Chapter 230

The letter was indeed from Eermirisi; even before opening it, Xie Juanhan could smell the Gargoyle's aura.

However, upon opening it, a screen full of dark claw marks assaulted his eyes, causing him to lean back slightly.

Telingewei came out after finishing cooking and immediately noticed his subtle expression. "What's wrong?"

Xie Juanhan showed the letter to Telingewei: "It seems the Griffin got their inspiration from us."

They would only leave a paw print on the letter paper when they wrote it, Griffin clan probably left the paw prints of the entire clan on it.

No wonder Eermirisi wrote only a short letter, yet replied in the form of a scroll, filling the envelope to the brim.

Even a smaller sheet of paper wouldn't be able to hold all these paw prints.

Not only was Xie Juanhan startled, but Nibote was also startled when he returned and saw the dark letter. The Changmao at the end of his tail stood on end and formed a ball.

However, it quickly adapted and even sniffed the letter carefully, trying to identify the owner of each paw print.

They didn't take Nibote back to visit his relatives last year, and after so long, Nibote probably really misses his kin.

Xie Juanhan, taking Nibote's feelings into consideration, did not delay.

Three days after receiving the letter, he and Telingewei entrusted the Tuonai'er Demon Bird and the farmland to Sylvan, and then took Nibote to visit relatives in the highlands.

Moli can fly now too. It insists on flying on its own and even asks Nibote to share half of its companion on its back.

Xie Juanhan watched with a smile, offering no objection.

Thus, Xie Juanhan, riding a giant dragon, with Demon Wolf and Griffin each carrying four Companion Beasts, began his journey to visit relatives.

Traveling light this year, they flew exceptionally fast, setting off early one morning and meeting Eermirisi by the evening of the next day.

The tall, silent Gargoyle had not changed at all compared to before.

Time seemed to stand still around him.

The gargoyle's huge eyes looked at the two dragons, full of emotion, and hummed, "Long time no see."

"It's been a long time." Xie Juanhan tilted his head slightly, responding to Eermirisi's question, "How have you been these past two years?"

Gargoyle: "Thank you."

As night falls, the Gargoyle are free to roam again.

Everyone sat on the roof of the abandoned castle, using wooden crates as seats, and chatted slowly.

The furry creatures were exhausted after two days and had no energy left.

They listened to their parents chat for a while, then lay down around them and fell asleep, purring softly.

The furry creatures only woke up when Xie Juanhan and the others started grilling the meat and poured out the Divine Goat honey wine.

The furry creatures sniffed rapidly with their dark, moist noses, and their pupils widened when they saw the golden liquid in the crystal glass.

Xie Juanhan gently shook off Haxi, who was clinging to his wrist. "Don't worry, we have them all."

Haxi couldn't resist the temptation and couldn't help but get impatient. "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan had no choice but to pour out its share first, letting it lick it. "Everyone only gets one cup, if it spills, it's all gone."

Haxi: "Chirp!"

Eermirisi's throat bobbed as well. "This is the Divine Goat mead you mentioned in your letter? A level four magical wine is indeed different."

"Yes, it quickly replenishes energy and relaxes the mind and body after drinking it." Xie Juanhan handed the glass to Eermirisi. "We've tested it; almost all living things can drink this wine. Try it."

"Thank you." Eermirisi took the crystal glass, took a small sip, then relaxed into the chair, the wood creaking under her weight. "That's so comfortable!"

Xie Juanhan laughed and said, "Right? If it weren't for the somewhat demanding conditions for producing this Divine Goat mead, we would all want to capture all the Divine Goat in the Peiaonuoer Hunting Grounds and bring them home to make mead."

Unfortunately, to obtain the Divine Goat Mead, one must first offer branches and leaves from the Magic Wand Tree to feed the Divine Goat, and then feed them magical plants of level three or higher.

Otherwise, the Divine Goat wouldn't produce mead.

The cost of raising livestock is too high; their family can't afford it.

Xie Juanhan and his friends drank wine, ate barbecue, and chatted about what had happened in the past two years.

Although they corresponded regularly, the amount of information that could be written on letters was quite limited; many things could only be mentioned briefly and could not be fully described.

So much has happened in Xie Juanhan's family in the past two years that the two dragons took turns talking until their throats were dry.

Of course, this was mainly Xie Juanhan's statement, with Telingewei adding from the side.

Things were much more monotonous on Eermirisi's side: he occasionally patrolled the highlands at night with the Two-Eyed Giant Akeemu; the Griffin had a few more cubs; some humans moved to the highlands, but soon left because the natural conditions were too harsh, and so on.

After hearing about Xie Juanhan's family, Eermirisi asked, "So, Lord White Dragon, you're going back?"

Xie Juanhan: "Yes, we'll take them back to visit relatives and let them stay for a while. If we're lucky, they might be able to keep going back and forth regularly."

Xie Juanhan and his team had been adjusting the magic array, hoping it would become a stable channel rather than a one-time teleportation array.

Even disregarding everything else, Xie Juanhan hoped that he could return after visiting his family.

He had always drifted along in his hometown, changing jobs countless times but never finding something he wanted to do.

Cultivating the land, planting magical crops, and raising magical creatures here brought him a long-lost sense of peace and tranquility.

He really hoped that he and Telingewei, along with their furry companions, could continue living this idyllic rural life.

Eermirisi understood. "You brought little Nibote here to see the Griffin, and now you're going back?"

Xie Juanhan nodded. "Let's have some fun, so we don't have any regrets later."

Theoretically speaking, their teleportation array was repaired quite well, and the probability of an accident was very small.

As long as he can successfully return to his hometown, with the help of his clansmen, Xie Juanhan is confident that he can open up a stable path.

After all, there are quite a few reliable dragons in their clan.

However, even the smallest possibility of an accident is not zero.

If they return this time and it takes a long time for them to come back, Nibote will not see his kin for a long time.

In fact, if they delayed long enough, this might have been the last time Nibote saw some of his kin.

Thinking of this, Xie Juanhan gently patted Nibote on the back of the neck with a touch of pity.

This seemingly carefree Griffin is currently unaware of what is about to happen.

However, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei did not want it to have any regrets, so despite the tight schedule, they specially brought it to visit relatives.

Nibote felt a sudden rub on the back of his neck. He looked up at Xie Juanhan with clear eyes and asked, "Meow?"

Xie Juanhan: "It's nothing, how about some barbecue?"

Nibote immediately changed from lying down to sitting up. "Meow!"

Harper and Moli noticed that Xie Juanhan's expression was a little strange.

Moli took a gentle sniff, and at that moment, it caught a whiff of sadness emanating from Xie Juanhan.

Eermirisi glanced at the two sharp little creatures and suddenly said, "I remember now."

He stood up, about to go down the stairs to the castle to look for something. "Wait a moment."

The furry creatures pricked up their ears, watching his retreating figure with puzzled expressions.

Haxi tilted his head. "Chirp?"

Xie Juanhan didn't know what Eermirisi was looking for either, he just watched his back.

Eermirisi went down into the empty room and came back up carrying a large earthenware jar.

The earthenware jar was sealed with grass leaves and yellow mud, preventing the smell from escaping.

The furry creatures, assuming it contained wine, craned their necks expectantly to look at the earthenware jar.

Eermirisi knocked off the mud sealing the jar, saying, "These were dried this year; each one is full of seeds, perfect for roasting."

Before he could finish speaking, the Companion Beast all took three steps back.

They smelled it—it was dried fish.

It's the kind of dried fish with fish roe, and it tastes awful and has a fishy smell!

Every year, the Gargoyle would send Griffin to the Magic Forest to repair Harper and the others' eyes, but not this year.

Harper and the others thought the Gargoyle had forgotten and were secretly relieved for a while, never expecting him to bring it out now.

Telingewei took it. "Thank you, just what I needed."

As he spoke, Telingewei took ten dried fish out of the earthenware jar, intending to put them on the grill.

Ten!

Haxi's paw twitched; it could count.

Ten is exactly the number of their furry companions; there are no two dragons.

Neither dragon would eat this disgusting stuff.

Haxi hesitated, wanting to pounce on Telingewei.

Meeting the subtle warning in Telingewei's eyes, it dared not.

This guy really knows how to beat up animals!

Haxi turned to look at Xie Juanhan.

The White Dragon gently stroked its head, its fingers moving very softly, and the head felt very comfortable being stroked.

Haxi couldn't bear to bite him.

Haxi hesitated for two seconds, then turned around and pounced, biting the Gargoyle Eermirisi.

They brought Eermirisi delicious magical wine, and Eermirisi repaid them with dried fish!

Damn it, ouch!

Then, Haxi almost had his teeth knocked out by the stone nails on the Gargoyle's armor.

"Serves you right." Telingewei picked up a piece of charcoal that had fallen to the side and expressionlessly smashed it against Haxi's head.

Haxi sniffed, then ran off to the side and sulked. "Ouch."

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

See you tonight!

Thanks to Mei for the rocket launcher; thanks to Red Hair (*2), Ancient Spirit Little Girl (*2), and so I decided to come up with a name: Lying Flat Coconut, Birch, Star Island Gathering Light, Owl Nest, I Don't Want to Go to Work Every Day, and Normal Person 3.0's Landmine!

Chapter 230 [VIP]