readsfreenovel Chapter 319 Playing in the Water
Chapter 319 Playing in the Water
Summer weather is unpredictable. In just over twenty days, Bai Ling has encountered rain four times, one of which was a sudden thunderstorm. When faced with such weather, the Sky Beastmen would not hesitate to land immediately and find a place to take shelter from the rain.
While claiming to be sheltering from the rain, the orcs were actually just transforming into their beast forms, placing important items under their bodies for protection, and then getting soaked in the rain, waiting for it to pass.
If the rain gets heavier or seems unlikely to stop anytime soon, after the most intense thunderstorms have passed, the orcs will tie their belongings to their backs and, led by the sky orcs, search for caves or tribes where they can take shelter from the rain.
After traveling for several days, Bai Ling had come to a deep understanding of just how difficult it was for the orcs in the caravan. Not to mention the fatigue and wind and rain on the road, their lives could be in real danger if they were not careful.
For this reason, Bai Ling's goodwill towards the Central Tribe increased considerably. The orcs of the Central Tribe had lived in the High Tree Tribe for several years, but not a single orc had mentioned how difficult the journey had been. Even when the orcs from the caravan talked about their thrilling experiences on the road, they treated it as just a story.
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Traveling on the back of a Sky Orc is actually a very boring thing. It may be novel at first, but it will only become boring later on.
The scenery was unchanging, and one couldn't move their body freely. Their mouth and nose were covered by animal hides, making it difficult to even speak. If they lay down, they could remove the animal hides from their mouth and nose, but the feathers on the backs of the Sky Orcs would be blown up, and if they weren't careful, those feathers would be blown into their mouths.
The orcs of the central tribe seemed quite used to it. Whether they were sitting or lying down, their exposed eyes showed no signs of boredom or restlessness. They either sat and admired the scenery along the way or lay down to rest, looking quite content.
Compared to them, the orcs from the High Tree Tribe, including Bai Ling, were somewhat unaccustomed to it. They went from boredom to irritability, from irritability to dullness, and then from dullness to acceptance.
Every time the Sky Orcs landed to rest, the Orcs of the High Tree Tribe would be the first to run down. Sometimes they wouldn't even rest at noon, but would move around the area, and then rest on the Sky Orcs' backs when they needed to continue their journey.
Bai Ling and Yue did the same. After lunch, the Sky Beastmen began to rest, and they started to wander around.
Sometimes they would gather plants around, sometimes they would hunt, and sometimes they would do nothing but stroll around.
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The sun is setting; half of it is in the sky, and the other half has sunk below the horizon. The portion of the sun that remains on the horizon is still dazzlingly bright, and the clouds around it are also tinged with bright colors, creating a colorful picture.
The sky beastmen cried out, their flight slowed, and their altitude gradually decreased. After spending time together, Bai Ling understood what this meant. There was a beastman tribe not far ahead, and they could spend the night there.
The Sky Orcs slowed down, and even the wind blowing around them became gentler. The seated orcs removed the animal skins from their faces and took a deep breath.
Bai Ling removed the animal skins from his face and head, as well as the animal skins wrapped around his body. Yue sat down beside him and removed the animal skin from her face as well.
The two smiled at each other. Yue's hair was blown by the wind. Bai Ling reached out and caught a strand of Yue's hair, wrapping it around his finger.
Moon's hair is silvery-white, the color of moonlight. Even though it is often exposed to wind and sun and lives outdoors, and even without the hair care products available on Earth, Moon's hair is still very smooth.
Not only Yue, but since they were able to eat their fill and no longer had to suffer from cold and hunger, the health of the orcs in the tribe has improved a lot. When they are in beast form, their fur is smooth and shiny, and when they are in human form, their hair is smooth and their skin is elastic. In addition, most of the orcs are very good-looking, making them a pleasing sight to behold.
Of course, among all these handsome men, Yue is still the most good-looking and eye-catching one.
Bai Ling played with Yue's long hair, wrapping the silky smooth hair around his index finger a few times, then letting it go, then wrapping it again, then letting it go, having a great time.
Yue didn't say anything at first, but Bai Ling played with it for a while without letting go. Yue whispered, "Ling, let go of my hair."
Bai Ling laughed, "No, Yue's hair is fun." As he spoke, he pinched a tuft of his own hair, "Yue, here you go."
Yue waved her hand: "No way. Just let go of my hair, we'll be there soon."
Bai Ling knew that if he continued playing around, Yue's beautiful brows would start to furrow slightly. He released Yue's hair and smiled, "Mm."
The two's movements did not attract the attention of others. The sky orcs were already quite low in altitude, and the orcs sitting on their backs could already see the scenery on the ground.
Xiao shouted, "There's a river ahead, let's stop there."
Zhao's partner also shouted, "Yes, we've been traveling all day and we're all sweaty. We can go take a bath in that river."
Chen also shouted, "That river seems very wide. I want to bathe in my beast form."
The river was very close to the tribe where we would spend the night, so the elder said, "Alright, let's land by the river and go to the tribe after we've taken a bath."
The elder called out to the Sky Orc, telling it to stop by the river. The Sky Orc nodded and flew toward the river.
The sun was now just a sliver visible, and the river shimmered as if sprinkled with shattered gold. The sky orc found a flat spot and slowly descended.
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Orcs love water, especially after they take on their beast forms. In the High Tree Tribe, every summer evening, you can always see orcs in their beast forms bathing in the river next to the tribe.
Bai Ling transformed into her beast form and jumped into the water, creating a large splash. Chen followed closely behind and jumped into the water as well. The other beastmen also jumped into the water and began to play.
The huge white lion scooped up a handful of river water with its paws and splashed it onto the beautiful white wolf. Not to be outdone, the white wolf thrashed about in the water with its paws, soaking the white lion's entire body.
The white lion shook its body, and glistening water droplets fell from its fur, as if it were raining.
The white wolf closest to it also got splashed with water droplets by the white lion, but instead of being angry, the white wolf was even happier. It jumped high and then fell heavily, like a cannonball hitting the water, splashing up a lot of water, just like a downpour.
The white lion's entire body was hit by the torrential rain, and countless water droplets fell on its body. The water droplets slowly gathered on its smooth fur and then quickly fell off again.