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.

attention was caught by Lisa

down the car window, and shouted, “Aunt Lisa,

hurriedly made her way

unfortunate turn of events, she slipped and fell with a loud thud,

Josh rushed to open the car

Lilly back and said, “Don’t go

car door, and snow landed on his

her lack of agility, she

he said, extending

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

she couldn’t perceive the cold, she remained unfazed by the snow finding its way down her

gazed at Anthony’s outstretched hand for a prolonged moment, as if trying to comprehend, before

hold of her hand and helped

that her hair was blanketed in snow, he gently brushed it off, finding it oddly

he said softly,

look at her curiously.

considerable effort to form a single

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

Lisa remained silent.

took a step forward, and after a moment of hesitation, she followed quietly

began to move, leaving the vicinity of the barren mountain behind. Darkness once again enveloped the area, as if the surrounding lights were incapable of penetrating through, intensifying the sense of

click on the mountain, causing the snow on

it became apparent that her feet did not touch

dismay, flying a great distance before coming to a halt, her face filled

voice trembling. “I was scared out of

other than the crying

she could make her

by the roadside, hoping to encounter someone walking alone on such a

then, she spotted Anthony’s

soon as the car

else could she

be a grave mistake. The barren hill had

in distress, realizing that ghosts were forbidden from approaching the mountain. With

try going around the other

to move deeper into the mountains, the crying spirit felt her aura draining from her body. It seemed

teeth and persevered, pushing forward. Just as she was about to reach her limit,

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