In the dim alley, faint streetlamp light spilled in from the road. A twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl stood with her hands raised in surrender. Although her mother had always taught her to maintain a lady's elegance at all times, her life was on the line now, so elegance could wait.
"Zarias's daughter?"
Su Xiao's long blade rested beside the little girl's neck. He would not believe her identity just because of a single statement. Besides, the Ancient God faction was full of strange individuals, and age could not be judged by appearances.
"Yes. My name is Yello Ilya, and I'm twelve years old. My father is Zarias, my mother is Ona, and my grandmother is... I can't say."
Yello Ilya was very sensible. Clearly, her grandmother was an extremely ruthless person whose name could not be spoken lightly.
Yello Ilya slowly exhaled and gradually recovered her usual, slightly sluggish elegance. She had come here both to temper herself and to broaden her horizons.
With the family education of Zarias's household, they obviously would not allow their children to become flowers in a greenhouse. During one of the family meetings, Zarias and Ona had decided that Ilya was already twelve and should travel to other worlds alone to see more of the world.
For the child's safety, Ilya's grandmother had not sent her to a Rank Nine world. Instead, she had sent her to the Dark World to deliver a letter.
After entering this world, Ilya had determined Su Xiao's approximate location with a divination object and made her way there.
Her grandmother was not worried about this. She was only delivering a letter. Although the Dark Continent was hardly peaceful, High Wall City had been stable in recent years.
Unlike Ilya's grandmother, Zarias and Ona were especially worried. Ona feared