There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 109 Meeting the Tiger

Lost in the joy of petting the beast, Hao Chen momentarily forgot the time. By the time he came to his senses, it was already afternoon.

Hao Chen looked at Bi Xie and the others somewhat embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I forgot the time for a moment. Let's hurry on our way and try to find a place to rest before dark."

Bixie calmly said, "It's alright, there's plenty of time."

Four-Faced Beast said, "Little Coal Ball, hurry up and eat. Little Plum Blossom, Little Blue Circle, Pink Giant, and I have all eaten."

Tianlu looked at Haochen with some curiosity. He couldn't understand why licking fur was so fun. He and Bixie were exhausted from licking the big guy's fur, but Haochen seemed to enjoy it immensely.

At this moment, Qiongqi stood up, shook off the drool on his body, and said to Haochen with dissatisfaction, "Boss, do you even know how to lick your fur? You've got drool all over me and Taotie, and we smell like you now. How can the wise and mighty Lord Qiongqi face people in the future?"

This time, Taotie learned its lesson and didn't say anything. It just quietly groomed its fur, which Haochen had licked.

The Taotie's fur, which had been standing on end like sharp thorns, had become exceptionally soft under Hao Chen's repeated licking. This made the Taotie very uncomfortable, so it had to groom itself by touching and tidying itself up.

Seeing Qiongqi talking incessantly, Hao Chen immediately became annoyed and said, "Hmph, does Lord Qiongqi have a problem with me?!"

Qiongqi, sensing something amiss in Haochen's tone, quickly changed his tune, saying, "How could that be! I meant that whoever does the best job, I really enjoy it when the boss licks my fur."

After Qiongqi finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Haochen, his forehead beaded with cold sweat from nervousness.

Hao Chen was quite satisfied with Qiong Qi's words this time. He stepped forward and patted Qiong Qi's shoulder, saying, "Hmm, you've come to your senses this time. But since you've acknowledged me as your boss, you need to understand that everything you have belongs to me. Don't even mention licking your fur; even if I hold you while you sleep, you can't refuse, understand?"

"I know, Qiongqi, I always listen to the boss the most."

Qiongqi was filled with grief and indignation: Damn it, how could I, the old man Qiongqi, be so unlucky as to fall into the hands of this Pixiu? Alas, when will I, the old man Qiongqi, be able to stand up again?

Although Hao Chen didn't know Qiongqi's specific thoughts, he knew to some extent that given Qiongqi and Taotie's personalities, they wouldn't truly submit to him; they were only temporarily obedient because of his tyranny.

But Hao Chen didn't care. As long as he was always stronger than them, he could still do whatever he wanted.

Seeing that Bixie and the others didn't blame him, Haochen quickly ate something with Qiongqi and Taotie.

As for Bixie and the others, they had already eaten when he was fighting Qiongqi, and Sibuxiang also went out to eat Yunlu.

After Hao Chen and Qiong Qi finished eating, they walked back to Di Jiang's side with Hun Dun and the others, chatting and laughing all the way until they arrived at a red maple forest.

Upon seeing the red maple forest, Hao Chen knew that Zhan Hu would likely make his appearance next, recalling what Zhan Hu had done to him at the Deer Man Shop. (See Chapter 50 for details: Zhan Hu licked his buttocks raw.)

Although the whole thing was orchestrated by the Si Bu Xiang, Hao Chen still couldn't resist wanting to get revenge.

When Si Bu Xiang saw the red maple forest, he said, "Little Plum Blossom, look! The leaves here are all red, aren't they beautiful?"

Qiongqi then said, "Oh my, this maple forest is really red. I heard two red sparrows say the other day that there were mud men fighting, and they fought fiercely, which dyed the maple forest red. Could this be the place?"

When the Four-Faced Beast heard Qiongqi say that the red maple forest was stained red with blood, it suddenly stopped thinking the red maple forest was beautiful. It subconsciously took a few steps back and came to Bixie's side.

"Huh? There's a mark here. Let Lord Qiongqi sniff it!" Just then, Qiongqi suddenly saw a urine stain on the trunk of a tree, so he went up and put his nose close to it to smell it.

Upon seeing this, Hao Chen's face immediately turned ugly. He carefully recalled in his mind that when he was petting Qiongqi, he shouldn't have licked Qiongqi's nose, right? He shouldn't have, right?!

After sniffing the urine stains on the tree trunk, Qiongqi said, "Oh ho, I can smell it! This is the scent of a robust male tiger with white fur and black stripes, five zhang long! And it was just now, the urine is still warm!"

rustle.

Just then, Hao Chen and the others heard a rustling sound coming from the tree, and then saw a large white tiger with a red shawl slowly climbing down.

Zhanhu was sleeping soundly in the tree when he suddenly sensed several presences entering the maple forest. Two of these presences made him feel threatened, so he naturally had to come down and investigate.

Zhanhu shouted sternly, "Who are you, daring to trespass into my lord's Maple Forest?"

Sensing the aura of the War Tiger, Chaos immediately stepped forward to block Qiongqi and Bixie, confronting the War Tiger.

"Woo woo woo awoo!"

Zhan Hu naturally knew that the beast in front of him was one of the two threatening forces he had sensed.

Zhanhu immediately became serious, lowered his body, his tail fur stood on end, and he bared his teeth at Hun Dun.

Seeing this situation, Taotie was not worried at all, but was eager to try: "Qiongqi, do you think we should go with our sister now, or wait until later?"

Qiongqi rolled his eyes at the brainless Taotie, a meek idiot who only knew how to fight. If it weren't for him and his sister, he probably would have been eaten long ago.

Looking at Zhanhu's strong and tall body, Qiongqi instantly felt immense pressure: "This is bad! This tiger looks quite formidable. If we fight and my sister gets hurt, who will protect me then?"

Hao Chen didn't expect that even with him in charge, Qiong Qi was still so timid. Qiong Qi then walked up to him in a fawning manner.

"Brother Tiger, don't be angry. We were just passing by and had no intention of taking your territory."

“We’re all half the same kind, so let’s look out for each other. If Brother Tiger doesn’t want to be disturbed, we can take a detour.”

Seeing that Qiongqi was so sensible, Zhanhu did not intend to pursue the matter. After all, besides waiting for his master Chiyou to return, he also had to guard the treasures left behind by his master.

Furthermore, Zhan Hu felt that Chaos and the others were not so easy to deal with. At least, besides Chaos, there was another aura among them that he was equally wary of.

If a real fight broke out, Zhanhu couldn't guarantee he wouldn't get hurt, and he wasn't even sure he could win. Therefore, after hearing Qiongqi's words, Zhanhu chose to settle things peacefully.

"Since you have left, I will not pursue the matter further."

When Qiongqi heard that Zhanhu had given in, he patted his chest and then hugged Chaos's paw, saying, "Forget it, sister, we don't have to take this path."

However, to Qiongqi's surprise, Tianlu looked at Zhanhu with drooling and said, "Bixie, this tiger is so big, it's enough for us to have a meal."

Tianlu said to Bixie, "Are you ready, Bixie? We're about to go!"

Bixie was not as optimistic as Tianlu. After looking at the tiger, he said, "Be careful, Tianlu. This tiger is bigger than usual and seems very strong."

Zhanhu was immediately displeased when he saw that Bixie and Tianlu seemed to regard him as prey. He thought to himself, "If it were that big guy from before, I would let it go, but you two little ones want to eat me too?"

"Hmph, two cubs, how dare you provoke us? Trespassing in the Maple Forest, today is your death day!" Zhanhu's narrowed eyes seemed to be filled with murderous intent as he bared his teeth and roared at Bixie and the others.

Hearing Zhan Hu's mocking words, Bi Xie couldn't stand it anymore. He exchanged a glance with Tian Lu and instantly grew larger.

Tianlu said with great fighting spirit, "Ha! It's not certain who will die!"

Bixie retorted, "A cub? I'll eat you, then you'll know whether I'm a cub or not!"

Soon, Bixie and Tianlu joined forces to fight Zhanhu. The two sides seemed to be really locked in combat. The surrounding maple trees were constantly breaking and falling under their attacks, and deep claw marks appeared on the ground.

Seeing that Bixie and the others seemed to be at a disadvantage, Sibuxiang anxiously asked Haochen, "Little Coal Ball, Little Plum Blossom and the others are fighting. Should I help them?"

Hao Chen: "..."

Hao Chen was speechless at Si Bu Xiang's words. Did Si Bu Xiang not know his own situation? Did he think he could interfere in this situation?

Before Hao Chen could dissuade him, the Four-Faced Beast ran towards the battlefield, seemingly wanting to help, but the result was quite touching.

Sensing the approaching presence of the Four Impossibles, Tianlu anxiously called out to them, "Four Impossibles, get out of the way! Don't get in my way!"

Bixie also said, "It's dangerous here, let's go quickly."

Zhanhu, on the other hand, was much more decisive, roaring at the Four-Faced Beast, "Get lost!"

swoosh~

It's unclear who kicked the Four-Faced Beast, sending it flying off the battlefield.

Seeing this, Hao Chen caught the Four-Faced Beast. Looking at the large claw mark on its buttocks, he realized it must have been Zhan Hu's kick. Zhan Hu seemed to be looking down on the Four-Faced Beast, as he hadn't used much force, and thus the Four-Faced Beast wasn't injured.

Hao Chen rubbed Si Bu Xiang's red buttocks, which had been slapped by Zhan Hu, and said without any politeness, "Si Bu Xiang, are you stupid? You're just a beautiful piece of trash who's useless in a fight, why are you joining in the fun?"

The four creatures lowered their heads in disappointment: "Waaah~"

Seeing this, Hao Chen changed his mind and said, "But I like you, Four-Faced Beast. Just stay in the back and be a good mascot."

After Hao Chen finished speaking, he looked at Qiongqi, who was watching the show, and Taotie, who was eager to try: "Stop watching, you two go at it together."

Taotie: "Okay, boss, watch how I kill this tiger."

After Taotie finished speaking, it rolled into a spiky ball and rolled quickly toward Zhanhu, but was immediately swatted away by Zhanhu: "Get out of the way, don't get in my way."

Qiongqi was startled when he saw Taotie lying unconscious with its eyes swollen from being slapped so hard: "I didn't expect this tiger to be so fierce. No, I can't go for it."

"Boss, my stomach hurts, I need to go to the bathroom."

After coming up with another lame excuse, Qiongqi didn't care whether Haochen believed him or not, and he decisively ran back.

Hao Chen shook his head helplessly: "As expected, we still have to rely on me. The protagonist is always the last one to save the day."

But Hao Chen's smugness didn't last long before Zhan Hu slapped him with a claw, grazing his scalp and striking the back of his head.

The next moment, Hao Chen felt his tail lighten, along with a familiar, cool sensation.

"This, this is... could it be..."

Hao Chen mechanically turned his head to look at his bald, spiral-shaped tail.

The next moment, Hao Chen looked at Zhan Hu with grief and indignation: "Zhan—Hu, you son of a bitch..."