The cub Bai Ningning was scared and felt wronged. He never expected that the reason he was adopted was because he was misunderstood as being able to see ghosts.

God knows, what she saw was not a ghost, but some strange blocks of words, which disappeared very quickly.

But she was too scared just now and accidentally shouted out loud. Would her newly adopted parents think that she was deliberately eavesdropping and had bad morals?

The more Bai Ningning thought about it, the more anxious she became. Although she tried hard to control her emotions, she seemed to be having difficulty breathing, and her throat choked uncontrollably.

This seemed to be a signal, indicating that tears could flow out and emotions no longer had to be suppressed. Her tears rushed out of her eyes, like beads with broken strings sliding down her face. Her crying became louder in an instant, and gradually became shrill, echoing in the empty yard.

At this time, Bai Ningning was a crying child.

Fortunately, this is on Qingwei Mountain, so there is no need to worry about disturbing others.

Yuan Xiushuo ran out immediately and saw Bai Ningning crying miserably, but no ghost.

Yuan Xiushuo felt something was wrong, so he took out the Xunyin Talisman and stuck it on Bai Ningning's back, then recited a spell that Bai Ningning couldn't understand.

Immediately afterwards, the talisman floated up out of thin air, flew over the wall, and drifted away in one direction.

This proves that there was indeed a ghost behind Bai Ningning, and that Bai Ningning was scared to tears by the ghost.

The couple was silent. Yuan Xiushuo checked Bai Ningning's spiritual orifice again, but it was still not open - but why could she see?

Bai Ningning cried breathlessly, choking as she tried to explain, "I... am afraid of ghosts... but, but... I won't cry..."

She cried until she was deprived of oxygen and still couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Xu Wanhui gently patted her back and comforted her: "Don't cry, don't cry. We have driven away the ghost. Ningning, don't cry."

Yuan Xiushuo asked: "What did Ningning see just now?"

"I...didn't see anything..." Bai Ningning couldn't stop crying, but still tried to explain that she didn't see anything and wanted to get the answer "There are no ghosts in this world".

Xu Wanhui complained to him: "The child is crying like this, and you still want to ask questions?"

Yuan Xiushuo was not good at dealing with crying little girls. He scratched his hair, feeling a little uncomfortable. "Okay, then I'll go catch the ghost and repair the mountain protection array while I'm at it."

"Really? In this day and age, there are still ghosts who dare to break into the Xuanmen. How bold..." Yuan Xiushuo's complaining voice gradually faded away.

Bai Ningning's expression froze, and she was about to cry again - was there really a ghost just now?!

She was just scared by the ghost in the adoptive parents' conversation. She couldn't see anything. What should she do?

Will ghosts come to visit you when you sleep at night?

Xu Wanhui also saw that Bai Ningning was terrified by the ghost and said, "The mountain protection array will be repaired, and ghosts can't get in. This is the safest place."

Considering that a ghost had just broken into the house, she gently comforted Bai Ningning and said, "How about this? I'll draw a talisman on your door and hang a peach wood sword on your bedside to ward off evil spirits. It will definitely protect you from all evil."

"Okay." Bai Ningning tugged at the corner of her clothes nervously, wondering if she would be disliked for crying so miserably at such an adult? What if she was sent back to the orphanage tomorrow?

She finally managed to calm down, lowered her head and dared not speak, for fear that she would meet Xu Wanhui's eyes and want to cry again.

Xu Wanhui patted her head gently: "It's okay, don't be afraid. Tomorrow, let Lao Yuan accept you as his apprentice and teach you some ways to deal with ghosts. Then you won't be afraid of ghosts anymore."

Bai Ningning nodded and looked at Xu Wanhui cautiously: "I won't cry anymore, I'll be obedient."

Xu Wanhui sent her back to her room and stayed by her side until she fell asleep, then left with a heavy face.

After Xu Wanhui returned to her room, Yuan Xiushuo was already waiting for her in the room.

Xu Wanhui asked, "Did you catch him?"

Yuan Xiushuo's face was gloomy: "A little kid, I don't know how he broke the formation, this is strange."

Xu Wanhui: "Hmm?"

Yuan Xiushuo asked again, "Have you checked the sound insulation? The little girl probably didn't hear our conversation just now, right?"

Xu Wanhui: "No, she was just scared by a ghost. The ghost must have chased her in. She wanted to ask us for help but couldn't get in, so she squatted on the ground crying. There is a formation at the door, so she can't get in and can't hear us."

Yuan Xiushuo checked the various talismans in the room and confirmed that they were all functioning normally before he cautiously said, "The power of the spiritual formation is gradually weakening. Bai Ningning must be a natural spiritual body, making her very suitable to be the center of the formation."

Xu Wanhui suddenly felt soft-hearted: "But she's still young..."

Yuan Xiushuo: "The seal on her body is very strange and cannot be broken by ordinary means. We have to wait until she reaches adulthood, then she can break the seal and become the core of the formation. We also have to find a way to maintain the operation of the spiritual formation for more than ten years. Now the spiritual formation is getting weaker and weaker. I am afraid that it will not last until the little girl is formed."

Regarding the Yuan family's century-old foundation, Xu Wanhui's eyes were determined: "Is it possible to help her break the seal in advance?"

Yuan Xiushuo shook his head and sighed, "I can't break her seal, but her physique is very attractive to ghosts. We can use her as bait to lure the ghosts over and fill the gaps in the spirit formation. Don't teach her any proper Xuanmen techniques. She is a natural spirit body and learns things quickly. Once her spiritual orifice is opened, we won't be able to control her."

Xu Wanhui also sighed: "Let's deal with it this way for now."

…

After Bai Ningning went through this sudden clear memory in her mind, she keenly realized that the last conversation between Yuan Xiushuo and Xu Wanhui was not what she should remember.

When I first saw Danmu as a child, it said it was “where dreams begin”;

Just now in the conference room, it was also said that this is "where dreams begin."

Where did your dream begin?

Could it be that the black shadow in the center of the formation is bewitching her?

Bai Ningning wasn't sure who the poor man imprisoned here was. She wasn't capable enough to save him, so she muttered softly, "Don't blame me for not saving you. I'm just too weak right now. I'll save you when I'm capable enough..."

She didn't notice that a small, round, jade-white bead quietly slipped into her pocket and then rolled into the yellow hairpin with a storage symbol painted on it.

Shortly after she left the forbidden area, a tiny black shadow emerged from the direction of the formation's center, smoothing out the footprints left by Bai Ningning. After smoothing out the last footprint along the way, it disappeared completely, as if no one had ever walked on this road.