The officials exchanged glances.
An elderly member of the imperial family standing at the front stepped forward first.
"Your Excellency Su has given Great Li a new lease on life. Without you here, the Demon-Extermination Alliance would have breached the border, and even the Imperial City would not have escaped the ravages of war."
The old man bowed, his manner respectful.
"Now that our ancestor has fallen, all of Great Li is in fear. We humbly ask Your Excellency Su to become the Great Li State Preceptor. You would receive the highest honors the imperial family can offer and hold a position equal to the emperor's."
As his words fell, every official in the hall knelt.
"Your Excellency Su, please become our State Preceptor!"
Their voices rang beyond the hall.
Han Yu stood behind Su Yueli, without the slightest excitement in her heart.
A position equal to the emperor's sounded splendid.
But if her master truly accepted, she would have to deal with every foreign enemy Great Li faced from then on.
Great Li would gain an invincible powerhouse. Her master would gain a meaningless title.
The resources offered by the imperial family might be precious to an Eleventh Realm cultivator, but they were of no use to her master.
They wanted to trade a State Preceptor's title for her master's protection.
They could dream on.
Han Yu looked at Su Yueli and waited for her decision.
"I refuse."
Su Yueli did not hesitate.
The faces of those in the hall shifted.
The imperial elder had expected her to refuse at first, so he immediately pressed on. "Your Excellency Su need not worry that the position will interfere with your cultivation. We would never trouble you with the mundane affairs of government. We would only ask you to act when