Chapter 179

After sneezing a few times and recovering slightly, the Magic Wand Tree apologized in a low voice, "Chirp chirp."

Even while apologizing, it couldn't help spewing lava outwards.

Harper and the others screamed in agony, begging the Magic Wand Tree to stop vomiting. "Chirp! Chirp chirp!!!"

It's burning! Their little cushions are going to burn!

Their Changmao is about to catch fire! Squeak!!!

The Magic Wand Tree indicated that it didn't mean to, but it couldn't help itself.

As it spoke, it sneezed again, and lava flew everywhere with a "whoosh," splashing all over the yard.

Harper and the others cried out even more pitifully, "Chirp--"

The whole family was in chaos.

Everywhere there were flying downy feathers, the smell of burning, and fuzzy fur.

Xie Juanhan was at his wit's end and immediately wanted to pull Telingewei back into the room to avoid seeing him and getting annoyed.

Before they could escape, the furry creatures spotted them and instantly howled as they charged toward them.

Several Companion Beast jumped up at the same time and burrowed into their arms. "Chirp chirp!"

Save the beast's life!

Xie Juanhan had no choice but to shove the baby Habi into Telingewei's arm and transform into White Dragon on the spot.

The White Dragon let out a cry, went to the riverbank to drink its fill of water, and then returned to spray the icy river water all over the courtyard.

Harper and the others jumped up and plunged into the icy water to quickly cool their fur.

Finally, the lava died down, Harper and the others' little mats were saved, and the yard began to return to normal.

However, the Magic Wand Tree looked wilted, and the tips of Harper's and the others' hairs were charred black.

Xie Juanhan courtyard and saw some dead insects that had fallen from under the Magic Wand Tree.

"Explain yourself?" Xie Juanhan picked up an insect and held it up in front of the Companion Beast.

"Chirp, chirp." Harper in frustration.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp." Haxi was also frustrated.

"Chirp, chirp chirp." The other Companion Beast also chirped under the gazes of Xie Juanhan and Telingewei.

Knowing that the Tuonai'er Demon Bird needed to eat fire-attribute insects to supplement its nutrition, Harper and the others specially found many fire-attribute insect eggs in the Magic Forest.

Magic Wand Tree: "Chirp, chirp chirp chirp."

It promised to take care of it, but failed to do so properly.

When the insect hatches, it bites its branch and becomes itchy all over. Unexpectedly, it sneezes and even spews lava uncontrollably.

"Chirp chirp," Harper whispered, indicating that they were the ones pestering the Little Tree to take care of it.

Haxi, true to his word, took the responsibility upon them. "Chirp chirp chirp."

They hadn't expected the insects to make the Magic Wand Tree sneeze; they thought the insects would at most eat a few leaves, just a tiny bit.

Xie Juanhan rubbed his temples. "Making trees feed on insects—you guys are geniuses!"

Harper and the others chirped in frustration.

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

See you tonight!

Thanks to the Ancient Spirit little girl for the two landmines; thanks to the giant ball of yarn for the landmine!

Chapter 179 [VIP]

Keeping his promise, Priest Yiluo quickly sent Xie Juanhan and the others the location of the Tuonai'er Demon Bird's whereabouts.

"Alright, the last point is marked." Xie Juanhan marked the corresponding location on the map, referring to the magical coordinates given by Yiluo.

He placed the map in front of Telingewei: "Take a look and see if there are any problems?"

Telingewei watched him mark the marks the entire time, without needing to check them at all. "No."

Harper and the others stood on the chairs, their front paws pressing against the table, craning their necks to see as well.

Xie Juanhan then placed the map in front of them as well. "Was my translation correct?"

To translate magical coordinates into specific locations, a basic understanding of mathematics is required.

The furry creatures knew nothing, but stared at the map with their round eyes for a long time before nodding seriously.

Xie Juanhan passed the map around, and only after Nibote had looked at it did he fold it up. "Shall we pick a day to take the Tuonai'er Demon Bird out? After the Autumn Harvest Festival? We should get quite a few invitations to balls this year."

Telingewei nodded, then asked, "Take them all out?"

Xie Juanhan: "There's no way to tell which are male and which are female, so we have to take them all out."

Telingewei: "The Pixie should know."

Xie Juanhan looked surprised.

"The Pixie can even tell the male from the female of a tree; it's an innate skill of theirs," Telingewei stated definitively.

Harper chimed in affirmation from the side, "Chirp!"

Haxi also said that their Pixie friends are really amazing, "Chirp chirp chirp!"

Xie Juanhan: "So, this task is assigned to you? You go and invite the Pixie?"

Haxi immediately turned around, raised his paw, and was about to run away.

The other furry creatures quickly followed.

"Wait!" Xie Juanhan called out to them, "Bring some nut crisps for the Pixie."

Xie Juanhan went to the cupboard and took out a bag of nut crisps wrapped in oil paper.

The wheat in Ailan Village across the river has already been harvested.

In the Magic Forest, the plump nuts have ripened this year.

They used new wheat flour, new nuts, new Tata Fish butter, and powdered sugar to bake their first batch of nut crisps this year.

These crisps, as a seasonal limited-edition gift from Xie Juanhan and his friends, have already flown to their homes on the little messenger birds.

Xie Juanhan also planned to send out the portions for the Pixie in the next couple of days, but he didn't have time.

Xie Juanhan handed the wrapped crisps to Harper to chew on. "Go ahead."

Harper nuzzled Xie Juanhan's hand with her cheek, then happily ran off with her friends.

Xie Juanhan stood at the doorway, watching the group of furry creatures of various sizes disappear at the end of the forest path.

Telingewei gently placed his hand on his shoulder. "Shall we go catch the Tuonai'er Demon Bird?"

Xie Juanhan turned around and smiled, "Let's go."

The Tuonai'er Demon Bird is a bit fierce.

For safety's sake, Xie Juanhan and the others put the Demon Bird in a cage and then asked the Pixie to identify it.

The Pixie, carried by Moli, flew through the air and greeted the two dragons with "Chirp chirp!"

Xie Juanhan smiled and said, "Good afternoon."

Telingewei nodded in acknowledgment.

Xie Juanhan explained their request.

They wanted the Pixie to help them identify which of the Tuonai'er Demon Bird were Demon Bird.

"Chirp!" The Pixie readily agreed.

The Pixie took flight and circled the cage several times, carefully observing the Demon Bird inside.

After observing several times and exchanging ideas, the Pixie told Xie Juanhan and Telingewei that all the Demon Bird inside were female Demon Bird.

"No way?" Xie Juanhan asked blankly, "All of them? All eleven?"

The Pixie, feeling less confident after his question, flew up again and circled the cage twice to confirm.

"Chirp chirp!"

This time, the Pixie nodded with absolute certainty, indicating that all the Tuonai'er Demon Bird in the cage were female.

"Chirp, chirp chirp."

Some of the Pixie suggested that if Xie Juanhan and the others didn't believe it, they could ask the Flower Elf to take a look.

The Flower Elf are also very good at determining the sex of creatures.

All Elf can make that judgment.

"No, no, no." Xie Juanhan waved his hand. "It's not that we don't believe you, it's just that we find it hard to believe that we actually killed the only male bird in the flock."

No wonder that Tuonai'er Demon Bird was chased alone into the Magic Forest.

It turns out that it's of a different gender than the other Tuonai'er Demon Bird, so they can't play together at all.

Having confirmed that there were no male birds in the Demon Bird, they had no choice but to take the Tuonai'er Demon Bird out for a blind date.

After waiting at home for a few days and attending the Harvest Festival Ball invited by the Weaving Fairies and the Adventurers' Association's Harvest Ball, they took their Tuonai'er Demon Bird to the Elf Forest during the harvest season to arrange dates for them.

"The first location—" Xie Juanhan sat on the back of the giant dragon, looking ahead, "Should be under that giant rock, where it landed."

The dragon flew in the direction he pointed.

Nibote, carrying a birdcage on his back, flapped his wings and eagerly flew down, landing on the ground and stirring up a leaf.

"Meow!" Nibote yelled at the top of his lungs, urging Xie Juanhan and Telingewei to hurry up and help put the birdcage down.

The Demon Bird pooped on its back!

Xie Juanhan quickly jumped off the dragon's back. "It's here!"

They placed a large felt blanket on Nibote's back, and then put the Tuonai'er Demon Bird on top of it.

Nevertheless, carrying such a large birdcage on his back, Nibote's back was prone to getting dirty.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei, who had returned to human form, quickly removed the birdcage and felt.

Xie Juanhan summoned a water balloon to clean the felt, then gave the Griffin a bath, and used the wind to sweep away all the water droplets.

The surroundings became clean and refreshing.

"You've worked hard." Xie Juanhan rubbed Nibote's neck.

Harper and the others burrowed under Nibote's chest, nuzzling affectionately around his legs. "Chirp!"

Even Moli licked it twice. "Aww."

Nibote happily nuzzled against all his friends, then turned to look at the birdcage. "Meow?"

Xie Juanhan: "Just leave them here, but cast a binding spell to prevent them from wandering too far."

Xie Juanhan checked each of the Demon Bird in the cage, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with them, he activated the magic rings on their claws.

That way, they can only move within a certain range; if they run too far, they will be attacked.

The Tuonai'er Demon Bird had lived in the Magic Forest since it was a child and had never been to such an unfamiliar place before.

As soon as they were released, they flapped their wings and ran away quickly, their long legs moving in rapid succession.

Xie Juanhan patted Telingewei on the back and said, "Let's go, let's find a place to rest and have a picnic."