Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

"Is it really impossible?"

"It’s not impossible for me to help."

Xu Lei looked at her delicate, pretty face and said, "How about this."

I can give you an opportunity.

You’re quite good-looking.

You’ve managed to catch my Dharma Eye.

I happen to need a female attendant by my side.

If you’re willing, you will be my Attendant for the rest of your life.

Let me be clear, this isn’t about being an ordinary maidservant.

You are to become my woman!

Your entire body, an act of Charitable Giving for me to use as I wish!

Do this, and I can help you resolve your problem.

This is a transaction.

And don’t give me any talk about serving the greater good.

Besides the greater good, you also want to avenge your father, don’t you?

Do you truly have no selfish desires?

To get something, you must give something.

There is no gain without sacrifice.

That’s just how the world works.

It’s impossible to get something for nothing."

Xu Lei said this on a sudden whim.

Previously, Zhao Xin’s passion for him had suddenly cooled, and she had left him.

To be honest, Xu Lei still felt a little strange about it.

However, he had no intention of forcibly keeping Zhao Xin by his side.

But since Zhao Xin was gone...

’It wouldn’t be a bad idea to find another woman or two to accompany me,’ Xu Lei thought.

Xu Lei’s body had only aged to that of a man in his sixties.

Plus, with the Phoenix True Flame inside him, his ability in Charitable Giving naturally still existed.

It wasn’t as strong as when he was young, of course.

But it wasn’t so weak that he’d lost all combat effectiveness.

Zhao Xin had probably just grown tired of him.

It was like a married couple on Earth after the seven-year itch.

It wasn’t that they had both lost that ability.

It’s just that their passion had suddenly cooled.

On Earth, couples like that sometimes reconciled.

Xu Lei didn’t know if he and Zhao Xin would ever get back together.

Xu Lei didn’t know.

He didn’t want to think about it too much.

’Isn’t this tender, pure, fresh young woman right in front of me more appealing?’

"What?"

The young woman said in astonishment, "Me? You... you want me to be your woman?"

"Th-th-this... You... I..."

"Aren’t you a man of the cloth? A cultivator?"

Why would you need a woman to serve you?

"Men like you aren’t supposed to..."

She blushed, her expression deeply conflicted.

Because she was currently being hunted by King Ning.

With her own Power, there was no way she could escape.

In truth, she had already fallen into despair.

But Xu Lei’s strength had given her a glimmer of hope.

She had originally thought Xu Lei was a chivalrous hero, a righteous man.

Someone who might help for the sake of the greater good.

She never expected that Xu Lei wouldn’t buy that at all.

But Xu Lei already looked to be over sixty years old.

For a young maiden in the bloom of her youth, and a virgin at that, it was truly too much to accept all at once.

"It’s not that I’ve never seen a woman, much less a beautiful one."

Seeing her hesitation, Xu Lei said coolly, "I’ve had many beautiful women.

And there are plenty of beautiful women in the world.

If I wanted to, I could just spend a few silver coins.

Plenty of beautiful girls from common families would be willing to attend to my every need.

Listen carefully. This opportunity is a gift I’m bestowing upon you.

If it weren’t for my sudden whim, it wouldn’t matter how much you begged me on your knees. It would be useless.

I’ll count to three. If you’re not willing, then forget it.

This is the only chance I’m giving you.

If you refuse, I’ll turn around and leave.

One... two..."

"I’m willing."

Biting her lip in conflict, the young woman said directly, "I agree.

But you must first get me out of here.

And take me to the Capital City.

After this matter is over...

Only then will I... give... truly... become your woman."

After she spoke, she burst into tears.

Fat teardrops rolled down from her eyes.

Just like the heroines in those Qiong Yao dramas on Earth.

Her crying was especially heart-wrenching.

She had been a happy and carefree Official’s Daughter, but then disaster struck her father.

He was murdered by King Ning.

Her entire family was implicated.

Before he died, her father’s only wish was for her to escape, take the evidence to the Capital City, and deliver it to the Emperor.

But now, she couldn’t escape.

And it was no longer just a question of delivering the evidence.

If she were captured by King Ning, she would surely not survive.

King Ning wouldn’t let her live just because she was beautiful.

The Ning Prince’s Mansion was full of beautiful women.

It was more likely that she’d be ravaged by King Ning’s men first.

She had only managed to survive earlier because those bandits coveted her beauty.

They wanted to toy with her before killing her as per King Ning’s orders.

Otherwise, she would have been dead before Xu Lei even intervened.

’I thought Xu Lei, the one who saved me, was a hero.’

’I never thought he’d turn out to be a lecher!’

’Taking advantage of my desperation at a time like this.’

’To propose such a condition.’

But she had no choice but to accept.

After all, if she refused, she would die, and the injustice done to her father would never be righted.

Her entire family would be forever tainted by slander even in death.

At this moment, she had no other choice.

So she agreed.

But the sheer grievance of it all made her break down and sob uncontrollably.

"Why are you crying? It seems you feel quite wronged."

Seeing this, Xu Lei said coldly, "If that’s the case, then the deal is off.

I don’t like to force people.

You’re making it seem as if I’m forcing you.

If you think you’re getting the better end of this deal,

then you should accept it happily.

If you’re not willing, then don’t accept.

I can just find another woman to be my Attendant."

"No, don’t."

The young woman said quickly, "I’m not unwilling. I am willing.

Immortal, please don’t be like this.

I’m willing.

I’m not crying. I won’t cry.

See? I’m smiling. I’m smiling."

She wiped away her tears with her delicate hands, forcing a smile through her sobs.

Although a lovely smile appeared on her youthful, collagen-rich face, the tears in her eyes still couldn’t be stopped from flowing.