I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 253 No one can compare to you

Bai Ling and Yue chatted like this, and before they knew it, the journey was very long, and they arrived at the Greenwood Tribe.

Bai Ling often came to the Greenwood Tribe to pick mulberry leaves and was already very familiar with the place. The Sky Beastman led them directly to the riverbank and didn't even go to the Greenwood Tribe.

The forest was mostly covered with mulberry and oak trees, which made it easy for Bai Ling and Yue to pick the leaves. The Sky Beastman also helped them pick the leaves, and the three of them worked together until they had filled half of their baskets with mulberry leaves.

Bai Ling and Yue tied the baskets to the Sky Beastman. The Sky Beastman let out a cry and flapped its wings to fly into the sky, while Bai Ling and Yue continued to go into the forest to pick mulberry leaves.

The location for picking mulberry leaves is fixed because this forest has the most mulberry and oak trees. Whether it's Bai Linglai or other orc tribes coming, they all pick the leaves in this forest.

Bai Ling and Yue each carried a basket on their backs, searching for low-lying mulberry trees to pick leaves. There weren't many low-lying mulberry trees in this forest, so the two of them had to search and pick as they went. If they saw any wild fruits, Bai Ling would stop. If the wild fruits were red or purple, Bai Ling would pick them and taste them. If they were delicious, he would give them to Yue; if they weren't, he would quickly spit them out and throw them away.

The forest was so dense that only dappled sunlight could penetrate. Birds sang constantly, but there were no sounds of wild animals.

It's not that there are no wild animals in the forest; on the contrary, there are many. However, Bai Ling and Yue are both large beastmen. Although they are in human form now, the scent they emit is still that of large beastmen, and ordinary wild animals will quickly run away upon smelling it.

Bai Ling and Yue filled the remaining baskets. The Sky Beastman had not yet returned, so they carried the baskets out of the forest and placed them by the river, waiting for the Sky Beastman to come back.

*

The two sat on a rock by the river. Yue opened her palm in front of Bai Ling to show him what she was holding.

"Ling, look what this is?" In Yue's outstretched palm were a few green leaves.

Bai Ling smiled and said, "They are tree leaves."

Yue smiled smugly, pursing her lips: "Yue, let me show you a magic trick too."

Yue placed all the leaves into Bai Ling's palm, then pinched a leaf, rubbed it with her two thumbs, and put it in her mouth.

Yue's lips were beautiful, with a lovely, full shape. His fair skin made his lips appear even redder. His eyes held an undisguised joy and delight. The sunlight of late spring and early summer shone on Yue's face, making him radiant.

Her red lips parted slightly, holding a green leaf in them, and then a sound like birdsong came out of the moon's mouth.

The moon imitated the calls of several birds, its voice rising and falling, long and short, sometimes melodious and sometimes soaring—it was simply the most beautiful music in the world.

Bai Ling rested his arms on his knees, his hands clenched into fists supporting his chin, his eyes fixed on the moon. In his eyes, the moon was shining brightly, as if she were a celestial being descended to earth.

Sensing Bai Ling looking at him, Yue turned his head. His icy blue eyes sparkled, filled with a smile like scattered gold. The music he was playing became more tender. Although it was just birdsong, Bai Ling could hear the affection contained within it.

The two faced each other, their eyes filled with smiles, each looking only at the other. Behind them was a lush, green forest, and in front of them was a shimmering river. The bright sunlight shone on them, and they seemed to be in a painting.

*

"Ling, is it nice?" Yue took out the leaves and asked her lover with a smile.

Even though she already knew her lover's answer, Yue still wanted to hear it from him again.

Bai Ling first lowered his head slightly, then raised it again, his lips curving upwards. Both his eyes and expression showed that he was in a very good mood.

“Of course it sounded beautiful,” Bai Ling said. “What you just played, Yue, is the most beautiful music in the world.”

Yue tilted her head slightly: "I'm not good at playing it, but Tian plays it beautifully. When we go out hunting, Tian will play the leaves for us in his spare time. I thought you would like to listen to this, so I learned it from Lan."

Yue tossed the leaf in her hand away, her voice becoming softer: "Actually, I really don't have this talent. It took me a long time to learn it."

Actually, it's not just a long time; he started learning last year, and only now can he barely produce a audible bird song. Moreover, he can only use leaves from a few trees. He can just find any leaf and make a nice bird song.

Bai Ling put his arm around Yue's waist, letting him lean against him: "Who said that? I think Yue plays the flute beautifully, no one can compare to you."

Yue lifted her head from Bai Ling's embrace and tapped his forehead with her index finger: "You're lying again. Last year, when the tribesmen ate together, everyone sat in the square to cool off after the meal. You've heard of Tian Chuiye before. Compared to him, I'm not good at blowing leaves at all."

Bai Ling did not refute, but asked, "Yue, am I the most powerful male?"

Yue's eyes lit up, and then she nodded firmly.

Bai Ling laughed and said, "Yue, you're lying. I'm not the strongest male in the tribe. I'm a White Lion Beastman, but I can't even hunt properly. My strength and speed are inferior to other large beastmen. How could I be the strongest male in the tribe?"

Moon: "But in my heart, you are the most powerful male."

Bai Ling said, "In my heart, the tune you played is the best, and no one can compare to you."

He placed a kiss on Yue's forehead: "You are the best Yue in the world, no one can compare."

Yue was amused by Bai Ling's words. He took another leaf from Bai Ling's palm and blew on it.

This time, the birdsong was different, but more cheerful. Bai Ling seemed to see a happy little bird flitting through the woods, then landing on a branch and preening its beautiful feathers.

*

The howling of wolves could be heard in the distance.

Upon hearing the sound, Yue blinked abruptly and immediately stood up from the riverside rock, listening intently towards the source of the sound.

Bai Ling was also puzzled by the wolf howls, because he remembered that there were no wolves in the Greenwood Tribe. So what was the cause of these wolf howls?

Yue said, "Ling, I'll go transform into my beast form first. Wait for me here for a while."

After Yue finished speaking, she disappeared into the woods. Soon, a beautiful and spirited white wolf emerged from the woods. It walked to the riverbank, nodded to Bai Ling, and then jumped onto a large rock not far away, looking up at the sky and howling.

The moon's cry and the distant howls of wolves mingled together, and the howls of wolves were getting closer and closer.