Chapter 61

Telingewei's eyes lit up again as he looked at Xie Juanhan.

Xie Juanhan nudged his foot under the table. "I've been wanting to ask you this for a while, why are you so interested in cooking?"

"I've been eating raw meat for many years." Telingewei frowned. "Raw meat all tastes pretty much the same; it's awful."

The Companion Beast, as expected, were eavesdropping outside. Hearing this, they responded through the wall with a "Chirp!"

Telingewei: "Use different cooking methods and vary the cooking techniques; the meat won't taste so bad."

The Companion Beast chirped in the corridor.

Telingewei: "It's still awful, but I haven't seen you eat less."

The Companion Beast immediately looked up and started chattering. "Chirp chirp chirp!"

The little Demon Wolf sat up. "Awoo?"

The Griffin in the yard also sat up, listening intently to their argument.

Xie Juanhan quickly served food to Telingewei: "Eat first."

Telingewei fell silent.

The little ones lay back down.

A dispute was averted at its inception.

Xie Juanhan had promised the little guys that he would take them to play with the Gargoyle after the rice harvest.

Before setting off, he and Telingewei bought smoked meat and pastries from the Water Demon as gifts, and also brought homemade dried pumpkin and jerky.

The little ones often wander in the Magic Forest, but rarely venture far from home.

All the little ones were very excited on the day they officially set off.

Instead of sitting properly on the dragon's back, they kept craning their necks to look down.

Xie Juanhan held them with both hands, constantly monitoring their condition to prevent them from falling from mid-air.

Behind the dragon.

The Griffin followed at a distance.

The Griffin's eyes gleamed as it looked at the dragon's furry body.

It flew absentmindedly, its eyes darting around, its gaze fixed on the furry creatures.

The Gargoyle are located quite far from the Magic Forest.

Even with the flying speed of dragons and Griffin, it still took them three days to arrive.

This was Xie Juanhan's first long trip since arriving in this world.

He sat on the back of the giant dragon, looking down at the scene below, his face full of amazement.

The Gargoyle are located in a high-altitude area.

This high ground rises abruptly from the surrounding plains, looking like a high platform between heaven and earth.

Once you enter the highlands, you'll find yourself surrounded by grasslands and hills.

Below live many enormous Demonic Beast such as fire-breathing lizards, giant horses, and unicorns.

There must have been quite a few humans living down there in the past.

For some unknown reason, the number of human city-states below has decreased, with only a handful remaining.

Looking down from the sky, Xie Juanhan saw quite a few ruins.

Many of these ruins contain enormous castles and temples.

In terms of architectural style, the buildings on this highland are completely different from those in the Magic Forest and Teme Port.

The humans or other intelligent beings here must belong to different civilizations.

While surveying the ground below, Xie Juanhan also paid attention to the surrounding space.

He was trying to find a spatial rift.

Unfortunately, the space here seems to be more stable than that in the Magic Forest.

He found no gaps in the space.

"KI--KI--"

Various types of demonic eagles circled in the sky, but dared not approach them, only calling out from afar.

They will run away once they notice Xie Juanhan observing them.

"Ahead lies the Gargoyle territory," the dragon's deep voice echoed. "More than two hundred years ago, there was a city-state below, but a war broke out between humans, reducing it to ruins, and the humans fled."

Xie Juanhan looked down and said, "No wonder such a magnificent and exquisite building is so badly damaged."

The dragon glided downwards. "I'm just saying hello to the Gargoyle."

Xie Juanhan covered the little Demon Wolf's ears. "Okay."

The Companion Beast, who were not afraid of the dragon's roar, raised their front paws and covered their ears when they saw Xie Juanhan do this.

The fleshy pad pressed against the pointed ear, clearly revealing a gap.

Xie Juanhan chuckled, reached out and pinched the tip of Habu's ear, manipulating the wind to wrap the ears of the Companion Beast.

The Griffin watched from afar, its expression showing surprise.

Especially after seeing the little Demon Wolf sitting obediently in front of Xie Juanhan, with clear eyes and a bewildered expression, it fell into deep thought.

The dragon let out a soft roar, "Roar--"

The sound waves spread in all directions.

The Griffin, caught off guard by the dragon's roar, felt a buzzing in its head and immediately lost its balance.

"Aww--"

The Griffin's flight path was disrupted; its four claws flared, and it tumbled and fell, dropping dozens of meters before finally regaining its footing.

"Aww!"

Amidst the ruins below, a stone statue atop the castle heard the noise and slowly began to move, its entire body creaking and cracking.

It finally opened its eyes.

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

See you tonight!

Thank you to the Ancient Spirit little girl for the grenade and four landmines; thank you to Fuli (*2), Full Sugar Zero Fat Herbal Tea (*2), Musu, Kongbao Single Pusher, and Nanzhi for the landmines.

Chapter 61 [VIP]

"Great--Dragon--Man." The Gargoyle slowly raised its head and opened its mouth to greet him.

The sound was booming, like muffled thunder.

Xie Juanhan was surprised.

The Gargoyle were much stronger than he had imagined.

It has at least the strength of a level 5 Demonic Beast.

In fact, Gargoyle are not only powerful, but also have excellent eyesight.

It shifted its gaze to Xie Juanhan, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My lord—"

No, it was him.

Xie Juanhan corrected his name for the Gargoyle in his mind.

He is a talking, intelligent being.

Xie Juanhan also greeted him, "Hello--"

The Griffin let out a distant roar, "Awooo--"

The Gargoyle changed its address. "Lord Silver Dragon."

Xie Juanhan, introduced himself loudly, "My name is Xie Juanhan, just call me by my name."

Dragon: "He is my lover."

The Gargoyle persisted, "Lord Silver Dragon! My name is Eermirisi!"

The giant dragon carried Xie Juanhan and the furry creatures to the top of the castle.

Xie Juanhan looked up at Eermirisi.

Eermirisi was at least three meters tall, leaning on a giant sword, with pointed ears and sharp teeth, and surprisingly handsome features.

"Long time no see." Telingewei transformed back into human form.

Eermirisi slowly bowed her head. "Long time no see. And little Harper, it's been a long time."

Harper and the others, remembering the Gargoyle sending them the awful dried fish, swished their tails angrily a few times, but finally responded softly, "Chirp chirp."

Moli clung tightly to Xie Juanhan's leg, a mixture of fear and curiosity in its eyes. Hearing the Companion Beast greet each other, it also whimpered, "Awoo."

Eermirisi: "Hello, little Demon Wolf."

Moli wagged its tail happily. "Awoo!"

Eermirisi is unable to move easily during the day.

They agreed to meet again that evening.

Telingewei led the way and soon found a large, clean room.

There was a large hole in the wall of the room, and the window was broken, so the wind was howling in from outside.

Telingewei moved a screen to block the damage and then lit firewood in the fireplace.

The room suddenly became warm and

Warm

The little ones couldn't stay awake any longer, so they huddled together and fell asleep by the fireplace.

Xie Juanhan brewed some Korson's tea with fresh milk and butter, shared a cup with Telingewei, and sat in front of the fireplace chatting quietly.

Telingewei came here in search of treasure hundreds of years ago with a group of adventurers.

During the day, Eermirisi fell into a deep sleep, and they did not notice the Gargoyle atop the castle.

At night, Eermirisi, burdened with the responsibility of guarding the castle, dragged his heavy steps through the castle, driving them away.

That's how Telingewei met Eermirisi.

Xie Juanhan asked in a low voice, "Is he still guarding this castle?"

Telingewei nodded. "He's bound to this place by a contract. Even if the castle is destroyed, he can't leave until the contract expires."

Xie Juanhan thought for a moment, "Does he want to leave?"

"I asked him, and he said this is his home. If he leaves here, he doesn't know where he can go or what he'll do."

At this point, Telingewei's voice grew even lower. "Some special magical creatures have such long lifespans that if they can't find anything to do, they easily fall into nothingness."

Telingewei looked somewhat dejected, and it was unclear whether he himself was included among the magical creatures he was referring to.

However, before he met Xie Juanhan, he had been guarding the Magic Forest for many years.

He must belong to the type of magical creature whose lifespan is too long, making them prone to falling into nothingness.

Xie Juanhan felt a pang in his heart.

Fortunately, there are also Dragon Companion Beast.

Otherwise, how would Telingewei, all alone in the Magic Forest, have endured such a long period of time?

Xie Juanhan raised his hand and grasped Telingewei's hand.

Telingewei applied a slight amount of pressure to grip the handle.

They sat there in front of the fireplace, drinking tea.

As darkness fell, heavy footsteps echoed through the castle.

--Eermirisi came down.

Telingewei went to open the door.

Eermirisi bowed slightly in delight. "Good evening. I've prepared some roast meat. Would you like to come up and have some?"

Xie Juanhan watched him walk down the corridor, his head just touching the top of the corridor and his body almost filling the entire corridor, and he realized that his size was probably just right for the castle.

He might have been even larger if it weren't for the need to move around the castle more easily.

Eermirisi prepared a roast meat on the top of the castle.