Pablo, who had been squatting cross-legged behind the back of the car, remained speechless. He had not intended to accompany them on this journey but had ended up here coincidentally.

To his surprise, Drake had been misleading his young apprentice in his absence.

Pablo lightly tapped at the imaginary snowflakes that drifted outside the window.



When Lilly caught sight of her master, her eyes sparkled, and she immediately began, “Master, I…”

Pablo swiftly interjected, “No, you don’t.”

Lilly’s expression turned puzzled, wondering why her master would preemptively reject her request.

She had simply wanted to ask her master to accompany her in investigating why Aunt Lisa hadn’t come down from the mountain for such a long time!

“That’s alright…” Lilly propped her soft-gloved hand under her chin and anxiously peered out of the car window.

Pablo hesitated for a moment before finally uttering, “Yes.”

Lilly was perplexed and asked, “What?”

Pablo acknowledged his failure. Alas, in the face of this young apprentice, he could not adhere to his principles at all.

“There is a third option,” he said.

Lilly’s eyes sparkled with hope, and she eagerly inquired, “What is it?”

Pablo replied, “Exile,”

Lilly’s confusion deepened.

What is that?

Pablo explained, “It means letting her wander the world endlessly, never stopping, with her soul always on the move.”

“Helping those who can be helped, accumulating the virtues until you can be pardoned…”

Lilly fell silent, her mind filled with questions. Wasn’t this just another form of sending her aunt away?

She gazed at the snow outside the car window, her voice trailing off, and the flicker of hope that had momentarily brightened in her eyes faded away.

to speak, but his attention was caught by Lisa descending

waved at her, rolled down the car window, and

made her way

events, she slipped and fell with a loud thud, tumbling

Lilly and Josh rushed to

held Lilly back and said, “Don’t go down, it’s cold outside. Let

snow landed on his face, leaving

reaching Lisa’s side. Despite her lack

on, get up,” he

taken aback. Her face and hair were covered in snowflakes, and her complexion was

caramel-colored overcoat, and as she couldn’t perceive the cold, she remained unfazed by the snow finding its way down her

at Anthony’s outstretched hand for a prolonged moment, as

of her hand and helped her to her

snow, he gently brushed it off, finding it

he said

to look at her curiously. “What’s

lips twitched, and it required considerable effort to form a single

perplexed, unsure of what Lisa meant by “wash.” He glanced at her hair and then at the dirt on her trouser legs, suggesting, “Go back

Lisa remained silent.

after a moment of hesitation, she followed quietly and got into the

again enveloped the area, as if the surrounding lights were incapable of penetrating

mountain, causing

in black descended, and upon closer inspection, it


great distance before coming to a halt, her face

her voice trembling. “I was scared

other than

possess Hannah, but before she could make her move, Lilly’s strength terrified

roadside, hoping to encounter someone walking alone

then, she spotted Anthony’s

car door

else could she

barren hill had an appetite for ghosts,

ghosts were forbidden from approaching the mountain. With wolves in front and tigers at the back, she dared

to try going around

her aura draining from her body. It seemed to be dissipating, leaving her weaker with each

about to reach her limit,

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