"What do you plan to do with her?" Nian Yuexian asked.
Lu Ye glanced at Shen Chudan beside him and cupped his fists. "I'll have to ask you to decide, my lord."
At the same time, his spiritual sense stirred as he secretly transmitted, "My lord, she and I had known each other since the Cloud River Battlefield, so we have some ties. Last time, I had also relied on her to pass a message to Ying Wuji, which led to everything that followed."
Nian Yuexian understood at once. She gave a slight nod, then said to Shen Chudan, "I happen to be short of a maid for rough work. From now on, you will follow me."
Shen Chudan looked as though she wanted to cry but had no tears. Yet she did not dare disobey, and could only answer, "Yes!"
She comforted herself inwardly. A maid for rough work was still a maid for rough work, but serving under such a renowned Divine Sea Realm cultivator was not exactly beneath her. At least it was better than being captured alive by those people from before.
Nian Yuexian looked at Lu Ye again. "Go rest for now. Come see me tomorrow. I have something to tell you."
"Yes, sir. I'll take my leave!"
Lu Ye departed, and Nian Yuexian's figure flickered before she too vanished without a trace. Shen Chudan was left standing there alone, somewhat dazed, with no idea where she ought to go or what she ought to do.
After thinking it over, she set off in the direction Lu Ye had gone. Before long, she arrived outside Lu Ye's Bamboo Lodge and raised her hand to knock. "Lu Yiye, what am I supposed to do now?"
There was no response from inside.
She knocked again for a