The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

Chapter 202 Blade Blade Blade

The next day, all the mythical beasts in the class led by Xie Zhi gathered together.

With dark circles under his eyes and constant yawning, Bai Jie sat in the last row, his resentful gaze fixed on He Tao. He felt uneasy and had a chill run down his spine.

"Hey, hey, Bai Jie, stop staring at the walnuts like that..."

Fuzai looked curiously at the two beasts who were clearly in trouble, "What happened between Baijie and Hetao?"

"It's nothing, ah~" Bai Jie yawned again. Although he had just explained it to his brother that morning, he still patiently repeated it again, "It's just that last night in my dream, Walnut made me do my homework all night... even though I had already finished it!"

At this point, the resentment in his voice almost materialized.

One hand, one pen. One night, one miracle. It was originally none of his business anymore, but Walnut insisted on dragging him through it!

"Walnuts...didn't we get compensation for walnuts?" Xiao Meng asked weakly.

Bai Jie hummed in agreement.

If it weren't for Walnut's good attitude, massaging his back and shoulders, and letting him stroke her as much as he wanted, he would have gone on strike long ago.

……

While the beasts were chatting, the Xie Zhi walked into the classroom, and the noise in the classroom instantly stopped. There were still a few minutes before class started, so he glanced at the time and asked the class officers to collect the summer homework first.

Things were progressing smoothly, and Baijie and Hetao had submitted their assignments, which they had rushed to complete yesterday. However, when it was the turn of the three little fierce ones, an unexpected incident occurred.

Qiong Xiaoqi took out his homework, which was mostly chewed up, and was filled with righteous indignation!

"Teacher! I had finished my homework and previewing, but one day, Xiao Tao Tao couldn't control her instincts in her sleep and ate all our homework! It's not our fault!"

Taotie nodded vigorously in agreement, "Mmm!"

The xiezhi cast a glance at them, its eyes filled with distrust.

"Teacher, you have to believe us! He's a glutton, and he's eaten random things more than once or twice. He really ate all our homework!" Qiong Xiaoqi stood up abruptly, acting with great sincerity, and even grabbed Xiao Taotao in the process.

"You agree, right, brother?" He paused deliberately as he said this, and tightened his grip slightly.

Little Peach jumped and nodded hurriedly, "Awooo!"

That’s right!

"Alright." The Xie Zhi reluctantly accepted this reason that had been used countless times.

The three little villains breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second...

"Since you've already done them, let's have a short quiz. They're all questions from the summer homework."

"what?!"

Qiong Xiaoqi and Tao Xiaowu were dumbfounded, while Xiao Taotao didn't react much. He was a good student and wasn't afraid of this.

Not only them, but also the underachievers in the class felt a chill run down their spines and had a bad feeling.

"For those who fail the exam, I will give you a set of practice questions. You need to finish them and hand them in to me by tomorrow morning."

All the underachievers simultaneously broke down!

No way! They've already finished what they were doing, why do they still have to go through this?!

A hostile gaze fell upon the three little thugs, making their hair stand on end and giving them the unsettling feeling that they might be ambushed while walking alone at night.

……

Meanwhile, Puss in Boots was peacefully asleep in her own bed, sunlight streaming through the window onto her face. However, a knock on the door shattered her sweet dream.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Hey, is anyone home? Your package has arrived!"

Puss in Boots woke up groggily, and amidst the increasingly loud knocking, mustered all his self-control and struggled to get up.

"Coming, coming..." She rubbed her relaxed eyes, which were free of makeup, and opened the bedroom door.

Outside the door stood a middle-aged woman wearing an apron who looked intimidating.

Puss in Boots recognizes this guy; he's the neighbor next door and also the lead dancer for the local square dancing aunties—he's incredibly fierce. He once led a group of aunties against the neighboring high school basketball team, and they even won the fight. Puss in Boots was just watching the spectacle.

"Oh, it's you. What's up?"

The older woman stood with her hands on her hips, her imposing presence causing Puss in Boots to take a step back, her voice noticeably weaker.

Seeing that the woman was being cooperative, her expression softened a bit. "Look how high your packages are piled up! They're blocking the way, don't you know that?!"

Puss in Boots followed the other person's gaze. A stack of cardboard boxes, taller than a person, stood beside his door. They looked quite heavy and blocked most of the way, forcing him to squeeze through sideways.

Although the package hasn't been opened yet, Puss in Boots estimated the time and could roughly guess what was inside.

"Little girl, what's in here? I tried to move it, but it's incredibly heavy."

"Ahem, it's nothing, ma'am. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I'll take it home right away." Puss in Boots coughed and hurriedly went to move the boxes, even refusing the ma'am's enthusiastic help.

After the deliveryman brought the package home and closed the door, Puss in Boots opened the cardboard box. Sure enough, it was full of razor blades; no wonder it was so heavy.

She couldn't help but feel relieved that her sugar daddy hadn't sold her address. Wait a minute? Sending razor blades seems like a really bad thing to do, right? Oh well, he's the sugar daddy.

He tossed the razor blade into the storage room, and then Puss in Boots answered a phone call and went downstairs. Xiaota was parked at the entrance of the complex; it was he who had made the call.

The door opened, they got in the car, and with a roar, the car sped off to the film set.

……

Back at school, the exam, which lasted one class period, came to an end. Looking around, one could tell how well the students fared just by their expressions.

Those like Tianlu Qiong Xiaoqi, listlessly slumped over the table, definitely won't pass. Those like Bixie Hetao, slightly nervous, are likely to pass but lack confidence. The rest, with calm expressions, are confident, though it's also possible they have an inflated sense of self-importance.

"Baijie, what are you thinking about?" Tianlu was slumped for a while when he suddenly realized that his brother seemed to be lost in thought.

"Oh, it's nothing." Bai Jie snapped out of her reverie. "It was just a surprise for the director. I wonder if he received it?"

Meanwhile, in Caiyun Village...

Puss in Boots' eyelids twitched as she stared at the still-red-stained titanium blade the staff brought her. She picked it up and smelled it—it smelled like ketchup. Thank goodness, it wasn't real blood.

"It seems the group owner's resentment towards you is no less than that of the fans," Xiaohang complained from the side.

Puss in Boots rolled her eyes and silently put away the razor blade. After all, it was the first gift her sugar daddy had ever given her... even if the meaning wasn't very good.

……

After this little incident, Puss in Boots got back to work methodically. There wasn't much footage to shoot today; the main tasks were to guide the editing and storyboarding, and also to discuss the subsequent script and shooting schedule.

Puss in Boots and Xiaohang looked at the edited footage that had been sent over, picked and chose, wrote down a bunch of requirements, and had it sent back to the post-production team.

Amidst their busy schedules, they were also simultaneously contemplating the script.

Today was supposed to be the main focus of filming, with the storylines of Chugou and Diting unfolding. However, Little Sparrow suddenly changed his mind and returned to join the crew, catching them off guard. The script wasn't even ready yet.

"Let's stick with his real-life identity and name: Little Sparrow, the new mountain god of Caiyun Mountain."

Puss in Boots pioneered a traditional approach: adapting real-life stories. Essentially, it involves taking all the names, identities, and stories usable in real life and putting them into the script. Other directors simply couldn't do this; only her cast could put on such a grand spectacle every day, even when not filming.

Ultimately, you still passed. Although Xiaohang felt this was a bit perfunctory, he couldn't think of a reason to refute it.

Next, they talked about how to film the medieval arc after the ancient arc.

Puss in Boots felt it was time for the Four-Faced Beast to make its appearance and planned to go back and contact it.

……

In the midst of their busy schedules, the day passed by in the blink of an eye. The film crew announced they were off work, and on the other side, the school bell rang to signal the end of the day.

As night fell, the old residential area was shrouded in darkness. Most of the residents were elderly, and they went to bed early; all the lights were already off. However, one window remained lit.

Through the glass, one could clearly see Qiong Xiaoqi engrossed in his homework. Behind him sat Qiongqi, his head bobbing up and down as if he were about to fall asleep.

"Ccrunch."

The old wooden chair creaked and groaned as it swayed. The poor boy felt uneasy and finally couldn't help but turn back. "Dad, why don't you go to sleep first?"

"No...no way!" Qiongqi jolted awake. "You have to hand in your homework by tomorrow, or I'll make sure you get a home visit, and I won't let you off the hook!"

The mention of home visits sent a shiver down the spines of both father and son. Every time the mythical beast came to their home, they had to endure at least an hour of tedious lectures together.

As for not listening?

I'm sorry, but the Xie Zhi can reason with you. However, if reasoning fails, it will start discussing with you whether your kidneys are harder or its horns are sharper.

Who wouldn't be scared?!

"What should I do? Dad's behavior is really affecting my homework. What if I don't finish..."

"Alright, that's enough." Qiongqi interrupted his son, then took a deep breath and said resolutely, "At worst, I'll help you write it!"

And so, the beast that had been frantically writing went from one to two. Qiongqi even took out his phone, looking up information as he wrote. He had no choice; he'd never been to school, and if he had, his grades might not have been as good as his son's.