Shen Xingmian only entered this one village along the way. Since she didn't need supplies, there was no need for her to interact with anyone.

If she hadn't been so bored in the mountains, she wouldn't have even entered that village; she wouldn't have wasted time playing with the little brat.

After chatting and laughing with people, she plunged back into the mountains, intending to take a shortcut directly to the capital.

Uncle Jiang Yu's villa is definitely still there, but the man himself may not be there anymore.

It's been more than half a year. Uncle can't just sit idly on vacation at the villa forever, or his father would scold him to death.

Therefore, Shen Xingmian did not plan to go there to look for people.

By the way, her family must be missing her a lot after being away for so long; she should send a letter home.

It's such a shame that we brought so many electronic devices but have no signal and can't communicate in real time.

However, she wasn't a technical expert, and she really couldn't handle things like signals. She had opened the relevant books, but she couldn't understand them at all and was completely helpless.

That night she wrote a letter, and once she left the mountains, she would find a post station to mail it, so that her family wouldn't worry too much.

Once they reached the deep mountains, Shen Xingmian calmed Xue Tuan down and released the leopard as well.

She wanted them to get to know each other gradually, so that they might be able to fight side by side in the future. It wasn't a good idea for them to always be at odds with each other.

The leopard seemed relatively calm, after all, it has always lived in the mountains and must have seen many other wild beasts.

Snowball was different. It was captured by hunters when it was very young. Apart from its mother, whose appearance it may no longer be remembered, the leopard was probably the biggest animal it had ever seen.

It's normal to be alert and react strongly.

"Snowball, that leopard will be ours too. After it gives birth, you can hunt together in the mountains. It's good to have a helper. We have plenty of food. I just wanted to find you a playmate."

Seeing that Xue Tuan remained unmoved, Shen Xingmian continued to gently comfort her: "You are the tyrant in our family. No other animal can shake your position. Don't worry, Mom loves you the most!"

See, doesn't Mommy only ride you when she needs to travel, taking you everywhere she goes?

Snowball's ears twitched, and its body seemed to relax a little.

Shen Xingmian was somewhat surprised. She knew that Xue Tuan's intelligence had been improving under the influence of the spatial water, but she did not expect it to have improved to this level.

If it can really understand, then what's the difference between its intelligence level and that of a child?

My goodness, she really hit the jackpot!

Shen Xingmian quickly seized the opportunity and offered more words of comfort. Xue Tuan's gaze towards the leopard gradually lost its hostility.

The leopard seemed to understand that it had arrived later, so it retracted its claws and showed no aggression. Instead, it obediently lay down a short distance away, its large eyes gazing at the man and the tiger.

Very well-behaved.

Once the snowballs had completely calmed down, Shen Xingmian gave each of them a bowl of meat, trying to get them to eat at the same time to see if they would fight.

If they can even eat meat without disturbing each other, then they can be considered to have achieved a basic level of peaceful coexistence.

She knows Xue Tuan quite well. She was a little foodie when she was a child, and she became a big foodie when she grew up. She doesn't care about anything else when there is meat to eat.

Sure enough, Xue Tuan plunged headfirst into the meat bowl, eating without even lifting her head. Just listening to the sound made one's mouth water; it looked so delicious.

The leopard's fondness for cooked meat was far beyond Shen Xingmian's expectations; otherwise, it probably wouldn't have insisted on sticking to him.

Once the two big ones were full, their attitude became much more peaceful.

Shen Xingmian brought the leopard out for two reasons: first, to let it get acquainted with Xue Tuan, and second, because it couldn't be kept confined in the space all the time. Pregnancy was not a suitable time for hunting, but it still needed to be active.

It lies down as soon as it enters the space, it's incredibly lazy, and it won't move at all unless it comes out.

With its lazy attitude, it would have trouble giving birth if I didn't take it out for exercise.

I finally made up my mind to adopt it, I can't let it die during childbirth.

Shen Xingmian jumped onto Xue Tuan's back and told it not to run fast, but to stroll slowly so that the leopard could catch up without much effort.

At first, when they walked away together, the leopard didn't move; it just stood there watching.

Only when it saw Shen Xingmian waving at it did it get up and quickly chase after her.

It kept a short distance from the snowball, not yet fully familiar with it, but it was quite aware of protecting its own safety.

The baby in its belly is probably what it's worried about; otherwise, it wouldn't be so careful.

Shen Xingmian took them for a walk to digest their food for a while before sending the leopard back to her space, and then ran with Xue Tuan to catch up.

It suddenly started raining in the afternoon. At first, it was just a light drizzle, which felt quite nice on my face. But it gradually got heavier, and I had to put on a raincoat to keep going.

Snowball was overjoyed and didn't care about getting wet at all; instead, it ran even more energetically.

Shen Xingmian was worried that in its excitement, it might slip and they would both fall into the mud, but then she thought that even if they fell into the mud, it wouldn't be a big deal.

It might be a bit of a hassle to wash, but it's incredibly smooth to run on!

With that in mind, she stopped restricting Xuetuan. As long as the direction was right, she let it run wild as it pleased.

Fortunately, the mountain was not too big, nor was it a continuous mountain range. Before it got dark, they could see the village at the foot of the mountain and the town in the distance.

Shen Xingmian was still thinking about sending a letter. It didn't contain many words, just a message that she was safe and sound, but she figured that would be enough for her family.

It's better than nothing.

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