Lin Wan was telling her plan to the little sisters and Li Mu was excluded from the conversation.

He didn't mind. He didn't even think the plan would work.

He thought quietly, "When is it now and you would like to keep two maids? Although they were orphans, they've been treasured by the master since little. Why should they serve you? You are not an empress after all."

Li Mu thought Lin Wan was having a fantasy. The Zixing sisters were not raised up in Lin Family, and so they had no bonds to Lin Family. "Even if they like to be with me, they would not serve you as maids." Li Mu thought.

But his thought was too shallow.

Would Lin Wan or Mrs. Hong be that shallow? Of course not.

Would the two sisters be that naive? Absolutely not!

Would Shen Family be so generous? No, definitely no.

Li Mu was the only one who didn't see through the things.

Lin Wan was sure that once the sisters went back, they would probably be on a different path from Lin Family. There was merely no chance that Shen Family would give them away.

The reason why she was doing this was to show the utmost kindness, so the friendship would bond the little sisters to them.

"Think about it. If one day something bad happens between Lin Family and Shen Family, what about these future stars? Would they bear to fight us if they take us as their brother and sister?"

"Winning hearts is always the best way to get something, and the worst is to meet enemy with swords. If one can win a war without a fight, that is super."

"The two sisters will grow up into something powerful. If I can't kill them now, I have to build a good relationship with them so that they will not stand against us."

"Of course, there is this possibility that I am the fool who is digging my own grave. The two sisters may take this plan to their use and deceive us all. They may insist to be with my husband, and by then I will not be able to oppose it."

"But now is not the time to think about those future concerns. As for now, this way is the best we can do. If in any case that happens, I will be determined to do what I have to."

"I will make sure that Lin Family will lose nothing no matter what happens." Lin Wan thought over.

They had everything discussed before they invited Li Mu in.

"What is the plan then?" Li Mu asked with a smile.

"Yes!" Lin Wan confirmed. "The plan remains no change. You depart alone and then meet us somewhere outside. The Zixing sisters stay here to meet their clan."

"Fine. Let's do this. By the way, how long have we been trapped here?"

"Just a few days at the most. The time there is not accurate. It was not too long actually since we were trapped."

"That's good. Don't waste time. Let's go out now."

They went out in two different ways. Li Mu sneaked out from the back village quietly and the rest strutted out of the stone house.

Their appearance surprised the two families. Every one gathered around them as soon as they showed up. They were all so excited.

Lin Wan immediately sent someone to deliver the message to Third Uncle, and then she commanded all the Lin People to retreat from Jiu Feng Gou.

The people of Shen Family dared not to stop them but watched the Lin People leave the village swiftly.

Shen Family had no reason to stop them from leaving. They didn't take the litter sisters, and besides that, Li Mu was not with them.

The only thing that the Shen people could do was to send the message to Shen Xingyue and let her decide.

When Shen Xingyue arrived with her group, Lin Wan and her people had met Li Mu and long gone.

After a few courtesy words, Third Uncle proposed to take his leave and then left with his group.

In the wield Jiu Feng Gou, only Shen family were left.

Third Grandmother didn't care too much about the Lin People. Her full attention was on her apprentices.

Simplicity and innocence had been long gone from the two little girls. Influenced by Li Mu and Lin Wan, they had learned how to play drama.

The reunion of the master and the apprentices were so touching that many shed tears.

The script was like this. The two sisters kept watching at the back of the village. As soon as they saw their clan show up from the woods, they rushed towards them.

They cried while running to their master, and they even fell off several times so to look miserable.

Third Grandmother was touched at once. She opened both arms to embrace them.

The three of them hugged each other and cried. Fourth Uncle and Fifth Aunty took an eye contact and neither of them mentioned punishment.

They knew their sister so well. Both girls were said to be Third Grandmother’s apprentice, but they were actually raised up as her daughters and precious darlings. Third Grandmother said about punishment, but one could never take it seriously.

Shen Xingyue seemed very anxious. She was desperate to know what was going on with Li Mu. Seeing the endless cry of her mother and sisters, she couldn't help saying, "Well, no more crying, please. It was not a departure of a lifetime. No need to be so sad."

It seemed the girl had it right. Third Grandmother felt her crying was non-sense and blamed her pretty little precious for making her so emotional.

They were not "little demons" to her anymore. Of course, they were not. If anyone dared to call her apprentices "demons", Third Grandmother could kill him in person.

They went back to the village, but it was only their people left. "Where is Brother Mu?" Shen Xingyue asked in a hurry.

"My lady, we didn't see him. There was only Miss Lin and her servants." A man in charge answered immediately.

Shen Xingyue was looking at the Zixing sisters.

"Brother Mu had left quietly without notice anyone." Shen Zixing explained.

"Where was he headed?"

"I don't know. He didn't say it. He asked us to stay and then left alone."

Fifth Aunty glanced at Fourth Brother and so he understood and said, "You stay in the village. My third sister, let's get inside for a word."

The masters left most of the clan in the village, and then went to the stone house with the Zixing sisters. "Oh, my..." The big guy cried out as soon as they saw the skeleton.

Fifth Aunty was surprised. "Elder brother, is this your skeleton?"

"Me!"

The elders were confused. How came their brother's skeleton ended up here? A corpse could not walk. How did it travel so far and come here?

They all looked at Shen Xingyue, but her mind was not here but flew away with Li Mu. Third Grandmother made a cough to make her wake up.

Shen Xingyue thought for a while and then said to the others. "This is odd, but I have two guesses for now. Could be someone brought Grandpa's skeleton here or my Grandpa faked his death, deceived the clan, and then came here.

Everyone was startled by what she had said. Third Grandmother made several gestures to ask the big guy, but he was looking at her blankly and then squeezed out the words, "I don't know."

"Mom, this is hard for Grandpa. He can't remember anything happened before." Shen Xingyue said. "Let's find out the answer on our own."

Third Grandmother sighed and asked, "Yueni, what shall we do now?"

"Let's do this. Fourth Uncle, please send the message to the village and ask Seventh Uncle and Ninth Uncle to stay in our territory, and then ask Second Uncle and Sixth Uncle to come here at once. Besides, please bring here all the people that were involved in grandpa's burial. I need to know the details on that day."

"Okay. On my way."

"There is another thing urgent. The gold mine is not safe anymore. We have to take the gold away. Fifth Aunty, please arrange for it as soon as possible!"

Fifth Aunty answered and then left the stone house in a hurry.

Shen Xingyue looked over at the Zixing sisters with a smile that seemed to fade away at any time. "Tell me, you two girls. Why did you help him run away? Why didn't you come home? Why did you help others against your family?"

Third Grandmother delivered several glances to her daughter and she was trying to say, "They are younger than you. As their elder sister, please don't be too harsh to them."

Shen Xingyue ignored the glances. She kept staring at the sisters.

The little sisters were calm. Shen Zixing said solemnly, "Sister Xingyue, if it is your man in trouble, would you help him or not?"

"Sure. If Brother Mu is in trouble, of course I will help him."

"Then why did you question me? We were helping our man, and what was wrong with that?"

"What did you say?"

Shen Xingyue was provoked, and so her voice was scathing.

"Sister Xingyue, we had our reasons. We didn't break the clan rules. We were helping our man. You can't blame us for that."

Third Grandmother could not stand to hear it anymore. She yelled in a whisper, "Stupid girls, stop talking nonsense. He is your brother-in-law but not your man. You should never talk like this."

"Master, it was not nonsense. It was you who promised us to Brother Mu. You said it personally, and why are you saying something different?"

Everyone was looking at Third Grandmother.

The old lady retorted at once, "Nonsense. Do I like him that much? Giving my daughter away is more than enough for him, and why should I give away my precious apprentices too. I don't owe him anything after all."

Fourth Uncle was back. He heard the conversation and agreed. "My third sister is right. We consented to the marriage between Yueni and him, but we never mentioned you girls. Who or what makes you think so?"

The little sisters pointed to Third Grandmother together and said at the same time, "Master said it in person."

Third Grandmother was anxious. She could not help scolding the two sisters. "Bullshit, you girls. When did I say that? How dare you slander your master? I must whip your ass!"

Zixing answered in peace, "Master, we have hairs. Did you see it?"

"Yes, I saw. What is the matter with your hair?"

"You told us once in person. One day there will be a man touch our bald heads and then our hair would grow, and that man is our husband."

Third Grandmother was stunned.

Shen Ming'er added, "Brother Mu touched our bald heads, and then our hairs grew out. Both my sister and I. It was just like you said. So he is our man according to your words."

Third Grandmother was like a stone stature staring at her apprentices blankly.

"Mom!" Shen Xingyue cried out. Tears fell off her eyes like raindrops.

Crew Cut Taoist said at once, "Yueni, please don't worry. Maybe Zixing and Ming'er heard it wrong. Darling, did you say that? Are you sure?"

"I, I..."

No need to ask. Her expression was the answer and she actually said that. Crew Cut Taoist stomped angrily and Fourth Uncle kept sighing.