Dilemma, choose for you

With Xiao Fan's current strength, he can do as he pleases.

If he's in a good mood, he can play a cat-and-mouse game with the Child of Destiny, toying with him until he gets bored and then swatting him to death.

When he's in a hurry, he'll just swat him to death directly.

His main thing is to act on a whim.

Xiao Fan doesn't even need to ask about Qin Chen's appearance.

Because from the moment Miao Xiaoqing removed Qin Chen's name, she had already formed an enmity with the Child of Destiny.

Following this Karma, he can follow the clues and find Qin Chen's whereabouts.

He grabbed Miao Xiaoqing's tail, and this sudden action made Miao Xiaoqing's delicate body stiffen, as she cried out, "Master, please don't."

"If Master wants, this servant... this servant will give it to you when we reach the Sacred Institute," she said sweetly, her eyes like silken threads.

Xiao Fan lightly patted her head, "Little perverted cat."

After all, I'm a gentleman, how can I do something so shameful in broad daylight?

"What are you thinking?"

"Isn't it what I'm thinking?" Miao Xiaoqing said shyly.

"What is your imagination like?"

"Just, just like that," she whispered.

Xiao Fan realized that she had completely become a little perverted cat, beyond saving.

Ignoring Miao Xiaoqing, he pulled out a single fine hair from her tail, chanted an incantation, and blew gently.

The seemingly lifeless hair instantly gained sentience.

It transformed into a greyish-white thread, extending into the distance.

Miao Xiaoqing was amazed; although she didn't know what was happening, she felt it was incredibly powerful.

As the thread extended.

In an Immortal City within the Sacred Institute's territory.

Qin Chen was wrapped in a black robe, wearing a greyish-white conical hat.

He slightly raised his hand to pull the hat lower, and he himself was also looking down, walking discreetly.

Afraid that someone would recognize him.

"I haven't escaped the Sacred Institute's territory yet, so I need to act low-key."

"Once I escape the Sacred Institute's territory, I'll be able to soar like a fish in the vast ocean and a bird in the boundless sky."

Qin Chen muttered to himself.

The Sacred Institute's territory was vast, so much so that he hadn't escaped it in over a month, only temporarily shaking off his pursuers.

This was normal; the Sacred Institute used to be the largest force in the Eternal Immortal Domain.

Although it had declined now, its strength had not diminished. It was merely the rise of Yaochi Immortal Palace that had shaken its position.

So the Sacred Institute's territory was still as large as before, unchanged.

Now that he was wanted by the Sacred Institute, he couldn't use teleportation arrays to leave, and even when traveling, he had to be secretive, not daring to fly at full speed.

"Eh, why are so many people gathered there?"

"I don't know, I heard it's a public execution."

"What public execution?"

"It seems they're saying there was a traitor in the Sacred Institute, and then the Sacred Institute sent people to wipe out the traitor's entire family, leaving a few survivors for public execution, to serve as a warning."

"So that's how it is."

Many people discussed, and these voices reached Qin Chen's ears.

His heart pounded.

Sacred Institute traitor, public execution...

Could it be!

Qin Chen immediately stepped forward, hiding among the crowd to observe.

He looked at the people on the execution platform; they were indeed his Qin family members, and there were still a dozen survivors.

One of them was his father, and another was his cousin, who had once secretly harbored feelings for him.

His cousin's graceful figure was already disfigured, her pretty face bloody and muddy, her eyes hollow, like a walking corpse.

When Qin Chen saw that there were still living people in his clan, his mood immediately became agitated.

But seeing their miserable state, his heart was twisted with pain.

"Father, Cousin, you!"

Qin Chen's hands were clenched into fists at his sides, veins bulging, trembling with anger.

Their eyes were vacant, and their shaky appearance clearly indicated they had suffered a lot of torture.

On the execution platform, the execution began.

The Disciples on the platform read out Qin Chen's crimes, besides stealing Immortal Medicinal Pills and emptying the Medicinal Pill Pavilion.

There were many more, such as the abnormal pregnancy of the Immortal Beast sow, and the frequent theft of female Disciples' undergarments within the sect.

Male Disciples within the sect mysteriously losing their innocence, their chrysanthemums withered and wounded all over the ground.

Anyway, there was no way to verify it, so they just pinned it all on him.

When these charges were read out, the entire audience below was in an uproar.

"How explosive."

"I can understand stealing female Disciples' undergarments, but what does 'chrysanthemum withered and wounded all over the ground' mean?"

"I don't know, I really don't know."

"If you don't know, you don't know. What do you mean by 'the one you mentioned, I really don't know'? You're trying to cover it up! I, A-Jie, suspect it was you who did it, heheheheh."

"Brother Jie, nooooo~~~"

...

Qin Chen listened with a face full of anger, "Aren't you slandering me?"

Besides, if I really stole Immortal Medicinal Pills and Medicinal Pills, I'd admit it.

But it was all weeds, and even Foundation Establishment Medicinal Pills that dogs wouldn't eat.

Are you treating me like a scapegoat?!

Qin Chen realized that the Sacred Institute was treating him as a scapegoat.

After the charges were read, the Sacred Institute's Disciples prepared to act, to completely annihilate them.

Qin Chen was conflicted internally, should he save them?

But this was the Sacred Institute's territory, and even if he could temporarily stop them, what then? It would surely attract the Sacred Institute's pursuit.

"I said before I wanted to keep a low profile!"

Qin Chen struggled internally.

His gaze was fixed on the execution platform, where the gleaming blade, raised high, was about to fall.

"I will resurrect you all!" Qin Chen said through gritted teeth.

I will not stand by and watch you die.

So please die slowly, wait for me to turn and leave first.

Just as he was about to leave, someone moved to disrupt the execution.

Qin Chen saw the person who came; it was the man who had secretly admired his cousin back then.

"Jiajia, I've come to save you."

That man was fearless, daring to disrupt even the Sacred Institute's execution ground.

Qin Chen was stunned, this was too irrational, wasn't he afraid of death?

"Bold! How dare you disrupt the execution, die!"

Immediately, both sides began to fight.

The scene descended into chaos. The man had come prepared, even bringing several helpers.

However, they were masked, presumably fearing discovery by the Sacred Institute.

Qin Chen watched, should he act amidst the chaos?

He was very conflicted internally.

But just then, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky, striking the Sacred Institute's Elder directly on the head, severely injuring him and leaving him on the verge of death.

Qin Chen was stunned for a moment.

And at this moment, a series of lightning bolts fell, directly striking down more than half of the Sacred Institute's Disciples.

"Could it be, Heaven is helping me?!"

Qin Chen felt confident. Even Heaven was helping him, what reason did he have not to act?

"Heaven, thank you!"

Qin Chen chose to act, rushing onto the execution platform.

He was originally masked, like the others, but because his strength was too bizarre, he attracted a lot of attention.

More and more people surrounded Qin Chen, knocking off his mask and exposing his identity!

"Damn it!" Qin Chen thought to himself.

Just like that, he was surrounded.

The man who saved Qin Chen's cousin also came over and huddled with him.

"Qin Chen, you bastard, if you die, just die, but you caused such a big disaster, implicating Jiajia."

"Now is not the time for accusations, let's talk after we escape," Qin Chen replied.

The man's helpers were powerful, rescuing the Qin family members and Qin Chen's cousin.

His cousin, however, immediately called out "Cousin" and threw herself into Qin Chen's arms. To the person who risked his life to save her, she only said a simple "Thank you."

"Cousin, Jiajia thought she wouldn't see you again," Qin Chen's cousin sobbed softly.

Qin Chen also tenderly stroked his cousin's pretty face, speaking various words of concern.

The two were deeply affectionate, more like lovers.

This made the other man feel like a clown. I risked my life to save you, and you just throw yourself into your cousin's arms?

He was utterly disheartened!

That man completely gave up. He didn't want to get involved in this mess anymore.

"Qin Chen, Jiajia, you two have fun."

"I hope you can be buried together, and even in death, be a pair of ill-fated lovers." Without another word, he immediately abandoned the Qin family members and fled.

This directly stunned the Qin family members and his cousin.

At this moment, the Sacred Institute's people also surrounded them.

With the secondary characters leaving, reducing their encirclement resistance, they naturally wouldn't stop them.

Their target had always been Qin Chen. Now that the main target appeared, they needed to work together to surround him.

The Sacred Institute's people worked together, beating Qin Chen until he had no power to retaliate.

But as a Child of Destiny, he still had a long way to go before defeat.

"What should I do, I can't take so many people with me."

"I can only take one. Should I take Father, or my cousin?"

He had a life-saving method, but it could only take one person.

On one side was his closest relative, on the other was his beloved. Qin Chen was in a dilemma.

Just then, a bolt of heavenly lightning struck, directly hitting his father's head, turning him into a charred corpse, emitting white smoke, his hair exploded.

He died from the lightning strike.

Qin Chen paused for a moment, it seemed he no longer had to face a difficult choice.

He wailed loudly, shouting "Father, Father, Father."

"Cousin, let's escape quickly."

"Okay."

Qin Chen held his cousin's hand, activated his life-saving method, and was about to take her away.

But the heavenly lightning wasn't finished; another bolt struck, killing his cousin as well.

Only leaving behind a charred corpse.

By removing all options, there is no longer any choice paralysis.

Qin Chen was dumbfounded! Are you playing with me?

"Cousin, no~~~"

Snow inexplicably began to fall from the sky, a cold wind howled, and snowflakes drifted.

Qin Chen felt his life was full of ups and downs.

One second he found hope, the next he was drenched in a bucket of cold water, pouring fiercely into his heart, cold as ice.

"Damn Old Heavens, I will not rest until I take revenge on you!" Qin Chen roared to the sky.

Then he looked at the charred corpse in his arms, and said tearfully, "Cousin, I will resurrect you!"

He threw the corpse away, tossing it towards the enemies, reducing the pressure of his escape.

Qin Chen fled.

But his fate was already sealed.

"What's going on, this snow!"

Qin Chen's eyes were filled with horror; his feet actually began to freeze, and he couldn't pull himself free.

Ultimately, he could only watch helplessly as the frost climbed upwards from his feet, encasing his entire body.

Until he lost consciousness, leaving behind a corpse ice sculpture.

A sharp sword descended from the sky, falling straight from the top of the ice sculpture's head. With a crack, the ice sculpture shattered into pieces.

Truly dismembered.

The Sacred Institute's people were dumbfounded. After battling Qin Chen for a long time, he ended up being struck dead by lightning.

They looked up at the sky; it was clear and cloudless, why would lightning fall?

...

...

"Master, Master?"

"What were you dazing about just now? We've arrived," Miao Xiaoqing said. It seemed her Master had been lost in thought just now.

Xiao Fan came back to his senses and said, "Have we arrived already?"

"Saint Master, lead the way for me," Xiao Fan said commandingly.

Calling her "Master" and then giving a command.

She had never felt such a strange sensation before. Is this what it feels like to be a Master?

"Alright, meow!"