Chapter 147: Chapter 147: Choice.

Wei Meilin’s breath hitched for the briefest instant before she quickly calmed herself as she recognized that familiar tone.

She didn’t turn around immediately.

Nor did she slap away the wandering hand that was lightly caressing her shoulder.

“…You’re back,” she said coolly.

Li Feng smiled when he saw his ever-composed business partner.

“Yes. I could feel you calling for me from miles away, so I rushed back.”

The hand resting on her shoulder began to move slowly, kneading in a simple massage as he gently applied pressure to her soft muscles.

Li Feng leaned down and whisper,

“… And it seems Madam has been working quite hard. Your shoulders are rather stiff.”

Wei Meilin closed her eyes as the tension gradually eased from her shoulders, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

“Of course. I have to work hard,” she replied. “Otherwise, how could I meet Young Master Li’s expectations?”

Hearing her tone,

Li Feng blinked slightly at her words, feeling that Wei Meilin was… a little different today.

As that almost sounded like flirting.

Then, suddenly, a soft hand reached out and grasping his wrist before gently guiding it downward until it came to rest against a full overwhelming soft flesh.

He instinctively gave it a light squeeze, marveling at the exquisite softness that he could felt even through the fabric.

Surrounded by her faint, elegant fragrance and the warmth of her body beneath his hand, Li Feng smiled as he teased,

“It seems Madam has changed quite a bit during our short time apart too.”

He didn’t withdraw his hand, and continuing to caress it as though it were already his by right.

Wei Meilin’s body warmed slightly as she glanced up at him, a sultry look flickering in her eyes.

“I could say the same about you, Young Master Li,” she replied softly. “In fact, you’ve changed even more.”

She wasn’t lying.

Now,

Li Feng seemed younger somehow, his body more refined while his muscles outline become even more sculpted than before.

Compared to when she had first met him, he felt like an entirely different person.

Moreover, as a cultivator herself, Wei Meilin could faintly sense the danger emanating from the man behind her.

It was an …. oppressive presence she hadn’t even felt when facing Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Yet instead of fear, her smile deepened even more.

Because the stronger Li Feng became, the more she found herself wanting to belong to him.

Not as a naïve woman blinded by desire—

But as someone who understood value, power, and timing all too well.

Of course, she also knew the consequences of betrayal and she was not foolish enough to attempt such a thing.

Wei Meilin was fully aware of the consequences that came with such a choice.

So that’s why if she chose to submit to a man, then her principle was simple: she went all in, and she stayed as his until the very end.

No half-measures, no wavering.

In her eyes, fickleness was nothing but stupidity.

A flaw that created unnecessary risks… and unnecessary fear.

Even her dead husband had never made her willing to submit in her heart as it had been nothing more than an arranged marriage between families.

A transaction.

A temporary alignment of interests that ended the moment his life did.

She had played her role properly back then, fulfilled her duties, even protected his family from crumbling, and then walked away without regret or attachment.

There was no lingering affection, no shattered heartbreak—only a quiet understanding that such unions were never meant to last beyond their usefulness.

She and her husband had understood this well, which was why she never bothered refusing when he took those vixen women as concubines, nor did her husband ever feel the need to ask for her permission.

Love, in her eyes, was irrelevant.

What mattered was certainty.

And Li Feng offered something she had never encountered before.

Not a family name to shelter behind, nor hollow authority inherited from those greedy elders but a….

….freedom.

Even though she would still be under a man, at least it was someone she had chosen decisively…. and he was no ordinary man.

A man whose strength was entirely his own.

More importantly… he was decisive.

Wei Meilin had seen countless powerful men hesitate at critical moments….waver under pressure, grow timid once the stakes rose too high.

But Li Feng did neither,

He was utterly confident, without the slightest hint of doubt as if he truly believed in himself.

It could have been foolishness, or mere overconfidence.

Yet Wei Meilin somehow knew it was neither.

And even if her judgment proved wrong in the end… then the fault would be hers alone.

She would blame no one else.

That was precisely why, if she was to stake everything—

Then it had to be on someone who would not falter when the price came due.

Her lips curved faintly at the conclusion.

For the first time in her life—

No more schemes.

No more plans.

Wei Meilin found herself contemplating not a safeguard, nor power…

…but a future.

A future in which she could finally be free from worry, knowing there would be a man strong enough to shelter her.

And once she decided—

She would be decisive and never look back.

At that moment, as she steeled her resolve, she didn’t notice that Li Feng seemed to be staring dazedly at the air in front of him,

[Ding!]

[Host! Target Wei Meilin’s karmic entanglement with the Host is increasing!]

[Please choose carefully! The decision will significantly affect Wei Meilin’s ill fate trajectory!]

Li Feng blinked in confusion at the sudden notification.

’Choose? Choose what?’

As if answering his thoughts—

The supple fullness he had been kneading was suddenly interrupted as a delicate hand wrapped around his wrist, stopping his movement.

“…?”

A calm yet resolute voice echoed from below.

“Young Master Li… I know this may sound sudden, but I want to ask you something.”

Li Feng snapped out of his daze and lowered his gaze.

Wei Meilin was looking up at him.

Not with her usual composed smile.

Not with teasing charm.

But with clear, unwavering eyes filled with determination.

“…What do you want to ask?” he said slowly.

Wei Meilin did not hesitate.

She did not beat around the issue either

Her voice remained soft but every word was firm.

“Young Master, please make me your woman.”

Hearing the sudden proposal, Li Feng blinked in surprise, yet remained silent.

“I don’t care if it’s as a lover,” she continued quietly.

“Or a mistress.”

“…Or even a toy.”

Her fingers tightened slightly around his wrist.

“As long as you don’t abandon me… my life, my loyalty, my future—everything will be yours.”

The room fell silent.

There was no embarrassment on her face.

No shame.

Only resolve and …. faint desperation.

Li Feng fell into thought.

’So this is the choice the system was talking about…’

And he also understood clearly.

Becoming his woman was no longer the same as their previous relationship of mutual benefit and cold negotiation.

This was different.

Far heavier.

’But to think she’s even willing to lower herself to becoming a toy…’

He could feel her sincerity.

… And her fear.

Looking at the woman before him beautiful, capable, and dangerously charming—

Li Feng sighed softly in his heart.

To be honest, he knew he wouldn’t lack women in the future.

Aside from Yan Shuqin and Zhou Bai, who had already become Star Apostles, he had never officially taken any other woman as his own.

Even Fen Ziyan and Yue Lan whom he planned to make his in the future.

They were special, not only because they were his “golden eggs,” but because he had grown fond of them as his first women.

’…I guess Wei Meilin is among my earliest too.’

Maybe it was because he wanted to help her avoid an ill fate.

Maybe it was because he still remembered her amazing body.

Maybe it was because she was one of his earliest women.

…Or maybe he grow fond of her a little bit too.

Li Feng smiled, gently caressed her cheek, and replied simply.

“Alright.”

Wei Meilin’s breath caught.

“I’ll make you my woman.”

Her pupils trembled.

At that very moment—

[Ding!]

[Congratulations, Host, on changing Wei Meilin’s ill fate!]

[Ding!]

[Target Wei Meilin’s karma entanglement with host has intensified!]

[Ding!]

[Due to her fate now being tied to the host, Wei Meilin has qualified to become a vessel for 5 stars and a Star Envoy!]

Li Feng stiffened.

’…What? Star Envoy?’

Before he could think further—

[Ding!]

[Star Envoys are individuals who have received more than 5 stars and have a deep karmic tie with Host! They can represent the Host’s voice and authority!]

[Star Envoys may act as the Host’s envoy and issue orders to other Star Apostles, of course under Host approval!]

[And through a Star Envoy, the Host may bestow stars without needing to be present!]

Li Feng stared at the string of notifications in stunned silence.

And beneath him—

Wei Meilin, unaware of the system notifications, simply clutched his wrist tighter—

As if afraid that, for even a moment, he…her future might disappear.

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