Ao Bai and quickly disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.
*****
Ji Mo woke up under the urge to vomit from dizziness.
He had no strength, no strength at all, and when he first woke up, he was still a little confused and confused, until he closed his eyes for the third time and opened them suddenly
- Foggy! Those despicable, shameless, and obscene birds who pick soft persimmons by unscrupulous means|People still play the indiscriminate means of drugged?!
He immediately remembered his last memory before being turned over:
At that time, Ji Mo was standing in the back window, so anxious that he couldn't jump out to make trouble for Ao Bai and them, so he could only pay close attention to the development of the situation, and when he saw Qing Zhe dodging the first two eaglemen with a flexible roll, he breathed a sigh of relief happily and told the other party: "Don't be afraid, jump into the water!" As soon as he finished saying this, a palm suddenly appeared behind the crossing fish, which held a handkerchief with a strange smell, and without saying a word, he covered his mouth and nose vigorously, and then vigorously lifted him up in the air and ran back.
"Hmm~" Ji Mo remembered that he only had time to shout and kick his legs, and then quickly lost consciousness......
Ji Mo's heart was cold.
The first instinctive reaction was to look down at his stomach and try his best to feel it: My God, my sea god, the child must not have an accident, otherwise Ao Bai and I will go crazy......
ββWhew~ It's okay, it's okay, there should be nothing wrong with the child in the belly, it's just that I'm feeling very hungry.
He didn't dare to say anything, it should be the eve of dawn, the room was a hazy blue light, his hands and feet were tied, lying in an empty room? In a cage?
No wonder he thought about it, but this place was too much like a cage: a boxy ground, an all-wooden structure, capped at the top and bottom, surrounded on all sides by thigh-thick wood, and the gap was about the size of a fist.
Nima's, this is clearly a large birdcage, right?
Ji Mo tried to sit up, but failed, because he was so dizzy that he wanted to vomit and wanted to hit the wall.
I looked down again and felt it: Hmm~ Fortunately, there were no external injuries. Wait a minute? I'm sure I was captured by the Eagle Clan, so why didn't I have any external injuries?
In fact, at the moment when the mermaid was attacked, the sea god still didn't doze off, and his old man lifted his eyelids and let the eagle orc who was responsible for the sneak attack on the mermaid was Blue.
Blue is a very experienced eagle, he has entered the prime of life, brave, resourceful, bold and careful, so the patriarch of the Raptor tribe, Scar, asked him to take on the task of capturing mermaid females.
The method used is really not very glamorous. At that time, the strategy specified by the Eagle Clan was like that, they had already known in advance that there were two dragons, a mermaid, a tiger female, and a baby tiger in the holy lake, and they adopted the method of attacking the west, first attacking the lone tiger female to attract each other, and at that time they just had the idea of "possibility" to arrange an additional hand to capture the mermaid female - who knows where the mermaid will be at that time?
However, Blue dutifully waited according to the plan, and finally even ventured to land on the observation deck behind the cabin and turn into a humanoid, walked in and attacked the merfolk with a powerful herb that stunned the beast, and then quickly carried him out from the back viewing platform.
- This mermaid is pregnant with a cub and has a large belly...... This situation is known to all the eagle people who participated in the dragon slaying revenge plan. It just so happened that Blue's own partner had just conceived his kitty and had a belly about the size of Ji Mo...... Alas~ It's just a female mermaid who is pregnant with a cub, even if his partner Evil Dragon does something bad, he can't blame the female......
The eagle, who was about to become a father, with such a bit of pity and sympathy, Blue quietly ran to the viewing platform behind Ji Mo with him, but only partially turned into a pair of huge wings, and then flew back to the tribe with the captive mermaid.
If it is replaced by other eagle orcs, it will be difficult to say: maybe because of fear, maybe because of hurry, maybe because of anger, in short, as long as he is a little rude and carries Ji Mo back, his child will not be saved.
Ji Mo was anxious and panicked, because he didn't expect that he would be caught in this strange place, and he didn't even know the reason.
ββIs it for the pearls? Or is it for the feud that was forged on the coast of Sicily? The two eagles that were injured by Ao Bai that day died?
ββHmm~ Or is it because they have a grudge against their eldest brother and arrest me just by the way? Want to threaten Big Brother?
- What do they want to do with me?
Ji Mo was hungry and cold, shivering, the boot on his left foot fell off, and he kept rubbing the animal skin boot on his right foot with his left foot.
In addition, the cage is the appearance of a birdcage, it is simply windy on all sides, no different from sleeping in the open air, this is the cold season of snow, damn bird|man, do you want to freeze me to death?
Ji Mo struggled and struggled, but he couldn't open the strong and flexible straw rope, and it wasn't until the sky was bright and his ears were full of all kinds of crisp birdsong that he saw the birdcage door in front of him being opened.
Pretending to be asleep? Forget it, you can't pretend, you'll freeze to death if you sleep - no, at least you have to pretend a little bit and see what they have to say......
So, Ji Mo quickly closed his eyes and gathered his ears to listen.
Scar walked in with Blue and a few other Eagle Clan warriors, their expressions all complicated.
"Ahem~" Scar coughed, felt the cold and empty cage, turned his head and ordered an orc: "Go and prepare an animal skin mattress for him, don't freeze to death all at once, it's useful to keep it." β
Ji Mo, who pretended to be asleep, immediately breathed a sigh of relief: belch~ That's good, that's good, it's okay if you don't kill me right away......
Scar and the orcs watched the captive merfolk, and did not speak for a long time.
Because they don't know what to do with Ji Mo yet.
- Beast God, this is the legendary mermaid.
- The mermaid was pregnant with a cub.
- He doesn't seem to have any offensive powers.
Blue was the first to speak: "Mermaid, don't pretend to be asleep, your eyelashes keep moving." β
Belch~
Ji Mo's eyes moved a few times, and finally opened his eyes tremblingly, looking very frightened and pitiful.
- A fool will jump up and scold, and it's not a serial, I'm so brave and unyielding, and there won't be a hot-blooded knight to save me......
Scar asked majestically, "Mermaid, you have been captured by us, you need to know each other!" β
"......" Ji Mo didn't say anything, still shivering and frozen.
"Speak!" Scar suddenly yelled, and he yelled, "I know you can communicate with the land orcs, don't force me to do it!" β
Ji Mo could only speak: "...... Why are you arresting me? β
Scar said indignantly: "Of course there is a reason, the evil dragon killed the orcs of our tribe!" β
Sure enough, the crossing fish sighed helplessly: Alas~ It seems that the eagle that was injured by Ao Bai that day is dead, and they are taking revenge......
"Say! What is your relationship with that little white dragon and the evil dragon? Why did you come to our sacred lake? Scar asked again.
When he saw Ao Bai, he was really surprised, and his heart was very heavy: Are there actually two white dragons? And their relationship looks very good.
Ji Mo thought about it, thought about it again, and then made up his mind to speak:
"The evil dragon you are talking about is the eldest brother of me and my partner, the eldest brother likes to live on land, and the family is very concerned about him, and several brothers have made an appointment to go ashore to visit the eldest brother together, but my partner and I are the first to rush to the holy lake-"
Ska was startled and interrupted, "What? Do you all want to come ashore to see the dragon at the holy lake? Are theyβare they all dragons? β
Looking at the panicked expressions of the group of eagle men opposite, Ji Mo felt that he was on the right track: Hmph~ My eldest brother can't fight a dragon, then I'll pull a few more dragons in and see if you're afraid! Even if it's a bluff and success, it's effective......
"Yes, we are the White Dragon Family of the Sicilian Sea, of course we are all dragons." Ji Mo continued to make things up in a matter-of-fact manner.
Scar sternly asked, "The White Dragon Family? Are they all white-scaled dragons? There is no black or cyan? β