Time rewound to an hour ago...
Little Koreya was playing with the delicate silver hammer necklace hanging around her neck, very fond of it.
Although her parents believed the necklace's origin and use were unclear and repeatedly advised her to be careful, it didn't stop the young girl from adoring the necklace.
After all, which girl doesn't like beautiful jewelry?
Especially for a family like hers, which should have been destined never to own such exquisite jewelry.
Moreover, Koreya didn't believe that the Sister Nun who gave her the necklace was a bad person, as her parents had claimed, because where could you find bad people who looked that beautiful?
Although that Sister Nun was wearing a mask at the time, it did not prevent the young girl from finding her beautiful, not to mention, Koreya always remembered the Sister Nun's entrustment to her at that time.
"May you always keep your heart that wants to protect your family and the courage you showed today."
In the young girl's mind, the voice of Sister Nun echoed. Her hand, initially playing with the necklace, clenched tight, pinching the small hammer pendant as if she could draw strength from it.
Children from poor families grew up early, and although Koreya was only ten years old that year, the hardships of life had made her far more mature than other children her age. She knew her parents struggled to support the family, so she always thought about how she could help.
She wanted to protect her family and wanted her family to have a better life.
Although Koreya also didn't know how to achieve this dream, she always thought that if she could grow up faster, she could definitely help her family as an adult.
The family had just finished dinner and were preparing to rest when a familiar uninvited guest once again pushed open the door of their home.
It was a very sturdy figure, but it was not a man; it was a woman.
Upon seeing this woman, brawnier than any man, the family's complexion changed drastically. The father's face turned ugly, the mother shivered, and Koreya, hugging her five-year-younger brother, curled up in the corner, feeling very helpless.
But this intruding woman seemed very familiar with the house. Ignoring the family's fear, she walked straight up to Koreya's father, then kicked the man away and embraced Koreya's mother, beginning to grope her.
"Hehe, little beauty, I've missed you this past week."
Although also a woman, this brawny fellow uttered such words.
"Ma'am, today is not suitable, I...."
Koreya's mother attempted to resist, but how could she, so frail, fight back against this physically imposing, masculine wicked woman?
She was quickly stripped clean by the female villain. Just then...
The mood-enthused female villain sniffed a trace of blood in the air, her face suddenly turned ugly. But she quickly thought of something, then turned her gaze towards Koreya.
"Hehe, little lamb, come here, your sister will teach you something today."
She waved at the young girl, her scar-covered ugly face breaking into a terrifying smile.
"Ma'am, ma'am, she's just a child, please...."
Koreya's mother, horrified, rushed to plead desperately while clutching the legs of the female villain, but she was disdainfully kicked away.
"Stop, have you no humanity, you..."
Koreya's father seemed unable to bear it any longer. He stood in front of his daughter, gathering his courage to scold the supernatural villain.
However, before he could finish, he was slapped so hard by the female villain that he flew out, spinning several times in midair. This showed the terrifying strength of the female villain.
"Heh, I've been fooling around with your wife, and you weren't so brave then. Why can't I fool around with your daughter?"
The female villain watched the man, who was now breathing more out than in, suffering heavy injuries, and spit disdainfully on him before speaking.
"Besides, she's not even your real daughter, after all, just someone's bastard child, so why bother throwing your life away for her?"
The female villain thus mocked the overreaching man, speaking nothing but the truth.
Upon hearing this, the man on the ground struggled to swallow a breath, then used all his strength to speak.
"Shut up, Koreya is my daughter."
"Ah right, right, right, so little lamb, your dad might be dying now. Just look at this touching display of fatherly love. As a daughter, shouldn't you show some gratitude?"
The female villain crouched down, grabbed the head of the man on the ground, and forced him to look towards his cherished daughter.
She decided to keep this wretch's life hanging so that he could watch firsthand how she would teach his beloved daughter to become a woman.
Meanwhile, in the corner, Koreya slowly put down her little brother and stood up.
Although still young, she was not the kind of naïve young miss who understood nothing. Growing up in such a wicked place, children always know things they shouldn't at their age. She understood exactly what this terrible female demon wanted to do to her.
She had always longed to grow up, but her parents had always hoped she wouldn't, because in this land of sin, just growing up a little bit as a girl meant the beginning of a life in hell. And if she happened to be good-looking, that was the hell among hells.