It took Winter nearly twenty days to go back and forth.

Many big and small events occurred in the tribe in these twenty days. Winter didn't know anything about it. He saw that there were more females in the tribe. Most of the males had a male in and out, and he thought he had entered the wrong tribe. It was not until he stood in front of Rennes' house that he was sure that he had not gone to the wrong place.

A male orc passes by and jokes with Winter:

"Winter, if you come back a few days later, my son will be able to go out to hunt!"

Winter: "???"

Winter knocked on the door in front of him for some reason, and then pushed it in until he heard Renne's voice coming from inside.

"Chief, I'm back."

...

Ji Xiaoou is in the back mountain.

Spring returns to the earth, grass grows and beetles fly, as if overnight it has gone from the severe and cold winter to the warm spring.

The edges and corners of the iceberg in the distance peel off bit by bit, took off the silver coat, covered it with colorful spring shirts, and welcomed the arrival of spring at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ji Xiaoou stood among the mountains and forests and could even feel the rapid rise in the surrounding temperature.

Ji Xiaoou wandered around the forest all morning and found a lot of good things.

She put all these things into the space, left a few bamboo shoots and put them into the bamboo basket, and prepared to take them back to make winter bamboo soup.

However, when Ji Xiaoou's cheeks couldn't help but burn when he thought of having to face Rennes for lunch.

Although two days have passed since that incident, she feels ashamed when she thinks of the embarrassing scene that day.

Later, Renn helped her get a menstrual belt, and it seemed that in order to verify the authenticity of her words, he actually wanted to help her put it on. He touched this kind of thing for the first time and did not know how to use it, and refused to give it to Ji Xiaoou. Ji Xiaoou's face turned red, so he had to raise his arm to cover his cheeks while whispering to instruct him on what to do.

Ren first stuffed the cotton into his menstrual belt, spread it under Ji Xiaoou's buttocks, then passed the other end between her legs, stacked it in front of her, and tied the ropes at both ends to her hips...

Stop! Why did you think of this again?

Ji Xiaoou shook his head twice, not allowing himself to think about this again.

On the way back, two leopard males came towards him, and Ji Xiaoou subconsciously avoided them walking.

Despite this, the conversation between the two male orcs still came into Ji Xiaoou's ears-

"Speaking of this, what did that guy Winter go to the east? That place is so far away, and it is another sea area..."

"I heard it means the leader."

"What does the leader mean? When did the leader become interested in that kind of place?"

"I don't know this anymore. You can ask yourself. Didn't Winter have returned? I saw him this morning."

...

The two male orcs gradually walked away, and Ji Xiaoou stood behind an oak tree, savoring their conversation.

Winter is back?

Back from eastern Bornia?

Great, does this mean she will be able to go home soon?

After receiving this news, Ji Xiaoou no longer cared about anything else and quickly returned to Renne's home with a bamboo basket on his back.

The courtyard gate was half open, Ji Xiaoou pushed the door open and saw a strange male standing in the room in front of him, talking to Rennes.

It should be Winter.

Ji Xiaoou put down the bamboo basket, forgot all the embarrassment with Renn, walked into the house quickly and blurted out—

"Have you found Pat?"

*

The conversation in the room came to an abrupt end.

The air became silent for a moment.

Winter looked at Ji Xiaoou, then looked at the leader, and finally set his eyes on Ji Xiaoou again, scratched his head, and confessed: "Sorry, I didn't find Pat."

Ji Xiaoou's joyful mood instantly fell to the bottom and stopped in a daze.

Winter looked at the white-faced girl in front of him and felt a little reluctant, "But I found Pat's family."

Ji Xiaoou's eyes lit up, "Then... do they have any news about Pat?"

"Yes." Wen Ti nodded.

Ji Xiaoou rekindled hope and took a step forward.

It is much better to know Pat's news than to get nothing. She had never thought of finding him once. If she couldn't find him this time, there would be another next time, and she would be able to find him.

However, Winter's next sentence completely broke all her hopes-

"Part's family told me that Pat's health is getting worse and worse, and he died ten years ago."

Ji Xiaoou staggered and was shocked, "What did you say?"

Winterdot: "Part is dead."

Ji Xiaoou froze, Shaoqing shook his head in disbelief, "No... Eric's grandfather told me that Pat is the longest-lived turtle in the Bornian continent, how could he..."

"Yes, Pat died at exactly five hundred and one year old, and no one has lived longer than him." Winter interrupted her.

The blood on Ji Xiaoou's cheeks faded away quickly, and his body trembled slightly. Perhaps this news caused her to have a big blow. She bit her pink lips, and a layer of mist quickly rose up in her eyes. Her black and clear eyes were soaked in the thin light of water, which was particularly pitiful.

Although Ji Xiaoou had never seen Pat, she had the name Paye, along the way, and it seemed that as long as she moved towards this goal, she would have the courage and reason to survive in this world.

Now he is told that Pat is dead...

She suddenly lost the light and the road ahead was slim. She suddenly didn't know where to go.

Winter did not expect that this incident would have a great blow to Ji Xiaoou. He was a little helpless, "I did my best..."

At this time, Renn asked calmly: "Did Pat leave anything?"

Winter suddenly remembered something and hurriedly searched for it: "Yes, yes, Pat's grandson gave me this thing..." While saying that, he took out something from the bag behind him and handed it to Ji Xiaoou, "This is a painting drawn by Pat. His descendants have never understood the meaning of it, so they gave it to me. Do you see if it is useful to you?"

Ji Xiaoou took it to his hand and was a flat stone with two round objects engraved on it. Several ripples in the middle divide the two rounds into two parts.

There is nothing else other than that.

Ji Xiaoou looked at it for a long time and shook his head very slowly, "...I can't understand either."

Winter was helpless, "Then... I have nothing to do."

This sentence undoubtedly sentenced Ji Xiaoou to death. Ji Xiaoou's shoulders collapsed instantly, and the light in his eyes disappeared, and gradually was replaced by deathly silence.

Renn looked at Ji Xiaoou, but said to Winter: "I understand. I have worked hard all the way. Now you can go to Bosen to collect your female, and you will have a vacation and rest in the next ten days."

The female belonging to him? Winter was surprised. Didn’t the females in the clan always share it? When did he become qualified to have a female alone?

"Chief, is there something happening in the clan that I don't know?" Winter couldn't help asking when he remembered the jokes of the clan members this morning.

Renn supported his chin and was a little impatient, "Boson didn't tell you what's going on?"

Winter shook his head.

Renn said: "Then get out and ask Bosen. I'm not responsible for answering these stupid questions."

Winter: "…"

...

...

While they were talking, Ji Xiaoou quietly left the house.

*

Ji Xiaoou came to the back mountain stream, aimlessly, hanging his head, and occasionally kicking the stones at his feet while walking.

Although he was depressed, his reason was still there and he had not left the territory of the Leopard Tribe.

When I reached the end, I turned back and forth, four or five times, and finally I was tired from walking, so I sat behind a tree to rest.

After sitting for a while, Ji Xiaoou felt a little noisy.

She raised her head and saw rows of geese flying neatly above the vast sky, flying from the south to the north, carrying out seasonal migration.

The screams Ji Xiaoou just heard came from their mouths.

In addition to geese, there are many birds flying north, such as swiftlets and sparrowheads... The birds have a lot of voices, and they use the sky as a stitching to compose a joyful and wonderful music.

Ji Xiaoou held his cheeks with both hands, and before he knew it, he was fascinated by it.

Ji Xiaoou couldn't help but think, if she was like these birds, she would go wherever she wanted, and if she wanted to go home, how could she have so many worries?

I don’t know how long I looked at it, but later Ji Xiaoouyang’s neck became sore, so he rubbed his neck and stood up slowly.

Just as I was about to go back, I turned around and saw a figure standing straight behind me.

Ji Xiaoou quickly retreated, raised his eyes and saw that it was Rennes. "When were you... standing here?"

There was no sound at all, did he want to scare her to death?
To be continued...