Chapter 49

"Chirp--"

"Click--"

"Awoo--Awoo--"

A massive brawl ensued.

The furry creatures were soaking wet, and the Tata Fish had several scratches.

Both sides were exhausted and agreed to a truce.

Harper licked his fur and squatted by the river. "Chirp?"

The Tata Fish: "Click-clack."

The other Companion Beast also gathered around, squatting by the riverbank, chirping.

The little Demon Wolf watched the group of Demonic Beast fish warily from the side.

The little ones talked for a long time.

The Tata Fish squeezed out a little fish milk, and the Companion Beast finally understood that the Tata Fish wanted to exchange fish milk for food.

Harper glanced at them, then tentatively ran into the kitchen, grabbed some vegetables, and threw them into the river.

The Tata Fish immediately snatched it and ate it.

Harper went into the kitchen to fetch vegetables, and the other Companion Beast followed behind, also fetching vegetables.

The Tata Fish are bigger than the demon bulls, and when they open their mouths, it looks like they have a big pocket inside.

The Companion Beast and the little Demon Wolf made several trips and ate almost all the vegetables Xie Juanhan had stored in the kitchen.

The Tata Fish still looked hungry, their eyes fixed on the furry creatures.

Harper hesitated, "Chirp."

Xie Juanhan has basically finished clearing the summer vegetables from the field and is now planting autumn vegetables.

The autumn vegetables were only planted recently and haven't grown much yet.

There are no vegetables to eat at home, and none in the fields either.

The Tata Fish are waiting in the river.

A small tarta fish was making a "gurgling" sound from its belly.

All the little creatures looked at the little Tata Fish.

The little Tata Fish waved its fins and hid in the water, "Click-click."

The Tata Fish have come from afar, so they can be considered half guests.

The Companion Beast stared at them, their furry faces showing distress.

Suddenly, one of the Companion Beast' eyes lit up. "Chirp!"

The other Companion Beast looked at it and chirped, "Chirp?"

The Companion Beast: "Chirp chirp chirp!"

After it called out, it turned and ran away.

The other Companion Beast followed suit.

The little Demon Wolf didn't understand anything, but that didn't stop it from grinning and running quickly behind with its short legs.

The Tata Fish were trapped in the river, unable to keep up with them, and could only watch them swim away, their eyes filled with bewilderment. "Click-click?"

The Tata Fish swam back and forth in the river section in front of Xie Juanhan's house several times, but finally decided to stay where they were.

They are waiting for Xie Juanhan to return.

The Tata Fish waited patiently in the river.

After quite some time, they heard the sound of footsteps.

I floated to the surface and looked up at the shore.

Then, the Companion Beast and the little Demon Wolf came running out of the forest again.

This time, each of them was carrying a basket in its mouth.

"Chirp!" the Companion Beast chirped proudly.

The Tata Fish stared intently at the basket, somewhat excitedly. "Click-clack!"

Companion Beast: "Chirp!"

The Companion Beast quickly retrieved food from the basket and tossed it to the Tata Fish: "Chirp!"

The mixed fish paste.

Pickled aquatic plants.

Smoked meat.

There are also soft, sweet, translucent pastries.

The Tata Fish opened their mouths in shock, their eyes widened, and they made a clueless "crunch!" sound.

The Companion Beast chirped smugly.

Tata Fish: "Click click click!"

The Tata Fish had never eaten such a peculiar food before.

It's filled with lots of fresh, tender fish and shellfish!

The fish and shellfish meat have been prepared using special methods!

They excitedly circled around in the river.

The river in front of Xie Juanhan's house is too small.

It's neither deep nor wide enough, just barely enough for the Tata Fish to swim through.

When they got excited, they bumped into each other like little water balloons.

Seeing their ignorance, the Companion Beast became even more smug, squatting proudly on the shore.

The Tata Fish have a huge appetite.

Seeing that they weren't full, the Companion Beast went to the Water Demon's restaurant several more times to buy food.

The Tata Fish ate with great delight, their eyes filled with a hint of admiration as they looked at their Companion Beast.

When Xie Juanhan returned from hunting, he saw his Companion Beast and the little Demon Wolf squatting on the shore feeding the Tata Fish.

The Companion Beast weren't angry, and the Tata Fish weren't rebellious.

They fed each other, and got along very harmoniously.

Xie Juanhan dragged over a huge five-headed Demonic Beast and asked in surprise, "When did you become friends?"

"Chirp!"

"Click-clack!"

Xie Juanhan smiled as he saw how harmonious they were.

Telingewei, however, glanced at them.

The Tata Fish came specifically to exchange for fish milk.

Xie Juanhan traded fish meat with them and milked five buckets of fish milk in one go.

After the exchange was completed, Xie Juanhan left the Tata Fish to rest in the river.

The Tata Fish had come from afar, were exhausted, and now, having eaten and drunk their fill, they had no desire to move at all.

Xie Juanhan kept them.

They stayed in the river for a while.

As night fell, Xie Juanhan was also tired.

Telingewei took his Companion Beast away so he could rest.

Today, the Companion Beast tamed the Tata Fish, and they're walking with a swagger.

They ran ahead of Telingewei and returned to the cave much earlier than Telingewei.

Telingewei came in after them.

The Companion Beast lay sprawled everywhere in the cave, blocking the way, yet remained completely still.

"Make way." Telingewei's deep voice echoed in the cave.

The little creature at his feet raised its eyelids and glanced at him, only slightly twitching its fluffy tail.

It only moved a few centimeters.

The little guy lay sprawled out, and when it saw Telingewei looking down at it, it arrogantly looked back.

Telingewei raised his eyebrows but said nothing.

Soon, Telingewei finished washing up, transformed back into a black dragon, and went to sleep on his gold coin bed.

The Companion Beast were very excited.

Unable to sleep, they rolled together, gurgling softly.

Soon, the dragons' ears twitched, and they heard them counting their stash of gold coins.

In the afternoon, the Tata Fish ate the special food served at the Water Demon's restaurant, making all sorts of ignorant noises.

The Companion Beast, feeling smug, thought their old rival was quite pitiful.

They lost their minds and used their stash of gold coins to buy dishes from the restaurant multiple times.

Only now, when they counted their coins, did they realize that the Tata Fish had eaten too much and spent all their coins.

Waaaaah--

The Companion Beast were so moved by the inventory that they almost cried.

Their gold coins!

Those darn Tata Fish!!!

The Companion Beast grumbled and counted the gold coins with their little paws, but there weren't many in total.

They were heartbroken and rolled around in the cave.

The main theme is tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

The dragon listened nearby, then slept even more soundly, in a good mood.

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

See you tonight!

Chapter 49 [VIP]

The Companion Beast arrived early the next morning.

They didn't sleep well last night; each one looked listless, lying on the floor in the hallway like a flat blanket.

Xie Juanhan came over and touched each of the little guys.

They didn't seem sick, just listless, so I ignored them.

Today he's going to the pond to check on the silverfish, Spicy Clam, and aquatic plants.

Taking advantage of the cool morning weather, when the silverfish and Spicy Clam are more active, makes it easier to check on them.

Xie Juanhan is gone.

The Companion Beast tried sleeping in several different places, but none of them slept soundly.

The little Demon Wolf came running over, clattering along.

The Tata Fish woke up, making clicking noises.

The Companion Beast remained unmoved, still lying in their flat, blanket-like positions throughout the courtyard.

"Crackling?" The Tata Fish looked at their Companion Beast with some confusion.

The Companion Beast were already distressed about the lost gold coins. They were fine if they didn't hear the Tata Fish's cries, but hearing them only made them more annoyed.

"Eek." One of the Companion Beast couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

"Click, click, click?" The Tata Fish swam to the shore and looked into the yard, showing great concern for their little friends who had just gone from enemies to friends.

The Companion Beast remained silent.

The little Demon Wolf was puzzled, so it dragged its tail and sniffed each of its companions.

Its moist nose twitched for a long time, but it couldn't sniff out anything.

"Crunch?" A Tata Fish asked its Companion Beast if they were hungry.

The Companion Beast wagged their tails and chirped.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" the Tata Fish shouted, indicating that they could take their Companion Beast to catch some delicious fish.

The Companion Beast had strong mental abilities; after listening for a while, they discerned the information that it was "delicious."

They perked up a little and raised their heads. "Chirp?"

Does it mean asking how to get there?

The Tata Fish immediately and loyally gestured with their fins towards their backs, indicating that they could be carried. "Click-clack!"

The Companion Beast braced themselves on the ground with their claws and stood up.

Habu was the first to respond. He tilted his head to look at the Tata Fish, then used his claws to push off the ground and jumped directly onto the Tata Fish's back.

The Tata Fish that jumped onto its back caught it steadily.

Seeing one of their companions jump onto the back of the Tata Fish, the Companion Beast, their curiosity piqued, also jumped up.

In the blink of an eye, all the Companion Beast jumped onto the back of the Tata Fish.

They also called to the little Demon Wolf: "Chirp chirp."

The little Demon Wolf pawed at the ground, hesitating on the shore, whimpering and afraid to jump.