The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

The next day, early in the morning…

Bai Jie woke up groggily, "It's so stuffy, so hot..."

Bai Jie opened his eyes in a daze, but all he could see was darkness, as if something was blocking his view.

"Ugh~ What is this?" Bai Jie struggled to get up, fighting off his sleepiness, and then... he saw long white fur spread out on the bed, and it was his own fur.

Sitting on the soft fur, Bai Jie's brain went blank: Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do? Am I still dreaming?

As the grogginess from waking up gradually subsided, Bai Jie sorted out his thoughts and slowly figured out what had happened.

"Tianlu—!" An angry voice came from the old goat's house, and the birds that were originally on the roof were all frightened away.

In the room next to the three Pixiu, the old goat, who was fast asleep, was startled awake by the sudden roar and instinctively sat up.

"Crack!"

"Ouch! My back!" The old goat, clutching his back, got out of bed and grimaced as he walked towards the door. "What's all that yelling about so early in the morning, little Bai Jie? Can't an old man like me get some sleep?"

Complaining, the old goat opened the door, and what came into his view was a scene of a golden mop head pressing down on Tianlu and beating him.

"Am I getting old and my eyesight is failing me, or am I opening it wrong?" The old goat closed the door in a daze, rubbed his eyes, and then opened the door again to look: Hmm... the scene hadn't changed, but this time he recognized that the mop head looked like Xiao Baijie.

"Awooo! Go easy on me, Bai Jie! Pi, Pi Xie, save me!" Tianlu, who had failed to escape, howled in pain as he was beaten. Just one day later, he was subjected to another brutal beating by Bai Jie. (Truly: If you don't beat him for a day, he'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles.)

At the entrance to the bedroom of the three Pixiu, Bixie, who had also turned into a mop head, silently watched Tianlu being beaten, without any intention of stepping forward to mediate, after all, he was also a victim.

"Hey... Little Baijie, what happened?" The old goat, having figured out the situation, couldn't help but ask.

"Huff...huff...huff...it's nothing, Tianlu was just asking for a beating again." Baijie stopped hitting him, panting, and said angrily.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry, little Baijie. Come here, let Grandpa give you a hug." The old goat said, stepping forward to pick up Baijie.

"Hey, don't treat me like a child!" Bai Jie protested after struggling for a moment.

"Bai Jie is just a kid, isn't he?" Tianlu reflexively retorted, having just gotten a chance to catch his breath.

Bai Jie turned around and said, "You dare to speak!"

"Uh, Bai Jie, I was wrong, I'll shut up now." Tian Lu covered his mouth willingly.

"Alright, Bai Jie, don't be angry with Pi Pi anymore. Getting too angry is bad for your health." The old goat casually rubbed Bai Jie's skin: Hmm, it feels so good.

"Don't take advantage of me, I didn't agree to let you touch me." Bai Jie pushed the old goat's hand away.

After a while, it was breakfast time. As everyone knows, everything can be paused while eating, including Tianlu's trouble-making.

At the dining table, Bai Jie brushed aside the fur on its face with one paw and put food into its mouth, looking quite depressed. Bi Xie next to it was in the same situation.

"What a nuisance!" Food scraps were stuck to his long hair, and Bai Jie was so angry that he wanted to pluck the hair off his face. White hair was already easy to get dirty, and now it had become so long. Fortunately, the Pixiu did not need to excrete, otherwise Bai Jie would feel disgusted just thinking about the scene of his butt covered in poop.

"Little Baijie, be patient, like me." The old goat ate his breakfast slowly and deliberately, and no one knew how he did it, but his white beard was completely spotless.

"By the way, Little Baijie, where are you and Bixie planning to get your fur trimmed? Or should I help you find someone?" the old goat asked.

"No need, there are people in the crew who can cut hair," Bai Jie replied.

"Oh, is that so?" The old goat looked a little regretful. He had helped find people to trim the fur of the three Pixiu before. Finding people was free, and trimming the fur was also free. However, he didn't lose money. In fact, he made a profit. Those barbers would pay him extra to trim the fur of the Pixiu.

After finishing their meal, the three Pixiu were about to head to the film set, but Bai Jie stopped at the door.

"What's wrong, Bai Jie?" Tianlu asked in confusion.

Bai Jie didn't speak, but just silently looked at Tian Lu.

Upon seeing Bai Jie's familiar expression, Tian Lu instantly understood and bent down. "Does Bai Jie want me to carry him? Then come on up."

Bai Jie gave Tian Lu a whack: "Why don't you grow bigger? Your fur is dragging on the ground like this."

"Oh, oh, oh." Tianlu finally realized what was happening and quickly transformed back into his original form.

Bai Jie climbed up Tian Lu's back along his tail, and the next moment, Bi Xie also climbed up. He was also in a state of long hair dragging on the ground, and in order not to really become a mop head, he could only let Tian Lu carry him for a while.

"Pipi Xiu, let's go." Sitting on Tianlu's back, Baijie inexplicably wanted to shout this, so he shouted: Anyway, there are no outsiders around, so it's okay to be a little silly.

"Alright, Tianlu is off!" Tianlu dashed out like lightning, so fast that it was just a blur in the eyes of the beasts. This was Baijie's request, since he was too ashamed to face the beasts in his current form, so it was better to run fast and not let them see him clearly.

After a whirlwind ride, the three Pixiu quickly arrived at the filming location for today's shoot. It was a mahjong parlor in the village. When Bai Jie arrived at the door, he could still hear shouts and clattering sounds coming from inside.

"Wait, how did they end up playing this?" Bai Jie complained as he pushed open the door of the mahjong parlor.

As the door slammed against the wall with a loud bang, the crew members who were engrossed in playing mahjong suddenly fell silent. They stared blankly at the three Pixiu at the door, or rather, at Bai Jie and Bi Xie.

With a soft chuckle, an unknown beast inside the mahjong parlor couldn't help but laugh out loud, but it quickly covered its mouth and looked nervously at Bai Jie.

"Sigh~" Bai Jie sighed, "Laugh if you want to, I'm not stopping you."

As soon as the patron spoke, the group of gamblers in the mahjong parlor, who had been trying to suppress their laughter, could no longer hold back and burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Puss in Boots was facing away from the three Pixiu, its body trembling incessantly. If you got close, you could hear a series of uncontrollable chuckles.

To be honest, when Puss in Boots was giving the birth water yesterday, she had a rough idea of ​​what Tianlu was planning to do, but she really didn't expect that Tianlu would even harm the evil spirits along with it.

Bai Jie walked into the mahjong parlor with a sullen look on his face. Hearing the laughter around him, he finally couldn't help but yell angrily, "Laugh for a while, but don't go too far!"

Upon discovering that the production crew's big spender was angry, all the animals immediately fell silent. This was the patron who paid them, and they had to appease him, otherwise they would have their wages docked if they angered him.

"Pfft, haha, alright, alright, Bai Jie, you and Bi Xie go get your fur trimmed first, Pi Pi can stay here." Puss in Boots forced back his laughter and said.

Bai Jie snorted and turned to walk towards the next cubicle. Bi Xie followed silently, his little face slightly red, but fortunately his hair was long enough that it wasn't noticeable.

"What are you standing there for? Go and trim their fur." ​​Puss in Boots patted TuTu.

"Huh? Should I go?" TuTu looked completely bewildered.

"Of course you should go, Lord Bunny has to film a movie." Puss in Boots answered matter-of-factly.

TuTu glanced at the two Pixiu, their fur so long it dragged on the ground, and couldn't help but twitch at the corner of her mouth: The workload had suddenly increased considerably, and...

"I'm a makeup artist, right? Why have you been giving me hairdressing jobs these past few days?"

"Who says a haircut doesn't count as makeup? I've decided on you, hurry up and go!" Puss in Boots urged.

"Director, I've put in so much effort, it's not fair that you don't give me a raise." TuTu poignantly posted.

"Cough cough, next time for sure, next time for sure. Besides, isn't this giving you a chance? Bai Jie is a big spender. If you make him happy, a raise is just a matter of time."

TuTu's indignant comment (JPG): Don't give me empty promises!

In the end, TuTu still went to trim the fur of the two Pixiu. There was no other way; he and Rabbit Lord were the only ones in the crew who knew how to trim fur.

Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was afternoon. Today's filming tasks were quite simple, and by this time they were all completed. However, the crew members did not immediately disperse.

In the mahjong parlor…

"I won, pay up." The Listening Beast, having won this round of mahjong, stretched out its claws.

"How many times have you won now? You cheated, didn't you?!" Rabbit cursed, but his hand still obediently took out his bag and handed over the money.

"Meow, I'm out of money. How about I stay on your roof for a few days to pay off my debt?" Mrs. Tile Cat asked weakly.

"Di Ting is really amazing," the Qilin exclaimed, handing over the money in its hand.

Beside this mahjong table, all the core members of the film crew were gathered, watching the four beasts play mahjong.

"Hmm... Bai Jie, I'm actually very curious about something," Puss in Boots said, stroking his chin as he looked at the mahjong table.

"What's up?" Bai Jie asked casually.

"If you three brothers were playing mahjong... who would win?"

"Uh..." Bai Jie was stumped by the question. "I don't know... Maybe it's because our fortunes cancel each other out?"

"Why don't you try it and you'll see?" Jinjiao suddenly jumped to Baijie's side and said.

“Yes, yes,” Silver Horn chimed in.

"Uh... that's fine... but none of us know how to play mahjong." Bai Jie shrugged.

"Isn't this simple? Just find a beast to guide us from behind." The Totoro brothers also came over, with the cat-dragon speaking up. Clearly, they were also curious about what would happen when the three Pixiu played mahjong.

"Alright then, I'm fine with it. What about Tianlu Bixie?" Baijie looked at his two older brothers.

"Um... Bai Jie... does the money I win count as mine?" Tianlu asked cautiously, raising his paw.

All the beasts: Just how strict are you with your younger brother?!

"Ah... if you win, it's naturally yours." Bai Jie was both amused and exasperated: had he been too stingy with Tian Lu's allowance? Should he give him more in the future?

"That's fine." Tianlu readily agreed as soon as he heard that the money he won would be his.

As for warding off evil spirits, both of his younger brothers agreed, so he had no reason to refuse.

"So, one last question: we're currently one short. Who's going to join us?" Bai Jie asked the group of beasts.

The beasts looked at each other in dismay: This... this divine game with three Pixiu, if we go up there, we'll probably lose even our underwear.

After a moment of silence, Tianlu couldn't help but speak up: "What are you waiting for? Bring on another beast!"

"Hmm... how about you guys play Dou Dizhu?" Xiaohang suggested.

“Dou Dizhu is two against one, that won’t work,” Bai Jie rejected the suggestion.

The scene fell silent again, until finally, Puss in Boots had a sudden inspiration: "Listen, you go first."

"Huh? Why me?" Di Ting looked bewildered.

"Because you can communicate with the earth, so you won't lose too badly."

Di Ting: "I refuse. I never cheat when playing mahjong."

"Now that you've made it this time, I'll invite Bai Ze to make a cameo appearance here later."

"Well... not cheating is my bottom line, but I can play."

Puss in Boots nodded: Great, all done.

"Is the director really going to invite Bai Ze over just for this little thing?" Bai Jie whispered into Puss in Boots' ear.

"It's nothing, I've always had this idea, I just made up my mind," Puss in Boots replied quietly as well.

Bai Jie: As expected of you, Puss in Boots.

The mahjong game begins!

First game. Bai Jie wins.

In the second round, Bai Jie won.

In the third game, Bai Jie won again.

After the nth round...

"Why, why did this happen?" Tianlu slumped in his chair, his eyes vacant. He had lost not only this month's allowance, but also next month's. Recalling all the delicious food he had found online, Tianlu covered his face: "My cola, my spicy strips, my potato chips, all gone, all gone! Waaaaaah!"

"Don't cry, Tianlu. You got carried away with the game." Bixie squatted down next to Tianlu helplessly. He had also lost a lot, but fortunately, he didn't spend much money, so he wasn't too upset.

"Great, earth, what's going on?" Di Ting's voice trembled slightly.

The earth: "Heaven and earth favor me, heaven and earth favor me, heaven and earth favor me."

Di Ting took a deep breath: This is the youngest child in the world? This treatment... is a bit too good!