Chapter 41

Even if it smells a bit bad, it's what the Goblin deserve.

Xie Juanhan felt no sympathy for them whatsoever.

"Alright, you can stay here and reflect on your actions." Xie Juanhan clapped his hands. "I'll consider letting you go once you've made sure you won't come back to steal my crops again."

The Goblin immediately started squeaking and crying, promising they would never come again.

"I don't believe your guarantees."

"However, I believe today's lesson will teach you a lesson you won't forget next time."

"Even if you offend Telingewei, it won't work."

"Enjoy the experience, remember it well, so you don't make the same mistake again."

The Goblin: "Waaah!"

Xie Juanhan ignored the Goblin and only called the little Demon Wolf over, "Moli, come and watch them, don't let them die."

The little Demon Wolf came running over, wagging its tail, and sat down majestically on the ground. "Awoo!"

"Good wolf!" Xie Juanhan patted the wolf's head. "These guys are in your hands now. You can keep an eye on them, right?"

Little Demon Wolf: "Awooo!"

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

See you tonight!

Chapter 41 [VIP]

"Chirp!"

The Companion Beast greeted Xie Juanhan and Telingewei from afar.

"Awoo--"

The little Demon Wolf crouching to the side grinned and wagged its tail enthusiastically.

In the setting sun, they looked jubilant, a stark contrast to the Goblin hanging from the branches.

"You guys actually watched the show all day?" Xie Juanhan reached out and touched the nearest Companion Beast.

The little guy nudged his hand with his head. "Chirp!"

The Companion Beast learned from Telingewei that morning that the Goblin had been captured.

They didn't even bother with breakfast before rushing over.

Then they happily watched from the sidelines all day.

In comparison, the Goblin were in a much worse state.

They became like shrunken potatoes, their skin wrinkled and their expressions listless.

Seeing Xie Juanhan and Telingewei approach, they remained silent, showing none of their previous bravado.

Xie Juanhan stood in front of the tree branch, arms crossed, looking at them. "Still want to steal?"

The Goblin squeaked listlessly.

Xie Juanhan: "If I catch you again, I'll bury you in that pile of fertilizer next door."

The Goblin strained to shout, "Squeak!"

Xie Juanhan snapped his fingers, and the wind blade at his fingertips accurately severed the rope. "Let's go."

The Goblin landed on the ground and rolled around in a heap.

They quickly dug down, burrowed directly into the mud, and disappeared into the soil.

The Companion Beast, still not satisfied, craned their necks to watch the burrow where they had disappeared.

Xie Juanhan patted the head of the little guy who was closest to him. "Alright, stop looking, let's go back for dinner."

The little guys barely ate anything all day while guarding the Goblin.

Xie Juanhan pulled up a lot of Orange Sweet Shoot and picked a lot of vegetables from the field, inviting them to come home for dinner.

Xie Juanhan had already roasted a white bird and made stewed meat.

It's ready to eat as soon as you get home.

The little ones each received a large plate of meat, and after finishing their portions, they were still not satisfied.

Xie Juanhan asked, "Are you full?"

"Chirp--"

"Awoo--"

The little ones drawled out their voices, all indicating that they weren't full.

Xie Juanhan guessed they weren't full. "How about roasting some Orange Sweet Shoot?"

The Orange Sweet Shoot has been planted for a long time and looks like an orange-purple carrot.

Xie Juanhan guessed that since it had just been pulled out, the pulp inside hadn't been sugared yet, so it might not be sweet enough.

He specially prepared salted egg yolk sauce and cheese.

After the Orange Sweet Shoot were baked, he pulled out the tray, intending to cut it open, add cheese and salted egg yolk, and bake it again.

Unexpectedly, as soon as it was baked and cut open, the sliced Orange Sweet Shoot was soft and fragrant, with a texture similar to a soft-boiled egg.

Along with the runny center, a hot and sweet aroma bursts out from the cut surface, hitting the little ones' noses directly.

"Gulp." The little Demon Wolf's saliva immediately started flowing.

The little guys were all watching it.

A little embarrassed, it shuffled around like a tap dancer as it hid behind Xie Juanhan.

Xie Juanhan was nudged by it and quickly called out to Telingewei: "Drool! My pants— Telingewei, grab it quickly—"

Telingewei grabbed the little Demon Wolf by the neck and clamped it between his legs to keep it still. "Alright."

The little Demon Wolf blinked, obediently nestled between its legs, and didn't resist.

Xie Juanhan looked at the little Demon Wolf still drooling, then at the salted egg yolk sauce and cheese he had prepared. "Do you want to eat it now? Or do you want to spread the sauce on it and bake it a little longer?"

"Awoo--"

"Chirp!"

The little ones started squealing again, some wanting to eat now, others wanting to bake it a little longer.

Xie Juanhan thought for a moment, "Then how about splitting it in half?"

Xie Juanhan first divided half of the roasted Orange Sweet Shoot into portions for the little ones, then spread salted egg yolk sauce on the other half, sprinkled it with shredded cheese, and put it back into the flat-top oven to roast again.

While waiting for the cheese on top of the Orange Sweet Shoot to bake, they first tasted the already baked Orange Sweet Shoot.

Xie Juanhan was very satisfied with the quality of this batch of Orange Sweet Shoot.

As expected of the Orange Sweet Shoot blessed by the Pixie.

The roasted Orange Sweet Shoot is soft, sweet, and slightly molten, with a unique plant aroma.

After finishing a meat meal, a dessert like this would be absolutely perfect.

But--

As they enjoyed their meal, the Orange Sweet Shoot roasting in the flat-topped oven, topped with mayonnaise and cheese, gradually released their aroma.

Besides its sweet aroma, it also has a captivating milky scent and an indescribable fragrance.

The little ones' wet noses twitched, then twitched again, and gradually they fell silent.

They were all squatting in front of the flat-topped oven, waiting for the fresh roasted Orange Sweet Shoot to come out.

The aroma gradually wafted out.

Many small animals were crouching outside, peeking this way, but not daring to approach.

At this time.

"Snap--".

A shadow rushed in through the open window and landed on the kitchen counter.

Many of the little ones were startled, and they craned their necks, pricked up their ears, and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

A messenger bird carrying a bundle landed on the kitchen counter.

Seeing that Xie Juanhan and the others had all turned their attention to it, it innocently cooed twice and stood up straight on the kitchen counter.

"Chirp?!!"

Harper looked at it, then looked out the window at the bird perch.

Why didn't this bird land on the bird perch outside?

What are you doing barging in?!

The owl and Harper looked at each other, maintaining their innocent expressions.

Harper sharpened his claws, seemingly about to charge at the owl.

Xie Juanhan quickly intervened. "Alright, alright, let me see who sent me the letter?"

Xie Juanhan's search for seeds has come to an end; recently, no friends have been sending him any seeds.

This package is so big, I wonder who sent it?

Xie Juanhan removed the package from the owl's back.

The package was wrapped tightly in leaves, so it probably wasn't sent by humans.

He glanced at it, and then, under the watchful eyes of Telingewei and the little ones, he unwrapped the package.

Inside was a packaged pastry.

The pastry is somewhat like jelly.

It's pale green and translucent, containing a small, translucent white flower, and topped with sweet nectar.

Xie Juanhan could guess from the style of the pastries, without even looking at the letter attached, which indicated they were from somewhere else.

"It really is a letter from the Water Demon."

Xie Juanhan took out the letter inside and looked at it.

Telingewei watched it with him.

Xie Juanhan recognized most of the words on the letter.

The Water Demon requested in their letter that they wanted to buy his seasonal crops.

Xie Juanhan never expected to receive an order, "How did their order end up here?"

Telingewei: "They've always had a habit of buying seasonal crops from the surrounding environment, so they probably know that the crops you grow are good."

Xie Juanhan looked at the letter again and again. "I never even considered selling it."

There are many farmers selling vegetables at the nearby Star Market.

He chose to grow his own vegetables simply because he felt that the vegetables bought from outside were not fresh enough and there wasn't a wide variety.

Since it wasn't too much trouble, he planted it with the mindset of cultivating a hobby.

He grows a variety of vegetables, but the quantity of each type is not large, and the supply cannot be stable.

He wasn't very interested in the Water Demon's offer to buy his vegetables with gold coins or Demonic Core.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Telingewei.

Telingewei keenly noticed his gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

After a period of effort, Xie Juanhan has almost paid back the Demonic Core he owed to Telingewei, and now only owes two level-four Demonic Core.

If the Water Demon had sent the letter a while back, when things were still a bit awkward between him and Telingewei, he might have agreed.

As for now--

Xie Juanhan leaned slightly closer to Telingewei: "You're not in a hurry for me to return the Demonic Core, are you?"

Telingewei replied without hesitation, "No need to pay it back."

"Really not?" Xie Juanhan said in a low voice, "If the debt isn't paid off, I'll be embarrassed to talk to you about anything else."

Telingewei pursed his lips and remained silent.

Xie Juanhan leaned even closer, tilting his head to whisper in Telingewei's ear, "How about we pay it back? Lord Dragon, please give me some time, I can pay it back slowly, okay?"

Telingewei: "Fine, it's all up to you."

The phrase "it's up to you" is clearly a double entendre.