There is a beast in the bright morning.

Outside the deer-man shop, the Qilin looked at the Taotie at its feet in astonishment, almost unrecognizable: "Pipi, this is Taotie, one of the Four Fiends, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Although the Taotie had woken up, it had been dragged along by Tianlu all the way, which had worn off its fur, making it look like a pink ball of flesh.

Tianlu confidently patted his chest and said, "I've investigated everything about the Qilin. The black shadow that attacked the animals in the forest was the Taotie. I brought it back to you. Of course, Haochen also helped a little bit."

After hearing Tianlu's words, the Qilin looked behind Tianlu in confusion, but did not see Haochen's shadow.

"Hey, Pipi, didn't Haochen come back with you?"

Tianlu shook his head: "Haochen told me to come back first, and he'll be back later. But I think I heard him mention some kind of treasure. I wonder if he found something precious, or if he'll share some with me. I haven't had any treasure in ages, slurp!"

As Tianlu spoke, a long string of drool uncontrollably dripped from the corner of his mouth, as if he could see Haochen sharing a bunch of treasures with him.

At the same time, I also felt a little regretful that I didn't stay with Haochen a little longer, otherwise I might have been the first to eat the treasure.

(However, if Hao Chen knew what Tian Lu was thinking, he would probably refuse without hesitation: "No, this little bit of food isn't even enough to fill my teeth. There's none for you, unless you try to charm me.")

When the Four-Unlikes saw that Tianlu's saliva was almost dripping to the ground, it couldn't help but cover its face with its hands. Tianlu's appearance was unbearable to look at. However, the Four-Unlikes finally took out a small porcelain bottle and steadily caught Tianlu's saliva.

"Even the saliva of a Pixiu is a treasure; it should be saved to sell for money, and not wasted."

Tianlu, who was completely unaware that the Four-Unlikes was using its own saliva as a commodity, looked at the bound and immobile Taotie and said, "Four-Unlikes, what should we do with Taotie?"

After hearing Tianlu's words, the Qilin hesitated.

If we just let it go, it won't do us any good, and we might even face retaliation from the Taotie. I've heard that ferocious beasts are quite vengeful.

But if we keep Taotie, we can't keep him locked up forever. Not only would it be another mouth to feed, but given Taotie's personality, he would probably be unruly.

Moreover, Taotie only has one head left, so it probably can't do anything but eat, right?

The Qilin looked at Taotie with disdain. What was it doing? Now it didn't know how to handle the situation.

Upon seeing the expression on the Qilin's face, Taotie was immediately enraged: "What kind of expression is that? I am Taotie, one of the Four Fiends! How dare you look down on me? Apologize to me right now!"

When Tianlu saw Taotie bullying the Qilin, he was immediately displeased. Only he could bully the Qilin; what was Taotie, daring to roar at it?

"Snapped!!!"

Tianlu slapped Taotie hard on the head, almost knocking him unconscious. Taotie yelled, "Ouch! You stinky Pixiu, how dare you hit me? Are you looking for trouble?"

Tianlu looked disdainful and turned his head to the side, saying, "The Four Fiends? They're so stupid that they ate their own bodies."

The fact that he didn't have a body had always been Taotie's sore spot, and Tianlu had touched on it more than once today, making Taotie break down on the spot: "How dare you talk to me like that? Don't think that just because you and your brother... Ah!"

"Oops, sorry, my foot slipped." Just as Taotie was about to say something to Tianlu, the Qilin suddenly stomped heavily on Taotie, interrupting what Taotie was about to say.

Tianlu frowned. Just now, Taotie seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by the Qilin. However, Tianlu felt that he cared a lot about what Taotie was going to say.

"Taotie, what are you trying to say?"

Taotie was unaware that the Four-Faced Beast was sent down to the mortal realm by the Heavenly Court to monitor whether Tianlu's memories could be restored. Therefore, the Four-Faced Beast would prevent anything that could stimulate Tianlu to regain his memories.

Just as Taotie spoke again, saying, "I mean, don't assume that you and your brother..."

When the Four-Faced Beast heard that Taotie was going to bring up the matter of Brother Tianlu's exorcism again, its face darkened, and it used its ability "Stupefying Hoof" to stomp on Taotie's face.

In an instant, Taotie fainted and lost consciousness, while Tianlu became somewhat irritated because he did not hear what Taotie was about to say next.

"What is that strange beast, the Taotie, trying to say? What about my brother?"

"Uh... I didn't hear you clearly, maybe you misheard."

To distract Tianlu, the four-legged creature asked, "What does Pipi want to eat tonight?"

Sure enough, when it comes to food, everything else is trivial to Tianlu. Tianlu licked his lips and said, "Chicken stew with mushrooms, I want to eat your chicken stew with mushrooms."

"Didn't we just eat this the day before yesterday? Why do you want to eat it again? Don't you get tired of it?"

Tianlu squinted and smiled, "I'll never get tired of it. I love your chicken stew with mushrooms the most."

"Hehe, you!!" The four-legged creature looked at Tianlu at this moment and couldn't help but think: Pipi is quite cute when he's not making a fuss or causing trouble. I really hope that the days ahead will continue like this.

At this moment, the Taotie, which had been stunned by the Qilin, twitched its fingers and then let out a painful cry: "I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm going to be trampled to death!"

Seeing that Taotie seemed to be in great pain, the Qilin felt a little embarrassed and untied the ropes binding Taotie.

He then said to Taotie, "Alright, you can leave now. But you're not allowed to attack those monsters again."

Taotie rubbed his slightly sore arms, then turned to look at the Qilin: "I heard you're helping divine beasts? Then hurry up and sculpt a golden statue for Grandpa!"

The four-legged creature stroked its chin and said, "Hmm... let me think about whether I should help you."

Seeing that the Qilin seemed to want to help Taotie reshape its body, Tianlu objected and stood directly between the Qilin and Taotie, looking somewhat exasperated.

"No, he's a bad guy! He's a monster, I won't let you help him!"

Taotie was a little angry when he saw Tianlu stopping the four-legged beast from helping him: Tsk...annoying Pixiu.

Taotie immediately shoved Tianlu aside, saying, "You little pixiu, get out of my way! Did I ask you for help? Mind your own business!"

Then, Taotie pulled out a makeup bag from somewhere and, in front of Qilin and Tianlu, demonstrated what it meant to change clothes in a second.

"Looks like I have no choice but to use my ultimate move. Watch my special skill: a one-second makeup change!"

In an instant, the Taotie's face transformed into a pair of large, beautiful eyes, making it look incredibly charming. It then sweetly said to the Qilin, "Please, please!!"

When the Qilin saw the Taotie's appearance, it got goosebumps all over its body.

For some reason, Tianlu became inexplicably furious when he saw Taotie making that expression towards the Qilin.

With a "smack," a hand slapped across Taotie's face, ruining all of Taotie's freshly applied makeup.

"Trying to be cute won't work! You shameless old man, you're such a big beast now, still trying this trick."

"You wretched Pixiu, I'm not done with you yet, I'll fight you to the death."

Taotie's face was swollen from Tianlu's slaps, and he didn't care whether he was a match for Tianlu. He rolled over and started tearing at Tianlu.

Soon enough, the enlarged Tianlu pinned Taotie to the ground with a claw, and no matter how much Taotie struggled, it couldn't break free from Tianlu's claw.

"Damn it, let me go right now, your stinky feet are suffocating me."

"Hmph, nonsense, I smell wonderful, I don't have smelly feet at all."

Just as Tianlu was arguing with Taotie, Haochen arrived at the side of the Qilin with a beast.

"A strange creature, look who I brought with me!"

Upon hearing Hao Chen's voice, the Qilin turned around, its body trembling slightly, seemingly with some surprise and delight: "Ying Zhao, what brings you here?"

To the Sibyl's surprise, Yingzhao tilted her head and looked at the Sibyl with a puzzled expression, saying something that puzzled the Sibyl.

Yingzhao asked, "Who are you? How do you know my name?"

"Are you alright, Yingzhao? I'm a four-legged creature, but we're friends."

"Friend?! I don't remember you. Although you look familiar, I really don't know you."

The four-legged creature circled Yingzhao once, then lifted Yingzhao's wing to look at it and smelled its scent.

The four-legged creature muttered to itself in bewilderment, "There's no reason for this. This scent is that of the Yingzhao I know. How could it not recognize me?"

Then the four-legged creature pulled Hao Chen aside and asked, "Hao Chen, where did you meet Ying Zhao?"

Hao Chen said, "I picked this guy up on the road. He was unconscious at the time, and I thought you often help divine beasts, so I brought him back. He woke up halfway, but it seems like there's something wrong with his head."

As he spoke, Hao Chen pointed to Ying Zhao, who was running to catch butterflies, and felt that his thoughts and actions at this moment were like those of an immature wild animal.

The four-legged creature said solemnly, "No, I can't ignore him."

Then the four-legged creature pulled Hao Chen's paw and said, "Hao Chen, could you please watch over the shop for me? I'll go find the Flower Bud Bird to see what's going on."

"Don't worry about the four-legged creature, I'll take good care of it." Hao Chen said, patting his chest.

After watching the strange creature leave, he turned his gaze to Yingzhao, who was behaving like a child.

"You know what. Using an adult beast's body to do childlike things seems even cuter."

Then Hao Chen couldn't help but ponder: "Isn't Ying Zhao supposed to be guarding the Heavenly Emperor's Garden? How come she suddenly appeared in the mortal realm? And she's lost her memory? What happened to her?"