Divine Harem: My Sect of Heavenly Beauties-Chapter 261: Love vs Freedom

Shen Yu sat in the Center Valley base along with his subordinates, as they all looked at the various screens displaying many people. All of them had one thing in common.

They had a Golden portal along with a similar paper before them.

On the sides of the screen, a rough explanation of their lives was given. They were paying close attention to them as they were really curious about their choices.

Seeing Qiao Long's choice, Ying Yue smiled and said.

"He has potential. Not many can set aside their revenge for a peaceful life, especially if things were as worse as they were for him."

Vanish nodded in agreement.

"Indeed. I personally don't see myself doing that, well, maybe now I will choose different things, but back then I wouldn't have let go of my revenge. Even if it meant more suffering, I would have killed everyone."

Shen Yu shook his head hearing her reasoning and said.

"Revenge can be a good tool, but that's it. It can drive you to push yourself to become stronger, but once you put it above everything, that's where the problem starts. It blinds you, leaving you as just a vessel of revenge. It can also create Heart Demons. But that's not the worst though."

He looked at Qiao Long and continued in a distant tone.

"Once you get your revenge, you become hollow. I have been there. I won't lie that revenge felt sweet, but it left me hollow with no purpose in life. Fortunately, I had other goals too."

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Ying Yue and Lan Ming looked at each other and sighed. They had seen his memories, so they knew what he was talking about and they agreed with his reasoning.

Revenge was a tool and should always be treated as such.

"Understood, Master!"

Everyone nodded with solemn looks on their faces. If even their terrifying master had gone through all that and had reached their conclusion, it must be true. Besides, it did make sense.

'It's Master we're talking about, after all.'

Shen Yu felt weirded out by their gazes, but he decided to ignore it and focus on other screens. Seeing his actions, others also focused back on the screens.

While they were surprised by this bizarre phenomenon that transmitted their live situation over such a long range, they just credited it as being a normal power of their almighty master.

On the screen, they witnessed many slaves choosing the life of freedom, but only some of them had strong thoughts of revenge like Qiao Long. Many of them just wanted to get away from their sufferings so they chose to enter the portal even if it was suspicious.

It was then that their gaze landed on a right-side screen where a young woman was sitting with a young man of her age. They were hiding from some people, as they enjoyed their time on top of a tree branch.

Suddenly, the golden portal manifested before them, but only the girl could see it. She became confused and asked her friend about it, but he was even more confused.

After some talking, they went over to the contents of the paper and considered their options.

"What do you think she will choose?"

Shen Yu asked, looking at Ying Yue.

Frowning slightly, she answered.

"I don't know, Master. Maybe she will stay."

Vanish and Stone also voiced their opinion. They were sure that the girl would choose to leave because she was literally being hunted down. And she was also a slave, so why would someone choose it?

However, Lan Ming had a different opinion as she smiled and said.

"I know those eyes....she will definitely stay even if it means being a slave. Love is a bizarre thing, after all."

Shen Yu said with a nod.

"It's basically a choice between love and freedom. It'll be her decision to choose between the two."

Everyone understood that, so they all looked at that one screen, watching everything with bated breath. As someone who had lived through messed-up lives, they themselves knew the value of a peaceful life.

They began to put themselves in the young woman's shoes, wondering what they would choose in such a situation. In the end, they couldn't decide properly, but they were leaning towards the peaceful life.

Only Ying Yue and Lan Ming felt different, as they wouldn't take a second of hesitation to choose a life with their masters, even if it meant forsaking the life of freedom and peace.

Such was their love.

After over a minute of consideration and talk, the young woman caught the paper, making everyone guess that she had chosen the peaceful life. However, then they heard her words.

"I do not want that life, for a life without my love is a life of torture, darkness and loneliness. I would struggle, grow stronger and face the world that would not let us live together."

As her words fell, the golden paper disintegrated and turned into light particles that vanished within the golden portal. Then, the portal also vanished into thin air, leaving the world as it was before.

The room fell in silence, as they were surprised at her choice. They couldn't believe someone would choose being a slave because of love.

Xu Ming clenched his fists, his eyes swirling with myriads of emotions as he asked in a low voice.

"Why? Just why? Why would someone willingly remain a slave?"

Vanish sighed, somewhat understanding the situation.

"That's emotions for you. Emotions dictate us humans and while some can set them aside with reasoning, the majority still think with emotions. Aren't you the same? You faced decades of torture just because you wanted revenge?"

Xu Ming fell silent, his head hung low. He still couldn't understand her decision properly, as he felt conflicted. Raising his head, he asked the person whom he considered the strongest and wisest man.

"Master, what is the correct decision? What should we choose in such a situation?"

Hearing that, everyone's ears perked up as they turned towards Shen Yu, waiting for his answer.