Chapter 89

Xie Juanhan caught it out of the corner of his eye. "..."

Looks like I really need to take them out for walks more often.

==========Author's Note:=========

There will be a giveaway of 88 small red envelopes in the comments section of this chapter, and another chapter will be released around 11:50 PM!

Chapter 89 [VIP]

To take the little ones out to gather, Telingewei specially retrieved a golden sled from his cave.

With slight modifications, the sled can seat two people and is pulled by ten small animals.

Harper and the others clearly used to pull sleds.

As soon as the sleds were ready in Telingewei, they rushed up and eagerly crawled into the leather lassos.

Moli tilted her head. "Awoo?"

Nibote imitated him. "Meow?"

Harper had already skillfully begun bargaining. "Chirp!"

"One gold coin each time?" Telingewei stared down at them. "You guys come out, switch places, I'll pull you."

Harper: "Chirp?"

Telingewei refused. "One gold coin every ten days. Take it or leave it."

Harper rolled her eyes. "Chirp chirp chirp."

The other Companion Beast chimed in, "Chirp chirp chirp!"

Telingewei: "This year there's one more person—and Moli and Nibote are helping out too, why didn't you mention that?"

Xie Juanhan sat in the corridor, listening with a smile as he listened to Telingewei and Harper's transaction.

Moli gradually understood, turned her head, and looked at Xie Juanhan expectantly. "Waaah!"

Nibote mimicked it, "Eek--Wah!"

Finally, it couldn't hold on any longer and let out a frog croak. "Croak!"

Xie Juanhan couldn't help but chuckle, "Here, here, here, take them all. Everyone in the family is treated equally."

Harper and his friends really wanted the gold coins, and so did Telingewei.

After a long back-and-forth negotiation, they finally agreed that each beast would help pull the sled for eight days in exchange for a gold coin.

The kids quickly forgot about the Magic Wand Plant because they could earn gold coins by going out.

They urged the two dragons to go out hunting and gathering.

At this time of year, the ground is frozen, making it difficult to go out hunting and gathering.

However, this did not Xie Juanhan and Telingewei.

Telingewei melted the snow, and together they dug up roots from the soil, gathered nuts from under fallen leaves, collected common spices, and occasionally raided hibernating animals.

Soon, Xie Juanhan and his team's kitchen was almost overflowing with food.

The coldest days are passing by, and the beginning of spring is fast approaching.

That day, Moli was sleeping in his study when he suddenly heard a noise in the distance.

Its pointed ears twitched, and it immediately raised its head, its eyes fixed intently on the direction of the farmland.

"Awoo--"

The wind carried the sound.

Moli chimed in with a "Woo--"

Moli stood up, nudged the study door open with her mouth, and ran outside.

Harper and the others saw it run away and immediately followed, chirping, "Chirp?"

Nibote came in last.

The two dragons went on a date.

They're the only ones in the house.

They ran wildly along the paw prints they had left in the snow.

Moli grew more and more excited as he ran, landing on all fours and speeding across the snow like an arrow released from a bow.

It was also the first to spot the large Demon Wolf near the farmland.

"Awooo!" Moli rushed over, leaping back and forth in the snow, bending its front paws, lowering its upper body, and wagging its tail.

"Little Moli." Several Demon Wolf waiting near the farmland stepped forward and sniffed Moli. "You've grown so big!"

Moli gasped excitedly, "Aww!"

"Those big, thick claws, those pointed ears, and that big, hairy tail—I knew following Lord Silver Dragon wouldn't be a bad choice!"

Moli: "Awooooo!"

"How have you been lately? The Demon Bird told us you were gathering food, so we came to check on you."

"Look, Little Moli, your favorite Demon Sheep! We caught it this morning, isn't it fresh?"

"Aww!"

The great Demon Wolf surrounded Moli, licking it one by one.

Moli rubbed against the elders, its tail swishing so hard it almost flew off, completely unlike its usual composed and docile Demon Wolf.

Nibote watched from the side, tilting his head and licking his lips.

A large Demon Wolf dragged Demon Sheep by the neck to Moli, gesturing for him to see the still-living, plump Demon Sheep.

Nibote licked his lips even more frequently, and his eyes became melancholy.

The big Demon Wolf greeted Moli, and also the other little ones.

It was later learned that Moli had moved into someone's house because of the cold weather.

The great Demon Wolf were even happier and kept praising Xie Juanhan.

The big and Demon Wolf cuddled together for a long time.

By evening, the great Demon Wolf had already gone back.

Moli, carrying the Demon Sheep given to it by its elders, remained guarding the corridor.

When Xie Juanhan and Telingewei returned, it immediately stood up, puffed out its chest, and roared loudly, "Awoo!"

Seeing its smug look, Xie Juanhan patted its head and asked with a smile, "Where did this Demon Sheep come from?"

Moli: "Awooooo."

Xie Juanhan: "The great Demon Wolf are here? Are they still nearby? Let's bring them over for dinner."

Moli: "Aww."

Xie Juanhan: "Then next time."

The Demon Sheep was half-dead and clearly couldn't be left out for long.

Xie Juanhan squatted down and asked Moli for his opinion, "How do you want to eat the Demon Sheep?"

Moli tilted her head and nuzzled Xie Juanhan's hand, "Ugh."

Xie Juanhan: "Leave it to me? How about a simple stew? Add a couple of fruits, some stem pieces, spring water, and stew it in a clay pot."

Moli bounced around energetically in place. "Awoo!"

The meat of the Demon Sheep is of very good quality.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei disposed of the Demon Sheep, returned the Demonic Core to Moli, cleaned it thoroughly, and put it into a large pot to stew.

The stewed Demon Sheep is tender and delicious, with absolutely no gamey smell.

That evening, Xie Juanhan and his friends drank mutton soup and ate mutton rice noodles with dipping sauce. They felt warm all over and were extremely satisfied.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei thanked Moli and his kin the evening before.

The next morning, not wanting to be left behind, Harper and his companions immediately raided a secret hunting spot and brought back two delicious Erteme Demonic Beast.

"Chirp chirp." Harper and the others puffed out their chests and made a request, indicating that they wanted a barbecue.

Xie Juanhan readily agreed, "Okay, let's marinate the meat now and grill it tonight."

Nibote paced back and forth beside the two Erteme Demonic Beasts, sniffing them every now and then.

It was unusually quiet.

Xie Juanhan looked at it and reached out to pat its neck to comfort it.

Moli has her own kind, Harper and her group have secret hunting grounds.

Only Nibote remained.

As a half-grown Griffin, it can neither fly nor has a partner to help it.

Even though it tried very hard to sneak out and catch some prey, it didn't succeed.

In the evening, Nibote returned empty-handed once again.

Instead of going into the study to play, it lay on the mat in the hallway, resting its paws on its head, its big eyes staring at the gray sky, looking extremely melancholy.

Even though Xie Juanhan gave it a large piece of meat for dinner, and it was full, it was still very depressed.

Xie Juanhan glanced at it, then looked up and met Telingewei's gaze.

Harper and the others sensed it too.

Moli even went up and licked its round ears.

The next day, Nibote was sleeping in his study.

It sleeps in one corner, the Magic Wand Plant in the other, the two creatures undisturbed each other.

The study was empty; there were no other beasts besides it.

Nibote lay curled up on his side on the mat, his paws on his ears, looking rather aggrieved.

A faint scratching sound came from the door.

Moli carefully scratched at the door, then finally pushed it open with his head and quietly went inside.

It had a fat, grayish-white Demon Bird in its beak.

Walking to Nibote's cushion, it gently tucked the Demon Bird under it.

The Demon Bird tried to struggle, but was pinned down by its claws, causing a small bulge to form on the cushion.

Moli was trying to fetch something to pin down the Demon Bird.

Just then, the door was gently pushed open again, and a cold wind blew in through the crack, along with Harper and the others.

They were carrying the Erteme Demonic Beast in their mouths, and it seemed they wanted to stuff it into Nibote's den as well.

Moli and Harper looked at each other.

They were both somewhat confused.

As soon as they smelled the scent coming from the doorway, the little ones all turned their heads.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei were standing at the door carrying a large silver fish.

The silverfish occasionally tried to jump, but they couldn't escape their grasp.

The little ones were even more confused.

Harper and the others stared wide-eyed.

Xie Juanhan stretched out his free hand, pointed to the prey they had brought, and smiled broadly.

People who aren't family don't enter the same door.

They always seem to run into each other by chance when they go hunting for Nibote; they're truly in sync.

Nibote was fast asleep.

The noise of the door opening three times finally woke it up.

It raised its head, somewhat bewildered, its two front paws pointing diagonally to the side. "Meow?"

Before it could finish meowing, it suddenly smelled a fishy odor, immediately got up, and rushed towards Xie Juanhan and Telingewei with its paws raised.

"Meow--" Nibote meowed excitedly at Xie Juanhan and Telingewei, rubbing his head against their legs.

As it rubbed against the silver fish beside it, its eyes gleamed. "Meow!"

Haxi: "Chirp!"

Nibote then realized there were other beasts in the house.

It turned its head.

Haxi dragged the Erteme Demonic Beast forward a bit while carrying it in his mouth. "Chirp!"

The Demon Bird under the cushion flapped its wings, trying to struggle, but Moli picked it up. "Woo."

Nibote didn't understand what was happening; his furry face was full of confusion. "Huh?"