Chapter 5049: Seeking A Way Out Editor: Misty Cloud Translations While chewing her food, Yue’er said, "My senior brother told me to come in and tell you—you’re not allowed to go out." Hearing this, Mi’er widened her eyes. "Not allowed to go out? How can that be? There are only two of them outside? You... cough, has the My lady been informed? I need to go check." With that, she pulled her small hand away and strode toward the exit. Seeing this, Yue’er wanted to follow, but noticing the uneaten food in her bowl and the soup still simmering on the stove, she continued eating while watching the flames in the hearth. With her Mother present, nothing untoward would happen. Upstairs in the guest room, Feng Jiu opened the door and stepped out. Dressed simply in a light azure robe, her long black hair cascaded down her back. Fresh from a bath, she looked languid and relaxed. She walked to the railing, standing there looking down. Her gaze fell upon the Cheng family members below, and she asked, "Do you have business?" Seeing her, the Cheng family Old Predecessor and the others recognized her instantly. Observing her ordinary features and simple blue gown, they knew she had altered her appearance. Therefore, the Old Predecessor stepped forward and bowed respectfully. "I am the Old Predecessor of the Cheng family, paying my respects to My Lady." At that moment, his heart leapt with nervousness, pounding wildly with trepidation. Feng Jiu descended the stairs slowly, saying, "I hadn’t even sought you out, yet you’ve come to me of your own accord." Hearing these words, the Cheng family members flinched inwardly, lowering their heads slightly, not daring to meet her gaze. "My lady, we have come to beg your forgiveness. We offer ten of the Cheng family’s most precious treasures and pledge to forfeit our cultivation. We implore you to show mercy and spare our family this time. Henceforth, we shall teach our descendants to do good deeds and never forget your great kindness." Watching her descend the steps, the Cheng family Old Predecessor swept up his robe and knelt, delivering a heavy kowtow to her. The crowd watching from outside the inn froze at this sight. Eyes widened in disbelief as they stared at the patriarch kneeling and kowtowing. A figure who could send an entire town into turmoil with a mere stamp of his foot was now kneeling before an unassuming woman in green robes? Had they not witnessed it themselves, they would never have believed it possible! Feng Jiu stood before him, her gaze flickering as she watched the old man kneeling with his head pressed to the ground. For people like them, self-destructing their cultivation meant nothing but waiting for death. And once their cultivation was gone, they wouldn’t have much time left to live. She had a vague suspicion about why they had come to the inn seeking a way to survive. After all, these were powerful individuals who had lived for hundreds of years. Upon learning that the four people sent by the Cheng family had all died, they should have been able to guess the final fate of the Cheng family. She walked slowly over and sat down at the table where the two children sat. Her voice was measured as she spoke: "Though this world reveres the strong, one must always leave a sliver of hope. Since you have come to me seeking mercy, I might spare your Cheng family this once. However..." Hearing her words, the Cheng family Old Predecessor’s heart swelled with hope. He instinctively lifted his gaze toward her, only to pause mid-sentence as her voice trailed off, causing his heart to leap back into his throat. "Please speak, My Lady! If you are willing to show mercy and spare the descendants of the Cheng family, whatever you command, we shall obey!" the Old Predecessor hastily declared.