Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 596 - 596 0394 Surrendering at the First Sign of

Chapter 596: Chapter 0394: Surrendering at the First Sign of Danger Chapter 596: Chapter 0394: Surrendering at the First Sign of Danger Chapter 0393: Bow to the Inevitably

Under Qi Tian’s control, the Crane statue gently spread its wings and slowly and smoothly landed in Marquis Ma’s mansion.

Marquis Ma knelt on all fours, his face pale as a sheet, like a turtle crawling off the crane statue’s back. At this moment, he couldn’t even utter a word. He was retching on the ground. The Crane statue had flown so quickly and the wind was so strong that he felt air sick.

Qi Tian ignored Marquis Ma. Now, even with three times Marquis Ma’s courage, he would not dare to defy Qi Tian’s will or conspire with others to resist him.

Qi Tian casually tossed the hooded woman he was carrying onto the ground, saying, “Deng, you indeed did a great job today. I will keep my promise and reduce your servitude by thirty years.”

Deng Chuanliang was overjoyed and quickly bowed, “Thank you, master.”

Qi Tian glanced at the hooded woman lying on the ground with her eyes tightly closed, motionless. Others would easily believe she had fainted, but Qi Tian scanned her with the Heavenly Dao Engine and discovered she was actually pretending to have passed out, possibly preparing to escape when he was off guard.

Qi Tian sneered in his heart, and asked Deng Chuanliang, “Deng, let me ask you something, are you married?”

Deng Chuanliang was puzzled as to why Qi Tian was asking this, but he still honestly replied, “I once had a Taoist couple when I was at the Foundation Establishment Stage. She unfortunately died during an expedition, and since then I have been alone. Master, why are you asking this?”

Qi Tian let out a dry laugh while pointing at the fake unconscious hooded woman on the ground, “I’m in a good mood today and since you’ve performed a great service, I plan to play the matchmaker. What do you think of her? She, like you, is at the Gold Core Third Level, and she’s not ugly either. Why don’t you take her as your wife? It would be quite nice.”

Upon hearing this, Deng Chuanliang felt a movement in his heart. He had never considered this before, but Qi Tian’s suggestion was indeed attractive. If he had had a supportive Taoist couple back then, would he have become a captive and eventually Qi Tian’s slave?

Qi Tian smiled and did not rush Deng Chuanliang into a decision. As Deng Chuanliang was caught in the throes of temptation, he couldn’t help but wonder if Qi Tian was testing him and whether Qi Tian would punish him if his answer didn’t satisfy Qi Tian, thereby revoking the thirty years reduction in his servitude.

However, before Deng Chuanliang could make up his mind, the hooded woman had already opened her eyes and voiced out before Deng Chuanliang could reply, “Even if it kills me, I won’t be this old fart’s Taoist couple. Qi Tian, you are a man after all, you can’t force me to marry.”

Qi Tian chuckled, “Look at what you’re saying. You already prepared an ambush to take my life, I can’t retaliate? I didn’t kill you. Instead, I am just asking you to marry one of my men. This is already a huge favor. Or would you prefer that I kill you?”

The hooded woman really wanted to say, “If you have the guts, kill me. Even if I die, I would not marry Deng Chuanliang.”

However, she held her tongue. Despite her painstaking efforts to reach the Gold Core Third Level and having hundreds of years of life left, and despite the countless honor and riches that awaited her in the world, she could not so easily give up on life. If she was killed by Qi Tian or Deng Chuanliang during a battle, she would accept it. But now, as a captive with a choice to live, if she still insisted on letting Qi Tian kill her, that would simply be foolish.

“Qi Tian, as long as you won’t kill me or force me to marry this old fart, I will agree to any other conditions,” said the hooded woman, she didn’t want to die and had no choice but to surrender to Qi Tian’s terms.

“Are you sure?” Qi Tian asked.

The hooded woman nodded. Having said those words, she didn’t feel a burden on her conscience.

Qi Tian turned to Deng Chuanliang and asked, “Deng, what are your thoughts?”

Deng Chuanliang was startled and quickly replied, “I have no opinions of my own. You make all the decisions, master.”

Qi Tian nodded, “In that case, open your mind and let me plant the Slave Mark.”

Although the hooded woman had already predicted this outcome, when the moment came, she hesitated. Qi Tian’s face turned stern, and he called out, “Deng.”

Before Deng Chuanliang could react, the hooded woman quickly said, “I’ll open my mind right now for you to plant the Slave Mark.”

It went smoothly this time. Without much effort, Qi Tian planted the Slave Mark in the hooded woman’s mind. From then on, the hooded woman became his slave. Whatever Qi Tian demanded from her, she could no longer refuse.

This outcome pleased Qi Tian greatly. With the inclusion of the hooded woman plus Deng, he now had two Gold Core subordinates. Including Lu Jingfei, Wang Xiuwu, and Xu Jifa, he had five Gold Core warriors at his disposal, more than enough to sweep the entire cultivation world of Great Zhao.