The disheveled woman in white didn't say anything, turned around, picked up the little girl, and continued running.

However, it was too late.

The men in black surrounded them, as if afraid they would fly away.

The woman put down the little girl in her arms and stared warily at the men in black. Thinking that they would probably not escape death, the woman's hand holding the weapon tightened slightly.

A little girl in red, who was holding onto the woman's dress, walked out with a determined look on her face, her bright eyes looking at the leader of the men in black.

"Release them, and I'll be enough to satisfy you. I can even pay you extra."

Upon hearing this, the leader shook his head and smiled disdainfully, his eyes scanning the little girl in red up and down.

"That won't do. Your father said he not only wants to take your demon core, but he also wants to see you alive or dead." The leader's eyes hardened as he said this.

The men in black around them rushed forward instantly.

Knowing that these assassins would not let them go, the little girl in red stopped talking to them and transformed into a black cat with purple fur.

"Since you refuse to let us go, then leave your lives behind."

The two sides quickly began fighting.

The leader stood not far away, observing everything.

After an unknown amount of time, the leader of the assassins suddenly burst into laughter.

"This little girl truly deserves to be called a rare genius among the cat demon clan. Her strength is not to be underestimated at such a young age. If she can really live and grow up, she might rule the entire demon realm!"

At this point, the leader sighed softly.

"What a pity..."

After being repelled, the woman clasped her hands together, gathering spiritual energy to form a barrier in front of her.

"Moon, hurry!"

As a child, Jiang Yuetong was pushed into a whirlpool by her mother, and she was struggling to pull her mother away.

"Go to the Central Plains to find... Ah!!" Before the woman could finish speaking, she was stabbed in the shoulder with a sword.

The woman coughed up blood, then grabbed the unconscious Jiang Xinyao from beside her feet and threw her back into the whirlpool. Jiang Yuetong, who was still struggling, was knocked down and lost consciousness.

Before losing consciousness, I heard a sound.

She knew it was her mother who had revealed it.

In an inconspicuous alley in the Central Plains Imperial City, Jiang Yuetong sat in a corner, hugging her knees. Thinking about everything that had happened before, tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

"Why? Why?!"

Jiang Yuetong couldn't understand why her father and mother, who had always been so loving, had suddenly changed.

After crying there for an unknown amount of time, Jiang Yuetong finally got up, wiped the tears from her face, and helped the unconscious Jiang Xinyao out of the alley.

One day, she will make all those who have hurt them pay a terrible price!

A fierce glint flashed in those bright, watery eyes.

...

As time passed, the memories buried deepest in Jiang Yuetong's heart all came to light.

Jiang Yuetong felt her vision getting blurry. She slightly raised her chin and looked up, trying hard to hold back her tears.

Even knowing it's an illusion, I still can't help but feel heartbroken.

If only she had that kind of strength back then.

Thinking of her mother's self-destruction to protect them, a tragic smile appeared on Jiang Yuetong's pale face.

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

Jiang Yuetong felt a sharp pain in her chest and clutched it tightly. The Heart-Eating Senses within the Contract Space sensed something was wrong and quickly came out to knock her unconscious.

"How strange, this is just a small illusion, why is the master so sad?" Heart Eater looked around, not finding anything unusual.

Does that mean only the owner can see it?