"Oh? A special person? Who is he?" Qi Ling asked in confusion, "Is he from the city that never sleeps?"
"Oh, no, if they were from Sleepless City, I would have brought them directly," Xiao Ye said. "These people's identities are indeed very special, so we hope Qi Ling can meet with them privately first before deciding on anything else."
Hearing Xiao Ye say this, Qi Ling couldn't help but become interested. Someone who could be valued so much by Xiao Ye must be a very important person, and must be someone related to her.
"Alright, in that case, Xiao Ye, why don't you take me to meet them?" Qi Ling said. "I also need to get out and clear my head."
Then, led by Xiao Ye, Qi Ling and she arrived at the back courtyard. It seemed that these people had come in directly through the back door, rather than through the front door.
Who exactly is this person, and why is their identity so closely guarded? With a hint of curiosity, Qi Ling walked into the backyard and saw a girl dressed in purple with long hair reaching her waist standing there quietly.
The girl's features were exquisitely beautiful, as if every detail on her face had been meticulously sculpted, without a single flaw. Yet, on this flawless face, there was a resolute expression.
Although petite, it's clear she's undergone excellent training; the proportions of her body are perfect. Even the occasional subtle movements reveal the results of years of diligent practice.
"Xiaoye, who is this?" Qi Ling asked doubtfully, "In your city that never sleeps, have you started to engage in human trafficking business now?"
"Oh no, what are you thinking!" Xiao Ye said. " Tianyi, come here, he's the person I told you about."
A girl named Tianyi walked over after hearing Xiao Ye's words, then stared intently at Qi Ling and said, "Are you Lady Qi Ling?"
"I wouldn't call myself 'sir,' but I am Qi Ling," Qi Ling said. "Um, Miss Tianyi, what brings you here?"
To Qi Ling's utter surprise, the little girl in front of her, upon hearing that she was Qi Ling, immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times to her without saying a word, with such force that her forehead almost bled.
"Girl, what are you doing? Get up quickly!" Qi Ling hurriedly went to help her up, but to her surprise, the girl's attitude was very firm, and she resolutely refused to get up.
Left with no other option, Qi Ling turned to Xiao Ye for help, asking, " Xiao Ye, what's going on? Why would she do that?"
"If you knew her last name, you'd understand why," Xiao Ye said.
"What's your surname? Isn't it Luo?" Qi Ling asked.
"What surname Luo? Who told you that?" Xiao Ye said helplessly. " Tianyi's surname is Yu, Qi Ling, do you understand?"
"Yu? Yu Tianyi?" Qi Ling was stunned, and looking at the situation before her, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "You're from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
"That's right, she's from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan," Xiao Ye said. "When the Divine Court attacked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan before, our Sleepless City, as their mortal enemy, naturally participated in the battle in secret."
"But unfortunately, the forces dispatched by the Divine Court that time were simply too strong. Even with our help, we were powerless to stop them. So at the last moment, Yu Yuanzhen, the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, asked us for a favor," Xiao Ye said.
"He asked us to lead these young people, who represent the hopes of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, to escape and preserve the hope of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
Qi Ling was startled and said, "But I remember that the Divine Court used a combination of surprise attack and encirclement against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. How did you manage to escape...?"
"Naturally, we used our family's secret techniques," Xiao Ye said. "But even so, the number of people we could rescue was limited. That night, we rescued less than a hundred people. Adding in the clansmen scattered elsewhere, the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan now only has about three hundred people left."
Once one of the three great families, now only three hundred members remain, a truly lamentable situation. Compared to them, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which merely lost its homeland, is undoubtedly much luckier.
"Even so, there's no reason for her to kneel before me. I haven't done anything that would make her kneel," Qi Ling said helplessly.
At this moment, Yu Tianyi spoke up, "The hatred of our clan's annihilation is irreconcilable. Lord Qi Ling, you wiped out 40,000 Soul Master of the Divine Court; you are the benefactor of our entire clan!"
"Besides that, Tianyi has another request for you, and I hope you can grant it!" Yu Tianyi said to Qi Ling while still kneeling, "I hope you can accept me as your disciple!"
"How did this get back to taking on apprentices, Tianyi? What brought this up?" Qi Ling asked in surprise.
"After being rescued, I asked Sister Xiao Ye how we could take revenge," Yu Tianyi said. "Sister Xiao Ye said that if we wanted revenge, only one person could help us achieve it, and that is Lord Qi Ling!"
"For us now, our purpose in this life is nothing but revenge against the Divine Court. Therefore, we humbly beg Lord Qi Ling to accept us as your disciples. We will serve you like cattle and horses, as slaves and servants, without complaint! All the members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will also be at your command!"
Qi Ling looked helplessly at Xiao Ye: "Was this your terrible idea?"
Xiao Ye stuck out her tongue and said, "But what I said is true! Qi Ling, only you can do these things right now. Even our Sleepless City needs you!"
"You little rascal, you're deliberately setting me up!" Qi Ling said helplessly. " Tianyi, get up first. We can discuss what you're talking about slowly."
But Yu Tianyi remained kneeling on the ground, resolutely refusing to raise her head. Instead, she said, "Lord Qi Ling, I know what I'm doing is extremely impolite. No matter what, I shouldn't be pressuring you like this, but this is our only option! I won't get up unless you agree to accept me as your disciple!"
"Are you really not willing to accept it?"
"I really can't accept this!"
"I'd rather die than get up?"
"I'd rather die than get up!"
Qi Ling was immediately helpless. For these people who had lost everything, these two sentences were not just empty words; they were truly prepared to die at any moment.
If I insist on getting her up, she might try to prove her innocence by committing suicide, and then I'll have to find a way to save her, which would be even more troublesome.
" Tianyi, I've seen your resolve, but you should also know that I won't agree to just anyone asking to become my disciple," Qi Ling said helplessly. "How about this? If you pass my test, I'll agree to take you as my apprentice, okay?"