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"Why is she bringing a mage to our house?" Xuexue asked, bewildered.
"These days, people in the village have been saying that Sister is possessed by evil spirits. They say the haunting in our village is due to the vile aura emanating from Sister. Grandmother said she invited the mage to exorcise Sister and to check on our house's Feng Shui. Chuner felt that Grandmother's intentions were not good, so she hurried over to tell Sister," Chuner explained.
Old Lady Mo's move was as clear as Sima Zhao's intentions, known to every passerby; even young Chuner could see that she was up to no good.
"Where's mother?"
"That charlatan of a mage spouted nonsense and even said our mother is an ill omen. Sister, what should we do? Big Bull Brother isn't here, and there's no one to protect our family." Chuner looked anxiously at Xuexue, truly afraid their days might return to the time when they were at the mercy of the Mo family.
