“It’s fake, all fake, this can’t be real… Tell me this isn’t real…” Li Xian clutched his head, unable to accept the reality before him.
Without these ten thousand Gold Coins, wouldn’t he still be a pauper with barely ten Gold Coins to his name?
Looking at her savior’s expression of utter disbelief, Sara felt even more guilty and uneasy.
The deep sense of self-reproach made her clench her small fists tightly, and she hurriedly said, “Mr. Li Xian, I promise I’ll find a way to repay these ten thousand Gold Coins in the future. Please don’t be angry, alright?”
Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at Li Xian, unable to shake off the guilt in her heart.
The more devastated Li Xian looked, the deeper her self-blame became, and as for Li Xian… he was already showing clear signs of shutting down.
No matter how Sara apologized, no matter what she said, Li Xian just kept holding his head, completely unable to accept the reality before him.
His misery only made Sara feel worse, and the pent-up frustration in her heart made her grow agitated as well.
“Mr. Li Xian, if you’re angry, you can scold me. If that’s not enough, you can even hit me, just please don’t be like this, okay?” Sara bit her lip as she spoke.
Li Xian raised his head and looked at her.
“Li… Li Xian, sir?” Sara shrank back a little under his intense, predatory gaze.
“Go over there, hold onto the tree, and stick your butt out.”
Li Xian’s face was dark as he pointed at a tree ahead.
“Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?” Sara instinctively covered her backside, her cheeks flushing pink.
“Wait… Are you really going to hit me?” Bewildered and a little aggrieved, Sara pouted, feeling quite embarrassed.
“What else? Did you think I’d say, ‘It’s okay, don’t be sad anymore. Seeing you cry breaks my heart,’ or something like that?”
Sara froze for a moment, still wanting to wriggle her way out of it with some cuteness.
But Li Xian was completely unmoved, staring at her with that calm gaze until she felt uneasy.
Remembering that she had not only lied to Mr. Li Xian but also been saved by him twice, her guilt only grew deeper.
At last, she slowly walked over to the tree Li Xian had pointed at, placed her hands on the trunk, and bent over…
“Stick your butt higher!” The man behind her gave no warning before slapping her, making Sara tremble all over, her body instantly tensing up.
The faint tingling mixed with the shameful pain made her cheeks so red it looked like they might drip.
With that one slap, Sara’s waist went weak—how could she possibly keep the posture Li Xian wanted?
But Li Xian was relentless, giving her another smack.
“Hurry up, don’t try to get out of it. Stick it out higher.”
Sara bit her lip hard, her heart overflowing with shame, but under Li Xian’s constant urging, she could only do her best to lift her little butt higher.
“Still not enough!” Li Xian landed another slap, producing a crisp “pa” sound.
He had to admit, the feeling was pretty good.
It wasn’t exactly plump, but it was definitely bouncy.
After a few smacks, the frustration in his heart eased a little.
But it still wasn’t enough…
“Wuu~” Sara whimpered, that last slap knocking down the little bit of height she’d managed to raise her hips to.
Now she had to stick it out even higher, which was even harder.
The burning pain on her backside made her instinctively want to dodge, but how could she escape from the pain?
No matter how she twisted, the pain remained just as sharp, just as shameful.
Tears brimmed in the girl’s eyes—not from the pain, but from embarrassment.
As Sara struggled to stick her butt out once more, Li Xian’s hand, which was about to strike again, suddenly stopped.
In his line of sight, Sara’s already short skirt—thanks to the angle of her hips—could no longer cover the panties decorated with a little white rabbit pattern…
“Ahem—” Li Xian coughed awkwardly twice, and to cover his embarrassment, he slapped her even harder without mercy.
“Ugh!” The girl let out a muffled cry, the burning sensation making her whole body tremble and spasm.
She could no longer stand, and slid down the tree to the ground, lying there limp, muttering over and over, “It hurts, wuu wuu~ I’ll never get married now…” or something like that.
Li Xian let out a long sigh, his face refreshed, the knot in his chest completely gone.
But this matter wasn’t going to end so simply…
It wasn’t that Li Xian was petty and unwilling to let things go, but that Sara’s actions were basically slandering or even provoking the Adventurers’ Guild.
Even if they managed to reach the Imperial Capital, the Adventurers’ Guild would still need to verify the completion of the quest’s transaction.
But the problem was, Sara had no money, and Li Xian didn’t have any either—there was simply no way to produce ten thousand Gold Coins for Sara to fake.
If the Adventurers’ Guild discovered this, it wasn’t impossible that Sara would be hunted down!
The Adventurers’ Guild was a massive force spanning the entire Continent, with numerous top experts, even having two Legendary Experts!
So far, no one hunted by the Adventurers’ Guild had ever survived.
“Girl, you do know the consequences of doing this, don’t you?” Thinking of this, Li Xian looked at Sara seriously.
Sara pressed her lips together.
With both her parents being adventurers, how could she not know?
“Mr. Li Xian, I’m sorry…”
Guilt made her apologize again, then she looked at him helplessly.
“What… should I do?”
“You’re asking me…? I don’t know much about this stuff. But you—didn’t you make any backup plans?”
“I…” Sara clenched her fists nervously.
Of course she’d thought about it, but that kind of thing…
“Um…” After a long silence, she finally spoke.
“Mr. Li Xian, are you still angry with me?”
Li Xian’s mouth twitched.
Anyone would be upset after losing ten thousand Gold Coins, right?
Sara could read Li Xian’s expression, so she lowered her head, face a bit pale.
“Then… Do you despise me?”
“What do you mean?” That question caught Li Xian off guard.
Sara bit her lip hard and said, “The Adventurers’ Guild has a special rule… If both parties are willing to settle privately, there won’t be a bounty…”
“And what kind of private settlement is that?” Li Xian frowned.
“It means… I become your slave…”
The girl’s voice trembled.
After all, “Slave” was not a pleasant word.
Becoming a Slave meant losing all freedom and dignity, even the right to choose life or death.
No matter what the master wanted to do, she would have no way to resist.
Even though the boy before her had saved her several times, she still didn’t really know him.
If he turned out to be cruel, then as his Slave, she’d be facing a fate worse than death…
“Huh?” At this moment, Li Xian was completely dumbfounded.