There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 331 Lilac

"I have a big white tiger named Zhanhu. He's tall and mighty, handsome and cute. One day, on a whim, I cuddled him to sleep..."

Hao Chen hummed a song as he slowly flew towards the Deer Man Shop.

Just then, Hao Chen noticed a beast crouching on the mountaintop ahead, but because of the clouds and mist, he couldn't see what the beast looked like.

"Judging from this, it looks a bit like Zhuangzhuang, but isn't Zhuangzhuang a bit too big?"

Hao Chen was a little puzzled, but he didn't think much of it, assuming it was because he was too far away to see clearly.

Realizing he hadn't seen Zhuangzhuang for a while, Haochen immediately changed direction and flew towards "Zhuangzhuang's" location.

"Zhuangzhuang, why are you here all alone? Shouldn't you be with your little darling wife at this hour?"

After landing, Haochen opened his paws to give Zhuangzhuang a hug and also to give Zhuangzhuang's cute ears a good rub.

However, the next moment, Hao Chen's expression froze instantly. He realized that the "Zhuang Zhuang" in front of him was more than a head taller than him.

Hao Chen silently withdrew his outstretched paw, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and looked at "Zhuang Zhuang" again.

"No, Zhuangzhuang is that tall?!"

To Hao Chen's disappointment, he hadn't been mistaken; "Zhuangzhuang" had indeed grown taller, which left Hao Chen puzzled.

"Zhuangzhuang, if I remember correctly, you should already be an adult Pegasus, right? How can you still be growing? That doesn't make sense!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Hao Chen finished speaking, he noticed that "Zhuang Zhuang" on the other side was looking at him excitedly.

The next moment, a clear and pleasant voice rang in Hao Chen's ears: "You just mentioned Zhuangzhuang? So you must know my brother Zhuangzhuang? Do you know where he is? I'm looking for him. Can you take me there?"

"Looking for Zhuangzhuang?! So you're not Zhuangzhuang."

Hao Chen carefully sniffed the Pegasus in front of him and found that although the smell was somewhat similar to Zhuang Zhuang's, it was not Zhuang Zhuang at all.

"Tch?! After all this time, it turns out I got the wrong beast!" Hao Chen was speechless at himself; how could he have mistaken the beast for something like this?

Suddenly, Hao Chen remembered that the celestial horse in front of him seemed to have called Zhuangzhuang "little brother". Could it be that the other party was Zhuangzhuang's sister?

Hao Chen asked with a question in his mind, "By the way, my name is Hao Chen, and I'm Zhuang Zhuang's friend. You just said that Zhuang Zhuang is your younger brother, so are you his distant cousin or...?"

Dingxiang explained, "Just call me Dingxiang. Zhuangzhuang and I are siblings who came from the same womb. I came here specifically to see Zhuangzhuang."

"What?! You really are Zhuangzhuang's older sister? I've never heard him mention you before!" Haochen was a little surprised. He didn't expect Zhuangzhuang to have an older sister. He thought Zhuangzhuang was an only child.

Dingxiang's voice was somewhat low as she said, "Really? Zhuangzhuang didn't mention to you that he has an older sister."

Hao Chen wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Ding Xiang's words seemed to have a hidden meaning, giving him the feeling of an older sister beating up her younger brother.

"I guess I'm overthinking it." Hao Chen shook his head, noticing Ding Xiang's expression; she clearly cared a lot about Zhuang Zhuang.

Hao Chen then asked Ding Xiang about the reason why the siblings had separated.

Dingxiang hesitated only slightly before telling Haochen the reason why she and her brother had separated.

It turns out that the Pegasus Clan has been working for the Heavenly Court for many years, and Dingxiang and Zhuangzhuang's parents are also employees of the Heavenly Court.

Therefore, Zhuangzhuang lived with Dingxiang from the time he could remember. He finally grew up under Dingxiang's care and then participated in the Heavenly Court's selection for official positions, thinking that he would be able to see his parents after entering the Heavenly Court.

As a result, the older sister, Dingxiang, passed the selection, while the younger brother, Zhuangzhuang, failed the selection due to health reasons and was eliminated.

However, since Dingxiang has already passed the assessment, she still needs to participate in onboarding training and cannot immediately descend to the mortal realm to find Zhuangzhuang.

Having barely survived the onboarding training, and then anxiously working another day, she immediately asked for leave after get off work to descend to the mortal realm to find her younger brother.

"I see. No wonder I didn't see you at Zhuangzhuang's wedding. You were still working in heaven."

Hao Chen's unintentional remark stunned Ding Xiang, who was standing to the side.

My younger brother got married!!!

Dingxiang's mind went blank. Her younger brother, whom she had raised with such care, had just been kidnapped?!

"Haochen, you said my brother got married, but who is the woman? How could she have fallen for my brother?"

"Huh?!" Hao Chen was a little confused. Why did Ding Xiang sound so disbelieving that her younger brother could find a wife?

However, this also confirmed Hao Chen's suspicion that Ding Xiang was indeed Zhuang Zhuang's older sister. But for the moment, Hao Chen didn't know how to answer Ding Xiang's question.

"Forget it, come with me. Go ask your sister-in-law about this yourself."

Hao Chen pointed ahead and said, "Zhuang Zhuang's home is on that hill over there. It takes about ten minutes to fly there from here."

Dingxiang nodded, then flapped her wings and flew in the direction Haochen indicated, with Haochen following closely behind.

Soon, a cave came into view. Hao Chen, with his sharp eyes, saw Zhuang Zhuang lying at the entrance sunbathing, so he flew past Ding Xiang and flew towards Zhuang Zhuang ahead of her.

After landing, Haochen noticed that Zhuangzhuang was dozing off, so he went over and patted Zhuangzhuang on the shoulder: "Zhuangzhuang, look who's here."

"Who is it?!" Zhuangzhuang rubbed his sleepy eyes, only to see Haochen smiling at him.

Zhuangzhuang was startled and jumped up from the ground: "Haochen, what are you doing here?"

The next moment, Zhuangzhuang seemed to realize something, and hurriedly put his paws together and looked at Haochen pitifully, saying, "Haochen, I just paid my protection fee last month, and I haven't collected enough food this month. Can I pay the protection fee a few days later?"

"???" Hao Chen was completely confused. When did he ask Zhuang Zhuang for protection money? Did he black out? No, he hadn't been drinking!

Putting aside the fact that Zhuangzhuang is his friend, how could he possibly collect protection money from his friend? Besides, all he would want is Zhuangzhuang's hairy body.

Besides, given Zhuangzhuang's living conditions—he's so poor he lives in a cave—there's hardly anything to squeeze out of him. It would be better to find someone else.

Moreover, he had just promised Xie Zhi not long ago that he would no longer bully the spirits of Caiyun Mountain. If Xie Zhi found out that he had started doing it again, his backside would suffer a lot.

Thinking of this, Hao Chen couldn't help but feel annoyed. He wondered which guy dared to use his name to cause trouble. Did they not want to die?

"Damn it, don't let me find out who it is, or I'll teach him a lesson in cruelty," Hao Chen muttered through gritted teeth.

"Zhuangzhuang, this is a new account, don't mess with me. Just tell me who's trying to collect protection money from you, and I'll stand up for you." Haochen rubbed his chest, feeling rather helpless.

"It's your three lackeys." Just then, Lychee heard a noise at the door, came out to see what was going on, and found that it was Haochen. She immediately walked up to him with an unhappy expression.

Lizhi already had doubts about Qiongqi, Taotie, and Taowu demanding protection money from them. Now, seeing Haochen's reaction, she was certain that Qiongqi and the others were using Haochen's name to collect protection money.

Upon hearing that it was Qiongqi and his two companions who were responsible, Hao Chen couldn't sit still any longer. He said to Zhuang Zhuang, "Zhuang Zhuang, your sister is here to see you. As for Qiongqi, I will give you an explanation."

Having said that, Hao Chen soared into the sky in a fit of rage. He needed to find Qiong Qi and settle the score before Xie Zhi discovered what had happened.

"Sister?!" Zhuangzhuang scratched his head, about to catch up with Haochen to ask what was going on.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, a celestial horse that looked exactly like Zhuangzhuang, but was even taller, flew in front of him, looking at him with a kind smile: "Good little brother, you kept such a big event as your wedding a secret from your sister." [Clenches fist]

"Sister, it really is you! I thought you didn't want me anymore! Waaah..." Zhuangzhuang hugged his sister and burst into tears after recognizing her.

When Zhuangzhuang hugged her like that, Dingxiang's displeasure at her younger brother's secret marriage vanished instantly, leaving only tenderness.

"Alright, you're so big now, why are you still acting like a little kid? Don't cry, sweetie." Dingxiang reached out her paw and gently patted Zhuangzhuang's back.

"Is this Zhuangzhuang's sister?" Lizhi was a little nervous as she met Zhuangzhuang's family for the first time.

However, Lychee quickly adjusted her mindset and stepped forward to introduce herself: "Hello, sister. My name is Lychee. I am a lucky unicorn and Zhuangzhuang's partner."

Upon hearing the sound of lychee, Dingxiang noticed that there was actually a Qilin nearby.

However, Dingxiang quickly realized that the Qilin in front of her was actually her younger brother's mate.

"You're really a Qilin!?" Dingxiang looked sharply at Lizhi: "By the way, how did you come to take a liking to my brother?"

"Huh?!" Lychee was stunned by Dingxiang's words. Could her own sister really say something like that?

Zhuangzhuang felt as if something had stabbed his heart. Sister, do you really not have any faith in your little brother?

Although Dingxiang didn't understand why Lizhi, who was a Qilin, would fall for her younger brother, she felt incredibly proud that her brother had found a Qilin partner.

My brother really hit the jackpot this time; Mom and Dad will be so happy when they find out.

"Hahaha, just kidding."

"Speaking of which, my brother has caused you a lot of trouble, hasn't he?" Dingxiang said, suddenly recalling Haochen's hurried departure when she flew down just now.

And I seemed to hear something about protection money, and I wondered if my younger brother had been bullied. But Hao Chen is a really good friend; he really helps when needed.

However, Zhuangzhuang is her younger brother, so naturally she, as his older sister, should stand up for him when he is bullied.

Meanwhile, Lizhi secretly discussed with Zhuangzhuang, asking him to go out and find some fruit, while she stayed behind to entertain her sister.

Before Lizhi could invite Dingxiang inside, Dingxiang spoke first: "Little brother, did someone bully you? Tell your sister, and I'll beat them up."

"Sister!!" Zhuangzhuang was instantly moved upon hearing this. Sure enough, his sister still wanted to protect him as always.

However, the sight of Zhuangzhuang with tears in his eyes undoubtedly confirmed to Dingxiang that her younger brother had been bullied.

"Little brother, wait!"

After leaving a message, Dingxiang flapped her wings and chased after Haochen in the direction he had gone.

Seeing his older sister fly away like that, Zhuangzhuang became anxious, afraid that his sister would get hurt.

Seeing Zhuangzhuang's anxiety, Lizhi quickly climbed onto his back: "Zhuangzhuang, don't just stand there, hurry up and chase after them."

"oh oh!"