Chapter 132 Searching for Treasure Below the Cliff (1)

"Awoo—"

After being knocked over for the forty-ninth time, Xiao Hua couldn't help but let out a mournful wolf howl. Whether it was due to being beaten down or lacking strength, it trembled as it lay on the ground, seemingly without the energy to get up and fight again.

Mo Yan quickly ran over, looking at the disheveled and miserable Xiao Hua, and couldn't help but hug its neck tenderly. "It's okay, Xiao Hua. You haven't fought before, that's why you couldn't beat it. Once you gain some fighting experience, you'll definitely knock it down."

Looking at Mo Yan, Xiao Hua's proud wolf eyes were now filled with dejection after being defeated. It whimpered a few times, struggled to stand up, and stood in front of Mo Yan, emitting occasional roars towards the wolf.

Mo Yan's eyes welled up with tears. This little guy, knowing it couldn't win, still stood in front of her. Did it forget that she had the space and would never let that wolf harm her?

She could tell that the extremely powerful wolf had no intention of harming them. Otherwise, when Xiao Hua took the initiative to provoke it, it would not only have been knocked back by the wolf's paw but would have also sustained some injuries.

Seeing Xiao Hua's actions, a flash of something seemed to pass through the wolf's eyes. It looked up at Mo Yan, and its human-like eyes shimmered with a strange light.

At a close distance, Mo Yan could finally see the appearance of this wolf clearly. When she saw the triangular golden fur on its forehead and its unusually large size, she finally remembered that it was the lead wolf from last winter, the one that led the pack to surround and capture wild goats. Later, it caught up with her and brought her a wild goat.

"You..."

Mo Yan furrowed her brows, not knowing how to begin. She didn't sense any malice from it. On the contrary, judging from its previous actions, it was obviously trying to be friendly.

As if understanding what Mo Yan wanted to say, the wolf lifted its leg, intending to approach her. Xiao Hua, thinking it intended to harm Mo Yan, prepared to attack again. Without hesitation, the wolf once again slapped it away with a paw.

Approaching Mo Yan, the wolf raised its paw and lightly scratched her right palm. Mo Yan suddenly realized: this guy came for the space!

So, it didn't harm her last time and even brought her a goat. Was it trying to trade with her for the Spirit Spring water?

Realizing this, Mo Yan looked at it with extreme weirdness. Was this a spirit wolf?

Seeing Mo Yan's lack of response, the wolf scratched her again.

Mo Yan took a deep breath and took out a wooden barrel from the space, placing it in front of the wolf. Then, she poured Spirit Spring water into it.

Seeing the Spirit Spring water, the wolf's eyes lit up with excitement. When it saw that the water in the barrel was only half full, it looked dissatisfied, making low growling sounds in its throat.

Mo Yan's eye twitched. Was this guy complaining about not having enough? When she poured water into it again, the wolf stayed by the side and didn't move.

"This water might make you uncomfortable if you drink too much at once. Just have this for now!" After adding a little more water, Mo Yan firmly refused to pour any more.

The wolf scratched her again, but seeing Mo Yan's determination, it had no choice but to give up and dipped its wolf head into the barrel to drink.

Seeing the entire barrel occupied by the wolf's head, Mo Yan once again marveled at the wolf's size. Compared to Xiao Hua, it was like an adult compared to a child. No wonder Xiao Hua couldn't match it and was knocked back with just one paw.

Xiao Hua watched vigilantly as the wolf drank deeply, wanting to seize the opportunity to bite its neck, but it wasn't sure if it could succeed. If it failed and got bitten back, it wouldn't be worth it!

After weighing its options, the very savvy Xiao Hua decided to temporarily spare this guy who made it lose face as a wolf.

Just as Mo Yan said, it was only because it lacked fighting experience that it couldn't win. Once it practiced diligently for a while, it would definitely knock this arrogant guy down with one paw.

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  Chapter 131 Meeting Again in the Mountains (2)

Mo Yan: "..."

Expressionless, Mo Yan reluctantly accepted the roe deer. She was too tired to comment on the overly energetic behavior of a certain creature and couldn't be bothered to deal with it anymore. She took out a hoe from the space and began digging for medicinal herbs.

Yes, digging for medicinal herbs! Whether it was because of the good Feng Shui in this mountain stream or not, many medicinal herbs grew on the slopes on both sides. Although they were just ordinary ones like Huanglian, Baizhu, and Astragalus, if the herbs were used in the right place, there would be no distinction between precious and common.

After expanding her space in her previous life, Mo Yan planted many medicinal herbs, ranging from common ones like Honeysuckle to precious ones like Ginseng and Lingzhi. Later, her family even opened a pharmaceutical factory specializing in herbs, and almost all the herbs came from the space. Due to their excellent efficacy, they were highly praised by consumers, establishing the reputation of the Mo Family Pharmaceutical Industry.

Mo Yan only picked the herbs that had been growing for a long time, digging up only a few dozen of each type. Once planted in the space, they would grow into a large area in no time.

With no one paying attention, Xiao Hua finally became normal. Seeing Mo Yan digging up these strange weeds, it looked puzzled, then excitedly dug with its claws. When it unearthed the herbs, it picked them up with its mouth and happily spat them out in front of Mo Yan.

Seeing the herbs being trampled into an unrecognizable mess, Mo Yan twitched her eyes and threw them into the space. Otherwise, this creature would argue with her again.

When she had dug up enough herbs, Mo Yan put away the hoe and walked upstream along the mountain stream. Xiao Hua quickly ran ahead to lead the way, stopping every now and then to wait for her.

For Xiao Hua, this place was like flat ground, but for Mo Yan, it was a bit difficult to walk. Fortunately, they found many medicinal herbs along the way. Overall, today's harvest was quite good.

When they reached a place where the upstream was full of rugged rocks and there was nowhere to get leverage, Mo Yan climbed up with the help of vines, wandering through the jungle to find useful plants.

The two of them had already walked deep into the forest. It was deeper than when Mo Yan first entered the mountain last year. The top of their heads was covered by dense foliage, with only a few rays of sunlight filtering through. The insufficient light made the forest seem somewhat gloomy and terrifying.

"Xiao Hua, do you think there might be danger here?" The fear of encountering a wolf pack for the first time still lingered in Mo Yan's mind, so she asked Xiao Hua with some concern.

Xiao Hua lifted its wolf head, sniffed the wind, blinked its wolf eyes, and let out a low howl. Then, it continued walking forward, indicating that there was no danger.

Seeing this, Mo Yan thought there were no large wild beasts nearby, so she followed behind it with peace of mind.

However, she relaxed too early. When she saw a pair of eyes emitting green light staring at them menacingly not far away, Mo Yan couldn't help but curse, "You reckless thing!"

Xiao Hua whimpered aggrievedly, rubbed its large wolf head against Mo Yan's thigh pitifully, and then vigilantly stared at the beast not far away, emitting a threatening growl. The roots on its neck stood up, ready for battle.

Mo Yan felt that her luck was not good. Every time she entered the mountain, she encountered a wolf. Fortunately, this time she had Xiao Hua with her. However, the wolf in front looked obviously larger than Xiao Hua. If they really fought, this creature raised in a greenhouse would definitely not be a match.

Thinking of this, she patted Xiao Hua's head and pointed to her right palm, saying, "Try not to fight if you can. We can enter the space."

Mo Yan said this out of concern for Xiao Hua, not wanting it to get hurt. Unfortunately, she completely ignored the issue of the wolf's pride.

Xiao Hua understood her meaning in an instant, feeling a blow to its self-esteem. Therefore, it elongated its neck, let out a loud wolf howl, and then swiftly rushed towards its opponent like a white lightning bolt. Mo Yan's vision blurred, only seeing a blur.

The wolf, seeing Xiao Hua pouncing towards it, flashed a disdainful light in its human-like eyes. It didn't even consider defense and directly raised its wolf paw, slapping towards Xiao Hua's neck, intending to bite its throat.

Seemingly light, this slap didn't seem to cause trouble for Xiao Hua. Xiao Hua thought so, and so did Mo Yan.

But in the next moment, Xiao Hua's robust wolf body seemed to be lifted by a powerful force, directly flipped over, and rolled on the ground for two rounds before stopping.

Mo Yan quickly rushed over to see if it was injured. However, before she could get close, Xiao Hua stood up, whimpering, and then stood up, emitting a very low growl from its long wolf mouth, showing its white teeth inside. It seemed that with a little effort, it could bite through the opponent's flesh.

Seeing this, Mo Yan knew that with Xiao Hua's proud personality, it would never tolerate the humiliation of being knocked over by a wolf paw. This enmity had been settled!

Sure enough, this time Xiao Hua pounced on its opponent with lightning speed, no longer aiming for the opponent's neck, but its hind legs...

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 Chapter 880: Fearful Aunt Zhou Er

The people from the second courtyard were already familiar with it. Da Hu told Da Bao and Er Niu, "This heat packs is amazing. It can cook rice and noodles with just water, no need for firewood."

San Ya was also introducing it to Xiao Zhen and Lan Hua. The more they talked, the more curious everyone became.

Lu Sanzhu couldn't wait any longer. "Ah Yu, hurry up."

Shu Yu took the earthen pot and approached, while Li Shi and Lian Shi, who were busy in the kitchen, also gathered around.

When they saw water being added to the pot and smoke rising soon after, followed by the aroma of rice, everyone exclaimed in surprise.

Fan Zhongzheng and the village elders couldn't help but be amazed. "No wonder the emperor bestowed such great favor upon Second Miss. This is an incredibly convenient item."

The gazes of the people looking at Shu Yu had changed. This girl was truly amazing. She could come up with such a useful item. It was fitting for her to become the Village Lord.

After seeing the heat packs, Fan Zhongzheng saw that the Lu family was still busy and didn't want to disturb them any longer. He made an appointment with Lu Erbai to visit his house later. Then, he led the village elders out of the Lu family's courtyard.

As they left, they saw the villagers outside still gathered there. Fan Zhongzheng's expression turned serious, and he warned, "Let me warn you in advance. Second Miss of the Lu family is now the village Lord, and her status is different from before. Don't randomly come to the Lu family's doorstep to disturb them just because we're all from Shishi Village. If you disturb the village qLord, and she holds you accountable, don't blame me, as the Village Chief, for not helping you."

There were quite a few people outside the gate who had found various excuses to knock on the Lu family's door. Some were even holding baskets of fresh vegetables to deliver in case of an emergency.

Now that they heard the Village Chief's words, they all hesitated.

They were indeed familiar with the Lu family, but they hadn't had much interaction with Shu Yu, especially considering her experience of carrying an axe to her grandmother's house. This made them feel uneasy.

Should they wait and see? It might not be appropriate to disturb them at this critical moment when they had just returned as a family. If they upset the village Lord, it wouldn't be good.

Fan Zhongzheng watched the people retreating and nodded in satisfaction. He happily returned home.

Compared to his previous anxiety, he was now too excited.

The village Lord had come from their village. As the Village Chief, he naturally rose along with her. In the future, who in these ten or so villages could compare to him?

Just thinking about it made him happy.

After Fan Zhongzheng left, the villagers who had been lingering outside the Lu family's gate looked at each other. Gradually, they dispersed.

This included Aunt Zhou from the Zhou family, who had come specifically to see the excitement after hearing the news. She was now completely dazed. To think that the other party was a village Lord.

That meant her plan to deceive Zhou Qiao into becoming the mistress of Young Master Chen from the town was definitely not going to work.

But she had already spent the money. Now she was in trouble.

However, immediately after that, she couldn't help but feel a bit relieved. Fortunately, she hadn't succeeded yet. Otherwise, when the Township Lord returned and learned about what her sister-in-law had done, she would definitely come to settle the score with her.

No, she had shown disrespect to the village Lord and spread rumors about her behind her back, causing a huge uproar in the county.

Would she... hold a grudge?

Aunt Zhou's mood was in a daze, and she walked unsteadily. She bumped into someone with a "bang."

"Ah, sorry, sorry." Aunt Zhou was afraid in her heart and quickly ran off without even raising her head.

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 Chapter 879: Let Us See the Heat Pack

The villagers were unwilling, but Fan Zhongzheng immediately closed the Lu family's courtyard gate.

In an instant, there were only Lu family members and a few respected elders from the village left in the courtyard.

Fan Zhongzheng looked at Lu Erbai with envy and jealousy, but he also admired him.

Lu Erbai had chased after his daughter, who had been lost for over ten years and exiled to the southwest. Fan Zhongzheng admitted that he couldn't do the same.

Voices from the villagers outside could still be heard. They obviously didn't want to leave.

Fan Zhong had originally thought about how the Lu family hadn't settled in yet and considered inviting them to his house to sit and have tea. But now it seemed better to forget about it.

He walked up to Shu Yu with a smile on his face and congratulated her stiffly.

Shu Yu politely replied, "Thank you, Village Chief. It's just my luck. Please have a seat, and I'll boil some water. We can drink and chat together."

Thinking about it, Xiang Weinan had visited, but he hadn't even had a sip of water. It was truly pitiful.

The earthen pot had already been washed, and Shu Yu was about to go to the kitchen. However, someone rushed out from ahead, "Ah Yu, now that you're a village Lord, boiling water is the job of the elder aunt."

Surprisingly, it was Li Shi.

When Liang Shi saw her, a sense of crisis welled up within her, and she quickly pounced forward, snatching the earthen pot back. "What are you joining in for? Weren't you blaming Ah Yu for causing trouble and wanting to divorce from Eldest Brother and leave before? Now you're suddenly so enthusiastic."

Li Shi's expression froze, and she opened her mouth to retort. However, Liang Shi was different. This woman had known about Shu Yu's situation from the beginning but had never thought of severing ties with the second branch.

Even when facing Liang Shi, she didn't have the confidence to argue about this matter.

Liang Shi proudly said, "In the future, keep your distance from Ah Yu. Really, you stay far away when you smell the stench, but when you want to use it as fertilizer, you get close again. Have some shame."

Shu Yu: "..."

Damn it, please stop talking.

She silently looked at Liang Shi, and her grandmother immediately stepped forward and slapped Liang Shi's back. "Who are you talking about?"

Liang Shi suddenly realized that her description seemed problematic. She forced a smile and turned her head, explaining, "Ah Yu, I wasn't talking about you. I, I accidentally slapped myself."

She slapped her own mouth twice, but while she wasn't paying attention, the earthen pot was taken back by Li Shi.

Liang Shi became furious. "Sister-in-law, do you want to fight?"

The grandmother rolled her eyes. "Enough, do you all think there's not enough work to do at home? Boiling water, wiping the table, and sweeping the floor all require people. Everyone should do their part. Get to work."

She glanced at Li Shi with dissatisfaction. She was extremely displeased with this daughter-in-law.

But there were still many outsiders present in the house. It wasn't the time to settle accounts.

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