Chapter 141

Xie Juanhan asked, "Is there a problem?"

Everyone immediately became obedient.

Harper and the others hung their heads dejectedly. "Waaah."

Just as the sun was about to rise, they finally arrived outside the giant's house in the stone forest.

As they got closer, they realized that the building in front of them was over forty meters tall.

The tall wooden door extends all the way to the roof.

They stood in front of the wooden door, looking up at the ceiling. When they reached the top, their necks started to ache.

Xie Juanhan took a deep breath and knocked on the door. "Hello."

There was no response from inside the wooden door, but the giant's heavy breathing could be heard, even with a slight snoring sound.

Xie Juanhan clenched his fist, exerted a little force, and began to pound on the door.

A moment later, a booming voice came from inside the house. "Who is it?"

Before Xie Juanhan and the others could answer, the giant strode over and opened the door.

With each step he took, the ground trembled slightly.

It was vastly different from the Cyclops Kuitifulong that Xie Juanhan and the others knew.

The giant quickly walked to the door and opened it.

He had two eyes, a burly build, and bulging muscles, giving him an extremely intimidating presence.

As Xie Juanhan and his group approached from outside the door, the giant's eyes darted around in their sockets, like two balls.

Xie Juanhan even suspected that he heard the sound of a giant's eyeballs squeezing into its eye socket.

Even he felt an irresistible urge to transform back into his dragon form.

Dealing with a giant in front of you, with your own enormous size, will make you feel much safer.

The giant before them was indeed incredibly powerful.

Xie Juanhan made his judgment in his mind.

"Hello, we are their parents." Xie Juanhan turned and pointed to Harper and the others. "We're sorry they stole your jerky yesterday, we brought them here to apologize."

When Harper and the others saw the giant looking over, they quickly grabbed their baskets, sat up straight, and made pitiful noises. "Ooh."

"It's you, little Griffin." The giant scratched his head, looking at Nibote among the fluffy creatures. "Oh, no need to apologize, I... I..."

After uttering the last word for a long time, the giant still couldn't finish his sentence.

Xie Juanhan immediately understood; things were indeed as Telingewei had guessed.

Xie Juanhan gestured with his chin toward the furry creatures and said, "Come here and apologize."

Harper and the others, unable to bear the torment any longer, rushed forward and placed the baskets they were carrying in their mouths at the giant's door.

"Chirp chirp." The furry creatures looked up at the tall giant, squatted down, and apologized earnestly.

Nibote also apologized. "Meow."

"It's nothing, just a small matter," the giant said, extending his large, house-sized hand to gently pat Nibote's back.

Nibote tilted his head back and remained crouched in place.

The giant found its smooth, Changmao incredibly pleasant to the touch and couldn't resist stroking it a couple more times.

Seeing that the giant wasn't angry, Xie Juanhan waited until the furry creatures apologized before saying, "Moli, take them out to play. We need to talk."

Moli's voice was low and deep. "Awoo."

Moli led the way and ran ahead, while the other little ones obediently followed.

Xie Juanhan watched their figures disappear into the depths of the stone forest.

Moli will take them far enough away that they can no longer be heard talking at all.

Xie Juanhan turned around and introduced himself to the giant, "My name is Xie Juanhan, and this is my lover, Telingewei —the dragon from the Magic Forest."

The giant suddenly realized, "So it's you! I was wondering why your auras were so powerful; they were completely different from your physiques."

Xie Juanhan smiled and said, "We usually use human form."

Giant: "Being small is certainly much more convenient. Come in and have a seat. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Akeemu, and I am Two-Eyed Giant who lives on the highlands."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xie Juanhan handed the giant the apology gift he had prepared. "I didn't expect the little guys to steal your jerky. We've already disciplined them, so I'm really sorry."

"It's alright, it's alright, haven't you already guessed it?" the giant said, "The jerky left outside was for them to steal."

Xie Juanhan: "I guessed a little bit."

Giant: "Actually, it was the Griffin clan that asked me for help."

The giant rattled off the details of the deal in a loud, rapid-fire voice.

"The Griffin clan helps me hunt, carries my loads, and delivers messages. They also ask me to help train their baby Griffin."

The baby Griffin don't study very hard.

"There are always little Griffin taking advantage of their dominant position in this area to slack off."

"The Griffin said they wanted to incite their hatred, and that this is how generations of Griffin have always lived."

"They asked me to help them act out a scene, and it was actually quite fun, hehe."

As the giant spoke, Xie Juanhan recalled the scene from last year when the Griffin put on their act, trying their best to force Nibote onto them—

He fell silent.

Indeed, every race has its own rules for survival.

It's a shame that the Griffin, who roam this desolate highland, haven't formed a touring group.

The giant's eyes glanced at the enormous basket that Xie Juanhan and his companions had brought.

His enormous eyes were pressed against their sockets, making a particularly loud noise.

The giant assumed he was making a move secretly and watched for a long time before reluctantly looking away.

Seeing this, Xie Juanhan handed the basket to the giant and said earnestly, "Please accept this."

Giant: "Huh? We agreed to act, how can I accept your things?"

Xie Juanhan: "Harper, meaning the Dragon Companion Beast didn't know it was an act. They just wanted to eat jerky, so they deliberately followed their friends to steal things. They should apologize."

Giant: "They can't eat much either."

Xie Juanhan smiled and said, "It's one thing to not eat much, but it's another to come and steal, or even rob. We need to teach them a lesson."

Xie Juanhan handed the gift to the giant, who was still embarrassed.

He could already smell it; the basket smelled especially good.

There was also wine, and the aroma of it was particularly pleasant and invigorating, already whetting his appetite.

The giant's hand, which had been pushing him away, went limp; he simply couldn't be firm.

After thinking for a moment, he accepted the basket somewhat sheepishly. "Since the little ones like this kind of dried meat, I'll give you the recipe."

This time it was Xie Juanhan's turn to be surprised. "Your secret recipe?"

The giant waved his hand. "Making this kind of jerky is particularly troublesome; the recipe itself isn't exactly a precious secret."

Before Xie Juanhan and the others could refuse, the giant said, "If you all think this jerky is delicious, then I should spread the recipe even more, otherwise it would be such a pity if it were lost one day."

What an honest and kind gentleman!

Xie Juanhan looked at the giant's smiling face and felt a little ashamed.

They only brought two bottles of level-two magic wine; they should have brought two more.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei apologized once again.

The giant also said it was alright.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the giant watched them leave.

Xie Juanhan walked more than ten meters and then looked back.

The giant's figure appeared somewhat lonely.

The morning light shines brightly, revealing every detail of everything.

The giant had half its body in the sunlight and half in the shadow, as if it were about to be swallowed by the shadow.

Xie Juanhan suddenly grabbed Telingewei's hand and used a little force to make Telingewei stop.

Telingewei looked at Xie Juanhan, then back at the giant standing at the door.

Xie Juanhan asked with his eyes: Is it alright to invite the giants?

Telingewei nodded slightly and gripped Xie Juanhan's hand even tighter.

Xie Juanhan turned to the giant and asked loudly, "Akeemu, would you like to come to our barbecue party?"

The giant saw them stop and looked puzzled. Hearing their question, he asked, "A barbecue party?"

Xie Juanhan explained with a smile, "We live in the Magic Forest and have only come here to visit a friend. Do you know our friend Eermirisi?"

The giant said happily, "I know him, we're very close. I even gave him some of my dried meat."

Xie Juanhan chuckled, "It's Eermirisi. He's planning a bonfire party for us, a barbecue to send us off. Want to come? It'll be more fun with more people."

The giant's eyes lit up. "Really? When should I come find you?"

Xie Juanhan: "It'll be about time when the sun sets. We can have a barbecue then."

Giant: "See you this evening!"

"See you this evening!" Xie Juanhan said with a smile. "Don't bring us anything, especially meat. We'll marinate it beforehand, and it'll be difficult to handle if we bring it."

The giant nodded vigorously.

Xie Juanhan and the others planned to leave.

Telingewei looked at the giant standing at the door watching them leave, nodded, and added, "See you this evening."

That's the dragon's sense of ritual.

He wants to repeat everything his lover has said.

Xie Juanhan's smile deepened as he gripped Telingewei's hand and pulled him to find the furry creatures.

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

See you tonight!

Chapter 141 [VIP]

Beside the bright campfire, several huge stone flower pots were placed.

These flowerpots, left behind in the Tammi Kingdom, were washed clean.

At this moment, it is filled with crystal-clear ice cubes and strong liquor chilled inside.

The campfire was burning brightly.

The roasted meat, leaning diagonally beside the campfire, sizzled and dripped oil under the licking flames.

A rich aroma and oils wafted out.

Xie Juanhan sprinkled a handful of barbecue seasoning on top.

Some of the seasonings fell onto the grilled meat, while some floated in the air.