The once tightly closed red-painted gate suddenly opened with a bang from inside, and the two saw, in front of the shadow wall within the gate, a woman in a red dress with stunning looks standing there.
Her hands resting on her hips, and the seven fox tails behind her swung angrily, much like the expression on the woman’s face at this mont.
The Fox Tribe loves beauty.
Among them, Ianthe Hearne was the most notable.
The Fox Tribe all knew that Ianthe Hearne’s most treasured possessions were her tails, which she spent at least three hours every day ticulously grooming.
Yet today, her perfectly distinct and exquisitely delicate tails had had one of them lopped off by an immature half-demon fox brat!
Ianthe Hearne stared fiercely at Magnolia Hearne, her expression clearly saying—
You! Are! Finished!
Scarlett Jennings glanced at the red fox fur on the ground and then at the woman before her.
Though the woman’s eyes were ablaze, looking as if she wanted to devour soone, yet... Scarlett felt no intent to kill from her at all.
This person, she should have a good relationship with mom?
Then they heard Magnolia Hearne speak up, smiling as she called out to the other, "Auntie, long ti no see, you’re still as beautiful as ever~"
"Flattering won’t work! I don’t need you to tell I’m beautiful, I already know that myself."
Ianthe Hearne said, glancing at Scarlett Jennings before turning her gaze back to Magnolia Hearne,
"Have you thought about how you’re going to explain this?"
As she spoke, fiery demon energy swirled around her, and Scarlett Jennings took a step forward at this sight,
"That was my doing just now. If you have any grievances, you can co at ."
Ianthe Hearne looked at her again; her expression was no longer as furious as before; instead, she seed rather calm,
"I don’t like bullying underage brats; if a naughty kid does sothing wrong, it’s only right to find a parent to sort it out."
Scarlett Jennings: ...
She never expected a day would co when she would also be called a brat.
Scarlett Jennings didn’t know what expression to show at this mont.
Beside her, Magnolia Hearne waved her hand, saying, "Scarlett, don’t bother with it. She’s here for , and since we’ve t, might as well say hello."
As she spoke, she pointed at Ianthe Hearne inside,
"This is my aunt, also your grand-aunt, call her grand-aunt."
Hearing this, Scarlett Jennings obediently prepared to greet her, only to see Ianthe Hearne reacting as if this "grand-aunt" term had stepped on her fox tail,
"You dare try to call that!"
She twisted her head, suddenly flinging a long, seemingly phantom-like fox tail towards Magnolia Hearne.
The three-ter-long fox tail wrapped around Magnolia Hearne, pulling her inside in the blink of an eye.
"Just in ti to see what kinds of nonsensical skills you’ve picked up among humanity all these years."
Her movents were so fast that Scarlett Jennings didn’t even manage to react; Magnolia Hearne was already dragged in.
Scarlett Jennings’ face turned serious, about to stop her when she heard Magnolia Hearne shouting loudly,
"Scarlett, don’t worry, I’ll be right back after bonding a bit with your grand-aunt, wait for !"
Her voice grew fainter and fainter.
Scarlett Jennings sensed that there wasn’t even a hint of malice from that grand-aunt, so she didn’t pursue further.
She just lowered her head, glancing at the red fox fur on the ground.
Thinking of a certain Ear Mouse’s good habits, she bent down to pick up the fox fur and put it away.
Just as she put it away and looked up, she saw a phantom-like image flash before her eyes, and the red-painted gate that was in front of her suddenly appeared behind her, and she was now standing inside.
Scarlett Jennings couldn’t feel any obvious demon energy and didn’t know what demon clan magic this was, when from behind the shadow wall, a gender-neutral voice slowly erged.
"Scarlett Jennings of the Jennings Family, co in."
Hearing the voice, Scarlett Jennings hesitated slightly, but still stepped forward to go inside.
Having just seen the grand-aunt using a tail to capture soone like that, it was clear that this was her true speed.
At such a speed, it was impossible for her Wind Blade to casually shear a tail fur.
Thinking back to the neatly rooted fox fur she just picked up, it didn’t seem cut; instead, it looked deliberately dropped.
So, all that just now was an excuse to take mom away, taking advantage of the incident.
Furthermore, the door-phantom clearly was aid at her from the start.
Since the people inside wanted her to co in alone, then she would... go in!
She had initially thought it would be like the scene when returning to the Jennings Family.
Unexpectedly, in the hall that seed like a grand palace in the front courtyard, there was only Aaron Hearne.
Though there was only one person, Scarlett Jennings felt as if a dozen eyes were watching her.
Yet, she couldn’t sense where the owners of those eyes were.
She looked again at the chair in the center behind Aaron Hearne, covered with snowy fox fur.
There should also be a person sitting there, but right now, beside Aaron Hearne, she couldn’t see anyone.
"Scarlett Jennings, you didn’t disappoint ."
Aaron Hearne looked at Scarlett Jennings, his expression indifferent but with a hint of unexpectedly gentle warmth,
"I know the purpose of your return, and I’ve already arranged everything for you. From today, you will officially return to the clan."
As he finished speaking, Scarlett Jennings heard a clear bell chi on her wrist.
That bell was the birthday gift, once given to her by Oliver White at Aaron Hearne’s behest.
The sa bell her mother also had.
Her mom had said that it’s sothing every person of the Hearne Tribe has.
And as the bell on her wrist jingled, Scarlett Jennings then heard a responding chi from outside.
Instinctively, Scarlett Jennings turned to look the source of the sound.
Aaron Hearne, seeing her actions, simply said, "You can go have a look."
Scarlett Jennings felt a bit mystified, but with the bell on her wrist jingling continuously, she decided to go take a look.
Exiting the main hall, turning to the rear hall corridor, a grass field suddenly appeared before Scarlett Jennings.
And in the center of the grass lay a giant ancient tree.
Scarlett Jennings stopped abruptly, her pupils trembling slightly with surprise.
On the trunk of the ancient tree, countless bells identical to the one on her wrist hung densely.
Those bells seed to grow out of thin air on the tree, with no visible attachnts, just hanging down like leaves from the branches.
Wind blew through the courtyard, yet the bells hung there quietly, not making a sound.
They hung quietly, only one among them swayed lightly, chiming in response to the bell on her wrist.
Jingle, jingle, jingle...
Aaron Hearne said,
"This is the bell representing your Life Soul. When a Hearne child awakens their bloodline, the Soul Tree will form a bell. The bell splits in two, one hanging on the Soul Tree, the other given to the bell’s owner, representing yourself."
Scarlett Jennings stood there staring at the Soul Tree in front of her, and the sense of soul-deep kinship felt both strange and familiar.
Listening to the interaction between the bell on her wrist and the one on the tree, after a while, she couldn’t help asking,
"When will they stop ringing?"
The sound is lovely but after a while, it gets annoyingly noisy.
Aaron Hearne was taken aback initially, then, seemingly thinking of sothing, his eyes narrowed with a hint of mischievousness, and he said,
"Send a wisp of your demonic power into the bell on the Soul Tree, and it will stop ringing non-stop."
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