There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 129 The Present World - Little Skull

Because they encountered cat bones that resembled a small skull, Haochen and Diting had to cancel their afternoon plans and choose to return to Diting's mansion with the pile of cat bones.

“Listen, it’s really unfortunate that I can’t let you witness my amazing fishing skills today.”

Along the way, Hao Chen breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but start boasting about his abilities.

The claim that he couldn't catch fish was all to appease the hapless creature, and that the Air Force was just a disguise to hide its true strength in order to keep a low profile.

In short, Hao Chen emphasized the fact that he was definitely not an air force pilot throughout the journey.

Listening to Haochen chattering incessantly on his back, Diting felt his ears ringing non-stop and sighed inwardly, "So noisy, I really want to give Haochen an electrotherapy treatment."

Although Hao Chen didn't know what Di Ting was thinking, he felt that Di Ting was really well-mannered, as it was able to patiently listen to him talk non-stop.

If it were Tianlu and Rabbit Lord, they probably wouldn't be able to stand Haochen's incessant talking and would just turn around and leave.

If it were a Qilin instead, the most likely scenario would be to give Haochen a set of Silent Hoofs to physically quiet him down.

Compared to this, Haochen felt even more that Diting was a warm-hearted man with a cold exterior but a warm heart.

"Di Ting, you're so kind, I wonder who will benefit from you in the future!"

Hao Chen's words startled Di Ting slightly, but it quickly recovered. However, since Hao Chen was lying on Di Ting's back, he naturally felt Di Ting's heartbeat quicken.

And so, Hao Chen stopped talking and quietly lay on Di Ting's back, enjoying the cool and refreshing yin energy emanating from Di Ting's body, which brought him a sense of peace that was hard to describe.

Gradually, snoring sounds began to rise from Di Ting's back. Upon hearing this sound, Di Ting subconsciously slowed down, turned his head to look at Hao Chen, who was clinging tightly to him even in his sleep, and a smile appeared on his lips: "He's still just a child after all!"

After an unknown amount of time, when Hao Chen woke up, he found himself sleeping in Di Ting's bed.

"Why didn't Di Ting wake me up when we got home?"

Hao Chen got out of bed, moved his body, and stretched to wake himself up: "Ha~ But this sleep was really comfortable. And the air conditioning on Di Ting's bed smells faint and elegant, like lying in an orchid garden."

However, the bed seemed to have a sealing power, making Hao Chen reluctant to get up. Instead, he lay on the bed and rolled around several times.

"Move out, move out, this comfortable bed is mine from now on."

Once the idea came to mind, Hao Chen couldn't suppress it. He looked around and, seeing that no one was around, he waved his claws and instantly folded up the bed he was under.

"Go find Di Ting first. We can't let Di Ting discover that my bed is missing so quickly." Hao Chen pushed open the door and went out, still wondering if Di Ting was still burying bones in the garden.

At that moment, Di Ting had just buried the cat bone he had brought back in the garden, thinking that he would show his collection to his master, Ksitigarbha, when he returned.

"Alright, we should go back and see if Haochen has woken up yet." For some reason, Diting felt a sudden throbbing in his heart, as if something was about to leave him.

After thinking it over, Di Ting felt that the most likely place for the problem was Hao Chen, because she only started to have this feeling after he arrived.

"Could it be that Hao Chen has done something again?" Di Ting thought to himself.

Since the last major upheaval in the underworld, Tianlu and the Qilin beasts have been blacklisted by Diting, with Haochen being a particular focus of attention.

Thinking of this, Di Ting quickened his pace, but before he could leave the garden, he stepped on a withered flower.

"Has it been too long since I watered them? The flowers have all withered!"

Di Ting then realized that the flowers in his garden were wilting because they hadn't been cared for and watered for so long.

In order to prevent the flowers in her garden from dying, Diting had no choice but to temporarily refrain from looking for Haochen, and instead picked up the watering can from the corner and began watering the flowers.

As the water, imbued with the power of listening, fell on the flower buds, leaves, and soil, the once lifeless garden began to come alive.

The next moment, the soil at Di Ting's feet suddenly cracked upwards, and a stark white cat skull emerged, greeting Di Ting.

"Gulu~"

"Ugh!! Is this the pile of cat bones?!"

Di Ting was startled by the sudden appearance of the cat bones, and then realized that this was the place where he had just buried the cat bones.

Di Ting frowned and asked the earth why the cat bone had come back to life: "Earth, what happened?"

The earth answered, "Mana Water! Mana Water! Mana Water!"

After hearing the earth's explanation, Di Ting finally breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Di Ting was just a poor little thing who was using his magic to survive in another way.

"Hello little guy, come with me."

The skeleton cat had no skin or hair, and its bald body was not very attractive. Di Ting thought to himself that since this skeleton cat had come back to life because of him, he had an obligation to take care of her. So he thought of taking her back first and making her some clothes.

So Di Ting brought the skeleton cat to the warehouse, found the pink fur ball, and quickly started knitting clothes in front of the skeleton cat.

The skeleton cat looked at Di Ting, who was diligently knitting clothes for her, and a feeling of worship flashed in its empty eyes.

Before long, Di Ting finished knitting a pink kitten plush sweater: "Try it on!"

When the skeleton cat covered in skulls put on the pink kitten clothes made by Di Ting, it instantly looked like a completely different person, and it looked very cute.

Di Ting picked up the skeleton cat from the table, patted its back, and then put it on the ground: "That's much better. I'll call you Little Skull from now on. This is your home from now on."

Skeleton Cat—no, it should be called Little Skeleton now—turned its head to look at Di Ting, as if trying to imprint Di Ting in its heart.

Just then, Hao Chen suddenly walked over, looking at Xiao Lou with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He hadn't expected that he had been so busy packing that he had missed Xiao Lou's birth.

Hao Chen pretended not to recognize the little skull and asked, "Di Ting, who is she?"

Di Ting picked up Xiao Lou and affectionately nuzzled her face, saying, "Her name is Xiao Lou. She grew from the cat bone we brought back. She will live with me from now on."

"Congratulations, Di Ting! The little skull is adorable!"

"Hmm." Hearing Hao Chen's blessing, Di Ting was also very happy, but Di Ting felt that Hao Ri's expression was a little strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

Hao Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Di Ting seemed unaware of what he had done, and then suggested taking Xiao Lou out for a walk.

Di Ting thought that since the little skull had just been born, it would be good to let her get familiar with the surrounding environment so that she wouldn't accidentally get lost later.

Suddenly, Xiao Lou struggled to jump down from Di Ting's arms, and as soon as he landed on the ground, he couldn't wait to walk towards Hao Chen.

Di heard Xiaolou grab Haochen's tail and stroke it affectionately, and said, "Haochen, I didn't realize Xiaolou liked you so much. Why don't you take care of him?"

"Forget it, I'm not bringing it."

Hao Chen rejected Di Ting's suggestion without hesitation. He wasn't stupid; the little skeleton liked his fur, not him as a beast.

Just like Hao Chen, he only likes furry things and doesn't care whether the furry things like him petting them or not. If they dare to resist, he will suppress them all.

Hao Chen thought to himself, if he were really allowed to take care of him, he would probably have to worry about when the little skeleton would pluck all his fur off.

Hearing this, Di Ting didn't insist. He simply turned around and returned to his original form, lying down in front of the little skeleton: "Little skeleton, come up here, I'll take you for a walk."

When Hao Chen saw the little skull climb onto Di Ting's back, he didn't care whether Di Ting had invited him or not, and jumped on after him: "Let's go, let's go, while we still have time, let's go fishing, and we'll have a whole fish feast tonight."

"Uh, Haochen, are you sure you can handle this? Dadi said you're an air force veteran!" Diting was a little worried that if they really relied on Haochen, they wouldn't be able to have the so-called all-fish feast that night.

Di Ting's words made Hao Chen a little unhappy. Did Di Ting look down on him? Although he really couldn't catch any fish in the mortal world.

But this is the underworld, and the underworld should be the opposite of the living world, so in the underworld, one should, no, absolutely be able to catch fish, and they must be big fish.

"Hmph, Dadi is just a messenger and translator. What does she know about fishing? And she dares to speak ill of me. Today, I'll show Dadi what a fishing prince is all about."

Hao Chen spoke with great enthusiasm, almost making Di Ting believe him. But before long, Hao Chen's claws began to wander, constantly exploring Di Ting's body.

"Haochen, that's enough. If you keep touching me like that, you can leave." Diting felt that Haochen's claws were about to touch places he shouldn't touch, so he quickly spoke up to stop him.

"Don't say that, it's just that your slim waist is too attractive."

"Get lost, fly away by yourself."

Unable to bear Hao Chen's antics any longer, Di Ting used its tail to grab Hao Chen and fling him off its body.

"Tch, what's so great about that? Next time I go to the capital, I'm going to drag Bai Ze to take hundreds of photos with him. You'll be so envious," Hao Chen muttered under his breath.

"Hmph!" Di Ting sneered, "Sir is not that kind of beast. He hates trouble the most. He won't even take pictures with me, so why would he take pictures with you?"

Hao Chen said confidently to Di Ting, "Di Ting, how about we make a bet? I bet I can get Bai Ze to take a picture with me obediently. If I win, I can play with your claws for a few days, how about that?"

Di Ting: "???"

Upon hearing Hao Chen's words, Di Ting subconsciously withdrew its claws. It felt that Hao Chen was somewhat abnormal. It wondered how the Four-Unlikes and the others had lived with Hao Chen for so long without being harassed by him.