There is a beast in the bright morning.

When Tianlu realized that Dijiang would never wake up again, he was unable to accept the fact and burst into tears.

Although Bixie was also very sad, as the older brother, he knew he couldn't show his weakness in front of Tianlu, so he could only hold back his tears.

After giving Bixie and Tianlu a hug, Haochen pulled Sibuxiang aside and quietly waited for them to accept the fact.

Si Bu Xiang whispered, "Little Coal Ball, why is Little Blue Circle crying? Isn't birth, aging, sickness, and death normal?"

Hao Chen looked up at the Four-Faced Beast, its silver-gray pupils, its twitching big ears, and its furry body seemed to be constantly inviting him to pet it.

"Wait, that's not right... Now is not the time to think about this."

Hao Chen shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind, then looked at Si Bu Xiang solemnly and said, "Si Bu Xiang, do you know what it feels like to lose your best friend?"

"Lost friends?!" The Four-Faced Beast was about to answer, but then it occurred to it that, apart from its parents, it seemed that there were no other beasts around to play with it since it was a child.

Thinking of this, Si Bu Xiang's eyes dimmed, and he shook his head at Hao Chen: "Little Coal Ball, what does it feel like to lose a friend?"

Hao Chen walked up to the Four-Faced Beast, grabbed its paws, and said in a calm tone, "Four-Faced Beast, I hope you never know this feeling."

Seeing that Sibuxiang wanted to ask more questions, Haochen immediately changed the subject, which was rather heavy: "Sibuxiang, what do you plan to do next?"

"Hmm? Wherever Little Plum Blossom goes, I'll go. What about you, Little Coal Ball?" Si Buxiang asked.

Hao Chen winked at the Four-Faced Beast and said, "Just like you, wherever you go, I'll go with you, until one day you get tired of me!"

Hao Chen's answer made Si Bu Xiang a little flustered, and he quickly denied it, saying, "No, little coal ball, don't worry, that day will never come."

"Yes, I believe you, Si Bu Xiang." Hao Chen smiled with narrowed eyes, while saying to himself in his heart, "I also believe that day will never come. Even if I risk my life, I will open a way for you to survive."

Just then, Hao Chen saw Bi Xie and Tian Lu walking over, which meant they had accepted the fact that Di Jiang had left.

Hao Chen came to Tian Lu's side with heartache and licked Tian Lu's red and swollen eyes with his tongue: "Tian Lu, it's okay, Si Bu Xiang Hui and I will stay with you."

Although Tianlu stopped crying, he sobbed, "Bixie, since Jiangjiang has already...already...I...I still don't believe it! Sibuxiang, you lied to me, waaaaaah!"

Seeing Tianlu crying incessantly, Bixie felt a pang of sadness in his heart again. To prevent himself from crying as well, he could only say, "Tianlu, stop crying, you're so noisy."

Tianlu sobbed as he looked at Bixie: "Bixie..."

Pixie licked away Tianlu's tears and then said, "Tianlu, don't cry. We have other things to do. Whether Jiangjiang is asleep or... it seems she won't wake up for a while, we still need to find Da Ge'er. We can't leave her alone."

Bixie's words made Sibuxiang feel a little uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but think to himself, "Big guy, who is he again? Tsk, how come Little Plum Blossom and the others have so many friends?"

Hao Chen noticed that Si Bu Xiang's eyes flickered slightly after hearing that Bi Xie and the others were going to find Chaos. He chuckled to himself, thinking that Si Bu Xiang was quite possessive of Bi Xie.

Only Hao Chen noticed this scene, while Bi Xie and Tian Lu were busy finding the direction Chaos had left in and did not notice the changes in the Four Unlikes.

Bixie looked around blankly and said dejectedly, "Sigh, so much time has passed, I wonder where Big Guy is?"

Upon hearing Bixie's words, Tianlu immediately raised his paw and said, "I know where Big Guy went. Big Guy flew in this direction. If we keep searching in this direction, we'll definitely find him!"

Using his beastly intuition, Tianlu pointed out that Chaos was heading north, and Bixie, under these circumstances, had no choice but to obey Tianlu and head north to find Chaos.

Bixie looked at the Four-Faced Beast with embarrassment: "Hey, Four-Faced Beast, could you take us to find Big Guy?"

After Sibuxiangjian Bixie made up his mind to find his friend who had been gone for who knows how long, he still couldn't help but persuade her: "Little Plum Blossom, isn't it good to stay at my house? You have food and drink, and I can play with you every day."

However, this evil spirit values ​​emotions, so it naturally wouldn't give up its search for chaos just because of a few words from the Four-Unlikes.

"Four-Unlikes, didn't you say you can travel a thousand miles a day? Then finding a big guy should be very easy."

Provoked by Bixie's words, the Four-Unlikes were eager to show off their skills and let Bixie and the others know the true value of traveling a thousand miles a day.

“Come on up, I’ll take you to find your big guy.”

The four-legged creatures, carrying Bixie, Tianlu, and Haochen, flew northward.

Looking at the rapidly receding scenery on both sides, Tianlu exclaimed in surprise, "Four-Unlikes, you fly so fast!"

"Little blue circle? Of course! Traveling a thousand miles a day is a piece of cake for me!"

Tianlu's words pleased Sibuxiang, but more than Tianlu's praise, Sibuxiang cared more about Bixie's attitude.

When the Four-Faced Beast secretly looked back at the Evil-Repelling Beast, it was quite indignant to find that the Evil-Repelling Beast did not seem surprised by its speed. It thought to itself: Why doesn't Little Plum Blossom praise me like Little Blue Circle does? Is it because my speed is not fast enough?

Thinking this, Sibuxiang couldn't help but say to Bixie, "Little Plum Blossom, hold on tight, I need to speed things up."

swoosh~

Like light and shadow, even with Bixie, Tianlu and Haochen on its back, the Four-Unlikes was still very fast, and even faster. In just a few leaps, it had already reached a thousand meters away.

"So fast, much faster than the Four-Unlikes." Hao Chen was shocked after sensing the speed of the Four-Unlikes. In terms of speed alone, Hao Chen believed that he was no match for the Four-Unlikes.

Hao Chen thought to himself: No wonder this guy, Si Bu Xiang, is such a weakling, yet he can live so comfortably. It turns out no one can catch him.

"However, the Four-Faced Beast is on my side now, so... hehehe!"

The unique scent wafting from the tip of Hao Chen's nose made his heart race, and he couldn't help but reach out a paw to stroke the fur of the four-legged creature beneath him.

When Si Bu Xiang felt Hao Chen's little movements on his back, he couldn't help but shudder: "Little coal ball, stop touching me, it's so itchy."

At that moment, Hao Chen was completely absorbed in the furry world and didn't hear what the Four-Faced Beast said at all.

As he stroked it, Hao Chen even buried his entire head in the fur on the back of the Sibyl, inhaling its fragrance.

"Hiss~" Because of Hao Chen's interference, the Four-Unlikes had to slow down, which made Tian Lu, who was eager to find Chaos, somewhat dissatisfied.

Tianlu tugged at Haochen's tail and said, "Haochen, this is not the time to play games. Don't bother the Four-Faced Beast. He still needs to lead us to find Big Guy."

"Playing games?! I didn't... Oh right, I know I was wrong."

Hao Chen was initially unhappy after Tian Lu interrupted his petting session, and he just wanted to clarify that he wasn't playing a game.

However, when Hao Chen saw that the Four-Faced Beast, Bixie, and Tianlu were all staring at him, he suddenly came to his senses. He couldn't let them know his thoughts, otherwise they might be wary of him in the future, and then how could he happily pet them?

Knowing he had made a mistake and no longer doing anything strange, Si Bu Xiang Jian Hao Chen smiled and said, "Alright, Little Blue Circle, I'm fine. Don't blame Little Coal Ball anymore."

Just as the beasts were about to continue heading north, Bixie suddenly pointed to the right front and said, "Wait, look over there!"

Hao Chen looked in the direction of the Evil-Repelling Claw and saw flames shooting into the sky ahead, indicating a fire had broken out.

What concerned Hao Chen even more was that when he saw the towering fire, he felt a sudden tremor in his heart, as if there was something there that attracted him.

After thinking for a moment, Hao Chen said to the Four-Faced Beast, "Four-Faced Beast, let's go see what's going on over there."

However, the Four-Faced Beast did not immediately agree. Instead, it said, "But Little Coal Ball, there is the smell of mud people over there. Father won't let me go near those mud people."

"Mud Man?!"

After hearing what the Four-Unlikes said, Hao Chen carefully sensed it and indeed felt a special aura. In Hao Chen's perception, this aura was like lumps of moving mud.

At the same time, Tianlu also showed a disgusted expression: "Ugh, Haochen, that place smells like mud people, it doesn't taste good at all, let's not go."

It was only then that Hao Chen remembered that the Beast World and the Non-Human World seemed to share the same worldview, and that the humans in them were supposedly created by the goddess Nuwa using water and mud.

Therefore, most mythical beasts do not like humans, creatures covered in mud, which has led many mythical beasts to remove humans from their diet, allowing humans to reproduce and survive more safely.

However, we cannot rule out the possibility of some inherently greedy mythical beasts, such as Qiongqi and Taotie. They may have been afraid of human development, so they would cause a great disturbance whenever they encountered a human tribe, thus earning them the title of the Four Fiends.

"Four-Unlikes, please, go and take a look!" Hao Chen didn't know what was attracting him over there, but subconsciously he told himself that he had to go.

"Little coal ball, but..."

Before the Four-Unlikes could say anything more, Hao Chen leaped off its back, his feet treading on the void as if stepping on water, creating ripples.

The next moment, Hao Chen took a step forward, the space distorted, and in the blink of an eye, Hao Chen appeared in the distance, stepping into the air towards the firelight.

"Four-Unlikes, let's hurry up and go. Don't leave Haochen alone with his beasts," Bixie urged hastily upon seeing the situation.

"Okay, Little Plum Blossom, I got it. Little Coal Ball, wait for me!" The Four-Faced Beast chased after him.

Soon, the four-legged creature, the evil spirit, Tianlu, and Haochen arrived at a human settlement that was covered by fire.

Looking down at the fleeing humans and the raging fire, Hao Chen drew a rune in the void. Instantly, the rune transformed into a black hole, sucking the fire below into it.

Soon, Hao Chen extinguished the fire, and the surviving humans, upon realizing they had been saved, embraced each other in twos and threes, cheering and comforting each other.

But Hao Chen couldn't help but frown. He noticed a familiar aura in the fire just now, but he couldn't remember where he had felt this aura before.

At that moment, someone spotted the four misfits in mid-air, and the humans, who had been overjoyed and weeping, were once again plunged into fear.

"roar~"

Hao Chen ignored the fear of the humans below, and instead roared to the sky, instantly intimidating the humans who were fleeing in all directions.

But just as Hao Chen saw the humans below stop fleeing and was about to go down to inquire about the situation, a sharp sword light suddenly fell from the void towards the direction of the Four-Faced Beast.

"You're courting death!" Hao Chen's eyes flashed with yin and yang energy, and a divine sword of yin and yang was conjured, blocking the way for the Four-Faced Beast.

铿～

With a loud bang, Hao Chen not only blocked the sword light that was heading towards the Four-Faced Beast, but also pinpointed the attacker's location and unleashed a Yin-Yang sword aura towards the spot where the person was hiding.

The void was instantly torn apart, and a figure was knocked out of the void by Hao Chen, falling awkwardly towards the ground.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. By the time Bixie and Tianlu reacted, Haochen had already flown towards the figure that had ambushed the Four-Faced Beast.

"Are you alright, Four-Faced Beast?" Pi Xie asked Four-Faced Beast as soon as he came to his senses.

Tianlu then realized what was happening and angrily said, "Damn it, how dare he sneak up on the Four-Faced Beast! I'm going to eat him!"

Only then did the belatedly realize that the Four-Faced Beast had almost seen a ghost. Fearing further danger, it quickly took Bixie and Tianlu and flew towards Haochen's direction.

"Little coal ball, wait for us."