The moment Lan heard that Jiang Nan wasn't going to kill her, shock filled her dirty little face!
I stole his precious beans, and he's not even mad?
(⸝⸝◔‸◔ิ⸝⸝)
"Th-then what did you come to my house for?"
Jiang Nan's expression stiffened. He couldn't exactly say he'd come to hide from danger, could he?
He put on an air of inscrutable mystery.
"Ahem. I mean no harm!"
"Do you want to come with me? You can live in a big house and eat your fill at every meal. You won't have to rely on stealing to survive anymore!"
Lan's eyes filled with fear, and she shrank away from him.
"You say you mean no harm? I think you're trying to kidnap me!"
"There are lots of traffickers like you in the city. I'm not going with you! I have a home of my own, and I don't want to live in a big house!"
Her wide eyes were full of wariness and suspicion.
Without a bit of street smarts, she never would have survived in the City That Never Sleeps at her age!
Jiang Nan: (ꐦ⌒_⌒;)
"Do I really look that much like a trafficker?"
"Honestly, your ability is of the Space Element. It's extremely rare, and I have the same kind!"
"I want to kidnap you—uh, I mean, take you back with me, help you get stronger, and let you earn your own living!"
Lan looked a little uncertain, but she immediately shook her head.
"No! I'm not going! I can take care of myself. Once I've saved up enough money, I'll buy spirit beads!"
"I'll level up sooner or later. Then I'll go into the abyss and kill spirit beasts myself to earn spirit beads!"
"I don't need your help! Let go of me! Let go!"
Lan struggled