Good Jiujiu (continued)

That's a good idea.

Jian Mo immediately agreed, "I'll go tell Yi Sen and the others, that way we won't have to rush back later."

We've found enough Throat Eyeball, and we've packed everything. Whether we go back to the Thick Flow Tribe or not doesn't matter.

Wu Jiong: "I'll go with you."

It was already dark, Yi Sen suggested they stay at the tribe's lodge. "Why don't you go tomorrow?"

Jian Mo: "It's alright, we can see at night too. We can set off under cover of darkness."

Yi Sen could only say, "Then be careful. If you want to come back to live here, you can come back later."

So, Jian Mo and the others took their toiletries and flew directly into the depths of the night.

Today we're taking Jiujiu and Ying'ao for a bath, Jian Mo and the others specifically chose a relatively shallow lake.

The bottom of this wild lake was covered with pebbles, which shimmered in the moonlight and looked very clean.

Even if the large Jiujiu like Chiu Chiu and Ying'ao went into the lake to wash, they wouldn't stir up mud or muddy the water.

When they arrived, they found a relatively flat spot and let Jiujiu and Ying'ao soak in it to wet their fur so they could lather them with soap.

Jian Mo took out the comb from her basket, intending to take advantage of the opportunity to bathe the two chicks, brush their fur, clean them up, and remove any debris.

Winter is coming soon, and they're shedding quite a bit. Jian Mo and Wu Jiong are currently riding on the backs of the two chicks, and when they get off, their bottoms are usually covered in fur.

Of course, this is a minor matter. Even if the two chicks lose their feathers, they will not give up riding the Jiujiu and Ying'ao.

Jiujiu became excited as soon as she saw the water and started swimming in the lake.

Jian Mo called it twice, but couldn't get it to come back, so she ignored it and the two of them took soap and gave Ying'ao a bath first.

Ying'ao squatted in the lake very cooperatively, which looked a bit strange and funny.

Jian Mo lathered the soap on its body and then put a bunch of foam on its head, making it sit obediently.

Ying'ao motionless, cooperating perfectly.

Even with foam on its head, it's still a beautiful Flying-Winged Beast, looking both cool and adorable.

Jian Mo couldn't help but say, "Ying'ao just too well-behaved. If it could be this good every day, I wouldn't mind giving it a bath every day."

Wu Jiong: "That won't do. Its fur is so thick, it can't stand having to bathe every day."

Jian Mo: "I was just saying how well-behaved it is!"

Wu Jiong glanced at Ying'ao under his command and agreed, "He is very well-behaved."

Ying'ao looked at them with her big eyes and chirped softly, "Chirp."

They used a comb to gently smooth Ying'ao's fur.

The thick fur of the Ying'ao contains a lot of debris. When it grooms itself, this debris falls out and floats to the bottom of the lake along with the shed fur.

Fortunately, it was a wild lake, and the hair and debris would decompose naturally at the bottom of the lake, so they didn't have to clean it up. Otherwise, just cleaning up this pile of fallen hair would have kept them busy enough.

While they were grooming Ying'ao, Jiujiu swam around twice and then came over wanting to be groomed too.

Jian Mo grabbed its mouth with one hand and pushed it back. "No Jiujiu, it'll be your turn later, you play over there for a while."

Jiujiu wasn't too happy and nudged Jian Mo's hand with its head. "Chirp."

Jian Mo pushed it back a little further. "I told you to come and take a shower a long time ago, but you didn't want to. Now you're just envious of other people taking showers, aren't you?"

Using the buoyancy of the water, Jian Mo pushed Jiujiu a short distance away. Jiujiu noticed and swam back, waving its paws and nudging Jian Mo's hand again, chirping.

Jiujiu had a lot of fun.

Like an old man, Ying'ao sat firmly on the bottom of the lake, not moving an inch.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong worked together to comb all its fur, even Wu Jiong head, before letting it rest on the shore and wiping its fur.

Ying'ao is quite large; cleaning him up is a bit tiring.

It took Jian Mo and Wu Jiong quite a while to finish tidying up.

Ying'ao Ao sat quietly on the shore, showing no intention of going down to the lake.

Jian Mo gently nudged it. "You stay here, we'll go give Jiujiu a bath. If you're sleepy, go to sleep first."

As soon as Ying'ao opened the lake, Jiujiu eagerly claimed its bathing spot and was now waiting in the lake. "Chirp!"

Ying'ao chirped in agreement.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong then returned to the lake to give Jiujiu a bath.

Jiujiu really liked the way Jian Mo and Wu Jiong were circling around it. At this moment, it squatted in the lake without moving, no longer playing in the water. Its two bright eyes looked at Jian Mo and Wu Jiong, signaling them to hurry up.

As Jian Mo was lathering it with soap, it even opened its mouth and chirped, "Chirp!"

Jian Mo couldn't help but praise it, "Good chirp."

This was the first time Jian Mo had used this nickname, Jiujiu sensed that Jian Mo was praising it, its eyes shining even brighter. "Jiujiu!"

Jian Mo: "Sit still, we'll give you a bath."

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong scrubbed Jiujiu clean, and they found far more twigs, leaves, and mud particles on it than on Ying'ao. Jian Mo could hardly believe that it had so much debris hidden in its fur.

Jian Mo couldn't help but pat Solid Chick's chubby belly. "Dirty Chick."

Jiujiu didn't mind at all, and immediately started Jiujiu.

Wu Jiong patted it too. "Jiujiu, it sounds like it's singing."

Jian Mo laughed, "I knew it sounded a bit strange Jiujiu, and upon closer listening, it really does seem to be singing."

Jiujiu chirp!

On the shore, Ying'ao was almost asleep, enjoying the breeze, while Jian Mo and the others were still painstakingly scrubbing Jiujiu.

It was a bit chilly to stay in the lake for a long time in this kind of weather, but Jiujiu was just too big. Jian Mo rubbed it, sweat broke out on her forehead.

After finally finishing scrubbing Jiujiu's back, Jian Mo, her arms aching, said wearily, "Let's go upstairs quickly. We'll dry you off; you should go to sleep."