There is a beast in the bright morning.

When Hao Chen heard how the Four-Faced Beast had a mission to give to them, his first reaction was surprise. After all, in the comics, after Tian Lu arrived at the Deer Man's shop, the Four-Faced Beast didn't immediately give Tian Lu a mission.

But Hao Chen quickly realized that this might be a scene from an anime.

Before transmigrating, Hao Chen not only read the comics about beasts, but also watched the related anime. However, he only watched up to the second season of the anime, and the scene of Bixie appearing at the end was cut off.

However, Hao Chen still remembers that in the anime, Tianlu's first task after arriving at the deer man's shop was to help the four-legged creature find the two brothers, Golden Horn and Silver Horn.

Tianlu accidentally ate the Qilin's treasure during this mission, resulting in him owing the Qilin a huge debt that seems to take six or seven hundred years to repay.

"If that's the case, then is this world primarily based on anime, comics, or perhaps a combination of both?" Hao Chen's mind began to wander.

However, his intuition told him that this world with beasts should have deviated from its original trajectory after he transmigrated there, and could now be considered a relatively independent parallel universe.

Just then, Hao Chen suddenly felt Tian Lu calling him, so he stopped thinking and asked, "What's wrong, Tian Lu?"

Tianlu rolled her eyes at Haochen: "You still have the nerve to say that? I called you so many times just now, and you didn't hear me. What were you daydreaming about?"

Hao Chen scratched his head sheepishly, then made up a story: "When I came here, I thought I smelled something precious. I was just thinking about when I should go look for it."

Hao Chen originally said that just to ease his embarrassment, but he forgot about the allure of the treasure to Tian Lu.

Upon hearing Haochen mention treasure, Tianlu's eyes lit up instantly as she looked at him: "Treasure?! Why didn't you say so sooner? I love eating treasure the most! Take me there quickly, let's go find treasure!"

Tianlu wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth with his paw, then pulled Haochen up to go out and find the treasure.

Meanwhile, the four-legged creature couldn't stand it anymore. It said, "You came here to work, but you haven't even done any work yet and you're already thinking about going out to play."

"Where are you going? Get your work done first." The four-legged creature grabbed Tianlu and Haochen by the ears and dragged them back from the doorway.

"You four-legged creature, let go of me right now, or I'll eat you up!" Tianlu threatened.

But this was obviously nothing to the four-legged creature, and it even made it angrier, increasing the pressure on its hands: "Fine, you won't work properly and you're threatening me. You'll go hungry tonight."

"No! It's a strange creature! I was wrong, okay?!"

Hao Chen originally wanted to be tough like Tian Lu, after all, in his opinion, the Qilin should be no match for him.

But when Hao Chen saw the way the Four-Faced Beast was scolding Tian Lu, he felt a little uneasy and seemed unable to attack the Four-Faced Beast.

It's not that he can't beat the four-legged creatures, but for some reason, deep down he has already regarded them as his friends and family, which makes Hao Chen subconsciously refrain from doing anything to harm them.

Therefore, Hao Chen had no choice but to look at the four-legged creature with his big, watery eyes and say in a cute, childish voice, "Four-legged creature, I was wrong, please forgive me this once."

"Hi~"

Upon hearing Hao Chen's words, the four-legged creature couldn't help but shudder and quickly released Hao Chen's ear.

Hao Chen had a firm grasp on the fact that the Qilin (a mythical creature) was resistant to both gentle persuasion and force, and Tianlu followed suit, staring at the Qilin with wide eyes and saying in a soft, cute voice, "Qi-bu-xiang~"

Seeing Tianlu's state, what else could the Qi-like creature do? It could only release Tianlu's ears as well: "Alright, alright, I'm scared of you."

Seeing the Qilin acting like a patriarch, Hao Chen felt he could use his body, which was like that of an underage divine beast, to gain favor with the Qilin. Maybe one day he could sleep in the Qilin's bed like Tianlu.

Hao Chen suddenly realized that he was probably an underage beast, so there was no need for him to pretend.

At this moment, the four-legged creature spoke up, "Alright, let me tell you about your mission."

Just as Sibuxiang was about to state the task, Haochen interrupted, "Sibuxiang, is it to help you catch two runaway employees? Leave it to me and Tianlu, we'll definitely handle it perfectly."

When the four-legged creature heard what Hao Chen said, it was somewhat taken aback and said, "Uh, although I did ask you to bring two employees back for me, they are not runaway employees, but were just arrested. Therefore, your task is to bring them back safely."

"..."

Now it was Hao Chen's turn to be surprised. It wasn't a scene from a comic book or an anime. Could this world really be a parallel universe?

Tianlu patted his chest confidently and said, "Hmph, you really can't live without me, so tell me, who do you want to save!"

At this moment, the Four-Unlikes took out a painting signed by Jingwei, which prominently featured the somewhat abstract depictions of the two brothers, Golden Horn and Silver Horn.

The four-legged creature explained, "They are the employees who were captured. They are called Golden Horn and Silver Horn, and they are the attendants of Laozi in the Heavenly Court."

A few days ago, a giant scorpion appeared in the Caiyun Mountains and captured many spirits. The remaining spirits, fearing that they would suffer the same fate, came to me to resolve the matter.

I wasn't alone at the time, so I sent Jinjiao and the others to handle it. But they never came back; they were clearly captured by that giant scorpion.

After hearing the explanation from the four-not-like creature, Hao Chen said he didn't quite understand.

Although the combat power shown by Golden Horn and his companions in the anime or comics is indeed average, they have still served by Laozi's side and possess many magical treasures.

Especially their captivating purple-gold nut, which sucks on a creature so silently that it makes no sound. Tianlu was tricked by them at first, but even so, they still fell for it.

Just to be on the safe side, Hao Chen still asked, "Qi Mu Xiang, do you know the origin of that giant scorpion? I mean, this giant scorpion sounds pretty powerful, it couldn't have appeared for no reason, could it?"

Unexpectedly, the Qilin shook its head and gave Hao Chen an unexpected answer: "I don't know. I asked Di Ting, and the giant scorpion's name is not on the Book of Life and Death."

Now it was Hao Chen's turn to be in a dilemma. However, he also had a bold guess in his mind: since he himself could travel through time, it was possible that this giant scorpion had also traveled from another world.

Only this explanation can explain why Di Ting cannot find any information about him in the Book of Life and Death. After all, neither of them are beings of this world, so how could the Book of Life and Death possibly contain any records of them?

However, after Hao Chen shared his guess with the Four-Faced Beast, the Four-Faced Beast pondered for a while and finally sighed.

"Haochen, your guess is not unreasonable. However, if he really comes from another world, then it is not something we can handle. I need to report it to the Heavenly Court."

As soon as the Qilin finished speaking, Tianlu objected loudly, saying, "No way! I finally escaped from the Heavenly Court, and I don't want to go back to that place."

"But this is too dangerous. Nobody knows what tricks that scorpion has up its sleeve, or what its purpose is in coming to our world."

The four-legged creature seemed to want to explain something, but Tianlu seemed to have a lot of grievances against the Heavenly Court and didn't want the people of the Heavenly Court to know that he was here.

Therefore, Tianlu, holding Haochen's paw, said to the Qilin, "Haochen and I can help, right, Haochen?"

Because Tianlu was so close, Haochen could smell Tianlu's fragrance with every breath. His mind was filled with Tianlu's furry image, so he didn't hear what Tianlu was saying and just nodded blankly.

Seeing this, the Qilin had no choice but to say, "Alright, then I'll leave it to you. Be careful, but if you can't handle it, then I'll have to report it to the Heavenly Court."

"Don't worry, you Qilin, don't you trust me? I'm a Pixiu, watch how I eat that scorpion."

Then, the Qilin rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, finally taking out a wooden box and handing it to Tianlu: "Take this, it can help you find the location of Jinjiao and the others. Don't lose it, and don't eat it."

After hearing the strange words, Tianlu, not wanting to return to the Heavenly Court, solemnly put the wooden box into the fur on his chest, and then dragged the dazed Haochen out of the deer-man shop.

"You four-legged creature, wait for my good news!"

Watching Tianlu and Haochen disappear into the distance, the Qilin thought for a moment and then grabbed the bluebird beside it.