There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 327 The Clone's Cry for Help

Datang.

In front of the Zichen Hall of Taiji Palace, Li Chengqian walked with a limp, looking ahead with a complicated expression.

Just a few days ago, he was the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, the future ruler of the country, but now he is accused of treason.

The crippled crown prince, barely twenty-four years old, actually attempted to rebel against his father, the emperor.

The act of “rebellion” stirred up the memories that Li Shimin least wanted to recall. He himself became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty through rebellion, and naturally did not want his son to follow suit.

Li Chengqian's actions undoubtedly provoked Li Shimin, leading him to consider deposing the crown prince.

To others, this might seem like a dead end, with no hope of turning the tide.

However, Li Chengqian remained completely calm, even sporting a faint smile on his lips.

As for what gave him the courage to face the enraged Li Shimin, it all started with a group of strange merchants he had met a few days earlier.

A few days ago, two strange merchants came to Chang'an. One of them wore a white mask, had long golden hair hanging down his back, and wore a red robe with auspicious cloud patterns.

The other one was dressed in light purple clothes and wore a purple scarf, with short brown hair that made her stand out from the crowd.

What surprised him most was that the two people either had a pair of deer antlers on their heads or a pair of rabbit ears, but the people around them seemed not to notice.

This piqued Li Chengqian's interest. Under the protection of his guards, Li Chengqian went up to talk to them and learned their names. The masked man was called "Four Unlikes" and the other was called "Rabbit Lord".

Although the two names sounded strange to Li Chengqian, he didn't think much of it, considering that the other party had come from a very, very far place to do business in the Tang Dynasty.

Next came the product display segment, where the Qilin introduced the many items he had brought on his trip, including precious pearls, various amulets, and medicinal herbs with different effects.

But what caught Li Chengqian's eye were the two horned "dogs," one blue and one black, that the Qi Bu Xiang group had brought.

Looking at the two dogs, each over half a meter tall, in front of him, Li Chengqian felt a strange sense of familiarity and subconsciously called out their names.

"Tianlu?! Seventy-seven?!"

Tianlu, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly stood up as if he had seen a ghost, staring intently at Li Chengqian.

"Hmm, who are you, and why do you know my name and Seventy-Seven's name?"

Suddenly, a strange voice echoed in Li Chengqian's mind, causing him to frown slightly. He looked at Tianlu, who had stood up, and tentatively asked, "Was that you who just spoke?"

Tianlu remained silent, but moved closer to Li Chengqian and sniffed him.

"Your Highness, be careful! Quickly step back."

Tianlu's actions immediately made Li Chengqian's guards nervous. They tightly protected Li Chengqian in the middle and even drew their swords from their waists, pointing them at Tianlu.

“There’s a familiar aura about you. Who are you?” Tianlu paid no attention to the guards’ behavior and instead pondered the aura emanating from Li Chengqian.

Suddenly, Hao Chen's smug grin appeared in Tian Lu's mind, and in an instant, Tian Lu had an absurd thought: Could this person in front of him be one of Hao Chen's so-called clones?

To verify his conjecture, Tianlu immediately followed Haochen's instructions and activated the incantation. Instantly, a ray of light appeared on Tianlu's paw pad.

"go with!"

Tianlu flicked at Li Chengqian, and the spiritual light instantly entered Li Chengqian's crown chakra.

As the light entered Li Chengqian's mind, he felt as if he were having a dream. He dreamt that he had become a Pixiu, arrived at a place called Lurendian, and then reversed time to return to ancient times, stepping through reincarnation to look down upon the gods.

"In the Xuanhuang Realm, there dwells a beast; on the True Continent, eternal night and calamity, countless clones..."

"In the Tang Dynasty, Crown Prince Li Chengqian fell from his horse in the tenth year of the Zhenguan era, and in the seventeenth year of the Zhenguan era..."

"All kinds of shackles bind my true self; only today do I realize who I am."

Having awakened his past life memories, Li Chengqian is still the same Li Chengqian, yet he is no longer the original Li Chengqian.

"Haha, Tianlu thanks you. When I get back, I'll have my master treat you to a big meal."

"Smack..."

Li Chengqian scooped up Tianlu in his arms and, ignoring the astonished looks of those around him, kissed Tianlu hard amidst Tianlu's shock.

"Are you really Hao Chen's clone?" Tianlu wiped the drool off his face, looking incredulous. He had only tried it casually, but he hadn't expected that the other party was indeed Hao Chen's clone.

It was only then that the guards beside Li Chengqian realized what their prince had just been doing.

His Highness kissed a dog; is that something they can be allowed to see?

"I'd heard that His Highness had unique tastes, but I never expected him to actually like this!"

One of the guards couldn't help but mutter something, but was immediately slapped across the face by the head guard: "If you want to die, go die yourself, don't drag us down with you."

On the other side, due to the distance, the Four-Faced Beast did not hear the conversation between Tianlu and Li Chengqian, but it did see the scene of Li Chengqian hugging and kissing Tianlu.

This startled the four-legged creature, which shouted at Tianlu, "Pippi, calm down, don't hurt anyone."

Li Chengqian's luxurious attire and the guards he carried made the Qilin realize that the person in front of it was no ordinary person.

But no matter how extraordinary their status, they were still ordinary people, and how could they withstand a slap from Tianlu?

If Tianlu gets injured because he's unhappy, then his plan to open a branch of the Deer Man Shop in the Tang Dynasty will be ruined.

Thinking of this, the Qilin couldn't help but complain to Li Chengqian, "Why did you have to provoke Tianlu for no reason? If you get bitten, who will be responsible?"

Fortunately, the thing that the four-legged creature was worried about did not happen. After saying something to Li Chengqian, Tianlu jumped off Li Chengqian and returned to Seventy-Seven's side.

"Phew!" The four-legged creature breathed a sigh of relief, then walked to Li Chengqian's side and said nervously, "Sir, are you alright? My dog ​​is a bit fierce, so it's best if you don't come near me."

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a strange creature. If Tianlu knew you called him a dog, do you think he'd eat you up?" Li Chengqian said with amusement.

"What?!" The four-legged creature was stunned. Why did that tone sound so familiar? He seemed to have heard it somewhere before.

"Wait, who are you? How do you know Pipi's name? And from what you're saying, you and Pipi seem to be very familiar with each other." As he spoke, the four-legged creature reached into its pocket and took out a smoke bomb for escape.

"Wait, don't be nervous, I won't hurt you."

Li Chengqian saw through the strange-looking man's intentions and stopped being mysterious: "My name is Li Chengqian, and of course, I have another name..."

"Haochen!" Li Chengqian whispered in the ear of the four-legged creature.

"What?!" The Qilin had considered many possibilities, but it never imagined that the person in front of it could be related to Hao Chen.

Under the astonished gaze of the four-legged creature, Li Chengqian took out a token and placed it in the creature's hand, then patted it on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, four-legged creature, I will protect you from now on."

"Uh..." The four-legged creature took the token without understanding what was going on, but when it saw that the words "Crown Prince" were written on the token, it was instantly dumbfounded: "Hao, Haochen, what's going on? When did you become the Crown Prince?"

"Haha, the matter of the four-legged creature is rather complicated. I'll explain it to you when we get back, but I need your help right now."

The four-legged creature half-jokingly said, "What kind of help is it? As long as it's not about lending money, it's all fine."

"If you encounter my true form after you return, just tell my true form that you met me here, and tell him to come over quickly, or he will regret it."

Hao Chen's words left the creature in a daze. What was this "original form"?

Meanwhile, Tianlu realized something: the clone in front of them seemed to be in some trouble and needed their help to ask Haochen for help.

Although he didn't know what was going on, Tianlu quickly grabbed the hem of the Four-Unlikes' clothes: "Four-Unlikes, let's go back quickly."

Upon hearing Tianlu's words, the Qilin immediately felt nervous and prepared to pack its things to take Tianlu back.

However, Li Chengqian suddenly stopped the four-legged creature: "There's no need to rush, four-legged creature. I remember you prepared an event to touch the Pixiu for the promotion of the new store."

"..." Upon hearing this, Tianlu's heart skipped a beat. He and Seventy-Seven seemed to have been deceived by the Four-Unlikes: "Four-Unlikes, didn't you say you were bringing us on a trip? What does Haochen mean by this?"

"Tianlu, stop resisting. Let me hug and kiss you and Qishiqi properly!" After saying that, Li Chengqian grabbed Qishiqi, who was watching the show from the side, and started to masturbate him. At the same time, he didn't let go of Tianlu, who was trying to escape.

Faced with Hao Chen's clone, Tian Lu and Qi Shi Qi naturally dared not resist forcefully. After all, they were just mortals, and if they were to accidentally bump into or knock them, they would likely be seriously injured.

The Four-Faced Beast wanted to say something, but Li Chengqian glanced at the guard beside him. The guard immediately understood and took out a gold ingot from his pocket and handed it to the Four-Faced Beast.

"I'm so sorry." The Four-Faced Beast quickly took the gold, and then, as if it hadn't heard Tianlu and Seventy-Seven's pleas for help, it pulled Rabbit Lord and prepared to go for a stroll around the Tang Dynasty.

Watching the four-legged creature and the rabbit leave, Tianlu was dumbfounded: "You greedy old deer, you just wait, when we get back I'll eat all your treasures."

"Haochen, stop touching me, you're going to rub all my hair off. Touch Qishiqi, he feels better."

……

Having not touched a furry creature for over twenty years, Li Chengqian, now given the chance, practically rubbed Tianlu and Qishiqi bald before letting them go.

The first thing Tianlu and Qishiqi did after breaking free was to go find the Four-Faced Beast to prepare for their return.

Watching the four-legged creature and Rabbit Lord leave with Tianlu and Seventy-Seven, Li Chengqian secretly hoped that his true form would come and slap his cheap father, his stinky brothers, and that group of ministers in the face.