A daily intelligence report; in chaotic times and famine years, grain is plentiful.

"Please speak, sir."

Chen listened attentively.

"The Wang family has more than just connections with the government; listen carefully..."

Li Laogen said in a low voice, his tone very heavy.

"There is a Huang family in the north of the city; they are the real backers of the Wang family and other local gentry."

"The Huang family?"

Chen Mo had also heard about it.

"The Huang family monopolizes almost all the grain, cloth, and other trades in the northern part of the city. Their influence is considerable."

Li Laogen continued.

"The Wang family used to bully others in the village, relying on the government, but in the end, the Wang family and their gentry were just the Huang family's henchmen. The Huang family not only has connections in the northern part of the city, but I've also heard they have connections in the capital. It's better if we fight the Wang family, but we must not provoke the Huang family."

"Thank you for the reminder, Grandpa."

Chen Mo said in a deep voice, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

"It's good that you know what's going on. We'd better not provoke the Wang family. Just focus on managing the affairs of the village. The Huang family shouldn't be able to interfere here."

Li Laogen reminded him again.

After all, the Wang family in Shannan Town is just one of the Huang family's younger brothers. As long as they don't infringe on the Huang family's interests, the small Wang family isn't worth the Huang family's attention.

After listening to Li Laogen's advice, Chen Mo also put away his sharp edge.

There are still many things to deal with in the village, and the intelligence gathered in the past few days has not yet been collected. Since there is still some time, Chen Mo decided to go up the mountain.

Today's intelligence is about a wild horse located in the West Valley.

If we could tame this horse, we could save a lot of time traveling around lately.

Chen Mo returned home, gave a few instructions, and then went up the mountain alone.

Xishan is more than 20 miles away from Lingtou Village, and the mountain road is not easy to travel.

Following the system's guidance, he slowly made his way towards the horses.

It took about two hours to finally arrive at the West Valley.

The sunlight had faded in the mountains and forests, and a chill had settled over the surroundings.

Chen Mo slowed his pace, pushed aside the branches in front of him, and his gaze swept across the valley. His eyes lit up immediately.

On the grassy bank of the valley stream, there was a horse.

The wild horse was reddish-brown all over and very strong.

It was drinking water with its head down, cautiously scanning its surroundings.

"This is it."

Chen Mo thought to himself, then slowly squatted down and moved closer to the horses.

This horse doesn't look like it's easy to tame, and the system has also warned that it's a wild horse, so trying to force it probably won't work.

As they drew closer, Chen Mo took out a handful of grain and a bundle of rope from the package he had brought with him.

When they were about ten steps away from the wild horse, the horse seemed to sense something, suddenly raised its head, and neighed towards where Chen Mo was hiding, appearing somewhat agitated.

Chen Mo immediately stopped what he was doing, whistled, and scattered the beans in his hand in an attempt to calm the horse.

After throwing the food over, he slowly took a few steps back, indicating that he meant no harm.

The horse stared at him for a while, and seeing that Chen Mo did not approach, and smelling the food, it cautiously moved forward a few steps, lowered its guard slightly, and began to eat.

Chen Mo took a few steps forward and hid the noose behind his back, waiting for the right moment to strike.

But just a few steps away, the wild horse suddenly raised its head and looked at Chen Mo warily.

"Shh, eat..."

Chen Mo immediately stopped and threw out some more food.

The horse glanced at Chen Mo, then continued searching for food.

Chen Mo slowed his pace and gently stroked the horse.

But at that moment, the wild horse was suddenly startled and galloped forward.

Without hesitation, Chen Mo immediately threw out the rope in his hand and precisely looped it around the wild horse's neck.

The wild horse neighed again, frantically shaking its neck, trying to break free.

Its strength was immense, almost throwing Chen Mo away.

"Calm down! Calm down..."

Before this, Chen Mo had no experience in taming horses, and now he could only rely on brute force to control them.

Seeing that it couldn't break free, the wild horse became increasingly agitated and began to gallop forward.

"Oh no, we can't let it get away!"

Chen Mo gripped the rope tightly and quickly pulled it to a tree trunk, wrapping it around the trunk several times.

The horse was pulled and stumbled, unable to break free.

Chen Mo rushed to the horse's side and abruptly mounted it.

The wild horse sensed someone behind it and went berserk, rearing up on its front hooves, trying to throw Chen Mo off.

Chen Mo held tightly to the horse's neck and squeezed its belly with his legs, trying to calm the horse down.

But the horse was too strong, and after a few more struggles, it threw Chen Mo off.

Chen Mo was completely overwhelmed and fell heavily onto the grass.

He felt a sharp pain in his back and almost couldn't breathe.

After hearing several rapid hoofbeats, Chen Mo struggled to lift his head and discovered that the wild horse had broken free of its rope and was galloping wildly out of the valley.

"We can't let it get away like this..."

Ignoring his own pain, Chen Mo quickly gathered the ropes and followed the horses.

After this ordeal, the wild horse kept drifting northwards.

Chen Mo followed closely behind.

These days I walk mountain roads every day, and my speed and stamina are no longer what they used to be.

Even so, the distance between him and the wild horse has been widening.

Following the system's instructions, Chen Mo took a shortcut, intending to intercept the horse.

If this horse leaves the system's range, today's trip will have been in vain.

The road outside the valley is even more rugged, with steep slopes on both sides.

After chasing for about half an hour, the sky gradually darkened.

Chen Mo was covered in sweat and slowly stopped walking.

Looking around, I realized I had run into an unfamiliar mountain forest.

This area is clearly no longer Black Wind Ridge.

If it gets dark, it becomes even harder to see the road.

"It really is a spirited horse."

Chen Mo has not yet chosen to give up.

Come here.

This horse was very important to him.

Using the last bit of light, Chen Mo began to quietly approach the wild horse.

After passing through the dense forest, Chen Mo finally heard the familiar sound of horses' hooves.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed that same horse.

The horse was circling in the mountains and forests, seemingly tired from running, and had slowed down.

Chen Mo seized the opportunity, rushed forward, and swung the rope in his hand again.

This time, he lassoed the horse's neck again and pulled hard.

The wild horse continued to struggle, trying to run forward.

Chen Mo quickly took out a piece of burlap, blindfolded the horse, and leaped onto it.

"Calm down, calm down, I won't hurt you..."

Chen Mo muttered to himself, patting the horse's head repeatedly.

The horse struggled for a while before gradually calming down, occasionally letting out a whimper.

"Eat up, no need to run."

Chen Mo continued to soothe the horse, took out the last of its food, and placed it in front of the horse's mouth.

Wild Horse seemed to understand Chen Mo's meaning and became more compliant, starting to open its mouth to eat.

Chen Mo then untied the ropes and burlap and hugged the horse's neck tightly.

It took Chen Mo an unknown amount of time to finally tame the horse.

"drive!"

Chen Mo gave a low shout and spurred his horse to gallop through the mountains and forests.