freenovelworld Chapter 85 Flowing Cloud Valley
Chapter 85 Flowing Cloud Valley
After leaving the starch workshop, Leyou parted ways with Lezhi and the others, heading straight to find a friend to organize the trip. Lezhi, on the other hand, followed Leixiu to the open space, preparing to go out for training with Maoqiu.
Since Lei Xiu arrived, Le Zhi has never seen Lei Xiu fly in the air, and has only caught a fleeting glimpse of Lei Xiu's wings.
Upon closer inspection, Lezhi discovered that Lei Xiu actually had three pairs of wings. The first pair of wings was covered with fine scales, which appeared black at first glance, but reflected a faint purple light when viewed from a different angle.
The purple gradient extends to the second pair of wings, which, in addition to a blackish-purple base, also feature a symmetrical pattern that, from a distance, resembles a pair of eyes.
The third pair of wings is quite special. Apart from the wing bones that support the wings, the entire wing is transparent and hidden under the second pair of wings. Generally, unless needed during flight, Lei Xiu will not unfold the third pair of wings.
Lezhi had seen many wings of the Lingyu Clan members before, and originally thought he was immune to wings of various shapes and colors. But now, seeing Lei Xiu's complete wings, Lezhi was still stunned after taking a closer look. He stared at the eye-shaped patterns on Lei Xiu's wings for a long time before he came back to his senses.
"Phew..." Leaving a heavy breath, Lezhi patted her heart, which was beating a little too fast. "No way, is it just my imagination?"
"Zhizhi, what's wrong?"
Noticing that something was wrong with Lezhi, Lei Xiu immediately turned around and approached Lezhi, raising his hand to touch Lezhi's forehead tentatively.
"It's nothing, I was just staring at the patterns on your wings and I'm just taking a moment to catch my breath."
“Patterns!” Raising an eyebrow in surprise, Lei Xiu chuckled knowingly. “So that’s how it is. Every member of our clan has similar patterns on their wings. Legend has it that this is the ‘Eye of Judgment’ specially bestowed upon our clan by the Mother Tree. The Mother Tree can observe Jormungandr through these patterns. …Only those with strong empathy can form a connection with these patterns.”
The true legend is that the patterns on the wings of the Thunder Clan can only resonate with their destined partners. Moreover, through the Eye of Judgment, the two who resonate not only form a link with the Mother Tree, but also, through the power of the Mother Tree, allow their spirits to temporarily merge. This is the Thunder Clan's greatest secret and the most essential condition for them to find a mate.
However, Lei Xiu couldn't say this outright; it was an agreement between him and Le Chu.
Lei Xiu had no intention of breaking his promise. From the first moment he saw Le Zhi, Lei Xiu understood why the legend held the destined person in such high esteem.
This feeling doesn't need words; their thoughts, their bodies, and even the aura they exude are inherently attractive to each other. Whether they know this legend or not, they are destined to be drawn to each other.
Just like the Eye of Judgment on his wings, Lei Xiu has often gone out hunting with the Spirit Feather Clan's hunting team in the past few months, but almost no one can look directly at the patterns on his wings, let alone be unconsciously drawn into them like Le Zhi.
This is one of the reasons why the Thunder Clan has always seemed too mysterious in the eyes of other clans.
Lezhi was unaware of the hidden meaning behind the pattern. With Lei Xiu deliberately concealing it from her, Lezhi accepted Lei Xiu's explanation with only a partial understanding.
Deliberately resisting the urge to look at the strangely attractive pattern, Lezhi urged Maoqiu to transform into a large bird and began the adaptation training.
Being alone with Lezhi made Maoqiu especially excited; it had been a long time since they had soared through the air so aimlessly.
A clear "Hee!" echoed through the sky, confirming that Lezhi was seated. The fluffy ball flapped its wings and took flight, with Lei Xiu following closely behind. After circling the valley inhabited by the Spirit Feather Clan with Lezhi in its wings, the fluffy ball chose a direction that Lezhi had never been before.
After returning to the clan, Lezhi participated in a few group gatherings organized by the clan sporadically, and also went out alone with Leyou and the others, but he basically just stayed in the safe zone near Yunmeng Forest. He hadn't actually explored all of the clan's territory yet.
Now, carried by the fur ball, Lezhi looked down from the air and realized that the territory of the Spirit Feather Clan was much larger than he had imagined. Besides the Cloud Dream Forest, which had trapped him for several days and was almost boundless, there was another place on the other side that Lezhi had never explored before.
It was a valley whose beauty was evident even from above. The mountain peaks were not covered with the usual vines, but with layers of jade-like rock walls arranged like steps.
At the highest point of the valley, a large waterfall hangs in the air, and the water flows down the rock wall, dividing into irregularly shaped rock walls that become natural pools, which gather into a group of pools of varying sizes.
Due to the temperature difference between the upper and lower parts of the valley, a light mist would permeate the valley in the early morning and evening. However, it was noon now, and the sun was shining brightly, so there was no mist to obstruct the view, and the scenery of the valley was fully visible to Lezhi and his companions.
The furball has no interest in scenery. If you could divide its head into sections, one-third would be for enjoyment, one-third for food, and the remaining third would be for other things like playing, sleeping, and hunting.
However, after Lei Xiu appeared, especially after that exchange, Lei Xiu's importance is now second only to Le Zhi and food, ranking third, which is something to be happy about.
Lezhi was mesmerized by the scenery of the valley. Maoqiu could immediately sense his movements and knew that Lezhi liked it. Maoqiu thoughtfully lingered in the valley a little longer and even lowered the altitude so that Lezhi could see the whole valley up close.
They had been lingering in the sky for quite some time. Lei Xiu followed behind the furball, estimated the time, and then flew up to the furball and gestured for it to find a place to land.
Following Lei Xiu's instructions, the fluffy ball obediently chose an open space on a mountaintop to land. Le Zhi slid down along the fluffy ball's deliberately drooping wings and was steadily supported by Lei Xiu to keep her standing.
"Lei Xiu, why did you stop?"
"It's alright. I can see you really like it here. We're not in a rush today, so let's just rest and have lunch here."
Lei Xiu smoothed Lezhi's hair, which had been slightly disheveled by the wind, and offered his suggestion with a little ulterior motive in mind.
Given the stunning scenery of the valley, Lezhi immediately agreed to Lei Xiu's suggestion, "Great! I've never been here before, it's really beautiful."
With wide-open eyes in surprise, Lezhi couldn't wait to walk to the edge of the mountain and look down. From here, Lezhi could see the terraced pools up close. Each pool was separated by a distance of more than two meters, making it easy to get close to the pools.
Seeing Lezhi's excited expression, Lei Xiu followed her to the edge of the mountain and stopped. "This place is called Flowing Cloud Valley, which is also the territory of the Spirit Feather Clan. If you like it, we can come here often in the future. When we have the chance in the future, I will take you to see the Thunder Clan. Our clan also has a very beautiful valley called Rainbow Valley. There are many waterfalls and streams there, and rainbows appear on sunny days."
Attracted by the beautiful scenery described by Lei Xiu, Le Zhi turned to look at Lei Xiu and said, "Great! I'll definitely go when I have the chance."
"Ah."