There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 274 Another Storm Begins (Part 1)

In the end, Haochen found Zhanhu and Oleander by following the smell and directions from some helpful people.

Looking at the sheep bones scattered on the ground, Hao Chen's face darkened: "You Zhan Hu, you stole my sheep and then secretly ate them all by yourself, without telling me and Oleander and Walnut."

"Uncle, godfather, I made plans with Shota to catch loaches today." Walnut was a clever little devil; seeing that things weren't going well, he quickly made up an excuse to slip away.

Zhanhu didn't answer Haochen immediately, but instead nodded to Walnut: "Go ahead, have fun."

Then Zhanhu started picking his teeth with his fingernails. After he finished picking his teeth, he even leaned over to Oleander and said, "Look at you, you have meat scraps all over your face. Don't move, I'll lick them off for you."

The next moment, Zhan Hu indeed licked the residue off Oleander's face in front of Hao Chen, and afterwards even raised an eyebrow at Hao Chen, as if to provoke him.

Oleander did not refuse, letting Zhanhu lick her face, and even lowered her head shyly.

"..." When Hao Chen saw this scene, he felt like he was watching the domineering CEO Zhan Hu and his little wife Oleander, and he felt like he was superfluous.

"I'm so done with this!!!" Hao Chen couldn't help but think of these three words.

He saw that Xiangtai had a crush on Fuzai, but Walnut intercepted him halfway. He even secretly teased that the childhood sweetheart was no match for the handsome young man who suddenly appeared. Xiangtai was completely defeated.

Unexpectedly, karma comes full circle, and he became the second beast, after Shota, to lose badly.

For a moment, Hao Chen felt a little lost and thought, "Forget it, I don't want to care anymore. Let Zhan Hu go. I just hope that he can withstand the pressure from the main body after it returns."

After figuring it out, Hao Chen felt much more relaxed. Besides, Hao Chen believed that with his thick skin, as long as he made a request, how could Zhan Hu and Oleander refuse him?

Thinking of this, Hao Chen couldn't help but smile, but Zhan Hu was somewhat disappointed.

After all, he provoked Haochen like this just to see Haochen get furious, but he clearly miscalculated.

Having failed to see what he wanted to see, Zhanhu clearly lost interest. He gave Oleander a wink and prepared to take her to explore other places.

But Zhan Hu was dumbfounded when he saw Oleander looking at Hao Chen with a guilty expression.

Zhanhu waved his paw in front of Oleander's eyes: "No, Oleander, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine. I just think we should apologize to Haochen, after all..." Oleander glanced guiltily at the lamb bones on the ground.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Hu thought to himself that Oleander was truly a kind cat, but such a kind cat shouldn't be allowed to fall into Hao Chen's hands.

"It's alright, Haochen won't really care," Zhanhu said, patting Oleander's shoulder to comfort her.

Hao Chen, having just come to his senses, overheard Oleander and Zhan Hu's conversation and was both amused and exasperated. Did this silly cat really think he was angry?!

"Alright, Oleander, just like Zhanhu said, I'm not angry. I was just joking with you guys. You'll get used to it in the future."

Hearing Hao Chen's words, Oleander breathed a sigh of relief, but looked at him with some doubt: "You're really not angry? We didn't mean it, we really didn't know about those things..."

"Okay, I know what you're trying to say, but I'm really not angry. Besides, those sheep are meant to be eaten anyway."

Just as Oleander was completely relieved, Haochen suddenly changed the subject: "But..."

"But what?!" Oleander swallowed nervously.

"Hehe." Hao Chen looked at the two big tails swaying behind the oleander. It would be so comfortable to sleep with those tails.

Thinking of this, Hao Chen decided to be shameless and said, "But Oleander, if you feel embarrassed, how about lending me your tail for a few days?"

"???" Oleander looked at its own tail with a puzzled expression, thinking that the tail was on its body, how could it borrow it, did it have to be cut off?

The thought of cutting off her tail sent a chill down Oleander's spine, and she shook her head frantically: "No, no, cutting off my tail sounds so painful, can we change the terms?"

"Huh? What do you mean by cutting off your tail? I didn't mean to cut off your tail!" Hao Chen didn't know what kind of scene Oleander had imagined, but she had obviously misunderstood him again.

"Bang!!" Hao Chen smacked Oleander on the head in annoyance.

"Ouch!" Oleander covered the spot where she had been hit, looking aggrieved. "Haochen, why did you hit me?"

"Hmph, you still have the nerve to say that? I only said I wanted to borrow your tail, I didn't say I wanted you to cut it off."

Hao Chen then explained, "I accidentally broke my pillow last night, but I'm still collecting the fluff from my new pillow, so I won't be able to use it for a while."

"I thought your tail would be big and soft enough, so I decided to use it as my pillow first."

After hearing the whole story, Oleander breathed a sigh of relief, but felt even more aggrieved. It was clearly Haochen who didn't explain himself and even hit him.

Taking advantage of the situation, Zhanhu pulled Oleander into his arms and gently blew on his head: "Good boy, I'll blow on it and it won't hurt anymore."

"Hmm." Oleander nodded in a barely audible voice.

"Ugh~ You guys are so cheesy, I can't stand it." Hao Chen gasped, feeling goosebumps rise on his skin, and immediately turned to leave.

However, as soon as Hao Chen turned around, he remembered that he had been distracted by Zhan Hu stealing sheep and had forgotten about today's important matter.

"Oleander, this is for you." Hao Chen took out a piece of paper and handed it to Oleander before leaving, as he had other important matters to attend to today.

Hao Chen had only taken a few steps when Oleander called out to him.

"Haochen, what is this?"

"Huh?! You don't recognize him?"

Oleander scratched her head awkwardly: "I can read the words on it, but I don't know what they mean?"

"I see. Let me explain." Hao Chen took the paper, pointed to the words on it, and said, "What this means is that I rented you from the Qilin, so for the time being, you belong to me. Do you understand?"

"I don't understand." Oleander shook her head honestly.

When Zhan Hu heard Hao Chen's words, his eyelids twitched wildly. He didn't expect Hao Chen to pull this stunt. He wasn't as rich as Hao Chen and couldn't afford to rent oleanders.

Seeing that Oleander still didn't understand, Haochen continued, "Weren't you going to find your older sister? Now you don't need to stay here with the Four-Unlikes."

"Huh!?!" Upon hearing this, Oleander's eyes lit up, and she looked at Haochen gratefully: "Can I really leave now?"

Hao Chen nodded: "That's right, but you'll have to come back in a year, since I only paid rent for one year."

Oleander had no objection to only being away for a year, since Walnut was still there and he needed to come back to check on Walnut from time to time.

Zhanhu listened quietly from the side. When he heard that Jiazhutao was leaving temporarily, Zhanhu thought that since he had nothing else to do, he might as well go out with Jiazhutao and treat it as a trip. It would be even better if their relationship could get closer.

After instructing Oleander, Hao Chen left alone. When he reached a shady spot, he stopped and said, "Alright, no one's here. You can come out now."

As Hao Chen finished speaking, a ripple appeared in the void, and then a small creature with two legs standing upright, resembling both a lizard and a dragon, with orange flames emanating from its tail, emerged.

"Little Charmander, it's been a long time! You've finally attained enlightenment!"

Hao Chen looked at the little fire dragon in front of him. It had been a long time since the little dragon had followed him around calling him "Big Brother." Now, it was a dragon that could stand on its own.

The little dragon may appear tiny, but its aura is extremely intense.

Upon closer inspection, one could even detect a faint, almost imperceptible aura of supreme power emanating from the little fire dragon, indicating that it was indeed a supreme being of the ultimate realm.

However, the little fire dragon was not happy because of Hao Chen's words. Instead, he looked at Hao Chen with a solemn expression: "Big brother, they have come back to take revenge on you."

Upon hearing this, Hao Chen snorted coldly. He naturally knew who the little fire dragon was referring to, but because he knew, he didn't take them seriously at all: "A bunch of vermin, have you forgotten the Primordial Covenant? If you really anger me, I'll make sure they can't even be living dead."

However, the worry in Little Fire Dragon's eyes did not diminish. He advised, "Big brother, don't be careless. They have not only broken the seal, but also found the physical body of Ancestral Dragon Ao Zhan. Even Emperor of Time and Dark Night suffered losses at their hands."

"At worst, we can sink all the realms and restart the cycle of time."

At this point, a hint of madness flashed in Hao Chen's eyes, making the little fire dragon tremble with fear.

Hao Chen waved his hand, skipping the topic, and continued, "You've worked hard these past few days. Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll go with you in a few days to resolve this matter completely. You should rest for a few days first."

"Okay, big brother." The little fire dragon replied and looked at Hao Chen with hopeful eyes: "Big brother, can I sleep with you these next few days?"

"..." Hao Chen's lips twitched, and he rubbed his forehead speechlessly. It had been too long since they last met, and he had forgotten that the little fire dragon was still lusting after his body.

In another time and space, 20,000 years have passed since Hao Chen attained enlightenment, and the temple has developed into an unparalleled lineage over nearly 10,000 years.

Aside from the forbidden zones of life, the temple's influence extends throughout the entire universe, making it undoubtedly the number one power.

The passage of 20,000 years has left its mark on Hao Chen, and he has begun to enter his later years.

"Whose turn is it next?"