There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 135 The Upheaval of the Ji Clan

In the past timeline, after Hao Chen stunned Ji Wuyue and the others with a lightning strike, he did not leave immediately but waited with Xiao Bai for Ji Wuyue and the others to wake up.

While waiting, Hao Chen made some guesses about Xiao Bai's identity, thinking that Xiao Bai was very likely the predecessor of Di Ting.

After all, according to Xiaobai, he had been waiting for his master to come back to him, but his master had not come for a long time.

Then one day, the earth suddenly spoke to him and told him that his master was dead.

Little White refused to believe it and continued to wait patiently, firmly believing that his master would come back to find him.

After listening to Xiaobai's story, Haochen patted his head and comforted him, "Don't worry, I believe your master will definitely come back for you."

After hearing Hao Chen's words, Xiao Bai wagged its tail rapidly: "Thank you, my benefactor. I also want my master not to abandon me."

"Okay, stop calling me your benefactor. My name is Haochen, and I'll call you Xiaobai from now on."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Bai said, "My benefactor, can I call you Brother Hao from now on?"

Hao Chen thought it would be exciting to have the future famous Di Ting call him Brother Hao, so he nodded in agreement.

Then Hao Chen suddenly remembered something. If Xiao Bai was waiting for his master, how did he run into Ji Wuyue and the others? And what was the story behind Ji Wuyue's earlier statement about using Xiao Bai as a sacrifice?

Hao Chen then pointed to Ji Wuyue, who was still unconscious, and said, "Little Bai, didn't you say you were waiting for your master to come find you? How come you were being chased by them?"

Upon hearing Hao Chen's words, Xiao Bai's eyes immediately showed fear, and her body trembled involuntarily.

Seeing this, Hao Chen quickly hugged Xiao Bai and gently patted his back: "Don't be afraid, you are safe now."

Seeing that Xiaobai gradually calmed down, Haochen suddenly felt that it was interesting. The current Xiaobai was completely different from the mature and steady Diting that came later. It was simply a different beast.

After thinking for a moment, Hao Chen took out his phone and took a picture of Xiao Bai as a memento, thinking that when he had the chance to go back and see Di Ting in the future, he must show Di Ting what he looked like when he was still Xiao Bai.

With Hao Chen's comforting words, Xiao Bai took a few deep breaths to calm herself down before slowly telling Hao Chen the reason.

"Brother Hao, this is what happened. That day, I was waiting for my master to come back as usual, but Dadi suddenly told me that there was danger and that I should leave immediately."

Before I could even react, a large black tiger wearing a red shawl barged in and demanded that I come with him.

The big black tiger looked exceptionally evil, and given my agreement with my master, I naturally didn't want to go with it.

So I fought with that big black tiger, but I was no match for it. If Dadi hadn't intervened, I probably would have been taken away by that tiger.

Later, guided by the earth, I walked this way, only to encounter a human tribe along the way. Thinking that my master was also human, I wanted to see if they recognized him, but they then hunted me down as a sacrifice.

"A big black tiger with a red shawl?!" Hao Chen frowned as he listened to Xiao Bai's description of the tiger, and then asked Xiao Bai many details about the big black tiger.

The more Hao Chen listened, the more he felt that the big black tiger looked like Zhan Hu. But Zhan Hu was a big white tiger, not black. Could it be that something happened to him after he left?

Just as Hao Chen was feeling troubled, he suddenly heard a few whispers. He turned around and saw that Ji Wuyue and the others had woken up one after another.

Although Ji Wuyue and the others had dark complexions, their pale faces could still be seen beneath the charcoal, and they were also in pain all over, their hands and feet trembling uncontrollably.

"Since you're awake, come over and have a chat!" Hao Chen led Xiao Bai forward, looking down at the people lying on the ground: "Tell me your names."

Ji Wuyue and the others squatted down on the ground, glanced at Hao Chen with apprehension, and then Ji Wuyue, like a defeated rooster, hung her head and said dejectedly, "My name is Ji Wuyue, and I come from the Ji clan of Luoshui."

He then pointed to his companions beside him and said, “They are Ji Wushuang, Ji Wuguo, Ji Wuhe, and Ji Wuliang. We all belong to the lineage of the Grand Elder of the Ji Clan.”

Hao Chen nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked, "I remember that your Ji clan is not from this area, so why are you here?"

Upon hearing this, a flash of anger crossed Ji Wuyue and the others' eyes, but they remained silent.

Finally, it was the only girl among them, Ji Wushuang, who explained: "Hmph, why are we like this? Isn't it all because of you so-called divine beasts?"

Hao Chen was stunned when he heard Ji Wushuang's words. How did this involve him? Although he had agreed to be the sacrificial spirit of the Ji clan, he had not controlled them, nor had he affected their daily lives.

Seeing Hao Chen frowning, Ji Wuyue tugged at Ji Wushuang's sleeve, telling her to stop talking so as not to upset Hao Chen.

But Ji Wushuang seemed to harbor too many grievances against divine beasts like Haochen, and once she started talking, she couldn't stop.

"Brother Wuyue, let me speak, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

After shaking off Ji Wuyue's hand, Ji Wushuang struggled to her feet, pointed at Haochen with a furious look in her eyes, and shouted hoarsely, "Our Ji clan has been living peacefully and has never committed any heinous acts of killing. It is you so-called divine beasts of heaven and earth who have barged into our tribe, slaughtered our people, and treated us as slaves, using the entire Ji clan to serve you hypocritical divine beasts."

Hao Chen listened quietly to Ji Wushuang's desperate cries and saw the tears streaming down her face. He then took out a handkerchief and handed it to Ji Wushuang: "Here, wipe your tears."

Ji Wushuang slapped Hao Chen's hand away, and the handkerchief fell to the ground: "I don't need your pity. I'm in your hands today. You can kill me or torture me as you please, but don't even think about making me your slave again."

After Ji Wushuang finished speaking, she closed her eyes. Haochen didn't say anything, but silently picked up the handkerchief.

At this moment, Ji Wuyue suddenly spoke up and asked, "May I ask if you are the High Priest of the Ji Clan?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Wushuang, Ji Wuguo, Ji Wuhe, and Ji Wuliang were all shocked and stared at Haochen.

However, after looking at Hao Chen's puppy-like physique, Ji Wushuang still couldn't connect him with the tall and mighty sacrificial spirit statue in the clan.

He even questioned, "Brother Wuyue, aren't you worrying too much? How could he possibly be the great Sacrificial Spirit?"

Ji Wuyue shook her head and explained, "I'm not talking nonsense. You should carefully sense whether the other party's aura is the same as that of the sacrificial spirit statue in our clan."

After hearing this, Ji Wushuang and the others sensed Hao Chen's aura again, and it was indeed the same as the sacrificial spirit statue in their clan.

The next moment, Ji Wushuang burst into tears, and the two Haochens picked her up: "Lord Sacrificial Spirit, is it really you? You didn't abandon us?"

Hao Chen's face darkened, and he nudged Ji Wushuang: "Alright, I'm not going anywhere here, put me down first."

"Hmm." Ji Wushuang then realized that her behavior had been somewhat presumptuous. Reluctantly, she put Haochen down, but in the end, she took the opportunity to touch Haochen's tail.

Hao Chen looked at Ji Wushuang, whose face was flushed, and didn't say anything, but just glared at her.

Then he looked at Ji Wuyue and said, "Come here for a moment."

When Ji Wuyue came to Haochen, she suddenly saw Haochen extend his claw as if to place it on her forehead, so she immediately bent down and lowered her head.

Hao Chen secretly praised Ji Wuyue for his good judgment. Otherwise, if he didn't grow bigger, he really wouldn't be able to touch the other's forehead, which would have been embarrassing.

Hao Chen then used his divine sense to directly read the memories in Ji Wuyue's mind.

Fortunately, Ji Wuyue's spiritual sense was not as strong as Hao Chen's, and Ji Wuyue did not resist, so Hao Chen was able to successfully explore her memories without harming her.

It wasn't that Hao Chen didn't want to ask, but he wanted to test his newly developed ability, so he casually used Ji Wuyue as a guinea pig.

If I had to describe it in one word, it would be "lazy".

Looking at the appearance of the divine beast that broke into the Ji clan tribe in Ji Wuyue's memory, Hao Chen exclaimed in surprise, "How could it be them?"

Hao Chen quickly lowered his claws, indicating that Ji Wuyue could stand up, as he had already understood the whole story.

What puzzled Hao Chen was that the mythical beasts that broke into the Ji clan tribe in Ji Wuyue's memory actually looked like Qiongqi, Taowu, and Taotie, but they seemed to be somewhat dark-skinned.

They appeared in the Ji clan tribe with a large group of similarly dark-colored divine beasts, proclaiming themselves gods and using their immense power to enslave the entire Ji clan tribe, even severely injuring the Ji clan tribe chief.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, his own now sentient statue intervened, using all its faith power to teleport half of the Ji clan away.

However, half of the Ji clan members were not sent away in time and were enslaved by Hei Qiongqi and his men.

The Ji clan members who were teleported away saw that their sacrificial spirit statue had exhausted its power. In order to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, they went around capturing wild beasts, hoping to restore the power of the sacrificial spirit statue as soon as possible through sacrifice. This led to the initial capture of Xiaobai.

After reading all this, Hao Chen had a gut feeling that there must be something wrong with this, and that perhaps the Black Qiongqi and his group were not the Qiongqi and his group that he knew.

"Perhaps only by seeing Hei Qiongqi and the others can I understand what happened to them, and whether they are still the Qiongqi I know," Hao Chen thought to himself.

Then, Hao Chen said to Ji Wuyue and the others, "In that case, I'll go back with you and see what's going on."

"Lord Priest, are you really going back with us?"

"That's great! With the Spirit Master here, we're sure we can drive away those ferocious beasts."

“That’s right. The statue of the Spirit Master saved our lives back then. Now that the Spirit Master’s true form has appeared, he will surely be able to suppress those evil beasts.”

Seeing Ji Wushuang and the others' excited expressions, Hao Chenruo didn't feel relaxed at all; instead, he felt a sense of oppression.

Then Hao Chen said to Xiao Bai, "Xiao Bai, why don't you come with us first? After I've dealt with this, I'll take you to find your master, okay?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiaobai nodded in agreement: "Yes, Haochen, the earth makes me believe in you, you are a good beast."

Hao Chen, who had been inexplicably given a good beast card, smiled helplessly, and then set off with Xiao Bai and Ji Wuyue on their way back to the Ji clan tribe.

On the other side, Bixie, Tianlu, and Sibuxiang are also preparing to embark on their journey again.

"Tianlu, are you ready? We should get going." Bixie, sitting on the back of the Sibuxiang, urged Tianlu to hurry up.

"I'm coming."

Tianlu looked at Changchun Tree and silently said in his heart, "Big Guy! Jiang Jiang! Bixie, Sibuxiang, and I are going to find Haochen. He is also our friend. We can't abandon him. We will come back to be with you when we find him. Wait for us!"

The trajectory of fate has already shifted imperceptibly, heading in an unknown direction.