There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 230 Speculations on Exorcism

Tianlu didn't expect that Bixie's memory was also malfunctioning, and he actually forgot that Sibuxiang was already dead.

When Tianlu saw that Bixie wanted to go find Sibuxiang, he panicked, fearing that Bixie would go crazy again after learning the truth.

"We finally managed to lower the Heavenly Court's guard, so we can't let them discover the existence of Bixie, otherwise they will definitely not let Bixie go."

The brain was working non-stop, trying to dissuade Bixie from looking for the Four-Unlikes: "You stupid brain, think quickly, why is your brain useless at a critical moment?"

Seeing that Tianlu looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, Bixie knew that Tianlu must be hiding something from him and didn't want him to know.

"Tianlu, do you know where the Four-Unlikes is? Why don't you tell me?"

"Huh?!" Tianlu thought for a long time before coming up with a lame excuse: "Bixie, have you forgotten? We're wanted by the Heavenly Court. If we go out, we'll be discovered."

"It seems there is such a thing," Bixie said, frowning in distress.

Just when Tianlu thought he had gotten away with it, Bixie suddenly changed his expression, his eyes revealing a chilling killing intent: "But if they dare to come, we'll kill them all. Are we really afraid of them?"

"Bixie, calm down!" Tianlu was so frightened by Bixie's words that his horn almost fell off.

Tianlu quickly dissuaded him, saying, "Bixie, don't be impulsive. We couldn't defeat the Heavenly Court back then, and if we try again, the result will be the same."

"Hmph!" Bixie naturally knew that what Tianlu said was true, and that they were indeed no match for the Heavenly Court. However, he was unwilling to be hunted down by the Heavenly Court, unwilling to be separated from the Four No-Face by the Heavenly Court, and even more unwilling to be made to forget him by the Heavenly Court.

"Judging from Bixie's expression, he seems to have come to his senses and won't go looking for Sibuxiang anymore. That's good. We can keep it a secret for as long as possible." Tianlu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead as he watched Bixie sulking alone.

Before Tianlu could even catch his breath, Bixie, having calmed down, suddenly sensed something was off about Tianlu's words. He frowned, circled around Tianlu, and stared intently at him, as if trying to see right through him.

"Wait, Tianlu, something's not right. From the beginning, you didn't seem to want to go with me to find the Four-Faced Beast. Why?"

"Ah, no, no..." Tianlu looked down at his claws guiltily, not daring to meet Bixie's gaze.

This further convinced Bixie that Tianlu was hiding something from him, but before Bixie could ask any more questions, he felt a sharp pain in his tail.

Looking back, he saw that Hao Chen had appeared behind him at some point, and Hao Chen was biting a tuft of red fur in his mouth.

"Wait, Haochen, what's that hair in your mouth...?"

Bixie subconsciously looked at its tail and found that the hair at the tip of its tail was shorter than usual, obviously Haochen had just bitten its tail hair.

Seeing Hao Chen's bald tail, Bi Xie couldn't get angry, so he could only suppress his anger and say, "Hao Chen, why did you bite my tail?"

"Don't worry, this is all for your own good, to ward off evil spirits."

Hao Ri spat out the evil-repelling hair from his mouth, but strangely, the hair did not fall to the ground, but floated in the air.

"The two poles of Yin and Yang resemble the dark and yellow, converging and merging, their essence hidden within. Darkness and clarity, light and shadow, intertwine, and mist and haze linger. From the primordial chaos, strange phenomena arise, both real and false, obscuring the heavenly eye."

As Hao Chen chanted incantations, two streams of yin and yang energy, one black and one white, emerged from Hao Chen's paw pads and merged with the evil-repelling hair in the void, forming a chaotic mist.

At the same time, Hao Chen flicked his claw, and a short green hair flew out, merging with the chaotic mist.

Then the chaotic mist transformed into a stream of light and rushed into Bixie's body. Because the chaotic mist was too fast, Bixie didn't have time to react before the mist had already entered his body.

Bixie clenched its claws and found that it didn't hurt at all, and its body was normal. It looked at Haochen curiously: "Haochen, what's wrong with you?"

"Hoo!" Hao Chen took a deep breath, revealing a tired expression: "Bixie, just now I used your feathers and the feathers of the bluebird as a guide to conceal your true form using the Yin-Yang principle."

After pondering for a moment, Bixie still didn't understand Haochen's actions: "Uh, although I didn't understand, I believe you wouldn't harm me, Haochen."

"I probably understand."

Upon hearing what the Qilin said, Bixie and Tianlu turned to look at him simultaneously. Tianlu asked, "Qilv... what do you think Haochen means?"

The Qilin instantly felt immense pressure. It got up, dusted itself off, and walked to Hao Chen's side before saying, "Hao Chen deliberately used the feathers of the Azure Bird to conceal the true form of Bixie, so that Bixie could appear openly in front of the Azure Bird without being discovered by the Azure Bird or the people of the Heavenly Court, right? Am I right, Hao Chen?"

Upon hearing this, Hao Chen looked up at the Qilin with an expression that suggested he was a promising student: "That's right. As expected of the Qilin, you're quite clever. You understood as soon as I explained it."

Looking at Hao Chen's expression, the Qilin felt an urge to kick him in the face for some reason. It gritted its teeth and said, "Hao Chen, that's not the kind of expression you should have when praising someone!"

"Hehe, I know you won't mind this, Qi Xiang." Hao Chen then looked at Bi Xie and Tian Lu: "The situation is just as Qi Xiang said. Bi Xie, you don't need to hide anymore. Qing Niao can't see you, so they won't report to the Heavenly Court."

"Really? That's wonderful, it'll ward off evil spirits."

Tianlu said it was OK; he wouldn't have to sneak around when playing with Bixie anymore, and he wouldn't have to worry about being discovered by the Heavenly Court by accident.

Bixie nodded gratefully to Haochen, but then said, "Haochen, I have something I'd like to discuss with Tianlu alone. Could you please leave for a moment?"

"Can't we listen?" Hao Chen looked at Bi Xie's obviously rejecting eyes and knew that Bi Xie didn't want them to know about the Four-Unlikes.

"Alright, then the Four-Faced Beast and I will head back first. Remember to come back to the Deer Man's Shop when you're done chatting."

After Hao Chen finished speaking, he controlled his body to grow larger, and then lay down in front of the Qilin: "Qilin, come up, I'll take you back."

"But Haochen, I can walk by myself."

"What nonsense are you spouting? I told you to come up, so hurry up and come up."

Hao Chen flicked his tail and tossed the four-legged creature onto his back. Once he was sure the creature was sitting on his back, he got up and went back to the deer shop, satisfied.

On the way, Hao Chen felt particularly happy thinking about how Tian Lu had regained his memories, how he had a good relationship with Bi Xie, and how they didn't seem to want to leave.

"Hehe, I can enjoy being surrounded by furry things again, not bad, not bad."

On the other side, Bixie breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Haochen and the Four-Faced Beast leave: "Alright, Tianlu, now it's just the two of us. Can you tell me why you didn't want me to go find the Four-Faced Beast?"

"Ah, this matter isn't over yet." Tianlu was going crazy. He hadn't expected Bixie to be so stubborn. How was he going to fool Bixie now and keep the truth from him?

Seeing that Tianlu refused to reveal the truth, Bixie began to fill in the blanks in his mind:

"Tianlu, did you and Sibuxiang have a fight while I was away? Did you two have a conflict?"

Could it be... related to that fake four-legged creature?

"Huh?!" Tianlu was taken aback when he heard Bixie's guess. How did it get to the Qilin?

Tianlu was unaware that his reaction only confirmed Bixie's suspicions: "Tianlu, could it be that you mistook that fake one for a substitute for the Four-Faced Beast, and the Four-Faced Beast got angry and left?"

Tianlu felt a bitter injustice he couldn't express, and instinctively raised his claws and cried out, "Ahhh, Heaven! Judge the loyal from the treacherous!"

"???" (This is a pun on "???" and can be used to ward off evil spirits.)

"Bixie, things aren't what you think. You're overthinking it." Tianlu had no choice but to tell Bixie part of the truth in order to stop him from overthinking.

(Gentlemen, what kind of death should we design for the Four-Faced Beast?)

I was planning to go find a gift for Bixie specifically, but I ended up encountering a crazed mythical beast and was seriously injured.

As a result, both Bixie and the Heavenly Court believed that the other had harmed the Four Unlikes. Bixie went mad and subconsciously swallowed the Four Unlikes, which led the Heavenly Court to raise an army to arrest Bixie.

Feel free to share any different ideas you may have.