Walk east along the path at the village entrance, and you'll reach home after passing three intersections.

On the way, Yuan Doudou noticed that someone was pointing at her and seemed to be mentioning the words "cat demon".

These people wouldn't be having wild fantasies and thinking they are that cat demon, would they?

Sure enough, someone saw him and deliberately kept a distance, as if afraid he would eat them.

How foolish! If she really were a cat demon, she wouldn't be staying in this godforsaken place; she would have been causing trouble in the big cities long ago.

"Dou Dou, you've come at the right time." An Bihuai, carrying a bamboo basket, returned from the field and waved to Yuan Dou Dou when he saw her.

She hadn't seen her second uncle for several days, and he seemed to have lost some weight.

"Second Uncle, what's wrong?" Yuan Doudou asked curiously why he was acting so strangely.

An Bihuai pulled her to the corner and said in a very low voice, "Dou Dou, have you heard? People in the village are saying that the cat demon is in your house."

"How could that be? Second Uncle can't believe that, it's all nonsense." Yuan Doudou thought of Xiaobai and worried about it.

An Bihua sighed: "It's no wonder. Everything that happened today is related to you. The bandits might not be involved, but Li Xueqing insists that you encountered them, and you can't explain yourself. Now that Li Xueqing's face is scratched up because of what she said about you, how can they not make the connection?"

"So what? I do have a cat, but I picked it up from the mountain. It has an injury on its leg, so it couldn't have done it."

Yuan Doudou's mind was racing; she had to hurry home and release Xiaobai back into the wild.

"This isn't up to you. I heard from the village head that he's already gone to town to invite a Taoist priest. The Taoist priests at the Qingzhen Temple are all highly skilled in magic, and they might implicate you in the end."

He had heard that some monsters could possess people, and if this cat demon possessed Yuan Doudou's body, the Taoist priest's spell would surely harm Doudou.

An Bihua said worriedly, "Dou Dou, if you really have any skills, hurry back and prepare. If something happens to you, Anji will become an orphan, won't he?"

This was the first time An Bihuai had shown concern for their well-being since her mother-in-law passed away.

Regardless of his past, she now wants to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Second Uncle. You're overthinking it. It's not like what they're saying."

An Bihuai watched her leave gracefully and sighed deeply. What's wrong with my brother's family? Misfortunes keep happening. Is she really a jinx?

An Bihuai sighed and walked home. Just as he reached the door, Zhuang Shuhui twisted his ear and dragged him into the yard.

"You went out to weed and only just got back now? Did you lose your soul while weeding?" Zhuang Shuhui's fleshy face was flailing, and she spat all over his face.

"Let go of me! What are you doing? The children are all here." Doesn't he have any dignity?

"You went to see Yuan Doudou behind my back again, didn't you? I just don't understand. What does it matter to you whether she lives or dies? You're going to see her so desperately. I'm asking you, do you think she appreciates your efforts?"

Zhuang Shuhui's words provoked An Bihuai. He suddenly broke free from Zhuang Shuhui's grasp and said coldly, "Isn't that all your fault? If you hadn't been scheming at every turn, would she have treated us like bad people and been so wary of us? Don't forget, it was Dou Dou who borrowed money when Anping got into trouble. If you're so capable, why don't you ask your nephews and nieces to lend you money?"

Zhuang Shuhui sneered: "An Bihuai, do you have any conscience? You make me play the bad guy, and you think you're a saint? I just realized that I not only raised three ungrateful wretches, but I also married one."

Anping and his younger brothers had intended to step forward to mediate, but when they heard their mother scolding them as well, they let them continue their insults.

"Brother, I've heard that there's something wrong with DouDou's cat." An Chang said in a very convincing manner.

Anping dismissed it, saying, "It's all hearsay; ghosts and monsters are all made up by people."

Anwang chimed in, "I think what you said makes sense. I've seen that white cat; it's just pretty, it doesn't have any special abilities."

"Brother, I think you're just too honest, that's why you were fooled by Yuan Doudou and caused the deaths of everyone in your family. Now you've brought back a stray cat, do you know if she's cast a spell on it?"

Anping was too lazy to argue with him. His second brother had always disliked Anrong, so naturally he wouldn't say anything nice to his wife either.

“Alright, whether it’s true or not, as long as we follow the rules, it won’t harm us,” Anping said solemnly.

Yuan Doudou found it amusing that these people didn't think about how to make money and live a good life, but instead spent all their time making unfounded accusations.

"Mother, what should we do? Will Xiaobai be alright?" Angie asked worriedly.

Yuan Doudou wasn't sure either, so she decided to go back and talk to them later.

Once home, Yuan Doudou immediately bolted the door and went inside to find Xiaobai.

"Mommy, Xiaobai is missing." Anji searched the house but couldn't find him.

Yuan Doudou looked in the kitchen, but it wasn't there.

Strange, Xiaobai never runs around during the day, what's going on?

Has it already been captured?

Yuan Doudou was very worried. A moment later, Xiaobai strolled in leisurely from outside.

She picked it up with a look of surprise and heartache, realizing it had encountered a serious problem.

“Xiaobai, I’ll take you away right now. As long as we hide, they can’t do anything to you,” Yuan Doudou said confidently.

"Meow." Little White's meow was filled with reluctance.

He could no longer stay, for as his father and mother had said, his presence among humans would bring them misfortune.

Anji said reluctantly, "Mommy, I don't want Xiaobai to leave."

Yuan Doudou comforted him, "We'll bring it home after this is over."

That was just to comfort us. Once we put Little White back in the mountains, it will disappear without a trace and never come back.

Anji believed him and said earnestly to Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, did you hear that? Mommy will find you again. You can't run away."

Xiao Bai: I'm not running around, I'm just going home.

During this time I've been away gaining experience, my family has urged me many times that it's time to go back.

Xiao Bai let Yuan Doudou hold him, he was captivated by her scent.

To avoid attracting attention, she covered it with a veil.

Along the way, she deliberately avoided everyone and finally reached the mountain safely.

She placed Xiaobai under a sturdy locust tree and earnestly instructed him, "Xiaobai, remember this place. I will be waiting for you here three days from now at dusk."

Xiao Bai: You're so confident that I can understand what you're saying?

After saying that, Yuan Doudou picked it up again and left a gentle kiss on its forehead.

Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a bolt of lightning struck Xiaobai squarely.

In an instant, Little White turned into Little Black, lying stiffly on the ground with its eyes open, motionless.

Yuan Doudou was dumbfounded. After a long while, she stammered, "Xiaobai, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Bai couldn't move, and cursed her a hundred times in his heart: Why did this woman kiss me for no reason? His mother had told him that if he was kissed by a human of the opposite sex during his training, he would be struck by lightning.