After listening to Brother Ji’s calm analysis, Lu Fei nodded silently.
Brother Ji sighed with melancholy.
“I’ll go!”
His attitude was resolute, and for the first time, he showed no hesitation.
Brother Ji walked further and further away, his expression remaining solemn, as if he were bravely heading towards death, but a strange light flickered in his eyes…
Lu Fei watched Brother Ji’s determined back, his face filled with disbelief!
Had Brother Ji really been stimulated? Did he really care about being the leader?
Lu Fei’s thoughts ran wild.
Only Brother Ji understood all of this…
Brother Ji entered the small grove again, this time transforming into the appearance of a platypus. Its walking posture was exactly like that of a platypus, so there was no need to imitate it.
It swaggered to the back of the platypus group and joined the fray.
Brother Ji looked around, and his eyes lit up. He saw a thin and sallow platypus weakly throwing mud. It didn't reach the opposite side at all, but instead landed on its own kind. It looked tired and yawned from time to time.
Good for you, you slacker! It’s you… Brother Ji grinned and caught this slacking platypus.
He quickly stepped forward.
His voice was cold as he questioned, “How dare you be lazy here! I’m going to tell the Queen!”
The little platypus was startled. It was already guilty, and being frightened by Brother Ji, it immediately cowered.
“Big brother, I know I was wrong, please give me a chance!”
“Ahem…” Brother Ji cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, “Don’t try to bribe me! It’s useless!”
The little platypus knelt on the ground with a thud and said quickly, “Big brother! I’m willing to give you all my treasured dried fish and recognize you as my big brother from now on, obeying your every command.”
It grabbed Brother Ji’s leg and cried, “Please don’t tell the Queen!”
Dried fish? Brother Ji’s eyes lit up.
But the strange gleam flashed and disappeared.
Brother Ji pretended to be angry and said, “You scoundrel! The Queen is kind and benevolent, protecting our tribe in peace. Why are you so afraid!”
The little platypus looked at Brother Ji in disbelief.
“What? Is there something on my face?”
“No, no,” the little platypus quickly waved its flippers. “Big brother, you are strong and not afraid, but I am weak and thin…”
It leaned close to Brother Ji’s ear and lowered its voice, “A while ago, the Queen only brought strong male otters back to her residence, but recently, she has extended her reach to our own kind. A few days ago, I was taken away by the Queen…”
As it spoke, its expression was fearful, as if recalling a nightmare.
It slowly took out a photo.
“Big brother, look, this was me a week ago!”
In the photo, Brother Ji saw a platypus with a strong physique and bulging muscles.
Brother Ji gasped.
He couldn’t help but look at the little platypus in front of him again. “Is this really you?”
“It is! Look, the mole on my chest can prove it!” The little platypus pushed aside its chest fur.
Brother Ji was startled…
Good heavens… There are no fields that can’t be plowed, only cows that die from exhaustion… Brother Ji secretly grumbled.
Although the little platypus’s words were vague, Brother Ji, as a former chicken king who had possessed three thousand hens in his harem.
As an experienced “chicken,” he understood immediately!
He felt a little sympathetic to the platypus’s suffering and stopped teasing it.
He said seriously,
“Alright, I understand your predicament. Let this matter pass! You must perform well from now on. Young man, I have high hopes for you!”
The little platypus’s spirits lifted, and it picked up a piece of mud and threw it at the opponent.
The power was astonishing!
It hit the leading otter squarely in the face!
The conflict between the two sides escalated even more fiercely!
Brother Ji said solemnly, “But I do have something to look for the Queen now. Where is she?”
The little platypus let out a sound of understanding and said, “I’ll take you!”
Brother Ji, using both persuasion and coercion, had successfully won over the little platypus’s heart.
The two platypuses walked with a swagger towards a bush behind the river. Halfway there,
The platypus leading the way suddenly stopped.
Brother Ji looked at it and saw that its expression was grim and filled with fear.
The little platypus said with lingering fear, “Big brother… I’ll only take you this far. I don’t dare to go any further…”
Brother Ji let out a sigh of relief and did not make things difficult for it.
“Okay, then you can go!”
The little platypus, as if granted a great pardon, disappeared in a flash.
Brother Ji looked at the path ahead. The surroundings were dense bushes, with tangled vines and trees, dotted with small red flowers. Although not particularly grand or beautiful, it possessed a rare sense of taste and elegance.
This platypus queen is quite sentimental… Brother Ji thought to himself.
At this moment, he saw a few little platypuses swimming out from the bushes.
One of the platypuses was lying on its companion’s back, on the verge of death, while the other platypuses did not look much better. They were all sallow and listless, kicking their flippers feebly, as if their souls had been lost.
This… Brother Ji trembled.
He had only heard about it before, but now he saw it with his own eyes.
Brother Ji was stunned.
Suddenly, a tender yet fierce beastly roar sounded.
“Where are the strong males!”
Brother Ji instinctively covered his ears. This roar was clearly not ordinary but a skill of a contracted beast.
Could this be the roar of the platypus queen? Hearing this voice, it sounded difficult to deal with… Brother Ji felt that he had encountered a particularly troublesome opponent in diplomatic history.
After much deliberation, Brother Ji mustered his courage and swam deeper into the bushes!
Knowing the tiger is in the mountains, yet heading towards the tiger’s lair!
Finally, in the wetland deep within the bushes, Brother Ji saw the true appearance of the platypus queen.
Her size was about twice that of an ordinary platypus. Her facial features combined dinosaur-like elements, with a more three-dimensional and refined facial contour. Her characteristic platypus bill had not changed, but it was more upturned, exuding a unique charm.
To Brother Ji, who was considered poultry, such an appearance felt cold and alluring.
In the human world, she would be a typical seductively beautiful woman!
This… it’s not a bad deal, why the repulsion… Brother Ji muttered to himself.
Opposite her, the platypus queen was furious. A few little platypuses lay on the ground, trembling!
“I told you to find strong males, why do you always bring such useless ones!”
“Where are the otters? Why haven’t they sent any strong males yet!”
A timid platypus serving nearby said, “Your Majesty, we are currently at war with the otters. They have stopped offering strong males, and our tribe’s strong males are also running out…”
Before it could finish, the platypus queen angrily said, “I don’t care! My excellent bloodline must be propagated!”
Faced with the queen’s unreasonable demands, the attendants dared not say a word.
At this moment.
The platypus queen suddenly looked up towards the entrance of the bushes.
Her eyes showed a look of pleasant surprise.
She asked anxiously,
“Who is that?”