Two choices?
Lin Yi knew they had reached the crucial point. He quickly straightened up and said, "Please, Senior Sister. Tell me."
"The first choice is to owe me."
Qian Huan said, "Take the items and use them for now. I'll keep track of what you owe. In the future, when you obtain a treasure you don't need that I consider valuable, you can use it to repay me."
"As for the second choice, you can trade them for a promise."
"A promise?"
Lin Yi immediately understood. That was the real point.
"Right." Qian Huan nodded, her gaze growing distant. "You know I was surrounded and attacked before. I was gravely wounded and on the brink of death. If Eldest Senior Brother hadn't arrived in time to save me, I, your Senior Sister, would probably have perished."
"And because he took the time to save me, Eldest Senior Brother couldn't reach Xiao Jiu in time, and Xiao Jiu ended up dying."
Lin Yi fell silent.
Of course he knew about these things.
Qian Huan sighed softly. "I told Xiao Jiu before that I'd pay Eldest Senior Brother the cost of bringing him back to life. But Xiao Jiu absolutely refused."
"Let's leave our own affairs aside for now." Qian Huan's tone returned to calm, though a chill crept into it. "My injuries have healed, but those who surrounded and attacked me back then are all still alive and well."
She looked at Lin Yi, a flash of fierceness in her eyes. "The ceasefire means there's no good way to deal with them in the Main Universe for now. But I can at least collect some interest in advance."
"Normally, you need to master four laws to meet the threshold for Higher Deity strength. But now you've fully mastered the two