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Having escaped the overly enthusiastic care of her family, Tina approached Ji Mo, her attitude noticeably softening: "You rascal, even though I saved you, you still like to scare me."

"When did you save me?" Ji Mo asked back.

Tina's eyes widened; since she met him, her eyes had almost never remained in a vertical pupil state.

"I was just kidding. Thank you so much for your help earlier. When you have time to come to the Mortal Realm, I'll treat you to a tour."

"Hmph, that's more like it, meow." Tina paused, then muttered under her breath, "Even people from the Great Realm don't seem to be that much stronger; they still need my protection, meow."

Ji Mo maintained a polite smile on his face, but felt a sense of unease in his heart.

Just now, Ji Mo felt some kind of force trying to bind him, but it was a joke in the face of the invulnerability of all laws. Like all the extraordinary forces that had tried to influence him in the past, it was repelled with almost no resistance.

This constraint seems to stem from Tina's creation of a false memory of "protecting him" based on his lies, which she then uses as logic to try and weaken his power.

Ji Mo even suspected that he should also have this wrong memory, but the invulnerability to all laws was too domineering, and there was no way to stuff the memory into him.

"Speaking of which, meow, what is the mortal realm like?" Tina asked curiously.

"A peaceful world without nobles, without racial distinctions, where everyone is equal."

Yes, the feudal dynasty system ended with this dynasty, and the main intelligent race in the mortal realm is also human, so there is indeed no racial distinction.

Ji Mo did not believe he was lying.

Tina curled her lip, clearly unconvinced: "Equality for all? No racial distinctions? I don't believe it. Maybe you're lying like Jane, just making excuses for your lack of manners."

"Is Jane ignorant of manners?"

The image of the paladin, who always wanted to take on everything yet was reserved, appeared in Ji Mo's mind.

"Hmph, not only is her manners terrible, but she doesn't even know as many words as I do."

……

Ji Mo noticed that there seemed to be no night here. From the time he arrived in the royal city until Tina's parents invited him to rest here for the night, the sky never darkened.

As soon as the cooldown of the Boundary Bottle ended, Ji Mo immediately used the skill.

In an instant, the strange feeling receded like the tide, and the scene before my eyes underwent a complete transformation.

The warm, bright light from the electric lamps was gone, replaced by a hazy, gray light streaming down from the broken ceiling. The fireplace in the living room was long gone and covered in ash.

Ji Mo searched the entire residence but couldn't find the noble couple or Tina at all, as if they had never existed.

Tina sat on the worn-out sofa, shaking her legs, chatting with her father from another world.

Even if Ji Mo walks around her, she behaves just like Mara did at dinner. As long as he doesn't initiate any intrusive contact or conversation, she will completely ignore Ji Mo until her behavior dictates that she will have to make contact with him again.

"I apologize for the intrusion," Ji Mo said softly, pushing open the door to Tina's bedroom.

It's clear the room's owner is very clean; compared to the living room, this place just looks old, not broken.

He found a framed family photo on his bedside table. The photo itself was yellowed and faded, but the image was still recognizable.

The noble human couple sat side by side, with Tina in the middle, holding a small, jet-black kitten with lively eyes in her arms.

Turn the photo frame over; on the back, in delicate handwriting, is written a line: "May happiness always be with our beloved Tina."

Ji Mo recalled the question he had asked Tina earlier.

Why are your parents human? Are feline traits recessive genes?

Tina seemed to show extra care for those she perceived as weak. Ji Mo didn't know what memories had been implanted in her, but her attitude was much softer. Even though she clearly disliked being told that she and her family weren't the same species, she still explained after a couple of disgruntled meows:

"I'm an adopted cat. Just know that they are the best parents, meow."

adoption……

Ji Mo put down the photo frame and walked towards the huge wardrobe in the corner of the room.

In another world, this place should be filled with Tina's gorgeous dresses.

Now, the wardrobe is indeed piled with a lot of clothes. Although they are old, you can still vaguely see the exquisite styles and fine fabrics of the past.

Long skirts, dresses, and coats—without exception, they are all designed for the human body shape.

In any case, Ji Mo couldn't find any openings or special designs reserved for the tail.

All the traces of glory here belong to a noble family from the past.

Tina is the name of the real child in this family.

Come to think of it, during this entire day, Tina had only called the human girl "sister," never addressing her by her name. Ji Mo suddenly remembered this.

"The nobles here have abandoned everything and fled to a safe world."

Ji Mo repeated what the Holy Knight Jane had said, gradually understanding, "The ticket to Noah's Ark is precious. Rather than wasting money, wouldn't it be better to simply abandon it in the old land?"

Feeling there wouldn't be any more clues here and that other comparison subjects were needed, Ji Mo decided not to waste any more time. He returned to the living room and saw Tina, who was clearly in a good mood and asked him where he was going.

Where is Jane?

"That violent woman? Let me think, where should she be training at this time?"

……

Ji Mo quickly found Jane in a clearing made of rubble.

A tall figure was swinging a hammer in the open space.

Unlike Jiu Chonglou's unusually tall stature, Jian is actually a normal female physique; her apparent height is entirely due to her power armor.

Perhaps because Jane said she was a trainee paladin and not yet old enough to officially use this power armor, the size was noticeably too large.

In terms of energy fluctuations, Jane is actually inferior to Tina, at most at the peak of the first tier. The strongest is Mara; considering her racial talent and age, she's roughly at the strength of a fifth-tier transcendent, making her the strongest in the entire royal city.

Her movements were large and sweeping, kicking up clouds of dust, making a grand and impressive display.

Ji Mo remained hidden in the shadows without making a sound, and only slowly emerged when Jian finished her training session and was slightly out of breath, leaning on the heavy hammer.

"Who?"

Perhaps because she was on high alert during training, Ji Mo, who was in another world when she reached within five meters, noticed the footsteps, turned around abruptly, and shouted, "Who is it?"

The eyes beneath the helmet peered through the visor at Ji Mo, and the initial wariness vanished instantly: "It's Mr. Ji Mo. What are you doing here?"

"I asked Tina where you usually live. She originally wanted to bring me here herself, but her family got in the way." Ji Mo lied as a prelude, seemingly asking casually, "This is the first time I've seen a family where demi-humans and humans live together in harmony."

"Tina?"

Jane's gaze darted around, her tone somewhat strange:

"The situation of demi-humans... well, Tina is one of the better ones. She lives a life of plenty, has access to books, and even accompanies others into high society. But... never mind, please pretend I didn't say anything."

"Tina is happy now, and that's enough. Yes, so are we."

Jane seemed somewhat hesitant, but this hesitation didn't last long before she put it aside and turned her attention to Ji Mo:

"Mr. Ji Mo seems very capable. Could you... perhaps give me some guidance?"