"Am I going to keep wasting away in this village forever?"
After returning from the village chief once again, Li Zhao lay on her bed, her heart filled with unease.
She wanted to leave the village.
But if she went to a nearby town, she would have to abandon most of the money she had saved up and start over.
It was not that she begrudged the money. Rather, as an ordinary person, how was she supposed to gain a foothold in a town?
Even if she could discover what Soul Masters needed through her interactions with them, Soul Masters had always been combative. What if one of them acted on impulse and attacked her?
In this cruel world—
If I want to earn enough money to free myself from this unease, I must possess strength myself! At the very least, I need someone with strength to be utterly devoted to me!
But how difficult would that be?
What Soul Master would be willing to patiently deal with an ordinary person?
It was said that if a Soul Master accidentally killed someone in the city, as long as they paid some compensation, the people from the Spirit Hall Branch and the City Lord's Mansion would mostly choose to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into nothing...
"Forget it. There's no point thinking so much. Other than seeing a few Soul Masters facing off when I was little, I've never had any contact with Soul Masters since then. I should think of a way to persuade the old village chief instead." Li Zhao sighed, jumped out of bed, and prepared to grab something to eat.
But the moment she opened the door, she saw Edward standing outside and took a startled step back.
Only after recognizing him did