Mountains and giant beasts, cabins in the woods

"Great! Da Bo, let's go hiking together tomorrow!" Du Xiaomei took Su Da Bo's hand.

"Okay!" Su Dabo hid his flushed face in the shadows and managed to utter just one word.

The two young people held hands and walked outside together.

Su Dabao quietly turned his head and showed a grateful expression to his aunt and uncle.

Su Mali nodded slightly, while Liu Xingmo winked.

Currently, all the top students from the Yin Kingdom live on a new street. Rumor has it that this place will serve as a platform for external exchange, attracting more cultivators.

the next day.

Merchants came as usual, and Liu Xingmo continued his business as usual.

Today is a rest day, which means the machines need to rest, be disassembled for regular maintenance, and have old equipment replaced.

People's work is proceeding normally.

In the evening, they will also sell the stored blood and qi potions.

After finishing all his work, Liu Xingmo began packing his bags, preparing to leave.

Unexpectedly, Su Mali also got out of bed. She was dressed in casual clothes and helped pack the dry food and water.

Liu Xingmo said somewhat embarrassedly, "Well, Mary, I was planning to go fishing today..."

"Yes, I know, that's why I came." Sumali didn't look up and continued packing the pickled vegetables into the lunchbox.

"Okay! Let's go take a stroll around Beicun together," Liu Xingmo said cheerfully. "There was a big flood a few days ago, and a lot of things were washed downstream. There are still salvage teams patrolling Beicun right now!"

"Salvage team? Patrol?"

"That's what they call it, but actually it's a kind of unrestricted swimming competition. Many people row boats or ride animals, competing to see who can swim faster and more agilely. It's quite a spectacle, very interesting!"

"I'll go with you," Sumali said, taking her husband's hand.

"Okay!" Liu Xingmo replied with a simple word.

Release the bluish-black, reddish-black, and greenish-black creatures to guard the house.

Baohei carried a tin tent on its back, setting off with the couple as their master and mistress. Fuhei accompanied them, helping to relay messages.

Today was a sunny and somewhat hot day, but going on a picnic made one feel cool without even realizing it.

Walking along the birch-lined avenue.

The path is shaded by the dense canopy of trees, and bright light shines through the gaps in the branches and leaves. People and vehicles move through a colorful green world.

Baohei remembered that this road led out of town to get fish. It moved swiftly, leaping and bounding, overtaking not only the rabbits pulling carts, but even those carrying only one person.

There is no story of the tortoise and the hare in this world, because the path of cultivation is inherently about defying fate. All living beings can take control of their own destiny once they begin cultivation.

The road leads north, and the river at the foot of the birch trees also flows north.

After crossing a mountain pass, a wide lake came into view.

Ripples spread across the lake, shimmering like fish scales in the sunlight. Bamboo houses stilted on the water sit along the shore, forming a crescent-shaped stretch of villages.

Kitamura, we've arrived.

Liu Xingmo excitedly walked down the main road, only to find that there was no one on the lake.

That shouldn't be the case. Usually, the dragon boat races would start around this time.

He stopped a woman and asked, "Auntie, did the salvage team disband so quickly this year?"

"The salvage team?" The old woman carrying two baskets of fish on a shoulder pole paused for a moment, then pointed further north. "They've all left the city! They're competing in the big rivers and lakes outside the city!"

"Outside the city? I understand."

Because of the attack by the Ankylosaurus army, the interior of the Xing'an Mountains became peaceful.

It's quite bold of them to take advantage of the situation and launch an event outside the city.

Liu Xingmo looked at his wife: "Mary, what do you think we should do?"

"You want to leave, yet you ask me what to do?" Su Mali pointed her slender white finger at her husband's head.

"Hehe! Let's go then!"

Baohei continued on his way, and as he ran, he jumped into the river and drifted downstream with the current.

Liu Xingmo carefully inspected the tin tent. The seal was better than he had imagined. As long as the doors and windows were closed, the river water would not seep in.

Looking out through the crack in the window, all I could see was the surging river.

Arriving at the city wall dam, we walked right past the guards.

As we traveled downstream, more and more people appeared on the water. Some were rowing boats, some were riding birds, and others were wading through the water, cutting through the waves.

The crowd dispersed, spreading across every river channel, and most of them swam underwater, as if searching for something.

That's strange, it doesn't seem like a competition?

Just then, a large beaver surfaced and muttered in a middle-aged woman's voice, "This turtle... young man, you've arrived?"

"Long time no see!" Liu Xingmo told Bao Hei to swim slowly, then opened the tent, waved, and asked, "What are those people doing? They seem to be in a hurry. Is there some treasure underwater?"

"You didn't know?" The beaver adjusted the shoulder strap on its back, stretched out its paw and pointed into the distance, "A rare beast has appeared! It's a fish, and everyone's trying to catch it, except for this unlucky guy like me who has to maintain order."

Liu Xingmo comforted him, "Haha, you're lucky. You already have a rare innate beast. Let others have the chance."

"Easier said than done..." The beaver lay on its back on the water's surface, adjusting its harness again, moving a clam, tied to the rope, to its belly. "Look at this guy, he can't move, he can't swim, how boring!"

Her tone was anything but modest; on the contrary, it was somewhat smug.

Throughout the entire Black Dragon Village, Liu Xingmo had also witnessed other innate mythical beasts, and this river clam was one of them.

It belongs to an extremely rare sound channel, capable of emitting sound waves for detection or interference. Although it cannot move, it can be used as equipment, making it a powerful magical artifact of a biological type.

I heard that this clam wasn't wild, but was born in a beaver farm.

Most people in the entire sanctuary agree that this beaver instructor will take over the position of manager in the future.

The value of innate rare beasts is so high that it's no wonder so many people risk their lives to find them.

Liu Xingmo was not to be outdone, so he called Bao Hei and Fu Hei and ran towards the deserted riverbank.

"Baohei! Can you try looking for anything? Do you find any trace?"

The old turtle shook its head helplessly, conveying "I can't do it" through its soul imprint.

It hadn't accumulated enough luck to interfere with such a powerful being as a naturally born mythical beast.

"Alright, it's time to show off my real fishing skills."

Liu Xingmo took out a map from his pocket, which clearly marked the nearby mountains and waterways.

"Fuhei, go check which side has the most people and report back to me."

The crow took to the sky, circled once, and transmitted the aerial perspective through the soul imprint.

Liu Xingmo scribbled and drew on the map, leaving behind a dense array of black dots.

He analyzed step by step:

"There are a lot of people here, but they're all just hooligans who play in the water."

"This place is shallow water; even the dumbest beast wouldn't walk right into our trap."

"Let me see what this river is like. There are two third-tier experts here; something's probably up. I'll go check it out myself."

Liu Xingmo looked up and gave the order: "Bao Hei, advance eastward at full speed!"