The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

The furniture was neat and clean, and Xu Xian's room looked like it had just been cleaned. All traces of his battle of wits with the rats had disappeared.

"I'll leave these rats to you two to handle," Xu Xian said to Bixie Tianlu, completely ignoring Bai Jie: based on what the child said at noon, he definitely wouldn't catch rats.

"Don't worry, we've got it covered." Tianlu said: These mere rats are no problem.

Bai Jie looked at Tian Lu and then at Xu Xian, and finally blurted out, "Then what am I supposed to do?" He didn't think he had the skill to catch mice.

"Hey, how about I watch TV with you for a while?" Xu Xian picked up the TV remote.

"Uh, okay." It seems there really isn't anything else to do.

So, Bixie Tianlu hid in the darkness and waited for its prey to appear. Xu Xian and Bai Jie watched TV on the sofa, but... Xu Xian's attention didn't seem to be on the TV. For some reason, he kept glancing at Bai Jie, and his hand was restless.

After a while, "Ah~ so boring." Tianlu started to feel bored after being in the dark for a short time, and he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the direction of the television.

Bixie noticed Tianlu's restlessness and a smile flashed in his eyes: This idiot, he can't stand being still but insists on sitting here.

"Tianlu, you should go to Baijie's place. I can handle things here."

"Oh! Really?" Tianlu asked in surprise.

"Yes." Bixie nodded in confirmation.

Tianlu: Yay! Bixie is the best for me.

"I'll go ward off evil spirits first, you can take care of things here."

After Tianlu finished speaking, he ran towards the sofa, while Bixie closed his eyes again and waited quietly.

On the other side, Tianlu jumped onto the sofa. "Why are you here? Weren't you supposed to be catching mice?" Xu Xian asked in surprise. "Hmph, there's a guardian spirit over there, I don't need to lift a finger."

After grunting twice, Tianlu moved closer to Baijie, ready to say something, but he stopped.

"Huh? Bai Jie is asleep." Tian Lu then noticed that Bai Jie had fallen asleep on the sofa at some point, with a trace of drool at the corner of his mouth.

"Wow, my little brother is so cute." Tianlu was struck by a blow; he felt his heart melt.

"How can you just sleep like this?" Tianlu muttered to himself as he lay down and covered Baijie with his tail.

Xu Xian sensed something was wrong. Bai Jie was asleep, and he was about to pick him up and start petting him when Tian Lu ran over: "What do we do now? Can we still pet him?"

Xu Xian glanced at Tianlu: How about... we give it a try?

With the thought of giving it a try, Xu Xian reached out his wicked hand towards Bai Jie.

"Slap." Sure enough, they were discovered.

Tianlu slapped Xu Xian's hand away and glared at him angrily, his eyes seeming to say: What do you want to do to my brother?!

Xu Xian silently withdrew his hand without saying a word: It really didn't work... I hate brother-obsessed people!

Tianlu stared at Xu Xian, sensing that this man harbored ill intentions towards his younger brother: Hmm, we must be on guard.

Tianlu got up and moved to a different spot, climbing between Baijie and Xu Xian.

Xu Xian's lips twitched: No! Why are you treating me like a thief? I just wanted to touch him a couple of times, that's not too much to ask, is it?

Tianlu: No, this is too much! This is absolutely too much!

Lying between the two people, Tianlu still felt uneasy. After thinking for a while, he came up with a solution that would both vent his anger and make him happy.

Tianlu pulled Baijie into his arms. "Hmm!" Baijie was startled awake. "Tianlu, what are you doing?" Baijie asked groggily after rubbing his eyes.

"Oh? I'm sorry, Bai Jie, I woke you up. It's nothing, you can go back to sleep."

"Oh." Bai Jie snuggled closer to Tian Lu and went back to sleep: You know, it's actually quite comfortable.

Xu Xian: I envy Tianlu (pointer).

Tianlu gave Xu Xian a smug look: I have a little brother to hug, you don't, hehehe.

Xu Xian: I fucking swear!

The atmosphere between Tianlu and Xu Xian was tense, with a gunpowder-like smell permeating the air, as if the sparks from their gazes could ignite at any moment.

Just as tensions were rising on television, the mouse sneaked out.

Mouse: Hey, let's take advantage of your inattention.

Obviously, Tianlu, who was arguing with Xu Xian, couldn't find out, but there was still Bixie.

In the darkness, Bixie's ears twitched. Hearing a sound, he opened his eyes, silently got up, and walked towards the direction from which the sound came, without attracting the attention of any beast or person.

Entering the room, I scanned the surroundings, searching for any trace of rats. The room was so dark that it was difficult to see anything; I could only make out the faint light coming from the living room, and even then, a lot of clutter blocked my view.

After examining the room for a while, Bixie seemed to find nothing. He pondered for a moment, then turned and walked out of the room.

"Squeak, squeak." A mouse cautiously poked its head out, looked around, and only after confirming that the dangerous big dog was gone did it crawl out from the pile of junk.

"Squeak: That dog is finally gone! I was so scared!" The mouse, relieved to be alive, prepared to slip away, completely unaware of the danger behind it.

The mouse could now see, with just a turn of his head, a pair of bright yellow eyes staring at him from the pile of junk behind him…

"Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak!!!" The sudden screams of the rat broke the tense atmosphere between Tianlu and Xu Xian, and also woke up Baijie.

"Huh? What's that noise? Did you catch a mouse?" Bai Jie asked, yawning.

"Judging from the sound, they must have caught them," Xu Xian replied.

"Then I'll go take a look." Bai Jie jumped off Tian Lu's arms and ran towards the room from which the sound came.

"Hey! Bai Jie, wait for me!" Tian Lu hurriedly followed.

Pushing open the slightly ajar door, Bai Jie peered inside... "I can't see anything at all!"

"Snap." Xu Xian, who had just arrived, turned on the light and complained, "It would be strange if you could see anything without the light on."

Bai Jie rolled her eyes: "Is it that I don't want to turn on the light? It's just that my height doesn't allow it."

"Wow! What a huge rat!" Xu Xian exclaimed as soon as he turned on the light and saw the rat that Bixie was holding under his paws.

Indeed, this rat was unusually large, about the same size as Bai Jie now, which made Bai Jie doubt that he might not even be able to beat a rat.

"What should we do with these rats?" Bixie asked.

"How about we eat it?" Tianlu said eagerly: This rat looks quite plump, perfect for a midnight snack.

Mouse: Trembling (JPG)

"Hmm..." Bai Jie looked at the dirty, smelly rat and took a step back in disgust. "Tianlu, if you eat this thing, don't touch me!"

"Hey!" Tianlu was stunned, not expecting Baijie to be so resistant. "Then I won't eat it. Xu Niba, you can handle it." Tianlu decisively retreated: What's a midnight snack compared to my younger brother?

Xu Xian's lips twitched: You can give me a nickname, but can you at least not say it out loud?!

"What are you looking at! You're just a mud person."

"Um... Give me the mouse, I'll handle it." Xu Xian changed the subject, not intending to argue with this unreasonable guy.

"Hmph." Tianlu snorted smugly, feeling that he had won.

"So, what are you planning to do with it?" Bai Jie asked curiously as he watched Xu Xian pick up the rat.

"I plan to raise it first."

"Huh?" Bai Jie was surprised: So you're so kind. I misunderstood you before.

"I've prepared 100 kinds of torture for rats, and I'll slowly toss them down when the time comes." Xu Xian revealed a cruel smile.

Bai Jie: ...Okay, I guess I was overthinking it.

"We've caught all the rats, can we go back now?" Tianlu said: He didn't want to stay with this mud man any longer; he couldn't stand the sight of him.

"Okay, it's alright, you guys go back to sleep." Xu Xian waved his hand. If it were just Bai Jie, he would be happy to let them stay a little longer, but with his two brother-obsessed brothers here, he decided against it. They would never let him touch Bai Jie.

As for why he didn't touch the Bixie Tianlu, Xu Xian said: "These two look like they have bad tempers, and I'm afraid they'll bite me if I touch them."

Getting back to the main point, after the three beast brothers helped Xu Xian catch the mice, they went back to sleep. Although two of them were just there for show.

For a while afterward, the three beasts lived a peaceful life. Basically, Baijie stayed at home surfing the internet every day, Bixie studied cooking, and Tianlu went out to run around.

Bai Jie originally thought life would continue peacefully like this, until...

"This is a local news report. Hello everyone, this is XXX. Recently, traces of the mythical creature Pixiu have appeared in this city. According to witnesses, Pixiu often appears in parks and streets..."

"Pfft!" Bai Jie, who was eating, spat out a mouthful of food onto the table. "What's going on! Tianlu, how did you get on the news!?"

Bai Jie (Shocked Point JPG): This isn't right! Even if Tianlu never transforms into human form when he goes out, he shouldn't be recognized so easily. At most, he'd just be mistaken for a dog spirit. Why did it turn out like this!?

As Bai Jie was being revitalized, Tianlu was completely baffled, saying, "I...I don't know either!"

"What have you been doing out there?!" Bai Jie demanded.

"I...I...I didn't do anything!" Tianlu panicked. Baijie had strictly forbidden him from causing any trouble outside, and now it was all in the news. He'd really angered Baijie. What should he do? :(Waiting online, urgent!)