Xia Qiao let out a heavy sigh as Lilliana left the meditation chamber. Although there really wasn't anything to negotiate since she had been planning on leaving Ryker alone, for now, the brazen young woman had wrung a few benefits from her before she would leave.
After tacitly pointing out her undetected infiltration, and expressing her confidence in escaping from Xia Qiao at the very least, Xia Qiao had no choice but to comply.
Indeed, if Lilliana had been a more malicious actor, the damages to the sect would have been unimaginable.
"Still, maybe this is for the best…" she thought aloud. She had been worried about Ryker and his group for a while now; if she could officially extend a hand for a truce, it would ease her worries just a little.
