There is a beast in the bright morning.

The Xie Zhi, an ancient mythical beast, has a single horn, a high forehead, and a robust physique; it is just and brave, and adept at distinguishing between loyalty and treachery; it touches the unjust and bites the wicked; those suspected of being guilty tremble at its name.

The Xie Zhi that came to the Deer Man's shop had light blue fur, a long horn on its head, and a pair of small wings on its shoulders.

It usually likes to squint its eyes, and has two pink marks at the corners of each eye. It has a graceful figure, and its tail and rump have cloud-like patterns. However, it is definitely a male with a penis.

If it weren't for this incident of the horn being poked, Hao Chen would probably have thought the Xie Zhi was easy to bully and would have tried to bully it a few times. But after being poked, Hao Chen now only wants to keep his distance.

As for Zhanhu, Diting, Jinjiao, Yinjiao, and Taotie, they were also decisive and turned around and left this place of trouble.

Since they hadn't done anything wrong, the Xie Zhi let them leave. However, the Qi Xiang, as the owner of the mahjong parlor, couldn't leave so easily and had to stay and listen to the Xie Zhi's teachings.

As the investor of the mahjong parlor, Rabbit God was naturally kept by the Xie Zhi.

What Hao Chen couldn't understand was that he originally planned to leave with Walnut, but the Xie Zhi refused to let him go and instead kept him and the Four-Unlikes Rabbit Lord to receive a lesson.

Tianlu looked at Haochen, who had been left behind, and had no intention of staying to share the hardships: "Haochen, I'm going to find the Treasure-Spitting Rat to eat the pearl. See you later."

After saying that, Tianlu ran away without looking back, showing no signs of having been injured.

After wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, Hao Chen looked at the Qilin beside him and asked, "Qilin, what's going on? Why is the Xiezhi here?"

The four-legged creature explained, "This is Mr. Xie, who is new to our area and is in charge of security in this area. Don't do anything bad in front of Mr. Xie, or you'll get hurt."

Hao Chen glared at the four-legged creature and said with feigned grief, "Hindsight is 20/20. It's already been overturned. Do you need to tell me? My innocence is ruined. How are you going to make it up to me, four-legged creature?"

The four-legged creature was completely confused by Hao Chen's words. What innocence? It was just a little support from Mr. Xie, was it really necessary to escalate it to such a serious matter as innocence?

However, seeing that Hao Chen seemed determined to get compensation, the Si Bu Xiang had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, it's all my fault this time, okay? What kind of compensation do you want?"

Upon hearing what the four-legged creature said, Hao Chen's eyes lit up, while the four-legged creature immediately had a bad feeling.

"Hehe, you little monster, you said you'd compensate me, so I want to sleep with your tail tonight?" Hao Chen said with a grin.

"No." As Hao Chen expected, the Qilin refused on the spot.

The reason why the Four-Unlikes refused was quite simple: Hao Chen was always restless while sleeping, often stirring up the Four-Unlikes' anger, forcing it to take a shower in the middle of the night to cool down.

"No? But you've already answered... Awooo!!!"

Suddenly, Hao Chen was struck again by the Xie Zhi: "What are you doing, Xie Zhi? Looking for trouble? Want to fight?"

Faced with Hao Chen's provocation, the Xie Zhi arrogantly raised its head and said indifferently, "Shameless!"

"What do you mean by shameless? We're both male, what's wrong with sleeping together?"

However, when facing a mythical beast like the Xie Zhi, Hao Chen felt inexplicably guilty and dared not cause any trouble. He could only helplessly roar from the sidelines.

The Qilin looked at the Xie Zhi with gratitude, then suddenly remembered the little Mengji that Hao Chen had given him, and asked, "Hao Chen, where did you get that little Mengji?"

"Oh, you mean walnuts? I bought those... his parents entrusted our Deer Man Shop to take care of them."

Hao Chen originally wanted to joke that he bought it himself, but after catching a glimpse of the Xie Zhi's long horns gleaming with a cold light, he directly revealed the reason why the walnuts were sent to the deer shop: Hao Chen's body simply couldn't take it anymore.

The four-legged creature nodded after hearing this: "So that's how it is."

However, seeing that the current situation was somewhat delicate, he walked over to the Xie Zhi and tried to get closer to it. The Qilin rubbed its hands and said, "By the way, Mr. Xie, don't you have a group of little followers who come running at the sound of a whistle? They're so cute. I wonder if you could let Hao Chen see them?"

After looking at the four unlike creatures, the Xie Zhi nodded and said, "This one is acceptable."

After saying that, the Xie Zhi took out a whistle and blew it: "Beep—"

As the whistle blew, a group of small, blue, fluffy creatures hopped and skipped over from a distance: "Sir, we're here. Who else is up to no good?"

Forty-eight blue, long-horned furballs circled around Hao Chen and the Four-Unlikes Rabbit, looking at Hao Chen with a creepy expression: "These little guys are all clones of the Xie Zhi, meaning they all have the Xie Zhi's innate abilities. If you were poked by all 48 of these little guys at the same time, even a god would cry."

Seeing that the four unlikes were all sitting quietly on the ground like obedient children, Xie Zhi nodded in satisfaction: "Fourth Boss, your mahjong parlor is a gambling den. I'll shut it down for you. You don't have any objections, do you?"

The four-legged creature, with tears in its eyes, said: "I rely on playing mahjong to earn some pocket money. You've shut it down for me. How can I not have any objections?"

However, thinking of the pain of being gored by those long horns, the four-legged creature forced a smile and said, "No objection, we know we were wrong, please don't gore us anymore, Mr. Xie."

At this moment, Rabbit God saw that Xie Zhi did not seem to be an unreasonable mythical beast, so he said, "But, Mr. Xie, you see, there are no entertainment activities in these mountains. If you demolish the mahjong parlor, what will we do to pass the time?"

Hearing Rabbit Lord's words, Xie Zhi also fell into deep thought. Seeing this, Qi Xiang quickly seized the opportunity and said, "That's right, that's right. As the saying goes, the more idle you are, the more useless you become. Look, there is such an activity that is both interesting and can exercise your brain... Isn't this great?"

Seeing that the Xie Zhi seemed to have been persuaded by the Qi Bu Xiang, Hao Chen said, "Well, you see, I haven't played mahjong with them. I'm usually well-behaved and never make enemies with beasts. Why don't you let me leave first, Mr. Xie?"

After saying that, Hao Chen winked at the Xie Zhi, trying to act cute, but this had no effect on the Xie Zhi at all. The Xie Zhi glanced at Hao Chen and shook its head, saying, "You can't leave. Your problem is the biggest one."

"Huh? What's wrong with me?" Hao Chen was a little confused. He didn't seem to have done anything wrong.

Just then, several clones of the Xie Zhi came over, dragging a small cart: "Sir, we've brought everything."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

Then the Xie Zhi pointed to the pile of papers on the cart and said, "Look, these are all complaints from the animals of the Caiyun Mountains about you recently, demanding protection money from them."

"Ah, that counts, but while I collect protection money from them, I also protect their safety. When they were bullied by the Taotie, I stood up for them. If you don't believe me, ask the Four-Unlikes."

Hao Chen then gestured for the Four-Faced Beast to come out and explain, but the Four-Faced Beast was still in shock and didn't see Hao Chen's gaze at all.

The four-legged creature never imagined that Hao Chen would secretly collect protection fees from the animals of Caiyun Mountain. It wondered how much he had collected and if it could get a share.

Seeing that the Qilin remained unmoved, Hao Chen wanted to say something, but the Qilin said, "Alright, I don't care what you were like before. Now that I'm here, I can't tolerate this happening. Otherwise, hmph!"

The Xie Zhi looked at Hao Chen's buttocks, showing off its long horns, which made Hao Chen feel inexplicably uneasy, and his buttocks seemed to hurt again.

Then the Xie Zhi looked at the Qilin and the Rabbit God and said again, "But what you said makes sense. We really can't just sit around doing nothing."

Upon hearing Xie Zhi's words, the Qilin and Rabbit God's eyes lit up: "So Mr. Xie is planning to remove the seal on the mahjong parlor?"

The Xie Zhi shook its head: "No, come with me."

And so, the four-legged creature, the rabbit god, and Hao Chen followed behind the Xie Zhi, while the other little Xie Zhi tore off the seal on the mahjong parlor, packed up and threw away the mahjong tiles and other items inside, and then put a few tables and chairs inside.

The four-legged creature looked at all this with some confusion: "What is this?"

But soon they were surrounded by a group of little xiezhi and forced to sit on chairs, and the little xiezhi even brought them a pile of books.

Only then did the Xie Zhi say, "You all should study hard and reform yourselves."

And so, the four-legged creature was forced to study the Civil Code, while the rabbit was forced to study the Marriage Law.

As for Hao Chen, he stared blankly at the dozen or so books on his desk, including "Civil Law", "Criminal Law", "Marriage Law", "Law on the Protection of Minors", "Local Law of Caiyun Mountain Range", and "Law on Mythical Beasts and Monsters".

"No, Xie Zhi, are you targeting me? Why do the Four-Unlikes and Rabbit Lord only have one book, while I have to read so many books? And what is the meaning of this 'Law on the Protection of Minor Beasts'?" Hao Chen slammed his fist on the table angrily.

However, the Xie Zhi simply pointed to the walnut in Hao Chen's arms and said, "What do you mean? This Mengji is still a cub, isn't it?"

Although the question was directed at Hao Chen, the Xie Zhi's tone was still very certain. If it weren't for the fact that He Tao didn't resist, the Xie Zhi would probably have given Hao Chen another Thousand Year Kill.

Hao Chen was immediately embarrassed by what Xie Zhi said, and quickly stopped playing with the walnuts. He coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment: "Ahem, Mr. Xie, can you please speak a little lower? You scared me."

Xie Zhi: "..." This is the opposite of the Heavenly Gang.

And so, Haochen, the Four-Faced Beast, and the Rabbit Lord, under the guidance of the Xie Zhi, began their diligent studies and daily progress.

After that, the four-legged creatures didn't play mahjong for a long time, until Hao Chen forcibly found a partner for the Xie Zhi, and then they started playing mahjong again.