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The ranch that Shi Wen provided plenty of high-quality food, so he could replenish his strength.

In return, Wu Jiong followed suit, and Shi Wen and the others busied themselves with their work, diligently tending to the ranch.

That night, Jian Mo was sleeping soundly in Wu Jiong's arms when suddenly there was a knocking sound at the window.

He looked up and saw the black cat, Congzai, knocking on their window, its eyes glowing, which was quite frightening.

Jian Mo's claws shot out instantly, gripping Wu Jiong's arm and watching the window warily.

"Meow," Congzai meowed from outside.

Jian Mo strained her ears and tried to make out what Congzai was saying. She roughly understood that Congzai was asking her if she wanted to go hunting.

Perhaps because Shi Wen had given instructions, Congzai only came over then, and he seemed a little impatient.

Jian Mo realized what was happening and nodded quickly, "Meow meow meow! I want it! I want it!"

Wu Jiong also woke up, sat up and put on his coat, wanting to go out with them.

Congzai stared at Wu Jiong: "Meow."

It means not to follow, not to bring along clumsy humans.

Wu Jiong paused, looking as if he wanted to explain.

Jian Mo stood up on her hind legs and nudged Wu Jiong's arm. "It's okay, I can go by myself."

Wu Jiong looked at him, reached out and patted his head. "Okay."

There was nothing dangerous on Shi Wen's ranch, Jian Mo jumped off the bed, tucked her tail between her legs, and ran outside.

Congzai was waiting outside. When he saw him come out, he glanced back and then ran ahead nimbly.

Jian Mo quickly followed.

After running outside the yard, Congzai didn't take Jian Mo directly out, but instead went to the livestock shed.

It meowed outside the shed, and a black dog and a lithe wolf ran out—it was Hei Wa and the wolf king.

Jian Mo stood outside the barn and could hear Jiujiu snoring inside.

Ying'ao woke up and tried to follow, but the wolf king howled at it in displeasure, meaning that it was too big and it would be inconvenient for it to follow.

Jian Mo whispered, "Ying'ao, you go to sleep. I'm going to learn some hunting techniques from Congzai, I'll be back soon."

Ying'ao then retreated and continued sleeping next to Jiujiu.

Jian Mo followed Congzai, her pupils becoming large and round, her thick paw pads making no sound when they stepped on the ground.

On the contrary, the sounds of the wind, insects, and distant birdsong at night were quite noisy, not as quiet as he had imagined.

Congzai and the others brought Jian Mo out, and without making a sound, they patrolled the grassland.

Jian Mo followed along and discovered many burrows dug by small animals. He could also smell all sorts of scents. He could even use the scents to find the paths the small animals had taken and then track them to their burrows.

In the deep darkness of night, an owl flew through the air, its broad, thick wings making not a sound.

Congzai and the others patrolled their territory. Jian Mo followed and saw several marmots and pikas, but they didn't catch them; they just looked at them and ran away.

Jian Mo followed them for most of the night before they finally went to catch field mice.

The field mice in the cornfield were big, fat, and fierce.

Jian Mo tried to catch it, but the field mouse wasn't afraid of him at all. It even turned its head and tried to bite his nose, which startled him so much that he almost jumped up. He himself wasn't very brave to open his mouth and bite the field mouse, so after hesitating for a moment, the field mouse ran away.

Congzai glanced back at Jian Mo, but didn't meow.

Hei Wa came over in a friendly manner and barked softly, signaling Jian Mo to follow it.

After hesitating for a moment, Jian Mo decided to listen to Hei Wa.

Jian Mo and Congzai stayed in the wild for half the night, and only returned home covered in dew when it was almost dawn.

Wu Jiong was still awake. A warm yellow lamp was on in the room, and Wu Jiong was reading and waiting for him—recently, Wu Jiong had been making the most of his time to study and was now able to read independently.

Jian Mo pushed her head through the door and rushed into the room, asking, "Why aren't you asleep? Don't you have work tomorrow?"

Wu Jiong took out a towel to dry him off and his paws, and said in a low voice, "You've slept enough, get up and read a book. How was your day? Was it fun going out into the wild?"

Jian Mo's eyes lit up. "It was so much fun! I even learned a lot of hunting techniques."

Wu Jiong: "For example?"

Jian Mo on about what she had learned that day, raising her paw as Wu Jiong her to wipe it for her.

When you're in beast form, you can't bathe every day. Just wipe your body and paws with a cleaning wipe; you won't get very dirty.

Soon, Wu Jiong cleaned Jian Mo up and carried him to bed.

Jian Mo lay on the bed and patted the blanket with her fluffy tail. "Sleep with me a little longer, I can't sleep alone."

Wu Jiong came over. "Okay."

The Shi Wen family's ranch was beautiful. Jian Mo took Jiujiu and Ying'ao to play with their animals, and it felt like she had returned to her childhood, where she was carefree every day, even more comfortable than when she was a child.

When I was a child, I would often get beaten up for playing wildly, but now I can just play.

More than two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

One day, Jian Mo was sleeping on the table. While keeping Wu Jiong company as he read, she gently rested her front paws on Wu Jiong's strong arm and looked out at the lush green grassland. "I'm a little homesick."

Wu Jiong: "Is this our home?"

Jian Mo looked up at him. "This is my only family."

Wu Jiong smiled, picked up the gray cat, and kissed it. "Let's go tell Shi Wen."

Shi Wen wasn't surprised to hear they wanted to go back. "If I were away from home for a long time, I'd miss it too. You're almost there now, I'll have someone come and give you a check-up, and if everything's okay, you can turn back."

Jian Mo nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for your hard work."

Shi Wen quickly arranged for someone to come and check on Jian Mo's development.

After the person checks, the results will be sent to them.

Jian Mo's bones, muscles, genitals and other parts of his body are all well-developed, much better than his original physical condition.