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His eyes widened. "What kind of fruit is this? I've never seen it before!"

Wu Jiong: "Soft and juicy fruit, we don't have any near our tribe. I wonder where Ying'ao picked it from?"

Jian Mo: "Such a delicious fruit, and you don't have any? Then I'll save the seeds and plant them on the hill in our backyard. Will they survive?"

Wu Jiong: "I don't know, no one has ever planted it."

Jian Mo: "Then I'll plant it tomorrow."

After finishing one soft, juicy fruit, Jian Mo, still wanting more, ate a second one. "Why don't we ask Ying'ao where he picked the fruit?"

Wu Jiong: "It probably doesn't understand."

Jian Mo: "Maybe, it's so smart. Let's go ask it."

Jian Mo Wu Jiong to find Ying'ao again.

Ying'ao lay outside Jiujiu's nest, resting with his eyes closed.

Jian Mo went over and ruffled Ying'ao's hair to wake him up.

Ying'ao, still half-asleep, wasn't angry at being woken up by being rubbed. "Chirp?"

Jian Mo waved the fruit in front of Ying'ao: "Ying'ao, where did you pick this?"

After seeing clearly, Ying'ao stood up, took a running start with its claws, and prepared to take flight.

Jian Mo quickly grabbed its wings, while Wu Jiong put his arm around Jian Mo's waist to prevent him from stumbling due to Ying'ao's strength.

Jian Mo amused and exasperated. "It's already dark, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Ying'ao its wings and retreated.

Ying'ao probably remembered this incident, because the next morning he flew up early and knocked on their windows with his wings.

Jian Mo was startled awake from her sleep. She sat up abruptly and was stunned when she saw Ying'ao outside.

Seeing that they were awake, Ying'ao let out a long "Chirp--"

Jian Mo lay back down in bed and sighed, "I don't think Ying'ao is that smart anymore."

A truly smart chick won't wake people up so early in the morning!

Wu Jiong picked up the clothes. "Not bad, at least it remembers what happened last night."

Jian Mo clicked her tongue for a moment. "Don't you think Ying'ao looks like our father?"

Wu Jiong: "???"

Jian Mo: "If you tell it to wake you in the morning, it will definitely wake you at the crack of dawn, afraid of missing anything."

Wu Jiong shook his head. Even he sometimes had a hard time keeping up with Jian Mo's thought process.

Jian Mo chuckled to herself, "Jiujiu is like our silly son, waiting for us to feed and take care of him every day. Ying'ao is like our worried father, remembering everything we say."

Wu Jiong said with rare exasperation, "I don't want a Flying-Winged Beast as my father yet."

Jian Mo: "They didn't mention his identity, just his personality."

Jian Mo laughed as she spoke, chuckling to herself, "Get up, get up! If you don't get up, Ying'ao will break our windows!"

Wu Jiong was already dressed. "I'll go feed the Pack-Pack Beast first, have a quick breakfast, and then we'll set off."

Jian Mo: "Let's grab some dried meat to eat on the way. If we don't set off soon, I'm afraid Ying'ao will be worried to death."

They quickly finished packing, grabbed some dried meat, mounted Jiujiu's back, and prepared to set off.

Ying Ao didn't mind carrying them, but its injuries hadn't fully healed, and it would occasionally show off its skills while flying. Riding on its back would be a rather dangerous thing for both Ying Ao and Jian Mo Wu Jiong.

It's better to ride Jiujiu.

Jiujiu obediently followed commands; when told to fly, it flew behind Ying'ao.

Ying'ao flew forward with Jiujiu, straight out of the Riverside Tribe's territory, and arrived at the border between the Dianxin Tribe and the Red Zheng Tribe.

The boundaries between tribes are usually unclear, and since they are far from the tribal center, people from both tribes rarely come here, so there is often more food to gather.

Jian Mo sat on Jiujiu's back until her bottom went numb. After getting off, she bounced around a few times and exclaimed to Wu Jiong in amazement, "Ying'ao's range of activity is really wide!"

Wu Jiong: "Only with a wide range of activity can it find enough food."

Jian Mo patted Ying'ao: "That's true, after all, they're not domesticated beasts, but beasts meant to support a family."

Ying'ao: "Chirp."

With Ying'ao leading the way, they quickly found the first soft and plump fruit seedling.

This is a vine that climbs over a very large area. At Jian Mo glance, it seems that hundreds of square meters are covered with vines bearing soft, plump fruits.

It's not very productive; despite occupying such a large area, it only produces a few soft, juicy fruits.

However, it's also possible that Ying'ao had only just finished searching.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong searched along the vines, also catching other wild vegetables and edible insects underneath.

They searched patiently and had a good haul.

Perhaps because the branches and leaves of the soft, plump fruit were so dense, Ying'ao missed quite a few when he came to pick them before.

The two spent half a day nearby, picking soft, juicy fruits, and Ying'ao even took them to gather wild vegetables.

The two foraging spots likely contained food that the Flying-Winged Beast loved to eat. Jiujiu followed behind, got half full, and kept happily Jiujiu.

Jian Mo was a little worried and said to Wu Jiong, "What if we deplete all of Ying'ao's foraging spots?"

Wu Jiong: "With so many plants, the fruit will be ripe in a couple of days."

After thinking for a moment, Wu Jiong said, "I'll take it to my usual foraging spot tomorrow to find some food."

Jian Mo: "That's fine, let's consider it an exchange of foraging spots, otherwise Ying'ao will be at a disadvantage."

They stayed there for almost a whole day, spending the rest of the day collecting materials, except for a short nap at noon.

We spent so long collecting data, and we gained a lot.

When they returned to the tribe, everyone was astonished and rushed over to see. "Jian Mo, where did you go to gather food today? You found so much food!"

Jian Mo pointed at Ying'ao: "Ying'ao led us there."

The others then showered him with praise.

Zhou Fu exclaimed in admiration, "Wow, amazing! No wonder it's your pet Flying-Winged Beast!"

Jian Mo smiled and nodded in agreement, "Yes, Ying'ao very capable."