Under everyone's astonished gazes, Li Shiya walked straight up to Lin Qinqin and spoke gently.
"Child, I am the peak master of the Misty Sect's Ninety-Ninth Peak. I wish to take you as my disciple. Would you be willing to become my student?"
Lin Qinqin froze. She had never imagined that, after nearly being sent to hell just moments ago, a peak master would now come to take her as a disciple. This reversal from hell to heaven had come far too quickly.
Lin Qinqin glanced at Ming Hao and the others and asked incredulously,
"If I become your disciple, does that mean I won't have to suffer punishment in Thunder Prison? Can my friends be spared too?"
Li Shiya was taken aback. Who in the sect did not know her illustrious name?
She had expected the girl to bow the moment she heard her name, yet instead, she had first shown concern for her friends. That only made Li Shiya like her even more.
Still, she answered mercilessly,
"No. This boy must go to Thunder Prison to be punished. If you become my disciple, you won't have to suffer that ordeal!"
Lin Qinqin did not answer immediately. Instead, she walked over to Ming Hao and said,
"Junior Brother Ming Hao, I..."
"There's no need to say anything, Senior Sister. This is a rare opportunity for you. Once you miss it, it's gone. By then, even regret will come too late."
Ming Hao cut her off, then took three gift boxes out of his storage space and held them out to her.
"Senior Sister, these are gifts I just bought at the Jewelry Pavilion. I was going to give them to you later, but we're about to part. If I don't give them to you now, I'm afraid I