Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 672 - 672 0432 The Heaviest Losses

Chapter 672: Chapter 0432: The Heaviest Losses Chapter 672: Chapter 0432: The Heaviest Losses Chapter 0432: The Heaviest Loss

Seeing the Bei Rong Emperor stand up, the Bei Rong Crown Prince and the National Master Jiang Yalin also rose to their feet, intending to leave with the Bei Rong Emperor.

Qi Tian extended his hand, blocking the Bei Rong Crown Prince, and smiled, “Your Highness, are you in such a hurry to leave?”

With Qi Tian’s move, the Bei Rong Emperor and the National Master both paused, not to mention the Bei Rong Crown Prince who was now unable to leave.

The Bei Rong Crown Prince looked at Qi Tian with a hint of awe and confusion, “Master, what do you mean?”

Qi Tian smiled and said, “Your Highness seemed to have forgotten the terms I had stated before, one of which was particularly important. It requests Your Highness to be a hostage in our Great Zhao Nation. We agreed on this in advance, didn’t we?”

“Master, our conversation was pleasant just now. You got your compensation, received your apology, and even voluntarily signed a trade agreement with us. Can the matter of my going to be a hostage be avoided?” The Bei Rong Crown Prince tried to reason with him.

Qi Tian shook his head and said, “The compensation came from the emperor himself, as did the apology. The trade agreement also bears the seal of the emperor, and the Self-Admonishment Edict was issued in the name of the emperor. What does all this have to do with you? Going to the Great Zhao Nation as a hostage is the only thing that you need to do. If even this can be avoided, then you are indeed taking the role of the Crown Prince too lightly.”

Beaten by Qi Tian’s reasoning, the Bei Rong Crown Prince was left speechless. Everything that Qi Tian listed was a fact. But stating them at this point seemed heart-rending. If he were to say anything more, he would be shifting all the blame onto his father, the Emperor Bei Rong, thereby evading all responsibilities.

No one would feel pleased when confronted with such a situation, especially when their father is the sovereign of a nation, the emperor, and they are the son of the emperor, the Crown Prince. Shifting every responsibility onto their father while refusing to take any responsibility themselves, what would their father think about this?

But Qi Tian did not hesitate to consider how the Bei Rong Crown Prince might feel. He laughed and turned to the Bei Rong Emperor, saying, “Your Majesty, would you like to make a fair judgment? Should the prince stay as a hostage?”

Previously, Qi Tian had asked Bei Rong Crown Prince if Emperor Bei Rong should apologize, but now the tables had turned. He was asking Emperor Bei Rong, and the subject had changed to Bei Rong Crown Prince. This was clearly showing how the wheel of fate turns, and no one would escape.

Emperor Bei Rong did not immediately answer Qi Tian’s question, instead, he countered, “Master, is there really no other alternative besides letting my son stay as a hostage? Can’t we think of other substitute methods?”

Qi Tian decisively replied, “No. Don’t forget that I once said that if the prince is not willing to be a hostage, he should be killed, and another willing prince should be made Crown Prince.”

Qi Tian said these words with resolute finality, leaving no room for doubt. No one hearing them would think that he had any intention of accepting the prince as a hostage.

Of course, Emperor Bei Rong didn’t discern Qi Tian’s true intentions. He could only look at Bei Rong Crown Prince and say, “My son, I’m truly sorry. This is a matter that the Master insists upon, and there’s nothing I can do. National Master, do you have any suggestions?”

National Master Jiang Yalin quickly bowed his head and said, “Your Majesty, you overestimate me. If I had a way, I would not have let you and the Crown Prince run such a long way here.”

Emperor Bei Rong turned again to Bei Rong Crown Prince, saying, “My son, we are helpless. You seem to be the one who will have to make the sacrifice.”

Emperor Bei Rong and National Master didn’t even go through a proper negotiation process with Qi Tian and agreed to send Bei Rong Crown Prince as a hostage. It was unrealistic for Bei Rong Crown Prince not to harbor resentment. Whether it was based on his personal desires or future objective conditions, Bei Rong Crown Prince wouldn’t allow himself to venture under Qi Tian’s watch. Qi Tian was the one who wiped out more than half of the Chi Di’s Gold Core Realm cultivators. If he became a hostage and spent all his time in front of Qi Tian, and one day Qi Tian discovered his flaws or if he did something that displeased Qi Tian, would he still be alive?

Bei Rong Crown Prince’s mind was racing, quickly thinking of how to escape. At this moment, Emperor Bei Rong and National Master Jiang Yalin had already turned and were walking towards the flying boat not far away. They were thinking only of leaving this place as soon as possible. Staying next to Qi Tian, who knew what might happen?

Seeing Emperor Bei Rong and the rest about to leave, Bei Rong Crown Prince didn’t dare to stay alone. He rushed to say, “Master, I am a living person. If I go to the Great Zhao Nation as a hostage, your country must prepare lodgings for me, provide three meals a day, and even arrange guards. It will be laborious and costly. However, I have an alternative plan that can save the Great Zhao Nation a great deal of effort and resources while achieving the same effect.”

“Hmph, stop sugarcoating your words. I don’t believe there’s anything in this world that can replace you, the Bei Rong Crown Prince,” Qi Tian said angrily.

“Master, please calm your anger and look at what I have to offer. This is a Three-Turns Heaven Earth Pill, and I have two of them. It’s a sacred medicine for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage to break through to the Gold Core Stage. If you have two pills, you can almost certainly break through to the Gold Core Stage. Master, you are now at the Foundation Establishment Stage with the promotion to the Gold Core Stage ahead of you, so you should prepare early.”

As Bei Rong Crown Prince spoke, he handed a porcelain bottle to Qi Tian. Qi Tian opened it and saw indeed two Three-Turns Heaven Earth Pills inside, and they were of reasonable grade, not the lowest grade Three-Turns Heaven Earth Pills. Such pills were worth a fortune each, and it was unknown how Bei Rong Crown Prince had obtained them.