The crowd crowed as Shen Xingyue smiled and waved.

"Come here Hope, let your sister like like you!"

Second Grandpa laughed, "Yue Ni, you can't be its sister, it's a foreign beast, I don't know how many years it's been alive, even this old bone of mine has to call it an ancestor."

"Second Uncle, do you know where it came from?"

"I've probably guessed a few things, Hope looks like a fox, not a fox, with a white tail and long ears, and if I'm right, it should be a chi wolf."

"Another four hundred miles east and west, said Snake Mountain, there is a beast, its shape like a fox, but white tail and long ears, the name of the Chi-Wolf, see the domestic soldiers." Red sister-in-law murmured.

Second Grandpa nodded and responded, "Yes, this is a narrative poem from the Shanhaijing, the Zhongshanjing, the Nakaji Nine Scriptures, about this animal."

"Uncle Two, do you know anything about it?"

"Knowing a little about it, the chi wolf is a beast with a brutal and ferocious temperament, which frequents in packs, has an extremely high IQ, good judgment, an amazing memory, and is wary and intensely hostile to unfamiliar things."

Lin Wan held Little Hope in her arms and whispered, "My Little Hope isn't brutal, we're a good girl, we're obedient."

Hope nodded her head repeatedly, indicating that her new master was right.

Fourth Grandfather laughed, "Nephew-in-law, Xiaoyuan can't be given to you, it's the old ancestor's spirit pet and deserves to return to the Shen family, Brother Mu, don't you think so?"

Lin Wan immediately hugged Hope tightly and looked at her husband with bated breath.

The latter was in a difficult situation, the fourth master of the Shen family was right, Xiao Yuan was Shen Fangting's spirit pet, it rightfully belonged to the Shen family.

However, he and Hope are close, he likes Hope and Hope likes him.

Now it seems that the wife and Hope are also very much in tune with each other, and it would indeed be a bit hard to give it back to the Shen family.

Shen Xingyue stretched out her hand and said cheerfully, "Little Yuan, let sister hug you!"

Before her hand could touch Hope, the latter opened her mouth wide and bit over towards Shen Xingyue.

Li Mu's hand was quick and ripped her arm away, the crowd could only hear the sound of teeth clashing, and many people couldn't help but yell.

Thanks to Li Mu's tugging, otherwise, Shen Xingyue would definitely not be able to keep this hand.

Third Auntie became furious and pointed at Hope, cursing, "Sinful animal, you dare to bite my daughter!"

Hope looked at her without weakness, opening her mouth and woofing.

Lin Niangniang hurriedly carried it away and comforted it with her mouth, "Little Yuan is good, don't be angry, come with mommy, mommy will take you to bed."

Little Reeko was quite embarrassed.

This side has just recognized a sister, that side even recognized as a daughter, in this case, Shen Xingyue is not become their own girl, how so messy.

"Brother Mu!" Miss Shen was about to cry in aggravation.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll help you teach it a lesson!"

Li Mu caught up with Lin Wan, snatched Xiao Yuan from her arms, and placed it in Shen Xingyue's arms.

Pointing at its nose, he warned, "No biting, no cursing, be honest and stay good!"

Hope and Shen Xingyue looked at each other with a look of disgust.

Shen Xing Yue said sadly, "Xiao Yuan, how did mom offend you, it's not me who treated you badly, why are you taking it out on my head?"

Our Miss Shen changed her words rather quickly, before and after only a few minutes, and has already been elevated from sister to mother, and Niangniang Lin is a sister again.

Hope doesn't pay any attention to her, just glares at her with her eyes.

Second Grandpa urged, "Moonie, give Hope back to her nephew-in-law!"

Several other old men rushed to stop them.

Second Grandpa waved his hand and said to them, "Don't mess around, the Chi Wolf will only recognize its master once in its life, and Hope has already recognized Mr. and Mrs. Mu as her masters, so she can't change."

"Second Brother, isn't it Old Ancestor Fang Ting's spirit pet?" Fourth Grandfather asked in disbelief.

"That's just what you think, right now, it seems that it has an extremely strong grudge against Old Ancestor Fang Ting, and it was only forced to submit and did not recognize its master."

It dawned on the crowd that there was truth in what Second Grandfather had said.

Imagine, imprisoning Xiao Yuan's soul and forcibly taking over its body, for Xiao Yuan, that was a blood feud, how could it recognize Shen Fangting as its master.

Hope's submission was a last resort, a forced bow in the face of power.

This kind of divine beast was high-minded and proud, and the longer it was oppressed, the more grievances it had, how could it choose the Shen family as its master.

Moreover, Shen Xing Yue looks similar to Shen Fang Ting, and when Hope sees her, she will think of Shen Fang Ting, and that makes it even more unlikely that she will be close to her.

Shen Xingyue returned Xiaoyuan to Lin Wan and beamed, "I don't want it, I'll give it to you!"

Lin Wan picked up Hope and carried her away happily.

"Son, where exactly do you think Old Ancestor Fantine's soul is hiding?"

The third aunt's question made it difficult for Li Mu.

He couldn't be sure now whether Shen Fangting was dead or not?

He saw Shen Fontaine die with his own eyes, and Hope can testify.

The problem is, in case they are all deceived, a wrong answer could lead to big problems.

"Old Ancestor Fantine is dead!" Second Grandfather said with certainty.

The Third Aunt hurriedly asked, "Second Brother, why do you say that, and what is your basis for it?"

"Because the illusion formation has been broken, the old ancestor's soul no longer has a place to live; it will either dissipate before the formation breaks, or it will perish after the formation breaks, and there will be no more place to hide."

"The illusion formation has been broken, you mean Hope's body is back to normal?"

Second Grandpa nodded.

The crowd mulled over his words, finding some truth in them and some doubt in them.

Daoist Slabbing was the first to ask, "Second Brother, that Illusion Formation is inside Xiao Yuan's body, even if Xiao Yuan regains her freedom, she won't be able to destroy the Illusion Formation, right?"

"The illusion formation is inside Hope's body, how is that possible, brother-in-law, have you ever heard of an illusion formation being set up with body organs?"

"Unheard of!"

"Yeah, you and I have never heard of it, and I think we're all in the same boat, the mystery of that illusion formation is on that high platform, and it has nothing to do with Hope's physical body."

The crowd came to a realization and echoed Second Grandpa's statement.

In that case, it seems that the high platform is where the mystery lies, and Hope's body and soul are confined to it, forced to share a physical body with her ancestor.

Now that Hope has left the treasure hiding place, it means that the formation has been broken, Hope's confinement has been lifted, and that ancestor's spirit must not be there anymore.

Fourth Grandpa asked uncertainly, "Then could Xiao Yuan be Old Ancestor Fang Ting?"

Second Grandpa frowned and said, "At the moment, this is unlikely, Fourth Brother, if it is Old Ancestor Fang Ting, why doesn't it recognize us, why is it hiding its identity, it doesn't make sense!"

"If it did that, maybe it was trying to be unkind to Moonie!" Third Auntie whispered.

"No way!"

Second Grandpa affirmed.

"Everyone, please think about this, if it is really Old Ancestor Fang Ting, and it doesn't have good intentions towards Yue Ni, then why did it take the initiative to show itself, it could have done it in secret, does it mean that it likes to make simple things complicated?"

"Perhaps, it wants to take its time to figure it out?"

"It doesn't make sense, since it showed up, we'll be on the lookout for it, so if we do that, won't we lose the opportunity completely?"

A few words to give everyone a heads up.

Yeah, if Hope is Shen Fontaine, the latter's series of maneuvers is too complicated and completely redundant.

Also, it would be easy to reveal her purpose and make the others start to watch out for her.

"What about that bone knife, could Old Ancestor Fantine have hidden it there?" Third Auntie asked.

"That is indeed the most likely hiding place for the Old Ancestor, but, again, I don't think it's very likely."

"What is your reasoning, Second Brother?"

"Third sister, if a bone knife stabs the soul, will there still be a way to live?"

Fourth Grandfather immediately agreed, "Second Brother has a point, using one's own bone as a sword and stabbing one's own soul, how could there be a way to live, Old Ancestor is dead, no need to question."

The third aunt looked to her husband.

The slatternly Taoist pondered for a while and nodded slowly towards her.

Shen Xingyue also spoke out in agreement, "I also think that second uncle is right, too arcane for me to understand, I just think that if the old ancestor wanted to harm me, he couldn't have intentionally left behind so many cracks."

"Do you also think Old Ancestor is being redundant?" The Third Aunt asked.

"Yeah, if she really wanted to harm me, she would have sneaked up on me and forced her way into my body and replaced my soul without everyone's knowledge."

"Mother thought it was strange too, why didn't she do it?"

"Because she didn't intend to harm me at all, we underestimated Old Ancestor Fantine's character too much, we were thinking of a gentleman in a small person's mind, we shouldn't have questioned her."

The crowd nodded, all agreeing that Yue Ni's words made sense.

If Shen Fangting is really harmful to people's hearts, why would she seek trouble and put everyone on edge, making herself passive.

From a common sense point of view, if one person wanted to scheme against another, she would conceal her true thoughts and design to make the other person step into the trap.

How can you go around making a lot of noise? Is she afraid that people won't know that she's harboring evil intentions?

By the same token, that emotional entanglement with Li Mu was redundant if Shen Fangting wanted to do harm.

It is even more unwise to tell a lot of hidden secrets to Li Mu, which is really making trouble for himself.

Some may say that love comes and makes one lose one's mind, makes one go crazy so that one forgets what was originally envisioned.

However, she can completely replace Shen Xingyue first, and then go to pester her Wood Duke, why should she perform a sad drama, there is no need for it!

Li Mu laughed bitterly, "It seems like I was reckless and shouldn't have thrown away that bone knife."

The Third Aunt consoled, "Don't think about it anymore if you lose it, it's a blessing in disguise, it may not be a bad thing to lose it."

The others chimed in, all agreeing that she had a point.

The group chatted for a while longer before dispersing.

Shen Xingyue returned to her cabin alone, and after closing the cabin door, she said seemingly casually, "Since you're here, why hide?"

A man in black walked out from the dark shadows and asked with a smile, "Miss Shen, how should I address you?"

"Unless you promise to help me, then you'll never know the answer."

The man in black said in a deep voice, "Okay, I promise, but you can't hurt her!"

"I never wanted to hurt anyone, I just wanted to achieve my goal!"

"Yes, don't worry, I'll help you and I won't stop you!"

Shen Xingyue said disdainfully, "You want to stop me, can you do it?"