The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

In the home of the three Pixiu,

The aroma of food filled the air, and the television, turned on, was playing today's news.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the dozen or so dishes on the coffee table and giving them an enticing sheen.

on the sofa,

There were five beasts sitting in a row. Besides the three Pixiu and Feifei who was staying at their house, Yuetian had also come over to freeload again, according to him.

“My parents don’t cook for me anymore. They said that since I always eat at my eldest son’s place anyway, I might as well not eat at home anymore.”

Bai Jie: "So you interpreted it literally?"

"Today, two well-known movie stars, Rabbit Tony and Four-Faced Beast, were spotted on a street in a certain city. Moreover, the director of their current film was also present..."

The host's calm voice came from the television. Bai Jie swallowed the food in his mouth and stared at the screen as he spoke.

"Speaking of which, weren't Rabbit Lord and the Four-Faced Beast out having fun? How come they've run into trouble again after just hiring a new actor?"

"The affair was discovered."

Feifei casually chimed in with a sentence, which was full of vulgar and offensive language, but the four beasts present were already used to her way of speaking.

"Wait a minute, what new actor? Is a new mythical beast coming to our territory?"

Yue Tian gleaned information she didn't understand from Bai Jie's words.

Before Baijie could answer, Tianlu spoke first, putting down the empty bowl he had just finished eating from in his paws and explaining to Yuetian.

"That guy is called Zhanhu. He's the mount of Chiyou, the one the Mud People talk about. He used to be my and Bixie's enemies back in ancient times. But with the two of us brothers working together, he was no match for us at all. We were utterly defeated!"

Tianlu brandished his two paws in front of his chest, his tail swaying unconsciously behind him, looking quite smug. However, before he could be smug for long, Feifei raised his paw and asked a question in a low voice.

So it's two against one?

"Uh……"

Tianlu froze for a moment, then immediately swung his claw in rebuttal.

"How is that possible! He needs two people to fight one, and that guy also has Chi You on him!"

"Wow, Chi You! Second Master, you guys are so powerful, you even fought Chi You!"

Yue Tian's eyes lit up. He stopped eating, threw down his chopsticks, and stared expectantly at Tian Lu.

"Well, of course."

Tianlu crossed its arms and Weiwei raised its chin, its tail almost reaching the sky. However, the next second, Baijie ruthlessly sabotaged it.

"I remember that Chi You was defeated by the Yellow Emperor in cooperation with Yinglong, right? And there doesn't seem to be any record of you in the Battle of Zhuolu."

"That's all just nonsense spread by mud people!" Tianlu's face flushed red. "I'm the beast involved, Baijie, you have to believe me!"

Bai Jie rolled his eyes and uttered a single sentence that knocked out Tian Lu: "I heard it from Bi Xie."

The announcer's voice continued to ring on the television, but the atmosphere among the five people in front of the television became strangely subtle, as if they were at a public execution site.

A ray of sunlight shone on Tianlu's face, and he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

The gazes of the four beasts around him made Tianlu feel as if he were being seen naked by them in broad daylight. He even had the illusion that the TV host was looking at him, even though he was actually not wearing anything at all.

"To ward off evil spirits!!"

Tianlu finally looked angrily at the culprit who had revealed his secrets, his tone filled with anger, shame, and a hint of grievance.

"Hey, I'll go get you some rice."

Bixie decisively picked up Tianlu's bowl and turned to go to the kitchen, though his back view looked somewhat disheveled.

After the Bixie Gang returned with the food, Tianlu immediately turned his grief and anger into appetite, buried his head in his bowl, and devoured all the food on the coffee table under the astonished gazes of the other beasts.

"Burp~ I'm full."

Tianlu leaned back on the sofa, his belly bulging, feeling satisfied, all the negative emotions in his heart swept away.

Looking at the coffee table again, it was a mess of cups and plates, with empty plates piled up haphazardly, their surfaces as smooth as mirrors, as if they had been licked by a dog.

Bixie picked up the plate and examined it from top to bottom, finally clicking his tongue and saying, "It seems like it doesn't need washing."

"Let's wash it."

I felt ashamed. Although the saliva of the Pixiu is not dirty, I still couldn't get past the mental hurdle.

"Ring ring ring ring ring".

Suddenly, the phone rang in Bai Jie's arms. He took out his phone and saw that it was Xiao Hang calling.

"Hey."

Bai Jie answered the phone and put it to his ear.

Xiaohang quickly explained the situation on the other end of the phone. After listening, Bai Jie's expression became somewhat strange.

"What's wrong, Bai Jie?"

Tianlu curiously leaned over to eavesdrop, but Baijie shoved him back down with a claw.

"Okay, I got it..."

After saying a few words to Xiaohang, Baijie hung up the phone and looked up to see a group of beasts curious about something. He paused for a moment, then looked puzzled.

"Well, actually, Zhan Hu is coming, and for some reason, he seems to be very aggressive."

"Could it be because of something from ancient times?" Bixie frowned.

"That's unlikely, it happened so many years ago," Feifei said, taking over the tea.

“I’m not sure either, let’s wait until he arrives.” Bixie shook his head.

Bai Jie turned his head and looked at the two beasts who had also suddenly come to his house. A thought struck him, and he blurted out a sentence.

"Is he here to freeload again?"

The previously somewhat tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

Yue Tian coughed awkwardly, while Fei Fei acted as if nothing had happened, completely unaware that she was freeloading at someone else's house.

The five beasts chatted casually for a bit longer. When Bixie saw that Zhanhu hadn't arrived yet, he got up to clear the dishes.

But just then, there was a knock on the door.

"I'll open the door."

Upon hearing the sound, Bixie's eyes narrowed, and he put the plate he had just picked up back down. A series of clinking sounds rang out. He walked to the door, gripped the doorknob with his claws, and gently pulled it down.

Bixie opened the door, and the door frame creaked as a huge shadow was cast in from the outside, enveloping Bixie.

"It really is you, Pixiu."

The figure outside the door lowered its head, its imposing blue-yellow heterochromatic eyes staring intently at Bixie.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop, making the beast feel a chill down its spine.

Sensing the visitors' ill intentions, the voice of the warding-off-evil turned cold.

"What are you doing here? You're not welcome here."

"Humph."

Zhanhu snorted softly, and his thick tail swept across the ground, kicking up dirt and pebbles.

"I have come here to retrieve my master's relics. Hand them over immediately, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Zhan Hu remained nonchalant on the surface, but his gaze was already fixed on the room as he observed it.

"Huh? How come there's one more?"

A golden figure came into Zhanhu's sight, and his eyes narrowed, a sense of unease settling in his heart.

"When did a Pixiu appear in this world? If three of them come at us together... it will be a bit difficult to deal with."

Bai Jie, who was peeking through the doorway, shrank back in fright when Zhan Hu stared at him: "Wait, why are you looking at me like that?!"

"What relics? Where would we get any relics of Chi You?"

Bixie frowned even more deeply, looked up at Zhanhu, and spoke with a hint of impatience.

Zhanhu leaned forward slightly, his eyes, which held a hint of murderous intent, fixed on Bixie and emphasized his tone.

"My lord's divine sword is nearby; I cannot be mistaken!"

"Looking for trouble?"

Bixie completely lost patience. As rivals from ancient times, they were respectively divine beasts under the command of the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, and their relationship had once been one of irreconcilable conflict.

Although the events of ancient times should be in the past, Zhanhu was aggressive from the start, and Bixie could not swallow this insult.

"What, you want to fight?"

Seeing Bixie's expression, Zhanhu narrowed his eyes, revealing a look of disdain.

"Without those soldiers to help you, what makes you think you can fight me? The food from next door?"

"Don't worry about it!"

Enraged, Bixie stomped his foot and leaped backward, instantly reverting to his original form.

The four paws landed heavily, and the whole house seemed to shake. Bixie lowered its body and stared at Zhanhu with a pair of murderous eyes.

This is precisely:

With a white body and red markings resembling blood, and eyes displaying divine might, he is a heavenly general.

He is in charge of killing and driving away demons, his body covered in blood as he emerges from the battlefield.

Its body resembles that of a tiger or leopard, born for battle; it bears two horns on its head, hence its name "Bixie" (meaning "warding off evil").

"Roar!"

A roar echoed throughout the room, and Bixie pounced forward with a powerful leap.

Zhanhu's pupils constricted slightly as he raised his tiger claws, the claws slicing through the air with a whimpering sound. He swung his claws down fiercely to meet the oncoming Bixie.

In slow motion,

The distance between the two beasts continued to shrink. Just as the tiger's claws were about to strike, Bixie's eyes flashed and its body suddenly shrank, dodging the attack.

"what!"

Zhan Hu was startled, not expecting Bixie to have this move, but he had no time to think about it, as Bixie was already close by.

With a bang, Bixie grew larger again, stepped on the ground, lowered his head, and used all his strength to press against Zhanhu's chest.

The hard horns collided with the chest, and with a painful roar, the war tiger was sent flying backward, leaving the entrance of the Pixiu's house.

This is the purpose of warding off evil spirits. Even if you fight, you can't fight at home. Not only will it damage your own house and furniture, but there are also weak fighters like Bai Jie Fei Fei around. Fighting there would be a losing proposition.

The heavy tiger body tumbled in the air, landing steadily on all fours. Feeling the pain in his chest, he let out an angry roar.

A large flock of birds in the mountains were startled and took flight, their cries echoing for a long time—truly a roar of a tiger that shook the mountains and forests.

However, the next second, another roar from Kuang Xipeng, no less powerful, rang out.

Bixie rushed out of the house and headed straight for Zhanhu. Their roars and momentum clashed and intertwined, scaring all the animals on the mountain into lying on the ground and trembling.

In the chicken coop,

Big Hair, Little Hair, and the rest of the chickens huddled together in fear, listening to the deafening roars outside. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably, and their feathers began to fall loose.

Back inside,

As Tianlu watched Bixie charge out to fight Zhanhu, before the other beasts could react, he roared and charged out as well.

"I'll help you ward off evil spirits!"

"Hey, Second Master, wait for me! I need to help the Boss too!"

It was only then that Yue Tian came to his senses. He hurriedly ran outside, with Bai Jie and Fei Fei instinctively following behind.

As soon as the three beasts ran out the door, they saw Tianlu, in its original form, flying backwards in an arc and crashing into them.

With a bang,

Tianlu's massive body crashed into the wall, shaking the entire house twice. This made Baijie worry that his house might collapse.

"boom!"

Tianlu suddenly shrank, slid off the wall, clutched his stomach with his paws, and his face was filled with pain.

"Tianlu!" Baijie exclaimed in surprise, rushing over in a panic: "Are you alright?"

Yue Tian and Fei Fei also rushed over, and the three beasts checked Tian Lu's condition together.

"I'm fine..."

Tianlu pried open the three beasts' claws, clutched his stomach, and sat up.

"I ate too much beforehand, so I didn't perform well."

The Bai Jie family, who had been filled with worry, suddenly started twitching their lips.

"Who told you to eat so much?!"