Chapter 105

Telingewei nodded. "They always appear together."

The flower grows in the middle of the thorns, and even if a person stretches out their arm, they cannot pick it.

Although Xie Juanhan and Telingewei could collect it by transforming into dragon form, it was too troublesome.

They took long poles, aligned the "Y"-shaped fork at the top with the stem below the flower, and gently twisted it off.

The blooming flowers carry a sweet fragrance.

Xie Juanhan held the flower to his nose and smelled it. "It smells so good, can I eat it?"

Telingewei: "It has a slightly astringent taste when eaten raw, but that disappears when cooked."

Xie Juanhan condensed a little water and rinsed it. "Let me try it."

After washing it clean, Xie Juanhan plucked a petal and held it in his pearly white teeth.

The petals taste sweet with a slight bitterness, and have a very strong fragrance, reminiscent of a cool spring on a summer day.

It's quite delicious.

Xie Juanhan finished eating a petal and looked up.

Seeing that Telingewei was staring intently at him, he paused, then plucked another petal and held it to Telingewei's lips.

Telingewei caught it.

Xie Juanhan looked at Telingewei holding the flower petal in his mouth and was about to say something.

Suddenly, a large, hairy head popped out from beside them.

Nibote's half-long fur rubbed against Xie Juanhan's hand. "Meow."

It had no interest in the strange atmosphere between the two dragons; it only wanted to taste the pale blue Princess Tina Flower.

Xie Juanhan tried to wiggle Nibote's head, but couldn't get it open.

Nibote looked at Xie Juanhan with his big, expectant eyes, and even grinned slightly, just like Moli.

Faced with the creature's expectant gaze, Xie Juanhan couldn't very well beat it up, so he plucked a petal for it to taste.

Nibote immediately pulled his head back in.

Eight fluffy heads immediately shoved over from the side, all looking up at Xie Juanhan.

Xie Juanhan: "... Wait a minute."

Each Princess Tina has only five petals, clearly not enough for these little ones.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei could only speed up the picking process and distribute the harvested petals to the little ones.

They picked and ate as they went.

Princess Tina's petals are sweet, juicy, and slightly crunchy.

It's alright to eat a little bit; apart from a slightly astringent taste, it's quite delicious.

After eating too much, my stomach felt a little cold, and I had a bland feeling, as if it were filled with plants.

Xie Juanhan looked down at the basket on his back. "It seems I still need to eat in moderation. I can't eat too much just because it tastes good."

Telingewei: "It has a slight Magic Power, and it is indeed difficult to digest if you eat too much of it. In most cases, it needs to be processed before consumption."

Xie Juanhan: "No wonder you said the Water Demon would boil it into syrup. It seems that besides being easier to preserve as syrup, it's also easier to digest."

Telingewei: "Probably."

"Should?" Xie Juanhan looked up at him with a smile, "Don't you process them in previous years?"

Harper and the others chirped from the side. "Chirp!"

Telingewei looked at them and said, "I didn't forbid you from picking them either, but I didn't tell you not to."

"Chirp chirp?" The Companion Beast expressed their frustration, wondering how they could possibly gather so many thorns.

Xie Juanhan smiled and said, "If you like, let's pick more to take home today."

Companion Beast: "Chirp!"

Besides using a pole to twist the flowers, Xie Juanhan also taught the furry children, "Actually, you can also trample the thorns at the base and then you can pick them."

Xie Juanhan stepped on the base of the thorns, gently pressing them down to make a path, then turned to signal to the little ones.

"See, this is how you pick them."

The little ones had expressions that said, "I've learned something."

Haxi immediately tried to step on the thorns with his claws.

Its weight is relatively light, not enough to completely trample down the thorns.

Nibote, who was watching from the side, rushed up anxiously, pressed down on the thorns with his large paws, and immediately knocked them down.

The Griffin pushed the thorns aside.

The Companion Beast burrowed into the thorn bushes through its front paws, then used their claws to entangle Princess Tina Flower.

With their cooperation, the Companion Beast quickly picked the first Princess Tina Flower.

"Chirp!" The Companion Beast exclaimed with delight.

Nibote was also very pleased. "Meow!"

"Chirp." Habu turned his head and nudged Moli with his head, gesturing for Moli to step on it too.

Moli had already seen Xie Juanhan's demonstration clearly from the side.

Urged on by Habu, it calmly walked to the other side and stepped on the thorns with its paw. "Awoo?"

Habu immediately jumped forward to hook the flowers. "Chirp!"

The little guys worked together seamlessly and quickly retrieved the flowers they wanted.

They ate several flowers, then gradually became unsatisfied. "Chirp?"

Xie Juanhan turned to look at them. "Do you want to pick flowers separately?"

The little ones exclaimed with certainty, "Aww!"

Xie Juanhan took a basket out of his spatial armband. "Be careful when you're picking them, don't fall into the thorn bushes."

Harper and the others spend most of their time in the Magic Forest, so they must know a lot about where Princess Tina grew up.

The extraction efficiency is slightly higher.

Harper refused the basket offered by Xie Juanhan: "Chirp."

"I don't want a basket, I want a cloth bag. The basket is too small to hold it all?" Xie Juanhan raised an eyebrow. "So confident?"

Harper chirped.

Haxi: "Chirp chirp chirp!"

Xie Juanhan: "Want a big cloth bag? Sure."

Xie Juanhan took out two large, long, rectangular cloth bags and, together with Telingewei, tied them to the chests of Moli and Nibote respectively, with the ends wrapped around their lower abdomens. They then tied two straps from their lower abdomens to their backs.

The bags are securely tied to their chests and abdomens in this way, preventing them from falling off and hindering their movement.

After securing it, Xie Juanhan took a step back and looked at it. "Is this alright?"

Both Moli and Nibote weigh over 100 pounds, and the bags tied to their bellies are quite spacious, capable of holding at least 20 to 30 pounds of flowers.

The furry creatures were satisfied. "Aww!"

Xie Juanhan gently patted Moli's neck. "Alright, you guys go pick flowers, and we'll see which side picks the most later."

Xie Juanhan just said that casually.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nibote became excited and wanted to run outside.

Haxi quickly grabbed its newly grown tail and asked indistinctly, "Chirp?"

Does it mean asking if I want to participate in the competition?

The other Companion Beast also became excited, their eyes fixed intently on Xie Juanhan and Telingewei: "Chirp?"

Xie Juanhan: "You want to have a competition?"

Harper: "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan glanced at Telingewei, then at the children. "A competition, and you want gold coins too?"

Telingewei explained from the side, "They used to compete against me all the time, and the loser had to pay out gold coins."

Xie Juanhan: "How many gold coins per game?"

Telingewei: "One."

Before Xie Juanhan could say, "That's quite fair," Telingewei spoke again, "If they lose, they have to pay me one. If I lose, I have to pay them one each."

Xie Juanhan chuckled. No wonder the kids were so enthusiastic about the competition.

Harper: "Chirp?"

Xie Juanhan: "Let's compare!"

Looking at the sky, Xie Juanhan said, "Let's have lunch first, then meet here at sunset to see which side collects the most flowers. The loser pays out gold coins, and those who haven't arrived by sunset also pay out gold coins."

Haxi: "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan: "No problem, we lost, so we'll pay ten gold coins in total, including Moli and Nibote."

The moment the mention of a competition, the Companion Beast lost their appetite for lunch.

They insisted on being given lunch first, and they searched for food while eating.

Xie Juanhan took out lunch and stuffed local-style sandwiches into the children's mouths. "You can come find us if you get hungry along the way."

The little ones. "Aww!"

The furry creatures quickly grabbed their lunches and excitedly ran off into the distance.

Xie Juanhan stood there watching them go. "They're quite confident, aren't they?"

Telingewei: "Harper and the others roam the Magic Forest every day and know most of Princess Tina's birthplace."

Xie Juanhan looked at him. "And what about you?"

Telingewei thought for a moment, "I can transform back into my dragon form and circle in the sky searching, or I can follow behind them and see their gathering points."

Xie Juanhan: "Be careful they don't come after you."

Telingewei calmly replied, "Fly higher, they won't be able to see you."

Xie Juanhan chuckled, "Forget it, let's not bully the little ones."

Looking at Xie Juanhan's bright smile, Telingewei gave a soft "hmm" and leaned in to kiss him.

The two dragons had wanted to kiss for a long time, and now that Harper and the others were gone, they certainly didn't need to be polite.

Just ten gold coins.

Telingewei kissed Xie Juanhan, thinking to himself, "Buying a quiet afternoon is a good deal."

The two dragons weren't in a hurry at all. After their kiss, they held hands, found a scenic spot, spread out a picnic blanket, and sat down to leisurely enjoy lunch.

In the afternoon, Harper and the others were so hungry that their stomachs were growling. They ran back to Xie Juanhan and Telingewei to ask for food and, incidentally, to scout out the enemy's situation.

When they returned, their world had collapsed.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei had already picked a full basket of Princess Tina Flower.

"Chirp!" the Companion Beast cried out, asking the two dragons how they could pick the berries so quickly.

Telingewei: "We're not like you, who can't even catch a single flower after trying for ages."

Xie Juanhan distributed jerky to the little guys, comforting them. "It's okay, there are still a few hours left, you might still be able to catch up."

The Companion Beast ran off after grabbing the jerky. "Chirp!"

Moli and Nibote followed Maw, running forward with a "whoosh."