I played as an assistant in ancient times

Shen Changsui looked back and saw the leopard standing at the entrance of the cave, listening with its ears erect. He could not help but tighten his dagger and asked, "Is it far away?"

The little black cat ran to the cave entrance, pricked up his ears like the leopard and listened for a few seconds, then ran over and said, "I didn't hear it, but the big leopard can hear farther than I can."

"How far can a leopard hear?" Shen Xiaoye no longer cared to see what was in the other box. She quickly put all the boxes into the space and said, "Little cat, please help me look around. My uncle and I will fill in the hole where we hid the things.

Also, find a way to take away the torn cloth from under the little leopard. Here, use this cloth as a cushion for it. "Fortunately, I had to bandage the injured leopard, so I brought more triangular cotton cloth.

The box just now was marked with the words "Jiangnan Weaving Bureau's Decorated Satin", which was later called Yunjin. It has always been said that every inch of brocade is worth its weight in gold. It would be a disaster if others saw it surrounded by a little leopard.

She was pulled up from below by Shen Changsui. After the little black cat and the big leopard said something to each other, the leopard did not stop it from taking away the brocade and replacing it with cotton cloth. It flew out of the cave and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

Shen Xiaoye put away the luminous pearl, and after she and her uncle covered the entrance of the cave more tightly with layers of vines, they hurriedly filled the hole where the box was placed with soil.

However, the soil in the cave had obviously been transported away, and the little that remained was not enough to completely cover the original place.

The uncle and nephew looked at each other, and Shen Changsui said, "Pull up a few stones outside the cave entrance and press them down, then we can take the big and small leopards away.

It would be unwise to stay here any longer."

"Uncle, I think it would be better to let the leopard dig a few more times on the backfill soil. Putting a stone on it would make it clear that this place is man-made." Shen Xiaoye looked at the leopard that was still on guard at the entrance of the cave, and suddenly felt that it would not listen to him.

So when my uncle took a look, they cooperated by moving or pushing several stones of different sizes at the entrance of the cave, and arranged them in a circle so that there was one big and four small ones surrounding the cave.

At first glance it looks like someone is sitting on small rocks, surrounding the large rock in the middle and using it as a table.

If you look closely, it really does look like that.

Shen Xiaoye couldn't help but praise: "The more it is seen that this place is used as a resting place, the less people will think about it."

Those who go into the mountains to hunt or collect herbs usually like to choose a natural cave as a place to stay overnight. Over time, some people will decorate the cave with some things. "Would you like to put some firewood in?"

"We'll wait for the little black cat to come back and see what happens." Shen Changsui was very glad that the big leopard did not stop them from going in and out, and he simply gave it the remaining steamed buns in the backpack.

However, after the leopard swallowed one, it didn't seem very interested.

Shen Xiaoye grabbed a handful of winter melon candy from the backpack: "This is for you and the little leopard."

She didn't go up to feed the cub herself. The little thing looked so small and weak, and she was afraid of hurting it.

The big leopard swallowed the candy she gave it, its eyes suddenly lit up, and it went back into the cave to feed its cub, and then asked for more.

But she didn't bring much. It was not until Shen Xiaoye opened the backpack that the big leopard retreated to the cave entrance in disappointment and stood guard, glancing at her from time to time.

Shen Changsui shook his head and laughed as he watched. Even large carnivores could fall for the temptation of sweets.

He observed the narrow area outside that looked like a cliff, which formed a blind spot for people above the cave.

They went in and out several times and didn't see anyone coming over to check, but Shen Xiaoye couldn't help but worry about the little black cat.

The little fellow relied on his nimble body to cross the mountains and forests. Less than a hundred meters away, he saw several people in shorts walking in the other direction.

Just as it was about to turn around, it heard a familiar voice saying, “Master Jiu, are you teasing us brothers?

I have been searching for a whole day and night, but I still can't find the place you mentioned."

Another voice continued, "This is the place that Old Buhe was talking about before he died. I have never been here, but I can tell you that if you go up the stream, you can see the eaves of a temple in the distance."

The little black cat quietly jumped up and approached, and soon saw the appearance of the first person who spoke and the person next to him. He was the one next to the man who was called Grandpa Zhuang by Shen Xiaoye in Jiuli Village.

It remembered clearly that this man was not the monkey that was injured.

But it did not recognize the other white-haired man and the two sturdy men standing behind them. Just as it was about to get closer to listen to what they were saying, it suddenly saw a man with a bow in his hand shoot out an arrow.

The little black cat tensed up instantly, and saw several sharp arrows shot at a distance of more than ten meters from itself. There were several pheasants flapping their wings and running away. Those that were shot by the arrows fell to the ground and were picked up by two strong men.

The white-haired man then said, "Master Zhou, if you don't want to join us in the search, we can go our separate ways."

"That won't do. We are all descendants of the rebels back then. You can't be the only one to take the credit for destroying the Tartars' goods. And you can't be the only one to take care of the things they stole decades ago to comfort our ancestors.

Otherwise, we would be unfilial. We have enough dry food and bows and arrows this time, we just need to find more time."

"Then let's look forward again?" The white-haired man pointed in the direction where the little black cat was hiding.

But the person opposite him, whom Xiao Xuanmao knew, pointed in the opposite direction and said, "Let's explore this side first. What do you think, Master Jiu?"

"Okay." The white-haired man Jiuye took the lead, and the other three followed.

After the little black cat waited for them to walk far away, it flew down from the tree and ran back to the cave at an extremely fast speed.

It spoke eloquently and told Shen Xiaoye and the others what happened. Then it asked, "Do you know what this is called?"

"I don't know the name of the other man beside the banker, but that day at the warehouse at the ferry, I saw him hurriedly weaving between the carriages and horses, and I thought he was avoiding someone he knew.

At that time, you were fast asleep and didn't see him. Shen Xiaoye thought quickly and said:

"Tartar, is he talking about the two who were captured at the ferry?

There are some descendants of the rebel army who have stolen things. Could it be that they are here to look for treasures and it just happens to be..."

"It's very likely." Shen Changsui couldn't help but lower his eyes and think for a moment, pointing out the people who bumped into the two dadas. Could it be that they saw the people around the bank? "But there are only four boxes in this cave, maybe they are not what they are looking for.

It was impossible for the Tartars to steal only four boxes of things and hide them here.

Even if it was, there was no way they could take it away."

There were two boxes of weapons. The court did not prohibit the use of swords by the people, but it did prohibit the use of standard scimitars by soldiers. Moreover, there were muskets. Even though they were rusty and had no gunpowder, they were not allowed to fall into the hands of the people and be used by others.

He looked at the sky and said, "Cut some wood and throw it into the cave, then burn a few and leave."

Of course Shen Xiaoye would not give what she got to others. After completing the arrangement, she was on her way back to the Taoist temple, searching for herbs and planning to find a chance to sell the zhuanghuaduan in the future.

The box was not full, and she did not have time to see how many horses were in it. She thought there must be at least a dozen. Ten taels per horse must be too cheap, right?

Shen Xiaoye was so happy to get a lot of money unexpectedly that he actually agreed to the little black cat's slightly outrageous request to find a place for the little leopard to feed.

Shen Changsui just watched her take on a difficult task and told her to do it within her ability. This girl could never remember.

She was so happy that when she and her fourth uncle arrived at Taixu Mountain Trail, they happened to meet her eldest uncle and Taoist Master Hengxi.

No one came back from the mountain during these two noon hours, so no one came to look for Shen Xiaoye.

Shen Changshou couldn't help but point at her and ask, "Where did you get these two wild cats?

And Sui Ge'er, did you take her to wander around in the mountains again? Did you find any rare and famous medicine as you wished?"

"Meow!" The little black cat stood up and called to him, "I'm not a wild cat." Shen Changsui took off the backpack and let his elder brother see it.

Shen Xiaoye laughed and said, "Uncle, there are really no precious medicinal herbs."

"Haha, Young Master Ye's arms are not full of cats. If I'm not mistaken, the spotted one is clearly a little leopard."

"Leopard!" Shen Changshou went forward to pick it up and have a look, but unexpectedly a shadow suddenly pounced on him from three or four feet away and grabbed him.

"Stop!" Shen Xiaoye shouted to block, but his two uncles and the Taoist priest attacked with swift speed, and the big leopard that pounced on him was knocked a few meters away by the wind from the three men's punches.

Aowowowowow

The big leopard glared, its whole body ready to attack at any time.

"Meow." The little black cat flew out from Shen Xiaoye's arms. It stood in front of the big leopard, meowing at something.

Shen Changsui watched calmly, but the other two had no idea what was happening and they were on guard against the giant leopard's sudden attack at any time.

In fact, under the comfort of the little black cat, the big leopard has gradually calmed down and stopped growling.

It was only because it had only one weak cub left that it agreed to let the little black cat take it away to see if it could raise it bigger, and it followed quietly the entire time.

The little leopard cub in Shen Xiaoye's arms also let out a weak "meow". "Master, can you help take a look at what's wrong with it?

Little cat, tell the leopard that the Taoist priest can save its cubs. "

"Xiao Ye, you..." Shen Changshou looked back at her, wondering where she got the courage to bring back a leopard.

He glared at his brother fiercely and said in a deep voice: "I'll settle the score with you when I get back."

Shen Changsui nodded silently. He didn't expect that the big leopard would follow him all the way. The little black cat knew it but didn't even tell him a word.

"Meow meow meow..." While the little black cat was trying his best to dissuade him, Taoist Master Hengxi approached to examine the patient reluctantly.

The big leopard saw that the little leopard was still in Shen Xiaoye's hands, and he just touched the cub's belly and looked at his teeth. His sharp claws that were ready to move were slightly restrained, and his eyes were staring at them without blinking.

After a while, Taoist Master Hengxi said, "It lacks milk. You can feed it with goat milk for a while and supplement it with minced meat."

"Xiao Ye, it's fine if you just want to raise a cat, but you also want to raise a leopard?" My uncle absolutely disagrees.

Shen Xiaoye had never raised a leopard before, and she didn't know how to do it. She said, "Master Taoist, my home is too far away from here. How about I pay you to raise it, and give it some medicine to take care of its body." What if she couldn't keep the leopard alive?

"Hehe, ask the female leopard if she is willing?" Taoist Master Hengxi motioned her to look over.

Shen Xiaoye found that as the little black cat kept "meowing", the leopard's gaze at him became more dangerous.

She couldn't help but walk closer. Shen Changshou was so scared that he came to grab her back, but he was grabbed by his arm first: "Brother, let her deal with what she brought back."

Shen Xiaoye had no solution, he just put the little leopard in front of the mother leopard and said, "I'll take it away, and you won't see it for a long time. The main thing is that if you go into the village, everyone will beat you.

If you leave it at the Taoist temple, the Taoist priest can look after the cub anytime, and he will heal your arrow wound as soon as possible." She touched the little black cat and signaled it to translate.

It would be fine if only the small one was there, but the big one would have to go back to the village with her, which would not be a good thing for the villagers. After all, wild beasts are different from wild cats, even if they are from the same family.

Having received a huge amount of benefits from the cave, Shen Xiaoye felt embarrassed to ignore the little leopard, so she took on an unpleasant task.

Then she looked at Hengxi and said, "Master, the little leopard is also a life. I have been paying for its meals and paying for the mother leopard's medical expenses.

If you raise it, you might be able to raise a guardian beast."

"..." Taoist Master Hengxi's mouth twitched slightly, "You can also take it home and raise a guardian beast."

The two looked at each other and said in unison: "I really think you can raise it better."

The scene suddenly froze.

The big leopard made a decision. It bit the little leopard and put it in Shen Xiaoye's arms. After licking the cub, it turned into an arc and flew away in front of everyone.

Shen Xiaoye stood up after a pause, turned around and said, "Uncle, what should we do now?"

Shen Changshou paused: "The female leopard can't disturb the house." Just abandon it and ignore it?

"It left, which means it agreed to let Ye Xiaoyou take it away." Taoist Master Hengxi was often not in the temple, and he was worried that if he was not careful, he would forget about the little leopard and let it starve to death.

"Well, I'll prescribe some health-preserving medicine for it, and Daoist Xiaoye can come to Lingshan Temple to see me anytime."

"You want to live in Lingshan permanently?"

"is it not OK?"

"May I?"

Well, as long as Lingshan Temple is willing, Shen Xiaoye has no doubts. She should now consider getting her family to accept that she has raised a leopard as a gift while raising a cat.

And, "Uncle, do you want to raise a sheep?"

"I don't care anymore." Upon hearing this, uncle Shen Changshou strode forward with a frown.

Fourth uncle Shen Changsui lifted the little black cat into his arms and said, "When you promised the little black cat, you should have thought that you couldn't rely on others.

You can buy goat milk from Xiaolizi, as she has many ewes.

When it grows up a bit, I will return it here."

Only when wild animals live in their own world can they avoid losing their survival instincts.

It was the first night Shen Xiaoye took care of the little leopard. She got up several times at night to check on him. The little black cat even said jealously, "I didn't see you come to see if I was sleeping well or if I was hungry."

"It's small."

"Humph!"

"Or did you insist that I carry it, and now you're blaming me?"

"Hello, mother leopard, when it saw a wolf chasing me, it chased it away."

"Fortunately, we didn't meet them this morning. I just don't know if we met the people you mentioned."

Shen Xiaoye didn't expect that when they left with the herbs early the next morning, four guys with wounds all over their bodies limped towards the village at the foot of the mountain.

When the other party saw them, Zhou Xiang froze for a moment before calling out, "Why is Young Master Shen here?"

"Burn incense and buy medicine." Shen Changsui glanced at the white-haired man next to him calmly.

Unexpectedly, the eldest brother jumped out of the car and ran towards the other party.