The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

in the kitchen.

Bi Xie, who had just recovered that afternoon, was expressionless as he wielded the spatula and stir-fried the food over a high flame. The crimson flames reflected on his face, and a flickering crimson light also shone in his eyes.

The wok was lifted up, and a pot of delicious and fragrant stir-fried carrots and pork slid into a clean white porcelain plate.

He tidied up the kitchen counter, glanced at the slightly vibrating pressure cooker, and felt a wave of exhaustion, falling into a daze.

—Why did I learn to cook in the first place? To let my younger brother eat well.

—But how did it turn out like this?

A hint of confusion flickered in Bixie's eyes, but he quickly cleared his mind, took off his apron, and went outside. He was getting ready for Professor to eat.

He jumped up and yanked the kitchen door shut. Bixie tilted his head, drooped his eyes, glanced outside, and then froze!

With Totoro on its head and Totoro on its tail, the two brothers circled around Tianlu, whose face was full of resistance, their eyes full of inquisitive and relentlessly provocative questions:

"Mimi, Mimi?"

"So who exactly is Seventy-Seven's mother? Who did you have with?"

Tianlu was getting annoyed to death. He glared at them angrily and said, "I told you not to ask questions!"

"Hey, we're brothers, what's there to hide! We're both tight-lipped, we won't tell anyone!"

"Mimi mimi! (My little brother is right!)"

Tianlu, with a long face, wanted to leave, but Totoro blocked his way with a nimble prayer circle.

He was furious: "Seventy-seven doesn't have a mother, is that enough? Are you satisfied now!"

"Uh." Shi Qilin's face was sweating, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved.

—The little Pixiu is the father, and I am the father, there's nothing wrong with that.

He successfully convinced himself.

however……

"His mother is gone?" Cat Dragon covered his mouth in shock, his eyes wide open!

The Totoro, startled, jolted backward three meters in an instant: "Mimi mimi!?"

The brothers' expressions clearly showed they had misunderstood. Tianlu's face turned red with anger, and he snapped, "What are you thinking! Don't Qiong Xiaoqi and the others also have no mother?"

"How can it be the same?"

The dragon-cat lowered its claws and immediately retorted defiantly, with the totoro echoing its agreement:

"Mimi mimi!"

“Brother is right! Those three look almost exactly like their father, but you are different in many ways!”

The two brothers, speaking in a logical and well-reasoned manner, left Tianlu speechless, his face turning red and steaming from the effort!

The beasts huddled together silently, some watching the spectacle, others too afraid to utter a sound.

As Shi Qilin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, he caught a glimpse of Qi Shi Qi cowering in fear. Feeling a pang of sympathy, he picked her up to comfort her and fed her some immortal dew.

"Look! He even eats celestial dew; Mom is clearly a Qilin!"

Shi Qilin froze, and the sweat that had just stopped pouring out started to pour out again!

Jade Qilin stroked the fur on its forehead and calmly accepted the car from the Seventy-Seven to soothe the little Pixiu, who was frightened again.

"Mimi, mimi mimi mimi!"

“Brother is right! Apart from our noble dragon bloodline, other divine beasts cannot be separated from the gods so easily!”

"He still has that 77 tag on his ear, it must be from one of those human IVF babies you guys created, and there were 76 before that!"

Bai Jie stared wide-eyed at his two brothers, who seemed to be shouting the truth from their high vantage point!

—You two are the legendary [Cat*Sherlock Holmes*] and [Dragon*Detective Conan], right?! Did you guess so accurately?!

"How about that?" Totoro proudly raised its head, its smug gaze fixed on the stunned Tianlu: "Didn't we brothers guess everything correctly?"

The entire hall fell silent!

Yue Tian couldn't help but lift the old goat's cane, put it in his mouth and gnaw on it hard, his eyes full of shock!

The old goat ignored him, so much so that he plucked out two hairs from his beard in shock, yet he didn't realize that his cane had been snatched!

The other beasts weren't much better off!

Xiaohang's trident fell, and Puss in Boots put down his teacup.

The smiles of the two elders of the Qilin clan became strained, Seventy-Seven trembled with fear, and Fei Fei was so excited that she was frantically pulling out her phone, only to have it desperately pressed back down by Bai Jie!

"Mimi!"

"Humph!"

Totoro felt incredibly proud of itself. Its gaze casually swept across the scene and landed on the equally bewildered, wide-eyed, and unmentioned Four-Faced Beast:

"You're the only Qilin who's closely related to the Pixiu and has the best chance of getting there, admit it!"

"Mimi! (I never imagined that your claim of liking his brother was just a roundabout way of saying it!)"

"Huh? Huh!? Wait a minute, this has nothing to do with me! Nothing happened between me and Little Blue Circle!"

The Four-Faced Beast was already stunned by the Totoro brothers' deductions, and this sudden revelation made it even more shocking!

This matter has absolutely nothing to do with him!

now,

At the kitchen door.

The amulet hung silently on the doorknob, its pupils dilated, its eyes vacant, before slowly regaining focus after a few seconds...

He silently released his grip and landed on the ground, then slowly retreated back into the kitchen, gently closing the door behind him...

! — Sorry to bother you, he should go back to watching the pot.

……

Late at night, the sun dipped below the horizon, but the windows of the houses on the mountainside were still lit with warm yellow lights.

Suddenly the door burst open, and two disheveled figures were thrown out from inside!

"Get out of here right now! You're not welcome here!!" Tianlu shouted angrily at the door, then turned around and slammed the door shut!

The Totoro brothers got up, covered in dirt and weeds, and the Totoro couldn't help but turn around and mutter annoyed curse:

"When they can't win an argument, they resort to violence; they must be feeling guilty! They won't even admit who the child's mother is!"

“——Crunch!”

The security door, which had just been closed, suddenly opened a crack!

Terrified, the cat-dragon scrambled onto Totoro's back, yelling, "Brother, run! That mad dog is coming again!"

Totoro's body was as swift as a hundred needles. In the instant he made his move, he soared into the sky. The next moment, a blue and white figure rushed out of the door and chased after them, roaring all the way up!

"You two bastards! Whatever, tonight's midnight snack is Mud Dragon!"

Tianlu chased the Totoro brothers, who had flown far away, for several hundred meters until they disappeared into the darkness and were barely visible before he woke up and went back.

Time passed minute by minute, and soon the gate opened again. The group of beasts who had come to visit, having eaten and drunk their fill, politely said goodbye and left in groups.

The warm yellow light emanating from inside the window was quickly turned off.

The moon sets and the sun rises; another day has passed.

The four-legged creatures, carrying Bai Jie on their backs, stepped out onto auspicious clouds and flew into the distance. The morning sunlight shone on them, blurring their silhouettes, while the auspicious clouds beneath their feet emitted a faint rainbow of light.

The two beasts had already taken two days off. Today, the house didn't need any care from the beasts; they only needed to receive people from the Heavenly Court. So, they made a quick getaway!

in the living room.

Tianlu, Bixie, and Qishiqi sat on the sofa, looking at each other in bewilderment. The two elders of Qilin were gone, and now only the three of them remained at home to welcome the people from the Heavenly Court.

Seventy-Seven clenched his claws slightly, sweat beading on his forehead, his nervousness evident.

"Alright, Seventy-Seven, it's alright." Bixie gently patted the other person's tense body to comfort them.

The clock on the wall ticked away, and as the second hand spun round and round, Seventy-Seven's emotions clearly calmed down over time.

The sunlight streaming in through the window shifted its angle, and the hands of the hour, minute, and second hands pointed to 11:32:56. Two knocks sounded at the door.

"I'll open the door!"

Tianlu immediately jumped down and ran towards the door. Soon, the man and the beast were led into the living room.

If the ferocious beasts were here, they would recognize that divine beast at a glance; it was the one that was in charge when they went to the breeding base.

The other person, or rather, the fairy or fairy child, was dressed in a proper work uniform, with a name tag pinned to his left chest and a small black Pixiu doll hanging from his waist.

Bixie noticed that the small pendant was subtly glancing at Seventy-Seven to the side. The little black Pixiu kept its mouth tightly shut, its gray eyes twitching nervously, and sweat was pouring down its forehead.

"Hello, I am the beast in charge of the Heavenly Court's xxx breeding base. The First Qilin has already told us about your situation. We are here to follow up and investigate the living conditions of Seventy-Seven."

The person in charge of the mythical beasts gave a businesslike self-introduction, emphasizing the purpose of their visit, and then glared at Seventy-Seven, making the little Pixiu feel guilty and unable to lift its head.

Tianlu Bixie knew exactly what was going on. He was the manager of the breeding base, and his cubs had escaped and reproduced without permission!

Then they ran over to them and immediately submitted the adoption paperwork without consulting them first. They might not be in the wrong, but Seventy-Seven was definitely in the wrong.

"I am Seventy-Seven's caretaker, hello." The little fairy also introduced himself, his voice was a little clear, and then he also stared at Seventy-Seven, but he was observing him, and then he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Um... I'm sorry, I secretly ate and caused you trouble... but could I not go back to my husband? I want to be with them..."

Seventy-seven lacked confidence and timidly peeked out from behind Tianlu.

The mythical beast's lips twitched, thinking to itself, "They've all been adopted out. Looking at you like this, I can't take you back even if I wanted to."

The zookeeper of the little fairy had a complicated expression.

From the moment he entered, his emotions as he stared at Seventy-Seven kept changing, from tense and observant to reassured and relaxed, and now... a kind of inexplicable melancholy.

He always had the feeling that the cabbage he raised had run off and eaten by a pig.

The little guy has grown up and found a home.

But how could he so decisively and without hesitation abandon his keeper?!