Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 484 - 484 0337 Is There Anyone Else Planning to

Chapter 484: Chapter 0337: Is There Anyone Else Planning to Reason with Me? Chapter 484: Chapter 0337: Is There Anyone Else Planning to Reason with Me? Chapter 0337: Is Anyone Still Planning to Reason with Me?

The villagers did think about resisting, but among them, there were many immortal masters like Qi Tian, the very people who oppressed them. From the start, all villagers who took the lead to resist were either burned or frozen to death by the spells of the immortal masters, or were torn to pieces by the masters’ pets. The remaining villagers were terrified, not daring to resist any further and could only obediently endure their torment.

Qi Tian frowned and asked, “Haven’t you tried to report these people to the authorities?”

Qi Tian, who had been living in the Cultivation World of the Great Zhao for quite a while, was somewhat familiar with the various matters within the Great Zhao court. To his understanding, Emperor Tian Rui of the Great Zhao, judged by Earth’s standards, was wise and his court was full of virtuous officials; the lands were peaceful, the people were prosperous, and while not every official was completely incorrupt, they were good enough that no one dared to openly accept bribes or ignore the national laws.

The situation he had come across, where several villages’ residents were coerced like slaves, was not tolerated by Great Zhao law. Even if it involved cultivators, they would not be exempt. The Great Zhao royal family itself had cultivators that they supported, not to mention Emperor Tian Rui also being a cultivator and then there was the existence of the Three Great National Master Mansions. While there’ve been instances of cultivators committing crimes, such blatant harm to common people will not be tolerated. Besides, generally speaking, harming ordinary people doesn’t bring much benefit to cultivators. One can’t reap many cultivation resources even by causing harm to an entire village.

A villager cried out, “What’s the use of reporting, sir? Those people are the officials. We’ve seen our County Magistrate, dining and having fun with them. At that time, the Magistrate only gave us a pass as if he didn’t notice us calling out for justice.”

“Such a thing happened?” Qi Tian was indignant. As the Acting County Teacher of the Imperial Master Mansion, he cared much about the hardship of the people. Besides, he was still young and couldn’t ignore such a situation. “Tell me,” he said, “I’ll handle this matter promptly and will rescue all the villagers. For now, let me first save the other people in the village.”

In not so long, Qi Tian managed to revive several near-death villagers in the village. Their conditions were immensely similar; either severely wounded or maimed, they were left behind because they were deemed useless. With their last breath, they had crawled back to their homes, wishing to die in their own homes if necessary.

Qi Tian fed each of them a pill, pulling them back from the brink of death and left them with some food and water to get through the next few days. As for the future, they would have to fend for themselves as Qi Tian couldn’t always look after them. Moreover, the village was not completely devoid of supplies, and they could find some with a little searching.

After settling the few villagers, Qi Tian got on top of Hu Niu and left the village, heading north.

The distance of a hundred li which might seem far to mortals was not a big deal for Hu Niu. Not long after, Qi Tian saw a construction site far away. A fortress several tens of meters high was taking shape, with hundreds of villagers working around it like ants. Their clothes were ragged and their faces were pale. Most of them were adults. The elderly and children were there initially, but now, they had basically been worked to death.

About five li away from the fortress, a massive mine had formed. Likewise, many villagers were working in the mine. Their condition was equally grim.

Qi Tian, being closer to the mine, decided to head there first on Hu Niu’s back. Before he could get close, someone noticed him. A cultivator flew over the mine on a flying sword and headed his way.

“Who’s there? This is restricted territory. No one is allowed to come close. Leave immediately or face the consequences.” The cultivator’s tone was very arrogant, but he still had some restraint. He didn’t arrest Qi Tian outright because he had seen the latter riding a large tiger. Otherwise, he would have simply captured Qi Tian as a laborer.

Qi Tian looked up at the incoming cultivator. To tell the truth, he had a strong dislike for these flying cultivators during his time in the Great Zhao Cultivation World. Unlike other places, the only group in the Great Zhao Cultivation World who could fly or command flying swords in an organized manner were those from the Guardian National Master Manor. The other National Master Mansions didn’t have such experience.

Qi Tian wasn’t too clear about the situation in the National Master Manor, but he knew well about the Imperial Master Mansion he hailed from. The whole mansion lacked not only flying swords but also the techniques to control them. He was unsure if Xiao Xiaowu, the Mansion Master of the Imperial Master Mansion, could control flying swords, but he had not seen any other mansion masters or elders who were adept at using them.