The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

At the entrance of Caiyun Village, an old goat paced back and forth, tapping the ground with his cane incessantly, appearing quite anxious.

"Why haven't they arrived yet?!" The old goat stopped pacing and slammed his cane on the ground in complaint.

Just then, three small dots suddenly appeared in the distance. The old goat looked closely and saw that the three dots gradually grew larger. They were three Pixiu.

Seeing that the beast he had been waiting for had finally arrived, the old goat walked out of the village gate and went to greet it with joy.

The three brothers who came from afar also saw the old goat. Bai Jie, who was lying on Tian Lu's back, even waved his paw in greeting.

This old goat was none other than the village chief mentioned earlier. After the three Pixiu settled in this mountain range, this old goat frequently visited their home, bringing snacks and drinks, and would also bring gifts during festivals.

However, even now, Bai Jie doesn't know his name. It's said that when this old goat first became a spirit, he was uneducated and gave himself a random name, which he's too ashamed to say out loud.

Although they didn't know the village chief's name, Bai Jie had a unique way of addressing him.

Good morning, Slow Sheep Village Chief!

"Hey~ Good morning, Bai Jie." The old goat approached, scooped up Bai Jie, hugged him, and started petting him.

"Hey! Is it really okay to blatantly take advantage of me like this right from the start?!" Bai Jie was furious: This old man is at it again. It's always the same. He seems to be doing this out of kindness, but he's actually up to no good. And he always targets me. If you're so capable, go and take down Tianlu Bixie!

"Ahem, by the way, why are you so late? I thought you'd been stood up."

Bai Jie: Don't be selectively deaf!

"Because we were delayed on the way..." Bixie explained, then paused, "Um... could you take the Hundred Freedoms off now?"

"Hmm... alright..." The old goat was a little reluctant to let go.

After jumping off the old goat's arms, Bai Jie quietly moved a little further away from the frivolous old goat.

"Come on, let's go into the village. The house is all ready. You'll stay at my house for the next few days." The old goat said, turning around and slowly walking towards the village gate with his cane.

Upon entering the village, a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere enveloped the three Pixiu. They used to come to the village from time to time, but after being forcefully surrounded by the village's beasts a few times, even Tianlu wouldn't bother coming here for no reason.

Wisps of smoke rose, a gentle breeze dispersed them, and the calls of various animals drifted over from time to time (this was a monster version of a child's brainwashing).

An old goat and three Pixiu walked along a country path; as you approached, you could hear them talking.

"It's a rare opportunity to come to the village, how many days do you plan to stay?" Old Shenyang asked.

"I'll leave once the house is renovated," Bai Jie replied decisively. He didn't want to be subjected to such forceful scrutiny again. Those beasts only looked at Tianlu Bixie, but they actually dared to touch him.

"You've come all this way, why not stay a few more days?" the old goat advised.

"No." x2

Bai Jie and Tian Lu exchanged a knowing glance.

The old goat wanted to say a few more words of advice, but suddenly a dark shadow flew past him with a "whoosh," and the wind it created made the old goat's head flutter.

Old Goat: What just "whooshed" past?

"Um... Tianlu, what was that that just flew by?" Baijie asked blankly, having also missed it.

"It looks like... Totoro?" Tianlu replied uncertainly.

“I see clearly, it really is Totoro, and the dragon is there too,” Tianlu said, and Bixie added.

Bai Jie: What are they doing here? The crew isn't filming lately, and even if they were, they wouldn't be in any scenes.

As he was pondering this, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Oh, it really is you guys! I thought I was seeing things before."

Bai Jie turned around and saw the Totoro brothers floating behind him, and it was Totoro who had spoken earlier.

"By the way, what brings you three here? Did you move here too?"

"What moving? We've always lived around here; we're just staying in the village for a few days because our house is being renovated," Tianlu said.

"Oh, I see." Cat Dragon suddenly realized.

"By the way, why did you suddenly decide to move here?"

"That's because this place is beautiful and full of spiritual energy; it's clearly a place of good fortune. Only a place like this is suitable for us dragons to live in." The cat-dragon waved its claw.

"Mimi mimi. (And it's close to the film set.)" Totoro added, though apart from his brother, no other beast could understand him.

"Could it be that the mud here tastes better?" Bai Jie quipped.

"How did you know?" Cat Dragon asked in surprise.

"Mimi?" Totoro exclaimed in surprise.

Bai Jie: I was right!

"Gurgle." An untimely sound appeared, and the next second, everyone's eyes were on Qi Tianlu.

"Well, it's almost lunchtime," Tianlu said, rubbing his stomach with an innocent look.

"Mimi mimi mimi. (We're about to cook dinner, come over and eat at our house.)" Totoro said.

All the beasts looked at the cat-dragon at the same time: What is your brother saying?

“Um… my brother said we can come to our house for dinner,” Cat Dragon translated.

"Okay, okay, let's eat at your place then." Tianlu agreed without even thinking when he heard about food.

Bai Jie turned to look at Tian Lu: Do you even know what they eat? You just blindly agreed.

"Old Goat, shall we go together?" Tianlu asked the old goat.

"Oh, I don't need to, you guys can go." The old goat waved his hands repeatedly. When that family first came, he had visited them once as usual. As a result, the food that family served left a very deep impression on him, and he still can't forget it to this day.

"We'll be going now," Tianlu said, then turned around and urged, "Cat Dragon, where do you live? Hurry up, I'm starving."

"It's over there, come with us." After saying this, the two brothers led the way.

On the way, Bai Jie wanted to tell Tian Lu and Bi Xie Wa Mao's family what kind of food they ate, but just as he was about to speak, a thought popped into his mind: what would Tian Lu's reaction be if he was starving and saw that Wa Mao's family was actually eating mud?

As soon as this thought crossed my mind, a wicked sense of humor arose in my heart. I decided not to tell Tianlu Bixie about this for the time being: Anyway, I had already said before that the Wa Mao family liked to eat mud, so it's not my fault if they didn't notice.

A hundred ways to crack up bad jokes (JPG).

"We've arrived. Welcome to our home."

"Mimi."

A simple yet tall house came into view. This was the largest house in Caiyun Village. Despite its size, the main living area was underground. According to Maolong, they bought the house from a group of rabbits.

Three Pixiu entered the courtyard, and a large group of tile cats suddenly surrounded them.

"These are also our relatives. I couldn't introduce them to you during the previous filming because of other commitments..."

"Stop!" Bai Jie interrupted Mao Long, his scalp tingling: "Holy crap! The group that came to the set before wasn't even all your relatives! Just how many relatives do you have? And how did you even remember these generations?!"

"What's wrong?" Maolong looked at Baijie with a puzzled expression.

"Um... well, there are too many people, I can't remember them all at once," Bai Jie said, embarrassed.

"Oh, right." Maolong seemed to realize just how many relatives he actually had, and he scratched his head.

"Alright then, no more introductions, let's go make a big meal first, but you guys have to do us a small favor."

"A feast!" Tianlu's eyes lit up.

"Little busyman?" Bai Jie had a bad feeling.

"This is my youngest brother, so I'll leave him in your care for now." Cat Dragon picked up the smallest one from a pile of tile cats and put it into Bai Jie's arms.

Bai Jie: My bad feeling has come true! Something's not right with this plot!

"Let's go cook first, and take good care of him." After saying that, all the tile cats, including Totoro, all crawled into a hole next to them.

With only three Pixiu and one tile cat left in the yard, Bai Jie looked down at the creature in his arms that resembled a mischievous child.

"Meow~" The little cat looked at Bai Jie with its big, watery eyes.

Bai Jie was silent for two seconds, then without hesitation, he stuffed the little cat into Tian Lu's arms.

"Ouch!" Before Tianlu could react, his paws slipped and the little cat fell to the ground.

"Hey hey hey hey hey!" Tianlu was flustered for a moment, but finally caught the little tile cat with his tail.

"Meow~" The little cat fell onto Tianlu's tail, and when he raised his head, tears seemed to glisten in his eyes.

"Oh, so cute!" Tianlu was charmed. He seemed to see Baijie when he first hatched, and a ripple of emotion stirred in his heart.

However, the next second…

"Awooo!" The little cat suddenly changed its expression and bit Tianlu's tail hard.

With a scream of "Ah!", Tianlu frantically swung his tail, even jumping up and down, trying to shake the little cat off his tail.

Seeing Tianlu running around the yard in pain, Baijie covered his face and said: I knew this would happen. Luckily, I was quick-witted and managed to shift the blame to another party in time.

(What, you're asking me if I don't feel guilty? Why should I feel guilty? Tianlu bullied me this morning, I'm just getting revenge.)