Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 799: The First Close Encounter (1)_1

Chapter 799: Chapter 799: The First Close Encounter (1)_1

The Black Cloud Leopard was faster than the Golden Beast, but its combat power was not on par with the Golden Beast. After fiercely fighting for half an hour, the Black Cloud Leopard was covered in wounds, and its remaining strength was far inferior to that of the Golden Beast.

Still, it refused to admit defeat and forced itself to keep going. Half an hour passed, and it finally couldn’t hold on and was defeated by the Golden Beast. This time, it was convinced of its defeat but was not willing to lower its proud head and submit to the Golden Beast.

The Golden Beast, though dissatisfied, did not force the Black Cloud Leopard, considering Mo Yan’s face. The territory that the Black Cloud Leopard had previously occupied was remarked by the Golden Beast, reclaiming what was its own. It might not come back often in the future, but it wouldn’t let other wild beasts take advantage for free.

Under the leadership of the Black Cloud Leopard, the three of them ventured deep into its territory and collected many precious herbs. Mo Yan dug up two of each kind and threw them into the Space, where Xue tuanzi planted them in the medicinal fields.

Along the way, either the Golden Beast and the Black Cloud Leopard ignored each other or snarled at one another, looking ready to fight at any disagreement. Watching this, Mo Yan shook her head, regretting that she had listened to Xuetuan’s instigation to take in the Black Cloud Leopard. She feared that there would be no peace at home from now on.

What Mo Yan didn’t know was that even if she hadn’t taken in the Black Cloud Leopard, it wouldn’t have "let her go." It had a fierce rivalry with the Golden Beast—with one always trying to overpower the other.

With the Golden Beast’s strength greatly enhanced and suddenly surpassing it, the Black Cloud Leopard was anything but indifferent. Moreover, it considered a mighty beast of Yuhua Mountain like its rival following a human wasn’t a disgrace for itself. Enhancing its strength was the priority.

The Black Cloud Leopard had already cunningly planned out in its mind that once its strength was upgraded, it would fight the Golden Beast again to properly dent its rival’s spirit.

With the precedent of having five beasts, Mo Qingze and the others quickly accepted the fact that they now had another ferocious beast in the family.

However, during dinner, watching the five beasts sitting neatly beside Mo Yan waiting to be fed, they couldn’t help but wonder, "How much meat will be eaten in one meal? How much in a day? And how much in a month..." They stopped calculating, afraid they wouldn’t be able to resist the impulse to throw these five wasteful beasts back into the mountains.

After dinner, Xiao Ruiyuan stayed at the Mo Family’s home for a short while before taking his leave. Before leaving, he took out a green jade bracelet that seemed to drip with color and, without any explanation, slipped it onto Mo Yan’s wrist when the others weren’t watching.

Mo Yan only felt her wrist cool and saw a flash of green when she looked down. At a glance, she knew this jade bracelet was no ordinary item, "For me? It’s too valuable!"

Even so, Mo Yan did not take it off, her face showing a faint smile, her pleasure tinged with a hint of shyness.

Seeing the woman accept the gift, Xiao Ruiyuan’s lips slightly curved up, and his rough thumb unconsciously caressed the delicate and fair wrist of the woman, "The Xiao Family has a piece of ancestral jade. Every head daughter-in-law of the Xiao Family receives a bracelet made from this jade."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan’s cheeks grew a bit hot, and she playfully chided, "If it’s meant for the head daughter-in-law of your Xiao Family, why are you giving it to me?"

Xiao Ruiyuan’s gaze darkened, and suddenly he pulled the woman tightly into his arms, his hot breath showered over her shoulder and neck, his deep voice restrainingly asking, "You know... you know, don’t you?"

"Know what?" Mo Yan allowed the man to hold her, pretending not to understand, "I surely don’t know anything!"

Xiao Ruiyuan’s focus was caught by the delicate earlobe beside his lips. Hearing the woman’s sly words, he couldn’t help but bite down on the soft flesh as if possessed, giving her a punitive nibble.