But, she could see the face of that strange man.
From a fake smile, to confusion, to probing, finally, it turned to surprise.
"This is truly... an unexpected delight, why didn't I notice it before?"
The man said so, as if announcing some great news, speaking with a fervent voice: "Your daughter, too, has the talent to be a Sacrificial Child!"
To Mint at that time, this sentence was like a book from heaven, but when her parents heard it, they collapsed as if they heard a death sentence, and directly knelt down.
That night, Mint saw her parents packing up the things at home.
"Will you leave with Xiao Yu?" she asked her mother.
Xiao Yu was what she called her little sister then.
And when her mother heard this, she just held her, continuously shedding tears.
—"I should have known from the start not to trust the Black Ash, and now look, they fancy Xiao Qing! It's all your fault!"
