Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 698 - 698 0445 The Silver is Taken by Someone

Chapter 698: Chapter 0445: The Silver is Taken by Someone Chapter 698: Chapter 0445: The Silver is Taken by Someone Chapter 0445: The Silver Has Been Stolen

Qi Tian laughed lightly and said, “Wu Shenglian is indeed superior than you, but that’s not the reason for me to treat her differently. I sensed another kind of aura from her. I worry that if that type of aura bursts out, not only you, but even I might not be able to withstand it.”

Gao Jinmei, frustrated with her match with Wu Shenglian, took a pill that could stimulate potential. She asked, “Could it be any elixir or treasure on her?”

Qi Tian nodded; when he scanned Wu Shenglian with the sensing function of the Heavenly Dao Engine, he indeed identified something similar on her. It wasn’t a surprise for him; Wu Shenglian, younger and at the same cultivation level as Gao Jin Mei, was far more powerful than her. This indicated Wu Shenglian’s exceptional talent. Anyone, as long as they are not blind, would devise ways to provide her with some means of preserving her life at critical moments.

Although Qi Tian was confident that he could seriously injure or even kill Wu Shenglian, once Wu Shenglian used these life-saving measures, Qi Tian wasn’t so sure. Taking Wu Shenglian head-on might lead to a mutually destructive outcome. Once he got injured, the repercussions would be severe—it would ruin the advantageous situation he had painstakingly created. Not only would Prince Zhao be affected, but also the Imperial Master Mansion, and even possibly leading to his death.

Unless there’s no alternative, Qi Tian would definitely not resort to such action. However, this does not mean that Qi Tian is afraid of death, but there is no necessity. In the end, there are no desperate conflicts between him and Wu Shenglian that require life-and-death battle.

Listening to Qi Tian’s explanation, Gao Jinmei remained silent. She couldn’t surpass Wu Shenglian in combat even before, and now, learning from Qi Tian that Wu Shenglian might have powerful means made her feel depressed. It seemed that it would not be easy for her to get even with Wu Shenglian in the future.

In the midst of their conversation, Wu Shenglian dragged Lu Chao back as if hauling dead dog and threw him in front of Qi Tian. Her pretty face was cold. “I’ll give you one last chance. Where has all the money from the treasury gone? Did you embezzle it?”

Lu Chao hung his head and remained silent, whether he knew where the silver was and didn’t want to say it, or he didn’t know either way.

Wu Shenglian wanted to walk over and slap Lu Chao to death, but due to some regulations of the Four Seas Bank, she couldn’t kill him. All she could do was turn around and say to Qi Tian, “Sir, I’m truly sorry. As you can see, there’s nothing left here in the treasury. Why don’t I have someone replace all your old silver notes with new ones? In addition to the five million you just gave me, plus the more than four million from Marquis Ma, all would be replaced with new ones.”

Qi Tian shook his head and said directly, “Once bitten, twice shy. I no longer trust the Four Seas Bank. I won’t accept your silver notes anymore. Just give me the physical silver. If there’s no silver, gold will do.”

Faced with Qi Tian’s demand, Wu Shenglian didn’t know what to do. Although the value of the items carried by her definitely surpassed ten million tales of silver, she didn’t actually have so much gold or silver. She was a Gold Core cultivator; why would she carry so much gold and silver on her? Moreover, even if she had it, she wouldn’t bring it out. Four Seas Bank wasn’t hers, let alone her family’s. Why should she pay the sum upfront? Furthermore, even if she was willing to pay, Qi Tian had to agree. Ten million tales of silver sounded like a lot, but when converted to spirit stones, it was just ten middle-grade spirit stones. Did Qi Tian lack those few middle-grade spirit stones?

Qi Tian said, “You can sort it out first. I’ll have a look around. Is that alright?”

Wu Shenglian nodded. The most important part of the Four Seas Bank was the treasury. There was very limited silver left, hence blocking Qi Tian from looking around was meaningless.

“Gao Jinmei, you guard here. Wu Shenglian, could you arrange for someone to show me around?” Qi Tian said.

Wu Shenglian casually pointed to a guard of the treasury and asked him to accompany Qi Tian.

The guard looked to be in his thirties and was only in the Qi Cultivation Stage. Usually, cultivators start losing interest in gold and silver once they reach the Foundation Establishment Stage. For instance, even knowing the location of a gold vault, they typically wouldn’t rob it. Like the Four Seas Bank, even if it were possible to raid it successfully and steal all ten million tales of silver, for a cultivator, that was still a very troublesome thing. First, ten million tales of silver was quite a lot; a storage bag able to carry all these was required. Having the bag and taking away the silver, the issue then turned to how to convert it into cultivation resources, which was extremely difficult. Although ten million tales of silver could be exchanged for ten middle-grade spirit stones, practically getting even one middle-grade spirit stone back would be fortune smiled upon.

The unbalanced ratio of investment to return naturally drove away Foundation Establishment cultivators or those at a higher stage. Thus, having some Qi Cultivation cultivators as guards was sufficient.

Qi Tian let the guard lead him around. The guard was not certain about Qi Tian’s intentions, and he was exceedingly cautious during the route. Even when Qi Tian asked him ten questions, he couldn’t even formulate a single response.