The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

Chapter 220 (Extra Chapter) (Half a Lifetime's Fate)

Somewhere in the Heavenly Court, two figures emerged from the churning clouds, their bodies swirling with wisps of cloud, like lotuses rising from the water, before naturally dissipating as their feet stepped into the sea of ​​clouds.

"We've finally arrived. Is this the Heavenly Court? I wonder where my elder sister is..." Oleander shook her hair and looked around anxiously, her expression somewhat uneasy.

They were situated above a vast sea of ​​clouds, where in the distance, one could see magnificent palaces and even celestial mountains and pavilions suspended in mid-air.

Walnut, unlike his uncle, didn't have as many worries. Looking at the magnificent scene, he jumped up and down excitedly, even forgetting that he was hungry. "This is where the gods live! How grand! Everything is above the clouds!"

The clouds were dented by the falling walnuts, and he looked down and suddenly realized what was going on.

"Oh, I get it! It's called a cloud because it's stepped on!"

Oleander turned to look at her nephew, who was scattering walnuts like flowers, and helplessly picked him up in one bite. "Stop playing with the walnuts, we have to hurry and find my sister."

After saying that, he leaped up and ran into the distance.

The Heavenly Palace is vast and boundless. They couldn't possibly wander around aimlessly like headless flies when they wanted to find the beasts. They couldn't even contact the local gods. They had come here illegally, and if they asked around for information, they would easily be exposed, especially since divine beasts didn't have a high status in the Heavenly Court to begin with.

woohoo-

With his feet lightly treading on the clouds, Oleander leaped and bounded, the wind whistling past his ears. The surging clouds seemed to have given him the ability to move with the wind, making him one with the wind.

Walnut opened its eyes wide, and even as its fate was snatched away by the scruff of its neck, it still flapped its arms and legs, cheering and shouting, "Wow! Mwah! It really feels like it can fly! Uncle Oleander, I want to try it too!"

"Walnut, stop fooling around. Let's find a safe place first." How could they risk playing around in such an obvious place? However, Oleander was used to taking care of children, and after mumbling a few words, she continued on her way.

Unexpectedly, just as they were about to enter the complex, a loud shout rang out from behind them!

"Hey! What kind of demon dares to trespass into the Heavenly Court!"

This sudden shock caused both Mengji to bristle and turn purple with fright!

"Oops, we were careless! Run!!"

Without hesitation, the oleander flicked its tail and turned to strike, leaving the figure in a sorry state, but its speed was more than twice as fast as when it was graceful!

They darted away more than ten meters in a flash!

Before he could react, the walnut in his mouth was tossed onto his back. He instinctively hugged his uncle's neck and turned to look.

A group of golden-armored soldiers brandished swords and spears, charging straight at the beasts with ferocious expressions. The sound of their armor clashing terrified even the beasts!

The leader was two meters tall, as strong as an ox, with eyes as wide as a child's, and a large flag waving in the wind on his shoulder. Putting aside everything else, just the sight of that thing swinging down would turn them into cat pancakes!

"Mwah! Gods and immortals are so scary!"

As the heavenly soldiers drew ever closer, Walnut was so frightened that it clung tightly to Oleander's neck.

"You audacious fiends, surrender at once! You have trespassed into the Heavenly Court and disregarded divine might. If you stand your ground, all will be well; otherwise, you will be captured and executed by our generals in an instant!"

The leading general's eyes widened and his voice was like thunder, but Meng Ji, who was in front of him, not only did not stop, but ran even faster!

Just kidding, it's not like stopping will lead to any good outcome!

……

Meng Ji and his two peaches were surrounded and intercepted all the way. The heavenly soldiers and generals gathered more and more. The Heavenly Court had been at peace for so many years. It was not easy for two little thieves to come out. Whether they were caught or killed, they would be meritorious!

Therefore, those golden-armored soldiers, their eyes bloodshot and acting like madmen, terrified Oleander, who screamed and ran away as fast as she could!

Amidst the swirling shadows of the movie theater, he scrambled out around the corner in a disheveled state, and upon catching a glimpse of the adjacent pavilion, quickly hid behind it.

"Over there, chase!"

"Kill!"

"Where do you think you're going, you monster!"

Large groups of heavenly soldiers and generals ran past shouting, their footsteps echoing endlessly, but none of them noticed Meng Ji and Liang hiding not far away.

After an unknown amount of time, the last heavenly soldier, panting heavily, followed the main force and ran far away, and this corner of the Heavenly Court fell silent.

"Phew, I'm saved..."

Oleander breathed a sigh of relief, released its paws from covering its mouth and slumped to the ground.

After a while, a large head cautiously peeked out to observe the situation outside.

"Are these the heavenly soldiers and generals? How terrifying."

Beneath the oleander, a walnut peeked out, as if asking, "Will Mom really be here?"

"maybe?"

"Hey? That red robe looks familiar."

Three small golden figures, one large and two small, walked by in the distance. The figures carried by the two who looked like children were very blurry due to the distance, but Walnut still recognized the iconic roe deer at a glance.

"It's a hybrid!"

……

Rewind to a short time ago, the Four-Faced Beast was struck by a spell cast by the little golden man. As the golden light shone on its face, it became drowsy and fell asleep without realizing it.

Before he completely lost consciousness, he vaguely heard some words.

"Where did I put the bones again?"

……

The world was in darkness, but as his consciousness gradually cleared in the chaos, he felt as if a huge mountain had been lifted from his body, and the back pain that had lingered for weeks disappeared.

"Oh dear, it really doesn't hurt anymore? Your Excellency is truly a miracle worker, thank you so much!"

He moved his legs with astonishment, feeling as if he had become hundreds of years younger, easily pleasing the beast.

He looked at the little golden statuette.

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now. The shop still needs looking after."

After treating his employees, Little Golden Man had nothing else to do. After saying goodbye, the four-legged creature turned and left without any further trouble.

However, as soon as he turned a corner, he ran into Meng Ji Shuangtao, who had accidentally watched the whole thing and was so frightened that his face turned purple and his legs went weak.

"Hey? What are you doing here?"

Oleander didn't reply, her body trembling violently. After a moment, she asked shakily, "Fourth... Fourth Boss... are you alright?"

"what?"

Do I look like something's wrong?

"I'm fine, my illness has been cured, but you guys..."

"How could nothing be wrong?!" Oleander became anxious halfway through the conversation, gesturing wildly with her hands and feet, tears streaming down her face.

"First you were being torn apart, then you were screaming in agony! How could you be alright after screaming like that?!"

"what?"

The four creatures were completely baffled.

"I have no memory of the treatment process at all. You need to explain clearly what happened!"

"Oh dear, I can't explain it!"

Realizing she was bad at talking, Oleander simply used Mengji's dream-entering ability, pointing a finger at the center of the four-legged creature's brow, causing a dreamlike wisp of smoke to rise from the steam.

"Entering you into a dream" can present past or lost memories in the form of a dream.

"The dream has become connected with consciousness, Fourth Boss, you should go and see for yourself."

The sound in his ears grew fainter and fainter. Before falling into a dream, the four-legged creature heard the last word.

……

Endless darkness swallowed his vision, followed by distorted, dreamlike light, vibrant and bizarre, while a strong sense of weightlessness washed over him as he continued to fall, fall, fall.

"Wait, am I starting to dream?"

The Qilin stared at the illusory, unreal scene, its brain still in a daze. The surrounding scene shattered and reassembled rapidly like a mirror, and a scene of a bright moonlit night sky appeared in its field of vision. The next second, it finally landed and fell into a bush.

"Ouch!"

The four-legged creature shook its head, grabbed the ground with both hands, and sat up. It looked at the surrounding night view, paused for a moment, and then became speechless.

Wait, the wilderness? The moon? This isn't Heaven. Wasn't I supposed to see the dreams I had while being healed?

He looked around without much hope and noticed movement behind the bushes, so he parted the branches and looked over.

Through the bushes, a brown deer could be seen not far away, hopping and skipping, humming a song, looking quite happy.

Why is there a deer in my dream? What kind of completely unrelated thing is this... Can't Walnut's uncle be a little more reliable?

Just as he was rubbing his head, preparing to talk to Oleander after he woke up...

A sudden change occurred!

A Siberian tiger, which had been lurking for who knows how long, suddenly leaped out from behind a tree, its claws and teeth bared, gleaming with a chilling light, and pounced on the unsuspecting deer.

Before the Siberian tiger could react, another ferocious figure darted out, nearly twice the size of the Siberian tiger, and fiercely bit its neck.

"Where to run!"

That voice sounds so familiar?

The four-legged creature was startled and stared intently. It turned out that the yellow bird was actually the giant adult Tianlu. It spat out a mouthful of blood, bit off the Siberian tiger's throat, and then tossed its head and threw it onto its back.

"Dinner is ready."

He was in a good mood after catching his desired prey. He weighed the weight on his back and was about to turn and leave when he noticed the fawn next to him. He was stunned to see the fawn cowering and approaching him.

"Hmm? You're welcome."

"Is it a story about Pipi rescuing a fawn? But why would I have such a dream?"

The four-legged creature watched this scene and made a series of sarcastic remarks, but suddenly paused at the end of its sentence.

"Is it possible..."

The scene shifts abruptly, the dream world changing without warning. It's still in the wilderness, still in the open sky. The Qilin, after a moment of disorientation, sees the little deer again.

"Or him?"

To be precise, he can no longer be called Little Deer; his figure has clearly grown up, and he even looks somewhat familiar.

"Roar!"

A roar echoed through the mountains and forests. The deer suddenly raised its head, and a powerful aura descended from the sky, startling all the beasts. The suppression from the superior bloodline rose from their bodies!

Two divine beasts were fighting and falling from the sky. One of them was Tianlu, who had once saved the little deer's life!

All birds and beasts, upon sensing the divine beast's oppressive aura, fled in terror. But the little deer, upon seeing the divine beast's face, charged forward against the current without hesitation.

When Tianlu crashed to the ground, he arrived nearby and quietly peeked out from behind a tree.

The other divine beast had disappeared at some point, while the adult Tianlu was being held tightly by black chains and struggling desperately.

A group of golden figures descended from the sky on auspicious clouds, their bodies radiating divine light. The one standing atop the cloud, seemingly of the highest status, looked down at the madly roaring Pixiu below with indifferent eyes.

"I didn't expect one of them to run away. Oh well."

"The Pixiu clan has cruelly slaughtered the Qilin and the Four Unlikes, violating the Heavenly Laws. Do you plead guilty?"

"Pooh!"

Tianlu spat a mouthful of bloody saliva onto the ground, exhaling air that smelled of rust. He raised his head and glared angrily at the immortals in the heavens!

"You treacherous villains, plotting against us brothers! Now I'm all alone, what's there to fear! You think these broken chains can hold me? Break free and I'll kill you all!"

"Tear off your hypocritical skin, devour your corpses, gnaw on your flesh and blood, and none of you will escape!"

The little golden statue frowned.

"How dare you speak such arrogant words! You deserve to be punished!"

The Heavenly Thunder Technique erupted with overwhelming divine power, crashing down with blinding golden light that made it impossible for people to open their eyes. Tianlu's roar was drowned out by the deafening sound.

After the lightning subsided, the little golden man waved his sleeve and let out a cold snort.

"A wild and untamed beast should be killed to prevent future troubles. If it weren't for the protection of Heaven... Hmph, since this beast-trapping lock can't hold you back, then we'll have to find another way, hmm?"

He noticed the prying gaze and turned to look. He then saw the deer behind the tree and quickly calculated what had happened. Startled, he raised his hand and shot the deer towards him.

"This is truly... everything in the world has its cause and effect. Come, don't be afraid. This Pixiu is inherently difficult to tame. If it is not restrained, it may cause endless trouble to the Heavenly Court. Since you are here today, it is your good fortune."

He took out a pure white jade box, and inside it were several pieces of broken bones.

"This is the remaining flesh and blood of the four Qilin beings. Today, I will implant it into you, so that you may save yourself the trouble of cultivation and attain immortality."

He sacrificed his own flesh and blood, and strands of pure magical power wrapped around it, gradually seeping into the fawn's body. The fawn struggled in terror, but to no avail.

"However, as a price, the Qilin's flesh and blood will erode your own flesh and blood, causing unbearable pain like broken tendons and shattered bones, which only happens once every hundred years."

"Speak," he said, leisurely taking out a familiar white bone tablet.

"The mask is made of Qilin bone, and the eyes are made of Qilin blood. Once you put on this mask, you will no longer be yourself."

The four-legged creature in the distance stared blankly at this scene, subconsciously raising its hand to wipe the mask off its face. At the same time, the little golden man gently placed the mask on the little deer's face.

"From now on, you will be called a four-legged creature."