The members of the Xiangyun Mercenary Group behind Kake were deeply moved by Mo Han's actions, chiming in, "That's right, young brother, if you need anything at all, just come to us. We will certainly help you."

Lisi, standing next to Kake, murmured softly, "Mo Han, thank you so much." Heh, this girl has changed her tune, Mo Han thought, quickly replying aloud, "It's nothing, just a small favor, heh heh."

Lisi laughed, "All you do is brag!" Mo Han's eyes suddenly brightened. This girl wasn't bad at all when she smiled; actually quite pretty.

He casually quipped, "You know, you look quite nice when you smile too. Girls should smile more often. If you're always so fierce, no one will like you, you know."

He fully expected Lisi to flare up, but to everyone's surprise, the woman's face turned bright red and she remained silent—a first.

This left Mo Han utterly bewildered.

Has she really changed? he wondered inwardly.

At that moment, Kake spoke up, "Young brother, I need to get this bear blood back quickly to treat my wife. We must part ways here. Once this matter is resolved, Kake will return to repay your kindness."

Mo Han quickly replied, "Uncle Kake, hurry and go save your wife. As for the future, if I need your help, Uncle, I will certainly come to you."

Kake nodded his farewell to the group, turned, and departed.

Lisi, however, walked up to Mo Han and whispered, "This Adventurer's Plain is very dangerous. You must be extra careful looking out for yourself."

Mo Han smiled, "Hehe, I know."

Lisi nodded, then bid farewell to Kaili and Anna one by one, turned, and caught up to Kake's party, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Mo Han said, "Let's go too."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After spending this time together, everyone had unconsciously begun to regard Mo Han as their leader; his abilities had deeply impressed them all.

They encountered minor magical beasts along the way, which the group easily dealt with. "Let's make camp here," Mo Han suggested, noticing the sky was already darkening. Traveling the Adventurer's Plain late at night was unwise.

Everyone agreed. The men busied themselves setting up the tents, while Kaili and Anna started preparing dinner. The Earth Bear, meanwhile, trotted happily after Mo Han, darting around as if fascinated by the tents. It kept sniffing here and rolling there, causing a ruckus until Mo Han grew quite annoyed and slapped it hard on its head.

Waaah, the poor little bear, after being scolded by Mo Han, ran to Kaili and Anna to fuss and complain. Naturally, Mo Han was roundly scolded by the two women, causing the wretched Mo Han to sigh deeply, "Alas, in this world, humans are worse off than bears."

This sent the others into a fit of laughter.

After dinner, the group gathered around the campfire to chat. Mo Han proposed, "We should give the Earth Bear a name. It’s inconvenient to keep calling it 'it,' after all."

Everyone agreed. Mo Han began, "How about Xiao Hui (Little Gray)? It fits."

This was immediately vetoed by the two women. Anna suggested, "How about Bai Bai (Little White)? It sounds cute."

Mo Han thought, He’s not white at all, and this suggestion was also met with opposition from the group.

Anna then offered, "How about Xiao Mei (Little Beauty)?"

Jake couldn't help but interject, reminding her, "Anna, it's a male."

To everyone's surprise, Anna retorted with conviction, "Males can be named Xiao Mei too!"

The men were speechless. Women truly were incomprehensible.

At this point, the pensive Kaili spoke up, "Why don't we call it Xiao Mo? Since Mo Han subdued it, we can take one character from Mo Han's name."

Everyone thought Kaili's suggestion was excellent. Furthermore, the little bear seemed quite satisfied with its new name, circling Mo Han incessantly and making soft 'woowoo' sounds directed at him. Mo Han was unsure whether to laugh or cry. "Are you hungry again?" Mo Han realized today that this Xiao Mo was incredibly gluttonous; for dinner alone, it had devoured three roasted rabbits.

(The rabbits were Tier 2 magical beasts called Blue Rabbits they had killed on the road; they spit corrosive venom.) But not long after, it was hungry again. Mo Han couldn't fathom how its small belly held so much food. The three rabbits combined were bigger than its entire body. Mo Han seriously worried its stomach might burst.

Yet, the little creature's belly hadn't noticeably expanded after eating the three rabbits, baffling Mo Han as to where the food went. He casually picked up a remaining roasted rabbit from the rack and tossed it over. Xiao Mo happily snatched it and carried it aside to enjoy.

Anna observed this and asked curiously, "Brother Mo Han, why is it that only you can understand Xiao Mo’s calls? We don't really get it."

Kaili also inquired curiously, "Yeah, I can't understand either. Mo Han, how do you know what it means?" Mo Han shook his head. "I'm not entirely sure myself. Whenever this fellow shouts at me, I just understand. I find it strange too; it seems like the moment Xiao Mo calls out, I grasp its intent."

Yanshi suddenly spoke up, "I know why."

Everyone looked at him curiously, asking, "What is it?" Yanshi usually said very little and offered few opinions; it was rare for him to speak up today.

Seeing the questioning looks, Yanshi scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Because Mo Han and Xiao Mo are the same kind of person!" This sent the crowd into roaring laughter.

Mo Han, on the other hand, felt an instant urge to throttle him. Mo Han laughed and scolded, "You big dummy, you rarely speak, and when you do, it’s never anything nice. Are you looking for a beating?"

Hehe, seeing everyone laughing so heartily, Yanshi realized what he said might have been inappropriate, and he chuckled awkwardly.

Meanwhile, Xiao Mo, who was happily munching away nearby, looked at the laughing crowd with a bewildered expression, unaware of what was happening.

The night passed in the midst of their laughter.

At noon the next day, while walking, Anna pointed to a few dark shapes ahead and asked, "Sister Kaili, are those Silver Wolves?" Jack teased from beside her, "Geez, Anna, do you think we have eyes as good as you Elves?"

Anna laughed, "Hehe, that's because you're slow. Brother Mo Han definitely saw them."

Mo Han followed the direction she pointed, then turned back and said, "It should be correct. Although I’ve never seen a Silver Wolf, those silver, wolf-like creatures up ahead are probably them."

Everyone was astonished because, apart from Anna and Mo Han, the others could only see blurry dark shapes. Anna, being an Elf, saw farther than ordinary people and wasn't surprised, but Mo Han could identify them too.

Kaili asked in confusion, "Why can't we see them clearly? Mo Han, why can you see so distinctly?" Mo Han casually made up a lie, "Hehe, maybe it has something to do with me doing eye exercises every day."

Knowing his temperament, the others realized he was just talking nonsense again.

Anna asked curiously, "What are eye exercises?" Mo Han smiled, "It’s a secret technique I invented. I’ll teach you all later, hehe."

The others stopped questioning and continued walking toward the few dark shapes in the distance.

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