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I wonder where the furry creatures went; they haven't returned by this time.

Xie Juanhan walked to the Magic Wand Tree and gently patted Magic Wand Tree trunk. "Little Tree?"

"Chirp chirp?" The Magic Wand Tree chirped sleepily, asking what was wrong.

Xie Juanhan asked, "Where are Harper and the others? Did they take the baby birds out?"

The Magic Wand Tree shook its canopy, confirming his guess. "Chirp."

Xie Juanhan felt something was off. "It's so cold today, yet they still took their chicks out; it's about to snow."

Telingewei: "Did you take it out for exercise? The little bird looks much healthier these days."

Xie Juanhan: "I guess they took them out to play together."

Xie Juanhan was still a little worried, so he specially brewed a magical herbal soup to prevent colds for dinner.

The baby birds also need to drink water.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei prepared food bowls and water bowls for them.

The chicks love to eat all kinds of Demonic Beast meat and drink mountain spring water very enthusiastically, gulping down several large basins of water a day.

Feeding them herbal soup is very easy.

Because of the cold weather, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei specially prepared stew.

This is one of Telingewei's signature dishes. He is the head chef, Xie Juanhan is his assistant. They stewed a large pot of butter, vegetables, and pork belly.

The furry creatures also love large pieces of meat, so in addition to stews, Xie Juanhan specially fried Demon Bird meat to increase their appetite.

After marinating the Demon Bird meat, coat it with batter, fry it until crispy and fragrant, and then pour it over Xie Juanhan's special cheese sauce or Spicy Clam powder.

In this way, when the furry creatures take a bite while it's still hot, the first bite is a crispy crust, followed by tender, juicy, and steaming hot Demon Bird meat, and finally the marinated bones.

They crunched away, finishing the fried Demon Bird in just a few bites.

Nibote and Moli, in particular, found the Demon Bird's brittle bones to be nothing more than playthings to them.

They can devour a whole piece of fried bird meat in just a few bites, leaving not a single crumb.

As dusk deepened, only a dark blue remained between heaven and earth.

Harper and the others ran home from a great distance, and before they even reached the house, they saw the dim yellow light coming from the kitchen.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei's tall figures were busy in the kitchen.

As they ran home, they saw two dragons cooking dinner in the kitchen from afar.

Xie Juanhan maintained a smile as he looked up at Telingewei and spoke to him.

Telingewei spoke relatively little, but his eyes remained gentle throughout.

Harper and the others quickened their pace, leaping over the high fence like little cannonballs, rushing into the yard, and chirping loudly to alert the two dragons—they're back!

"You're back?" Xie Juanhan poked his head out from the kitchen to look at them. "Bring out your food bowls; dinner's ready."

The furry creatures responded loudly, "Awooo!"

Harper and the others excitedly carried off to fetch their food bowls.

Telingewei came out of the kitchen and saw the golden bowls lined up in a row. He spat out a breath of Dragon Flame, making the already clean bowls sparkle again.

This is practically a pre-meal ritual in their family.

Although Xie Juanhan and his colleagues would carefully wash the tableware after each meal.

However, before eating, wash the food bowl again with Dragon Flame to evaporate every drop of moisture, making the entire bowl dry and hot. Then, place the food on it to get very dry food.

Harper and the others don't like water droplets in their food bowls, as they feel it dilutes the flavor and is unsanitary.

Telingewei doesn't usually say much, but when it comes to taking care of Harper and the others, he always pays attention to the details.

Today he also carefully cleaned Harper and the others' food bowls.

As he glanced at Harper and the others, he asked, "The chicks haven't returned?"

The furry creatures then noticed that something was different at home; it seemed unusually quiet today.

The baby birds are nowhere to be found!!!

The furry creatures exclaimed in surprise, "Awooo?!"

The Magic Wand Tree chirped in the yard.

The furry creatures. "Awooo?!!"

When asked by the furry creatures, the Magic Wand Tree explained that the baby birds had gone out with Nibote and the others that afternoon.

It assumed the fluffy creatures were taking the chicks out to play, so it didn't think much of it.

Nibote cried out in alarm, "Meow!"

The baby birds have escaped!

After calling out, Nibote took two running steps and was about to fly into the night sky.

"Wait!" Xie Juanhan came out of the kitchen and used a gust of wind to push the Griffin back into the yard. "Don't rush, the chicks have been gone for quite a while already, a little longer won't make a difference. Let's look for them after we finish eating."

Xie Juanhan wasn't in a hurry, Nibote and the others were. "Awooo!"

"It's really nothing." Xie Juanhan took out three gold coins in front of them and tossed them into his hand to show them. "Look, the divination indicates there's nothing seriously wrong."

Despite seeing the divination results, Nibote and the others were still worried, and they barely ate any of their favorite fried Demon Bird chunks.

After quickly eating a few bites and finishing his dinner, Nibote rushed out to find the baby birds.

Harper and the others ran out together to search.

Seeing the anxious furry creatures, Xie Juanhan pulled Telingewei out with him.

The baby birds were always around nearby, and their scent filled the air.

Moli sniffed carefully, but still couldn't pinpoint their movements.

Nibote waited a while, but his patience wore thin, so he simply flew into the sky and circled, using the Griffin's powerful eyesight to search for the flock of chicks.

The Griffin flew higher and higher, circling over an ever-expanding area.

Finally, it seemed to spot the chicks, swooped down, and disappeared into the night beyond Harper's and the others' sight.

"Aww--"

Nibote roared in the air.

Thanks to the strong understanding they had built up over time, Harper and the others immediately understood Nibote's call.

They immediately ran off in the direction Nibote had indicated.

As Harper ran off, he chirped a loyal shout to Xie Juanhan and Telingewei, "Chirp!"

The furry creatures dashed out like a whirlwind, disappearing into the forest in the blink of an eye.

"Sigh, this sense of responsibility—" Xie Juanhan looked at the now empty Magic Forest and couldn't help but sigh.

Telingewei took Xie Juanhan's hand. "Let's go too."

As he spoke, Telingewei transformed into a giant dragon, carrying Xie Juanhan as it plunged into the night.

A few seconds later, they spotted Harper and Harper group, overtook them, and left them behind.

Harper and the others chirped loudly a few times.

Amidst the protests of the furry creatures Xie Juanhan hugged the dragon's neck tightly, a smile spreading across his face.

The dragon and the Griffin arrived at the farmland almost simultaneously.

Their baby birds are in the farmland, or more precisely, in the pond.

It was cold, and a layer of ice had formed on their pond.

Larger Demonic Beast might not be able to walk freely on such ice.

But it was just right for their little bird.

I don't know which little bird discovered first that the seeds of the water plants were edible, but now all the little birds have run to the frozen surface of the pond to peck at the seeds.

These aquatic plants are the level-two magical plants blessed by the Golden-Horned Deer.

Magical plants have a much harder time maturing than ordinary plants, especially when there isn't enough fertilizer.

Xie Juanhan and his team applied Dragon Power Crystal Fertilizer to the aquatic plants, but not as indiscriminately as they did with the Star Berry.

Therefore, the aquatic plants flowered and produced seeds, but they didn't mature for a long time, and they haven't come to check on them in the past few days.

I never expected that they would be discovered by the baby birds so soon after they matured.

The baby birds even went so far as to escape and sneak over to peck at the food.

The dragon and the Griffin swooped down one after the other.

The alert chicks raised their heads and stared at the sky.

Upon seeing the dragon and Griffin in the sky, the chicks cooed and, startled, darted away in all directions on their short legs.

The chicks have mastered the art of escaping separately.

They split into several groups and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Nibote finally caught up to them, only to see them disappear again. He was so angry that he howled and flapped his wings, chasing after the largest flock of chicks.

Harper and the others chased after them, but they had only just caught a glimpse of the baby birds when they escaped, which infuriated them.

Without exchanging any words, Harper and the others tacitly split into several groups, each chasing after the Demon Bird, and quickly disappeared into the wilderness.

"Hey--" Xie Juanhan tried to call out to them from behind, but it was too late.

The furry creatures ran too fast.

"The baby birds are all marked with Magic Power, they can't escape even if they want to, no need to rush to chase them--"

The furry creatures had already run quite a distance before Xie Juanhan's voice slowly faded into the wind.

Xie Juanhan stared at the empty fields and muttered to himself, "Alright, you guys get some exercise first."

Telingewei looked at the surrounding seaweed. "Is it time to harvest it?"

Most of the stems and leaves of the aquatic plants in their yard are hidden underwater, with only long stems sticking out, bearing plump seeds.

The weather has been cold and dry enough lately that the leaves have slowly dehydrated on the branches, making them look plump and dry.

"Let me see." Xie Juanhan picked up a grass seed, held it in front of his eyes, and then bit it with his front teeth.

He even pinched a grass seed and gave it to Telingewei: "It looks like some kind of grain; it should be edible."

Xie Juanhan originally planted these aquatic plants only intending to eat them as vegetables, but he never expected that they would mature and produce seeds that could become millet.

The local intelligent creatures mainly eat beans and wheat flour, except for their family, who also eat rice.

Having another grain-rich recipe is much better than having another vegetable.