Volume I 6: Ylang Ylang
After taking the herb, the communication between the two parties was smoother, at least it was no longer understood by one party, and the other party was simply blind.
Fang Nuo also expressed his resentment towards the witch to the mourning birds, and the fact that he was planning to "run away from home".
"Just an ignorant little bit...... Hiss. "The male bird, who was rescued by the queen, was wounded, so he was flapping his wings desperately, but he kept falling.
He struggled to fly to the height of the queen's side, and then repeated the previous steps: flying up and falling down.
And in the process of doing so, he was still distracted to talk to the little beast who hurt him:
"The witch will only harm demon beasts that are harmful to humans, she must have her own reasons for picking you up, so she won't deliberately break up the family of other beasts."
"Why don't you look for your fault?" His words were as offensive to the beast as his previous act of death, and Fang Nuo regretted giving him the herb a little.
"So you can talk." Fang Nuo's expression became a little strange, only the Bird Queen was talking before, and he thought that the Great Black Bird was her dependent, a creature that had not yet evolved into a demon beast.
Creatures are prey in his eyes, but demon beasts are different, and if he attacks other demon beast families indiscriminately, it is likely to cause conflicts between the two families, and even form conflicts that can last for centuries.
When the time comes, if another ancestor makes a last wish or something, the guy who acted recklessly at the beginning may become a sin beast of the ages, and will be remembered by the clansmen for generations...... Of course, it's the bad side of remembering him.
However, it was the mourning bird and its companions who harassed him, and the conflict arose because of them, and Fang Nuo had a clear conscience.
He didn't need Blackbird's apology - after all, he had already made the other party pay the price of blood, and he was not so careful.
"You little thing!" The male mourning bird stared at his red eyes, almost out of breath at Fang Nuo's statement.
"He doesn't respect us at all!" Blackbird, who had not been stunned after all, shouted at his queen.
The Bird Queen hurriedly flew between the Blackbird and Fang Nuo to stop the conflict from further deteriorating, and also to prevent the Blackbird from dying again.
"We thought you were snow elves living across the mountains, fragile creatures that can only survive for one winter, and it's easy to get lost in the wind." She explained.
This explains why the Blackbird pretends to be a living creature - a monster that lives in the territory of other species, such as the "human" race, does not need to encounter a creature and reveal that it has intelligence.
Fang Nuo did the same when facing the other humans in this territory, and tried to keep people and animals harmless as much as possible to ensure his own safety.
As for the demon beasts, they rely on their own intelligence to play with other creatures...... Fang Nuo, who had been staying in the lair and confined to the family's hunting grounds, had never done anything like this.
He would occasionally listen to his peers in the clan talk about the fact that there are indeed naughty races in the outside world, and they are not tired of doing such things.
There are also people in the clan who are said to like to torture and kill living beings, but Fang Nuo doesn't know them, and they don't make friends with a junior like Fang Nuo who hasn't started hunting alone.
"It's a bad taste." He commented.
"When you see a creature below yourself, don't you want to tease it?" Blackbird was curious.
"How could I possibly come into contact with creatures of other races for no reason?"
For as long as he can remember, the creatures he has come into contact with, in addition to the demon beasts in the family, are strange creatures that have been captured and dying by their elders.
At that time, all the small beasts swarmed up, and the prey that had only one breath left soon rushed to the arms of death.
The elders of the clan smiled with relief, and only after the "family hope" had eaten a perfect meal did they begin to clean up the remaining biological remains and replenish the nutrients needed for life.
And knowledge about other races β also relied on the elderly Yellow Immortals to tell their youthful experiences, or through the Great Yellow Immortals who fled home to share what they saw during their journeys - only available to juniors like him.
As a result, Fang Nuo knew about the "mourning birds" race, but he would regard them as prey.
"You're such a poor boy." To the beast's surprise, the Bird Queen felt sympathy for his statement, "You should look at the outside world more and increase your knowledge...... Staying with the witch-sama is a good choice. β
"Why deny it? She genuinely treats you like a 'new family'. β
"'New Family'......" Fang Nuo gradually let go of his hostility towards the mourning birds, and he had something new to care about, "What about her original family?" β
This was probably the only "common language" he had with the witch, he thought, and asked:
"Did you leave her and run to explore the more distant worlds?"
"How dare you say that?!" Blackbird, who was trying his best to volley behind the Bird Queen, questioned, "You are such a sinister bad thing that you curse the Witch Lady like this!" β
"Why do you call her 'Witch-sama'?"
Fang Nuo was already numb to the blackbird's various statements and actions, he didn't bother to talk to the other party, he just wanted to get the information he wanted to know from the bird queen.
"Honestly," he remembered again, "I don't know the name of the human yet." β
He glanced at the monsters in the air again: "I don't know what you should call them...... The Queen of the Mourning Birds, and ...... Miscellaneous birds? β
Effective communication could help Huang Xian absorb the spiritual power in the atmosphere more smoothly and increase his own strength, so when the Bird Queen and the Blackbird reacted to his question, Fang Nuo felt that the spiritual power around him was centered on him and gathered one after another.
Invisible spiritual power swirled around him, allowing him to pick it up for a short time.
"A witch is a witch." The Bird Queen spread her wings and hesitated for a moment, then landed on the roof tiles not far from Fangnuo, "She chased away the evil monsters that feed on us and the other small demon beast tribes, leaving this land free of their infestation...... She also dresses wounded mourners, never caring about the bad rumors we carry. β
"If you haven't heard her name, then I hope you'll remember itβ" The Bird Queen lowered her head, revealing a beautiful pattern hidden in her dark brown neck, as if announcing her belonging, "Her name is 'Ylang', which is also a flower name. β
"Ylan-ylang?" Fang Nuo was confused, but he had heard the word, "Ylang-ylang?" β
In the center of the Xuancai Mountains, the shores of Lake Xuancai, which is humid all year round, are overgrown with plants that produce flowers called ylang-ylang.
When the flowers bloom, they emit a rich fragrance that immerses the entire shores of the lake, and the monsters that smell the fragrance can relax the tension and eliminate mental exhaustion.
Occasionally, the elders of the Huangxian clan would leave the family's territory and cross the Huangxian Mountains to the edge of Xuancai Lake, collecting fresh flowers to bring back to their nests; The females of the tribe like to use them to dress themselves, to coat their bodies with the scent of flowers, and to extract the essence of them to nourish their hair.
"Witch-sama...... One day, Yilan came to this mountain village occupied by evil monsters, and won a living space for us and the humans in the village. The Queen of the Birds recounted the old days, "The potion she concocted allowed me to grow new feathers and spread my wings again. β
The pattern on her neck is the "mark" left by the witch, her pride, and the "proof of the queen".
And her words, on the other hand, gave Fang Nuo information beyond the question, that is, the name of this human territory.
It was originally called "Mountain Village", he thought, and it felt similar to "Huangxian Ridge".
"What's the use of talking so much to this little guy?" Although the blackbird, who was named "Miscellaneous Bird", couldn't understand the Yellow Immortal clan's scolding beast, he instinctively felt that the other party was not saying good things, so he wouldn't show a good temper to Fang Nuo, "Doesn't he want to leave?" If he's gone, he has nothing to do with the witch, and he doesn't need us to respect him, so let him go! β
"That's what I thought too." The snow-white beast turned around and looked down at the eaves and even the entire boulder platform, "I have given you the strength to understand the words of all things, and now, I need you to repay me." β
"Huh?" The blackbird was about to open his mouth to choke the beast again.
"Take me down." Fang Nuo straightened up, stretched out his arm and pointed at the village below, "Fly out of this 'mountain village'." β
He was no bigger than the two birds by sight, and if he could, he wished he could ride on the back of the heralds, rather than be clawed by themβas if he had fallen prey to them.
It would be better if he could be carried by two birds at the same time, and when he returns to the clan, I believe he can also become the object of admiration of his peers.
"You want to be beautiful." Blackbird had never met such an outrageous request when he was so old, "I could have grabbed the hair on the back of your neck and threw you down the road for the carriage to run." β
"I promise you." But the Bird Queen agreed to his request, "However, I hope that you will see the witch again before you leave." β
She didn't force Blackbird to make the same choice as herself, and besides, Blackbird was injured, and it would take a lot of experience to even keep her balance, let alone fly a small beast for some distance.
So, Fang Nuo sat down in the feathers of the mourning bird, and from a distance, it looked like a big dark brown bird carrying a snow-white fruit, and there was a black bird chasing after them, but its flying skills seemed to be a little weak, up and down.
Sitting on the back of the bird, Fang Nuo saw a panoramic view of the mountain villageβ
One side of the village faces the mountain, and the opposite side of the mountain should be the place where the Huangxian clan held a campaign to ask for the seal, and that mountain is also the "end stone wall" in the mouth of the demon beasts; On both sides of the meandering river that flows through the village are houses built by humans and fields reclaimed; Near the boulder platform where the witch's house is located, is a forest of dead trees, and perhaps after this winter, new green leaves will grow on those branches, and then bear fruit.
It didn't take long for the witch's figure to appear in the field of vision of the beasts, and according to the agreement, after seeing each other again, the Queen of the Mourning Bird would take Fang Nuo out of the village.
It's just that the other party's current situation doesn't seem to be suitable for meeting?
- Opposite the witch, a serpentine demon beast several people tall was spitting out letters, waiting for an opportunity to attack her.
And around them, not only were there the client's legs that were in the way and couldn't help them for a while, but there were also many small snakes that were snake-like demon beasts swaying on the ground, as another threat and putting great pressure on the witch.