Chapter 202

Upon learning they could go to the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds, the furry creatures became its little shadows.

Wherever Xie Juanhan went, they followed.

Xie Juanhan walked around the house, and they also walked around the house.

As soon as Xie Juanhan stopped, the dogs, including Haxi, immediately lay down at his feet, rolling over and whining affectionately.

Xie Juanhan didn't touch them; instead, he gently pushed them away with his foot. "Go away, don't trip over them."

The furry creatures were shocked that Xie Juanhan didn't even touch them, so they immediately doubled their efforts, whimpering and rubbing the floor with their backs. "Eek."

Xie Juanhan lowered his head. "You really want to go?"

The furry creatures. "Aww!"

Xie Juanhan: "If you really want to go, I'll ask Telingewei if he can come with you?"

Harper sensed something was wrong and tilted her head, staring at it for a long time.

The other furry creatures excitedly agreed, "Awooo!"

Xie Juanhan reminded them, "I'll just talk to Telingewei, but he might not agree. You guys need to behave yourselves these next few days."

The furry creatures were still excited. "Awooo!"

The furry creatures wanted to go to the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds, and in the days following Telingewei's reluctant agreement, they were not only well-behaved but also incredibly enthusiastic about their work.

This truly saved Xie Juanhan and Telingewei several days of worry.

Soon, Xie Juanhan and his group made all the necessary preparations, contacted Kuitifulong, and planned to visit the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds.

Xie Juanhan mainly wanted to see it.

Xie Juanhan has been in this world for several years now. He has a fairly clear understanding of the Surface World, but he doesn't really know much about the Inner Land.

They could often open up fragments of the Inner Land, but those places were either just rivers and small sections of riverbanks, or they were in the sea.

Xie Juanhan wondered if it was because he, as the White Dragon who controlled water, was destined to have all the fragments of the Inner Land filled with water?

The Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds are different.

That place sounds like land.

They've been working hard to find information these past few days, and what they found also says it's a high-altitude hunting ground.

It sounds like a place rich in natural resources.

Even though so many years have passed and the high-level Demonic Beast inside may be gone, there is certainly no shortage of various plants.

They might even manage to procure some interesting or edible magical plants.

With this in mind, Xie Juanhan and his family flew to the mountain where Kuitifulong lived.

The central part of the kingdom is all barren mountains, already desolate enough, but the mountain where Kuitifulong lives is one of the most desolate.

The mountain had few tall trees, only grass and shrubs, and exposed gray rocks that rolled everywhere.

Xie Juanhan rode the giant dragon and flew over from high above, where he could see demonic lizards crawling all over the mountain.

The shrubs growing on the mountainside were also grayish and covered with sharp thorns.

It's truly unbelievable that a powerful giant would live in such a place.

However, Xie Juanhan and his group did not inquire further.

When they arrived outside Kuitifulong's house, Kuitifulong was already waiting for them.

Hearing the noise, Kuitifulong used his large, house-sized hands to lift the curtain hanging outside the house and came out. "You're here quite early."

"The sooner we arrive, the sooner we can enter the Inner Land and stay there a little longer," Xie Juanhan said, looking at him. "We still don't know how big it is. Will a day and a night be enough to explore it?"

Kuitifulong replied, "I don't know either. I've never been inside."

Xie Juanhan: "Never been inside?"

Kuitifulong said helplessly, "I'm too big to fit."

Kuitifulong led the way. "This way, we'll be there in a little while."

Harper and the others grew impatient on Nibote's back, jumped off, and hopped and skipped along the road.

The mountains here are particularly barren, but also dry.

Their claws sank into the dust, leaving behind shallow paw prints.

Harper and the others looked around with wide-eyed curiosity.

Kuitifulong ignored them and simply led the way slowly.

The giant's legs were too long; Xie Juanhan and the others needed to walk quickly to keep up with Kuitifulong's pace.

Out of respect for the kind giant, they did not fly, but patiently walked behind him.

Fortunately, the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds weren't too far away.

Kuitifulong led them up and down the mountain, crossing two mountains before finally bringing them to the edge of a swamp in the wilderness.

"This is the entrance to the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds," Kuitifulong said, pointing to the gray-brown swamp in the wilderness.

The swamp reflected the earth and sky, and was covered with shrubs, making it very inconspicuous.

If Kuitifulong hadn't personally brought them here, Xie Juanhan would have found it hard to believe that the entrance to the legendary and mysterious Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds was located in such a place.

A herd of blue sheep could drink this swamp dry if they drank just a few extra sips of water.

No wonder Kuitifulong couldn't enter the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds through such an entrance.

He couldn't even fit his palm inside.

Kuitifulong didn't offer much explanation, using Magic Power to open the entrance to the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds, then turned to them and said, "You may go in now."

Unlike the Inner Land of the Magic Forest, the entrance to the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds does not rely on the light of dawn or dusk, but only on the Magic Power of the giants.

But like the entrance to that Inner Land, the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds also have very strict time limits.

Kuitifulong earnestly instructed, "You must be out before the moon rises, that is, before dawn tomorrow."

Xie Juanhan, Telingewei, and the furry creatures around them all nodded in unison.

Kuitifulong added, "If you don't come out by dawn tomorrow, you might only be able to come out on the night the moon disappears next month."

Xie Juanhan and the others nodded again.

The moon can appear during the day, but it's too bright to see it.

Xie Juanhan looked up at the sky.

The moon is now clearly not in the sky, which meets the requirement that the moon has disappeared.

That's quite interesting.

Xie Juanhan thought to himself that although he was used to naming the moon in his hometown dialect, the two were clearly not the same thing.

Xie Juanhan was looking at the sky before jumping into the swamp.

He had entered all sorts of Inner Land and knew that the Inner Land were only connected by water, and that there was not necessarily water underneath.

Therefore, he gathered his energy and prepared to transform into the form of a dragon.

That was all; he didn't think there was any danger in the Inner Land.

However, the instant he jumped in, he heard Harper and the others' anxious, pitiful cries: "Chirp--"

"What's wrong?!" Without thinking, Xie Juanhan immediately transformed into White Dragon, flew forward, and searched for Harper and the others.

The entrance to the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds was too narrow; they all came in alone.

Telingewei entered first, followed by the Companion Beast, Moli, and Nibote.

Xie Juanhan brought up the rear and was the last to enter.

As Xie Juanhan searched for Harper and the others, he already had a bad feeling.

Harper and the others seem to be fine.

Nibote spread his enormous wings, flew over, and caught them precisely.

Moli also jumped lightly to the ground and ran two steps forward.

The one in trouble is Telingewei!

Telingewei transformed back into Black Dragon.

It wasn't the kind of huge size Xie Juanhan was used to, nor was it the kind of medium-sized size that Xie Juanhan often carried on his back.

Instead, it was a small size that Xie Juanhan had never seen before.

The Black Dragon on the ground was not even Nibote.

It is less than five meters tall, but its wingspan is about the same as its body length, making the proportions somewhat disproportionate.

Most importantly, he had a pair of large, alert, innocent yet clear eyes.

"Chirp chirp?" The Black Dragon seemed unable to speak, and when it did, it made the same sound as its Companion Beast.

And she's kind of cute but fierce.

The White Dragon was stunned. It circled above him twice before asking uncertainly, "Telingewei?"

Harper and the others had already jumped off Nibote, looking up at Xie Juanhan pitifully, "Chirp, chirp chirp!"

Xie Juanhan transformed back into human form, pressing his hand to his temple. "Wait, has Telingewei reverted to his dragon baby form?"

Harper: "Chirp!!!"

Xie Juanhan: "What's going on?!"

Xie Juanhan looked around as he spoke.

The place where they landed was very beautiful, with blue skies, white clouds, and endless grasslands and foothills.

At the foot of the mountain and halfway up, there are also dark green needle trees, which look iron-black because they are a bit far apart.

If it weren't for the slightly dangerous smell, Xie Juanhan would have even suspected that they had stumbled upon a tranquil and beautiful pasture.

As Xie Juanhan observed his surroundings, the Black Dragon seemed to have recognized him.

The Black Dragon tilted its head, then suddenly flapped its wings, using the fan-shaped tail fin at the end of its tail to scoop up Harper and the others, scooping up all the furry creatures that were rushing towards Xie Juanhan and pushing them into the distance.

After noticing Harper and the others struggling, the Black Dragon quietly exerted some force, flicking its tail and sending the Companion Beast flying even further away from where they were already quite far.

Harper and the others didn't even have time to react before they were slapped on the backside and rolled a long way down the hillside.

Only then did a look of satisfaction appear in Black Dragon's eyes.

After swatting Harper and the others away, the Black Dragon quickly approached Nibote.

Nibote yelled, "Meow?!"

Despite Nibote's claws blossoming and his preemptive strike of grabbing the grass and soil on the hillside, he could not escape the fate of being slapped down the mountain by the Black Dragon's tail.

Only Moli, after assessing the situation, nimbly ran down the mountain to gather Harper and the others into a pile, getting them away from the Black Dragon.

The Black Dragon tried to slap it, but missed.