"I choose Deputy Sect Master Zhao."
Considering favors, he should choose Lin Tianyan; based on affinity, he would choose Zhang Jie; but rationally, he had no choice other than Zhao Xiaosheng.
Lin Tianyan had helped him a few times, but always with a hidden agenda. In the long run, he would inevitably become a tool for Lin Tianyan to deal with Qian Youqiao. Zhang Jie had a close relationship with Lin Tianyan, so choosing her would be no different from throwing his lot in with Lin Tianyan. Choosing one person while offending several factions simply wasn't worth it.
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