Mountains and giant beasts, cabins in the woods

These gray wolves were all ten meters long, baring their teeth and glaring fiercely.

Liu San Niang glanced around and immediately understood: "One second-tier leader! Two first-tier henchmen! The remaining three are just wild beasts!"

"Third Sister, you deal with the leader! Leave the rest to us!" Liu Xingmo shouted.

"Alright, don't die!" Liu San Niang leaped into the darkness, chasing after the largest one.

Sumali fired several shots to suppress the restless beast.

The fire and explosion startled the three ordinary gray wolves, who had no cultivation, and they dared not approach the small figures.

Two other turtles, however, showed no fear. A layer of frost appeared on their bodies, and they opened their blood-red mouths to bite the old turtle.

Liu Xingmo had already taken out the blood-dripping weapon and was wielding it in his hand like the wind.

His eyes followed the firing line beside him, anticipating the movements of the two gray wolves, and he suddenly threw out his grappling hook.

Found it! Kneecap!

His blood energy quickly flowed into the chains, activating the hooks at the ends to sever flesh and bone with all his might.

"Awooo!" A gray wolf let out a mournful howl and fell face-first into the mud on the ground.

And another gray wolf had already pounced on her! It opened its huge mouth, its gleaming white teeth about to bite Sumali!

"Bang!" A beam of eerie blue light shot out from the muzzle of the gun, striking the wolf's soft mouth.

The gray wolf shut its mouth and twitched, but its massive body rammed into it, knocking Bao Hei over.

Liu Xingmo and Su Mali quickly jumped down, raised their weapons, and stood ready for battle.

Five gray wolves regrouped and pounced!

"Baohei! Fuhei! Curse them!"

The old turtle, thrashing about with its four claws, opened its mouth and exhaled a breath of black gas. Crows circling in the forest cawed incessantly.

For some reason, the five gray wolves' attack rhythm became disordered. They would either bump into their companions, hindering their coordinated attack, or block their retreat, leaving their companions with nowhere to escape.

Bullets and grappling hooks whizzed by, leaving three wolf carcasses on the ground in no time. Ordinary wild beasts were no match for cultivators.

At that moment, a blood-covered figure leaped out of the darkness. Liu San Niang, sword in hand, surveyed the surroundings before charging towards the last two gray wolves.

"Leave one alive!" Liu Xingmo quickly reminded him.

"I know!" Liu San Niang thrust her longsword into the gray wolf's flesh, and blood gushed out from the tubular hilt in her hand.

The gray wolf rolled and struggled on the ground, but it couldn't shake off the ferocious enemy the size of a squirrel. It gradually lost its strength and collapsed.

Liu Xingmo had already been eyeing the other gray wolf. While it was helping its companion, he threw out his grappling hook, which embedded itself in the wound on its front leg, gripping the exposed white bone.

The other end of the chain was tied to a tree root, and no matter how the gray wolf struggled, it could not escape its restraints.

The moon was high in the sky, and ghosts howled and wolves howled in the forest.

After waiting for a long time, the two gray wolves finally quieted down.

Liu Xingmo took out strips of cloth and external wound medicine to stop the bleeding of these scruffy animals.

He turned his head and asked, "Third Sister, how's that second-tier one?"

Liu San Niang sneered, "He's been poisoned! He's being kept alive with the antidote!"

Wolves possess spiritual energy reserves and physical strength several times greater than humans, resulting in a nearly one-level difference in combat power at lower levels.

A third-tier human expert, aside from using poison, really has no way to capture a second-tier gray wolf alive.

"Delay will only lead to trouble. We must subdue them quickly!" Liu Xingmo looked around, remaining vigilant.

"Hmm," Liu San Niang responded, then said no more and walked into the forest.

A master like her would only focus on feeding a few powerful contracted beasts, so she would have spare soul imprints.

She did something in the shadows that led to the appearance of a wounded gray wolf.

The gray wolf lowered its head, tucked its tail between its legs, and howled at its two surviving companions on the ground. Then the three gray wolves began to whimper.

Liu San Niang ignored everything else and stepped forward to imprint her soul mark on each of them.

A medium-sized beast like a gray wolf requires at least a high-level third-tier or even fourth-tier strength to forcibly subdue.

However, gray wolves have a habit of obeying the powerful leader, the wolf king. Therefore, they easily submit to those who defeat them and voluntarily acknowledge a master.

Liu San Niang subdued the three Ice Dao Acquired Beasts without much effort.

After a quick treatment of their injuries, the team continued their journey back to base.

We spent two nights camping in the wild, with the city walls in the distance.

quickened their pace, crossed the last hill, and saw the reliable figures of the city's garrison.

It was a pack of gray wolves and red foxes. These were not wild beasts, but elders of their kind.

The appearance of Liu Xingmo greatly surprised the city guards.

A fox leaped out from the crowd, its four legs moving with a cat-like gait as it gracefully approached: "Long time no see, Liu Xingmo. Out running in the mountains again?"

"So it's Instructor Hu Shulu. It's been a long time indeed," Liu Xingmo replied. "It's springtime, time to come out and gather mountain produce."

The fox turned its head and saw a turtle, a bird, and a three-headed wolf. A half-smile played on its lips: "Your little tricks are truly remarkable!"

"The instructor is too kind."

"If you're going to use your underhanded tactics again, you can call on the city guards; we're willing to lend a hand."

"Thank you, I'll remember that. Also, we'd like to borrow some healing medicine."

"Then come with me, I'm an expert at healing injuries."

The fox walked towards the city gate first, followed by the other three. They only breathed a sigh of relief the moment the gate closed.

Upon arriving at the plaza inside the wall, we quickly sat down to rest.

The three-headed wolf, covered in wounds, looked around nervously before finally squatting down at its master's command.

Their wounds were infected and festering, and their condition was extremely dangerous; they were only clinging to life thanks to their cultivation.

The fox circled the gray wolf, then licked its sharp claws and said, "Order these guys not to move."

Liu San Niang immediately issued a death order.

The three gray wolves stood like watchdogs, their hindquarters on the ground, their hind legs bent and their front legs straight.

Their bodies were tense as they endured the fox's claws cutting into their wounds.

Yellowish-white, foul-smelling pus oozed out, filling the air with the stench of rotting flesh.

Liu Xingmo quickly pulled his wife away to a safe distance. Liu Sanniang covered her nose and continued to control the three gray wolves.

The fox's simple surgery was completed quickly; she scraped away the rotten flesh and then performed several blood-path techniques.

The wounds on the gray wolf's body, where several pieces of flesh were missing, quickly scabbed over, and his condition stabilized.

After bidding farewell to the city garrison, they returned to West Town.

A young man in a green robe stood by the roadside.

Liu Xingmo quickly jumped off the old turtle and went to greet him: "Great-Grandpa, what brings you here?"

"Got the message, came over to check." Great-Grandpa looked around, finally fixing his gaze on the tin tent on the tortoise shell. "Haha, you guys did a great job!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Xingmo laughed along. "Since you're here, let's have this notarized for Third Sister. According to the previous agreement, the spoils from this trip belong to her."

"Hey! Don't be in such a hurry." Great-grandfather turned to look at Liu Xingmo, a strange smile on his face. "Hey, do you want to also study woodworking?"