After some time had passed, the Wood Elf exchange delegation had safely returned to the Wood Elf village, and Zhou Xu had also led his personal guard to the mountain region.
Although the fortress planned for this place did not even have a shadow yet, a road up the mountain had at least been cleared and simply paved with gravel, greatly improving the efficiency of travel uphill.
When he arrived at the garrison camp, Zhou Xu was once again bowled over by Qiansui, who had been summoned there.
"You need to be more careful from now on, you little rascal. You're getting bigger and heavier by the day. If you keep crashing into me like this, my old bones will be scattered sooner or later."
Qiansui had knocked Zhou Xu flat without the slightest surprise, and he could not help laughing as he scolded it a couple of times.
Qiansui merely blinked innocently, then rubbed its face against his.
That little rascal was truly clever enough to make anyone completely unable to get angry with it, even to the point of indulging it.
After giving Qiansui's chin a long-overdue rub, Zhou Xu explained why he had come.
Qiansui did not dawdle. It walked to the side and let out a long howl toward the distant mountain forest.
In an instant, birds scattered across the mountains.
Zhou Xu knew that Qiansui was summoning the other party.
At that moment, the extraordinary creature had been dozing in a cave. The next second, its ears trembled violently several times, and the extraordinary creature, which had been sound asleep, woke with a start.
Upon hearing Qiansui's long howl, the extraordinary creature's expression shifted uncertainly.
Since then, Qiansui had not come to harass it again, finally allowing it to enjoy another stretch of peaceful days,