The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

Whether the other party truly believed in the time traveler's identity is unknown, but verbally they expressed trust.

Bai Jie didn't care about any of that and chatted with her other self for a while. As counterparts, they had similar interests, and they quickly found they got along very well. Bai Jie's somewhat tired state was refreshed.

Tianlu curiously came over to take a look, and seeing that it was only suitable for same-position chatting and that the conversation was going quite normally, he felt it was boring, so he also picked up his phone and went to play games on the side.

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[Bai Hechou baijie: Happy Birthday!]

The next day, October 16th, Bai Hechou had just gotten out of bed and picked up his phone when he received this message. He subconsciously glanced at the date, then at the message.

—No…wait, no? Wait, wait, wait!

After a long pause, the outdated CPU remembered that the other party had mentioned that he was a time traveler, so it was his birthday and everyone was celebrating with him on the same day.

[Why worry so much? Happy Birthday! (I jumped up so fast I almost didn't realize it.)]

[Bai Hechou: Mm. Uh… I have to go to school now, I'm leaving.]

—Even celebrity pets have to go to school?

As Bai Hechou dressed, he sighed, "This world is truly a place where people's hearts have changed. No matter if you are human, demon, god, or ghost, you have to go to school to receive nine years of compulsory education, sit in the audience listening to speeches, and shout that you are the successor of socialism!"

He couldn't help but chuckle at this thought.

Judging by age, shouldn't the mythical beast be the ancestor of socialism? Well, this socialism has actually stolen the Heavenly Gang and made the ancestor your successor!

He silently sent this burst of inspiration to another version of himself, and after a while, the other person on the screen replied with three sweating emojis.

[Bai Hechou baijie: The idea is good, but we don't have to argue it that way. Success comes first, after all.]

[Bai Hechou (baijie): Holding high the torch of civilization, as a successor of the Party, I am willing to firmly implement the Three Plans and Five Principles! Please, God of Harmony, forgive this lost child!]

[Why worry when you can dispel all sorrows? Amen, please judge my crime, I'm sorry, I was wrong.]

Bai Hechou slung his backpack over his shoulder and walked out in a cheerful mood, changing the nickname of his other self to avoid looking awkward.

[Bai Jie (Time Traveler)]

He walked out of the dormitory building, took a deep breath of fresh air, and then, with a slap, something red was hit on his face.

Bai Hechou raised his hand and took it off, indicating that he was used to it. He didn't know why before, but now he understood perfectly; he was benefiting from the favor of the chosen one.

When he looked at the red one, his calm expression immediately changed!

—Lottery? No way? Did this guy pull a fast one on me?

He quickly stuffed the lottery ticket into his pocket, looked up and around. Good, no one was around.

"--Snapped."

He smacked himself on the head. What did it matter if he was seen or not? Who would be so idle as to imagine winning a million dollars in the lottery? The most important thing was to get to class.

[Sorry, I've been so busy, I almost forgot your birthday.]

In the afternoon, Bai Hechou was taken home by his mother who rushed over to celebrate his birthday. Since they hadn't had time to order a cake, they bought one on the spot and also cooked hot pot.

Watching the sizzling butter, Bai Hechou listened to an audiobook while idly playing with his chopsticks. The television behind him was deafeningly loud, and soon the voices of two little people were mixed in, creating a noisy commotion that made one's blood pressure soar.

"Mom, I want to eat cake."

"This is for your brother. It's his birthday today. Be good, eat your food first, and then we'll eat cake together."

"I want cake, too."

"You'll have to ask your brother. He's the birthday boy today. Brother! Your two brothers want some of your cake!"

Then I heard my mother's voice calling from behind. She was almost 40 years old, but she sounded like she was in her 20s. At the same time, a little figure ran up to my feet.

"Brother, I want to eat cake."

"No, that's mine. Go eat."

"Mommy, my brother won't let us eat," the little one ran off again.

"It's no use you coming to me, this belongs to your brother."

"Your two brothers, your cake—why don't you take care of this?!"

"I don't want to, I'm lazy." Bai Hechou leaned back in his chair with a confident and calm demeanor, looking like a spoiled young master.

However, the young master, upon hearing the commotion that followed, seemed to have already foreseen the future.

"Aaaaaah! I don't care anymore. It's your own stuff, you can wrap it up yourself. If they take it apart, it's none of my business."

In just half an hour, the nearly 40-year-old sweetheart was driven to a frenzy. She strode over to the dining table, sat down, and started playing on her phone, sulking.

Bai Hechou sighed, got up helplessly, and shooed the two annoying kids away to play. The other two family members were still at work; Grandma was out playing mahjong and hadn't returned yet, and Dad was out playing mahjong.

—Coming back for my birthday, but I don't feel any joy at all. What did I even do back here?! Seriously…

Bai Hechou couldn't help but sigh. However, he was still quite satisfied that his birthday was remembered. He had even prepared himself to skip his birthday altogether.

After a hot pot meal, he clasped his hands together, gently blew out the candles, and amidst his family's congratulations, ordered a cake and went back to his room to stay home.

The room was brightly lit. There was a bed on the right and a long wardrobe on the left. Bai Hechou put down the cake and took out his phone to search for Caiwang.

[bite.]

Scanning the QR code on the lottery ticket brought up relevant information. Bai Hechou glanced at it and silently put it away. The draw was scheduled for three days later.

On the day of the lottery draw, Bai Hechou stared at the numbers on his lottery ticket, which were exactly the same as the numbers on his ticket, and fell into deep thought.

Five million came too easily, and he was used to hearing about protagonists in novels spending lavishly, so it didn't feel real to him.

But he probably knew one thing: his family didn't seem to be short of money.

On the same day, after receiving the screenshots and photos he sent, his parents rushed to the school without even going to class. After confirming their authenticity, they dragged him to claim the prize!

He had already achieved financial freedom in his parallel universe, but Bai Jie was unaware of this. He had already returned to his daily life of going to school and work. As for visiting his family in his parallel world counterpart, he had no such intention.

You can say he's heartless, or you can say he's emotionally detached.

In short, her relationship with her family is such that she feels more relaxed and quite willful when living together, but she doesn't feel anything when they are separated. She only visits their homes when there's a reason, even if she has traveled through time.

I'll only think of it occasionally, sigh a couple of times, but won't miss it too much.

However, all of the above only explain why he wasn't that motivated to go. His real main motivation was that he was a homebody, lazy, didn't want to move, and didn't want to leave his comfort zone.

And awkward...

He's not some beast that needs an artistic otherworld for solace. He won't feel relieved or free from his obsession after he leaves. All he'll feel is awkwardness!

What should he call them? Mom and Dad? Or Uncle and Aunt? What attitude should he adopt? Should he be a spoiled young master or a well-behaved little angel?

No matter which option you choose, you'll either feel awkward yourself, or both parties will feel awkward together, which is incredibly uncomfortable.

Especially those two annoying bastards, Bai Jie, I think my anger level would skyrocket if I saw them, and I wouldn't be able to resist going up and banging them a couple of times!

But my identity isn't suitable either!

However… after all that, we have to add a new character. But, making life better for the family is still something we can do.

During school break, Bai Jie, remembering this incident, clasped his hands together and activated his max skill: Prayer. Max skill: Heavenly Scroll Master.

She silently prayed, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, please grant them a long and healthy life, boundless happiness, good health, and prosperity, all because of the other me who looks so much like me."

Tian: "Wait, why is the child seeing his nephew?"

Earth: "I'm going to go talk to Di Ting about this mess..."

Bai Jie, unaware of the Heavenly Emperor's thoughts, muttered to himself for a long time until he ran out of words and stopped. Then, a head popped out and peered over.

"Baijie, what are you muttering about? Muah~" Walnut asked curiously, blinking its big eyes.

"I'm praying for my family, the human family I was talking to Walnut about the other day," Bai replied, lowering his paw.

He even confessed to his brothers, and his best friend, who would often wander into her dreams, naturally learned the truth very quickly.

Xiao Mengji was quite surprised at the time, but he quickly accepted it, even faster than his brothers. I don't know if it was because he was young or because he was used to it.

On the other side, the human family members of Hyakki Yako...

Bai's mother rushed to the pharmacy on her electric scooter, only to bump into an old man who clutched his chest and collapsed at the entrance.

"Hey?! Grandpa? Are you alright?"

"He seems to have fainted, what should we do?" A shop assistant ran out in a panic.

"Turn on the video recording and bring it inside the store. Has the doctor arrived yet?"

A group of people hurriedly carried the old man into the house.

The traditional Chinese medicine doctor from the shop arrived shortly after. After emergency treatment, the elderly man took two pills, and his tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and his breathing gradually stabilized.

"Phew~~~" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the hall, two unseen figures stared at each other, utterly bewildered! They were dressed in two different uniforms, one black and one white, and held chains in their hands, clearly messengers from the underworld!

"This... we came here to bring him back to life, but he's not dead, and his soul hasn't left. What do we do? Senior, have you ever experienced this before?"

"How would I know? I've never experienced it!"

"How about we ignore everything else and just take the soul back to report?"

"This is against the rules. Did you even read the work manual properly? Never mind, no one died, so this isn't our responsibility. Let's go back and ask the judge."

The two men, after discussing it amongst themselves, immediately turned into a wisp of smoke and returned to the underworld. Soon, the news reached the judge, who was stunned when he took out the Book of Life and Death and flipped through it!

What does it mean to defy fate and extend one's life by ten years?

—Even if fate were truly altered, shouldn't it simply be an increase in lifespan or a change in destiny? Why add a comment?

—Is this life and death indestructible? A divine artifact representing the order and the heavenly way has appeared, defying fate?

Seemingly realizing its problem, the unprecedented record of lifespan on the office computer's register of life and death was changed.

[In accordance with Heaven's will, your lifespan will be extended by ten years.]

Judge: "..."

He instantly grabbed his laptop, rushed out of his office, and headed straight for the head of the department's room!

"Manager, something terrible has happened! Our server has been hacked!!"

A few days later in reality, Bai's mother was stunned when she heard the commotion on the phone!

—What do you mean the person I saved was the father of a certain CEO?

—What do you mean by "that president"? He gave me a beaming, grateful smile. "We just placed a huge order?"

—Why am I being called the liaison again? I've just been promoted like this?