Chapter 97

Telingewei took a golden cup from his space arm ring. "Shall we try some?"

Xie Juanhan took the red-hot gold cup from his hand, quickly cooled it to below freezing, and poured another cup of wine into it.

A gleaming, intricately crafted golden glass holds a clear, deep amber-colored wine.

When it's poured in like this, it's like a jewel being placed in a golden cup.

Xie Juanhan raised the golden cup, touched the wine to his lips, took a sip, and then took a small bite.

After tasting it, he didn't speak, but instead raised the golden cup to Telingewei's lips.

Telingewei took a sip from his hand.

The two dragons stared at each other, their eyes filled with surprise.

"A first-class magical wine, on par with the Elven Holy Wine," Telingewei said.

Xie Juanhan suddenly realized. "The Elven Holy Wine we drank last year was actually a first-class magic wine?"

No wonder it was the most fragrant wine he had ever tasted; he had never tasted such a rich and mellow aroma as clouds since.

Telingewei nodded. "Actually, there isn't a real standard for judging it, but everyone thinks it's a first-class magical wine."

Xie Juanhan: "The energy and aroma are indeed very strong."

They had barely exchanged a few words when Harper and the others couldn't hold back any longer.

"Chirp chirp!" Several Companion Beast simultaneously patted Xie Juanhan's leg with their paw pads.

Xie Juanhan lowered his head, and his Companion Beast chirped, "Chirp chirp chirp!"

They stood up on their hind legs, placed their paws on Xie Juanhan's legs, and nudged his waist with their heads. "Chirp!"

This vividly illustrates what it means to be so anxious you're about to speak.

Xie Juanhan chuckled, "Alright, alright, I'll let you try it right away."

Despite saying that, Xie Juanhan raised the cup to Telingewei's lips again, gesturing for him to take another sip.

Telingewei immediately took a big gulp, Xie Juanhan also took a big gulp, leaving the little ones with only the bottom of their cups.

The Companion Beast stared at Xie Juanhan in shock.

Xie Juanhan: "This wine is of a higher grade. We're not sure how you'll react to it. Let's try a lick of each one first, and then see if you can handle it."

Xie Juanhan dripped a drop of wine from his glass into his palm, gesturing for the children to taste it.

The little ones looked at him and obediently took turns licking him as he requested.

Harper was first, Nibote was last.

The little ones finished licking and licked their lips with lingering satisfaction.

Xie Juanhan lifted Harper's head, looked at it, and made sure it was alright before letting it go and preparing to wash his hands and the gold cup.

Before leaving, Xie Juanhan suddenly remembered, "Telingewei, why don't you put a protective spell on these wine jars?"

Telingewei did as instructed and immediately set up a magic circle.

All the wine jars were immediately surrounded by a magic circle.

The dragon's protective magic was originally invented to protect gold.

Even Companion Beast could never break through his protective magic.

Harper and the others looked on, as if the sky were falling. "Chirp?!"

Xie Juanhan smiled and said, "That's exactly what we're guarding against."

The Companion Beast protested with whimpering sounds. "Chirp chirp chirp."

Xie Juanhan: "Protest invalid."

It must be said that the first-grade magic wine is indeed quite delicious. Its energy, aroma, and taste are the best Xie Juanhan has ever tasted.

This is not just a taste pleasure; the rich and mellow energy truly brings joy to living beings.

Not to mention the little ones, Xie Juanhan was still not satisfied.

Xie Juanhan: "If even a level one magic wine tastes this good, are there any other magic wines?"

Telingewei nodded. "The Star Berry Wine we brew using level two magical plants should be level two, and the wines sold by Elf and Dwarf also contain level two."

Xie Juanhan suddenly remembered. "Elf and Dwarf seem to be quite good at brewing wine. Their brewing techniques are about the same?"

Telingewei: "Pretty much, just different styles. Their craftsmen are all skilled brewers capable of making level three magical liquor. I haven't seen level three magical liquor brewed by the Elf, but I have come across level three magical liquor brewed by the Dwarf."

Harper understood and chirped from the side.

Xie Juanhan: "Do the Dwarf usually sell level three magic wine?"

Telingewei: "No ordinary Dwarf tribe can brew level three magic wine; only the highly skilled Dwarf artisans in the Dwarf Sanctuary can do so."

Xie Juanhan's eyes gleamed with longing. "If even level one magic wine tastes this good, I wonder what level three magic wine the Dwarf brew taste like?"

Telingewei: "Let's try it together sometime."

"Wait, you haven't tried it either?"

"They tried to sell me level three magic liquor before."

Xie Juanhan raised his eyebrows, as if to ask: Why didn't you buy any?

Telingewei said expressionlessly, "Selling fifty level-three Demonic Core for a small bottle of wine? I think they're robbing us."

Xie Juanhan rubbed Telingewei's arm and couldn't help but laugh, "We'll figure out how to brew our own from now on."

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei both found it hard to resist the temptation of the first-grade magic wine, and the little ones couldn't forget it even more.

They spent the whole afternoon walking around Xie Juanhan, trying to beg for some wine.

In the evening, after dinner, Xie Juanhan took out a book and sat on a recliner in the corridor to read.

His Companion Beast circled around his legs.

Haxi, in particular, circled around twice, then suddenly lay down, his belly wrapped around his legs.

Xie Juanhan looked down.

Haxi spread her legs, revealing her soft belly, and said in a low voice, "Chirp chirp."

It even blinked and rubbed its head against the floor.

Haxi usually has the style of Li Kui, and he'll punch Telingewei a couple of times at the drop of a hat.

Suddenly so sweet--

Xie Juanhan hesitated for a moment, then couldn't resist any longer. He bent down and rubbed its belly. "Really that greedy?"

Upon hearing Xie Juanhan's softened tone, the other Companion Beast immediately ran over and lay down on the ground with a thud.

Nibote belatedly ran over and, imitating his Companion Beast, lay down on the ground, exposing his belly and acting cute.

With a single thrust of its large head, it knocked several of its Companion Beast away.

This angered its Companion Beast, who glared at it and raised their paws to strike.

Xie Juanhan had been thinking about it all afternoon and had a bit of an idea in mind, "I can give you wine, but you have to help with some work. And instead of drinking it directly, I'll make it into desserts for you. How about that?"

The Companion Beast all looked at Harper.

Moli and Nibote also looked at Harper.

Harper hesitated for a moment. "Chirp."

Make a deal.

Xie Juanhan smiled, bent down, and patted its head. "Don't worry, when have I ever tricked you?"

Harper nuzzled his hand with her head. "Squeak."

Xie Juanhan: "It's too late today. I'll prepare something and continue tomorrow. I'll make you a local specialty from my hometown."

The little ones exclaimed excitedly, "Wow?!"

Xie Juanhan: "It's a secret. You'll find out tomorrow."

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

See you tonight!

Thank you Nanzhi and Tiantian Kaixin for the grenades! Thank you Ancient Spirit Xiaoyatou (*2), Xiuyi, Fuli, and Wulalanai for the landmines!

Chapter 97 [VIP]

The next day, Xie Juanhan made a point of moving the flowerpots and other clutter in the garden, creating a clear space in the middle.

The stone mill, which hadn't been used for a long time, was cleaned and placed in the center of the garden.

"Want to give it a try?" Xie Juanhan held up the lasso and gestured for the little ones to come over.

Harper led the way, and the little guy looked at him, then at Telingewei.

Finally, they obediently came over and allowed Xie Juanhan to put the lasso around their chests.

Are you ready?

"Aww."

"Let's begin. Don't use too much force, and don't walk too fast. Just pull gently."

"Aww!"

The little ones quickly got to work, pulling the millstone.

Pulled by them, the millstone turned.

Xie Juanhan poured the threshed rice bit by bit through the hole in the middle, allowing the rice to be ground into rice flour.

The stone mill creaked and groaned.

The little guys were initially a bit down, but as they lined up with their friends to pull the millstone, they quickly became excited and walked faster and faster.

Xie Juanhan had to hold Harper's back. "Don't walk too fast. If the rice flour isn't ground evenly, we won't be able to make delicious food later."

The little ones slowed down. "Aww!"

Telingewei stood beside Xie Juanhan, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

He could finish grinding with just two pushes of this simple stone mill with one hand; there was no need for such a complicated process.

Just as he was about to speak, Xie Juanhan suddenly kissed him on the cheek.

His thoughts were interrupted, and he looked at him with a questioning gaze.

Xie Juanhan shook his head slightly with a smile, indicating that he shouldn't take on too much responsibility.

- Make family members feel involved.

Grinding powder with a stone mill is not as convenient as grinding it with a machine.

Xie Juanhan had the little ones grind it twice before putting it in to be sieved.

The little ones were exhausted after all the exercise.

They lay sprawled on the mats in the corridor, their thick tails swaying back and forth, their eyes following Xie Juanhan and Telingewei.

Xie Juanhan carried the items in and out, and seeing their bright little eyes, he smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. We'll make something delicious right away."

Moli: "Awoo."

Xie Juanhan sifted out the fine rice noodles and instructed Telingewei to boil water.

Once the spring water boiled, he poured it into the rice noodles, stirring it little by little with chopsticks until it formed clumps, then kneaded it into a dough and set it aside to rest.

"Shall we make dumplings?" asked Telingewei.

"You want dumplings? We'll have to make dumplings next time. We'll make glutinous rice balls with this rice flour."

"Sweet dumpling?"

"Yes, a simplified version of glutinous rice balls," Xie Juanhan said mysteriously, "A special delicacy cooked with wine."

Upon hearing the keyword, the furry creatures outside all perked up their ears.