50. Kindred
Following the prestige, he was a handsome young man in short sleeves, with a cold and detached expression, thin lips, and a blue lightning mark under his left eye.
Standing tall on a tree trunk, holding a huge log bow and arrow in one hand and carrying a large basket with arrows, he looked condescendingly at the intruder in front of him. But when he saw Saixi, who had transformed into a beast, his gaze paused slightly, and the vigilance in his eyes faded slightly: "Fellow clan? ”
Saisi seemed to recognize him, and as soon as he saw him, he immediately waved his big fleshy paw excitedly: "Paul, it's me, I'm Saisi!" ”
The young man he called Paul was stunned for a moment, stared at him for a while, and his expression relaxed: "You're back?" Why don't you say hello beforehand so that someone can pick you up. ”
As he spoke, he pressed his toes a little, like a swallow with wings, leaping lightly, and then landing steadily on the ground.
He put the big bow behind his back and hung it, strode to Saixi's side, looked at the mess all over the ground, and then looked at Jian Ling and Moore beside Saixi, looking puzzled: "This is ......"
Saixi hurriedly recounted what had just happened, and then introduced Jian Ling and Moore's side clearly: "Now that Jian Ling's identity has been discovered by humans, staying outside will definitely cause danger, so I took it upon myself to bring people back." Now the number of orcs has decreased sharply, even if it is not the same lineage, but they are all the same race, and we can't die without help. ”
Although Paul looked indifferent, he did not embarrass them, but said lightly: "Since we are of the same race, we should help each other, and no human beings have noticed you along the way, right?" ”
"No, we were careful and definitely didn't attract the attention of humans," Saisi patted his chest and reassured, smiling and revealing a mouthful of snow-white fangs.
"Well, that's good," Paul paused. "Wait for me."
He turned and burrowed into a jungle, and there was a chord. He dragged the carcass of a large green python out of it. He carried the head of the green python on his shoulder, and his slender figure was almost crushed by this green python whose form was beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but his expression was still motionless, and he didn't seem to be struggling: "I came out to hunt today, and I happened to meet this green python." Just got it out. ”
The green python he hunted, the group of green pythons that he had just eliminated by Sai Xi and the others were several times larger, and it looked like a green python king.
Looking at the fat and huge body of this green python, the green light in Saixi's eyes became more obvious: "Your luck is really good." Even such a fat green python can be called to you to touch, it seems that there is another sumptuous feast of food tonight! ”
"Well, you just came back. With guests, Brother Arjun will definitely prepare a full python banquet for you. ”
Speaking of the all-python feast that he hadn't eaten for many years, Saixi couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "I can't wait, let's go, hurry home!" ”
"Hmm. I'll show you the way, so you can go back quickly. ”
Saisi hasn't been back for many years, and many places here have changed, and the route in his memory has long been blurred. In order to avoid getting lost, he had to choose the dumbest method. I have been clamoring for the south to go straight, and all kinds of obstacles have to be cleared on the way. The speed has been slowed down quite a bit.
Hearing that someone could lead the way, Saixi agreed with a smile, turned around and hurriedly packed up the green python corpse on the ground with Jian Ling and the others, carried it on his body, and followed behind Paul.
Led by Paul, the group quickly passed through this primeval forest that covered the sky.
As soon as he got out of the forest, Jian Ling was slightly stunned by the scenery in front of him.
Unlike the imaginary dwelling of beasts, this place is unusually neat and peaceful.
In front of them was a huge blue lake, and on the other side of the lake, several rocky mountains towering into the sky. There are thousands of caves scattered throughout the mountain, and from a distance, they look like an oversized beehive.
A number of verdant vines cling to the rock face, occasionally with a few small flowers, adding life to the dry rock face.
The breeze blew through the tranquil lake, creating ripples.
Saixi's heart was excited, his mouth opened wide, and he looked up to the sky and roared.
The thick roar of the bear resounded through the sky.
Jian Ling's mood fluttered when he heard this, as if his blood was also jumping, and he even had an urge to scream.
Nima: Is this the instinct of the beast?!
Saisi's roar caused a small commotion among the orcs, and soon several young men dressed like Paul came out of the cave. They looked into the wind, and soon saw Saixi and the others on the other side of the lake, knowing that it was the same clan from outside who had come home, and immediately ran to tell each other.
Among them, there were a few friends who had made friends with Saixi, and they simply followed the long roar of the sky, and the roars of various voices came from the other side of the lake, and the blood was surging.
Paul and Saisi threw aside the carcass of the green python for a moment, walked to the lake together, pulled away the deep reeds, and pulled out two arm-thick ropes from the water.
One of them dragged one, shouted, and pulled backwards with all his might.
The sound of the water rattled, and the rope slowly emerged from the water, and it turned out to be a rope bridge covered with aquatic plants!
They secured the ropes, picked up the green python carcass again, and walked across the rope bridge with Jian Ling and Moore.
Once on the opposite bank, they put the rope bridge back into the water.
Looking at the calm blue lake, Jian Ling thought to himself, if there was no one to lead the way, who would have thought that there would be a bridge hidden in this water? And if you can afford to pull that rope bridge, human strength will definitely not be able to do it, and this is indeed a habitat that belongs to the beast race.
"Look, who's back?" A thin, handsome man approached, dressed a little differently from the others, with a long coat and trousers, and a blouse embroidered with strange geometric patterns. His hair is very long, almost reaching his ankles, his pupils are crystal clear amber, his skin is unusually fair, and his smile is approachable, which is easy to arouse the favor of others, "I haven't seen you come back for so many years, I didn't expect it to grow so strong, I almost didn't recognize you!" ”
When Saisi saw him, he immediately walked over with a smile and gave him a warm hug: "Dear Gleason, long time no see, how are you?" ”
"Of course, I've always been very good......"
The two of them were obviously friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time, and as soon as they met, they chatted familiarly, and then more than a dozen people came one after another. They all seem to know Saisi, and you and I have a very pleasant conversation.
The forgotten Jian Ling and Moore did not speak, quietly watching the joyful scene of their reunion.
Paul, who was standing next to him, suddenly said thoughtlessly: "That Gleason is our high priest here, and the other guys are all former friends of Saisi, namely Gellers, Che Guevara, ......"
This Paul looked cold, but he didn't expect that his heart was quite fine, and he actually took the initiative to introduce everyone's identities to Jian Ling. Although the tone of his introduction was very flat, as if he was memorizing a text, he was emotionless, but Jian Ling still threw a grateful smile at him.
Seeing her smile at herself, Paul was stunned for a moment, and then a suspicious crimson color appeared on his face. He turned his gaze away and coughed dryly: "Saixi looks like he still has to talk to his friends for a long time, I'll take you to meet the Patriarch of Ouer first, and see how he arranges for you." ”
"I'm sorry for you."
Paul didn't look her in the eye, but turned around: "Come with me." ”
Under Paul's guidance, Jian Ling and Moore successfully met the Patriarch of Or, who was sick in bed.
He looked really old, with gray hair, many age spots floating on his wrinkled face, and he was tall, but the muscles of his limbs had atrophied, and he looked as thin as a handful of firewood, with only skin and bones left. Even so, he still maintained the demeanor of being a beast royal family, his cloudy gray eyes were full of the precipitation of time, and his voice was gentle and vicissitudes: "You are the same clan that Saixi brought back from outside?" ”
Jian Ling nodded politely: "Yes, my name is Jian Ling, and this is my robot friend, called Moore." ”
"Well, you don't look good, have you been having any trouble lately?"
Jian Ling probably said about the trouble he encountered: "In order to avoid being discovered by humans, I can only hide here for a while, and beg the patriarch to be able to contain it." ”
Patriarch Orr smiled: "We are all of the same race, and in this predicament, we should unite and help each other. You don't need to be too inhibited, stay here in the future, I can assure you that this place will definitely be more suitable for you than human society. ”
The old patriarch was really unexpectedly good at speaking.
Jian Ling said gratefully: "Thank you, when the trouble outside is resolved, we will leave immediately, and we will definitely not cause you trouble." ”
"It's not trouble, it's just one more family, this big family welcomes you and your friends," Patriarch Orr glanced at Paul next to him, "You go and find two rooms for them, and settle them well, you are more familiar with this place, remember to take care of them more in the future." ”
Paul respectfully complied, and then walked out of the room with Jane Ling and Moore.
They followed the vines on the rock wall and climbed to the next level, where they found two rooms that were relatively clean.
Paul also helped them find two daily necessities: "From now on you will live here, and if you have anything to do, come directly to me, and my room is the first room on the right side of this floor." ”
"Well, thank you."
Sending Paul away, Jian Ling sat on the bed, looking at the simple furniture in front of him, in this unfamiliar environment, a strong feeling of longing suddenly surged in his heart, and he didn't know how Xia and his son were doing now......
At this moment, Xia is sitting in front of the computer with his son in his arms, reading to his son the medical papers written by his daughter-in-law word by word.
The little meat bun sat on his father's lap, staring at the computer screen with two big watery eyes, although those words were heavenly books to him, he didn't feel boring at all, but showed a strong interest.
As long as Xia Yi reads these words, the little meat bun will obediently not cry.
Xia explained this phenomenon as intermittent neurotic mother-love syndrome.
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