Three Seizures of the White Tiger, Qi Observation Perfected; Gathering Storms, Unusual Moves by the Powers

At the thought, Lin Changheng could not help feeling glad about the choice he had made back then.

It had been absolutely right.

Back then, Puppet Master Yan had died suddenly at home from the excitement of breaking through to the second tier, leaving a letter entrusting his daughter to Lin Changheng.

At the time, Lin Changheng had hesitated somewhat. After all, his secrets were no small matter-

But considering the tempting benefits Puppet Master Yan had promised, and how much energy Lin Changheng wasted having to handle so many matters himself, he had finally taken Yan Mingyi as his maid. Her character was beyond reproach, and she was equally capable of gracing the reception hall and managing the kitchen.

Who could have known that, after spending so long together, affection would quietly blossom and change their relationship?

Gradually, their relationship had become what it was today.

He had gained not only an obedient, well-behaved concubine who managed his cave abode, but also a trustworthy helper proficient in [the path of puppetry].

Now, at just one hundred and eight years old, she had actually broken through to the upper-grade second-tier realm.

Even by Lin Changheng's current exacting standards, calling her a daughter favored by heaven would not have been excessive.

Although she held the status of a concubine, Lin Changheng had never treated her as one. Her circumstances were worlds apart from those of ordinary concubines in the cultivation world, who were little more than human cultivation vessels, stripped of dignity and importance, and even traded or given away.

He treated her almost like a cultivation partner.

He had never shortchanged her in any respect.

Precisely because Yan Mingyi recognized this, she always put Lin Changheng first and devoted herself wholeheartedly to her husband. Their devotion was mutual.

But realistically