Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1437 - 1437 0813 Everyone Competing for It

Chapter 1437: Chapter 0813: Everyone Competing for It Chapter 1437: Chapter 0813: Everyone Competing for It Chapter 0813: Everyone Competes

If Lu Songsheng hadn’t come, Sun Xiqi might have still been able to pressure Qi Tian a bit. However, with the Vice President of Wanjie Commerce, Lu Songsheng, personally visiting and making such an attractive offer to recruit Qi Tian, it would be overly optimistic to assume that Qi Tian could still be swayed to join the National Master Manor. In doing so, he would greatly underestimate both Lu Songsheng and Wanjie Commerce and risk treating Qi Tian as a fool.

Sun Xiqi quickly organized his thoughts. The attitude he had earlier definitely wouldn’t work now, and furthermore, he had to come up with conditions captivating enough to influence Qi Tian. The former was manageable, but the latter was far more troubling. He was only an Elder of the National Master Manor, authorized to recruit Qi Tian, and though he could offer better conditions, there was a limit to what he could propose. Even if he laid out the best conditions he could offer, they fell significantly short of what Wanjie Commerce had presented.

Despite the inadequacy, Sun Xiqi needed to firstly make his stance clear, and secondly, buy some time before Qi Tian was recruited by Wanjie Commerce. He had to ensure that the Mansion Master personally came to discuss matters with Qi Tian.

Before Sun Xiqi could present his new conditions, Huang Liuyan received another message. Another power in Wanjie City, not inferior to the National Master Manor, had also sent someone over to meet with Qi Tian at the National Master Manor.

Huang Liuyan invited the visitor over. Shortly, the guest arrived, carrying a gift box that, despite its small appearance, was actually a Storage Magical Instrument. The visitor placed the gift box in front of Qi Tian, opened it, and revealed it to be filled with top-grade spirit stones, amounting to ten thousand pieces.

“Sir Qi, I am here by the command of our Family Master to pay you a visit. We hope to invite you to visit our family, and to discuss the possibility of hiring you as one of our Guest officials. This is a token of our meeting, and we ask you to kindly accept it, regardless of its modesty.”

The visitor phrased it politely but no one could deem a gift of ten thousand top-grade spirit stones modest.

Lu Songsheng snorted and said, “Go back and tell your Family Master that Sir Qi has already accepted our Commerce’s offer to join as an Elder at Wanjie Commerce. You can stop pursuing him now.”

The man stood his ground and replied, “Our family is sincerely committed. The Family Master asked me to relay to Sir Qi that if you are willing to become a Guest official in our family, you can propose any conditions you see fit. Together, we will negotiate and ultimately achieve terms acceptable to both sides. The Family Master has also expressed a wish to form a sworn brotherhood with Sir Qi, bonding with heart’s blood under a pact, sanctified by the spirits, promising never to betray.”

Lu Songsheng, Sun Xiqi, and others suddenly looked alarmed. They had never considered entering such a high-level pact in the Cultivation World using their heart’s blood. Such pacts are not easily betrayed once made.

Lu Songsheng reacted quickly, saying, “Sir Qi, our Wanjie Commerce is also willing to form such a pact with you, using heart’s blood. Rest assured, if you agree to become an Elder with us, we will not let you suffer any injustice.”

Realizing he had to make a decision, Sun Xiqi spoke up. If he remained silent, Qi Tian might actually be taken under his watch, and he’d have nowhere to even shed tears. Qi Tian had proven his capability in actual combat to everyone. Whichever side he joined would greatly boost their strength, while any side failing to recruit him would significantly weaken relatively. This was clearly not in the interests of any party.

Sun Xiqi said, “Master Nephew Qi, you are a direct-line disciple of our National Master Manor, and at a time when our Manor is in need of such disciples, disciples like you who can contribute their efforts. Our National Master Manor has always placed great importance on nurturing direct-line disciples, rewarding deserving actions and punishing misdeeds. Do not be swayed by the mere allure of outside offers. They are offering good terms, but those are essentially prices for your life. If you go with them, you might end up dying without even knowing how it happened. It is better to stay with our National Master Manor. As your strong backing, the entire National Master Manor will be there to support you, no matter the difficulties you face, and protect you from dangers, ensuring you are never caught between enemies. You should consider all these things carefully and not be blinded by petty gains.”

Lu Songsheng scoffed and retorted, “Elder Sun, you’re here bewitching with your words, slandering our Wanjie Commerce. Have you considered the potential consequences? Do you really think that our Wanjie Commerce only knows how to be amiable and thrives on it, incapable of anger?”

At this juncture, there was no way Sun Xiqi could back down. Standing stiffly and lifting his chin defiantly, he declared, “Vice President Lu, with everyone present as witnesses, do you dare guarantee, pounding on your chest, that the extravagant offer made by your Wanjie Commerce to recruit Master Nephew Qi into your Manor is because you have money to burn? Aren’t you trying to have Master Nephew Qi risk his life for Wanjie Commerce, perhaps even using him as cannon fodder in the front lines? Am I wrong? Isn’t that the truth?”