Chapter 997: Repaying the Favor, Staying for Now

Hearing Qin Xiao ask that, Liu Yan’er instantly felt a chill run through her. Was he planning to cast her out?

“Martial Uncle, my master told me before he died to come seek refuge with you. Please, Martial Uncle, do not drive me away! I have no relatives left, and after barely escaping with my life, I have nowhere else to go. My master was ostracized within Tianqin Building while he was alive, so I cannot return there either. Although the other martial uncles and aunts treated me well, they are struggling to get by themselves. I beg Martial Uncle to take me in. I have no other requests.”

A thought flashed through Liu Yan’er’s mind, and she dropped heavily to her knees with a tearful, pleading cry.

Her frightened, aggrieved expression gave Qin Xiao a headache.

He did not actually want to cast her out unfeelingly, but he had no intention of keeping her right at the Main Tower Headquarters. He wanted to see if another department might suit her better. After all, everyone currently stationed at headquarters was either someone Qin Xiao knew completely or a subordinate he had already subdued; he generally avoided keeping unfamiliar faces so close to the core.

Yet looking at Liu Yan’er’s demeanor, she was clearly terrified he would send her away. Still, what use was a Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator at headquarters? Furthermore, his headquarters held countless secrets, making it thoroughly inconvenient to keep outsiders around.

“Get up first. I am not sending you away. We generally assign disciples to our other departments rather than keep them at headquarters. You have talent. Choose a suitable department, and I will give you some resources. Your future should be bright. How about that?”

After turning it over in his mind, Qin Xiao still decided to send her to another branch.

“Martial Uncle, I will not get up! I want nothing else, nor do I wish to go to any other department. I can just cultivate right here! I do not need your resources either-my master left me all his possessions. I only ask that Martial Uncle grant me a tiny place to stay. Please, do not drive me away.”

Liu Yan’er remained on her knees, determined not to rise unless allowed to stay.

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