"Girl, have some ambition. Don't be a maid—be a concubine instead."
Yu Mengdi tried to dissuade Nan Qiuqiu, while Nana nodded vigorously beside her. This household could add another mistress, but absolutely not another maid—they were practically being worked to death!
"A concubine... As long as I can save Mother, I'm willing to be a concubine!"
Tears streamed down Nan Qiuqiu's face. She had once been the spoiled, fiery young mistress of the Earth Dragon Sect, always holding her head high and carrying herself with pride wherever she went.
But times had changed. Her mother, Nan ShuiShui, and many of her fellow disciples had been imprisoned by the Sun Moon Empire. To save them, she was willing to give up everything.
A trace of surprise flickered across Ling Bai's brow. He had not said a single word, so how had Nan Qiuqiu gone from becoming a maid to becoming a concubine? Annoyed, he said, "You two, quit making trouble. Go back and cultivate hard. From now on, let Li Jing and Li Ya handle the tea-serving and water-pouring."
"Ah..."
Yu Mengdi and Nana drew out their voices in unison, their tones filled with endless resentment and reluctance. Then Ling Bai added, "Whoever breaks through to Titled Douluo first will become the head maid."
"Got it, Idol/Master!"
The two women dashed upstairs, racing against time to meditate and cultivate, determined to seize the lofty position of head maid.
"You all keep talking. I'm going back to sleep."
Ning Feng Yu left with a yawn. Clever as she was, she had no intention of involving herself in the Earth Dragon Sect's affairs. Only Ling Bai, Nan Qiuqiu, and the two Mermaid Princesses, Li Jing and Li Ya, remained in the hall.
Nan Qiuqiu secretly sized Ling Bai up from the corner of