(Heartfelt thanks to 'Kaede no Chōrei,' 'Shao Feng Ye,' 'Panda Ah!,' and 'Lei Xiang' for their rewards!)
In a barren desert, a young woman of about twenty panted heavily as she gritted her teeth, forcing her body onward even though it seemed as though she could collapse from exhaustion at any moment.
The ones responsible for putting her through such a miserable ordeal were the two figures pursuing her relentlessly from not far behind.
Compared to the young woman, they were undoubtedly much older—two middle-aged men at least in their thirties.
One had a savage scar across his face, while the other was incomparably ugly.
Watching Scarface and Ugly cling stubbornly to her trail, Milina repeatedly kicked off the ground, unleashing what little battle aura she had left. Every time her toes touched down, her figure shot forward a considerable distance.
However, Milina's speed had already slowed compared to before. Her tightly bitten lips clenched even harder, and her face had turned pale.
The young woman's name was Milina. She was the personal disciple of the Moma Family's patriarch, the foremost family of the Baruba Empire. In that respect, her status was somewhat similar to Fei Fei's.
However, compared to Fei Fei, although Milina was the personal disciple of the Moma Family patriarch, the treatment she received was nowhere near as good, nor was she as highly valued by her teacher.
That was because the Baruba Empire was an empire where men were strong and women were weak.
In this empire, while not every man treated women as slaves, women held far less status than men and were viewed poorly as a result. Therefore, even as the personal disciple of the Moma Family patriarch, the foremost family of the Baruba Empire, Milina's treatment naturally could not compare to Fei Fei's.