Unlike the chaotic scene when they left in a rage, the group returned quietly, and no one spoke.

People don't know what to say.

Xitu snuggled up to his mother and father, walking next to Qingzhe, as a cub, he would only feel at ease if he stayed by his mother's side - as for what had just happened? The little tiger cub was now only worried that he had scratched Ao Yang in his excitement, and that the dragon would be angry with him when he came to his senses.

Alas~ Obviously we get along quite happily......

In the dark, Ao Yang didn't dare to touch Qing Zhe again, he was greatly touched by the strong struggle and fierce resistance of the other party just now, and he thought that maybe Ao Bai was right: physical contact without the consent of the other party would make the female feel panicked and think that she was threatened by unfriendliness.

He walked silently at the end, watching the mother and son in front of him support each other, during which neither of them looked back.

Sure enough, the two of them hated me.

"Alright, we're finally here." Ji Mo breathed a sigh of relief and opened his mouth to break the silence, he felt hungry and cold, exhausted, in order to wait for Ao Bai and Xitu to come back, he and Qing Zhe were not in the mood to have dinner first.

Ao Bai pulled his partner forward, and the two of them hurriedly rekindled the bonfire that was about to be extinguished, and Xitu also took the initiative to go over and put dry wood in the fire.

While burning dry wood, he secretly glanced at the barbecue on the table that had cooled down: the little tiger cub was hungry, but now everyone's feelings were wrong, and he didn't dare to eat.

"Ao Bai, do you still have the white jade crab paste we brought?" Ji Mo asked his partner in a low voice.

"Also, half a shell." Ao Bai touched the mermaid's deflated stomach with his hand, a little worried, "Why haven't you eaten yet?" ”

"I was going to wait for you to come back and eat together."

Ji Mo turned his head and saw Ao Yang sitting alone on the wooden pier on the shore of the lake, with his back to the bonfire, his head hanging low, and his back was very lonely.

Qing Zhe walked far to the other side of the bonfire, silent in the broth in the hot stone pot, his face pale under the red firelight.

"Let's go, let's go down and bring up the white jade crab paste, the eldest brother has an injury, go catch some fresh fish and shrimp by the way." Ji Mo greeted Ao Bai, and the two of them got up and prepared to go down to the lake.

"Xitu, you go eat something first, if you don't want to eat cold, you can heat up the barbecue yourself, can you?" When Ji Mo turned around, he noticed that the little tiger cub had been squatting on the side of the dry firewood pile and hadn't come over, and he didn't know what he was doing.

Ao Bai deliberately walked over and bent down slightly to look: Xitu was looking panicked and apprehensive, squatting next to the pyre and playing with a few logs.

"What are you doing?" Ao Bai asked puzzled.

"I—I really didn't mean to scratch Ao Yang, he shouldn't bully my mother and father......" Xitu said with tears in her eyes, and secretly turned her back and wiped her eyes.

No matter how complicated the adult's mind was, the little orc was only guilty of catching Ao Yang who had been taking good care of him in blood, and he was afraid of being scolded.

Ao Bai grabbed his arm and pulled him up, "Ao Yang didn't blame you, so you don't have to be afraid." ”

At this time, Qingzhe had already heated the broth, and his father's heart that he could never let go of made him think about taking care of his cubs even when he was in a bad mood.

"Hittu." Qingzhe stood up and shouted, "Come here, my mother and father have something to tell you." ”

"Go ahead." Ao Bai glanced back, wiped his eyes with his hand, and felt the wetness of his palms, "Your mother and father called you." He shoved the Zetu in the direction of the fire.

"Go eat." Ao Bai comforted again.

Ji Mo was standing behind Ao Yang at this time, he had already quickly gone to the house at the bottom of the lake to bring up the white jade crab paste, holding it in the palm of his hand at this time, hesitating, not daring to step forward.

After a while, Ao Yang didn't look back and took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong?" ”

"Big brother, I took the white jade crab paste and gave it to you." Ji Mo hurriedly took a few steps forward, walked around to the front of Ao Yang, opened the shell on his hand, revealing the transparent and slightly white fragrant crab paste inside and handed it over.

Ao Yang looked at it, didn't answer, and couldn't see any expression on his face.

“…… Very good to use, stop bleeding and stop pain, apply to the wound and heal quickly. Ji Mo introduced and recommended it, and handed the shell a little further.

Ao Yang took it at this time, stretched out his index finger and picked it a little, put it to his nose and sniffed, and finally had a little expression on his face, which was a kind of thoughtful and faint nostalgia.

Seeing that the eldest brother finally took over the wound medicine he sent, Ji Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his voice became more natural.

"Smelly, right? Coated with cool silk, it is very firmly stained, no matter how you move, it will not fall off, and it will be absorbed by the skin in the end, which is very trouble-free. ”

Ao Yang nodded slightly, "Well, it's really fragrant." ”

Ji Mo urged: "Then big brother, hurry up and apply it, the wound on your body is a little deep." ”

"When I was very young, I was often bumped and injured when I was swimming, and they would catch me and apply this ointment to me, and when they smelled the fragrance, they thought they could eat it, and they ate a lot of it, but fortunately it was not poisonous." Ao Yang suddenly talked about such a past.

Ji Mo was a little dumbfounded, I don't know if the other party wants him to ask next, who are "they"? He thought about it, so he could only continue:

"Yes, when Ao Bai just got it back, I thought it was taken internally, and Uncle Hu told us that we were applied externally, hahaha~ I almost ate it."

"Uncle Hu?" Ao Yang raised his eyebrows and asked, the dragon was no longer angry - he had experienced a long period of loneliness before, so he longed for a warm and warm family. Just now, he had indeed made up his mind to cut off the possibility of Qing Zhe and Xitu returning to the tribe, but looking at Qing Zhe's sad and frightened appearance, the big white dragon suddenly remembered the despair and helplessness after being abandoned by his parents when he was a young dragon...... Forget it, it's useless to barely leave the two of them behind, do you have to watch them sad every day?

"Uncle Hu is a very old turtle orc." Ao Bai came over and replied, "He was discovered by me and Ji Mo in the Sicilian Sea, and he said that he had lived in that sea for a long time, but he didn't know a lot about it. The little white dragon explained amusefully and helplessly.

Ji Mo also added: "Uncle Hu lives next door to our house now, but he has already started hibernating, and he will not be able to chat with him until the next warm season." ”

Ao Bai looked at the eldest brother's inaction, he simply reached out and took the shell, picked out the white jade crab paste and carefully applied it to the other party's wound.

"It's on the legs, too." Ji Mo pointed out that he wanted to help with the smear just now, but when he looked at Ao Yang's indifferent expression, he didn't dare to make a move, for fear of committing the other party's taboo: I am now his real ...... Ahem...... What about my brother-in-law.

Ao Yang looked at the young husband and wife who were busy around his wounds, and his mood finally became a little better. He casually corrected: "Uncle Hu? It should be Uncle Hu, there is no surname Hu in the ocean, but a long, long time ago, you used to have a guardian turtle in the East China Sea. ”

The little white dragon stopped applying the medicine and said in surprise, "Have we ever had a guardian turtle in the East China Sea?" Now there is only the surname of Guardian Long Rong, so what is the surname of Guardian Turtle? ”

Ao Yang seriously recalled, "It is the surname protection, it is said that the former dragon king of the East China Sea Ao Yuan particularly admired the turtle clan, so he specially gave them a surname, and the later dragon king felt that the turtle had no combat effectiveness and was slow to move, so the surname of the protector was abolished." ”

The crossing fish couldn't help but ask: "Ahem~ When is Ao Yuan and the Dragon King Ao Yuan king?" Sorry I haven't heard of ......."

- I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I suddenly have the feeling of listening to the royal family in front of me talking about the old news of the aristocracy, but I can't keep up with the rhythm of the chat.

Ao Bai hurriedly explained his partner's confusion: "It is the third dragon king of the East China Sea, and our father is the seventh dragon king, so it is not surprising that the current people of the East China Sea do not talk about the dragon king Ao Yuan." ”

Oooh!

Oh? Oh oh? So, Uncle Hu, oh don't protect the uncle, how old is the uncle?

The expressions of the three orcs from the ocean present were all very subtle.

"Big brother, you are so powerful, you know everything." Ji Mo looked like he was adoring with starry eyes, and although the little white dragon didn't say anything, his expression was also very surprised and respectful.

The eldest brother's mother has been determined, he is the child born to my mother Ao Ya, so who is his father? It seems that the eldest brother did not have a simple life when he was a child, but now it sounds like the eldest brother in the family, Ao Han: Ao Han is the eldest son of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, a golden dragon of a mighty father, gifted and intelligent, and physically strong, and has been cultivated as the next Dragon King of the East China Sea since he was a child.

According to the understanding of crossing the fish Jimo, Brother Ao Han is the appointed and expected dragon prince, and the little white dragon of his own family is an ordinary dragon.

Ao Yang smiled faintly, "What's so powerful about this?" In fact, a lot of me have forgotten about it, living here, and don't care about the qiē in the sea. ”

Ao Bai applied it while he was distracted, and almost used up all the white jade crab paste.

"Alright, leave the rest to your merfolk." Ao Yang took the initiative to push and separated the little white dragon's hand.

Ji Mo said embarrassedly: "No, no, my shoulder injury has long been healed, I don't need it, besides, we can catch the white jade crab when we go back to the Sicilian Sea."

Ao Bai stubbornly stepped forward again and finished smearing the last scratch, and said without raising his head: "Well, Ji Mo is right, when we return to the Sicilian Sea, we can continue to catch the white jade crab." Big brother, you live here, don't you really miss the ocean? ”

Ao Yang shook his head slowly: "What is there to think?" You say the water, the lake here is also clear and clean, you say that there are many fish, shrimp and crabs, there are also a lot of lakes, I can live here for so long, naturally it is not bad. ”

Ji Mo patiently persuaded:

"Big brother, this lake is good, but the surrounding land orcs are very unfriendly to us ocean orcs, there are so many people in their clan, it is basically impossible to sincerely accept you and tolerate you living on the Sicilian continent, living a life of fear, how tiring! If we go back to the ocean, we won't have such troubles, and that's where we really call home. ”

Ao Bai invited at the right time: "Big brother, you can go back to the Sicilian Sea with us, although there are a lot of fierce sharks in the Sicilian Sea, but I will try my best to drive them away, and now the small sea where I live with Ji Mo is very safe, even if the land orcs are eagle clans with wings, they don't have the ability to leap over such a wide sea to disturb the sea area where we live." ”

Ao Yang sat up straight and turned his head to look at the campfire behind him, where Qingzhe was talking with his cub Xitu in his arms.

"No, I'm just going here, I'm not going anywhere." Ao Yang was unmoved and insisted on his own ideas.

Ao Bai glanced at the other party's line of sight just now, lowered his voice and said, "For him?" ”

"Hmm...... Not exactly, mainly because I'm used to it. Ao Yang looked up at the dark and vast lake in the distance.

The evening breeze in the cold season is very cold, especially on the lakeshore, in the past, Ao Yang has dived to the bottom of the lake to sleep soundly at home, and live peacefully, now because the concerned female lives on the lakeshore, he slowly changed his habits, and often turned into a human form to stay on the lakeshore, he was worried that Qingzhe would be as lonely and lonely as him.

Ji Mo was so hungry that he had a heartburn and a little heartburn, and glanced at the bonfire from time to time.

"Big brother, I'm sorry just now, I was a little anxious, I wasn't polite enough to you......" Ji Mo said crampedly, he stood in front of the big white dragon in an orderly manner, quietly waiting for the verdict to be announced.

Ao Bai took a few steps back and hugged his partner, "Big brother, it's too dangerous to enter the dense forest at night, we are dragons, and it is difficult to defeat the land orcs without water." ”

Ao Yang stood up and stretched his body, "I don't blame you. It's hard to tell who is right and who is wrong, Qingzhe and Xitu didn't come to my territory voluntarily, their home is in the tribe, I forced them to stay, how could they be happy? ”

After saying that, he strode to the campfire, sat down in silence, and picked up the fish and shrimp that had been prepared long ago to eat, and a bowl of broth was still placed in front of him.

Xitu was eating a piece of barbecued meat, when he saw Ao Yang coming over, he moved a little nervously, and after looking at his mother and father, Qingzhe looked at him encouragingly, and Xitu said to Ao Yang cautiously:

"It's not right for me, I'm scratching you."

Ao Yang didn't raise his head and said, "That's what I allowed, otherwise you wouldn't be able to hurt me." ”

Xitu was choked, thought about it and couldn't hold back, and said what was in his heart: "But you shouldn't bully my mother and father and bully me." ”

"Xitu!" Qing Zhe immediately opened his mouth to stop him, he didn't have the appetite to eat at all, and the qiē that happened tonight was like a blow to the head, completely waking him up.

The little tiger cub hurriedly buried his head in eating, not daring to say anything more.

Ao Yang naturally looked up at Qing Zhe, but the latter lowered his head at the same time, constantly reminding himself in his heart;

I understand that he is a dragon, and he hates us land orcs, including my beast father and many friends, who are inseparable objects in my life. I and Ao Yang have never been all the way.

Ji Mo sat next to him, watching Qing Zhe suddenly become calm and detached, and he also understood his choice in his heart, in fact, the truth he wanted to tell was a bit cruel:

No matter what the relationship between you and Ao Yang is like, the people in your tribe will only assume the fact that "this female has been in contact with the dragon for a long time with her cubs", and the three of them are tigers and terrible people, and even if you and Xitu reluctantly return in the future, they will encounter endless suspicion and temptation, exclusion and isolation......

"Ji Mo, why don't you eat it?" When Qing Zhe faced the mermaid, his attitude was still very concerned and sincere.

"Oh~ I, I'm waiting for the soup to get cold." The deep analysis and associations in the mind of the traversal fish were interrupted.

Ao Bai urged him: "It's already cold, you hurry up and eat, it's too windy on the shore of the lake." ”

"Yes, it's very likely that you're pregnant with a cub now, so let's go home quickly after eating, I heard that the bottom of the lake is very warm."

I heard that. Yes, I listened to him during the chat, and he also said very regretfully why I am a land female, if it is an ocean female, I can dive to the bottom of the lake and see what his home looks like......

Qingzhe lowered his head and drank the soup, hiding the sourness in his eyes.

Ji Mo was too hungry, but his stomach was wooden, and he was a little blocked and nauseous after eating.

After dinner, Qingzhe quickly took Xitu back to the house and never came out, and Ao Bai also took his partner to sneak down to his home at the bottom of the lake to escape the cold wind.

Only Ao Yang was left alone on the surface of the lake, turning into a dragon shape and swimming in a circle. This is his habit all along, when he is bored and wants to calm down and think, he will keep going around the sacred lake in circles until he is tired and dives directly to the bottom of the lake to sleep.

"How long is the big brother going to swim?" At the bottom of the lake, the mermaid sat on the stone in front of her house, looked up at the dragon-shaped figure swimming on the lake in the bright moonlight, and asked worriedly.

Ao Bai also looked up, "I don't know, he's in a bad mood, let him swim." ”

"Big brother seems to really like Qingzhe, although he won't admit it." Ji Mo sighed.

Little White Dragon agreed: "Indeed. ”

"It's really difficult, I've asked Qing Zhe, he still has a beast father and a lot of good friends, all of whom live in the tribe." Ji Mo said.

"Actually, what does it matter?" The little white dragon said calmly, "The eldest brother is a good dragon orc, he is very strong, capable, and has always been very attentive to taking care of Qingzhe's mother and son, he is willing to stay on land all the time, such a dragon as a companion, what else is Qingzhe worried about?" ”

The crossing fish lay down on the stone slab and analyzed:

"He has family and friends, and it's normal to have concerns, just like one day a female in our ocean suddenly finds a land orc as a companion, others will also have opinions, and the psychology can't stand it, and the most worrying thing should be that he is afraid of affecting his parents, relatives, and friends living in the tribe."

"The eldest brother is very strong, and those land orcs don't dare to do anything to Qingzhe's family." Ao Bai said firmly.

"Hello~" Ji Mo sat up, "I know what you mean, but it's obvious that it's impossible for the eldest brother to remain in such a strong state all the time, right?" Even dragons grow old and weaken. Therefore, I feel that if the eldest brother really can't let go of Qingzhe, he should still go back to the Sicilian Sea with us! ”

As long as we don't say it, how can the land orcs know that there are only two dragons in the Sicilian Sea at the moment? Besides, as long as there are no accidents, there will only be more dragons in the Sicilian Sea in the future, that is, a strong backing, and the land orcs will also be afraid and dare not hurt Qingzhe's family.

"But he doesn't want to, if he lives in this lake for a long time, he will feel at home."

"Forget it." Ji Mo swam back into the house with a splitting headache, "If the eldest brother needs help, he will naturally speak, and we can't help much with things like feelings." ”

*****

Kari has been in a trance for the past few days, and often wanders away while talking.

"Karry? Kari? Mother and father are talking to you, why don't you listen? Mu Yan patted the back of the other party's hand worriedly.

"Oh, oh, what did you just say?" Kari barely came to his senses. His own companion was seriously wounded and lay in a groggy state with his father, and his mother and father were too old to be exhausted: his face was very haggard, and his eyes were blue.

"Mother and father told you to go and rest after drinking the soup, and the priest said that the cubs will come out soon, and you can't do this anymore." Mu Yan pushed the broth on the table in front of his child again, and his complexion was also very bad, and he suddenly encountered a serious accident, and there were many things and messy, and his heart was not relieved.

Kari held the warm wooden bowl with one hand, "Well, let's put it first, mother, father, I'll drink it later." What did the priest just say? What happened to Father Beast and Higg's injuries now? ”

After all, he was pregnant, so he couldn't get up so early in the morning.

Mu Yan said lightly: "The priest said that both of them are much better, the wounds are slowly healing, and several pearls have been used, don't worry, they will get better soon." ”

Kari didn't know why he suddenly remembered, when Qingzhe was still living in the tribe, he was very sick, his cub Xitu first begged Higg, saying that he wanted Pearl to save his life, at that time Kari felt very angry, because he had just conceived a cub, he felt flustered when he saw Qingzhe's cub, so he lost his temper and told the other party away, insisting on not agreeing to take out the pearl, and the quarrel with Hig began at that time......

But now he also realized: the beast father and his partner are seriously injured and need pearls to save their lives, if anyone is stuck with pearls at this time and doesn't give them, then he will definitely find the other party desperately!

"Hmm~ That's good, that's good, they must get better soon, I can't hold it anymore." Karry's eyes murmured unfocused.

Mu Yan hurriedly comforted him: "It's going to be okay, the priest is taking care of it, don't think about it cranky!" Why don't you drink the soup first, and your mother and father will send you into the house to lie down for a while? ”

Holding the table with one hand and supporting his back with the other, Kari slowly stood up, his steps vague: "Okay, I really can't drink, Beast Father and Higg are not getting better, I don't have the appetite to eat." ”

"It's going to be okay, Kari, Mother and Father must take care of you and your cubs." Mu Yan helped him into the bedroom, and covered the bitter worry in his heart with a smile.

*****

Rui and Joe and the other big warriors of several tribes discussed with frowns.

"Then, a few of us will be in charge of the exchange tomorrow." Joe said with little confidence.

"Hmm." Rui nodded solemnly, "There is no way, Xige and the old patriarch are not awake yet, even if they are sober, they must recuperate first, if our tribe breaks the contract, we don't know what will happen if we anger those dragons." ”

The brown bear scratched his head honestly: "Hi~ What are you afraid of?" Those dragons will go ashore, the mainland is our territory, and those dragons will not be aggressive when they leave the water. ”