There is a beast: (Hundred Explanations)

"Hmm?" Bai Jie sensed a familiar energy rushing towards the Four-Unlikes from not far away. He couldn't just stand by and watch the Four-Unlikes be attacked. He unleashed his energy. When it came to a contest of energy, he had never been afraid of anyone.

Unseen forces collided in the air. Cotton Peach could sense the dream energy, and Bai Ze could sense what was happening, but he was too lazy to care. Only the Four-Faced Beast was unaware of what was going on, and continued to hold Cotton Peach in its mouth without letting go.

"Hey—you stinky Qilin, you can let me go now! My daddy's already fighting with Bai Jie." Mian Tao looked at the Qilin carrying her with a speechless expression. She had never seen anyone so protective of their wife!

"Huh?" The Four-Faced Beast immediately relented.

Cotton Peach didn't expect the Four-Faced Beast to agree so readily. She rubbed her bottom as she fell to the ground and decided that she would target this wicked Qilin from now on.

"Hmph~" Cotton Peach snorted, then called out in one direction, "Father! They are my friends, you mustn't hurt them!"

"Haha~ So you're Mian'er's friend. I'm so sorry for offending you just now." A large Mengji slowly walked over.

He knew these guys were his daughter's friends, but he had just seen the Qilin carrying a cotton boll and wanted to teach it a lesson. However, the Pixiu's mastery of dream-entering abilities truly shocked him.

"Hello, since it's a misunderstanding, I won't hold it against you," Bai Jie said calmly to Da Mengji.

Although he didn't sense any killing intent in the energy just now, since it had already targeted his partner, he certainly wouldn't give it a pleasant look, even if he was Miantao's father.

"I'm sorry about what happened just now," Cotton Peach's father said as he walked up to the Four-Faced Beast.

He sensed the dissatisfaction in Bai Jie's tone and felt a little flustered. If he upset them, wouldn't his daughter stop talking to him? That wouldn't do; he should apologize first.

"Ah? Haha~ It's nothing, I'm fine." The Four-Faced Ones didn't expect that the little spotted man's father would be so polite.

"Hmph~" Bai Jie snorted. This idiot, if I weren't here, he would have rolled into his dreams long ago.

Bai Jie thought to himself, but his anger had indeed subsided. He wasn't too furious, otherwise he would have punched him already.

After all, she might be trying to abduct someone's daughter, so she had to see how he would react.

"Um... if you don't mind, please come to my place to rest," Cotton Peach's father said with an awkward smile.

“Hey! Bai Jie is here as a guest at our house~” Cotton Peach said, waving her paws.

Seeing Miantao so happy, Bai Jie patted her head and said to Miantao's father, "Then I'll have to trouble you."

"Haha~ No trouble at all, thank you so much for rescuing my daughter from the snowball." Cotton Peach's father laughed heartily.

The result was Bai Jie's resentful glare. "You know we saved Mian Tao, and you still attacked us? What do you mean by that? If you weren't Mian Tao's father, I would have given you a good beating."

Cotton Peach's father, who was smiling, froze when he saw Bai Jie's gaze. His face turned slightly red, as if he had said something wrong. He had indeed acted impulsively. He had only acted because he saw his daughter being bullied.

"Ahem..." Cotton Peach's father coughed to ease the awkwardness, "Isn't your friend coming along?" He asked, pointing to Bai Ze not far away.

That guy's own daughter didn't seem to have mentioned him, but the oppressive aura emanating from him gave Cotton Peach's father a guess.

"Oh, let that guy sleep. He'll be fine," Bai Jie said when she heard Mian Tao's father's question. Bai Ze knows a lot, so he'll be fine.

Bai Ze, the tool beast, is used and then discarded. Following Bai Jie was definitely the "wisest" choice he ever made.

Cotton Peach's father nodded. Since the other party had said it didn't matter, he shouldn't interfere too much.

"Please come with me." With that, Cotton Peach's father walked up the mountain.

Bai Jie did not revert to his smaller form because a cotton boll was sitting on his head.

The Four-Faced Beast's attention was completely focused on the cotton boll on Bai Jie's back. This little spot was actually sitting on the head of its own golden thread! You know, until now, I'm the only one who's ever been carried by the golden thread!

Well... even though it's my own embarrassing history.

Miantao whispered in Baijie's ear about the local specialties and good things her family had, and also told some embarrassing stories about her father.

"Stop! Stop! My dear daughter, stop talking!" Even Cotton Peach's father couldn't stand it anymore. What was all this nonsense?!

They were practically about to reveal their true nature. This girl used to be so smart and well-behaved, how come she had no bottom line when she met this Pixiu!

Seeing Cotton Boll like this, Cotton Boll's father clutched his chest, feeling a pang of heartache. "My dear daughter isn't going to be kidnapped, is she? No, no, I absolutely refuse!"

"That cotton boll father, you..." Bai Jie wanted to ask if their home was far away.

"No!" Cotton Boll's father exclaimed instinctively.

"?" Bai Jie squinted at the old man on the subway. Was Cotton Peach's father having an episode? Did he need treatment?

He looked up and met Miantao's gaze. Miantao had no idea what had gotten into her father.

"Huh? What did you just say? I don't think I heard you clearly, haha~" Cotton Peach's dad scratched his head and laughed awkwardly after realizing what had happened.

"Um... I was just asking how much further it is," Bai Jie said, shrugging her hands.

"Oh, it's not far, it's right there," Cotton Peach's father said, pointing to a simple nest made of piled stones not far away.

Hmm... Bai Jie's home is indeed too advanced. In this era, it would be quite impressive for a beast to be able to build a nest like this out of stones.

"Haha, it doesn't rain much here, and when it does, it's very rare. This pile of cotton bolls can block a lot of rain and snow!" Cotton Boll's father said when he saw Bai Jie's surprised look. He thought Bai Jie was surprised by his skills, and he felt quite satisfied.

"Hmm...it's pretty good." Bai Jie paused for a moment before saying that she still had to give it a thumbs up.

"Right? I learned this from those human dreams, but I only learned the basics, hahaha~" Cotton Peach said proudly.

"..." Bai Jie didn't want to listen anymore. Was this cotton boll's father such a clown?

"Are there only two beasts in these mountains?" Bai Jie asked, looking around.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be only this many Mengji now, right?

"Oh, you mean those guys? They're on another hilltop. We usually split up. And Cotton Peach's mom went out to enjoy herself, so lately I've been taking care of this little one all by myself." Cotton Peach's dad stroked Cotton Peach's head, his eyes full of doting affection.

"I see." Bai Jie nodded.