There is a beast in the bright morning.

After playing with Zhanhu's tail for a while, Haochen finally forgave Zhanhu for not catching him earlier.

Once Zhanhu saw that Haochen's anger had subsided, he immediately withdrew his tail and then said to Haochen, "Haochen, what were you doing just now? Playing with an aerial Pixiu?"

"What? I was thrown into the air." Hao Chen rolled his eyes. What was with this aerial Pixiu? Did he look like a bored Pixiu?

"By the way, Zhanhu, what are you doing with Little Fire Dragon? Do you two know each other?" Haochen asked, looking at the two beasts who seemed to have a good relationship.

Little Fire Dragon covered his mouth and laughed, "Oh ho ho ho, big brother, Zhanhu and I are good brothers."

"Yes, thanks to my care, otherwise that lizard probably wouldn't have grown up."

The little fire dragon seemed to acknowledge Zhan Hu's words, but said somewhat unhappily, "What? I was just a little kid back then, so I needed you to take care of me. But now that I'm grown up, I've taken care of you too."

At this moment, Hao Chen noticed that Zhan Hu was wearing a light blue sleeping cap on his head, and instead of the red shawl on his back, he was wearing a light blue sleeping blanket, which looked unexpectedly cute.

This made Hao Chen somewhat restless, and he kept moving closer to Zhan Hu. Seeing this, the little fire dragon next to him slapped his forehead: "Oh no, big brother wants to pet a beast again!"

Zhanhu noticed the change in Haochen's eyes and quickly stretched out his paw to stop Haochen from rushing towards him: "Wait, Haochen, not tonight. I just groomed my fur, I can't let you mess it up."

However, Zhanhu underestimated Haochen's shamelessness. Although Haochen was blocked by Zhanhu's claws and failed to touch Zhanhu's fur, he was not able to do so.

But the fluffy paw pads were also Hao Chen's favorite part to pet, and Zhan Hu offered his paws to Hao Chen. Hao Chen hugged Zhan Hu's paws and kept pressing and kneading the paw pads.

In Hao Chen's opinion, different furry animals have different characteristics in their paw pads, and the feeling of petting them is also different.

Just like Tianlu's, when you slurp it up at Haochen, it's pink and tender, with a milky and creamy taste, which is top grade.

The paw pads of the Qilin are super soft and feel very comfortable to touch. Haochen loves to rub his face against the paw pads of the Qilin. It is classified as Level 1.

Diting's paw pads are cool and refreshing, bouncy and elastic. They can also change size to fit different face shapes, making them an essential top-tier paw pad for cooling down in the summer.

Unfortunately, Di Ting often stays in the underworld, and when it comes to the deer man's shop, it's either to buy Bai Ze pillows or to play mahjong with the Four Unlikes. Hao Chen doesn't have many opportunities to get Di Ting's paw pads.

Zhanhu, this big cat, has not only huge paw pads, but they are also not as hard as they look. Although they are not as soft as the Sibu, they are plump and feel great to the touch, so they can also be ranked in the first-class paw pad category.

What Hao Chen likes even more is that the War Tiger paw pads are heart-shaped. Every time he plays with the War Tiger heart-shaped paw pads, Hao Chen's mood becomes very good.

Zhanhu was speechless. He tried to pull his claws back, but failed several times. Haochen was holding him tightly. Zhanhu said speechlessly, "Alright, I'll let you touch me a few times. Now let go of my claws."

The little fire dragon's eyes were practically spitting fire as it watched this scene, gritting its teeth and thinking, "Damn it, why is the competition so fierce here? Not only is Tianlu, that little puppy, tempting Big Brother, but Zhanhu, that stupid cat, is also trying to seduce him."

If Zhanhu knew what Little Fire Dragon was thinking, he'd probably give him a few bumps on the head. Zhanhu and Haochen are completely innocent; it was purely Haochen who wanted to pet the fluffy thing!

The little dragon's eyes darted around, and it realized it couldn't continue like this. It had to take the initiative and get its older brother away from Zhanhu.

The little dragon stepped forward and tugged at Hao Chen's tail, saying, "Big brother, what are you doing here? Weren't you sleeping with that... Tian Lu?"

Upon hearing the little fire dragon's words, Hao Chen stopped, and Zhan Hu also withdrew his claws.

After thinking for a moment, Hao Chen said, "I was sleeping soundly when suddenly I was thrown by a red divine beast... Oh no, Tianlu is in danger!"

Hao Chen suddenly realized that since he had been thrown into the air, Tian Lu, who was still sleeping, was in danger. He couldn't care less about continuing to pet Zhan Hu.

When Little Fire Dragon heard Hao Chen mention the red figure, the image of Bixie involuntarily popped into his mind: "Hey big brother, do you think it's possible that you were thrown away by Bixie?"

"A warding-off evil spirit?!" The little fire dragon's words left Hao Chen's mind blank; there really was such a possibility.

But there was one thing Hao Chen couldn't understand: he had no grudge against Bixie, and they might not even know each other. "Why did Bixie throw me away for no reason?"

The little fire dragon said, "Is it possible that Bixie saw you holding Tianlu and felt uncomfortable?"

"hiss!"

Upon hearing this, Hao Chen understood. When Bi Xie emerged from Tian Lu's belly, he encountered his beloved younger brother being held in the arms of a strange beast. He might even have done something to Tian Lu at that time. It was already a miracle that Bi Xie didn't kill him on the spot.

Just thinking about Bixie made Hao Chen's heart inexplicably burn with excitement. He had never petted Bixie before. Given that he was Tianlu's friend, Bixie should, possibly, probably, maybe wouldn't attack him. So, was it possible for him to touch Bixie?

The more Hao Chen thought about it, the more sense it made. Without paying any attention to Zhan Hu and Xiao Huolong, he ran towards the direction of the Deer Man Shop.

The little dragon looked at Hao Chen, who had suddenly run away, with some confusion: "Big brother, what's wrong?"

Zhanhu glanced at Daitoulong: "Idiot, Haochen is definitely trying to take down the evil spirit."

"What? How can this be? Big brother is mine!" The little fire dragon panicked and chased after Hao Chen.

Zhanhu shook his head: "This lizard is still as stupid as ever when it comes to things related to Haochen. Tianlu's memory is faulty, and Bixie's is probably faulty too. It has probably forgotten about Haochen, otherwise it wouldn't have thrown Haochen over here."

"Ha~ Never mind, I'm going back to sleep." Zhan Hu had no intention of getting involved, so he yawned and turned to walk towards Rabbit Master's house.

On the other side, Tianlu, led by Walnut, happened to encounter Haochen, who was returning to the Deer Man Shop, and Little Fire Dragon, who had followed them.

Walnut rubbed her eyes and said incredulously, "Haochen, how did you escape? Pipi and I haven't even gone to rescue you yet!"

Tianlu walked around Haochen and found that Haochen had no wounds. Then he said, "What? Haochen doesn't have any wounds. Walnut, you must be mistaken."

"Impossible, Walnut has excellent eyesight, it's impossible for him to be mistaken."

When Hao Chen saw Tian Lu here, he thought that Bi Xie had already returned to Tian Lu's belly. He felt a little helpless: Is it too late? Then we can only wait for next time.

Hao Chen thought for a moment and realized that his current strength was still insufficient, so he did not intend to talk to Tian Lu about the matter of warding off evil: "He Tao must have misunderstood. I just came out to find some late-night snacks."

"Did Walnut really see things wrong?" Seeing that Haochen had said so, Walnut could only assume that she had confused her dream with reality.

When Tianlu heard Haochen say he was going out to find a late-night snack, he immediately felt hungry and asked, "Haochen, did you find anything to eat?"

Hao Chen shook his head: "No, I've only been out for a short time, I haven't found it yet."

Hao Chen wasn't really out looking for a late-night snack, so naturally he came up empty-handed. At this moment, Walnut said, "Then let's go catch mice. I found a new mouse hole. Want to come?"

After thinking for a moment, Tianlu said, "Hmm... a rat hole? A midnight snack? Perfect, let's catch some rats for dinner tonight?"

Although Hao Chen didn't want to eat mice, he couldn't resist Tian Lu's coaxing, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's walk and catch mice together."

Walnut excitedly led the way, shouting, "Mouse, mouse, here we come!"

Seeing Hao Chen and the others leave, Little Fire Dragon hurriedly chased after them, saying, "Big brother, wait for me! I can help you roast the mice."

Just as Walnut was taking Tianlu, Haochen, and the little fire dragon who was always following him to catch mice, Bixie was forced to begin his life in hiding.

Because the area around the Deer Man's shop was very lively at night, there was Zhanhu returning to Rabbit Lord's house, the Cat Dragon brothers who came out to walk their younger brother at night, Taotie who went out to meet the beast, the Treasure-Spitting Rat who came to deliver the pearl to Tianlu, and Xu Dashan who was looking for his son...

Bixie looked at the beasts that kept passing by his hiding place and said helplessly, "Why are there so many beasts... When will Tianlu come back?"

Seeing that there were more and more beasts around, Bixie, fearing that he would be discovered, felt that he needed to find a safer hiding place: "Anyway, it would be terrible if I were seen, so I'd better find a safe place to hide first."

And so, in order not to be discovered before Tianlu returned, Bixie relied on his senses and came to the chicken coop of the Qilin.

Surrounded by chickens, I felt inexplicably safe and protected from evil spirits.