vrcanaries Chapter 151 Closure
Chapter 151 Closure
When Qingze was first assigned to protect Lezhi, it was impossible for him not to have any doubts. However, after seeing what this "famous" disabled kid did, Qingze had long since come to regard Lezhi as a true friend and family member, and his concern for him was genuine.
Putting everything else aside, Qingze was eternally grateful to Lezhi for curing the Shadow Disease that had plagued his people for so long. Moreover, as long as Lezhi was there, they would never have to fear the threat of the Shadow again. To the entire Tree Spirit Clan, Lezhi was a treasure.
"Alright, it's settled then. I'll bring you the bow and arrows tomorrow. The hunting tournament is ending in two days, and Lei Xiu should be back soon. With him guiding us, we can rest assured."
Hearing Qingze mention Lei Xiu, Lezhi felt as if she had been in a different world. More than ten days had passed since Lei Xiu left. Recently, Lezhi had been trying to fill her time to the brim every day, busy from the moment she opened her eyes until late at night when she was exhausted and would fall asleep hugging her fur ball.
Before leaving, Lei Xiu specifically instructed him not to put seeds in the room, lest they unconsciously ripen while he was asleep, causing uncontrollable incidents. Although Le Zhi was stubborn, he still listened to Lei Xiu's words, so recently, apart from the vines around their house growing more and more luxuriantly, there has been no more of that unexpected explosion of flowers that night.
Hearing that Lei Xiu would be back soon, the anxiety that had been buried deep in Le Zhi's heart began to resurface. Frowning, Le Zhi nodded to indicate that she understood.
"By the way, the hunting tournament is over, which means we'll be leaving soon." Thinking of her other main job, Lezhi said softly to Qinglin, "Qingze, could you please tell Chief Qinglin that I can treat a few more patients each day in the next few days, and try to finish seeing all the patients before I leave?"
This was important business, and Qingze dared not delay. "Okay, I understand. I'll go find the clan leader now. Lezhi, you stay here at the stall. Qingping will stay with you."
"Okay." Before Lezhi could finish her reply, the impatient Qingze had already spread his wings and disappeared from sight.
Seeing Qingze's wings shimmering in the sunlight again, Lezhi smiled, recalling the long-tailed tribe's wing show she had seen at the opening ceremony that day.
The Longtail Tribe members he had encountered before had never shown their wings in front of him. Lezhi thought they were just not used to it. But after watching the dazzling opening show, Lezhi understood. With such beautiful colors and the long, trailing wings that the Longtail Tribe members all had, if they were to release their wings every day, there would probably be a lot of traffic disputes.
But if it's to be displayed on a grand occasion like this, it's perfect. The long, flowing ribbons and the perfectly harmonious color scheme—whether others like it or not is another matter, but he certainly does.
It was from that day that Lezhi learned of the renowned reputation of the Longtail Clan, the most beautiful race among the tree spirits.
"Lezhi, what's wrong?" Qingping, who was standing to the side, immediately stepped forward to fill in when she saw Qingze leave.
He quickly shook his head, "No, it's nothing..." Lezhi was too embarrassed to say that he was thinking about the wings of the Longtail Clan. He himself did not have wings, so his clansmen did not mention them much in front of him. He did not know if it would be taboo to praise the wings of the Longtail Clan in front of the Windwalker Clan, so he simply said nothing.
"That's good. You prepared the food quite quickly today. Leyou seems to have something to discuss with you. Do you want to go and see her?" Sensing that Lezhi clearly didn't want to say more, Qingping didn't press the matter but instead changed the subject by mentioning Leyou.
"Okay." Sure enough, Lezhi's attention was immediately diverted.
When they arrived at the stall, Qingping wasn't lying. Leyou and Leju were indeed gathered together, huddled together discussing something, without even noticing Lezhi and the others coming in.
Lezhi crept up behind Leyou and strained his ears to listen to the corner of the wall, but before he could hear anything, Leju spotted him at a glance.
"Lezhi~" The perceptive Leju immediately guessed what Lezhi was up to, and spoke with a smile in his voice.
"Ah... Lezhi, why didn't you make a sound when you came in? You startled me."
Speechless at Le Nian's overreaction, the others, though slightly startled, only calmed down a bit and didn't show it as obviously, appearing rather dim-witted.
"What? Qingping and I made such a commotion when we came in, didn't you notice because you were so engrossed in your discussion?" Lezhi blinked innocently, determined not to take the blame. "What are you all doing here so mysteriously?"
"It's nothing, we're just checking the remaining inventory and recent revenue." Leyou waved his hand, pulled Lezhi to sit down, and Qingping also pulled over a chair to join the discussion.
"Yeah, Lezhi, do you know how much we've made in the past twenty-odd days of setting up our stall?" Le Ting chimed in excitedly, her cheeks flushed.
"Really?" After running the business for so long, although Leyou, who was in charge of accounting, would give a general report on the profits every day, everyone still didn't really have a concept of the total.
"Hmm, I've already checked all the profits, so there shouldn't be any problems." Le Youzhi gave Le Zhi a smug look, then rattled off a series of numbers. Seeing Le Zhi's increasingly surprised eyes, he couldn't help but let out an uncontrollable smile.
"Is it really that profitable?" Upon hearing the profit figures, Lezhi was speechless. To put it bluntly, they had only intended to dabble in it at first, but the returns far exceeded their expectations.
"Yes, all expenses are settled immediately, and we've also checked the inventory; there is indeed this much," Leyou nodded.
After glancing around at his friends and seeing them nodding in agreement, Lezhi realized that they weren't playing a prank on him.
"So..." Seeing that Lezhi finally believed him, Leyou continued, "We just discussed it. We've hardly had any rest since we got here. The hunting tournament is about to end, and I want to have some fun for a couple of days before we leave. So, I'm planning to only sell sauces at the stall for the last two days, and cancel all the snacks. What do you think, Lezhi?"
"That's great." Lezhi was stunned for a moment, and when she saw the eager expression on Leting and Lenian's faces, she realized that what Leyou said was true. They really hadn't had a proper chance to play since they arrived in the Windwalker Clan.
Le You and Le Ting were alright; they had gone out to gather resources with Qing Ze and the others before. Le Ju and Le Nian, however, were unlucky. They arrived at the busiest time of their year and were immediately pulled into the labor force.
She pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "I have no objection. Actually, we can ask our clansmen to help watch over the stall. Selling sauces is relatively simple, and we can have some fun. Luckily, Qingze and Qingping are here, so we can ask them to be our guides."
"Sure, we'll show you how beautiful our Windwalker Clan is. Actually, we'd be happy if you stayed longer." Upon hearing Lezhi's words, Qingping, who was watching from the sidelines, immediately chimed in to express her support.
"Great! See? I told you Lezhi wouldn't have any objections." Le Nian excitedly lifted up his fist, clenched it, and waved it. He then exchanged fist bumps with Le Ting beside him, receiving an enthusiastic response from his friend.
"Yes, we really worked hard for over twenty days. I've never been this tired before," Leting said softly. Although she was enthusiastic and proactive at work, she still felt exhausted in private.
"Alright, alright, since Lezhi agrees, let's decide on this." Leju shook his head helplessly when he saw Le Nian and Le Ting's excited expressions, but his relaxed features soon showed that he was also in a good mood.