"I, I'm Qing Lin."
The girl looked at Xiao Yan as though she were looking at a devil.
With a mere wave of this youth's hand, those two people had turned into two clouds of ash.
Such strength was simply terrifying.
In her eyes, Xiao Yan now seemed even more frightening than the master and mistress who used to bully her.
Seeing the fear in the girl's eyes, Xiao Yan paused, then gave her a gentle smile. "Don't be afraid. I'm a good person."
His words seemed to prove nothing at all. Qing Lin shuddered, then tears spilled from her large eyes.
"Ah, this child has suffered far too much along the way." Somewhat helpless, Xiao Yan gently stepped forward and patted her head.
"From today onward, how about staying by my side as my maid?"
"Huh?"
Qing Lin stopped sobbing for a moment, then looked pitifully at Xiao Yan. "You won't kill me?"
"Why would I kill you?" Xiao Yan smiled as he rubbed the green hair on her head.
"I'm here to save you."
Hearing her question, Xiao Yan could only reply helplessly.
"S-save me?"
Qing Lin blinked her large eyes and asked pitifully again, "You won't sell me to a brothel...?"
"Why would I sell you to a brothel? Wouldn't it be better for your young master to keep you all to himself?" Xiao Yan cackled and reached out to tilt the little girl's chin up.
"Huh?" Qing Lin's pretty face, which had only just stopped showing tears, went pale with fright again.
Seeing her look like a startled fawn, even Xiao Yan could not help feeling a trace of pity.
This child truly was pitiful.
"I was only teasing you just now. But you're my maid now, so come with me."
Xiao Yan took her little