There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 162 Punishing Qiongqi

While bathing Tianlu, Haochen offered to lick Tianlu's fur clean, trim its claws, and file its nails, blatantly trying to take advantage of Tianlu.

However, unlike Haochen's happiness, Tianlu seemed very unhappy.

Tianlu originally thought it was just a simple bath, but to his surprise, Haochen washed him seven or eight times, saying that he wasn't clean enough and wanted to continue.

Tianlu was not happy about this. He didn't want to stay in the water all the time, and even his paw pads were being rubbed raw by Haochen.

After struggling to emerge from the water, Tianlu shook off his wet fur and said, "Haochen, I'm never taking a bath with you again. You've almost washed all my fur off."

Hearing Tianlu's words, Haochen felt a little embarrassed. He had gone a bit too far today and hadn't quite gotten his bearings.

Hao Chen quickly emerged from the water, shook his fur, and walked to Tian Lu's side with a fawning expression: "Okay, okay, it's my fault, don't be angry. How about I treat you to some golden balls later?"

"Golden balls?!" Upon hearing that there were golden balls to eat, Tianlu instantly became excited: "Great, great, I want to eat ten, no, twenty golden balls."

"Okay, whatever you want, eat as much as you want." Hao Chen said indifferently. Anyway, he could get as many Golden Balls as he wanted; he could just take them from the Four-Faced Beasts' house.

"Yay, Haochen, you're the best to me."

With the golden ball in his hand, Tianlu completely forgot what Haochen had just done to him, and kept circling around Haochen, rubbing against him.

Hao Chen didn't hold back and started playing around with Tian Lu again, taking advantage of Tian Lu relentlessly.

It wasn't until Bixie came to call them back for dinner that Haochen finally led Tianlu back home, satisfied.

Throughout the journey, Bixie's gaze toward Haochen carried a hint of hostility, and Haochen naturally knew what Bixie meant—he felt that Bixie was competing with him for Tianlu.

Hao Chen felt that this was not his problem at all; he blamed Tian Lu for being too cute, making him want to get close to her.

However, Hao Chen couldn't stand being stared at like that by Bi Xie, and cursed under his breath, "Damn brother-obsessed brother."

"Bixie, do you know where Qiongqi and the others are right now?"

"Qiongqi? Xiaohao, why are you asking them?"

Although Bixie didn't know why Haochen was looking for Qiongqi at this time, he still said, "I just saw them go out; they must have gone hunting."

"Hehe, weren't they just bullying Tianlu? I'll go teach them a lesson," Haochen thought it would be best to divert the fighting to Qiongqi and his group.

Hearing Hao Chen say this, Bi Xie's attention shifted to Qiong Qi and the others. "Little Hao, you're right. Those two bugs need to be taught a lesson. How dare they steal my and Tian Lu's territory."

Originally, when Qiongqi and Tianlu got into a fight, Bixie planned to teach them a lesson, but Haochen happened to return at that time, so the matter was dropped.

Now that Hao Chen brought this up again, Bi Xie thought of Tian Lu's aggrieved look, and a fire suddenly rose in his heart. He no longer cared about Hao Chen taking Tian Lu to take a bath.

Feeling the hostility of the evil spirits recede, Hao Chen breathed a sigh of relief and silently said in his heart: Qiongqi, I'm sorry, but don't blame your older brother for selling you out.

On the other side, Qiongqi and Taotie were preparing to ambush a plump sika deer.

But the next moment, Qiongqi suddenly sneezed, startling the sika deer.

Seeing that its prey had gone, Taotie glared at Qiongqi with displeasure: "Qiongqi, did you do that on purpose? Why did you have to sneeze now of all times!"

"Brother, it's not my fault, I can't control my sneezing either."

Qiongqi rubbed his nose and then said, "Brother, I feel like someone is cursing me. We'd better hide, or I'll feel really uneasy!"

"Hmph, nothing good ever comes from being with you. Hurry up and chase after him. If you dare to sneeze again later, don't blame me for not showing brotherly affection."

Taotie did not believe Qiongqi's words, taking them as an attempt to shirk responsibility.

With that, Taotie was about to continue chasing the sika deer. It was not easy to find such a fat prey, and it could not let it slip away.

Seeing Taotie leave, Qiongqi immediately followed: "Hey buddy, wait for me! Without my sensitive nose, you won't find any prey."

"And what I said is true. I really have a bad feeling. You have to believe me."

"Dude, you..."

Taotie was about to explode from listening to Qiongqi's incessant babbling. It grabbed Qiongqi's mouth and said, "Shut up. If you say another word, I'll stab you and that's it."

Seeing the Taotie fiercely displaying its sharp fur, Qiongqi quickly nodded, indicating that it would be quiet, and only then did the Taotie release its claws.

"Phew, I was suffocating, iron... ugh!"

Qiongqi was about to make a comment when he saw Taotie's unfriendly gaze and immediately covered his mouth, afraid to make a sound lest he be pricked by Taotie.

After all, Qiongqi knew Taotie's temper; he was a hothead who would ignite at the slightest provocation. Even if Qiongqi upset him, Taotie would still stab him a couple of times.

Soon, Taotie and Qiongqi found the same big fat deer again.

Taotie licked the drool from the corner of its mouth: "What a fat deer, dinner's sorted for tonight."

Before he could even make a move, he felt a chill down his spine, followed by the sound of Qiongqi begging for mercy.

"Qiongqi, I told you, if you dare scare away your prey again, I'll... I'll..."

Seeing its prey flee in terror, Taotie turned around furiously to deal with Qiongqi, but when it turned back, it froze: "Boss, what are you doing here?!"

"What can you do, you Taotie?!"

Hao Chen stared at Taotie, thinking that he should take this opportunity to teach Taotie a lesson. Taotie had been acting quite arrogantly lately, and he needed to show him who was in charge.

When Taotie saw Hao Chen's eyes, he became anxious: Oh no, the boss's eyes clearly mean he's going to beat up a beast, I have to get out of here right now.

"Boss, I have to go now, bye!"

Before Hao Chen could figure out what reason to give Taotie, Taotie found an excuse and ran away on its four short legs, leaving Hao Chen looking bewildered.

"Hey, damn it, Taotie, you're lucky you ran fast. Anyway, we can deal with Qiongqi first."

Hao Chen looked at Qiongqi, who was pinned to the ground by the enlarged Bixie, and revealed a wicked smile: "Hehehe, Qiongqi, I heard you've been quite naughty lately. Let me teach you a lesson."

"No, no, boss, I'm very obedient." Qiongqi seemed to have a premonition of something, its eyes were full of fear, and its tail was tucked tightly between its legs.

"Bixie, press Qiongqi down for me."

"Don't worry, he can't escape."

Hao Chen gave an order to Bi Xie, then walked behind Qiong Qi: "Qiong Qi, are you going to cooperate willingly, or do I have to do it myself? You know you can't escape today."

"Boss, is this really how it is?" Qiongqi swallowed hard, looking at Haochen's determined eyes, and sighed inwardly: I told you something bad would happen, but Taotie still didn't believe me.

To avoid suffering later, Qiongqi raised its tail: "Be gentle, boss!"

"What are you talking about? It's just a spanking, you're making it sound like I'm going to do something to you."

As he spoke, Hao Chen slapped Qiongqi's buttocks, followed by Qiongqi's scream: "Boss, that hurts! Go easy on me!"

Hao Chen: "..."

"Snapped!"

"Uh!"

"Snapped!"

"Ok!"

……

"Qiongqi, if you dare make that sound again, I'll switch to Bixie to beat you up!"

Qiongqi's voice made Hao Chen's face darken. Those who didn't know better would think he had actually broken Qiongqi's butt.

Qiongqi also sensed the hostility in Haochen's tone. Looking at the tall Bixie beside him, with its claws bigger than its own head, Qiongqi swallowed hard: If this Pixiu comes, I'll be slapped flat.

"Boss, there's no need to change people. I can take it. Come on, spank my ass properly!" Qiongqi said with a look of grim determination, but his eyes were tightly closed.

After Qiongqi's antics, Hao Chen lost all interest in disciplining it: "Forget it, let Qiongqi go. I think he'll learn to pee in a designated spot from now on."

"Yes, yes, I promise I will never pee on your turf again!" Qiongqi said with a fawning smile.

Bixie released Qiongqi and then shrunk in size: "Hmph, remember what you said. If I find out you bullied Tianlu, I'll eat you up!"

Hao Chen then pretended to be a nice guy, helped Qiongqi up, and rubbed his butt: "Alright, who told you to pee on Tianlu's territory first?"

Qiongqi blushed and muttered, "Boss, you can comfort me, but can you please stop touching my butt? It's so embarrassing."

Hao Chen froze, then said irritably, "I don't need your nagging. Just be a good little brother and listen to me."

At this moment, Hao Chen thought about it and realized that since he was leaving tomorrow, he might as well enjoy the happiness of the furry creatures tonight.

"I've placed a piece of Kunlun jade at the entrance of the Four-Unlikes' house. It keeps you warm in winter and cool in summer, and it also calms the mind and helps you sleep. You, Tianlu, and the Four-Unlikes can try it out tonight."

Seemingly worried that Bixie might disagree, Haochen added at the end, "I have something to discuss with you tonight, so you can't refuse."

“Okay.” Bixie nodded.

Upon seeing that Bixie had agreed, Hao Chen was overjoyed. Now that Bixie was settled, the Four-Faced Beast would surely come along too.

Then Hao Chen saw Qiongqi, thought for a moment and said, "Qiongqi, why don't you sleep with us tonight? Tonight is the last treatment, and your essence will be almost fully restored afterward."

"Okay, boss."

Qiongqi responded, but his expression quickly froze. What had the boss just said? That Kunlun jade at the entrance of the Qilin's house belonged to the boss?

"We're doomed!" Qiongqi thought bitterly.

He just felt a connection with that big rock this morning, so he marked it as his territory, and now you're telling me it belongs to the boss.

Qiongqi felt his life was going to be bleak for the rest of his days. He was probably going to get his butt kicked tonight. He hoped his boss wouldn't smell anything amiss.