Chapter 106

The little ones picked quite a few Princess Tina, filling both bags halfway.

Xie Juanhan watched their retreating figures and asked, "Do they still have a chance to win?"

Telingewei replied without hesitation, "Absolutely not!"

The Companion Beast that had run into the Magic Forest also stopped.

Haxi cried out anxiously, "Chirp!"

"Chirp!" Harper stopped, then suddenly led her friends in a different direction, "Chirp!"

- Over here!

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

See you tomorrow!

Chapter 106 [VIP]

In the dense shade of the trees, a group of furry creatures darted through the trees.

First, a gray-white figure flashed by, then a gray-black figure flashed by, and finally a golden-red figure appeared.

"Meow--" Finally, the golden-red shadow lay down on the spot, sticking out its tongue and panting heavily, refusing to run away no matter what.

"Chirp?" Harper turned to look at Nibote.

Nibote looked at it pitifully and whimpered, "Ooh."

Nibote isn't good at long-distance running, and now he really can't run anymore.

It lay on the ground, refusing to get up, panting like a little wolf.

Moli went over and licked it.

It turned back and licked Moli, "Mmm."

Harper, seeing that Nibote truly had no intention of running any further, had no choice but to stop. He sniffed the air, tilted his head back, and let out a long, drawn-out howl: "Awooo--"

Haxi and Habu immediately followed: "Awoo--"

The sound was actually a genuine wolf howl.

The only problem is that the voice is a bit immature, not as deep and resonant as a normal wolf howl.

Moli: "Huh?"

Harper called out again, drawing out the sound, while simultaneously signaling the other Companion Beast to call out as well.

Soon, the howling of wolves echoed through the woods.

Harper and the others called out in the woods for quite a while.

New activity has finally begun to emerge from the Magic Forest.

Who's calling?

Several large Demon Wolf emerged from the depths of the Magic Forest, bewildered by the sight of their Companion Beast standing in the woods, their rear ends tucked together, heads tilted back, howling loudly.

"Why is it you?"

"Awooo!" Harper's eyes lit up, and she ran over to rub against the Demon Wolf, "Chirp chirp."

The great Demon Wolf: "Huh?"

Harper ran a few steps forward, turned to look at them, then ran forward again, as if leading the way. "Chirp."

The big Demon Wolf looked at Moli: "Little Moli?"

Moli didn't understand what Harper was going to do either, her eyes full of confusion. "Awoo?"

With Moli around, the great Demon Wolf eventually started jogging along with Harper and the others.

Harper quickly led the great Demon Wolf to the place where Princess Tina Flower grew.

"Chirp." Harper stepped on the base of the thorns with her paws, turning back to look expectantly at the great Demon Wolf.

The great Demon Wolf understood what they were about to do and tentatively used their claws to step on the thorns. "Like this?"

"Chirp!" Harper chirped happily, crawled under the great Demon Wolf's chest and belly, and stretched out his head to snatch Princess Tina's flower.

With the help of the great Demon Wolf, Harper easily stuffed Princess Tina's flower into the pouch in Moli's lower abdomen. "Chirp chirp."

The other Companion Beast realized what was happening and excitedly led the great Demon Wolf to collect Princess Tina's flowers.

One of the large Demon Wolf understood. "You want to pick this?"

"Chirp."

"The flowers here aren't growing very well; let's go pick them in the valley. We've been picking these flowers to eat a lot lately."

"Chirp!"

The great Demon Wolf knew quite a bit about where Princess Tina Flower grew, and so did the Companion Beast.

They led the way for each other, gathering clusters of flowers.

The sun was setting, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei sat where they had parted ways with their Companion Beast, waiting for the little ones to return.

Xie Juanhan looked at the sky. "Why haven't we seen them yet? Have the little guys forgotten the time?"

"They always take bets very seriously, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they would never lose gold coins because they forgot the time."

"Okay, let's wait a little longer. If they don't come back, we'll go out and look for them."

Xie Juanhan yawned, leaned against Telingewei's thigh, and then simply rested his entire back on Triggerwei's thigh.

Just as Xie Juanhan was about to fall asleep, the excited chirping of his Companion Beast echoed from the sky, "Chirp--Chirp--"

Xie Juanhan looked up.

The setting sun cast its light on the golden-red Griffin, making its magnificent Changmao appear to be ablaze.

It spread its enormous wings and soared in.

Furry heads peeked out from high above.

The Companion Beast felt no fear whatsoever, only the overwhelming joy of winning the bet.

"Harper Nibote?" Xie Juanhan waved his hand. "I thought you wouldn't be able to get back in time."

"Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan looked at the long cloth bag under the Griffin's belly. "These are the Princess Tina Flower you picked? It seems we picked more."

"Chirp!"

"Moli has one too?" Xie Juanhan turned and looked around. "Where is Moli?"

"Awoo--"

The Demon Wolf charged out of the Magic Forest.

It ran incredibly fast, with a magnificent physique and Changmao, like a streak of black and gray lightning.

Xie Juanhan opened his arms.

Moli ran over from a distance, snuggled into his arms, and rubbed against him several times with his big wolf head. Then he turned to Telingewei's arms and rubbed against him several times as well.

If Xie Juanhan didn't dislike being licked, it would have licked him.

"Awoo." Moli was so tired that he stuck out his tongue and licked his lips several times before lying down in front of Xie Juanhan, revealing a cloth bag full of Princess Tina Flower in his belly.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei conducted the examination.

It was indeed packed full of Princess Tina, because it was very tightly packed and heavy.

The flowers that Xie Juanhan and the others placed in the basket had many gaps, making them relatively light to the touch.

Nibote quickly landed on the ground with his Companion Beast on his back.

The little ones were all incredibly proud, their eyes sparkling as they looked at Xie Juanhan and Telingewei.

They picked and ran around, acquiring the fragrance of Princess Tina Flower.

As Xie Juanhan got closer, he could smell the fuzzy scent mixed with floral fragrance emanating from them.

The little ones held their heads high, smelled wonderful, and were incredibly cute.

Xie Juanhan had no intention of making things difficult for them. After a careful inspection, he said, "They really did collect more than we did, didn't they?"

Xie Juanhan said, looking at Telingewei.

Harper and the others looked at Telingewei with a hint of nervousness.

After inspecting the samples, Telingewei admitted, "They collected more than we did."

The little ones immediately cried out excitedly, "Aww!"

Nibote snuggled closer to Telingewei, pawing at the ground as he howled, "Awooo!"

This means they won.

Without saying a word, Telingewei took out a gold coin, burned it clean, and gave each of the little guys a shiny gold coin.

The little ones, with the gold coins in their mouths, seemed even more excited.

Telingewei gave them a meaningful look, but said nothing.

Xie Juanhan pulled Telingewei up. "It's getting late, let's go back."

At that moment, Harper, with the gold coin in its mouth, chirped twice more. "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan: "What?"

Harper: "Chirp?"

Xie Juanhan: "You want to pick the big leaves?"

Xie Juanhan looked somewhat confused, completely unable to understand why the little ones wanted to pick such large leaves.

Telingewei explained from the side, "They want to pick a leaf that can be boiled into candy with Princess Tina Flower."

Xie Juanhan: "There are leaves like this?"

Haxi shouted eagerly, "Awooo!"

Xie Juanhan turned to look at Telingewei: "How about we go together?"

Telingewei: "Let's go, let's take a detour."

Telingewei also knew that kind of leaf.

However, the little ones were clearly more familiar with that type of leaf.

The little ones ran ahead and led the way, quickly bringing Xie Juanhan to a shrub with small, oval leaves.

Xie Juanhan picked a leaf and smelled it. "This is the kind of leaf that can be used to make candy? It smells quite refreshing."

Habu opened his mouth, picked up a leaf, and chewed it, making a "chirp" sound.

The other little creatures also picked up leaves and chewed them.

Nibote, in particular, opened his mouth wide, grabbed a leaf stalk, and with a quick movement of his head, swiped it from the bottom to the top, filling his mouth with a mouthful of leaves.

It chews like a cow.

As it chewed, it frowned slightly.

Griffin have no eyebrows; where eyebrows should be, there are only two muscles, which are very noticeable when they furrow their brows.

Xie Juanhan washed the leaves with water and asked curiously, "Doesn't it taste good?"

He put the leaf in his mouth and casually stuffed one into Telingewei as well.

The leaves taste cool and refreshing, with a pleasant aroma, a slight bitterness, and are very juicy; the flavor is actually quite good.

Perhaps Griffin, being carnivorous animals, don't like it.

Since the leaves taste alright, they can pick more to take home.

Xie Juanhan took out two baskets and, together with Telingewei, began to pluck the leaves.

By the time we got back, night had fallen, the afterglow had completely disappeared, and the stars had come out.

Princess Tina's flowers are quite delicate and have a strong fragrance, so they cannot be kept overnight.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei then rushed to make sugar that very night.

They placed the flowers in a sink and soaked and washed them with running water.

The flowers need to be crushed and the juice washed out before they can be boiled into syrup.

Xie Juanhan carried the washed flowers to the yard, intending to quickly grind them with a stone mill.

Telingewei beckoned to Harper and the others, who were resting under the eaves. "Come and grind the grain."

Harper and the others reluctantly stood up. "Chirp."