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Jian Mo glanced at the food bowl and was immediately drawn to it.

He reached into the food bowl and rummaged through it—red berries, horned vegetable, sweet root, pine nuts... Good heavens, they might not even be able to gather so many delicious snacks for the New Year.

Jian Mo ran home, calling out to Wu Jiong, "Wu Jiong, where did you go today?"

Wu Jiong had just returned and was changing his clothes. After taking off his animal skin robe, his strong muscles were revealed, along with his slender waist and long legs, exuding hormones.

The moment Jian Mo saw him, her voice unconsciously lowered, her speech slowed, and she was no longer in such a hurry to ask for the truth. Instead, she stared at Wu Jiong's body with admiration.

Wu Jiong bent down to pick up the animal skin robe he had taken off. As he passed Jian Mo, he cupped Jian Mo's head in his hand and turned him around. "What kind of look is that?"

Jian Mo raised her chin slightly and said with a smile, "You have an eye for appreciating beautiful things. Tell me, where did you go today? How did you manage to collect so many wonderful things?"

Wu Jiong thought about what he meant and quickly understood, "You mean the food in the Jiujiu Pot? I didn't pick it, your students did."

Jian Mo: "Really? They finally get a day off, and they go to pick food for Jiujiu?"

Wu Jiong: "It might have been Jiujiu who made it."

Jian Mo asked curiously, "How do we do that? Does the Jiujiu 'Jiujiu chirp' tell people what to eat today, and then ask everyone to go out and help gather the food?"

Wu Jiong: "Needless to say, it just needs to fly people to places with abundant food, and the people will naturally help it gather it. It's been flying around every day lately, and I estimate it's found quite a few places where food grows."

Jian Mo still found it hard to believe. "It's too smart, and everyone's cooperating?"

Wu Jiong: "When I came back today, it was leading people to collect ruby fruits in the Mengshui Tribe. I guess they're still there. Do you want to go take a look? If you do, we can collect some too."

Ruby berries are similar to raspberries, but larger and sweeter, and taste quite good. The only troublesome thing is that the vines of ruby berries have short, hard thorns, so you have to be careful when picking them, otherwise you can easily get pricked.

Jian Mo replied without hesitation, "Go away!"

Wu Jiong smiled and reached out to pull him, "Let's go."

Wu Jiong transformed back into his beast form and rushed outside with Jian Mo.

The giant wolf ran very fast. Jian Mo hugged its neck tightly, feeling the wind blowing in her face, and felt very happy.

They ran through forests and plains, reaching the territory of the Mengshui Tribe in one go.

Generally speaking, they don't go to other tribes' territories to gather or hunt, but it's okay to just pick some wild fruits; they can just tell the Mengshui Tribe people when they see them.

Before they even arrived at their destination, Jian Mo heard cheerful "Jiujiu cheep" sounds coming from ahead. It was clearly Jiujiu chirping sound, deliberately made in a high-pitched, affectionate tone.

Jian Mo craned her neck to look ahead, and after a while, she finally saw Jiujiu standing on the other side of the woods.

Besides Jiujiu, there were quite a few other people on the other side of the woods.

At this moment, everyone was carrying baskets, stretching out their fingers, and carefully picking the large, round berries, almost like rubies, from the gaps between the thorns and putting them into their baskets.

The berries have very thin skins, so when they are picked, they inevitably break the berries, causing the juice to splatter out and release the berries' unique sweet aroma.

Jiujiu got even more excited when it smelled the scent, jumping around excitedly. "Jiujiu!"

Seeing Jiujiu, someone tossed fruit high into the air and threw it directly to Jiujiu.

Jiujiu chirps open its mouth wide to catch the food, and it catches it every time. After it finishes eating, it chirps again, and then people feed it again.

The commotion caused by the giant wolf bringing Jian Mo was quite loud, and everyone heard it and turned their heads in unison.

Jiujiu also turned its head, and when it saw Jian Mo and the others, it jumped up happily, its eyes round and bright, trying to rub its furry head against Jian Mo and the giant wolf.

Jian Mo was sitting on the giant wolf's back, and couldn't stand the heavy head, so she quickly pushed Jiujiu's cheek to stop it from rubbing against her.

Everyone asked, "Teacher, what brings you here?"

Jian Mo: "I heard you guys were picking fruit here, and since I had nothing else to do, I thought I'd come and pick some."

Hearing him say that, everyone pulled each other aside to make room, warmly greeting him, "Teacher, please stand over here. This year's ruby berries are perfectly ripe, with no sourness at all."

As they were talking, someone gave Jian Mo and the others a large handful of ruby fruits.

Jian Mo stuffed half of a fruit into Wu Jiong's mouth, then popped another into her own. Instantly, the sweet juice and the unique aroma of the berry spread across her tongue. "It tastes really good, not sour at all."

"It was Jiujiu who brought us here. I wonder how it found such a beautiful patch of ruby berries in the jungle."

"Perhaps because it likes to eat them and usually pays close attention to these fruits."

Jian Mo: "Possibly, it's quite particular about food."

Everyone laughed, "Yes."

Jian Mo laughed, "It's rare to have a day off, I thought you'd all relax in the tribe, but I didn't expect you to come out picking fruit. Did Jiujiu come looking for you? Next time it comes looking for you, just ignore it."

"Who could bear to refuse Jiujiu? It looks at you with its big, round eyes, nibbles on your clothes, and has a soft, sweet, and charming voice. I just can't resist."

"The fruit that Jiujiu found is quite good; it's good for us to come out and relax."

"Teacher, we're not tired. If we were tired, we wouldn't have come out on our own, so don't worry."

Seeing their smiling faces, Jian Mo patted Jiujiu on the shoulder and said, "Okay, as long as you're having fun."

Jiujiu wasn't scared at all about being caught; instead, it tilted its head and acted cute. "Jiujiu!"

Ruby berries have many thorns, and with a size as big as Jiujiu and not very agile claws, it would be impossible for her to successfully pick the berries. Bringing someone along would make things much easier.

Everyone picked fruit and fed Jiujiu at the same time.