Vol. 5Lessons and New Beginnings

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong traded with neighboring tribes, expanded the Riverside Tribe’s skills, and helped people through medical troubles as they prepared for the Hunting Gathering. Jian Mo began training a small group of witch doctor students, while Wu Jiong arranged practical lessons for the cubs.

  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong traded for peppers and supplies, shared skills with neighboring tribes, and helped the Riverside Tribe make chili foods and cotton quilts.
  • Ji Xun moved near the Forest Rock Tribe with Mo A, who began teaching the cubs about hunting and the dangers of the marsh.
  • Jian Mo treated a River Fluff Beast, helped the tribe hunt and raise Brown Fart Beasts, and supported Ji Xun and Mo A as they prepared for a cub.
  • Jian Mo traveled with Wu Jiong and Fen Hui to the Stored Star Tribe, learned from Xing Yi, treated patients, and gathered medicinal seaweed with Xing Jiu’s group.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong returned from the Stored Star Tribe, where Jian Mo learned new medical skills and helped deliver Yan Sui’s twins.
  • Jian Mo treated patients, tested scar plaster, and joined Wu Jiong in welcoming tribes to the Hunting Gathering before they gathered autumn produce.
  • Jian Mo traded knowledge and supplies with neighboring tribes and helped the sick snow leopard cub Nianshan recover.
  • Jian Mo assessed 341 applicants for witch doctor lessons, while Wu Jiong recruited Mian Ya, Heng Wu, and Jiang Xie to teach the cubs practical skills.
Chapters 401–500 Read from Ch. 401

Arc 17Chilies, Quilts, and New Beginnings

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong traveled among neighboring tribes to trade for peppers and supplies, while Jian Mo treated teeth, shared cooking and craft techniques, and continued teaching. The arc ended with Ji Xun and Mo A settling near the Riverside Tribe, where Mo A began outdoor lessons for the cubs.

  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong visited the Salt-Drying Tribe and the Dense Forest Tribe, trading for peppers and chili seeds after Jian Mo treated the Dense Forest Tribe’s painful teeth.
  • He Yi guided Jian Mo and Wu Jiong through the mountains, where they gathered sweet tubers, tasted black cotton fruit, and found sugar-making Fruit Beetles.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong returned to the Riverside Tribe with their supplies, hosted a hot pot feast, and accepted Ye Luo, Min Dang, and Xi Lu as witch doctor apprentices.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong visited the Rain Rising and Cypress Branch Tribes, shared peppers, hunted a Cave Beast with their companions, and learned that Ji Xun was pregnant and unsure whether to keep the baby.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong traded with the Long Years Tribe for cotton batting and taught Xin Jun’s people how to make cotton quilts.
  • Jian Mo taught the Riverside Tribe how to prepare chili oil and latiao, while Wu Jiong made the cubs carry their playmates after they persuaded other children to carry them for spicy strips.
  • Ji Xun decided to have his baby with Mo A and moved with him near the Forest Rock Tribe, where Riverside Tribe members helped them build a house.
  • Mo A offered to teach hunting, and he led the cubs to a marsh to learn about its dangers, plants, and insects.
Chapters 401–42525 summaries Read

Arc 18Learning at Stored Star

Jian Mo treated a sick River Fluff Beast, helped the tribe hunt and raise Brown Fart Beasts, and supported Ji Xun and Mo A as they prepared for a cub. He then took Fen Hui to the Stored Star Tribe, where he learned from Xing Yi, treated patients, and joined Xing Jiu’s group to gather medicinal seaweed.

  • Mo A taught the cubs to find and prepare long loaches, then returned home to Ji Xun after Jian Mo and Wu Jiong praised his teaching.
  • Jian Mo treated Di Ying’s River Fluff Beast for urinary retention and accepted herbs that triggered a period of rapid development, while Wu Jiong cared for him.
  • Wu Jiong led the tribe in hunting Brown Fart Beasts, and the households divided the animals and meat before building pens for the beasts they planned to raise.
  • Jian Mo’s tail appeared when he used his claws to save Bai Lu from a Brown Fart Beast, and he later visited Ji Xun and Mo A to gather grinning fruits and make nut butter.
  • Jian Mo treated Fen Hui’s pain but could not diagnose his illness, so he urged the Haizuo Tribe to take him to the Stored Star Tribe to see Xing Yi.
  • Jian Mo, Wu Jiong, and Fen Hui traveled to the Stored Star Tribe, where Xing Yi diagnosed Fen Hui with liver disease and began treating him with medicine.
  • Jian Mo learned from Xing Yi, treated Man Zhi’s neck tumor with surgery, and exchanged medical knowledge with Xing Yi as patients arrived from nearby tribes.
  • Jian Mo joined Xing Jiu’s group to gather medicinal seaweed from large fish, learned about treating ringworm, and collected shellfish with the others.
Chapters 426–45025 summaries Read

Arc 19The Hunting Gathering

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong returned from the Stored Star Tribe, where Jian Mo had learned new medical skills and helped deliver Yan Sui’s twins. Back home, they treated patients, prepared for the Hunting Gathering, and left after Jian Mo tested a scar treatment and arranged visits with several tribes.

  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong returned from the Stored Star Tribe, shared their stories with the Riverside Tribe, and Jian Mo treated Dan Guan’s bald patches before joining the bonfire feast.
  • Jian Mo treated visitors and gathered supplies with Wu Jiong, then learned the Hunting Gathering would be held at the Riverside Tribe’s new arena.
  • Jian Mo examined the pale, fainting Zhou Zhi and discovered he was pregnant, while Zhou Zhi chose to keep the cub and Qi Ming offered to become his partner.
  • The tribes agreed to hold a cubs’ competition at the Hunting Gathering, and the Riverside Tribe welcomed visitors with malatang and demonstrations of its classroom and volunteer program.
  • Jian Mo watched the arena matches, traded for unusual fruit he suspected could treat scars, and made medicinal plaster to test on Wu Jiong’s childhood scar.
  • Mo A and Huo Meng fought to a draw, Jiu Yin defeated Ya Zheng, and Ji Xun guessed that Zhou Zhi was carrying Qi Ming’s child.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong arranged visits with several tribes, and Jian Mo treated Bei Ya’s fading facial scars with the new plaster before the Hunting Gathering ended.
  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong gathered autumn fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, and tubers until they had filled half a storeroom.
Chapters 451–47525 summaries Read

Arc 20The Witch Doctor’s First Class

Jian Mo gathered ingredients, traded knowledge and supplies with neighboring tribes, and helped a sick snow leopard cub recover. He then began recruiting and testing students for his witch doctor lessons, while Wu Jiong arranged practical classes for the cubs.

  • Jian Mo and Wu Jiong found fifty-three Throat Eyeballs with Jiujiu’s help, and Jian Mo promised to use some for scar-removing salve and save the rest to marinate meat for Jiujiu.
  • Jian Mo visited Qi Ming’s Rain Rising Tribe, helped identify medicinal plants and test pesticide formulas, and agreed to receive vegetables and seeds in exchange for his help.
  • Jian Mo advised Yun Long to move the Mengshui Tribe’s crops to fertile land and taught them to prepare ridges and use fermented manure.
  • Jian Mo examined Nianshan, a weak cub from the Sharp Teeth Tribe, and suspected that meat was making him ill.
  • Jian Mo helped Minta and Tuming find foods Nianshan could tolerate, and the cub grew lively as he recovered at the Riverside Tribe.
  • Jian Mo prepared to teach witch doctor students, then assessed 341 applicants through herb-gathering and knowledge tests until only a little over fifty remained.
  • Wu Jiong invited Mian Ya, Heng Wu, and Jiang Xie to teach the cubs practical skills, and they agreed to help.
Chapters 476–50025 summaries Read
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