35. On top of the cliff
- You're lying! Hetu, do you think I don't know where you're going?
Hearing Rhea's father's questioning, which seemed to have known the facts, Xitu's heart skipped a beat in an instant, and the little tiger cub stiffened his head and tried his best to pretend to be stupid:
"Father, what I said is true, I was so scared at that time, the dense forest when it was dark was completely different from the daytime, so I couldn't find my way back."
The leopard warrior Rui was suddenly angry, he couldn't figure out why the little tiger cub, who had always been sensible and obedient, would lie, but he was not good at words, and he didn't know how to induce the little orc to tell the truth. So he could only stare dryly and threaten:
"Xitu, I'll give you another chance, if you still don't want to tell the truth, I won't take you to the next time you go to the jungle for trial." The tribe stipulates that if an orc of his size wants to go into the dense forest to exercise, it must be led by an adult orc, otherwise it is not safe and not allowed.
What the? Don't take me there?
The ears and tails of the little tiger cub immediately drooped: the long-awaited opportunity to see it was about to be taken back by the father because of his lie.
"Nope! Father, Father~ Don't, take me there, please......" The corners of Xitu's mouth twitched slightly, and he was about to cry when he saw it: It has always been his wish to be familiar with the dense forest as soon as possible and to be able to hunt alone.
At that time, the other little orcs will go, but I won't go, how embarrassed it is, and I want to catch a small prey with my own hands and bring it back to my mother and father, so that he can be happy.
Rui looked at the little tiger cub crying sadly, and immediately felt a little guilty, he tried to explain his worries: "Xitu, if I take you there, I must ensure your safety, but you refuse to confess to me what happened in those two days, which makes me feel uneasy, do you understand?" โ
You ignorant and disobedient little! How dare you sneak into the jungle and run to the holy lake to play, what did you do? I actually learned to lie when I came back, it's so disobedient!
Rui could only curse these words in his heart, because he was not sure if Xitu had offended the evil dragon, or if he hadn't lied, but had just broken into it when he was wandering in the dense forest after getting lost after getting lost, and before he knew it, he fell into the holy lake and flopped around and got up.
- Beast God, I hope this little black cub doesn't attract the attention of the evil dragon......
"Ya Father, Ya Father, take me there, I really want to go, I swear that I will be very obedient in the future~" Xitu has a bitter word, he has to keep his promise and can't reveal the location of the mermaid and the white dragon, but looking at Ya Father's resolute attitude, he is panicked and sad, for fear that he will really be left in the tribe.
Rui actually loves little orcs very much, he had a very good relationship with Xitu's beast father Sigg, and was a group of little orcs who grew up together, and then Hig first found a partner and gave birth to Xitu, and he didn't have a partner at that time, so he would tease Xitu when he had the opportunity, or often bring him something fun from the jungle to coax him.
But that's all in the past, since Higg became the patriarch, he, Higg and Joe, who had always hunted together, have lost one, and both he and Joe look down on Higg's abandonment of their mates and cubs.
"Xitu, don't cry." Rui was also very sad, he coaxed the little tiger cub dryly, and said in his heart: How can I not care about you and love you? When you were a child, you snuggled up in my arms countless times and had a lot of fun. But now, now, are you going to deceive the Father?
Xitu, don't be stubborn, there is a lot of guilt in your crying eyes.
The little tiger cub stood in front of his father in an orderly manner, his hands hanging on his sides, clutching his animal skin skirt deadly, tilting his head and crying slightly, looking very pitiful.
Rui couldn't, so he could only soften his voice and say again: "Okay, don't cry yet." โ
The little tiger cub shook his head while crying, choked up and said, "Father, take me, take me there~I want to go~"
I'm sorry Ya Father, I really can't tell you the truth, Ji Mo and Ao Bai are both very good sea orcs, they can't put themselves in danger because they saved me and helped me guide them.
Just as the two of them were at a stalemate, Rui's ears suddenly twitched slightly, and Xitu was keenly aware of it, and immediately hiccups and looked warily at the bushes around them.
Soon after, a tall and strong gray wolf slowly appeared on the path leading to the bushes deep in the dense forest, and he ran over with the prey he had harvested, with a brisk step, laughing loudly and teasing:
"Hahaha~ Rui, what are you doing here? What is the little black cub crying about? I heard it all on the other side of the jungle. โ
Xitu hurriedly lowered his head, raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and greeted him with a crying voice: "Joonke." โ
The gray wolf changed into a human form, the corners of his mouth and hands were stained with blood, he didn't care at all, and he didn't shy away from it, he stepped forward and patted Xitu's shoulder heavily, "It's you who are disobedient again, right?" You little cub is so bold that you dare to sneak into the dense forest alone, and you can come back safely because of the blessing of the beast god! โ
"I know it's wrong, Joonke, hiccup~ I'll burp in the future~ I won't dare again~" Xi Tukong couldn't stop hiccups.
Although they are extremely close friends, it is best to keep this kind of secret in a proper way.
Rui had to cover up for the little tiger cub again: "Yes Joe, Xitu is so disobedient, I have sternly warned him several times that he is not allowed to enter the jungle alone until he is an adult, but I didn't expect him to go anyway, I really want to beat him!" โ
Xitu bowed his head in shame, not daring to say anything. He knew that his father was helping him, and that his father must have noticed something, otherwise he wouldn't have said that just now.
After the gray wolf Qiao admonished the little tiger cub, he said good things for him: "Forget Rui, since Xitu already knows that he is wrong, then forgive him once, all the little orc cubs are so naughty and mischievous, it is good to wait until they find a partner when they become adults." โ
Now that there are steps, Rui also went down, and the three of them walked together to the small river outside the tribe.
"Is it okay to hunt today, Joe?" Rui and Joe walked ahead, and Seetu followed closely behind honestly.
The gray wolf shook his head: "It's quite smooth." It's just that the cold season is coming, and the prey in the dense forest is slowly decreasing, alas~"
Xitu hates the cold season the most. Because as soon as the cold season comes, the blizzard will not be able to enter the dense forest, and the number of fierce beasts will increase, and the whole tribe will be hungry, and even females and old orcs often freeze to death and starve to death, and his family is no exception, even with the help of Rhea's father and a few enthusiastic Onkonda, the food is always not enough, because they also have females and cubs in their family.
Rui told the little tiger cub: "Xitu, you have to go out with Vizeyamu and the other Ondals to pick fruit and make more jam and dried fruit in this short time, you know?" Your mother and father are not in good health, so let him rest more. โ
Xitu nodded, "I know Father, I already have a big bag of dried fruits at home." โ
By the way, I don't know what Ji Mo and Ao Bai will do in the cold season, but they live in the sea, and they will definitely not lack food, and the fish and shrimp will hide in the deep sea in the cold season. I really don't know how to thank them, I smashed the pearls into powder and mixed them in the broth for my mother and father to drink a few times, and my mother and father seem to be much better these days, and they can even help dry the fruit together, it's great......
When the three of them arrived at Xiaohe, they would preliminarily dispose of the prey here and wash the blood stains on their bodies before returning to the tribe when they returned from hunting, so as not to disturb the females at home with the blood of the beasts.
Rui looked at the beast blood on Joe's body, and suddenly asked the little tiger cub:
"Xitu, if you have beast blood on your body, what should you do to cover it up completely?"
Xitu immediately replied, "You can use the juice of grass grass to rub it on your body." โ
"So, which part of the body should I focus on?" Sighing, Rui asked again.
The little tiger cub was stunned for a moment, and replied sneeringly: "You have to pay attention to your whole body...... Right? โ
Joe, who was washing himself in the creek, replied loudly: "Hair! Hair is the hardest little cub to handle. โ
Yes!!!
Xitu immediately remembered that after he and Ao Bai Jimo separated that day, he did pick a large handful of grass grass, smashed out the juice and wiped his body, but only the surface was wiped on his head!
"Do you know what went wrong now? In the future, remember to apply your hair several times inside and out. Rui Ding looked at the little tiger cub who was so frightened that he didn't dare to raise his head and said.
*****
"Weekend! Don't run out of energy all at once, combine work and rest. Ji Mo said resolutely. He had previously negotiated this issue with Ao Bai, and the two had not been able to reach a consensus so far.
Although Ao Bai didn't know what a weekend was, he understood that his partner just didn't want to be too tired, so he solemnly proposed that he must stay at home for two days after every few days of inspection.
"Okay, I'll keep you with you." Ao Bai finally felt slightly tired.
During this time, he swam almost every corner of the Sicilian Sea, fighting fierce beasts every day, and sometimes when he returned home, he was so tired that he had to take a nap with the mermaid in his arms.
Ji Mo relieved his heart at this time, he only found out that his white dragon was a standard workaholic after coming to Sicily, and he was afraid to abuse himself, he was really worried that Ao Bai would suddenly fall tired in a corner of the Sicilian Sea one day, so what should I do.
Smack!
"It's confirmed, it's settled in the future, Rome wasn't built in a day." Ji Mo was uneasy.
He did have a piece of wood in his hand.
The two of them landed on the beach, and Ao Bai was already wearing shorts and a vest that crossed the fish-made zuรฒ.
Speaking of clothes and pants, Ji Mo is really emotional! He pondered for several days, and finally came up with a way: no matter what is beautiful or not, first try to cut a loose prototype with his nails on the premise of not ruining the fabric, and then remove the excess part, and finally cut the corners into fine strips, poke a small hole and string the shorts vest back and forth, anyway, he can finally wear it to cover his shame, Ao Bai also praised and praised him, saying that he had never seen such clothes.
Now that there were piles of wood and debris at their feet, Ji Mo had been tossing around alone for several days, ready to build a few basic pieces of furniture for the empty home. The two of them have their own division of labor, Ao Bai was busy inspecting Fenghai for the first time a few days ago, seeing that he was tired like that, Ji Mo did not agree with him to help.
"Is that so, Ji Mo?" Ao Bai raised the plank in his hand and asked his partner.
Carpenter Yu Jimo nodded, "Yes, that's it!" Just make each piece the same length. "What they're doing now is a simple high-low locker for a few miscellaneous things.
As for the tables and chairs, they are already ready. The last storm brought a huge tree to the reef and ran aground, Ji Mo smiled when he saw it, and beckoned Ao Bai to go over and drag it to the beach together.
This big tree is supposed to grow on the shore of the Sicilian mainland, with lush branches and leaves, and as a result, it was uprooted by the strong wind, which literally explains what it means to be a tree with great wind.
This set of natural wood tables and chairs has to borrow Ao Bai's powerful power. It was also very simple: the thickest roots of the trunk were cut smoothly to the right height for the table, and a few wooden piers of the right thickness were selected and cut out, and now they were properly placed in their home.
Simple and rough original ecological style, both of them don't like those imaginary, just practical.
"Alright, then we'll put all the planks on and fix them." Ji Mo had already built a frame with thicker wood, and the whole thing was connected by rafters, fortunately, he had watched relevant documentaries before, and knew the general process of making those exquisite and ingenious furniture in ancient times, otherwise he really didn't know what to do in this other world that required self-reliance.
Ao Bai praised his mermaid while helping diligently: "Ji Mo, you are so good, you can even do these." โ
Crossing the fish happily said, "Really? The first time I made it uglier, I made a few more sets later, maybe it could look a little more presentable. โ
The two of them worked together to finish it before dinner, and after roughly removing some sharp corners, they carried it back home.
Before going to bed at night, Ao Bai suddenly said:
"Ji Mo, tomorrow I'll take you to the mountain on the island to have a look, you haven't been there yet."
"Oh yes, I'm so busy that I don't even pay attention. Okay, wake up early tomorrow, let's go up and have a look, just in time to try the straw sandals. "In order for a small family to be like a home, the crossing fish has burned the brain to the extreme, stumbling and groping to figure out a lot of daily necessities.
He didn't know what to do with the straw sandals at all, but he made a rough outline of the feet first, then fixed the mold, and then began to wrap the grass three layers inside and three layers outside, the first time it was too rough, too many spikes, and scrapped; The second pair knew that the grass should be treated beforehand, at least basically flexible and smooth.
Ao Bai nodded, "Okay, I just went around in a circle last time." Sleep, I'll call you tomorrow. โ
- I always felt that the island was very affectionate, maybe because it was an island in the Sicilian Sea.
The two of them hugged each other and slept together, they now have wooden beds, and they are still fixed by regular wooden blocks, because Ji Mo has always felt that a home without a bed is not like it.
The next morning, Ao Bai woke up his partner, they cleaned up a little, Ji Mo picked up the bag made of the last shark gauze cloth, instructed Ao Bai on how to wear straw sandals, and the husband and wife began to go ashore to climb the mountain.
*****
"Be careful, I'll scare the snake - belch, you're a dragon, the snake shouldn't dare to come out and bite us." Ji Mo held a slender wooden stick in his hand and carefully tapped the dense bushes.
Ao Bai strode ahead, frowning at the lush, thick jungle in front of him.
"Rest assured, there are no snakes."
The trees at the foot of the mountain are not high, mainly weeds and shrubs, Ji Mo carefully stepped on the thick pile of dead leaves on the ground, feeling that there was no way out, stuffy, and there were many mosquitoes, and his mood slowly became less light.
"What kind of fruit is that?" Looks a bit like a banana. Walking and walking, he finally found a little gain, and Ji Mo pulled Ao Bai over to look.
The fruit of the plant in front of him was like a banana, but it was obviously not the classic image of banana leaves in Ji Mo's impression, but a thick and fluffy tree, with its leaves crushed into bunches and hanging to the ground.
Ao Bai was cautious as usual, "Okay Ji Mo, let's take a look and leave, we don't know if we can eat it." โ
Ji Mo reluctantly looked at the fruit that had turned yellow and ripe, and couldn't help but raise his hand and beat one down with a stick, peel it off and smell it, it was fragrant.
"Wow~ It's so fragrant."
Seeing his partner's intoxicated appearance with his eyes closed, Ao Bai did not waver at all, and dragged him up and dragged him forward, "No, we don't know any of this." โ
- But I feel like I know ...... Well, I don't know either.
It's enough to get over the addiction, so don't try it, lest you really be poisoned, and we don't lack food now. Ji Mo tried his best to comfort himself, and left almost step by step.
Because of the season, along the way, they found a lot of fruit trees, and Ji Mo remembered the approximate location, and planned to visit the whole island before making plans.
It wasn't until he climbed a small hill out of breath that Ji Mo was surprised to find that there was not only one mountain on this island, but a small mountain range, and all he had seen before was the highest mountain.
"Is it that high?" Ji Mo's arms and legs โกโก outside were scratched by the sharp grass and thorns along the way, one in the east and one in the west.
Ao Bai looked very distressed, he tried his best to remove all the bushes around him, thought about it and said:
"Are you tired? Let's go back first and come back next time. โ
"Hmm...... It's still early, so let's go ahead and take a look, but be sure to get home before dark. Ji Mo drank a coconut he brought, and then urged Ao Bai to replenish his water.
"I'll carry you on my back." Ao Bai said again, and he raised his hand to straighten his partner's sweaty hair stuck to his forehead.
Ji Mo took a step back, "No, I can walk this little road, and besides, how to carry the mountain road." After speaking, he cheered up and continued to climb up, and Ao Bai could only follow.
"It's strange, on such a large island, is there only one kind of beast, the purr beast? It's not far from mainland Sicily, so it stands to reason that there shouldn't be such a single species. Or are they all hiding? Ji Mo originally thought that he would find some wild beasts such as sheep and rabbits, but he only found the hoof prints of wild boars.
Ao Bai didn't know which animals should appear in the land and dense forests, but he felt that it was better not to have them, and it was really a headache to walk like a snoring beast.
"Yes, don't worry, Ji Mo, when I came to see it before, I didn't find any other beasts, only one kind of purring beast."
Ji Mo cried and laughed and thought: What am I relieved, rest assured, what is being discussed now is why there is such a single species of beasts here, I don't eat pork, and I don't like dragons that watch pigs run......
After walking for a while, the sun was so fierce that the sun made the two sea orcs a little uncomfortable, and they decided to find a shady place to rest for a while.
"Walking there, I hear the sound of water ahead." Ao Bai pointed in the direction of the valley - what was there? As if calling me......
Ji Mo also heard it, and now what he wanted most was to jump into the water to cool off, and under such a desire, their steps were much faster.
After rounding the large and leafy vines with small white flowers, I finally found the location of the sound of the water: it was a small pool, and above it was a small drop, from which the stream flowed down, barely a waterfall.
"Hey~ I'm tired, come over Ao Bai, let's have a good rest for a while." Ji Mo ran to the smooth boulder by the stream and sat down in a few steps, took off his straw sandals and put them aside, and quickly stepped into the clear stream that was thigh-deep and thigh-deep.
Ao Bai also walked in, and the whole person lay down in the stream, and he and Ji Mo made a fuss under the water for a while before they came out.
Lazily took his draft shoes and put them in the stream to wash them, and then put them on the stones to expose them, just when he was about to call his partner to catch a few fish together to replenish his โกโก strength, Ji Mo looked up, and suddenly found that Ao Bai looked very strange, slowly walked forward, and looked up at the small cliff in front of him.
"Ao Bai, what's wrong? Did you find any beasts? Ji Mo hurriedly put on his shoes and ran over, looking up at his partner's eyes.
- Nothing, except for trees and trees.
Ji Mo asked humbly, "Did you find anything Ao Bai?" โ
"I don't know, but I feel like there's something up there that draws me in." The white dragon shook his head hard, feeling that his brain was a little uncontrollable.
Worst! Could it be that there are any psychedelic plants around here?
Ji Mo was stunned for a moment, then quickly grabbed Ao Bai and dragged him in the direction of the stream, "Ao Bai, I'll take you down to take a dip, and then we'll go home, okay?" "Let's clear his head first.
Who knew that Bailong, who had always been very obedient to his partner, couldn't drag it away, still looked up at the top, and muttered again: "Ji Mo, I feel that something is attracting me from above." โ
"Nope! There's nothing on it! Ao Bai, come, come with me. Ji Mo began to feel uneasy, he almost dragged Ao Bai in the direction he was going in with all his might, and at the same time looked at the cliff above with some fear.
But Ao Bai was like a demonic disease, stubbornly repeating his feelings.
"I want to go up and have a look." Ao Bai said in a trance, and at the same time began to walk forward.
Ji Mo was so frightened that he couldn't do it, he grabbed his partner tightly, he had never seen the other party so abnormal, as if he was evil, he shouted desperately: "Ao Bai! Don't go! I won't let you go! โ