He couldn't keep the desperation from creeping into his voice. At this point, he would try anything. Anything that might work.
"Ooohhh... That's all?" Shuyin tilted her head, considering. "My services are very expensive, you know."
Her tone was light, almost playful, but the coldness in it never left her eyes.
"Name anything," Lu Yuze said immediately. "So long as it has a price, I can give it. Money. Property. Influence. Whatever you need."
"Ooohhh?" She smiled that strange smile again. "I have a few requests. First, I need to get out of this place, along with my three friends. Second, I will need a husband." She paused, watching his reaction. "And third, enough money to sustain myself comfortably."
She didn't ask for much else, just the essentials, identity, money to move freely in human society, and most importantly, freedom.
Lu Yuze frowned slightly. "But you know you all committed crimes. The legal system...."
