Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 901 - 901 0545 The Effect of the Secret Technique_2

Chapter 901: Chapter 0545: The Effect of the Secret Technique_2 Chapter 901: Chapter 0545: The Effect of the Secret Technique_2 Qi Tian snorted coldly. To Xiang Bo, this snort was nothing more than a bit louder than usual, but to the other guest officials, it was like a thunderclap, causing their ears to buzz and heads to ache as if they were going to split.

“Noisy. Are you all blind?” Qi Tian coldly looked at the other guest officials and said, “Didn’t you see Lin Zhenzhao had ample time earlier? Did you not see his Defense Talismans all burst before I landed a punch on him? If you think I’m cheating, fine, come forward. Just like Lin Zhenzhao, compete with me. If any of you can take one punch from me, not only will I give you two Low-Grade spirit stones, I will also apologize to Lin Zhenzhao and all of you. Come on, who’s up?”

Qi Tian casually issued a challenge, and those guest officials immediately ceased their clamor. Not only did they not step forward, but they also took a unified step back, knowing they couldn’t afford to provoke Qi Tian. They turned to Xiang Bo instead and said, “Young Master, did you see that? Body cultivators are so barbaric, not a trace of civility or decency left in them.”

In the past, Xiang Bo would definitely have interjected with soothing words. After all, he often relied on these people to do things for him, and he needed to give them the face they were due. But now, Xiang Bo seemed to ignore them completely. He strode from the Flower Hall in three steps taken as two, walked up to Lin Zhenzhao, and extended a hand to help him up.

Lin Zhenzhao was quite moved, thinking, see who is first in the Young Master’s heart at this time? It’s not you, it’s me, Lin Zhenzhao. It seemed likely that he would secure a spot for himself accompanying the Young Master to the Imperial College in Eastern Capital City.

Just as these thoughts flickered through Lin Zhenzhao’s mind, Xiang Bo’s words casually reached his ears. “Lin, Master Qi Tian claimed that the moment he hit you, all your Defense Talismans shattered. Is this true or false? Quickly show me all the Defense Talismans you wear and let me have a look.”

Lin Zhenzhao felt his poor heart shatter into two, knowing he dare not disobey Xiang Bo’s command at this moment. He reached into his bosom and pulled out a string. “Young Master, please look, my Defense Talismans are still intact… Hmm, where are my Defense Talismans?”

Nothing hung below the string. Lin Zhenzhao hastily reached into his bosom again, fumbling around. After a moment, he produced a small handful of jade-like sand with a complex expression.

The grains of jade sand were rather large, some even in chunks. With just a glance, Lin Zhenzhao recognized them. They were not anything else but his Defense Talismans. He had spent nearly two years of salary to grit his teeth and buy them for protection, and now they were smashed to bits. The realization twisted in his heart like a knife. If he had known Qi Tian was so perverse, he never would have stepped forward during Qi Tian’s challenge just now, for just that punch had made his two years as a guest official amount to nothing.

Seeing Lin Zhenzhao’s pained expression, Qi Tian calmly added, “Don’t look as if you’ve lost your parents. Think of it from another perspective. If it weren’t for that Defense Talisman taking off more than half of the force, you wouldn’t be merely spitting out a mouthful of blood, but losing half your life.”

Lin Zhenzhao, unable to bear the heartache any longer, opened his mouth and another mouthful of blood spurted out.

Xiang Bo was overjoyed. He waved to the side where two maidens waiting outside came up and helped Lin Zhenzhao away.

Xiang Bo, with eyes gleaming and a smile on his face as if he had discovered a new continent, walked up to Qi Tian and said, “Qi, come with me to my study. We need to have a good talk.”

The other guest officials were all anxious. They had followed Xiang Bo for so long and had seldom managed to get a chance to speak with him alone. What merits did Qi Tian have to deserve a private conversation with Xiang Bo in the study?

“Young Master, you can’t have a private conversation with Qi Tian! What if he harbors ill intentions and wants to harm you?” One of the guest officials came up with a quick-witted excuse concerning Xiang Bo’s safety.

Xiang Bo suddenly remembered that Qi Tian had just entered the City Lord’s Mansion a few days ago. He knew very little about Qi Tian’s background. Could it be true that a person of Qi Tian’s caliber had joined the City Lord’s Mansion merely for the sake of training? What if that wasn’t the case?

How could Qi Tian fail to see the hesitation in Xiang Bo? He calmly said, “Young Master, the opportunity lies before you. If you can seize it, then you are not far from soaring to great heights. But if you hesitate and give up when it’s crunch time, then you will never encounter a similar situation again.”

With gritted teeth, Xiang Bo was unwilling to repeat his father’s old path. As a young man, he was unremarkable at the Imperial College, and after reaching adulthood, he inherited his father’s position as City Lord, spending a lifetime’s years in this small city where one could see the end of the street at a glance.

“Let’s go, Qi Tian. We have covert matters to discuss in my study,” Xiang Bo decided to take a gamble after all.

The guest officials all tried to dissuade him, but at this point, nothing they said was of any use. Most importantly, Qi Tian had displayed strength far beyond that of the guest officials, so that the same words, when coming from the mouths of the guest officials, no longer carried the same weight as before.

After Qi Tian and Xiang Bo entered the study, before closing the door, Xiang Bo gave a strict order that no one was allowed to come within a zhang of the study. Then, he closed the door.

Xiang Bo invited Qi Tian to sit and then eagerly sought his advice.

Qi Tian had no patience to instruct or guide Xiang Bo; he was just using him. Taking advantage of the moment Xiang Bo was not paying attention, Qi Tian covertly used a secret technique on him, a technique passed down from Master Ming Ren. Once affected by this technique, the sole consequence was a particular susceptibility to believe whatever the spellcaster said – in other words, at this point, whatever Qi Tian said, Xiang Bo would believe.

This secret technique would not affect Xiang Bo’s mind. It wouldn’t turn Xiang Bo into a mindlessly obedient fool, nor would it turn him into an Immortal Slave. His speech and behavior would be no different from that of a normal person.

After Qi Tian had cast the secret technique, he noticed Xiang Bo staring intently at him, waiting for an answer.

Qi Tian said, “Young Master, rest assured, as long as you cooperate with me, I can definitely greatly improve your strength. Not only will you stand out at the Imperial College, but you will also have the opportunity to pursue higher aspirations, no longer confined to this small city for your whole life.”

Xiang Bo’s eyes lit up, clearly taking Qi Tian’s words to heart—such was the immediate and miraculous effect of the secret technique.

Qi Tian continued, “I have two friends, both from my hometown. They lost their identity tokens due to special circumstances. Could you help them process two brand-new identity tokens? If possible, you could also recruit them into the City Lord’s Mansion as guards for a time. When you are ready to go to the Imperial College, the three of us, plus the two attendants you choose, could accompany you to the Eastern Capital City.”

Xiang Bo did not harbor the slightest doubt and replied, “That’s a trivial matter. Just give me the details of your two friends, and I will have their identity tokens processed right away.”

Qi Tian was overjoyed. He had not expected the troublesome issue of legitimate identity within the Imperial Family Secret Territory, which had plagued them for a long time, to be resolved so easily. Indeed, as long as he was willing to properly utilize the various secret techniques in his possession, there was no problem he couldn’t solve. He said, “Process the identity tokens for me now; I will bring my two friends over first.”