For the next two days, Li Mo practiced the leopard whip.
Li Mo was getting more and more comfortable with the cheetah whip. It didn't take long for Li Mo to rest for four days.
As the captain of Bao Zheng's guards, it wasn't right to stay at home all the time.
So Li Mo reported to Bao Zheng early in the morning. Today, Lan Shan and another guard were on duty.
The two smiled at Li Mo, who nodded and entered Bao Zheng's room.
Bao Zheng was still reading the bamboo slips. There were some fruits on the table and Bao Zheng would put them in his mouth from time to time.
But from start to finish, Bao Zheng's eyes never left the bamboo slips in his hand.
"Greetings, second young master."
Li Mo bowed to Bao Zheng.
"Oh?
Oh, Li Mo, are your wounds better?
If not, you can rest for the next two days. "
Bao Zheng lifted his head and said with a smile.
Whether Bao Zheng was good to his people or not, Bao Zheng's actions warmed Li Mo's heart.
Li Mo shook his head.
"No need. Thank you, second young master."
"That's good. There's a hunt in the afternoon. Come with me."
Bao Zheng stuffed a grape into his mouth.
Bao Zheng's eyes returned to the jade slips in his hand. Who knew what he was looking at.
He looked at the jade slips in Bao Zheng's hand, then at the bookshelf behind him.
Li Mo's expression changed, muttering in his heart.
"There are so many bamboo slips here. Do they have a way to help me go back?"
In the past, Li Mo wanted to go back because life here was too hard.
But now, he wanted to go back because he wanted to break free from the shadow leopard tribe's control.
After all, with the mark on his shoulder, it was like putting his life in someone else's hands.
If he went back, would the totems chase after him?
If they did, it was hard to say who would kill who in that world.
"Cough."
Seeing Li Mo in a daze for a long time, Bao Zheng couldn't help but cough, interrupting his thoughts.
"Do you want to see the bamboo slips?" Bao Zheng asked Li Mo.
Li Mo only nodded.
Li Mo didn't know what was written in these bamboo slips, but he knew he wasn't qualified to read them if they contained tribal secrets.
But to Li Mo's surprise, Bao Zheng didn't even think twice before agreeing.
"If you want to see it, you can take it. I have records of some strange beasts here. It's quite interesting. Anyway, I quite like them."
"Many thanks, Second Young Master."
Li Mo bowed and flipped the jade slip.
Li Mo had been in this world for almost a year and knew its language.
But Li Mo was afraid Leopard Zheng would guess his purpose, so he didn't look through the jade slip.
Li Mo skimmed through each jade slip before moving on to the next.
But what gave Li Mo a headache was the fact that these jade slips recorded the strange beasts Bao Zheng mentioned.
The only useful thing was a map. He didn't even know if it was a map of the Shadow Leopard Tribe.
"You're the dignified second young master of the Shadow Leopard Tribe. Why aren't you watching the thirty-six stratagems and fighting with your elder brother for the position of tribe leader? Instead, you're here looking at strange beasts!
Don't you have any shame! "
Li Mo grumbled in his heart, though he didn't show it on his face.
Li Mo was acting just like Bao Zheng, reading the jade slips with great interest. Sometimes he even pointed at them and laughed.
Li Mo spent the morning flipping through five jade slips but didn't see what he wanted.
In the afternoon, Bao Zheng packed up and didn't want to watch anymore.
Bao Zheng put on a white fur coat and walked out of the house, just in time to see Bao Qing and the other guards leading their horses.
These tall horses were sturdy, and each of them had a dignified appearance.
The contours of their muscles seemed to be telling how extraordinary their strength was.
Li Mo looked closer and found they were all spiritual beasts. But they were at the 3rd or 4th stage of the Body Tempering Stage.
It made sense. The stronger a spiritual beast was, the more intelligent it was.
How was it possible for these Body Tempering Realm tribesmen to tame those high-grade spirit beasts so easily?
"Humph!"
Seeing Li Mo, Bao Qing snorted and turned his head.
Knowing Bao Zheng was shielding Li Mo, Bao Qing didn't dare show it in front of Bao Zheng even if he was dissatisfied.
Li Mo ignored Bao Qing and looked at the big horses.
Li Mo counted and found there were fifteen spiritual beasts.
Bao Zheng, Li Mo, Bao Qing, and the twelve guards each had a horse.
"Get on!"
The skinny Bao Zheng looked like a refined gentleman, but when he saw these spiritual beasts, his heroic spirit soared.
Bao Zheng shouted and took the lead to mount the horse.
The other clansmen followed closely behind Bao Zheng. They were Bao Zheng's guards, so there was no reason for them not to follow when Bao Zheng was going out to hunt.
In truth, this was Li Mo's first time riding a spiritual beast.
Li Mo copied the guards and jumped on the horse.
These spiritual beasts were tamed and docile.
Li Mo stroked the horse's mane and it raised its head in comfort.
It looked like Li Mo was giving it a massage.
"Let's go!
Ha-ha-ha! "
There was no man in the tribe who didn't like hunting. Hence, following Bao Zheng's shout, a group of tribesmen rode out on their tall horses as fast as lightning.
"Go!"
"Roar!"
"…"
The men whipped their horses and galloped, the sound of hooves echoing in their ears.
Li Mo's group galloped out of the tribe. Behind the tribe was a forest.
Under Bao Zheng's lead, a group of clansmen galloped into the forest on horses.
It could be seen that Bao Zheng was very familiar with every path in the jungle.
Bao Zheng, who had entered the forest, became even more excited. When he saw a rabbit, Bao Zheng drew his bow and shot an arrow without hesitation.
With a swoosh, the arrow hit the rabbit squarely.
The unlucky one flopped on the ground a few times before he breathed his last. Bright red blood flowed out along with the arrow. A guard brought the rabbit with the arrow in it to Bao Zheng.
"Ha-ha-ha, take it. We'll be eating the prey we hunted tonight!"
Bao Zheng laughed in a forthright manner.
Even if they were ordinary animals, they were happy.
Li Mo's group followed Bao Zheng as he hunted. Li Mo's knowledge in the hunting party was put to good use.
Bao Zheng and the rest were strong, but Bao Qing included, none of them had ever been in a hunting party.
Their hunting experience couldn't compare to Li Mo's. Li Mo got off his horse and checked the forest for footprints.
In the end, Li Mo found a spiritual beast's footprints and its direction. He then went to Bao Zheng.
"Second young master, there's a spiritual beast over there."
Li Mo's finger pointed in the direction Li Mo just checked.
"Humph!
It's quiet over there. What kind of spiritual beast is there?
Are you toying with second young master? "
Bao Qing snorted in annoyance.
(End of chapter)