Li Qing first used the bonds of marriage fate to forge a karmic connection between Wang Linger and the Flesh Tree's avatar technique.
Then, when she arrived, he would use an anomaly to create a crisis.
Driven by the instinct of karmic entanglement, Wang Linger would instinctively act to save the avatar infant.
All highly intelligent life forms shared a common weakness of intelligent beings.
Once they had helped a life, when that life encountered trouble again, ninety-nine percent of helpers would lend a hand once more.
This was a secret of human nature discovered by a wandering people in Li Qing's previous life. That people had risen through usury and were the most skilled at studying human nature.
At this moment, Wang Linger landed before the avatar infant. Looking at the wailing baby, she suddenly seemed at a loss.
After giving it some thought, she picked him up. Looking at the infant, she felt an inexplicable fondness in her heart.
At the same time, her gaze swept around. "He seems to have been abandoned."
"If I leave him alone, he'll die here."
Wang Linger's expression shifted constantly. "Judging by his bloodline, he should be a True Cultivator as well—a third-rank dependent clan. He does qualify to enter the Devouring Spirit Sect."
"I'll keep him by my side for now. Once he understands things, I'll have him enter the sect. Then he'll be my little junior brother."
For some reason, Wang Linger already seemed to be imagining the future.
A faint joy filled her eyes. Looking at the rosy-red infant, an uncontrollable delight welled up in Wang Linger's heart.
Turning around, she silently left with the infant in her arms, heading for her cave abode on Devouring Spirit Island.
She did not intend to take the child back to Devouring