After a long silence, Yingmo sighed softly and asked, "Then who does the young master wish to follow you?"

She was clearly asking a question she already knew the answer to. Li Molin knew that she had agreed, so he glanced at Liuli and said, "Among the nobles, only Liuli is somewhat familiar with me, so let her stay by my side."

Yingmo turned to look at Liuli, seeing an undisguised look of ecstatic joy on her small face. A smile appeared in Yingmo's eyes as she shook her head and sighed, "Very well, then let Liuli stay by Young Master's side. But I need a promise from Young Master: Liuli must not be harmed in the slightest while she is outside. If Liuli is injured in the slightest, then the alliance between my Nine-Tailed Fox Clan and the Demon Clan will be immediately nullified, and the two clans will become mortal enemies, locked in a fight to the death!"

Before Li Molin could answer, Liuli jumped up in ecstasy, saying incredulously, "Grandmother, are you really letting me out? Really? Really?"

Yingmo looked at Liuli with tender and doting eyes, and said softly with a smile, "Indeed... But once you're out there, you must not cause trouble or attract attention, and you must protect yourself, understand?"

"I know, I know!" Liuli was so happy she almost jumped up.

Seeing her so happy, Li Molin felt a surge of joy in his heart. He turned to Yingmo and said solemnly, "Senior, please rest assured, since I have taken Liuli out, I will naturally return her intact."

Yingmo nodded and said, "Alright, then young master, please wait outside for a moment. I have a few words to say to Liuli."

"Okay." Li Molin nodded in agreement, turned around and walked out.

Sheng Yang smiled and stood up, saying, "You two, grandfather and grandson, are going to have a private chat. I'll go outside then."

“Okay.” Yingmo said gently with a smile, “Then Brother Shengyang, please wait outside for a moment.”

Sheng Yang nodded, turned and left.

Liuli walked over and squatted down next to Yingmo, stroking Yingmo's soft fur with her little face, and called out affectionately, "Grandmother..."

Sakura's eyes softened for a moment, and she chuckled, scolding, "You..."

She turned her head and gently kissed Liuli's cheek, her voice somewhat distant as she whispered, "Grandmother knows you've wanted to go outside for a long time, but Grandmother has always refused to let you go. Years ago, your father and mother were just like you, full of expectations for the outside world. Grandmother couldn't persuade them in time, so they..."

At this point, a deep sadness appeared in Yingmo's eyes.

Liuli's little face also stung. Her memories of her parents were somewhat blurry. She only remembered that she had been born for more than ten years when she didn't see them one morning, and she never saw them again after that.

Tears welled up in Yingmo's eyes, but she quickly closed them tightly to hold them back. Her voice was a little hoarse as she earnestly said, "So you must be extremely careful when you go out, be careful of all humans, especially human cultivators."

She opened her mouth and exhaled a breath of white spiritual energy. Within the swirling energy, a translucent jade pendant appeared. The pendant was the size of an infant's fist, carved into a strange shape, with many hollowed-out sections in the middle.

The spiritual energy carried the jade pendant towards Liuli. Yingmo explained, "This jade pendant was carved by my grandmother using the spiritual techniques of human cultivators after hundreds of years of research. Wearing the pendant will conceal the fox spirit energy on your body, making you indistinguishable from a human. There is a trace of my grandmother's spiritual consciousness in this jade pendant. If you encounter danger, destroy the pendant, and my grandmother will sense it and come to save you."

Liuli took the jade pendant and examined it closely. She smiled and said, "So Grandmother had prepared this jade pendant a long time ago. Why didn't Grandmother give it to Liuli sooner?"

Sakura smiled and gave her a reproachful look, then shook her head and said, "If I had given it to you earlier, you would have run away long ago!"

After laughing, Liuli felt a pang of reluctance and said softly, "Then Liuli will be leaving now. Grandmother, please take good care of yourself!"

"Go, go." Yingmo's eyes were filled with reluctance as she sighed softly, "Liuli, you are like a lark. Grandmother has kept you locked up for too long. It's time to let you go out and see the world. Be careful in everything you do when you're out there."

"Okay." Liuli nodded obediently, but the mention of the lark immediately reminded her of her own lark, and her expression darkened.

She carefully put away the jade pendant, stood up, took a few steps back, and bowed deeply, saying, "Liuli bids farewell to Grandmother. Please take care."

Sakura lay down and curled up into a ball, hiding her tearful eyes. Her voice was somewhat muffled as she whispered, "Go."

Liuli looked up at Yingmo, then turned and walked out.

When she reached the cave entrance, she turned her head for one last look and saw Yingmo's figure curled up in a ball, looking particularly lonely.

After a moment of silence, she turned to Li Molin and said, "Let's go."

Li Molin gripped the handkerchief on his wound and replied, "Okay."