Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 782 - 782 0487 You Must Be Ashamed to See People Now

Chapter 782: Chapter 0487: You Must Be Ashamed to See People Now Chapter 782: Chapter 0487: You Must Be Ashamed to See People Now Chapter 0487: You must be ashamed to meet people now

“Zhao Haiying, what do you mean by keeping your eyes closed and not speaking? Are you capitulating, or are you choosing death?” Qi Tian asked with a frown.

Zhao Haiying remained silent, his eyes closed. At this moment, he was likely wishing for death more than life, he simply did not want to speak with Qi Tian.

Seeing as Zhao Haiying remained silent, Qi Tian was tempted to interpret this as a tacit plea for mercy, a will to become his Immortal Slave. However, merely wishing for it amounted to nothing. To realize this outcome, Zhao Haiying would have to be mentally open to Qi Tian so he could plant the Slave Mark in his Sea of Consciousness, thereby completely submitting to Qi Tian. A nominal immortal slave, without any true meaning, served no purpose.

Perpetual delay wasn’t a solution. Qi Tian had no interest in carrying Zhao Haiying everywhere with him in the future. On one hand, it would be too inconvenient and could potentially hold him back. On the other hand, Zhao Haiying was a ticking time bomb. If he escaped due to a careless moment, he would undoubtedly seek revenge at the earliest opportunity. Even if Qi Tian wasn’t Zhao Haiying’s target, the loss would be unbearable if he hunted and killed his men from hiding.

After a moment’s hesitation, Qi Tian turned to Gao Jinmei and the others, “Who among you can attempt to persuade Zhao Haiying? Whoever can convince him to submit to me will receive a generous reward. You can use any method you deem fit. However, you should know that my time is limited. I only give you three days. If you can’t persuade him in three days, kill him.”

Even though Qi Tian explicitly stated that he would kill Zhao Haiying after three days, Zhao Haiying, under the weight of Hu Niu, didn’t react or even flutter his eyelids.

Qi Tian walked away as if shaking off the matter altogether. He planned to use these three days to thoroughly review all the materials he had acquired on how to advance in the Gold Core Realm. He wanted to learn from the experience of his predecessors and carve a path that was suitable for him.

Qi Tian might have left, but Gao Jinmei and the others couldn’t. They all hoped to successfully persuade Zhao Haiying. The reward promised by Qi Tian was merely one reason. A more pressing reason was their wish for Zhao Haiying, a strength trainer in the Gold Core Stage Fifth Level, to submit to Qi Tian. If he became Qi Tian’s immortal slave, their being slaves of Qi Tian wouldn’t seem as unacceptable. It was like some brothel girls enjoyed convincing virtuous girls to sell their bodies like they do; when everyone is a bad person, no one can mock or look down on you.

Currently, Gao Jinmei had been with Qi Tian the longest as his immortal slave. Although she wasn’t the strongest or the highest ranked, she stepped forward, “My friends, who among you can convince Zhao Haiying? It will merit immense credit. I am convinced that our Master will generously reward the persuader.”

Everyone fell silent. Persuading Zhao Haiying was by no means an easy task. His strength far surpassed theirs, which meant their words, whether threats or lures, would be unlikely to convince him. Moreover, Zhao Haiying appeared unafraid of death, complicating matters even more.

When everyone remained silent, Gao Jinmei decided to name names. She turned to Sun Xiang, “Sun, you are currently the most accomplished among us. Now is the time to for you to lead by example.”

Sun Xiang forced a smile. He wasn’t a competitive person, he was somewhat timid. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have surrendered to Qi Tian on the battlefield simply because he saw Qi Tian kill Cui Yifan, a cultivator of the same realm, without even once engaging with Qi Tian. He said, “My friends, don’t flatter me. My slightly higher realm doesn’t prove much apart from the fact that I’ve been in training longer than you. It doesn’t mean that I’m stronger than you. In my opinion, the strongest among us isn’t me, but Liao Chongru who had several rounds of combat with our Master. The task of persuading Zhao Haiying should fall to the most valiant Liao.”

Liao Chongru was taken aback, almost spitting on Sun Xiang. In all her life, she’d never encountered someone as shameless as him who wasn’t willing to take on challenges himself and insisted on pushing a woman forward instead. Wasn’t his conscience even slightly bothering him?

Liao Chongru glared at Sun Xiang but he had already turned his head, refusing to meet her gaze. Her disapproval fell on deaf ears.

Gao Jinmei wasn’t paying any attention to Sun’s evasiveness. She stated, “Sun, there’s no need to dodge this responsibility. You are the highest cultivated among us, so you should be the first to act. Then it should be Liao Chongru and Zhu Haijun; if all three of you can’t manage, we’ll explore other possibilities.”

With the names directly called out by Gao Jinmei, Sun could no longer dodge. He wasn’t a man to act against the tide. Even though he was stronger than Gao Jinmei, he was well aware that she had Qi Tian’s trust. Arguing with her would lead to nothing.

Despite his strong reluctance, Sun had to bite the bullet, “I will give it a try. However, I ask everyone not to hold any expectations. If I fail, please don’t blame me for not trying hard enough.”