After I finished eating, Grandpa packed some more good food into my bag.

Then he leaned close to my ear and whispered.

“Grandpa is only making one wish this year. I wish for our little girl to grow up healthy and have a smooth, fortunate life.”

Grandpa narrowed his eyes.

The curved corners looked exactly like crescent moons in the sky.

“This wish from Grandpa carries no price.”

After hearing that, I steeled myself…

That night, Third Uncle’s family slept in the east room.

Eldest Uncle slept in the west room.

Our family stayed with Grandpa in the main room.

The Taoist’s words kept echoing in my head.

I tossed and turned after lying down, unable to fall asleep.

In the middle of the night, I suddenly felt someone tap my shoulder from behind.

I turned my head.

A pair of glowing green eyes met mine.

I forced myself to stay calm.

“Grandpa, why is your face covered in fur?”

Grandpa’s face was thick with fur.

His mouth had begun jutting forward, and long whiskers covered both sides of it.

I looked behind him.

A very long tail stretched from his back.

“Girl, girl, tell me. Do I look like a person or a god?”

Alarm bells exploded in my head.

I had actually encountered one of those old folk tales about a weasel seeking human confirmation of its cultivation.

Legend said that a weasel that had succeeded in cultivation would ask the human it met whether it looked like a god or a person.

The human’s answer would determine the result of all the weasel’s cultivation up to that point.

I clenched my teeth.

“Grandpa is a god.”

Grandpa chuckled.

The fur covering his body grew brighter and glossier.

The sharp teeth in his mouth lengthened too.

“Good girl. I’m so hungry. I’m going to eat now. Want to come with me?”

I forced out a fake smile and stiffly shook my head.

“I’m full, Grandpa. You eat.”

After hearing that, Grandpa turned around and pushed open Mom and Dad’s door.