A Mother's Desperate Gamble

"Mom, why on earth are we abandoning Dad to run away?"

Ye Guyi was currently being carried on her mother's back. With her pure heart, she did not yet know what the Holy Spirit Cult was, nor what an Evil Soul Master was, so when she asked this question, she felt no great fear, only curiosity.

However, the mother carrying her could not spare the breath to answer. Only a six-ring soul master, she had already pushed the soul power within her body to its absolute limit.

Although her speed was already fast, and she had already covered some distance, she still dared not slow down in the slightest.

This was only because she understood just how terrifying those Evil Soul Masters truly were.

She understood even better that this rare chance at survival was something her beloved husband had traded his life to secure for their mother and daughter, so she dared not waste it.

After waiting for a while and seeing that her mother had no intention of answering, Ye Guyi could not help but ask again.

Mother Ye took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and said:

"Guyi, remember this: your martial soul is an angel. From the very day you awakened this martial soul, you have carried a destined fate upon your shoulders..."

Just as Mother Ye was preparing to continue and explain the true nature of the Evil Soul Masters to her daughter, a cold, sinister voice suddenly reached their ears:

"How strange! Those guys had one eight-ring and seven seven-ring masters hunting together, yet they still let you two rats escape!"

"Heh! Why worry about that? Take a good look—these two rats are actually quite pretty. Why don't we brothers have some fun with them first?"

"Fun! We definitely have to have some fun! I've never laid hands on such a top-tier little lady before!"

The moment the words fell, three figures hidden in black cloaks appeared instantly, tacitly forming a triangle that blocked all paths of retreat for the mother and daughter.

The moment she heard the voices, Mother Ye's heart turned cold. Upon seeing these three figures appear and sensing the aura radiating from them, she fell into complete despair.

Why!

Why were there three more seven-ring Evil Soul Masters intercepting them here!

Could it be that it was truly heaven's will that the Angel martial soul should vanish from the world?

Although the outer perimeter of the Evil Demon Forest was quite large, these three Soul Saint-level Evil Soul Masters happened to be blocking the very paths closest to leaving the forest. Once one of them sensed the mother and daughter's aura, he had immediately summoned the other two to prevent any accidents.

Mother Ye took a few deep breaths. Although she remained in despair, the thought of a desperate, final stand had already taken root.

She knew that the only outcome of begging for mercy from Evil Soul Masters was to be consumed entirely; only by fighting to the death might there be a glimmer of hope.

Both she and her husband could be sacrificed; as long as her daughter could survive and successfully escape, then their sacrifice would be worth it.

Thinking of this, she immediately spoke to Ye Guyi in a state of absolute calm:

"Guyi, after Mom puts you down, don't worry about anything. Don't look back, just keep running forward. Run out of the Evil Demon Forest, run back to the Ming Capital, and find your uncle. Don't ask why, just remember what Mom said!"

Although she did not understand much, one of Ye Guyi's virtues was listening to her parents.

Seeing her mother's serious attitude, Ye Guyi nodded despite her curiosity.

"Okay, Mom, I'll remember."

Although the mother and daughter had exchanged words quickly, their whispering had been clearly captured by the three Evil Soul Masters in front of them.

"Oh? You still have the heart to whisper? What are you saying? Speak up! You're about to become our brothers' women, so what could you possibly have to say that we can't hear?"

Hearing one of the Evil Soul Masters say this, the other two broke into unbridled, lewd laughter.

Facing the three men's profanity, a deep sense of disgust flashed in Mother Ye's eyes. She then moved to set Ye Guyi down from her back, preparing to burn her own martial soul to fight for their lives.

However, at that very moment, a howl filled with sorrow suddenly reached them from the distance.

Although the sound was not very loud, everyone present heard it clearly.

One of the more experienced Evil Soul Masters immediately frowned:

"That sound... it sounds like that ten-thousand-year Magic Flame Wolf, but why does it sound like it's wailing? Could it have been hunted by someone?"

Hearing this, another said in a low voice:

"Most likely. It seems there are others nearby. Although I don't know their exact strength, to avoid any complications, let's just knock out this pair of beautiful mother-daughter flowers first. Once we take them back to our headquarters, we can play with them however we want, right?"

Hearing this suggestion, the other two nodded in agreement, completely disregarding the mother and daughter before them.

After all, in their eyes, a six-ring Soul Emperor and a little girl who hadn't even obtained her first soul ring were no different from two little lambs unable to resist three seven-ring Soul Saints.

However, Mother Ye took this opportunity to throw Ye Guyi off her back.

She had just realized that letting her daughter run on her own was too risky; throwing her further away was a safer bet.

Ye Guyi, who had been prepared, did not panic.

After gracefully spinning twice in the air and landing steadily, she did not hesitate for a second and, following her mother's instructions, ran at full speed toward the outside of the Evil Demon Forest.

Seeing this, the three Evil Soul Masters were stunned for a moment. After reacting, they did not immediately give chase, but instead watched Ye Guyi's rapidly retreating back with interest.

After all, even if a young lamb ran with all its might, how could it outrun an adult wolf?

Since she wanted to run, letting the little girl run a bit longer wouldn't hurt. Once she was exhausted, it would be even more convenient to handle her!

Before that, they could focus on dealing with the little girl's beautiful mother!

Just as the same thought occurred to all three, Mother Ye, surrounded by them, suddenly summoned her martial soul, the "Ice Feather Crane."

Watching Ye Guyi's fading figure, a final trace of tenderness flashed in Mother Ye's eyes. She whispered to herself, "Guyi, Mom will always love you," before her eyes were replaced by an unprecedented madness.

Initially, the three men had not paid much attention to this, but soon, their expressions gradually shifted to surprise, and then to caution.

In the perception of the three of them, Mother Ye's soul power was skyrocketing. In the blink of an eye, it surged from level 63 to level 66, and it was still climbing.

"Damn it! That wretched woman is burning her martial soul; she wants to take us down with her!"

"The bitch has lost her mind! Attack together! Stop her!"

Although Ye Guyi still did not understand what was happening, the faint shouting coming from behind made one thing clear to her.

Her mother's current situation seemed very dangerous.

What should she do?

What could she possibly do?

She did not want anything to happen to her parents, but with her current strength, she was powerless to do anything.

Should she just listen to her mother and run out of the forest regardless of everything else?

Ye Guyi asked herself, but she could not bring herself to do it; yet, she did not want to be a hindrance or cause more trouble for her mother.

Just as she was torn by internal conflict, she suddenly remembered something one of the Evil Soul Masters had said a moment ago.

In the direction from which the wolf howl had just come, there seemed to be other people.

Although she did not know if those people were good or bad, the young Ye Guyi could no longer afford to care about that.

She only hoped that the people over there were kind-hearted, that they would accept her plea for help and assist her father and mother.

If they were willing to help, she would agree to any conditions they might have!