There is a beast in the bright morning.

On a transport truck heading to the Caiyun Mountains in the southwest, Tianlu was sitting in the truck bed complaining about the Qilin's stinginess, but he soon sensed a murderous aura.

A flock of hens surrounded Tianlu in the carriage, staring at him with murderous eyes. Only then did Tianlu realize that he had accidentally run over one of their companions when he boarded the train.

"You've really screwed me over this time, you idiot."

Before Tianlu could finish speaking, a flock of hens rushed up, flapping their wings and slapping Tianlu's face, or scratching his body with their claws.

Tianlu, however, seemed to have forgotten that he was a divine beast, and was being beaten to the ground by a group of ordinary hens.

"Stop hitting me! I know I was wrong! Haochen, help me!"

Hao Chen knew that although Tian Lu looked miserable at the moment, he was actually not hurt at all.

However, Hao Chen still couldn't stand it and had to speak up to remind him: "Tianlu, have you forgotten? You are a Pixiu."

Reminded by Haochen, Tianlu realized that he had been chased by humans for so long that he had forgotten that he was a Pixiu and had no reason to be afraid of a group of ordinary hens.

"Fine, you wretched hens, how dare you hit me! I'm going to eat you all."

The situation instantly reversed. Tianlu, who had been on the defensive, grabbed a hen with one claw, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it whole without even chewing.

Upon seeing this, Hao Chen immediately thought of the Bixie inside Tianlu's belly. According to the comics, the Bixie should have already awakened by now.

"I wonder what Bixie will think when he comes out to take out the trash and sees another Pixiu that is on good terms with Tianlu. It would be quite interesting."

Hao Chen couldn't help but imagine the shocked expression on Bi Xie's face. Just then, Tian Lu turned around and saw Hao Chen staring at him. He thought Hao Chen also wanted to win the game.

So Tianlu grabbed a plump-looking hen and handed it to Haochen: "Haochen, why are you staring at me? Are you hungry? Eat up, don't be shy."

"..."

Hao Chen opened his mouth, wanting to say that he didn't want to eat chicken, but was just curious about warding off evil spirits. However, he didn't know how to tell Tian Lu, since there were too many things involved, and the comic didn't explain it clearly.

Left with no other choice, Hao Chen had to take the hen that Tian Lu handed him and eat it in one bite. However, Hao Chen had no intention of letting the hen live in his stomach, so as soon as the hen entered his stomach, it was decomposed by Hao Chen's divine power.

At this moment, Hao Chen stopped Tian Lu, who wanted to continue eating: "Wait, Tian Lu, stop eating. You've almost finished the whole cart of chickens."

Only then did Tianlu notice that he had eaten all the hens in the truck except for two, which were huddled together in a corner, shivering.

Tianlu scratched his head and said somewhat awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I haven't eaten for several days, and I'm really hungry."

And so, Tianlu and Haochen, along with two hens serving as reserve food A and reserve food B, traveled together for several days and finally arrived at the edge of the Caiyun Mountains.

"We're almost there. I wonder if the Qilin has prepared a feast for me."

Tianlu rubbed his hands together, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth, as if a feast was laid out before him.

Hao Chen nudged Tian Lu's shoulder: "Alright, Tian Lu, stop spacing out and lead the way."

"Okay, follow me. Let me think, the shop that the four-legged creature mentioned seems to be this way."

After taking Reserve Food A and Reserve Food B, Tianlu confidently led Haochen deeper into the Caiyun Mountains.

Hao Chen, excited about seeing the Qilin, forgot that Tian Lu's sense of direction wasn't very good. It seemed that he wandered around the Caiyun Mountains for a long time before finally finding the Qilin's location.

Sure enough, under Tianlu's guidance, they spent three days finally finding the shop that resembled a mythical creature.

Looking at the two-story bamboo house at the foot of the mountain, Hao Chen excitedly thought, "Furry, I'm here."

Then Haochen shouted to Tianlu, "Tianlu, hang in there a little longer, we'll be there soon, and we'll have something to eat soon."

But Tianlu was so hungry that he was dizzy and collapsed to the ground, refusing to get up no matter what.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm so hungry, I can't walk anymore, I'm starving!"

However, just as Tianlu was still complaining about being hungry, a fragrant aroma suddenly wafted through the air. Upon smelling the aroma, Tianlu instantly perked up: "What is this? It smells so good!"

Upon smelling the aroma coming from the direction of the Deer Man's shop, Tianlu instantly regained his strength and sprang to his feet.

Immediately, Tianlu couldn't care less about Haochen anymore and ran straight towards the deer shop, saying, "Delicious food, here I come."

Hao Chen looked at the reserve food A and reserve food B that Tian Lu had left behind, and said to them, "Alright, you can go now. Be careful in the future."

After saying that, Hao Chen also chased after Tian Lu, but he was still a step behind Tian Lu. By the time Hao Chen arrived at the deer shop, Tian Lu had already entered the shop.

"Tianlu, wait for me!"

"Haochen, come quick! This smells so good and tastes so delicious!"

Hearing Tianlu's voice coming from inside the deer shop, Haochen quickly ran in, only to see Tianlu jumping onto the table and eating a bowl of granular food.

When Tianlu saw Haochen come in, he immediately made way for him, saying, "Haochen, hurry up and eat, or I'll finish it all."

Upon hearing Tianlu's invitation, Haochen quickly waved his hand and said, "You eat, I'm not hungry yet."

"That's it, then I won't be polite."

Tianlu didn't know what he was eating, so he ate with relish, but Haochen knew it was dog food prepared by the Four-Faced Beast, so he naturally had no intention of eating it, after all, he wasn't a dog.

Just as Tianlu finished eating the dog food on the table and was lying contentedly on the table with his big belly, a figure walked in.

"Hey, is Pipi eating well? Why is it taking so long? It's been several days. What do you think of my shop? Isn't it great?"

Hao Chen looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was the Qilin that had entered. At this moment, the Qilin seemed to sense it and looked at Hao Chen.

Although the Qilin didn't seem to react, Haochen noticed that the Qilin showed shock the moment it saw him.

"Is it because they discovered I'm also a Pixiu?" Hao Chen wondered to himself.

At that moment, Tianlu also saw the Qilin (a mythical creature), and instantly jumped up from the table, spreading his arms and pouncing towards it: "Qilin!!!"

"Hey." Seeing this, the Qilin opened its arms and showed a happy smile, wanting to hug Tianlu who was rushing towards it.

Unexpectedly, just as Tianlu was about to be embraced by the Qilin, he suddenly turned around and kicked the Qilin in the face.

"Not bad, my foot! You actually locked me up with a hen for days! I'm going to eat you."

Tianlu sat on the chest of the four-legged creature, opening its mouth wide as if it really wanted to devour it.

"Ah! Don't be angry, don't be angry, if you swallow me, you won't be able to spit me out."

The creature seemed used to this, constantly apologizing, but showing no fear whatsoever.

Tianlu kept stomping on the chest of the Qilin, saying, "I'm going to devour you!"

"Didn't you say you could do whatever you wanted?"

"Then you can't lock me up with the hen."

Looking at the Tianlu on its body, the Qilin sighed inwardly: Heh, still a noisy fellow...

After a bit of playful fighting, Tianlu got up from the Qilin, and the Qilin pointed at Haochen and said, "By the way, Pipi, is he the friend you mentioned?"

After venting his anger, Tianlu felt much less resentful towards the Four-Faced Beast, so he introduced it to the Four-Faced Beast: "That's right, his name is Haochen. Do you know the Four-Faced Beast? Haochen is also a Pixiu."

Although the Four-Faced Beast was already prepared for Hao Chen's identity after seeing his appearance, it was still somewhat shocked to hear from Tian Lu that Hao Chen was also a Pixiu.

However, the Qilin quickly regained its composure and said to Hao Chen, "Hello, my name is Qilin. I am an ancient auspicious beast. I was Jiang Ziya's mount along with Pipi and we participated in the Investiture of the Gods. We can be considered colleagues."

"Hello, my name is Haochen."

Hao Chen didn't have any ill intentions towards the Qilin. After all, judging from the comics, although the Qilin was acting as a Pixiu Heart Lock to monitor Tianlu, it also took good care of Tianlu.

She even concealed Bixie's whereabouts from the Heavenly Court for Tianlu's sake, and did not change her attitude towards Tianlu even after learning her own identity.

How could anyone not like such a hybrid?

For some reason, the four-legged creature could see sympathy in Hao Chen's eyes.

Just as the Four-Faced Beast wanted to learn more about Hao Chen, Tian Lu suddenly came up to it with a cell phone.

"Hey, what's your WiFi password? I haven't used my phone the whole time, I need to play a game, I'm dying to play."

"WiFi? No. There's no signal in the mountains, and playing on your phone all the time is bad for your eyes. You can come fishing with me if you're free."

The four-legged creature spoke naturally, but Tianlu was furious upon hearing it and kicked the four-legged creature in the face again, sending it flying.

"Damn it! What kind of fishing are you?! Do you think everyone's a retired old cadre like you?!"

"You big asshole!! Bastard, why didn't you say you didn't have internet earlier? You did it on purpose, didn't you?!"

Hao Chen saw that the Four-Faced Beast had been kicked and was bleeding by Tian Lu, and knew that the Four-Faced Beast was not the Four-Unlikes and could not withstand Tian Lu's abuse, so he quickly came over to pull Tian Lu away.

"Tianlu, calm down, the Qilin is already injured."

"Haochen, let go of me, I need to calm down!"

Tianlu shoved Haochen aside, then continued shouting at the Qilin, "Qilin, install WiFi for me right now! Or we're done!!"

Fortunately, at this moment, Tianlu's stomach started rumbling again, indicating that what he had just eaten was at most an appetizer.

"Well, Pipi, let's eat first."

"Hmph, I'll let you off this time. Now get me some food."

"Alright, alright." The four-legged creature looked at Hao Chen beside it and said, "Hao Chen, are you hungry? Do you want some?"

Hao Chen knew exactly what kind of person the Qilin was in the early stages; it treated Tianlu like a pet dog. Therefore, Hao Chen shook his head and said, "No need, I'm not hungry. You can feed Tianlu."

"Are you sure you don't need to? I don't see you've eaten much."

"Really, it's not necessary. I'll let you know if I need it."

"OK then."

After tidying up its messy fur, the Qilin brought out a bowl of dog food and placed it in front of Tianlu.

Tianlu's eyes twitched when he saw the bowl that the Qilin handed him: "Hey, Qilin, this is a dog bowl, you bastard."

Even though he knew it was a dog bowl, Tianlu was too hungry to care and started eating it.

"By the way, what is this 'four unlikes'? It tastes delicious." With food, Tianlu's attitude improved a lot.

But the next moment, the four-legged creature took out a bag of dog food and said, "Dog food, how do I pay, cash or QR code?"

When Tianlu heard the Four-Faced Beast say that he ate dog food and even asked him for money, he immediately spat out the dog food in his mouth.

"After all these years as colleagues, you actually fed me dog food (a Chinese slang term for being publicly shamed) and even asked me for money. I've made up my mind! Tonight, I'm going to eat this bizarre creature of yours!"

Despite Tianlu's threat, the Qilin remained calm and composed, then revealed a sinister smile: "Times have changed. If you have no money, then sell yourself to pay off your debts."

Tianlu, who had been so aggressive, was instantly frightened after hearing what the Qilin said. He shrank back to the corner and said pitifully, "What... what do you want to do?"

Unexpectedly, the four-legged creature produced several labor contracts from somewhere and said to Tianlu, "Shop security guard, food and lodging provided, easy work, what do you think?"

After hearing the conditions of the Four-Faced Beast, Tianlu looked puzzled: "Your shabby shop doesn't need security guards."

"To be honest, although my Deer Man Shop is in a remote location, it hides quite a few treasures!"

Upon hearing the strange creature's words, Tianlu revealed a longing look, drooling unknowingly from the corner of his mouth: "Treasure, what treasure?!"

Having spent many years with Tianlu, the Four-Unlikes naturally knew Tianlu's weakness. Therefore, it whispered seductively in Tianlu's ear, "Mountains of gold and silver!!"

These tempting words instantly made Tianlu feel as if he were surrounded by mountains of gold and silver, running among piles of gold coins and treasures.

Ignoring what was written on the contract, he pressed his paw print on it: "Okay, don't worry, with me here, no one can touch a hair on your precious one."

The Qilin was very satisfied when it saw that Tianlu agreed to stay. Then it looked at Haochen and rubbed its claws like a fly rubbing its hands before coming to Haochen.

"How about Haochen? Look, Pipi stayed. Why don't you stay and work as a security guard too? That way you can be with Tianlu."

"Okay, okay, Haochen wants to stay too, right Haochen?"

Before Hao Chen could even speak, Tian Lu agreed on his behalf. After taking the labor contract from the four-legged creature, Tian Lu grabbed Hao Chen's paw and pressed it down.

Hao Chen could only smile wryly at this, but fortunately, he was already thinking about how to stay in a reasonable way, which gave him a reason to stay.

He was quite pleased to have acquired two Pixiu employees who resembled Qilin, and immediately assigned tasks to Tianlu and Haochen.