I'll Kowtow to You

A moment later, the two arrived at the General Affairs Hall. As soon as she stepped across the threshold, Lan Zhi sensed that the atmosphere in the General Affairs Hall was strange. The lobby of the General Affairs Hall was empty, with only a steward sitting inside. But she clearly felt that there were no less than fifty people hidden behind the lobby. They silently formed an encirclement, staring intently at her, waiting for her to walk in. She was being ambushed! The only way out left for her was the door behind her. Once she walked in and the door was closed, it would be like catching a turtle in a jar. Lan Zhi's nerves tensed instantly. However, she didn't immediately rush for the door. She even had the leisure to glance at Chang Lize. Chang Lize seemed a bit guilty about bringing her to the General Affairs Hall and his eyes dodged for a moment: "Let's go in." Countless life-and-death experiences in the past had made her develop the habit of remaining calm in the face of danger. Adhering to the principle of not moving if the enemy doesn't move, she smiled and said, "Okay." The two walked side by side to the steward. Chang Lize said, "Steward Sun, this is Lan Zhi. We've come to get a temporary identity token." Steward Sun was a small, thin and old-looking woman with not a high level of cultivation, at most at the full realm of one meridian. There were deep wrinkles between her brows, as if she had been frowning all year. Lan Zhi looked at her, thinking about the purpose of using her as bait. But then she saw a bright light suddenly shine in the other's eyes. She was eager to say something but worried about being presumptuous. Her mouth opened and closed, not knowing how to start, stammering: "Miss Lan...Lan Zhi, hello. I...I'll make you some tea." Lan Zhi raised an eyebrow. So, was she planning to poison the tea? She shook her head: "Thank you, I'm not thirsty." Steward Sun had already touched the teacup. Suddenly hearing the refusal, her hand paused for a moment and almost knocked over the pen holder on the table. She quickly reached out to support the pen holder, looking extremely flustered. Lan Zhi immediately doubted her guess. Could someone who handled things like this have the ability to poison? Wasn't the purpose poisoning but that the person behind the scenes wanted to use her to lower her guard? Just as she was thinking, she saw Steward Sun excitedly raise her voice: "It is I who should thank you. Thank you for the Tiger-Eye Moon Silkworms. Thank you for saving my daughter. I'll kowtow to you!" Lan Zhi was stunned. She never expected things to develop in this direction. Before she could figure it out, Steward Sun had already knelt on the ground. Lan Zhi had no choice but to reach out to help her. However, even so, she still hadn't completely let down her guard. She just turned her head and asked Chang Lize: "What's going on?" Chang Lize coughed dryly with his fist against his lips: "Well...my mother helped you donate the Tiger-Eye Moon Silkworms to the Star Academy. The sect master, the professor, and my parents also took out most of the Tiger-Eye Moon Silkworms you gave them and put them in the Medicine Cultivation Pavilion. Then they announced to the whole Star Academy that those in need could exchange them with the Star Academy's merit points." When mentioning this matter, Steward Sun had tears in her eyes and choked: "Thanks to your generosity, my daughter had the opportunity to repair her divine soul. I had already despaired before. You are the life-saving Bodhisattva of my whole family. I have nothing to repay you. Let me kowtow to you." Lan Zhi never expected things would develop in this way. Seeing that Steward Sun wanted to kneel on the ground again, she had to turn to Chang Lize for help. Chang Lize then reminded Steward Sun: "What about that?" Steward Sun seemed to wake up from a dream: "Oh, right, right. Here it is." She carefully took out a star-shaped bracelet tied with a red string from the inner pocket of her clothes and solemnly handed it to her as if holding a peerless treasure: "This is a thank-you gift from everyone. It's a bit shabby and can't compare with the value of the Tiger-Eye Moon Silkworms. This is all we can come up with for now. When we earn more money, we'll give you a better one."