There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 113 Easing Relations with Zhan Hu

"Why are there two 'Bixie' (a type of protective charm)?"

Tianlu glanced at the Bixie beside him, then at the Bixie that had emerged from the vortex, and found that the two not only looked the same, but even had the same aura. The only difference was that the Bixie that had emerged from the vortex seemed to be more powerful.

"Which of you is truly the one who can ward off evil?" Tianlu asked with a puzzled expression, instinctively taking a few steps back.

Bixie, who emerged from the vortex, spoke first: "Tianlu, I am your brother. Come with me quickly, it's too late. It will be troublesome if the passage closes."

Bixie said, quickly stepped forward, and before Tianlu could react, he grabbed him and ran towards the vortex.

"Wait, who are you? Put Tianlu down!" The evil spirit from this world became anxious when it saw Tianlu being taken away by "itself".

The Vortex Pixie turned and glanced at the Pixie from this world: "He is my younger brother. Your younger brother is still sleeping! We will meet again."

As Bixie spoke, he led Tianlu into the vortex, which disappeared after they entered.

"Wait, what do you mean by that?" The original world's Pixie, having missed its target, shouted at the empty air.

"Who is he? Why did he say my brother was still sleeping?"

Bixie hurriedly ran back the way he came. When he arrived at the place where Tianlu had slept in his world, he found Tianlu lying soundly on the ground, fast asleep.

"Tianlu is still sleeping? Then what about that Tianlu just now? Is there another version of myself?"

Although Bixie was puzzled, he realized that he had been out for too long, and in order to avoid being discovered, he decided to go back into Tianlu's belly first.

"It's good that Tianlu is alright. Let's go back first and find out what happened later when we have the chance."

Bixie looked around and, finding no one else, approached Tianlu and said, "Idiot, open your mouth and let me in."

As Bixie finished speaking, Tianlu opened its mouth wide at the opportune moment, and Bixie immediately burrowed back into Tianlu's stomach.

Just as Bixie returned, a figure emerged from the bushes and walked towards Tianlu. It was Haochen, who had come to find Tianlu.

"Is that the Pi Xie? If it weren't for the need to avoid affecting the plan, I would really like to meet him."

Hao Chen glanced at Tian Lu, who was still sleeping, and couldn't help but feel playful. He picked up a blade of grass and gently scratched Tian Lu's nose.

"Aju~"

Tianlu suddenly sneezed and looked at Haochen, who was still holding a blade of grass in his paw, with displeasure: "Haochen, what are you doing? I was sleeping soundly!"

Hao Chen threw away the blade of grass in his hand and said apologetically, "Okay, okay, don't be angry. I apologize. I'm sorry."

After Hao Chen rubbed Tian Lu's shoulder in a conciliatory manner, Tian Lu stopped caring about it, but touched his chin and asked, "What's wrong? Why is my chin so sore after a nap?"

Hao Chen naturally understood what was going on, but he knew that now was not the time for Bixie to appear; at least they had to wait until the matter of the Heavenly Court was resolved.

After all, he had misjudged the strength of the Heavenly Court, which led to a series of problems and forced him to delete his account and start over.

This directly led to a subtle change in his relationship with the Four No-Face and the Evil-Repelling Beast, but it's best not to go into details.

"Tianlu, didn't you say you were going out to find the guy impersonating you? Why are you fast asleep?"

Tianlu looked down at his claws somewhat awkwardly, while Haochen chuckled inwardly, realizing that Tianlu hadn't found them.

"Alright, Tianlu, it's fine if we didn't find it. It's probably just some mischief by forest spirits. But you missed a good show because you were asleep."

"A good show? What happened?" Tianlu was immediately drawn in, after all, watching a spectacle is a memory ingrained in the bones of every species.

"Well, how should I put it! Zhanhu caused trouble with Walnut, and as a result, he not only damaged the Qilin's antiques and furniture, but also marked his territory all over the Deer Man's shop, and even destroyed the Qilin's cloak that was drying outside."

Hearing Hao Chen say that, Tian Lu couldn't help but shudder. He figured the Qilin was going to explode with anger.

Hao Chen continued, "Zhan Hu ran fast and wasn't caught by the Four-Faced Beast, but Walnut is in trouble. I heard that the Four-Faced Beast has arranged for him to have his ball removed by the Flower Bird."

"Ah, is Walnut now...?" Tianlu couldn't bear to imagine any further.

Hao Chen shook his head: "Walnut's bell wasn't actually removed. Zhan Hu secretly went back and rescued Walnut. But I guess they won't dare to go back to the Deer Man's shop for a while. They'll have to wait until the Qi of the Four-Unlikes subsides."

"It's alright, Haochen, let's go back, I'm a little hungry again!"

"Alright, let's go back and have some braised pig's trotters!"

When Haochen and Tianlu returned to the Deer Man Shop, Haochen, who was in the past timeline, had eaten and drunk his fill and was preparing to rest.

They rested directly on the red maple forest side, while Zhan Hu seemed to realize that Hao Chen and his group were not to be trifled with, so he tacitly acknowledged their presence and rested alone on the other side of the red maple forest.

Hao Chen looked at the beasts who had fallen into a deep sleep, then secretly stood up. He went to the side of the Four-Faced Beast and patted its body: "Four-Faced Beast, wake up."

Si Bu Xiang opened his sleepy eyes, yawned, and said, "Ha~ what are you doing, Little Coal Ball? I was playing a game with Little Plum Blossom when you woke me up."

"Sorry." Hao Chen said, taking out a large bowl from his body and handing it to the Four-Faced Beast: "Four-Faced Beast, give me some saliva, I need it."

Although the Four-Unlikes was puzzled as to why Hao Chen wanted its saliva, it still spat half a bowl of Qilin saliva at Hao Chen, since Hao Chen couldn't possibly drink it, could he?

"Little coal ball, is this enough?"

"That's enough, that's enough. Sibuxiang, you can continue sleeping. I'm going to get back to work," Haochen said, then picked up the bowl and walked towards Zhanhu's direction.

When Sibuxiang saw that Haochen went to Zhanhu's side, he probably guessed that Haochen might have used his own saliva to heal Zhanhu's wounds.

Zhanhu was probably injured in the morning's battle as well. After all, Bixie and Tianlu were both seriously injured, so there's no reason why Zhanhu would be completely unharmed.

"Little Coal Ball is really kind," Si Bu Xiang remarked before continuing to play with his little plum blossom in his dream.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the red maple forest, Zhanhu was struggling to lick his bald tail, feeling a piercing pain with every movement of his body.

"Damn it, I didn't expect that black Pixiu to be so powerful. I even burned my blood and qi to increase my strength, but I still couldn't break free from its restraints."

Can I take that as a compliment?

In the darkness, Hao Chen's voice came out. Upon hearing it, Zhan Hu subconsciously tried to get up, but he quickly staggered and fell to the ground due to the intense pain in his body.

Zhan Hu stared at Hao Chen: "What are you doing here? Are you here to laugh at me? Or do you want to kill me?"

Seeing Zhan Hu's strong hostility towards him, Hao Chen put on a sad expression: "Hey, hey, don't say that. It's too upsetting for Pi Xiu. I'm here to heal you."

"Hmph, hypocrite. Don't you know why I'm like this?" Zhan Hu sneered, then turned his head to the other side, as if Hao Chen could do whatever he wanted with him.

Hao Chen didn't care whether Zhan Hu could see his expression or not, and just rolled his eyes: "Who knew you tiger would be so stupid? I was just joking with you, you didn't have to burn your blood and qi and cause internal injuries."

Hao Chen went straight to Zhan Hu's side and, to Zhan Hu's surprise, carefully smeared the Si Bu Xiang's saliva on Zhan Hu's veins.

As Zhanhu's body absorbed the Qilin's saliva, he felt a cool and comfortable sensation all over his body, and the pain he used to experience disappeared.

"What kind of medicine is this?"

Just as Zhanhu opened his mouth to ask a question, Haochen took the opportunity to pour the remaining saliva of Sibuxiang into Zhanhu's mouth.

"Gudong!"

With a movement of his Adam's apple, Zhan Hu swallowed what was in his mouth.

"Cough cough, what is this? It's so magical. It's icy cold, with a hint of sweetness, and a faint spiritual energy is healing my internal injuries."

Hearing Zhan Hu's praise, Hao Chen hesitated whether he should tell Zhan Hu the truth.

Seeing that Hao Chen seemed unwilling to talk about the topic, Zhan Hu stopped asking. After this incident, Zhan Hu was no longer as hostile to Hao Chen as he had been at the beginning.

Hao Chen naturally sensed the change in Zhan Hu's emotions and was secretly delighted. He then took out the remaining hair growth tonic and said, "Don't move around. I'll put some hair growth tonic on your tail."

"Hair growth tonic?!" Zhan Hu subconsciously looked at Hao Chen's tail and found that the hair on his tail had grown back, almost the same as before. He exclaimed in amazement, "So fast!"

Although surprised, Zhanhu obediently stretched out his bald tail in front of Haochen, his face slightly flushed, and said, "Thank you so much!!"

Seeing Zhan Hu's shy expression, Hao Chen's desire for furry creatures was instantly aroused: "It's okay, just lie down and leave the rest to me."

While applying hair growth tonic to Zhanhu's tail, Haochen pretended to accidentally drip a few drops onto Zhanhu's paws.

Soon, Zhanhu's claws grew several centimeters longer, and Haochen took the opportunity to recommend his claw trimming service.

"Zhanhu, your claws are so long, do you want me to trim them?" Haochen asked, pointing to Zhanhu's claws.

Zhanhu looked at his claws in confusion, muttering to himself, "Strange, why do my claw hairs suddenly seem to have grown longer? They didn't seem that long just now."

Hao Chen didn't care whether Zhan Hu agreed or not, he picked up Zhan Hu's paw and started licking it... and began trimming the paw fur.

"Such big, thick claws, it's a treat for claw fetishists." Hao Chen was quite fond of Zhan Hu's claws. If he wasn't afraid of scaring Zhan Hu, he would have liked to sleep with Zhan Hu's claws in his arms.

Just as Zhanhu was comfortably enjoying Haochen trimming his claws, he suddenly widened his eyes, followed by a violent aura, and kicked Haochen away.

"Damn it, you are indeed despicable and shameless. You deliberately sent you to distract me while the others took the opportunity to steal my lord's treasures."

Hao Chen: "???"

Before Hao Chen could explain, Zhan Hu suddenly ran into the red maple forest.

"Hey, Zhanhu, it's not what you think. I really like... no, I really want to be your friend. Let me explain."

Hao Chen shouted to Zhan Hu and chased after him.