The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

His face flushed slightly as he recalled the results he had found online, looking at the three brothers with a mixture of shame and anticipation.

"Is it a long time? It's only been a few months. We'll see each other again next year. It'll be over in the blink of an eye." Bixie asked, somewhat puzzled. Tianlu, his mouth full of food, nodded and nodded in agreement.

At their age, a few months is indeed just a blink of an eye.

Bai Jie opened his mouth, indicating he had a different opinion. But seeing that his two older brothers thought the same way, he was too embarrassed to speak up and simply buried his head in his food.

The conversation abruptly stopped, the air fell silent, and Sibuxiang felt so embarrassed he wanted to bury his head in the ground. That's not what they say online!

After a moment, he forced himself to speak again, "But I still miss you all. By the way, Little Plum Blossom, how's filming going? What are your plans for the future?"

Bixie blinked, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Um...no."

Four Unlikes: This conversation is impossible!!

The video call ended in awkward conversation. Ignoring the strange creatures that started writhing and acting strangely again, the two elders at Qilin Cave let the three brothers stay at their house for the night after they finished eating. Then they went back to their own rooms.

As soon as the door closed, Yu Qilin couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh~ None of the three little guys are smart enough, and the Four-Faced Beast isn't thick-skinned enough, what should we do?"

Shi Qilin patted his wife to comfort her, "It's alright, the little Pixiu is already our child, how can we leave it to outsiders? If our eldest son can't chase after her, I'll teach him. We'll take it slow, it'll definitely work."

When the topic of pursuing someone came up, Yu Qilin blushed and said irritably, "With your shameless and persistent methods, do you think the child can learn them?"

"Give it a try, and it works really well, doesn't it? You've won over such a wonderful wife." Shi Qilin said shamelessly, even hugging and kissing Yu Qilin twice, eliciting a coquettish reproach.

Even after so many years, this elderly couple still have the same affection as newlyweds.

The two of them snuggled together for a while, and then Shi Qilin couldn't help but sigh, "Alas~ it's just a pity that I can't hold my eldest son's cub."

Yu Qilin nuzzled him, "Our son finally found someone he likes, so let's go along with it."

……

The night passed, and the next morning, Bai Jie's biological clock rang. Today she had to film and go to school, so she couldn't sleep in like she did on vacation.

He opened his eyes groggily, feeling weak and powerless all over, not even wanting to move a finger. Just then, he felt an itch on his head. He struggled for a long time before finally raising his leaden hand to scratch it.

"Ugh, it's still so itchy."

The itching not only didn't disappear, but it intensified, seemingly coming from his horns. Bai Jie scratched harder, but it still didn't work. He tossed and turned in bed in discomfort, and his two brothers were soon awakened by his increasingly violent movements.

Tianlu was jolted awake by the pain in his stomach. Instinctively, he grabbed Baijie and gasped, "Tear! Baijie, what are you doing?"

Bixie was also kicked awake by the two feet, but his eyes were still sleepy.

Bai Jie squirmed between the two brothers, groaning, "It itches...it itches...my horns itch."

Upon hearing this, Bixie, perhaps still half asleep, grabbed Baijie's foot that was kicking his chest and scratched it lightly a couple of times. After scratching it, he asked, "Feeling better?"

Bai Jie was scratched and made a soft "plop" sound. He hurriedly pulled his claws back, "No, not this foot, it's the horns!"

"Huh? Bai Jie wants to eat chicken feet?" Pi Xie blurted out a stupid question without thinking. He paused for a moment, shook his head to clear his head, and then looked up to see his two younger brothers looking at him with indescribable expressions. Bai Jie even temporarily ignored the itch.

"Um...cough, I was just half asleep. What's wrong, Bai Jie?"

When people are embarrassed, they usually pretend to be busy or change the subject, and mythical creatures are no exception.

Bai Jie hesitated for a moment, then finally explained his situation, but couldn't resist asking, "Bixie, what were you doing just now...?"

"What's wrong with your body is more important, Bai Jie." Bi Xie interrupted Bai Jie with a stern face, and then stepped forward and stretched out his paw to block Tian Lu's open mouth.

After a minor mishap, the three brothers finally got down to business.

Bixiebang's Baijie scratched his horns and asked, "Are you feeling better?"

"It's a little better, but it starts itching again as soon as I stop." Bai Jie's little face scrunched up; he was so itchy he wished he could just break off his horn. He glanced at Tian Lu beside him and whispered, "Um... how about Tian Lu bites me a couple of times? It's so itchy..."

Pi Xie rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought, unaware of the second half of Bai Jie's sentence. He felt that his younger brother's situation was familiar, as if he and Tian Lu had experienced it before.

He tried to recall for a moment but couldn't, so he turned his head and said, "Tianlu, try to remember... what are you doing?!" He was startled by the scene before him and let out a loud bang. Tianlu was holding Baijie in his mouth, biting down on its horn, clearly intending to bite it off.

After a while...

"Ughhhhhh!!"

A scream that nearly pierced eardrums rang out in the Qilin Cave, startling the sleeping Shi Yu Er Qilin so much that they suddenly jumped up and kicked their blankets away.

"Wh-what's that noise?" Shi Qilin was still in shock.

"It sounds like Xiao Baijie's voice. Something's happened to them!" Yu Qilin calmed down and suddenly his expression changed slightly.

Realizing the problem, the two elders hurriedly got out of bed and went out. When they arrived at the room of the three brothers, Shi Qilin kicked the door open.

"Sons, your father is here! Don't be afraid! Uh? Little Bai Jie, what's wrong with you..." He had just finished reciting his lines with an air of authority when he saw the three brothers looking over in a daze. He immediately noticed the abnormality, or rather, it was hard for him not to notice.

Bai Jie's horns were a messy, haphazard shape, covered in teeth marks, making it look like a piece of chewed gum.

The scene shifts to the school's teachers' office. Xie Zhi is packing up his teaching materials, preparing to go to class soon, when the phone suddenly rings. He picks up his phone and sees that it's Bi Xie calling.

"Teacher Xie, Bai Jie is having some health issues, so the three of us won't be going to school today." The voice from the other end was as aloof as ever. Xie Zhi listened patiently and then said, "Okay, you all take good care of Bai Jie and help him recover. He can come back to school when he's fully recovered. There's no rush. But the final exams are coming up soon, so I'll try to tutor you when I have some free time."

There was a distinct silence on the other end of the phone, with the faint wails of Bai Jie and Tian Lu still audible. After a moment, Bi Xie stammered, "Okay...okay, I'll hang up now."

After the call ended, Pixie dialed another number, and Puss in Boots' phone rang on the other end of the line.

"Hey, what's this about warding off evil spirits?"

"Bai Jie is having some health issues, so we won't be going to the film set today,"

The same explanation for warding off evil spirits was given, and Puss in Boots readily agreed after understanding it, but she had another matter to discuss.

"I've finished the rest of the script, and I'll send it to you with Bamboo. Also, check on Bai Jie's progress."

"Okay, we're here at Qilin Cave."

"Got it." Puss in Boots put down her phone, and Bamboo, who was right next to her, immediately stepped forward and handed her the script. "Take the script to Qilin Cave. The three Pixiu are there. Also, check on Bai Jie's condition. It seems like he's having some health problems. Our little sugar daddy can't be in any trouble."

“Okay, director.” Bamboo took the script seriously, and Puss in Boots winked at him. “And also… gather some materials.”

Bamboo nodded immediately, "I understand, I understand."

……

Back at Qilin Cave, after Bixie finished his phone call, he went back inside and saw Tianlu kneading Baijie's horns like he was making clay, muttering, "Baijie's fine, it's just that the horns are ugly, right? Brother will make you some handsome ones."

Upon seeing this, Bixie hurriedly cried out, "Wait, Tianlu! The shape can't be messed up!"

Before making the call, he and Tianlu racked their brains and finally remembered something. The two brothers would experience this situation of their horns softening once every few hundred or thousand years, but they couldn't remember it because of the long interval.

Besides feeling physically weak, this condition has another characteristic: once the shape of the horns changes, their personality and physical condition will also change.

"It's all done!"

Bixie's shout came too late; Tianlu had already finished and was satisfied with his work.

The horns of the Hundred-Swords were pinched into sharp spikes and arranged vertically backward, just like the crowns of those monsters.

Yu Qilin handed over a mirror, and Bai Jie took it and immediately turned pale, cursing, "Tianlu, what kind of rubbish did you make for me? It's hideous!"

As his horn changed, his personality also became noticeably more irritable, and he started cursing as soon as he opened his mouth.

"I told you not to mess around!" Pi Xie stomped his foot in anger.

Tianlu didn't care at all, and even became excited to see Baijie like this. "Hehe, this is fun, this is fun. Baijie, do you think it's ugly? Then I'll change it for you!" With that, he lunged forward.

Caught off guard, Bai Jie was tackled to the ground and immediately began to struggle while cursing. However, under the absolute suppression of his strength, he appeared too harmless, as if he were just throwing a tantrum.

"Tianlu, what are you up to now?!" Bixie hurriedly went up to stop Tianlu. The two Qilin elders behind him exchanged a glance, then silently sat down to watch the show, their faces full of kind smiles.

"Hey, hey, don't pull me! It'll be over soon!"

"Stop playing around! What if your horns don't return to normal before the soft-horn phase ends, and you won't be able to turn back with Baikai!"

"Oh, it's okay, at least there's one day left!"

"Both of you, let me go! Get away from me!"

After the three brothers' chaotic commotion, Bai Jie ultimately couldn't escape the clutches of evil. Before Bi Xie could rescue him, Tian Lu had shaped his horns into a completely different form.