The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

Chapter 238 Extra (Exposure)

early morning.

The sky was still dark, and the Deer Man's shop was quiet, with only the sound of soft snoring echoing inside.

Tianlu and Baijie slept next to the Qilin, their tails intertwined, as the darkness outside the window obscured their figures.

crunch--

The closed wooden door opened a crack, and a claw with red stripes stepped inside.

Catching the pig took up too much time; it was almost dawn.

Bixie entered the room and walked to the bedside, wondering if his two younger brothers had woken up yet.

He jumped onto the big bed and, clinging to the body of the mythical creature, saw Tianlu and Baijie. The two brothers' peaceful and docile sleeping faces surprised Bixie.

Why is he sleeping so peacefully tonight?

Forget it, let’s go back first.

He turned Tianlu's head and struggled to pry open its mouth, but the other party was not so cooperative, and one of its claws got stuck as soon as it went in.

He tried his best to ward off evil, but to no avail, and a look of helplessness crossed his face.

Idiot, open your mouth and let me in...

"Uh...uh!"

In his sleep, Tianlu felt something being forcefully stuffed into his mouth. He struggled a couple of times, but the thing was pushed even deeper! He suddenly opened his eyes and met a pair of yellow eyes.

When Bixie saw that his younger brother was awake, he was slightly taken aback, and the claw that he had managed to stuff in was spat out.

"Pah, pah, pah, who are you?" Tianlu spat out the white hair in his mouth and said angrily.

Bixie raised its wet paws and looked at him, "Did I wake you up?"

The two brothers locked eyes, the dim light illuminating their figures. Tianlu, looking at the intruder who had suddenly barged in, hunched over and said with displeasure, "Breaking into my house in the middle of the night and stomping on my mouth, do you have any manners?"

Is this idiot still half asleep?

Bixie was completely confused, but then he put that aside and started talking about his own affairs, "Tianlu, now that you're awake, I'll tell you about it."

He sighed and continued, "Don't eat just any random things. You're so old now, stop making your older brother worry about you."

"What, brother? I'll give you back your father!" Tianlu frowned more and more as he listened, his eyes growing increasingly displeased. "I only have one brother, Bai Jie, where would I get an older brother? You want to take advantage of us? No way!"

The sound echoed in the room for a long time, and the atmosphere became deathly still for a moment, like the calm before a storm, making it hard for the beast to breathe.

At this moment, the four-legged creature, with its back to the three brothers, looked pale and emaciated, its claws gripping the corner of the blanket tightly, its mind a jumble of thoughts.

What should I do? What should I do? The thing I feared most has happened!

Is Qingniao (a mobile phone service) turned off? Ugh, can't life just be a little more peaceful?!

“Tian… Tianlu…” Pixie’s slightly trembling voice rang out, making the beast’s heart clench.

"What do you mean by that? You...don't remember me?"

"Hmph, I don't care who you are! Don't think you can be my brother just because you look like us. I've been venturing out on my own since the beginning of time. I found and raised Bai Jie. Who do you think you are, trying to tell me what to do?"

Tianlu's words were like sharp knives, each one piercing into Bixie's heart. Panic, fear, helplessness—waves of emotions surged through him, turning his face ashen.

Tianlu frowned upon seeing this and wanted to say something, but a sudden gust of wind blew against his side!

Sleeping Hoof!

With a loud "Awooo!"

Completely bewildered, Tianlu was kicked away and spun twice in mid-air before slamming into the wall and passing out.

The Qilin stood in front of the Bixie, awkwardly laughing as it tried to brush it off, "Haha, he's just joking with you, don't take it seriously. That's just how he is, he can't keep his mouth shut."

"boom!"

A murderous aura erupted, and a violent momentum swept over everything. The Qilin was so shocked that it fell to the ground. Looking at the extremely irritable and furious Bixie in front of it, cold sweat poured out of its body.

"Hey, hey, why did you get angry so suddenly?!"

The shadow inside the room slowly grew larger, obscuring the starlight. The four-legged creature, shrouded in its shadow, paled in shock. "Calm down! Calm down! Pipi's brother, don't get agitated, let's talk this out!"

"Any problem can be explained, why resort to knives and guns!"

"Explanation?" The voice of the demon-slaying beast in its battle form was filled with murderous intent. Its fur danced wildly under the surge of divine power, and the anger in its eyes was almost tangible!

"Explain what? You want Tianlu to forget me and just be your watchdog?"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding! I don't have that kind of ability..."

"You smooth talker, eat first and then we'll talk!"

Bixie ignored the explanation from the Qilin, opened its blood-red maw, and was about to swallow the creature whole.

At this critical moment, a voice hurriedly rang out.

"To ward off evil spirits, etc."

The sharp teeth, which had almost pierced through flesh, suddenly stopped. The strange creature's stiff body, having survived the ordeal, couldn't help but feel fortunate.

"One...one solution?"

Bixie's pupils trembled, and he slowly turned his head.

On the bed, Bai Jie got up at some point and looked at him with complicated eyes.

"You still remember me? You haven't forgotten me, have you?" he exclaimed excitedly.

Bai Jie pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Uh... anyway, let's put the Qilin down first."

"Why did you let him go? He made Tianlu forget me, and even made you guard his door!" Bixie's anger rose again at this, and the force in his mouth subtly increased.

Feeling a sharp pain in his lower back, the four-legged creature quickly protested, "Pipi's amnesia has nothing to do with me! I'm a victim too! And if you take that bite, no one will tell you the whole truth!"

The warding-off-evil gesture paused.

"Don't you want to know why he doesn't remember you? I can explain it, but walls have ears, so we'd better find a quiet place to talk!"

He finished recounting the entire bizarre creature in one breath, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and awaited the verdict.

It wasn't swallowed whole, nor was it bitten in two.

Bixie fell into melancholy and instinctively looked to his brother for advice.

Bai Jie opened his mouth, countless words he wanted to say, countless questions he wanted to ask… but finally, he weakly managed to utter one sentence, “He’s a friend. Pi Xie… don’t kill him…”

The air froze for a few seconds, then Bixie exhaled a breath of air and snorted, "Hmph, I'll give you a chance for the sake of Baijie. Come with me."

With a flick of his massive tail, he strode toward Tianlu, and Baijie followed silently, his silence unusually pronounced.

Seeing Bixie and the Qilin crawl into Tianlu's mouth, he skillfully pried open his upper and lower jaws and crawled in as well.

……

In the flesh-colored world,

The four-legged creature was thrown to the ground by the evil spirit and was completely disoriented. The next moment, a giant claw pressed down, its sharp claws pressed against the side of its face.

"Speak, why doesn't Tianlu remember me? And who are you, and what are you planning to do, lurking among my brothers?"

Bai Jie squatted down beside the evil spirit, at a loss, wanting to stop it, but lacking the courage to speak.

The atmosphere inside the stomach was extremely oppressive. The Qilin, feeling suffocated by the pressure on its chest, said with difficulty, "Tian... Tianlu doesn't remember you because you broke the heavenly rules and the Heavenly Court sealed away part of your divine power and memories."

"And I was just an unknown nobody who was accidentally used as a pawn."

"Words are meaningless, why should I believe you?" Bixie frowned and turned to look at the silent golden Pixiu. "Baijie, is what he said true?"

Quiet... Utterly quiet...

Bai Jie remained silent for a long time. Although he was unwilling to face it, the moment had come.

He closed his eyes, his expression particularly somber. "I...I don't know, I don't remember you. I only know your name...I heard it from someone else."

The Qilin felt the claws pressing down on him suddenly intensify, forcibly squeezing the air out of his lungs and causing him to cough uncontrollably. For a moment, only his coughs echoed in the silent space.

a long time……

Bixie's fluctuating emotions calmed down, and it slightly relaxed its grip on its claws.

The four-legged creature seemed to have a mountain lifted from its chest as it breathed deeply, its heart filled with astonishment.

I never expected that Xiaobai would actually find out, and he's been pretending all this time. His brain is on a completely different level from his brother's.

"Then...why didn't you tell me...?" Pi Xie managed to squeeze out a sentence, finding it hard to accept.

Bai Jie turned his head away, his lips slightly trembling.

“I don’t know who you are. I only found you when I crawled into Tianlu’s stomach once… I asked him, but he said he didn’t remember eating his own kind, and then I was taken away by the Heavenly Court…”

Upon hearing this, Bixie felt a sharp pain in his heart, and Qilin's expression changed slightly.

"They probably thought I had regained some of my memory and didn't suspect I was still alive. I usually work honestly for them, so they just warned me a couple of times to keep it to myself and then let me go..."

"Then why didn't you tell me I woke up? I..."

Bixie suppressed his emotions, but Baijie interrupted him with a sobbing voice.

"I don't know how to face you! Suddenly I have a brother I don't even remember... I don't know your personality, I don't know what you'll do if you find out the truth...?"

Seeing the tears welling up in his brother's eyes, Bixie felt a pang of pain in his heart. He gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Qilin, "Baijie doesn't know the situation either, why should I believe you?!"

The Qilin snapped out of its thoughts and realized that the pressure was increasing again. Its expression changed drastically. "I have no reason to lie to you. Lift your claws and I'll prove it to you!"

Bixie didn't move, but a fierce light gradually appeared in its eyes, as if it wanted to devour someone!