Chapter 188 Temptation For Freedom
Tomorrow is the day when Yun Che is supposed to come for his three-year revenge.
Unfortunately, her younger sister is short-sighted and cannot understand what terrifying potential Yun Che possesses.
After all, as the holder of the Eyes of Destiny, she has seen glimpses of Yun Che's future...
The Eyes of Destiny are extremely rare—a taboo talent that has not appeared in millions of years.
It was the ancestors of the Ling family who discovered that she possessed the Eyes of Destiny, and after that, she was appointed as the Young Lady and heir of the Ling family.
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They even asked her to predict the future of the Ling family, but unfortunately, the Eyes of Destiny do not work like that.
She can unconsciously and completely randomly see fragments of the future. The first vision she ever saw was that the Ling family would be prosperous and powerful in the future.
She told her ancestors about it, and she can still remember the excitement on their faces.
Later, from time to time, she even saw glimpses of the future regarding opportunities and some of the geniuses who would emerge.
In fact, she was the one who told her aunt, Ling Yun, how to save Tian Shen. She was the one who said that Tian Shen should be taken away from the Tian family and sent to an average sect.
At that time, she saw a vision of the future where, due to excessive humiliation, Tian Shen would commit suicide. That is why she made such a suggestion to her aunt.
She even took the risk of telling her aunt about the Eyes of Destiny, even though her ancestors had forbidden her from revealing it to anyone—even her own parents.
The most recent glimpse of the future she saw was about Yun Che.
That boy would not only succeed in recovering his talents, but his qualifications would become terrifyingly monstrous.
He would achieve the Immortal Emperor Realm and save the world from the Forbidden Lands.
She did not want, nor could she allow, the relationship between the Ling family and Yun Che to turn hostile. Otherwise, wouldn't they be outright insulting the future Immortal Emperor?
"I'm so miserable," she sighed, resting her sexy, bare feet on another chair and leaning back.
If only she could tell everyone about the Eyes of Destiny, she was sure that even her younger sister would be grateful to her.
After all, who wouldn't want to become the first wife of the future Immortal Emperor?
No lies—she was actually jealous of her younger sister, who had the chance to marry Yun Che.
"Wouldn't it be better if I just told the ancestors? Maybe then they would allow me to marry Yun Che instead of Zi'er."
Until now, she hadn't told her ancestors anything, only to protect that boy.
After all, she was certain that if the ancestors found out that Yun Che would be the next Immortal Emperor, they would kill him.
They wouldn't just stand by and watch as an Immortal Emperor was born from a force they weren't on good terms with.
As this thought crossed her mind, her eyes gleamed.
She stood up and headed toward the forbidden zone of the Ling family.
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The sun slowly set, making way for the bright moon and twinkling stars.
The usually lively Ling family was eerily quiet tonight. After all, tomorrow was a very special day.
In a palace located in the central area of the Ling family, a small and beautiful figure sat cross-legged.
Several strands of her purple hair covered her exquisite face.
The atmosphere around her was incredibly lonely and sorrowful—cold and icy.
At this moment, she was hugging a sacred crimson bird, gently stroking its feathers.
"W- Shi'er, why has my older sister changed so much? She never treated me like this before..."
Tears slowly fell from her eyes.
"Is it my fault that I want to choose my own husband? So what if that Yun Che is talented? I don't love him! I don't want to marry him!"
With her small, soft hands, she caressed the crimson bird, while using her other hand to wipe her tears.
"Tomorrow, I'll defeat that bastard, and after that, I'll finally be free. Then, I can finally decide my own life."
Unfortunately, the entire world thinks that being born as the daughter of the Ling Matriarch is a blessing.
Maybe for her older sister, it is.
But for her, it has brought nothing but suffering and misery.
Since childhood, she had always been compared to her sister in every aspect—beauty, cultivation talent, playing musical instruments, and even dancing.
And she had always lost.
Did she envy her older sister?
No.
She had never envied her for such trivial things.
But was there something she did envy?
Yes.
There was only one thing she envied about her sister—her freedom.
The freedom to choose.
The freedom to do whatever she wanted.
Unfortunately, since childhood, she had been raised only as a doll.
It didn't matter how powerful she was.
It didn't matter what her identity was.
In the end, her only value to the family was strengthening alliances by marrying into another powerful force.
In the end, she couldn't even choose her own husband...
She had always thought that even if her family was against her, at the very least, her older sister would always be there to support her.
Unfortunately, she was wrong.
Even her older sister wanted to force her to marry that absolute scumbag.
She didn't even mind that Yun Che had no talent.
But that man was a true bastard.
After losing his talent, he spent every day in brothels.
He got drunk and spent his nights with different women...
How could she possibly accept marrying such garbage?!
While she was lost in thought, she didn't notice that the entire space of her room was slowly being isolated by an unknown force.
"Do you desire power?"
Suddenly, a dark and terrifying voice, filled with authority and an essence of eternity, echoed throughout her room, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"Who's there?!"
She immediately jumped to her feet, grabbed her delicate sword, and cautiously scanned her surroundings.
Even though her expression remained calm, deep down, she was completely terrified.
How could someone infiltrate the Ling family without anyone noticing?!
"Who we are does not matter. What matters is... do you desire power?"
"Power that will grant you freedom."
"Power that will give you the right to make your own choices."@@novelbin@@
The voice was tempting and seductive.
"Are you mocking me?"
Ling Ziyan shouted in anger.
That bastard voice had perfectly struck her weakest spot.
"Mocking you? Haha... of course not."
"We can give you the power you desire... but in return, there is one condition."
"And why should I trust a mysterious voice that won't even show itself?"
"You have no other choice."
"Besides, do you really think that after defeating that brat, you'll truly be free?"
"Your family will simply find you another fiancé."
"In the end, you are nothing but a doll—a worthless pawn."
The voice stabbed her heart like a dagger with every word.
Tears once again fell from her eyes.
What she didn't realize was that her eyes were slowly turning black.
"If you give me the power I desire..."
"Power that will truly set me free..."
"I'm willing to do anything."
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