Spoiled by Eight Uncles (Lily)

Quinnie appeared crestfallen.

Lilly said, "Quinnie, you're overthinking. Have you ever considered losing weight after the New Year? What would you like to do then?" Quinnie smiled sadly. "If that's the case, I'll go back to work immediately. The first thing I'll do is confront those people..." However, that was just like saying, "If I win 5 million, then I'll do this and that." It was all wishful thinking.

Quinnie never thought she would actually lose weight after the New Year.

Although Jonas mentioned coming back to find Lilly, and maybe Lilly had a plan, she didn't dare to get her hopes up.

"That's not necessarily true,” Lilly said mysteriously.

Humans no longer lost their lives in the icy and snowy weather. Very few people froze or starved to death due to the cold weather.

However, in the wild, many small animals perished because of it.

In the cold wind, a little bird fell out of its nest, shivering and stumbling in the snow.

Its feathers were not thick enough, and without the warmth of its mother, it wouldn't survive long in this snowy land.

Moreover, it seemed that the nest had been rummaged through by a snow fox, and now only this little bird remained.

"Chirp... Chirp..." The little bird pitifully chirped, but there was no response from its father or mother.

It stood in the snow, one claw curled up, while the other claw was already numb from the cold. It squinted its eyes, but it tried hard to open them. It looked confused and lost.

Suddenly, it spotted a bird with green feathers standing on a low branch not far away. It trembled and called out to it twice.

Polly remained silent and indifferent.

As a tropical bird that was afraid of the cold, it no longer feared the cold after becoming a Soul Reaper. However, it had experienced the "coldness" of natural selection in the wild.

For instance, the little pitiful bird in front of it. It couldn't bear to witness its death, but it could only silently observe because today, it would die.

It couldn't intervene, nor could it interfere.

Sometimes, Polly would reminisce about when it first returned to the Crawford family with Lilly. Life was so good back then.

Wherever Lilly went, she would bring it along. In the winter, she was concerned about it being cold, so it always stayed in a heated room.

At that time, it was carefree, playing with cats and dogs every day. It didn’t know that the outside world of nature could be so cruel.

"Chirp..." The little bird's chirping grew weaker and weaker until it disappeared completely, and it lay motionless in the snowstorm.

Soon, a thin layer of snow covered it.

Polly looked at it and suddenly remembered that Lilly had also been buried in a small pile of snow by the snowstorm.

The little bird's soul emerged, looking around in confusion.

It seemed curious as it could no longer feel the cold or hunger.

Polly fluttered over and said, "Let's go!" The little bird's eyes lit up. "Chirp chirp!" (You're the handsome bird!) Polly glanced at it and walked with the swaying little bird’s spirit in the snowstorm.

Suddenly, a small snow fox jumped out from behind them. It followed the scent and grabbed the recently deceased bird with its mouth before running away.

The little bird instinctively wanted to look back, but Polly spread its wings and said, "Don't look back." The little bird looked at Polly in confusion: "Chirp chirp?" Polly interrupted, "No need for explanations. Let me tell you—you can’t turn back the cycle of life and death, nor can you stop walking the path to reincarnation.” The little bird replied, "Chirp..." Before leaving the Human Realm, Polly took one last look at the snow fox.

The little bird was very pitiful, but because it died, the snow fox gained a glimmer of hope for survival.

Nature was cruel, yet it continued in a cycle of birth and death.

The little bird, who had just become a ghost beast, was too fascinated, chirping here and there.

Polly said, "Hurry up, my friend! Otherwise, | won't make it home in time for the New Year's Eve dinner!" The little bird said, "Chirp, chirp!" Polly was speechless and quickly brought it to the desolate land, found the little bird's deceased parents, and threw the little bird to them.

"Alright, | don't owe you anything anymore!" She fluttered away, rushing to get back while muttering to herself, "Your family can also be considered to have reunited on New Year's Eve!" Behind her came the delighted chirping of the little bird and the chattering singing of the bird's parents.

Polly clicked her tongue. "I, the Soul Reaper, am secretive and great!" With the final task completed, it could enjoy the rest of the holiday.

Humming a song, Polly hurried toward the Crawford family. However, as soon as it arrived at the Crawford Mansion, it saw a small ghost beast lying in the snow, occasionally jumping up and rolling the snow into a ball before smashing it against a nearby tree trunk and squeaking.

The snowball exploded, and it happily spun in place. "Squeak, squeak!" Polly thought, Wow! An unexpected challenge at the doorstep? "Hey! Bold monster, where did you come from? Where do you think you're going?" Polly rushed over with a fierce and menacing expression.

This small ghost beast was quite powerful, with a relatively high level of cultivation! How could such a powerful ghost beast appear in the Crawford family now? It must be up to no good. I'll catch it first and then figure out what to do! The small ghost beast was so frightened that it turned pale: "Squeak!" It quickly turned around and ran. "Squeak!" Mistress, help! There's something dirty! This time, it's a visible dirty thing! Polly bravely moved forward, extending its sharp claws, ready to grab the small ghost beast and lift it up, but to its surprise, the small ghost beast suddenly disappeared! Polly was stunned, but in the next moment, a bright light flashed, and it heard a loud smack! It had been slapped hard! The small ghost beast quickly ran away after slapping Polly, tears streaming down its face, shouting, "Squeak! (Help me, mistress!) Polly was dumbfounded.