The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

Bixie's pupils dilated slightly as he stared at the Sichuan peppercorns.

Meimei was already drenched in sweat, her brain working frantically as she quickly came up with her next words of apology.

"Uh...thank you."

"Huh?!!"

Meimei was shocked!

He suddenly turned his head and found that Bixie had turned his head to the side somewhat unnaturally!

He thought one of the most difficult and hardest to get along with in the crew was actually won over just like that?!

—Was my previous method wrong?

"Uh... cough. Brother Bixie, I also think you've been really good to your younger brothers, taking care of them so well that they can still be carefree to this day."

He coughed and stepped forward, tentatively speaking.

Bixie paused, frowned, and glanced at him. Meimei blinked, and her heart skipped a beat.

—Oh no, I tried to say the right thing. Aren't they all the same?!

"Don't worry about it, he just wants to get along with you, he doesn't have any bad intentions."

Huajiao smiled and patted the red fox's head. Bixie responded with a soft "hmm," and his brows relaxed again.

Meimei felt he was being treated unfairly, but he had no evidence.

"Your cooking has received so much praise, it must be exquisite and delicious. I wonder if I could have the honor of tasting it?"

Meimei: So that's what you were after!

After a long time.

He stood to the side, completely unnoticed, while Bixie and Huajiao chatted happily together. Watching this scene, he couldn't help but begin to doubt his own abilities.

—Could it be that all the experience I've accumulated over the years has been wrong? No, it's probably because I've been acting too deliberately.

……

As the sun rose higher, the long shadows gradually shrank to the feet.

Bixie and Huajiao had become friends by this time. After getting a free meal, Meimei happily burped and led them down the mountain to familiarize themselves with the surroundings.

……

A ding-dong sound.

Bai Jie's phone suddenly rang. He instinctively took out his phone and saw that it was a message from Fei Fei. She sent it and immediately deleted it two minutes later. The message asked him to meet her at a certain place.

"Bai Jie, who sent this message?"

Tianlu's head suddenly squeezed in, openly looking at his younger brother's private messages.

In a flash, Bai Jie spun around and switched the screen back to the main menu before the other person could even look at him, his heart pounding wildly.

"Huh? What is that? Does Bai Jie not want me to see it?"

Tianlu blinked, then half-closed his eyes and wrapped a furry paw around Baijie.

"What don't you want me to see? I've gone through Bai Jie's entire phone, what's there that you're hiding from me?"

"Uh... this..." Bai Jie's forehead was sweating, and he nervously glanced to the side.

A few minutes later, Bai Jie, whose fur was disheveled and who was panting heavily after being ravaged by Tian Lu, surrendered with his claws raised.

"I'll talk... I'll talk... Tianlu, stop scratching, you're going to run out of breath..."

—I'm so sorry, Feifei. All I can do now is mourn for you.

"Hmph, Bai Jie should have done this earlier." Tian Lu smugly stomped one of his front paws on his younger brother's chest.

Bixie, standing to the side holding the neatly packed lunchbox, could hardly bear to look at him.

If he hadn't witnessed the whole thing, he would have thought Tianlu had gone berserk just from the commotion!

Bai Jie is still just a child!

Although it was really just getting a rub and some tickling.

"Oh, it's Fei Fei again."

When Bai Jie was forced to tell the truth, Tian Lu's face darkened slightly, and Bi Xie beside him also looked unfriendly.

"Come on, Baijie, you go find him right now. Bixie and I will secretly follow behind. I want to see what she's up to this time!"

Bai Jie got up and groomed his fur. Hearing this, he grinned and silently mourned for the cat for a few seconds.

—I hope the cat is okay.

……

the other side.

Enthusiastic shouts echoed through Caiyun Village, and scattered stalls lined the roadside, selling miscellaneous goods and handicrafts.

During lunch break, many crew members strolled around this place, which could be considered a small market. Meimei brought Huajiao along to experience the local customs and culture.

The chicken legs were roasted on the stove until they smelled of charcoal, and the thick sauce on them gave off an enticing aroma.

Meimei stood not far from the stall and swallowed hard, but saliva still dripped down her chin, and her bright purple eyes shone with longing.

—It looks so delicious! *slurp* No, I have to be reserved.

"Do you really want to eat this?"

“Eh, eh?!”

Meimei was startled by the sudden sound. She turned around abruptly and found Huajiao standing behind her, her blue eyes half-open as she calmly looked at her.

"I didn't expect you to have this side to you, even though you seem so shrewd. Hmm, if you don't want to eat it, I'll buy it for you."

"Ah, haha, no need. The director asked me to take you with me, how can I let you buy things for me?"

Meimei turned around awkwardly, crossed her hands, and grinned sheepishly.

"Let me treat you to this. I have a good eye for food; this place should be pretty good. If you don't like it, I'll take you to an even better place."

"Oh, by the way, didn't you say you were going to wander around over there by yourself? You're back so soon?"

Sichuan pepper chuckled softly, "I saw you standing here without moving from afar, so I came back to take a look."

Meimei scratched her head awkwardly.

The two animals bought some snacks and chatted while eating. Although they had already eaten lunch on set, the local flavors still whetted their appetites.

Meimei carefully tore off the last strand of meat from the bone.

Standing on the village's narrow streets, you can see villagers and staff loudly bargaining on the roadside, people coming and going nearby, and auspicious clouds floating in the sky.

"Ah~~ The weather is so nice. It's been so long since I've had this much free time since I started working," Meimei exclaimed contentedly.

The moment he finished speaking, the sky suddenly darkened, as if a drop of ink had fallen into clear water, and the black color quickly spread!

"Boom!"

A pale flash of lightning illuminated Meimei's blank, expressionless face.

—What's going on? I don't remember having this "jinx" trait!?

……

at the same time,

Atop a hill not far from Caiyun Village.

Bach's body went limp as he looked up at the massive lightning tribulation in the sky.

The village was only affected by the aftershocks, but the terrifying aura here was almost tangible, and the thick air made every breath incredibly difficult!

"Master! This tribulation lightning looks terrifying, can I really withstand it?"

"Don't worry, my disciple. With your master here, I will protect you."

Upon hearing this, Bach's spirits lifted, his trembling gradually subsided, and most of the fear in the cage dissipated.

He simply stood up, took a deep breath, and then turned around, deeply moved!

"division!……!"

"Master, why did you run so far! When did you get there?!"

Far away on another mountain peak, Balingjun and Yongye's figures were so distant that only a blurry outline remained.

Under the dragon's extraordinary eyesight, the black and white snake rolled its eyes at him, its disdainful voice carrying far away.

"Nonsense! If the lightning tribulation doesn't move far enough away, it'll strike us both together! Good luck, don't die there!"

"What happened to your promise to protect me?!"

Bach almost burst into tears.

However, he had no time to think. Power was accumulating in the rolling tribulation clouds, and a terrifying aura locked onto him, making his hair stand on end instantly!

--coming.

Balingjun lowered his narrow eyes, his serpentine pupils gazing at the tiny figure beneath the calamity clouds, a solemn light flashing in his eyes.

—With all these preparations, let's hope nothing goes wrong.

"--boom!"

A deafening explosion echoed through the valley, lightning flashed, and a jagged, tooth-like streak of light was etched into the vision. The mountain where Bach was located shattered, and debris flew everywhere!

"Hiss, that was powerful. Is that guy alright?" Yongye gasped.

"It's alright for now." Balingjun sensed the scales left on his disciple's body.

"—Boom!!"

Two bolts of lightning struck down in succession, sending dust billowing into the sky. The shattered rocks rolled down the mountainside, and a section of the hill was flattened!

"Uh... what about now?" Yongye shook her head, the buzzing in her ears subsided, and she looked up at the scene in a daze.

Lord Baling remained silent.

After a long while, he carefully sensed the situation, breathed a sigh of relief, and his voice became relaxed.

"not dead."

……

After the three bolts of tribulation lightning, the dark, oppressive waves of tribulation clouds quickly receded, arriving suddenly and departing just as suddenly.

The sky cleared, and warm yellow sunlight streamed down, dispelling the smoke and dust. The two snakes swiftly reached the hilltop.

The ground was blasted by lightning, creating a crater a hundred meters in diameter. Bach lay in the center of the crater, his body charred black, his eyes darting around, still looking like he was on the verge of death!

"Master...Master...Tribulation is so scary. Ugh..."

"Ugh, I'm dizzy!!"

"Hang in there, your master brought you medicine to heal your wounds!"

My eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and the world was slowly swallowed up by the darkness above and below. In the sliver of light, two snake shadows rushed up in a hurry.

……

Caiyun Village.

Meimei looked up blankly. The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. The storm and lightning just now seemed to be just an illusion.

"What's going on? Is the climate on Caiyun Mountain really that unpredictable?"

"It shouldn't be the climate."

"Eh?"

He turned his head in bewilderment and saw Huajiao holding a scallion pancake in his mouth, his half-open eyes looking thoughtful.

"Judging from the aura, it's tribulation clouds. Someone nearby is probably undergoing tribulation."

"Huh? Has someone attained immortality?" Meimei was taken aback, her tone unconsciously carrying a hint of envy.

"No, it's not that. Its power is a bit weak; it's more like divine punishment?"

"Huh?" The first thing that flashed through Meimei's mind was Tianlu.

Legends from the film crew, they've spread like wildfire!

In another mountain forest.

Feifei was hanging upside down from the tree, swaying back and forth. The hair on her back, which had stood on end in fright, slowly relaxed, and she held back a faint urge to urinate.

—That scared me to death! I thought the sacrifice was a success and the heavens were coming to take me away! Thankfully, it was just a false alarm.