"In that case, not only could I gain Senior's friendship, but I could also obtain some hidden benefits."
"For instance, the mutual appreciation between fellow practitioners of the survivalist path."
"For instance, the token's special significance."
"All of it could swiftly bring Senior and me closer together."
"Perhaps, in the end, the value this token could bring would far exceed those three treasures."
"Though most importantly..."
"This choice is only a hypothetical."
"Even if I chose it, Senior absolutely could not possibly truly..."
Before she could finish.
Qing Lingzi's eyes suddenly widened.
For just as she spoke eloquently, preparing to explain the benefits of choosing the token—
He Song had casually tossed the token from atop the stone table, and it landed right in her hand.
Not only did this interrupt her words.
It left her standing there in a daze.
What was going on?
Hadn't they agreed it was only hypothetical?
Why had the token landed in her hands the moment she made her choice?
Could it be...
That her choice and explanation had perfectly aligned with what he had in mind, making him think even more highly of her?
Was that why he had chosen to give her this token?
But if that was the case...
Then were the things he had said before about this token actually true?
Had she truly stumbled into tremendous fortune today, about to receive an opportunity to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm from a Spirit Transformation cultivator?
As this thought flashed through her mind.
Qing Lingzi was just about to ask.
When He Song spoke before she could.
"You're quite honest, little one."
"You understand that those three things are merely external possessions, and that only by choosing this token can you truly forge a good relationship with me."
"However,