Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1129 - 1129 0660 Sudden Danger_1

Chapter 1129: Chapter 0660: Sudden Danger_1 Chapter 1129: Chapter 0660: Sudden Danger_1 Chapter 0660 Danger Strikes Suddenly

Emperor Jianwu and the others arrived in front of Qi Tian, who was still sitting on a soft couch, mending the Wolf Teeth Knife. His hands moved continuously, creating a dizzying effect.

Emperor Jianwu, representing several princes, explained their purpose to Qi Tian. He said, “Master Qi, we have now reached the Saint’s Tomb and have set up camp a kilometer away from it. What should be our next move? Please, Master Qi, could you devise a plan for us?”

Emperor Jianwu’s words were quite tactful. He didn’t directly ask Qi Tian to issue orders. After all, among these princes, the Huoyang Emperor was not like them—he wasn’t an Immortal Slave. Moreover, in addition to them, there were more than a hundred cultivators at the Gold Core Realm. If they knew that Qi Tian was directly ordering them, there might be unforeseen complications. Of course, the main reason was that Emperor Jianwu cared about face and didn’t want outsiders to know that he, a prince, had become Qi Tian’s Immortal Slave.

Qi Tian stopped his movements and said, “How to explore the Saint’s Tomb? You have more experience than I do. I’ll only say this: pay extra attention to safety. In this exploration, none of us can afford to fail. If we encounter a major accident or a powerful opponent, and we fail, there’s nothing to be said. But if we fail because of our own negligence or commit some unforgivable mistakes, then the person who caused the failure will bear the greatest responsibility for the final outcome. I believe each prince should have an idea of what that entails. That’s all I’ll say for now. You can go and make preliminary preparations. When everything is ready and it’s time to open the Saint’s Tomb, come and notify me.”

Emperor Jianwu and the other princes promptly agreed, and then they began to prepare for the opening of the Saint’s Tomb, as instructed by Qi Tian. The preparation work was extremely tedious, but very important. It included many tasks, such as arranging for sentries around the perimeter, clearing any potential risks near the Saint’s Tomb, setting up formations around the tomb to prepare for any dangers that might arise after its opening, and so on. No task could be neglected.

Although there were one hundred and forty or fifty people with Emperor Jianwu this time, after the tasks were distributed, each job still seemed understaffed, but there was nothing that could be done about it. At this time, finding external support was simply impossible.

After delegating the tasks, almost every prince had specific work assigned, and while Emperor Jianwu, as the coordinator, didn’t have specific tasks, he was equally busy with other matters.

Under the command of the princes, every Gold Core Realm powerhouse became incredibly busy. Everyone wished they could grow an extra pair of hands to double their efficiency.

At this time, the most idle people were Gao Jinmei, Xia Xiaoming, and Li Mijia. The three of them guarded Qi Tian’s vicinity and couldn’t help feeling somewhat bored. Qi Tian was continuously busy, and there wasn’t much for them to do.

Li Mijia watched everyone, including the prince from his own household, being busy and felt somewhat guilty. However, he didn’t dare to leave Qi Tian’s side on his own initiative. He could only stand beside Gao Jinmei and strike up a conversation, “Master Gao, seeing everyone so busy, I feel a bit embarrassed inside. Do you think they might blame us later?”

Gao Jinmei glanced at Li Mijia and said, “Chief Li, if you feel guilty, you could offer to help. Honestly, whether you’re here or not doesn’t really matter. As long as the two of us are here, that’s enough.”

Li Mijia quickly responded, “Master Gao, please don’t misunderstand. That’s not what I meant. In my view, compared to other tasks, protecting Master Qi’s safety is the most important thing.”

Gao Jinmei gave Li Mijia a disdainful look and said, “Since you understand that, then stop with your hollow complaints to me. Do your job, guard Master Qi’s safety well. That’s more important than anything else.”

Li Mijia nodded, then tried to make conversation again. “Master Gao, look, this time we have the joint forces of five princely houses, bringing out their elites. Altogether, we have more than one hundred and forty people. The number is quite significant. Yet, upon arriving here, we still feel understaffed. Manager Chen’s group has only a dozen or so people, and although each of them is formidable, the disparity in our numbers is too great. We’re short-handed on our side; how could only a dozen or so people on Manager Chen’s side be enough?”

Gao Jinmei responded, “That’s not something we should worry about. If Manager Chen dares to act this way, he must have corresponding measures to solve various problems. We don’t have what they have, and we can’t envy them. We can only do everything to the best of our abilities. Comparing ourselves to Manager Chen’s side holds no meaning.”

Li Mijia said, “I understand, I was just worried that our efficiency is a bit low compared to Manager Chen’s side. What if everything goes smoothly for Manager Chen, and they get ahead of us and seize the opportunity? Do you think they might send people to harass us later? We wouldn’t even need Manager Chen himself to come over; just one or two people like Shen Ziyu would be enough to give us a lot of trouble.”