Fang Zheng was utterly speechless at Aika's proposal, while Nie Xiaoqian was endlessly grateful. In fact, from Nie Xiaoqian's perspective, this was no punishment at all. She had personally witnessed Fang Zheng's power. An Immortal Master with such strength was bound to hold an extremely high position. If she could serve at his side as a servant, it would practically be a single step to the heavens!
In fact, there were plenty of such stories in myths and legends.
For example, some Fairy might plague an area, only for an immortal to descend and take it on as a disciple. Modern people would probably see that as enslavement, but to the demons and evil ghosts of that era, it was no less than ascending to heaven in a single step! After all, most of them had become spirits naturally and had no proper understanding of how to continue cultivating. They could only follow their own ideas and do whatever made them stronger.
But that kind of cultivation was like reinventing the wheel behind closed doors. Studying advanced mathematics alone in a room versus studying it under the guidance of a great mathematician—anyone who wasn't an idiot knew the latter would teach them far more. Sure, you would have to take on more demands and assignments, getting ordered around like a mule, but you would still learn much faster than by figuring it all out yourself!
Given Nie Xiaoqian's circumstances, even if she wasn't sent to the eighteen levels of hell after entering the underworld, she would still suffer terribly. At best, she would eventually be reincarnated, and who knew what she would be reborn as to atone for the sins of this life? Her next fate might even be worse. But following Fang Zheng now, she could be considered to