There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 173 Black Cloud Mountain Mission

After some investigation, the Qilin discovered that Meimei was not injured at all. Looking at Meimei, it couldn't help but sigh, and then looked apologetically at Rabbit Lord.

It's as if it's telling the Rabbit God that the fox isn't injured and won't die anytime soon, so your scarf is doomed.

However, Rabbit Lord didn't care about any of this. After comforting the Four-Faced Beast for a few moments, he took on the task of calling Tianlu to come for dinner.

When Meimei learned that both the Four-Faced Beast and Haochen were after her fur, she immediately huddled in the corner with a look of fear on her face, muttering repeatedly, "How scary, how scary."

But soon, Meimei remembered her purpose in coming to the Deer Man store: wasn't it to enter high society?

Driven by this strong desire, Meimei quickly adjusted her mindset, her gaze shifting back and forth between the four-legged creature and Haochen.

Finally, Meimei mustered up her courage and came to the Qilin, hugging its leg and pleading, "Boss, this beautiful and kind-hearted boss, I, the little fox, admire you the most. Please, please let me stay."

This made Hao Chen very unhappy: "What's wrong, Mei Mei? Do you think I have no say in this? Why are you only saying nice things to the four-legged creature?"

Immediately afterwards, Hao Chen said to Mei Mei, "If you say a few nice words to me, maybe I'll let the Four-Unlikes keep you here!"

Upon hearing Hao Chen's words, Mei Mei immediately turned around, ran to Hao Chen, and wagged her tail: "How could that be? Big brother, you look like a beast destined for great things. I'm just not good with words and was worried about disturbing your mood."

Hao Chen patted Mei Mei's head encouragingly and said, "Hmm, not bad, you know how to talk."

Upon hearing Haochen's words, Meimei flattered him even more enthusiastically, and Haochen was also greatly pleased by Meimei's few words.

Hao Chen thought to himself, no wonder people of all status like to have a few lackeys following them around. It feels so good.

At the same time, Hao Chen couldn't help but think that since Mei Mei was so good at handling things, why not make him his underling in the future, so that he wouldn't have to do some things himself?

Completely unaware that Hao Chen was treating her as a prospective underling, Mei Mei looked at him expectantly and asked, "Big brother, can I stay?"

After stroking his chin and pondering for a moment, Hao Chen nodded in agreement: "Okay, I agree to let you stay."

"Wait, I haven't agreed yet." The more the four-legged creature listened, the more something seemed off. So, Haochen, you're treating the Deer Man Shop as your own, and I, the owner, am the outsider.

"Oh dear, you little monster, don't be so stingy. It's just one more mouth to feed."

“It’s not like you’re the one taking care of this whole family. Do you know how tiring it is to prepare food for so many mouths every day? Especially Pipi’s appetite, you know that too.”

Seeing that the four-legged creature wouldn't budge no matter what, Hao Chen's eyes darted around, and he whispered in the creature's ear, "Four-legged creature, look how much Mei Mei wants to stay. If you just fool her a little, you'll be a qualified employee, right?"

The four-legged creature originally had no intention of keeping Meimei, but Haochen's reminder made him realize that he really should find an assistant.

Now there are more and more mythical beasts in the Deer Man's shop, and he and Rabbit Lord have to spend a lot of time buying groceries, cooking, and cleaning every day, so he doesn't have time to go fishing anymore.

"Alright, since Haochen, you've said so, then Meimei can stay."

As he spoke, the four-legged creature looked at Meimei and changed the subject: "However, I don't keep idle beasts here. Meimei, since you want to stay at the Deer Man's shop, you have to help with the work."

"Good boss."

When Meimei heard that the Four-Faced Beast had agreed to let him stay, she was overjoyed and felt that she was one step closer to her goal.

She even felt that as soon as she joined the Deer Man store, the boss assigned her work, which was a way of training her.

Hao Chen looked at Mei Mei's smug expression and knew that he had manipulated the little fox. She had no idea that the four-legged creature really just wanted him to work.

However, Hao Chen had no intention of reminding Mei Mei. On the contrary, what he needed was Mei Mei who could help the four-legged creature with its work while also taking care of some small matters for him.

Just then, the sound of Tianlu and Hetao arguing came from the doorway, which must have been Rabbit Lord calling them back for dinner.

Upon hearing Tianlu and the others' voices, the four-legged creature immediately took Meimei to the kitchen to serve the dishes. Seeing this, Haochen also turned around and went to find Tianlu to comfort him.

Meimei, after following the Four-Unlikes to the kitchen, kept drooling when she saw the delicious food the Four-Unlikes had prepared for Tianlu and Walnut.

"The food at this Deer Man Restaurant is amazing! They have chicken, fish, and even big pig's trotters. Is this what a meal for the upper class is like?"

While Mei Mei was still in a daze, the four-legged creature patted him on the head: "What are you standing there for? Help carry these out."

"Good boss."

However, after Meimei served the food, she found that there was no place for her on the table, and couldn't help but look at the Sibigu: "Boss, where should I sit?"

The four-legged creature pointed to a small table next to it: "We didn't have time to prepare a seat for you, so you can sit over there for today."

"Okay... um? Tofu?"

Meimei wanted to say yes, but when she saw the tofu on her table and then turned to look at Haochen and the other beasts who were eating chicken legs, her mind went blank.

He really wanted to ask the four-legged creature if they had served him the wrong dish, but then he thought that since he had just joined the Deer Man's shop, it wouldn't be good to make a request so soon.

If I anger the mythical creature and it drives me away, I'll be at a huge loss.

Ignoring everything, Meimei sat listlessly in her seat, eating tofu.

Upon witnessing this scene, Hao Chen covered his mouth and chuckled. He thought that Mei Mei would probably only understand why the Four-Faced Beast had prepared tofu for the fox instead of meat when she met Fu Zai!

At this moment, Hao Chen suddenly remembered that the New Year was coming soon, and it was time for him to make a big splash and give Shi Qilin a surprise.

Thinking of this, Hao Chen said to the Four-Unlikes, "The New Year is coming soon, and I'd like to invite a friend of mine to celebrate the New Year with us. Is that alright?"

"Friends? Are they also mythical beasts?"

Seeing Hao Chen nod, the Qilin said, "Since he's your friend, then welcome! Let's have some fun."

Tianlu, who was focused on eating a chicken leg, was puzzled when Haochen mentioned friends: "Haochen, when did you make friends? Do I know them?"

"I know him, but it's a secret for now. You'll find out later," Hao Chen said meaningfully.

Just as Tianlu was about to ask something, Rabbit Lord suddenly slammed his hand on the table, startling all the beasts.

"What's wrong, Rabbit Lord? Is something the matter?"

"It's a strange creature, I'm fine, I just suddenly remembered something I forgot to tell you."

"What is so urgent?"

“Just a few days ago, when you went out, Xu Dashan came to the Deer Man Shop and said that his son had gone missing after going to Black Cloud Mountain, and he hoped that we could help him find his son.”

"Xu Dashan's son, I remember his name was Xu Hengji."

“That’s right, the four-legged creature. Da Shan said he hasn’t heard from it for several days and is worried that something might have happened to it, so he wants us to help him look for it.”

The Four-Faced Beast recalled Xu Dashan and Xu Hengji, remembering that Xu Hengji and Xu Dashan had gotten separated and ended up in the Caiyun Mountains, where they built many illegal structures. It was Xu Hengji and Rabbit who helped deal with them afterwards.

Unexpectedly, the father and son got separated again not long after. However, remembering that Xu Dashan often came to the deer shop to help repair things that were damaged by Pipi and walnuts, the four-legged creature also planned to help.

"In that case, let's leave the matter of Xu Hengji to Pipi and Haochen to find."

"Pfft, you promised, why are you making me do it? I'm not going." Tianlu was immediately unhappy when he heard that Sibuxiang was asking him to do work again.

"Alright, Pipi, if you help me find Xu Hengji, I'll give you a treasure."

"Treasure? What treasure?" As soon as Tianlu heard the word "treasure," his eyes were fixed on the four-legged creature.

The four-legged creature curled its lips into a smirk and said mysteriously, "A fine treasure, you'll definitely like it."

"Okay, okay, it's settled then. If I help you find Xu Hengji's words, you want me to eat the treasure. You can't go back on your word."

"No problem, whoever defaults on their debt is a terrible person."

Ultimately, after being persuaded by the Qilin, Tianlu agreed in a daze. Haochen hadn't even said a word before Tianlu pulled him into accepting the task of finding the beast.

However, this also made Hao Chen think of something: after the New Year, he would have more beasts around him, and the Deer Man Inn would definitely not be able to accommodate everyone.

I also need to build a house, so I can take this opportunity to ask Xu Dashan to help me build one.

While Hao Chen was thinking about how to build his house, he was completely unaware that the original entity from the past timeline was constantly cursing him.