Su Hong stared at Li Yan with her beautiful eyes, her pearly teeth biting her crimson lip. Although she had already spoken, she still looked indecisive.
She wanted to help Li Yan, but the trading company's secret passages had never been open to outsiders. Even if she asked, she could not persuade her parents.
Unless Li Yan joined Guiqulaixi or possessed some other special status—but even if he agreed to join now, those passages were not something a newcomer could use.
If she did that, criticism would come pouring in, and people would question the chief altar master's impartiality.
Moreover, once she set this precedent, there would be no grounds to stop others from following suit.
Besides, she had previously suggested that Li Yan join Guiqulaixi, but he was someone whose heart was devoted solely to the Dao.
After becoming a steward, Li Yan would initially have to spend his days out in public, bartering and negotiating prices, escorting goods, and so on. That was certainly not what he wanted.
Just after Su Hong finished speaking, Lian and Ning were already exchanging secret voice transmissions.
"The young lady really is devoted. She still wants to help this brat. He simply isn't worth it. Hmph!"
"He certainly isn't worth this much concern from her. That female Devil Race cultivator seems to have quite an unusual relationship with him.
"When this brat got married on the Wind God Continent, the young lady shouldn't have attended. She was terribly downcast after leaving that place..."
Although the two exchanged voice transmissions in secret, they would not privately counsel her against it. They were merely guardians. Only a personal maid would voice dissatisfaction over such matters of a young woman's heart.
But the young lady had arranged for that girl Mi'er to focus on cultivating,