Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 311 - 311 0246 The Nightmarish Scene is to Repeat

Chapter 311: Chapter 0246: The Nightmarish Scene is to Repeat Itself Again_2 Chapter 311: Chapter 0246: The Nightmarish Scene is to Repeat Itself Again_2 Qi Tian patted the scout with his hand and used True Essence to massage the scout’s body a bit. Through the surge of blood and energy, the scout woke up immediately. Seeing Qi Tian squatting beside him, he quickly got up, knelt in front of Qi Tian, and said, “I pay respect to the Immortal Master.”

Qi Tian nodded and said, “Aren’t you still supposed to deliver a message? Quickly mount your horse and proceed. Rest assured, I have dealt with your danger. Behind me, you will be very safe.”

The scout naturally did not dare to doubt Qi Tian’s words. He quickly got up to leave, but Qi Tian stopped him and gave him a talisman, saying, “If anything happens, stick this to your body. It can save your life. Alright, you can go now.”

The scout bowed to bid farewell, mounted his horse, and ran towards the direction of the Tongguan Guard Station.

Qi Tian watched the scout go into the distance before retracting his gaze. He moved to one side, sat cross-legged, took out a book, and began reading quietly. Hu Niu lay at his feet. Qi Tian stretched out a hand and patted Hu Niu’s big head, and Hu Niu made a satisfied purring sound.

About half a day later, Xu Honglei was the first to stand up. Apart from looking a little exhausted, he was generally okay. He deeply bowed to Qi Tian and said, “Thank you for your life-saving grace, Commander.”

Qi Tian put away his book and said, “There’s no need for thanks, I am just grateful that you do not blame me.”

Understanding why Qi Tian would say this, Xu Honglei quickly said, “Commander, there’s no need to feel guilty. As the saying goes, wealth and honor depend on the heavens. Since we chose to accept the mission, we have to bear all the dangers encountered along the way. We cannot blame you because you issued the mission and exposed us to danger. There’s no logic in that.”

“Sir Xu, your awareness is quite high,” Qi Tian laughed.

“If you don’t have this kind of awareness, how can you cultivate?” Xu Honglei gave a bitter smile. He talked so much not mainly because of his high awareness, but because Qi Tian’s strength is too strong, far better than him. It would be foolish to seek so-called justice with the others, so it’s better to lower your position from the beginning to avoid offending Qi Tian and end up losing more than gaining.

“Sir Xu, you can sit and rest first. Once Sir Wang Peng finishes meditating, I will give you an account,” Qi Tian instructed.

Qi Tian and Xu Honglei waited for about half an hour before Wang Peng finished his meditation. His condition was slightly more serious than Xu Honglei’s, so it took more time. They were rather lucky as their souls were stable and did not suffer major injuries despite being dragged, hit, and bitten. The main reason for their good fortune was Qi Tian’s timely arrival. If he had not killed the Chi Di cultivator who controlled the ghost horse, their fate would have been extremely miserable.

Qi Tian looked at the two and felt relieved when he confirmed that they did not have any major issues. He said, “I apologize for your suffering, it was my responsibility. As we had agreed, the spoils of the journey would be yours, but you two ended up in dire straits and got nothing in the end. To compensate you, I will give you two options. One is I compensate you with spirit stones, I can give you fifty spirit stones to split. The other solution is I give you the Storage Bag of the Chi Di cultivator who caused your suffering, I haven’t touched the contents. You can share the contents and the bag.”

Xu Honglei and Wang Peng’s eyes lit up. They didn’t expect Qi Tian would compensate them so generously. Both options were very appealing. The importance of spirit stones is self-explanatory, and Qi Tian’s generous offer of fifty spirit stones is substantial given the scarcity of spirit stones in the Cultivation World of Great Zhao. As for the Storage Bag, that belonged to a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If they were lucky, there could be a priceless treasure inside. Selling that treasure could earn them far more than fifty spirit stones.

Xu Honglei and Wang Peng discussed quietly. Eventually, they agreed to forgo gambling on their luck and chose the safer course of action—they took the fifty spirit stones. The Storage Bag could contain a lot or a little, its contents could be worth a fortune or be worthless. Instead of gambling on their fortune, they decided to take the sure benefit.

Qi Tian didn’t say anything and took out fifty spirit stones and handed them to Xu Honglei and Wang Peng.

After Xu Honglei and Wang Peng received the spirit stones, they divided them equally in front of Qi Tian. Then Xu Honglei turned to Qi Tian and said, “Commander, as you can see, our condition has reached the point where we cannot continue fighting. We wish, with your permission, to leave the battlefield.”

Qi Tian nodded and said, “Granted. You may leave.”

Xu Honglei and Wang Peng were surprised by Qi Tian’s prompt approval. They quickly thanked him, mounted their horses, and departed.

Watching them go, Qi Tian shook his head. Those two are truly unfortunate, he thought. Hopefully, those spirit stones can help them recover health.

Qi Tian rode back onto Hu Niu and headed for the Tongguan Guard Station. Although he was sure the route to the Guard Station had already been pacified, and he had even sent a messenger ahead, he nevertheless felt uneasy and decided to make the trip himself.

As it turned out, Qi Tian was right. The way was clear. By the time Qi Tian had arrived at the Tongguan Guard Station, the messenger had already informed the garrison about the distress message from the Tongmen West Pass, and the assembly drum at the station was being sounded.

Once he confirmed that everything was in order, Qi Tian turned Hu Niu around and headed towards the Tongmen West Pass. His area of duty was the Tongmen West Pass, not the Tongguan Guard Station, and he had no interest in intervening here unnecessarily.

Hu Niu was quite fast. In just half an hour, they arrived back at the Tongmen West Pass and saw Huang Zhiwei.

Learning that the Tongguan Guard Station had started to mobilize troops brought relief to Huang Zhiwei. He bowed deeply to Qi Tian, saying, “On behalf of all the soldiers and civilians at Tongmen West Pass, I express our gratitude to you, Immortal Master…”

Before Huang Zhiwei could say more, a frantic soldier ran up to him, shouting long before he reached their location, “Commander, disaster strikes! The Chi Di tribesmen are on the move again. I saw them adjusting their catapults. They might start hurling rocks at us again.”

Huang Zhiwei’s face paled, and he said in a stern voice, “Issue my order immediately. Everyone must take cover.”

Qi Tian said, “Commander, go and do what you need to do. Don’t worry about me.”

Huang Zhiwei saluted Qi Tian, then ran off. He could clearly remember the scene from a few days ago when the Chi Di’s catapults, over ten meters high, flung rocks weighing thousands of pounds at Tongmen West Pass. Was this nightmare about to replay?

Qi Tian started walking towards the border wall of the Tongmen West Pass. He wanted to see just what the Chi Di tribesmen planned to toss over this time – the same type of rocks as last time, or the large barrels full of oil as before? He was also curious about the expression they would have on their faces once they realized something was wrong with their catapults.

Everyone at the Tongmen West Pass knew that Qi Tian was an immortal master. Therefore, when Qi Tian made his way to the wall, nobody tried to stop him. On the contrary, they welcomed his presence.