Chapter 146

Harper and Habi had already curled their upper lips and bared their teeth, ready to rush into the tunnel.

The Tuonai'er Demon Bird, facing the two ferocious little beasts, turned its head, took off running with its claws.

Inside the tunnel, it was virtually invincible. Harper and Habi chased it for a couple of steps but couldn't catch up, so they had to turn back and look at Habu.

Habu had just escaped from the beak of the Tuonai'er Demon Bird and was so frightened that he kept licking his feathers.

Harper went over and licked it along with it.

Habu finally came to his senses after being licked by the boss.

It licked it several times with a "smack, smack" sound, then suddenly realized that the texture was not quite right.

Turning its head, it discovered that the feathers had been ripped off where the bird's beak had just caught it.

Habu originally had thick, glossy fur, but now a whole tuft of fur had been ripped out, leaving only his white skin.

The skin was so smooth that not a single hair follicle could be seen.

As it licked, it ended up licking its own skin.

"Chirp chirp." Habu was stunned, twisting his round body in disbelief as he looked back.

A tuft of fur was indeed ripped off its back.

That's a huge handful.

The exposed bare skin even formed a perfect heart shape.

Habu tried to hold back, but couldn't take it anymore. He licked his fur on the spot and started crying loudly.

Xie Juanhan and his group originally planned to come and capture the Tuonai'er Demon Bird.

To everyone's surprise, instead of catching the Tuonai'er Demon Bird, Habu had his feathers plucked first.

The whole family surrounded the heartbroken Habu.

Xie Juanhan rubbed it several times and infused it with Dragon Power, but its new fur still didn't grow.

It stared at the bare skin, endured it again and again, and then clung to Xie Juanhan's legs with its four paws, crying out in pain.

Xie Juanhan felt both sorry for it and amused. He stroked its round head and assured it, "Don't cry, eat a couple more pieces of pumpkin when we get back and it will grow back."

Habu buried his head tightly in his calf, still unable to control his emotions. "Awooo!"

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei exchanged a glance. "Stop crying, we'll catch the Tuonai'er Demon Bird for you later. We'll go head-to-head with it, we guarantee we'll catch it."

Habu's voice was a little softer. "Aww?"

Xie Juanhan: "Really, I swear on my life, if we don't catch it, we won't go back."

The Companion Beast were startled, and one even stood up, trying to cover Xie Juanhan's mouth with its paw. "Chirp chirp!"

Telingewei tilted his head, revealing a faint smile.

Xie Juanhan stared at the group of Companion Beast that were chirping anxiously, somewhat puzzled.

Telingewei translated. "They said you can just gamble with gold coins; you can't go home if you don't gamble."

The Companion Beast chirped in agreement. "Chirp!"

- You still have to go home.

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

See you tomorrow!

Chapter 146 [VIP]

Early the next morning, Xie Juanhan transformed into a dragon, held Moli in his claws, and took it to each cave entrance to sniff.

Moli's dark nose twitched as he carefully discerned every odor molecule in the air.

"Awoo." Moli hooked his claws, looked up at the White Dragon, and called softly, indicating that there was none in this cave either.

"Then let's go to the next one." The White Dragon carried Moli, flying low above the plains, taking Moli to sniff out the next burrow where the Tuonai'er Demon Bird might appear.

They sniffed around in each of the burrows.

Because of the entire flight, not a single footprint was left on the snow-covered ground.

It looks extremely clean.

Moli worked very diligently.

They were also very lucky.

Upon smelling the twenty-seventh cave entrance, Moli suddenly became excited, scratching at the air with his claws and turning his head to signal to the White Dragon in a low voice.

"Ugh."

"Is the Tuonai'er Demon Bird located at the entrance of this cave?"

"Awoo!"

"Alright, let's set it up."

The White Dragon took Moli back, then took out pieces of wine-soaked Star Berry preserves from the earthenware jar and gently sprinkled them onto the snow-white ground.

These dried fruits, like orange-yellow streetlights, stretched along the snow, creating a path.

In this cold, dry snowfield, the rich, sweet aroma of dried fruit and fruit wine wafts far and wide.

The Tuonai'er Demon Bird crouched at the cave entrance, carefully sniffing the scents outside.

Its bean-sized eyes were fixed intently on each piece of dried fruit.

The surrounding snow was clean, without footprints or any strange smells.

The Tuonai'er Demon Bird hesitated at the cave entrance for a long time, making several feints before gently jumping out and back in.

Nothing happened.

Finally, it couldn't resist and quickly stretched its head out to peck at the piece of wine-stained candied fruit closest to the hole.

After pecking, it quickly ran back into its burrow, tilting its head and making "cooing" sounds in its throat as it listened to the surrounding noises.

It was very quiet around us.

It swallowed the wine-soaked dried fruit, waited a while, then pounced and snatched a piece of dried fruit that was further away.

Piece after piece, the Tuonai'er Demon Bird finally couldn't resist the temptation and ran quite a distance along the dried fruit spread on the snow.

Once it was far enough away from the cave entrance, the White Dragon, which had been waiting at the edge of the forest, suddenly lunged forward.

The Tuonai'er Demon Bird truly lives up to its reputation as Demon Bird renowned for its speed and vigilance.

Without turning its head, it pounced on the cave.

In the instant it turned around, the pebble in Telingewei's hand had already been thrown.

Instead of aiming at it, Telingewei aimed directly at the entrance to the cave.

The stones thrown by the Tuonai'er Demon Bird and Telingewei arrived at the cave entrance almost simultaneously.

The incredibly fast Tuonai'er Demon Bird caught the powerful pebble with its head.

Its body swayed, and it fell to the ground.

"Awooo!" Habu, who was waiting on the side, shot across the snow like an arrow, and with a "woof," he grabbed the Tuonai'er Demon Bird with his sharp teeth.

The other Companion Beast rushed over and all grabbed the Tuonai'er Demon Bird with their beaks.

"Woo-woo." The Companion Beast let out low, threatening growls.

The Tuonai'er Demon Bird collapsed to the ground, completely unaware of what had happened.

"Beautiful!" Xie Juanhan transformed back into human form, gave Telingewei a high five before checking on the Tuonai'er Demon Bird.

All the other Companion Beast have given up, but Habu is still clinging to the Tuonai'er Demon Bird.

As soon Xie Juanhan picked up the Demon Bird, it stretched its neck and stood up on its hind legs.

Xie Juanhan grabbed the two wings of the Tuonai'er Demon Bird and reassured it, "It's alright, it can't escape, don't bite it."

Habei in from the side, "Chirp?!"

Xie Juanhan: "Yes, let's eat it when we get back. Let's go back first... wait a minute."

Halfway through his sentence, Xie Juanhan suddenly stopped talking with a strange expression.

"It looks like it has eggs." Xie Juanhan handed the Tuonai'er Demon Bird to Telingewei, "Feel it."

They couldn't really tell if the Tuonai'er Demon Bird had eggs by touch, but they could feel something hard.

Most importantly, they sensed the life force inside the Tuonai'er Demon Bird's belly.

Xie Juanhan said softly, "There is an egg, right? It should be a fertilized egg."

Habu understood, and looking up pitifully, asked if he wasn't going to eat anymore, "Chirp?"

Xie Juanhan: "Eat it, but wait until it finishes laying its eggs?"

Habu sighed dejectedly.

Xie Juanhan squatted down and stroked its soft belly, then placed its claws on the Tuonai'er Demon Bird: "Feel it, is there any life inside?"

Habu couldn't sense anything, but Xie Juanhan's gentle tone made it raise its head and chirp softly, "Chirp chirp."

Xie Juanhan said, "If it can really lay eggs, once we successfully hatch them, we'll have a continuous supply of Demon Bird to eat."

Compared to Xie Juanhan, Telingewei's words of comfort were simpler and more direct.

"Ten gold coins." Telingewei's large hand gave Habu's head a rather ungentle swipe. "Here are ten gold coins for your delay in seeking revenge."

Habu instinctively extended his right forepaw, then his left forepaw.

The paw-shaped flower had been blooming for half a day, but it was still completely oblivious.

Haxi, unable to resist, gave it a gentle shove on the back with both paws, making it lunge forward, signaling it to respond with a "Chirp!"

Telingewei's offer isn't going to keep going up; if you don't agree now, the gold coins will be halved later!

Habu quickly sat up straight and replied in a low voice, "Eek."

Telingewei stuffed the gold coin into its mouth. "It's settled then."

Harper stared at the Tuonai'er Demon Bird, chirping anxiously as if worried it would escape. "Chirp."

Xie Juanhan: "After bringing them back to the Magic Forest, just mark them with a spell."

The Magic Forest is their home turf; if all else fails, they can ask the Goblin living in the tunnels for help.

Once marked, the Tuonai'er Demon Bird can't escape no matter how hard it tries.

When they came out to attend the Elf's ball, they simply wanted to broaden their horizons.

Being able to borrow the Elf's books was already a pleasant surprise for Xie Juanhan.

On the way back, we even caught Tuonai'er Demon Bird carrying eggs – it was truly a double blessing!

Upon returning, Xie Juanhan immediately asked the Weaving Fairies to help him weave a cage and put the Tuonai'er Demon Bird inside.

With good food and drink, the Tuonai'er Demon Bird laid its first slightly pink egg on the third day.

"What a huge egg!" Xie Juanhan said, holding the egg in both hands. "It's almost as big as Cold Melon."

Telingewei lifted Habu in one hand and weighed it in his hand, while holding the egg in the other, indicating his agreement.

Habu leaned closer to the Demon Bird and sniffed it. "Chirp."

Xie Juanhan pushed it away. "Let's collect them first, and start hatching them once we've collected a few."

The eggs of the Tuonai'er Demon Bird are full of vitality.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei carefully placed it in the room and stored it away temporarily.

Like other birds' eggs, the eggs of the Tuonai'er Demon Bird have temporarily entered a dormant state.