Chapter 185

The beautiful Golden-Horned Deer even emitted a faint starlight, making the study exceptionally bright.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei, thinking of their furry friends, made a point of returning home early the next morning.

As soon as they got home, they sensed something was off about the place.

However, the Magic Wand Tree stood guard in the yard, seemingly unharmed, as if nothing had happened.

Xie Juanhan pushed open the study door with a puzzled look, only to find a large herd of Golden-Horned Deer inside.

The Golden-Horned Deer were awakened by the noise of them pushing open the door and looked up.

Upon seeing them, they also showed a puzzled expression.

Before Xie Juanhan could ask, the Golden-Horned Deer stared at the two dragons. "Huh?"

The lead Golden-Horned Deer glanced at Xie Juanhan, then at Telingewei, its ears twitching slightly with interest: "You all seem to be—"

"What?" Xie Juanhan asked in confusion. "Wait, how did you all get here?"

"The Dragon Companion Beast invited us to come and incubate their eggs, and we came because of the adorable little creatures."

As they spoke, the Golden-Horned Deer glanced at them again.

Xie Juanhan, holding Telingewei's hand, said with a serious face, "What happened between us? Well, there is something, but please don't ask."

The Golden-Horned Deer leader looked at them with gentle eyes and said considerately, "Okay."

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

There's a lucky draw for an 88 RMB red envelope in the comments section of this chapter!

Thanks to Owl for the rocket launcher; thanks to Nanzhi for the grenades; thanks to the quirky little girl (*2), let me change my name? for the mines.

Chapter 185 [VIP]

When Xie Juanhan and the others returned home, Harper and the others were playing hide-and-seek deep in the Magic Forest.

The tall, withered grass provided them with an excellent hiding place.

They can simply dart anywhere and hide without moving, making it very difficult for their friends to spot them.

What's even more remarkable is that deep within the Magic Forest lie a vast number of trees, caves, and piles of stones.

These are all excellent hiding places.

If Harper and the others hide carefully, they are not easy to find while playing this game, and they can play for a long time.

At this moment, Harvey, in the spot it had carefully chosen, was holding its breath and hiding cautiously, its eyes fixed on the clearing below the leaves.

Nibote found all the Companion Beast, including Moli, but Harvey was nowhere to be found.

"Meow!" Nibote and meowed angrily.

All the Companion Beast called out to Harvey in unison, "Chirp--Chirp--"

Harvey nestled carefully in the empty bird's nest, showing no intention of leaving.

It wasn't until Moli used her powerful sense of smell that she managed to find it in the sea of trees.

In his desperation, Nibote didn't even need a running start; he flapped his wings and took flight from the spot, soaring and leaping to the top of the tree to snatch Harvey down.

Harvey, who was being carried, blinked blankly. "Chirp?"

Haxi rushed up and smacked its head with its paw pad. "Chirp chirp chirp!"

The sun was setting, so we hurried back.

If we don't go back soon, the two dragons will be back! squeak

As soon as Haxi called out, the furry creatures tensed up instantly.

They forgot all about playing and rushed home with their paws outstretched.

As they rushed out of their little house, voices could already be heard coming from inside.

They peered through the fence.

Xie Juanhan was drinking tea with the Golden-Horned Deer in the corridor.

Telingewei transformed back into his dragon form and incubated his eggs in the study. The study door was open, so he was essentially having tea with the Golden-Horned Deer.

"Your tea is wonderful. I thought only herbivores like us would enjoy this kind of tea."

"No, we like it quite a bit too. My hometown has a long-standing tea culture, and almost every household has tea. Even if some people didn't like tea when they were young, they often come to love it as they get older."

"That sounds really appealing. We'd love to visit your hometown sometime."

The Golden-Horned Deer chieftain said, turning to look outside the courtyard, a faint smile in his voice, "Your little ones are back."

Xie Juanhan also turned his head to look at the furry creatures outside the fence. "You're back?"

The furry creatures. "Awooo."

Harper and the others shuffled home, barely lifting their paws, just rubbing their paw pads against the ground, quickly getting their paws all dirty.

The Golden-Horned Deer chieftain said, "We should head back too."

Xie Juanhan stood up. "I'll pack some tea leaves for you. Hot water is perfect, but if that's inconvenient, cold brewing is also fine."

The Golden-Horned Deer leader's eyes crinkled slightly. "That's troublesome then. We really love this tea."

The other Golden-Horned Deer nodded in agreement. "Thank you."

Most of the tea in Xie Juanhan's family's teahouse is green tea that he sun-dries in the spring, with a small portion being roasted and fermented black tea.

Locals do have a habit of drinking black tea, but they mostly add sugar, butter, milk, and some even add nuts to make a richer version of Korson's tea.

Xie Juanhan quite liked that tea, but sometimes he would really miss the clear tea from his hometown.

He specially picked magical plants suitable for brewing tea and dried a batch of tea.

Unfortunately, apart from him, the other family members generally didn't appreciate green tea.

Only Telingewei would occasionally drink a pot or two with him, but he didn't particularly enjoy it.

Now that they've encountered the Golden-Horned Deer, Xie Juanhan is truly generous with his own tea.

Xie Juanhan packed a large bag of tea for the Golden-Horned Deer and also specially gathered a lot of pastries, carefully packaged them, and gave them to them.

Xie Juanhan said, "Come again next time after you finish your drink. You can also come over for tea sometime."

The Golden-Horned Deer gracefully bowed their heads slightly in thanks. "Alright, we'll come visit you for tea again sometime."

Telingewei transformed back into human form, Xie Juanhan and his family saw off the Golden-Horned Deer.

Led by Harper, the furry creatures bowed especially to the Golden-Horned Deer, chirping softly.

The Golden-Horned Deer leader smiled at Harper and the others, "You're welcome. This egg-hatching experience was very enjoyable. Next time you need our help, just let us know."

Harper and the others thanked them again.

After the Golden-Horned Deer left.

Harper and the others turned around and immediately met Telingewei's eyes.

They could sense that something was off about Telingewei; he hadn't shown any expression since returning.

Now, when Harper others met Telingewei's cold, brooding gaze again, they instantly shrank back.

Oh, that was scary! burp

The burps were from Hadi; she let out several tiny burps, timidly hiding behind her friends.

It personally went to invite the Golden-Horned Deer, chirp.

Harper bravely stepped forward, chirping and explaining to Telingewei, and even apologizing to them.

They originally wanted to come back early to relieve the Golden-Horned Deer, but they accidentally played too late.

Xie Juanhan poked Telingewei's waist with his finger, telling him to go to the back so as not to scare Harper and the others.

Telingewei said nothing and silently stood behind Xie Juanhan.

Xie Juanhan squatted down facing the furry creatures, looking them in the eye, and said, "We should apologize for being away for so long, making you incubate your eggs for so long."

The furry creatures looked up, stunned.

Xie Juanhan reached out and rubbed them. "Alright, go to the kitchen and have something to eat and rest. We'll continue incubating the eggs."

"Chirp!" Hadi suddenly chirped.

Xie Juanhan looked up.

Hadi rushed over, her eyes brimming with tears, and clung to him tightly, rubbing her round head against him and whimpering sweetly, "Chirp chirp chirp!"

Xie Juanhan reached out and patted Hadi's bottom. "Alright, alright."

The other furry creatures also snuggled up to him, chirping affectionately.

Even Moli came over, without saying a word, but pressed her big head against his arm.

Xie Juanhan didn't quite understand, but still opened his arms to hug the little ones. "It's only been two days, why are you so enthusiastic?"

Telingewei went back to incubate the eggs first, Xie Juanhan went to the kitchen to get the food left for the furry creatures.

After having dinner with the furry creatures, Xie Juanhan transformed back into his dragon form, pressed himself against the Black Dragon, and covered the egg completely.

They covered each egg tightly, and the Magic Power in the study was so abundant that there was no need for any more little creatures to come and incubate them.

Harper and the others chewed on their teething sticks and rinsed their mouths, but they still came over and insisted on getting close to them.

So the whole family squeezed into the study, filling it to the brim.

The space was cramped; the whole family could not only feel each other's body temperature, but also hear each other's breathing.

Resting in such a cramped space makes it difficult to stretch out, and it's far less comfortable than staying in your own little corner.

The furry creatures huddled together, but seemed quite happy.

Hadi made a "gurgling" sound in her throat first.

The sound spread, Habu and Habi also began to make slow, gurgling noises in their throats.

After an unknown amount of time, all the furry creatures started making a gurgling sound in their throats, including Moli.

The White Dragon was originally attached to the Black Dragon.

Hearing such a sound, he used his tail to pull the furry creatures into his arms and wrapped his body around them.

Moli was a little embarrassed, her tail stiffened, but she still pressed her big head against the White Dragon's body.

After a while, the enormous Demon Wolf couldn't resist sniffing the white dragon again with its moist nose, and finally rested its head on the White Dragon.

The whole family slept together like that for one night.

After waking up, everyone felt a bit stiff because it was so crowded, but they were in a good mood.

When Xie Juanhan made a limited-edition grilled sausage and hand-pulled pancake for breakfast, along with Star Berry honey fish milk, everyone was even happier.

Haxi and the others started running around energetically again.