There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 228 The Pixiu's Heart Lock, Broken (Part 1)

In the forest, Hao Chen transformed into a giant Pixiu, carrying Tianlu and the Four-Faced Beast on his back as he sped past towards the cliff where Bixie was located.

"Four-Unlikes, where do you think Haochen is taking us?" Tianlu yawned, turning his head wearily to look at the four-unlikes behind him.

“Pipi…” The four-legged creature opened its mouth, as if it wanted to say something, but when the words reached its lips, it didn’t know how to explain to Tianlu.

The Four-Faced Beast knew that Hao Chen wanted him to confess the truth to Tian Lu and unlock the Pixiu's heart lock so that Tian Lu could regain his memory.

There was a time when he realized that he wasn't the real Four-Faced Beast, but a fake, just a substitute, and he had considered confessing to Tianlu, but gave up for various reasons.

The four-legged creature was filled with fear. It was afraid that Tianlu would go mad and eat it after learning the truth, and it was also afraid that Tianlu would leave the deer man's shop and leave its side after learning the truth.

Therefore, the Four-Unlikes kept delaying until Tianlu saw the real Four-Unlikes in the mirror. The Four-Unlikes then realized that perhaps it was time to tell the truth.

Looking at Tianlu in front of him, the eyes behind the Qilin mask became firm, and he thought to himself, "Fine, Pipi has saved me so many times, now that things have come to this, I shouldn't hide it from him anymore."

"Four-Unlikes, what's wrong with you? What are you spacing out for? I'm asking you a question!" Tianlu saw that the Four-Unlikes was absent-minded and angrily swept its tail across the Four-Unlikes' arm.

The Qilin, having been swept away by Tianlu, came to its senses and grabbed Tianlu's tail, gently stroking it.

After thinking for a moment, the Qilin tentatively asked in a low voice, "Tianlu, what would you do if one day you found out that I am not the Qilin you know?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

For some reason, Tianlu became irritated when he heard the Four-Faced Beast say that it was not the Four-Faced Beast, and clapped its paws hard.

However, Tianlu forgot that he was sitting on Haochen's back, so he patted Haochen's back instead, which made Haochen gasp: "Ouch, Tianlu, you can say whatever you want, but don't pat me, it hurts."

"Ah, Haochen, I'm sorry, I forgot."

After Tianlu finished speaking, he quietly lay on Haochen's back, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart. Could it be that he hadn't been mistaken, and that there was something wrong with this strange creature?

The four-legged creature was also conflicted at this moment, and even had the idea of ​​turning back home and continuing to hide it.

Filled with doubt and confusion, the Qilin and Tianlu remained silent the whole way until Haochen stopped running: "Alright, we're here, get down."

As Hao Chen spoke, he lay down on the ground, and the Qilin and Tianlu slid down his body.

Looking around, the four-legged creature was immediately drawn to the murals in front of it: "Hey, Caiyun Mountain has such historical sites. Although they're a bit ugly, they would make a good ticket price if developed into a tourist attraction."

Tianlu also commented on the mural: "I don't know who painted this, it's so ugly, it's not even as good as my painting."

Little did Tianlu know that as he spoke, Bixie had just arrived behind him and naturally heard what Tianlu said.

"Tianlu said the painting was ugly; he doesn't like my paintings!!!"

Bixie was greatly shocked. He had been happy for Tianlu's arrival, but now he was sad and heartbroken all by himself.

"What the heck? Is Bixie that sensitive?!" Hao Chen witnessed the whole thing and was dumbfounded when he saw Bixie upset because Tianlu disliked his painting.

"Cough cough!"

Hao Chen coughed a few times, attracting the attention of the Four-Faced Beast and the others. Then Hao Chen looked at the Four-Faced Beast and Tian Lu: "Tian Lu, I brought you here today because the Four-Faced Beast has something to say to you. You can go with him to the cave over there."

Immediately afterwards, Hao Chen gave the Four-Faced Beast a reassuring look and secretly transmitted his voice, "Four-Faced Beast, don't worry, I've already made an agreement with Bixie."

Hearing Hao Chen's assurance, the four-legged creature also made up its mind: "Pipi, come with me for a moment, I have something to tell you."

"Why are you being so mysterious? What can't you say here?" Tianlu's bad premonition grew stronger, making him somewhat resistant to what the strange creature was about to say.

This time, however, the Qilin had made up its mind. Ignoring Tianlu's resistance, it picked Tianlu up and headed towards the Bixie cave.

"Just come with me, and I'll cook you something delicious when we get back."

"Really? Then I want to eat golden balls, lots and lots of golden balls."

"You're dreaming, aren't you? How about chicken stew with mushrooms?"

"Okay, you can't lie to me about that strange creature."

Tempted by the delicious food, Tianlu obediently followed the Four-Faced Beast into the cave.

After Tianlu and the others left, Bixie walked up to Haochen and looked at him with a serious expression: "Was what you told me before true?"

Hao Chen stared at Bi Xie's serious face and nodded solemnly:

"Yes, it's true. I'm a Pixiu just like you, except I come from another world, you can think of it as a parallel world."

"That's why I know your and Tianlu's names, and because we're from a parallel world, I know a lot of things."

Hao Chen sighed. In order to gain Bi Xie's trust, he had told Bi Xie about his background and everything he knew, including his relationship with Zhan Hu and his identity as a Qilin.

However, Hao Chen deliberately concealed the whereabouts of the Four-Faced Beast.

Before transmigrating, he only knew that the Four-Faced Beast was most likely dead and that it was related to the Heavenly Court and the Evil-Repelling Heavenly Beast, but he didn't know how the Four-Faced Beast died, so he simply pretended not to know its whereabouts.

The half-truth, coupled with Hao Chen's identity as a Pixiu, led Bixie to choose to believe Hao Chen.

That's why Bixie agreed to Haochen's request and helped persuade Tianlu to stay and protect the Qilin after Tianlu regained his memory.

Inside the cave, after putting Tianlu down, the Qilin stretched out its claws and removed the mask it had worn for a thousand years.

Seeing the strange creature's actions, Tianlu frowned. "Symplocos, what are you doing? Why did you take off your mask?"

After removing its mask, the four-legged creature seemed to have lost all its strength, kneeling before Tianlu, its voice trembling as it said:

“Pipi, you weren’t mistaken back then. I’m not actually… your Four-Faced Beast.”

“Pipi, I am not a Qilin, nor am I the… Four-Unlikes in your heart.”

"I am just an ordinary deer spirit, a deer spirit that you once saved."

"I lied to you, I'm sorry."

The Four-Unlikes seemed to have all its strength drained away. It stared silently at Tianlu, but its trembling body indicated that its heart was not at peace.

After the Four-Faced Beast removed its mask, a flood of memories suddenly appeared in Tianlu's mind, including the figure of Bixie and the real Four-Faced Beast.

When he and Bixie were born, Heaven and Earth gave them this instruction: You will experience many hardships in the future. I hope you will not be afraid of the future and move forward bravely.

His noisy banter with Bixie during their imitation game: Bixie, you're not imitating me at all! I didn't smile crookedly!

Since they couldn't find the golden ball, the Four-Faced Beast took him and the Evil-Repelling Beast to the Heavenly Court to find the Old Golden Man: "Let's go, Little Blue Circle, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Tianlu: The Four Unlikes, is the Heavenly Court just above? Does that old golden statue really provide us with food and lodging?

And when Bixie was injured, Sibuxiang looked anxious: "Little Blue Circle, you know, I'm just like you, I'd do anything for Little Plum Blossom."

And when the Four-Unlikes died, the Evil-Repelling Beast roared helplessly: "Four-Unlikes!!"

After the Four-Faced Beast removed its mask, a series of past memories surfaced in Tianlu's mind.

In the void, one could almost hear the sound of iron chains breaking, as the Pixiu's heart lock that had bound the Qilin and Tianlu for a thousand years was broken at that moment.