Hu Liena could not imagine what Ye Qingcang might need to ask of her.
To put it another way, she did not believe she had the ability to help Ye Qingcang.
Still, since Ye Qingcang had put it that way, and Chrysanthemum Grandpa and Ghost Grandpa had both come along, Hu Liena looked at the Jade Box containing the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew in her hands and decided to hear Ye Qingcang out. If she could help, she certainly would. If she truly could not, then she would have no choice but to return the Jade Box to him.
One should not accept rewards without merit. That was her bottom line.
After Yue Guan and Gui Mei had finished guessing how Ye Qingcang had established such a good relationship with Spirit Hall, they had more or less guessed what he wanted their help with, judging from the value of his gifts.
But only when Ye Qingcang voiced his request did they realize that their imaginations had been sorely lacking. They had been far too conservative!
"I want you to persuade your teacher." Ye Qingcang's blunt opening left Hu Liena, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei completely stunned. There was no buildup at all—he went straight to the point. "Your teacher has a daughter, four years older than you. For certain special reasons, their relationship has fallen to rock bottom..."
"Wait!" Yue Guan suddenly felt that the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum inside his Storage Soul Tool had become scorching hot. His breathing quickened as old shadows were stirred, and his voice turned sharp. "How did you know about this?"
But unlike Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who knew the truth, Hu Liena was utterly bewildered. "Teacher... has a daughter four years older than me?"
Gui Mei tugged helplessly at the corner