Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 490: Black Cloud Leopard (2)_1

Chapter 490: Chapter 490: Black Cloud Leopard (2)_1

"Ah—"

Even though she had a few tigers and wolves at home, and occasionally a Red Python would slither by her door, and she had seen plenty of other wild beasts on Yuhua Mountain, Mo Yan couldn’t help but cry out when she clearly made out the appearance of this ’cat’ magnified several times.

In either her past life or this one, she had never seen such a wild beast, not even on television or in books had she come across descriptions of such an animal. But considering the Black Lingzhi with its heaven-defying effects, she didn’t find it strange. Perhaps this ’Big Black Cat’ once existed in the space-time of her previous life but eventually went extinct, leaving later generations without the chance to witness it!

Although the ’Big Black Cat’s’ size wasn’t as large as Dabai’s or even Little Flower’s, the fact that the four beasts were so wary of it made it clear that it was an extremely formidable creature, formidable to the point that the four beasts combined weren’t sure they could defeat it. Just based on that, Mo Yan did not dare to take it lightly. At this moment, the chilly and serene gaze of the beast fell upon her, and she couldn’t help but feel a shiver run through her body.

The four beasts stared unwaveringly at the ’Big Black Cat’, their demeanor that of facing a formidable enemy. Seeing that the ’Big Black Cat’ made no other movements, they also dared not rush forward to strike first.

Even though they were among the fiercest beasts of Yuhua Mountain, the power dynamic between the beasts themselves was vastly different. They clearly understood that, facing this creature smaller than themselves, even if all four of them attacked together, they wouldn’t stand a chance; it was one of the strongest entities deep within Yuhua Mountain!

Because of this, upon arriving here, the four creatures had not charged about as usual but instead had politely announced themselves at the foot of the mountain. Otherwise, if they had angered the ’Big Black Cat’, they would not have enjoyed the consequences.

The Black Cloud Leopard stared at the human in front of it whose body was radiating Spiritual Energy for a while, eventually suppressing the urge to swallow her whole to enhance its Spiritual Power, and fixed its gaze onto the four creatures, its eerie blue pupils revealing a disdain that seemed very human!

Such useless things! They had consumed so many ’good’ things filled with Spiritual Energy while following this human, but they only wasted that energy on bulking up their bodies. They had only managed to increase their Spiritual Wisdom and size, utterly squandering such an excellent opportunity.

Mo Yan didn’t miss the emotions flickering in its eyes and a bold guess suddenly surged in her heart, and she incredulously widened her eyes: Could it be that this creature possessed Spiritual Wisdom?

As if reading her thoughts from her expression, the Black Cloud Leopard glanced at her, giving her a similarly disdainful look, ignorant human, making a fuss over nothing!

Mo Yan twitched the corner of her eye, unable to utter a word. If any of the four creatures dared look at her that way, she would surely cut off their food supply. However, it appeared that this creature had no intention of attacking her. If what she desired indeed lay within its territory, she might consider offering something valuable in exchange—peaceful resolutions were always preferable.

After a prolonged standoff with neither party initiating an attack; the four creatures did not attack out of self-awareness, and the ’Big Cat’ refrained, not wanting to stoop to the level of these beings it considered no more than kittens, puppies, or insects, below its status as a Spirit Beast.

That’s right, the Black Cloud Leopard was a Spirit Beast, the kind of mythical creature that old folks under the Ancient poplar tree in the village would tell about to children who loved stories—mythical creatures that could speak if they were the companions of immortals.

Mo Yan was certain there were no cultivators in this reborn world of hers, so naturally she couldn’t guess that the Black Cloud Leopard was the legendary Spirit Beast. And even though it had opened its Spiritual Wisdom, it couldn’t speak as the Spirit Beasts in the stories did, hence it couldn’t reveal its identity to her.

As for the existence of Spirit Beasts in a time and space without cultivators, let alone Mo Yan still unaware of such creatures’ existence, even the Black Cloud Leopard itself was unclear why it had become one of the rarest of Spirit Beasts deep in Yuhua Mountain.

Just staring at each other wasn’t going to resolve anything. Mo Yan wouldn’t dwell on an issue of attitude with a wild beast, especially since this ’Big Cat’ before her had opened its Spiritual Wisdom and might control what she was after. She may even need to humble herself and offer due sincerity to achieve her goal.

With this in mind, Mo Yan mustered her courage to step forward and directly addressed the Black Cloud Leopard, "I suppose you know why we have come here. If there is indeed high-aged Ginseng in your territory, I’m willing to exchange fresh Black Lingzhi for it. If there’s something else you need, whatever I have or can find, I’d be willing to exchange for it."

The Crown Prince’s illness required only a piece of Black Lingzhi the size of the mouth of a bowl, and with the nourishment of Space and Spirit Spring Water, the Lingzhi had grown as large as a millstone. If the Black Cloud Leopard was willing, there would indeed be enough to spare for an exchange.

As Mo Yan had hoped, the Black Cloud Leopard indeed had no intention of troubling them. After hearing Mo Yan’s words, its deep blue eyes glanced at her with an inscrutable meaning before it elegantly turned and leisurely walked back along the path it had come from.

Seeing this, the four beasts’ eyes lit up in unison, with the Red Python being so excited that it forgot to even signal, using its large tail to wrap up Mo Yan, who was still puzzled by the Black Cloud Leopard’s meaningful gaze, and happily followed.

When they arrived halfway up the mountain and the Red Python set her down, Mo Yan saw a large patch of Ginseng plants under the tall trees, blossoming with small red flowers, and her mind went blank. How could she bother guessing what the Black Cloud Leopard’s meaningful gaze meant?

Mo Yan couldn’t even remember how many times she had ventured deep into Yuhua Mountain. While collecting herbs, she had meticulously searched inch by inch for any sign of Ginseng, even a slender sprout would have satisfied her. Despite such painstaking searches, over the year, she hadn’t even found a single Ginseng root.

Later, when she learned that Chu Heng’s body would need Thousand-year Ginseng to recuperate after the Heart-eating poison was neutralized—nourishing the essence that the toxin had nearly consumed—she became even more desperate to find the Ginseng. Even if it weren’t a thousand years old, just transplanting it into her Space and diligently watering it with Spirit Spring Water, she figured that, given some time, the effects wouldn’t be far off from a thousand-year-old Ginseng.

Now, the previously elusive Ginseng appeared en masse like weeds, and even someone as composed as Mo Yanshen couldn’t help but let out an excited cry, eagerly throwing herself toward the lush and adorable field of Ginseng!