Bei Yifeng was well aware of his younger sister's little scheme, but when he looked into her bright, pitiful eyes...

Not wanting to really blame Bei Yan, she could only sigh and rub Bei Yan's fluffy little head.

"Grandpa wants to see you. He wants you to go to his yard. Go now."

Grandpa wants to see me? What could it be about? I shouldn't have done anything wrong lately.

"Okay." He stood up from the small bamboo chair and handed the dried fish in his hand to his older brother.

She gave Bei Yifeng a sweet smile before hopping off on her short legs toward Bei Hong's courtyard.

Only when Bei Yan's small figure was out of sight did Bei Yifeng turn his gaze away, glance at the dried fish in his hand, and wrinkle his nose.

Just then, my mother's chubby orange cat walked over, meowing and staring at the dried fish in my hand.

Bei Yifeng crouched down and handed the dried fish in his hand to the orange cat, which happily ate it.

Bei Yifeng gently stroked the orange cat's fur. The orange cat squinted comfortably and rubbed its head against Bei Feng's palm.

"Looks like I'm pretty popular with cats." The white cat in my little sister's arms just glanced at me, and if I'm not mistaken, that glance was quite friendly.

When Bei Yan arrived at Bei Hong's courtyard, he saw the old man lying in a rocking chair, holding a palm-leaf fan and fanning himself idly.

"Grandpa, you wanted to see me?" Bei Yan walked over and spoke sweetly.

Bei Hong opened his eyes, which had been feigning sleep, and said with a smile, "Yan'er is here. Here, this bracelet is for you."

Bei Hong held a black jade bracelet in his hand, with a small silver ring in the middle of the bracelet, on which some intricate patterns were engraved.

Upon closer inspection, the black jade contains shimmering glints of light, clearly indicating it is no ordinary object.

Bei Yan hesitated for a long time, but ultimately did not take it from Bei Hong. "Grandpa, what is this?"

As if he had read Bei Yan's mind, Bei Hong didn't give Bei Yan a chance to speak, and without further ado...

She shoved the bracelet from her hand into Bei Yan's hand before lying back in the rocking chair, smiling as she spoke.

"This is something your grandma left you. You were too young before, and I was afraid you'd break it."

Now that you're all grown up, I'm giving it to you. It's something that belongs to you anyway, so take it without worry.

Bei Yan was stunned for a moment, but in the end she obediently put the bracelet on her wrist. The cool touch on her wrist made Bei Yan's heart skip a beat.

Her gaze fell with some surprise as she looked at her elbow. She clearly felt a powerful force emanating from the bracelet.

But this force doesn't repel me; instead, I feel a sense of...unfamiliar intimacy?

Jun Lin, who had been perched on Bei Yan's shoulder, suddenly opened his eyes, his silver cat eyes staring intently at the bracelet on Bei Yan's wrist.

The cat's eyes narrowed to slits: Why would something from the demon realm appear in the spirit realm?

The bracelet on the little guy's hand was clearly from the demon realm, and moreover, it belonged to the demon royal family.

But why would something like this appear in the spirit realm? And why would it end up in the little guy's grandmother's hands?

It was specifically designated for the little guy. What connection does that little guy have with the royal family of the demon realm?

No, if the little guy were a demon, I should have noticed it long ago. Besides, how could I possibly form a blood pact with a demon?

Then it has nothing to do with the little guy. With that thought, Jun Lin relaxed a little, looked away, and continued to lazily lean on Bei Yan's shoulder.