Chapter 112: What is My Truth?
Baek Ji-Min didn’t know why, but ever since her father went missing, her mother’s personality had changed. Her father had disappeared even before she comprehended the Heavenly Demon’s Flower Scripture, and one day her mother’s behavior suddenly shifted. Baek Ji-Min wasn’t sure what had happened, but she suspected something occurred to her father on that day.
Since then, her mother had become colder toward others. She had grown more distant, taking on her role as sect master with increased ruthlessness. If Baek Ji-Min used her eye technique, she could tell her mother had her own agenda, though the details and when it all began remained a mystery.
Aldrian watched as Baek Ji-Min asked her question. He also observed the sect master, who seemed cold on the surface. He didn’t know what she was like in the past, so he refrained from commenting—after all, this wasn’t his family’s business.
"It’s for your own good," Sect Master Baek Ha-Yoon said to her daughter. "It will also give you the opportunity to experience the outside world, rather than always being trapped inside Demon territory."
Baek Ji-Min wanted to argue, but her mother cut her off.
"Besides, this is what you wanted, right?"
Baek Ji-Min fell silent because her mother was right. For a long time, she had wanted to explore the world. She was already fed up with staying in the Thorny Flower Garden or within Demon territory. She needed to clear her mind somewhere, and since meeting Aldrian, that feeling had only intensified. But how had her mother figured it out when no one else knew?
Sect Master Baek Ha-Yoon then turned her attention to Aldrian.
"What do you think? Do you agree, young master?"