Chapter 100

Even Nibote, who doesn't particularly like vegetables, ate the entire plateful.

The little ones quickly went down to the hallway to catch up on their naps.

The spring breeze blew through their fur.

They each curled up into a circle on the mat, fast asleep.

While the bamboo shoots were still fresh, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei washed them clean, dried them, and then soaked them in a pickling jar.

Xie Juanhan: "I wonder how these bamboo shoots will taste after pickling? We don't have any brine here, so we have to open a new jar. I'm not quite sure about the ingredients for several of the spices."

Telingewei: "The food you make will definitely be delicious."

"That's not necessarily true. I'm actually not very good at making kimchi or similar foods."

Xie Juanhan said with an admiring look, "I used to have a colleague who was an old chef. Her pickled vegetables were especially delicious. Using the same jar of old pickling brine and the same jar of vegetables, her pickled vegetables would be extra sour and fragrant. Especially when stir-fried with scallions, chicken oil, and small red chilies, they were an absolutely delicious dish to eat with rice."

Telingewei especially loved listening to him recount old stories. "We should try it sometime."

Xie Juanhan: "That's right. If I could go back, I would definitely take you to try it. The food culture there is particularly developed, and I've even collected a bunch of small restaurants that serve really delicious food."

The two dragons chatted as they soaked fresh bamboo shoots in a large vat, weighed them down with pickling stones, and sealed it for fermentation.

Xie Juanhan said to Telingewei, "Come on, let's move it to the back of the house and put it in a cool, shady place for low-temperature fermentation. That will increase the chances of success."

Telingewei: "Should we use Blessing Magic on it?"

"Yes!" Xie Juanhan nodded. "I'll cast a Blessing Magic first, and then when Moli and the others wake up, I'll have them invite the Pixie over to cast another Blessing Magic."

With multiple approaches combined, Xie Juanhan believed that even if he couldn't make perfect kimchi, it certainly wouldn't taste too bad.

However, we'll have to wait until they've caught up on their sleep.

Xie Juanhan yawned, "I'm so sleepy, let's go to sleep."

After washing up, the two dragons quickly went to bed.

The bed was warm and soft. Xie Juanhan and washing his hair. His hair was also very fluffy and clean.

Everything is in its best condition.

He also hugged Telingewei's waist, finding the most comfortable position in Telingewei's arms.

Logically speaking, he should be sleeping soundly, and it wouldn't be a problem for him to sleep until sunset.

However, he never slept soundly, waking up several times during the night.

He woke up again in the afternoon, when the sun was still some distance from sunset, his hair a mess, and sat up, clutching the blanket.

Telingewei responded immediately, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know, I just feel uneasy. It's a bit strange, we haven't missed anything, we haven't forgotten anything, so why is my inspiration constantly being triggered?"

Xie Juanhan was completely baffled. He stretched his leg under the covers and nudged Telingewei: "We haven't forgotten anything, have we?"

Telingewei quickly racked his brains. "No."

"Then why do I still feel uneasy—" Xie Juanhan stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, "I know what happened!"

Before Telingewei could even speak...

Xie Juanhan threw back the covers. "It's something about the Inner Land! The water plants are growing so well, there must be something inside that's making them grow like this, something we completely overlooked!"

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

There will be a giveaway of 88 small red envelopes for comments on this chapter!

Thanks to Nanzhi and Weixiaoxiao for the grenades, and thanks to the Ancient Spirit little girl (*2), the uninvited civil affairs bureau, Nanzhi, and Wulala Nai for the landmines.

Chapter 100 [VIP]

The sun was setting, and the clouds on the horizon had already turned golden.

Xie Juanhan glanced quickly at the window, then grabbed the clothes on Telingewei's shoulders with both hands, preparing to transform back into dragon form and fly away with him.

Instead of cooperating, Telingewei pulled back, saying, "Wait."

Xie Juanhan gave him a questioning look.

"I'll fly you there," Telingewei said.

Xie Juanhan slapped his forehead. "You don't want me to drag you there, do you? Fine, fine, you come. Quick, let's get to the entrance to the Inner Land before the sunset."

Telingewei immediately pulled him out. "Right away!"

The furry creatures were sleeping in all sorts of positions in the hallway when they heard the "patter" of footsteps, and Harper, Moli, and the others opened their eyes at the same time.

They watched as the two dragons rushed out of the room in a great hurry.

Once they reached the open space outside the courtyard, Telingewei immediately transformed back into a giant dragon, carrying Xie Juanhan on his back as they flew away.

Harper and the others, who had just been startled awake, were momentarily confused and looked at each other.

Nibote opened his mouth wide to yawn, then halfway through, he cried out, "Meow?"

- Dinner, meow? Aren't you going to eat?

While the furry creatures were still craning their necks to look, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei had already landed by the pool in the forest.

Xie Juanhan stared intently at the pool. "Fortunately, we're still in time."

Telingewei: "It's not too late to come back tomorrow morning."

"That's not necessarily true." Xie Juanhan turned to look at Telingewei. "Perhaps the situation will change by tomorrow morning, and those things that allowed the aquatic plants to grow so well in the Inner Land will have disappeared."

Telingewei: "It shouldn't be that fast."

"Who knows? What if it's that fast?" Xie Juanhan stared at the pool. "I can't stand the situation where we clearly sensed something was wrong, but ultimately missed it."

Xie Juanhan never imagined that one day he would do something like "buying the box and returning the pearl" in a different world.

Fortunately, their clan's memories are not passed down, otherwise, if other dragons knew, they would probably be laughed at for thousands of years.

Telingewei expressed his confusion. "What does 'buying the casket and returning the pearl' mean?"

"It's just a fable." Xie Juanhan told Telingewei the story of "buying the casket and returning the pearl," and also mentioned "marking the boat to find the sword."

Finally, Xie Juanhan concluded, "If we don't go in today and try again tomorrow, we might not be able to find the secret of the aquatic plants in the same spot."

After listening, Telingewei pondered for a moment, "Why are there so many fables?"

Xie Juanhan nudged him with his elbow. "Can't you even grasp the point?"

Telingewei rubbed his ribs. "Hmm, grab."

Time passed by, little by little.

The rosy clouds finally climbed onto the sky, and the light and shadows of the clouds were reflected in the pool.

Without hesitation, Xie Juanhan pulled Telingewei down with him.

The next moment, they found themselves standing in the river of the Inner Land.

"Let's go see what secrets lie beneath the water plants!"

Xie Juanhan pulled Telingewei towards the middle of the river, diving. "Let's find those water plants that have sprouted big shoots!"

Telingewei: "It's right ahead."

They had picked water plants and bamboo shoots here this morning, and the broken pieces left behind hadn't fully grown back yet.

Following the dense aquatic plants downwards, Xie Juanhan clearly sensed. "Hiss, the magical elements below are so chaotic, with abundant earth and water elements."

The underwater light was very poor, and lush aquatic plants swayed along the river. Xie Juanhan examined it carefully, but still couldn't see clearly.

He simply took out a large basket from his spatial arm ring and filled it to the brim with water plants and soil.

They carried the large baskets ashore, poured their contents onto the riverbank, and gently spread them out to smear the contents onto the riverbank.

The light Inner Land was soft and bright. By looking closely in the light, the two dragons quickly discovered that there were a few crystals shimmering in the mud.

Xie Juanhan spread the mud with his palm and picked up a light brown, transparent crystal.

"What a strange crystal." Xie Juanhan held the crystal in his hand, feeling that its aura was very familiar, but for a moment he couldn't figure out what it was.

Telingewei stared at the crystal, finally confirming. "A crystal formed from condensed magical elements."

"Magical elements?" Xie Juanhan quickly realized, "These are crystals formed from condensed earth elements!"

Telingewei: "I judge it to be."

I see!

Xie Juanhan held the crystal in his hand. It was his first time entering the Inner Land, and he felt that the magical elements here were very chaotic.

He felt a familiar aura about the crystal he had just found, because it was a crystal formed from the condensation of earth element.

Sand is just sand; it's not surprising that he couldn't detect anything unusual.

The magicians of this world roughly divide magical elements into five major elements, not the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth that Xie Juanhan was familiar with, but wind, fire, water, earth plus "ether".

The etheric element is primarily a spiritual element, involving Star Spirit, souls, and spirituality.

He was accustomed to using energies such as cold air, wind, and water, and had not conducted in-depth research on the energy of this world.

However, he knew that magicians would capture and store the corresponding elements within their bodies, and then manage, release, and apply them through their wands.

This is the first time I've seen this kind of Elemental Crystal.

Xie Juanhan: "What is the use of this Elemental Crystal?"

"I'm not sure." Telingewei frowned. "I've never heard of pure magical elements condensing into crystals. I'll have to go out and do some research."

Xie Juanhan: "That rare?"

Telingewei nodded. "A very rare thing."

Xie Juanhan held the Elemental Crystal in his hand. "Then we'll have to study it carefully."

They searched carefully in the mud and eventually found four Elemental Crystal in a whole basket of mud.

Three Earth Elemental Crystal and one Water Elemental Crystal.

Xie Juanhan was a master of water control, but even as he held the pale blue transparent crystal, he still couldn't use it.

Solidified Water Elemental Crystal cannot be activated at all, making them far less useful than water elements in the air.

Xie Juanhan could only conclude that it must be useful, otherwise the aquatic plants near the Elemental Crystal wouldn't be growing so well.

The two dragons carefully collected the crystals in a cloth bag, then dived underwater to continue their search.