There is a beast: (Hundred Explanations)

"Huh? That long! Then I won't learn anymore, I won't learn anymore!" Miantao shook her head quickly when she heard about the time required.

Zhujian covered his face. He knew this would happen. He guessed that the cotton boll was just a spur-of-the-moment thing.

What Cotton Blossom was really thinking was: If it takes this long, I might as well just dig it up with my claws. It's slower, but it definitely won't take hundreds or thousands of years!

If she had spent all that time mining jade, she could probably have hollowed out all these mountains.

"Alright~" Zhujian shrugged. Since he didn't want to learn, then it was fine. He continued to dig at the jade stones in the mountains with his tail, like a ruthless excavation machine.

Cotton Peach was in low spirits, digging at the jade with her claws, her eyes constantly glancing in the direction of Zhujian. It would be a lie to say she didn't want to learn; if only it took a few hours, she could learn it in a few hours.

If Zhu Jian heard this, he would definitely roll his eyes and think, "What is this? Is it animal language?"

The sun gradually sets in the west.

"Miantao, Zhujian, you can come and eat now." Bai Jie found Miantao and Zhujian following Bai Ze's directions.

To make things easier, Bai Jie simply asked Bai Ze for a spot and came over without having to search around in circles herself.

"Huh? What are these?" Bai Jie looked at the jade stones scattered on the ground and couldn't help but feel a little confused. Do the Zhujian people also eat jade stones? Or are these for me?

Cotton Boll was still crawling into a mountainside to retrieve jade, with only its small rump, two tails, and two hind legs sticking out.

Upon hearing Bai Jie's voice from outside, Mian Tao immediately struggled out of the mountain wall.

She was covered in dust and pebbles from the mountainside, but she had a smile on her face.

"Bai Jie Mo Ji!" Mian Tao pounced on Bai Jie.

Bai Jie caught it steadily and rubbed Mian Tao's head. "Alright, you can go back to eat now. Look how dirty you are."

Cotton looked at herself and realized that her fur did indeed look very dirty.

He shook his body to get rid of the dirt.

“Look, these are the stones that Zhujian and I collected, all for Baijie!” Miantao said, pointing to a large pile of jade stones on the side.

"Hmm? Thank you~ But you don't need to pick so many, just one or two pieces is enough~" Bai Jie said with a smile, feeling very touched.

"But where is Zhu Jian? I don't see him by your side." Bai Jie looked around and found that Zhu Jian was not around.

"Zhujian? He went to the other side to collect stones. He should be back by now, right?" Miantao said.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, a one-eyed, white-furred, long-tailed beast returned carrying a pile of jade stones on its tail.

"Huh? Bai Jie?" Zhu Jian looked at Bai Jie in confusion. Why did he come over?

Bai Jie nodded.

"It's time to eat now. I'm here to call you back for dinner," Bai Jie explained to Zhu Jian again.

Zhujian understood and placed the jade stone from his tail in front of Bai Jie.

He knew that Bai Jie had the ability to preserve what she saw in front of her. He had not only seen it in his dream, but he was also by her side when Bai Jie took the white pheasant.

"These are gifts from my visit to your home, please accept them," Zhujian said to Bai Jie.

"Thank you~" Bai Jie said with a smile.

He didn't stand on ceremony, because there was no need. These jade stones were probably only for him to eat; other beasts wouldn't eat them. If he refused, it would be a waste of their efforts, and they would have no use for keeping them.

Bai Jie then put all the jade stones into her storage space.

Under the questioning gazes of the two beasts, Bai Jie suddenly grew larger.

“You must be tired. Sit on my back, I’ll take you back.” Bai Jie pointed to her back, gesturing for the two beasts to mount.

Zhujian was still a little hesitant, but then Miantao spoke up directly.

"Here I am! Bai Jie is so nice~" Mian Tao waved her paws happily, then pulled Zhu Jian and jumped onto Bai Jie's back.

"Sit tight, we're coming!" Bai Jie said with a smile.

I strode towards the direction of Mianbo's house.

As Bai Jie began to move around, Zhu Jian gave up, as he was indeed a bit tired.

Zhujian looked at Miantao with a question mark in his eyes. She was lying down with her head buried in her white fur.

"Huh? What is this? Is it some new resting position?" Zhujian wondered to himself.

. . .

dinner time.

"We plan to go back tomorrow," Bai Jie said to Mian Tao's father.

"Hmm? Aren't you staying a few more days?" Cotton Boll's father asked.

Bai Jie shook her head. He had been out for a long time, and it was time for him to go back.

"Great! We can go play at Bai Jie's house~" Unlike Cotton Peach's dad, Cotton Peach shouted happily.

Cotton Peach's father looked helplessly at his excited daughter, then turned to Bai Jie.

“I’ll go with you too,” Cotton Boll’s father said slowly.

"Huh? Father is coming too?" Mian Tao looked at her father in shock. What had she just heard? Her father was actually coming to the Bai Jie family!

"Hmm, I was worried about you, so I went to check on you too." Cotton Peach's dad rubbed Cotton Peach's head.

Miantao silently agreed, realizing that this was indeed something her father would do.

“I will talk to your mother in my dreams, and she will come with us then,” Miantao’s father said to Miantao.

"I wonder if we can come together?" Cotton Peach's father asked.

Bai Jie was stunned for a moment, not expecting things to go so smoothly.

"Haha~ Of course, of course! We have plenty of empty spaces in our house, enough for you to stay in!" Bai Jie laughed heartily, this was a huge win.

Not only did they bring over a cotton boll, they also gave away a cotton boll dad.

The Four-Faced Beast sighed silently to itself. Why was its golden thread so charming? It could bring several beasts home no matter where it went.

He only sighed once, then puffed out his chest and hummed, "As expected of my Jinxian, he's really something!"

Cotton Peach glanced at the Four-Faced Beast. What was that stinky Qilin thinking about? It was sighing one minute and happy the next.

She shook her head and said, "Forget it—why should I care so much about this stinky unicorn?"

"Then I'll have to trouble you then," Cotton Peach's father said to Bai Jie.

Bringing Cotton Peach Dad along will slow down the return trip again; it will probably be another ten days or so before we get home.

Bai Jie had considered shrinking him down to sit on the back of the four-legged creature like Mian Tao, but upon closer inspection, it was too crowded, so she decided against it.

If it were Bai Ze, that would be unnecessary. Bai Ze is their important guide, and it's already good enough that he's willing to lead the way. What if he goes on strike?

Bai Ze sensed that Bai Jie was thinking something rude again, rolled his eyes at her, and went to the side to continue eating.

"Ahem, no trouble at all," Bai Jie said with a smile.

Dinner time passed slowly amidst the chatter of the beasts.