The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

The midday sun cast a golden glow over the mountains and forests. Clouds swirled around Lychee's feet, and in the next instant, it soared into the clouds, claws on its back, and flew away… away… away…

—Damn it, I can't fly!

Feifei stood there dumbfounded, and subconsciously looked up at the pile of heads stacked above her.

"Hey, which of you can fly?"

"I won't."

"I'm just an ordinary cat demon."

"Usually, Panpan carries me."

Treasure-spitting Rat, Boots in Boots, and Cat Tears all shook their heads, and then four expectant gazes turned to the Qilin Grape at the very top.

"Uh... I can do it, but flying in the sky would be too conspicuous," the black Qilin paused for a long time before turning its face away helplessly.

In the end, the eavesdropping group returned disappointed, having not heard what they wanted to hear, but instead gaining five friends to do bad things with.

……

Back at the banquet,

Pan Hu was slightly tipsy, drinking one cup after another with Tian Lu. Suddenly, a familiar scent approached him. His eyes turned and he saw that his pet cat had returned.

"Where did you go?" He paused, his alcohol-numbed mind clearing up a bit.

"Oh, Panpan, don't worry about the details! Ahem, the director is getting ready for us to film now."

Cat Tears awkwardly avoided Pan Hu's gaze, then, without waiting for his reaction, she grinned and pressed herself against him.

"Filming?"

My dazed mind was almost still when Panhu's eyes twitched slightly, and he finally saw Puss in Boots behind the cat's tears.

"You can't hold your liquor either. You got drunk after just a little bit. Forgot? The director arranged a scene for us at the wedding."

Tianlu put down his wine glass and patted him on the shoulder. Under the influence of his adult body, his figure had matured considerably.

Panhu's lips twitched as he recalled the embarrassing scene that had made the beast feel awkward: he had to drag Cat Tears away in front of everyone and then spend the night with him.

Shortly after,

At the dinner table.

Pan Hu held his cup, hesitant to move, while a large group of people, mostly guests, surrounded him in dark circles, watching him with great interest.

"So...does it have to be filmed here?"

His brows were almost furrowed, and his blue eyes swept over the group of onlookers whose eyes were shining. His usually aloof face couldn't help but show a hint of struggle.

Puss in Boots drew a rolled-up script, raised it with a serious expression, nodded at him, and spoke with such earnestness and righteous indignation.

"Panhu, this is a kind of training. If you can't even handle this small situation these days, how will you ever get to perform on the big screen?"

"Don't mention it, everyone is behind you and will help you overcome any difficulties!"

As she spoke, she forcefully tightened her facial muscles, preventing the maternal smile from showing on her lips.

Bai Jie stood to the side and nodded repeatedly, but his facial expression control was clearly inferior to the director's. His lips were wildly upturned, but he forced them back down, and his face was almost stiff.

"Panpan, don't be nervous, just pretend they don't exist." Cat Tears, came up and wagged its tail, not thinking much of it.

Pan Hu took a deep breath to calm himself down, and Tian Lu Shun grabbed a large box of wine and slammed it down between the two beasts.

"Come on, if you're nervous, drink up. You won't be nervous when you're drunk."

"Okay! ...Alright then."

He nodded reluctantly, picked up the wine glass, and was about to pour the wine with his other hand when he suddenly stopped.

"Ha—" Pan Hu exhaled a breath of stale air, then simply threw down the cup and picked up the whole bottle.

"That's right!"

Tianlu grinned, picked up a whole bottle, pried open the cap, and chugged it down in one gulp.

After a bout of heavy drinking, Panhu was dazed and his eyes were unfocused; the entire divine beast's brain was in a daze.

After Puss in Boots finished telling the story, he staggered back to his seat, his dazed little head still pondering three ultimate questions.

——Who am I? Where am I? What am I going to do?

"3, 2, 1, Action!"

Puss in Boots waved his hand and shouted the start command. Pan Hu shook his head, looking confused for a moment before realizing, "That's right, I'm going to film a movie."

"Come on, come on, nothing you say will work today! Finish this bottle and get another one. We have plenty of wine. Don't worry about whether it's okay or not, just show off with this bottle!"

Tianlu, drunk, was shouting loudly while holding two bottles of wine. His tone of voice was inconsistent and he was slurring his words, clearly indicating that he was also somewhat intoxicated.

Pan Hu stared blankly at him, his vision filled with swaying black shadows, as if the whole world was shaking.

He blinked hard, stared blankly for a moment, then mechanically took the bottle. The dappled sunlight reflected off the wine, creating a halo of light.

He raised the cup to his lips, but before he could drink, a weight suddenly pressed against his back, and a body leaned against him as if it had no bones.

"Oh dear, stop pouring us drinks. He can't drink. Look how bad he is."

Cat Tears leaned against Panhu's back, her tone seemingly a coquettish reproach.

"Two drinks and you're done? You're such a weakling, hiccup." Tianlu hiccuped.

"no?"

Pan Hu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up, turned around and bit Cat Tears in his mouth. The sudden, large movement caused the chair to overturn. He staggered out, holding the other's neck in his mouth, and muttered fiercely under his breath.

"Who says I can't? I can! I'll show you right now, and you'll see if I can't do it!"

"Oh no, I've been grabbed by the back of my neck! Oh no, I can't resist! Oh no, I'm being forced!"

The cat exclaimed in a fake surprise, its face beaming with a triumphant smile that it couldn't hide.

"Pass." Puss in Boots shouted loudly and nodded in satisfaction.

Upon hearing this, Cat Tears' expression immediately changed back to its carefree self. "Panpan is done filming, you can put me down now."

However, the journey to Panhu didn't stop...

He walked out with unwavering steps, his body swaying slightly involuntarily, his eyes filled with intoxication.

"Panpan, Panpan? The director said filming is over, filming is over, you can put me down now! Wait, where are you taking me?!"

As Cat Tears spoke, his voice became genuinely panicked. His body was still being held in mid-air and swaying, his limbs flailing and struggling violently.

But it didn't work.

"Panpan, you're drunk! Calm down! Wait, wait! Don't go yet!"

Cat Tears' cries echoed in the ears of all the beasts. Panhu slowly approached them, and they instinctively made way for him. He carried Cat Tears in his mouth and slowly made his way through the gaps in the beast herd.

"Wait, wait! Don't let me pass! Help me! Panpan, Panpan, calm down, please calm down! I promise I won't let my teammates down anymore, I won't ask you to help me rank up anymore, stop!"

Cat Tears cried out for help desperately, but no beast came forward. His pitiful cries gradually faded away, and he was carried into the forest and disappeared under the watchful eyes of the beasts.

Puss in Boots put down the clapperboard, dumbfounded, his mouth still agape. "This...does this mean they're getting together?"

A group of young people nearby whispered among themselves, each holding different opinions.

The Treasure-Spitting Rat thought it was a success, but Fei Fei said it needed to be confirmed again. Tian Lu only said that his alcohol tolerance was really poor, and then went to find a beast to drink with.

Soon, rumors about Panhu and Cat Tears spread throughout the banquet, becoming more of a topic of conversation than the two main characters, Zhuangzhuang and Lizhi.

Tianlu walked around the room with a bottle of wine in his hand. Rumors were flying everywhere, with all sorts of versions circulating, but no one, including Shou, was drinking and bragging with him.

Tianlu stood still, surrounded by a cacophony of voices. He looked around in bewilderment, and then a question belatedly arose in his mind.

—Strange, where are Bai Jie and Qi Shiqi? I haven't seen them at all.

back kitchen.

Seventy-Seven sneaked in when there were few people around and started eating the fairy dew. He couldn't let anyone discover his diet; he had been starving for so long.

Bixie, while cooking, turned a blind eye and let him steal food, though his expression was a bit sour.

Bixie hadn't cooked in the kitchen all morning; there was too much work, and he hadn't seen his younger brother. He was in a terrible mood, and he didn't know there was even worse news.

Outside the kitchen, Yue Tian and Huang Jiu stood ramrod straight, keeping watch for Seventy-Seven. Their eyes swept over every passing beast, but they dared not look back even once.

"What do you think Fourth Master wants to eat when he goes in?" Huang Jiu asked in a low voice after a long while.

"Shh—, the boss is still inside. This is not something we can know. Don't ask around." Yue Tian warned, keeping his eyes straight ahead and his lips barely moving.

Both beasts vaguely guessed what was going on, but dared not delve deeper, fearing they would be silenced.

……

the other side.

Puss in Boots sneaked out of the banquet hall in the direction Panhu had left.

She turned her head and saw Feifei flowing out from not far away. The two cats, one black and one white, looked at each other and then nodded to each other knowingly.

“We only ran into one this time. Let’s go, together.” Puss in Boots beckoned with his paw.

"Wait a minute." Fei Fei shook her head, made an X with her hands, and then, under the other person's questioning gaze, she looked around and pulled out Bai Jie from under an empty table.

"You? How did you find me?" Bai Jie stared at her with wide, azure eyes.

"Hehe, after sniffing you so many times, I can smell your scent from way back. What? Want to eavesdrop too?"

“This…” Bai Jie hesitated.

"Forget it if you don't want to go."

Feifei was about to act quickly, and Baijie hurriedly grabbed her tail.

"Hey hey! Oh my god..."

After saying that, he turned his face away embarrassedly, and then, under Puss in Boots's dumbfounded gaze, Fei Fei pulled the crew's little sponsor to join the group.

The three beasts stealthily crept into the forest, following the direction in which Panhu and Maomao Lei had gone.