Indeed, they are creatures. A tiger, a dog, and two birds.
The tiger has nine tails and a face resembling a human's.
The dog is gray-black with mane and tail like a horse, and two curved horns on its head.
The two birds are quite different in appearance, the larger one is crimson all over, resembling a peacock or pheasant, with long tail and feathers, strangely beautiful; the smaller one resembles a crow, entirely blue, with a graceful body, a red head, and black eyes, exuding a divine aura.
They gathered together in front of the rather long table, each maintaining a distance, but all casting their variously shaped eyes towards Pei Ye.
Pei Ye was further away from them, sitting on the ground, feeling as if he was being examined. He hesitated for a moment, stretched his neck to look — there were no dishes on the table, so he probably wasn't interrupting their meal.
