There is a beast: (Hundred Explanations)

In the sky.

"Hurry up, you guys." Bai Ze was furious after being slapped awake by Bai Jie.

He urged the black cloud with all his might, wishing he could get to Meng Ji's residence right now, and then have a good night's sleep without being disturbed by any beasts!

Seeing Bai Ze's impetuousness, Bai Jie whispered in Si Bu Xiang's ear, "Did I slap him so hard that he went crazy? He's actually urging us on. Did I hit him too hard?"

Si Bu Xiang shook his head. He didn't know, but it was definitely several times heavier than my hoof.

They silently followed behind Bai Ze, their speed increasing considerably. This felt pretty good, didn't it? They could get to Mian Tao's house even faster. Hmm... let Bai Ze be angry for a while.

With Bai Ze leading the way, it's hard to imagine anything going wrong. This makes Bai Jie and the others feel relaxed, without worrying about going astray. Plus, all the beasts avoid them, so there are even fewer beasts that can bother them.

They flew until noon, and Bai Ze's speed noticeably slowed down.

"We're almost there." After a morning of flying, Bai Ze felt less angry. Well, mainly because his eyelids were drooping and he hadn't eaten lunch while flying so fast, he felt like his soul was about to float away, so he didn't have the energy to be angry.

Bai Jie, who had been resting with her eyes closed on the head of the Four-Faced Beast, opened her eyes and looked at the mountain in the distance.

There was no vegetation, and the mountain was covered with a thick layer of snow; it seemed that was the place.

“Let’s go over there. Then you can get some rest without any beasts bothering you,” Bai Jie said.

Bai Ze rolled his eyes, feeling the injustice of the world. This Pixiu could lazily perch on the head of the Four-Faced Beast, while he had to be a miserable navigator. He should think of a way to avoid being a laborer on the way back.

“Bai Jie,” Bai Ze suddenly spoke up.

"What's wrong?" Bai Jie asked, puzzled. Why did this guy suddenly call out to him?

"Is the Meng Ji you're looking for the smaller one?" Bai Ze said.

Bai Jie nodded after hearing this. He did indeed want to find something smaller; the cotton boll hadn't grown up yet.

“Then there’s no mistake. See that snowball?” Bai Ze said, pointing to a snowball that was rolling down the mountain.

Bai Jie followed the direction Bai Ze pointed and indeed saw a snowball moving quite fast. She wondered which unlucky fellow it was. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head, and her lips twitched.

"Uh...no way?" Bai Jie said.

"That's exactly what you think." Bai Ze confirmed his idea.

"Flying up at that snowball, that's a cotton boll!" Bai Jie said, standing up on the head of the Four-Unlikes.

"Leave it to me!" The Four-Faced Beast urged the auspicious clouds to fly towards the snowball.

. . .

In the mountains.

"Mian'er, let's eat first. Your friend might not arrive until tonight," Da Mengji said, placing the meat in front of Mian Tao.

"Howl—" Cotton Peach slowly swallowed the meat in front of her, when suddenly her eyes saw a black cloud and auspicious cloud flying in from the distance in the sky.

"That's it!" Cotton Peach exclaimed with delight. Could it be Bai Jie and the others? They said they came on a cloud. I have to go and see! With that thought, she put down the meat and ran towards the direction from which the cloud had come.

"Hey! Slow down, don't run so fast, watch your step!" Da Mengji shouted in surprise as he watched Mian Tao rush out.

With excitement on her face, Mian Tao ran towards the direction Yun Fei came from, while Da Mengji chased after her.

"Bai Jie, Bai Jie!" Cotton Boll shouted loudly towards the direction of the auspicious clouds.

"Huff, huff—" Cotton Peach was a little tired from running, but he didn't stop. He was filled with joy, because he would soon see Hundred Solutions! Meeting in person was what beasts looked forward to the most.

"Huh?!" Cotton Peach didn't notice the stone under her feet and tripped over it, feeling a sense of weightlessness as she leaned forward.

She clutched her head with her paws, trying to keep it from being hit by anything. Little did she know, the road ahead was downhill. She rolled downhill in mid-air, clutching her head, the snow piling up on her body.

"Daughter!" Da Meng was shocked. He had told her to slow down, but she wouldn't listen. Now look what happened, she'd rolled down the slope. He had to go check on her quickly, hoping she was alright.

"GuluGulu——"

There are many obstacles in the path of the cotton boll as it rolls downwards, but coincidentally, none of them are in its path, so it rolls faster and faster.

The cotton boll inside the snowball felt dizzy and disoriented—why hasn't it stopped yet?

It kept scrolling like that for who knows how long.

"Thump—" The snowball finally hit something and stopped moving.

"Hmm... has it finally stopped?" the cotton boll inside thought dazedly.

The next second, she heard the sound of snow being dug outside. Soon after, a small hole appeared inside the snowball, and light from outside shone in, revealing a huge golden Pixiu to her.

"Cotton bolls?" Bai Jie kept digging at the snowball, making sounds to check if the cotton bolls inside were still wet.

"Bai Jie!" Cotton Peach wanted to rush over, but found that her body was covered in thick snow. Laughing to death, she couldn't move at all.

"Wait a minute, I'll get you out of here soon." Hearing Mian Tao's voice, Bai Jie was finally relieved. It seemed she was still conscious, so it was alright.

Bai Jie had just reached a certain distance when she said something to Si Bu Xiang and jumped down to stop the snowball from rolling any further.

At this moment, the Four-Faced Beast and Bai Ze also arrived late.

"You've come at the right time. Help me shovel some snow," Bai Jie said to the two beasts as they finally came down.

"No." Bai Ze ignored Bai Jie and refused outright; he didn't want to dig in the snow.

Bai Ze found a good spot and lay down to sleep, his eyelids drooping so much that he had no strength left.

"Let me help." Sibuxiang came to Bai Jie's side and helped shovel snow.

Bai Jie had considered smashing the snow with a single punch, but she was afraid of accidentally knocking the cotton bolls away as well, which would be bad.

After digging for a long time, we finally managed to dig out more than half of the cotton boll. The snow was really thick...

Cotton Peach felt its hands, which could now move, break free from the few remaining snowballs, shake off the snow, and then pounce into Bai Jie's arms.

"Thank you, Bai Jie! Muah!" Mian Tao rubbed against Bai Jie's chest.

The Four-Unlikes watched as its golden thread was rubbed and rubbed by the little spot, and only the beast thanked it. It was even more dissatisfied. It was clear that it had also contributed!

Silently, the Four-Unlikes walked behind Cotton Peach, bit the back of her neck, and picked her up, preventing her from rubbing against his golden thread.

"Hey hey hey! Why are you using this trick again! What a wicked Qilin!" Cotton Peach protested with her claws and feet.