Little Taotie took a step back, startled by a gaze that seemed almost tangible.
Since leaving the home in the mountains, she had never again encountered such a disdainful gaze.
That kind of gaze was just like the one her mother in the mountains used to give her.
Hating her, despising her, thinking she was superfluous, wishing she could vanish, yet begrudging something, gritting her teeth.
The woman withdrew her gaze and looked toward the distant mountains, coldly saying, "Recognize your place! You are merely a mount!"
Little Taotie, puzzled, had no time to ask for clarification before a flash of light passed by, and the woman disappeared.
Little Taotie widened her eyes, filled with bewilderment.
Her consciousness clearly knew she was dreaming, and since this was a dream, she wasn't scared by the woman's sudden vanishing act; apart from being perplexed, she felt an inexplicable bewilderment.
