Lin Feng's eyes locked onto Qing'er's, searching for answers that only she could provide. But Qing'er's eyes remained inscrutable, her face a mask of determination and resolve.
"Tell me, Qing'er," Lin Feng said, his voice firm. "What's going on? Why did you bind yourself to me with a contract?"
Qing'er's eyes dropped, her voice barely above a whisper. "I was forced to," she said. "The Heavenly Demon Sect bound me to you, making me a part of your cultivation path."
Lin Feng's eyes narrowed, his mind racing with possibilities. "Why would they do that?" he asked.
Qing'er's eyes seemed to cloud over, her voice filled with pain. "They wanted to use me to manipulate you," she said. "To feed on your energy and control you."
Lin Feng's eyes widened in shock. He had never suspected that Qing'er's contract was a ploy by the Heavenly Demon Sect to control him.
"But why did you want the Azure Emperor's Seal?" Lin Feng asked, his voice firm.
Qing'er's eyes gleamed with a fierce determination. "I need it to seal you off," she said. "To contain your power and prevent you from becoming a threat to the Heavenly Demon Sect."
Lin Feng's eyes narrowed, his mind racing with possibilities. "Why would you want to seal me off?" he asked.
Qing'er's eyes dropped, her voice barely above a whisper. "You're too powerful, Lin Feng," she said. "If you continue to grow at this rate, you'll become a threat to the Heavenly Demon Sect's dominance. I have to seal you off, to prevent that from happening."
Lin Feng's eyes locked onto Qing'er's, searching for answers. He saw the determination in her eyes, the resolve to carry out her mission.
"I won't let you seal me off," Lin Feng said, his voice firm. "I'll find a way to break the contract, and I'll stop you from getting the Azure Emperor's Seal."
Qing'er's eyes seemed to gleam with a mixture of sadness and determination. "I'm sorry, Lin Feng," she said. "But I have no choice. I have to follow my orders, no matter what."
As Lin Feng and Qing'er stood there, locked in a moment of tension, the fate of their future hung in the balance. They knew that they had to be careful, that the Heavenly Demon Sect would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.
But Lin Feng was determined to fight back, to take control of his own destiny. He would find a way to break the contract, and he would stop Qing'er from getting the Azure Emperor's Seal.
The question was, would he be able to succeed?