Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Although Yena felt a tinge of fear, she mustered the courage to ask, “What should I do then?”

The female ghost rested on her shoulder and replied, “Lilly is currently favored because she has the

ability to peer into the underworld, helping her family capturing ghosts and eliminating impurities, which

brings prosperity to the Crawford family… That’s why everyone adores her.”

“That’s cheating!”

The female ghost gently touched Yena’s eyes and said, “You should do the same, open your third eye.”

Yena was taken aback. Could it be true?

Yet, she felt a stirring within her.

“How should I do it?”

The female ghost giggled. “My dear daughter, you must first remove your eyes.”

Yena suddenly felt a surge of fear. “What? I don’t want to do that.”

The female ghost reassured her, “Don’t worry, we’re only removing the veil that clouds your mortal

vision. Your eyeballs won’t be harmed, and you won’t go blind.”

Yena hesitated once more.

If everything before her was an illusion… perhaps it was worth a try.

But what if it was true? What if the female ghost was telling the truth? Yena could not bear to let Lilly

take everything away from her so easily.

Yena was determined.

She was determined to reclaim everything that rightfully belonged to her!

The woman in the red veil was immensely satisfied, extending her hands toward Yena’s eyes…

…

During that week, Lilly lived a peaceful… Nevermind, Lilly lived a chaotic life.

She would jog 6 miles with her father in the morning. Upon returning, she would collapse from

exhaustion, lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Blake even tied sandbags to her feet…

“Daddy, why do I have to run like this?” Lilly furrowed her brow.

She was already exhausted after running six miles. Adding sandbags to her feet made it even more

strenuous.

Blake explained, “By tying heavy objects to your feet, you will get used to the added gravity and

develop strong legs… Once you remove the weights, you’ll be able to jump to great heights.”

Lilly had a sudden realization, “I see!”

She could leap high in the underworld, but not in the human world.

“This means I can jump over walls and escape, right?” Lilly asked excitedly.

Blake replied, “Certainly…”

Meanwhile, Bettany held a frying pan nearby.

But before Blake could continue his sentence, he quickly corrected himself, “No… climbing over walls

is wrong… We must follow the law.”

Lilly remained silent.

Aside from running, Lilly also trained her memory.

Blake placed pots and pans in the yard, and Lilly had to memorize their locations and throw stones into

the designated bowls.

There was a loud crash!

Bettany rushed out of the kitchen with a cucumber in hand, exclaiming, “Blake!”

Blake swiftly picked up Lilly, who was blindfolded, and hurriedly ran away.

She also trained her willpower. Blake and Lilly crouched quietly by the lake, ready for the challenge.

Blake asked, “Are you ready?”

Lilly took off her coat and jumped into the cold lake, splashing and roaring.

“The water is freezing, stay calm!” Blake watched the timer and instructed, “Swim! Swim! Remember

what I taught you yesterday?!”

His expression was stern, but his eyes remained focused on Lilly. He rescued her whenever she was

on the verge of drowning. Lilly choked on water several times, but eventually, General and Bailey

jumped in.

They swam around her.

Lilly learned from them and knew how to doggy paddle. While her father struggled to learn it for the first

time.

The three of them joyfully swam in the water.

Blake was speechless.

Bettany hurried over with a thick bath towel, anxiously saying, “It’s cold in the spring, why do you have

to learn to swim now…”

“And why are you naked!”

Lilly crawled onto the shore and exclaimed, “I’m not naked, Grandma! I’m wearing pants!”

Blake lifted Lilly from the shore and quickly took the bath towel from Bettany’s hands, wrapping her up

before running off.

“Cold water builds willpower!” He said as he ran away.

Bettany stood there, cursing and grumbling, her heart ached as she watched them run away. She

walked back silently, realizing that she needed to exercise too… It seemed that all she could do was

feel distressed.

Within just one week, Lilly had lost a significant amount of weight.

Her once plump figure was now slim, and her chin became pointy.

“No, I want to make roasted chicken,” Bettany mumbled to herself. “Roasted chicken isn’t enough…

How about sea cucumbers? Can children eat sea cucumbers… Let me think, what else…”

Time flew by, and the weekend arrived. the Crawford family had planned a trip to Saffron Island to

celebrate Lilly’s fifth birthday.

Hannah was overjoyed and went all out to finish her homework over the weekend, as if she was

fighting a war. It was not an easy task for her.

“Let’s go, let’s go!” Hannah ran swiftly and hopped into the car, but then quickly jumped out again. “My

bucket, bucket, bucket!”

Lilly chuckled in the car. “Polly!”

Polly poked its head out of the pet bag and responded, “Here!”

“General!”

General let out a majestic bark.

“Bailey!”

Bailey pressed against Lilly’s leg and playfully licked her feet.

“Bellflower!”

Bellflower leaped into Lilly’s arms, rolled over, and exposed its belly, meowing happily.

Polly imitated a vivid voice. “Wow!”

It flapped its wings. “Shameless cat!”

Lilly snorted, trying to recall if she missed out anyone…

“Oh, we almost forgot Tortoise!” Lilly quickly dashed out of the car and accidentally collided with

Hannah, who was carrying the small bucket.

“Oh no!”

“Oh no!”

Both sisters held their heads simultaneously. The small bucket slipped from Hannah’s hands, and

Tortoise rolled out.

“Are you okay?” Hannah touched Lilly’s forehead, ignoring her pain.

Lilly shook her head. “I’m okay, just a little bump. But, Sister Hannah, your forehead is so big!”

They grinned at each other, while Tortoise was still on the ground, silently crawled back into the bucket,

as if it had been forgotten.

“Let’s go!” Hannah picked up the bucket, and Lilly glanced at Tortoise.

She exclaimed, “We just did a roll call, and now it’s your turn, Tortoise. You have to say you’re here!”

Turtle remained silent.

Lilly repeated “Tortoise!”

Tortoise was quiet.

It paused for a moment and then gently bumped its head against the small iron bucket.

“Clang!”

Lilly was taken aback for a moment, but then burst into laughter. She reached out and gently touched

the turtle’s head. “Does it hurt?”

Hannah also joined in the laughter. “Next time, you should hit it with your shell!”

Everyone found it hilarious and laughed.

Bettany walked behind them, grumbling, “Slow down, there’s no need to rush. It’s our own car after

all…”

Ten Maybachs left the Crawford Mansion.

The Crawford Mansion suddenly felt empty, with only the massive stone brought back by Lilly standing

alone in front of the main building…