“If you save my life, then I’m willing to serve you as your humble servant, Miss Shangguan. I will become your bull and horse, and I will brave any danger for your sake!”0

By now, Pockface Bai was beginning to notice Shangguan Hongjin’s true intentions as well. But what could he do? He was in a life-or-death crisis. He had to give even the unlikeliest hope a try. “Are you done thinking about your terms, Miss Shangguan?”0

“Oh, I have.” Shangguan Hongjin beamed at him. “After careful deliberation, I’ve decided that there is absolutely nothing you could give me that would be worth my aid. Therefore, I decline your request for aid.”0

“Don’t worry, I doubt that even a single speck of you will be left when you’re dead, so don’t worry about vultures picking off your possessions from your cold, dead corpse and just rest...0