81: choose

Familly, the second review passed again!

But I dare not test this book.

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The softness and trembling in his arms made Lin Feng's heart stir.

His Divine Sense swept out, and the figure that had been secretly peeking, imbued with a bewitching aura, had quietly departed.

Dong Xuan'er had finally left.

He helped Chen Qiaoqian, who was in his arms, to sit upright, placing his hands on her shoulders and pulling her a little distance away. (With image)

"This matter is a long story. Let's talk inside the Immortal Cave."

Chen Qiaoqian looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, at the face so close to her, those deep eyes seeming to see through people's hearts.

She haphazardly wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and nodded heavily, like an obedient child.

Lin Feng turned and led her towards the Immortal Cave.

The Restriction slowly closed behind them, isolating them from everything outside.

Stepping into the Immortal Cave, Chen Qiaoqian's entire body trembled, her beautiful eyes filled with an expression of disbelief.

"This... the Spiritual Qi here..."

She couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

A pure Spiritual Qi, several times denser than that outside Huangfeng Valley, rushed towards her.

Her Dantian merely circulated for one cycle on its own, and she felt that the newly Foundation Establishment and still somewhat unstable magical power within her body became several times more vibrant.

This Spiritual Qi density was simply terrifying!

She had once been to Master Hongfu Immortal's Immortal Cave, which was already an excellent node of Huangfeng Valley's Spiritual Vein, but compared to this place, it was like the difference between a stream and a river or sea!

What kind of person was this Senior?

Her awe towards Lin Feng deepened by a few points.

Her gaze swept around, but the furnishings in the Immortal Cave's main hall were unusually simple.

There was only a set of stone tables and chairs that Lin Feng used for disguise; other than that, there was nothing else, making it appear somewhat spacious and desolate.

This formed a stark contrast with the astonishing Spiritual Qi density within the Immortal Cave.

"Sit," Lin Feng pointed to the stone stool, while he casually sat down in the main seat.

Chen Qiaoqian suppressed the shock in her heart and sat down as instructed, her posture upright, her hands nervously placed on her knees, like a Disciple waiting for a Master's lecture.

Lin Feng looked at her reserved demeanor and did not speak immediately. Instead, he calmly called out towards the inner chamber of the Immortal Cave.

"Yunzhi, serve tea."

As soon as his voice fell, a light footsteps sound came from the inner chamber.

A young girl walked out.

When Chen Qiaoqian saw this young girl, her breath hitched slightly.

The girl looked no older than sixteen or seventeen, dressed in a sky-blue short skirt, revealing a pair of fair, slender legs. Her raven-black hair was playfully tied into twin ponytails, swaying gently as she walked.

Her features were delicate, her skin like snow, especially her pair of watery large eyes, which were agile and clear.

At this moment, those large eyes were openly scrutinizing Chen Qiaoqian with a hint of faint hostility.

This attire was clearly meticulously prepared, definitely not the appearance of an ordinary maidservant.

The young girl was Han Yunzhi.

She carried the tea tray and gracefully walked to the stone table, first giving Lin Feng a tender, watery glance, then reluctantly poured a cup of Spiritual Tea for Chen Qiaoqian.

When she put down the teacup, her movement carried a subtle, almost imperceptible deliberateness.

The aroma of tea permeated the air, but Chen Qiaoqian's heart suddenly sank.

"Senior..."

Her voice was a little dry, with a subtle tremor.

"This is your..."

Lin Feng picked up his own teacup and gently blew on the hot steam, as if he hadn't noticed the atmosphere between the two of them.

He replied in a calm tone: "She is my maidservant."

Maidservant?

Chen Qiaoqian's heart clenched sharply.

A female Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage, such a young and beautiful woman, acting as a maidservant?

She looked at Han Yunzhi's undisguised adoration and attachment when she gazed at Lin Feng, and a pang of bitterness surged in her heart.

This Senior already had a maidservant by his side.

A huge sense of loss welled up in her heart. Her initial joy at finding Lin Feng was now doused with a basin of ice water.

"Then... then Senior means..."

Chen Qiaoqian's lips trembled, and her eyes reddened once again.

"Do you no longer need Qiaoqian?" Her voice was filled with grievance and unease.

Lin Feng had intended to maintain the demeanor of a high-ranking Senior to the end, but seeing her on the verge of tears, his heart softened after all.

That aloof and indifferent aura quietly receded a few points.

His voice also became a little gentler.

"Qiaoqian."

He put down his teacup and looked directly at her.

"My maidservant has a pitiful background, long since without Family or relatives. I have grown accustomed to her being by my side."

"But you are different."

Lin Feng's tone shifted, becoming profound.

"You are, after all, the Clan Chief of the Chen Family's younger sister; you have the entire Family behind you. And I observe that you still have an attachment to your Family."

After speaking, he flipped his wrist, and two bulging Storage Pouches appeared out of thin air on the table.

She looked at Lin Feng in confusion.

Lin Feng did not rush to explain. Covertly, a barely perceptible wisp of Divine Sense power quietly activated a mind-bewitching secret art from the Great Evolution Art.

This was not control, but an amplifier of emotions.

It could infinitely magnify the deepest thoughts and truest emotions within a person's heart.

After doing all this, Lin Feng slowly began to speak.

"Now, I give you two paths to choose from."

"Firstly," he pointed to the Storage Pouch on the left, "if you still have an attachment to your Family, I can provide a batch of resources for the Chen Family. The Medicinal Pills and resources inside are enough to allow your Chen Family to produce at least five Core Formation Cultivators within fifty years, revitalizing your prestige, even surpassing your past glory."

Chen Qiaoqian's breath hitched sharply!

Five Core Formation Cultivators!

What a terrifying feat! Enough to make the Chen Family leap to become a top Cultivation Family in Yue Country!

Lin Feng's voice did not pause; with a hint of coolness, he continued, "But as a price, I need to form a Master-servant contract with you. From now on, your body, your life, everything about you, will completely belong to me. Without my permission, you are not to disobey any command."

Master-servant contract!

Chen Qiaoqian's face instantly turned somewhat pale.

Lin Feng watched her reaction, his heart unperturbed.

He paused, then reached out and pointed to the Storage Pouch on the right.

"Secondly, if you are willing to abandon everything, sever your worldly ties, and wholeheartedly follow me. Then, you will be my concubine from now on, staying by my side long-term."

"In this Storage Pouch, there are Cultivation resources I have prepared for you, enough to allow you to Cultivate all the way to the Late Stage Golden Core. If you diligently Cultivate, with my help, it is not impossible for you to Breakthrough to Nascent Soul in the future."

Breakthrough to Nascent Soul!

That was a Realm Chen Qiaoqian dared not even dream of!

However, Lin Feng's next words made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

"But, if you choose this path, you will have no further connection with your Family. Their rise and fall, honor and disgrace, life or death, will have nothing to do with you, and even less to do with me. I will also no longer provide them with any assistance."

Lin Feng's gaze was as calm as still water, quietly watching her.

"Now, make your choice."

Lin Feng naturally wouldn't truly form any Master-servant contract; that was merely a pretense.

Chen Qiaoqian's intimacy with him had already reached [Infatuation], and he only needed to form a bond using the System.

On the contrary, if Chen Qiaoqian chose the second path, Lin Feng would feed her a massive amount of Forget-Sorrow Pills and throw her out of the Immortal Cave. He wasn't lacking in confidantes; why would he need a woman who admired power and abandoned her own Family?

Inside the Immortal Cave, it was terrifyingly quiet for a moment.

The soft sound of Chen Qiaoqian's continuously falling tears dripping onto the stone table.

"Drip... drip..."

Two paths.

One was to sacrifice herself to complete her Family.

One was to complete herself by abandoning her Family.

Under the influence of the Great Evolution Art's secret technique, the emotions within her heart were infinitely magnified.

Family affection and love, responsibility and selfish desire, violently tore and collided within her heart.

Ultimately, her inner reason still triumphed over selfish desire.

"I... I choose..."

She took a deep breath, as if expending all her strength, each word spoken with immense difficulty.

"I choose... the first path."

After saying these words, she seemed to have been drained of all her spirit and energy, lowering her head, her shoulders trembling incessantly, sobbing silently.

And she didn't notice that the moment she made her choice, Lin Feng, across from her, quietly curved his lips into a satisfied smile.

This outcome was exactly what he wanted.