Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 41 - 00 The Stirrer

Chapter 41: Chapter 0041: The Stirrer

Chapter 41 -0041: The Stirrer

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“Princess, think about it carefully.” Liu Haoshuai looked at Zhao Qian, hoping to make her change her mind. If the fifth column of water that Qi Tian had just aroused exceeded two feet eight inches, he would have nothing to say, but the column of water was only two feet. Such a speechless score, how could he accept it both physically and mentally?

“Idiot. Liu Haoshuai, if you can vibrate all previous four strings of the Qin Pulse, if one column of water can reach three feet, then I’ll render you the spirit of modesty and humility, and give you this five-hundred-year-old wild ginseng, if you can’t, then roll as far as you can, and stop making a fool of yourself here.” Qi Tian was not polite to Liu Haoshuai at all.

Liu Haoshuai was almost furious, but as Qi Tian said, he couldn’t do either of the two points Qi Tian proposed, which made his opposition seem weightless. He glared at Qi Tian and gritted his teeth, “Qi Tian, I warn you one last time, don’t call me an idiot again.”

“Alright, idiot.” Qi Tian said indifferently.

“You…”

“Enough. My mind is made up. Qi Tian is ranked first in this pulse test. I will count to ten, if no one objects and can prove they are stronger than Qi Tian, then the matter is settled.” Zhao Qian had a decisive character, dragging things out for a 500-year-old wild ginseng was not her style, and doing so would damage the reputation of King Zhangbei Manor. Once their reputation was damaged, not to mention one 500-year-old wild ginseng, even ten wouldn’t make up for it.

There were a lot of discussions below the stage, many people felt that the 500-year-old wild ginseng should not be given to Qi Tian, but no one would step forward to prove that they were stronger than Qi Tian.

It’s like an exam, there are only five subjects, Qi Tian got a perfect score in three subjects, did very well in one, and did poorly in another, but that doesn’t prevent him from being the top in total score. You can’t say that you’re better than him just because he’s not good at one subject, can you?

“One, two…”

Zhao Qian counted to ten, and no one stood up from beginning to end. With such a result, Zhao Qian felt slightly regretful, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she handed the brocade box containing the 500-year-old wild ginseng to Qi Tian.

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“Thank you, Princess.” Qi Tian took the brocade box and tucked it into his chest, then thanked Zhao Qian.

Liu Haoshuai watched Qi Tian with fire in his eyes, the wild ginseng that was supposed to be his was snatched away by Qi Tian, which infuriated him. If he knew the result would be like this, he wouldn’t have acted so pretentiously, asking three times, and directly challenging Qi Tian by name, How great it would be to get the 500-year-old wild ginseng straight away. Now, he could only watch as the duck that was cooked grew wings and flew away.

“Let’s proceed to the second test, the winner will receive these ten spirit stones. If the performance is absolutely good, you can take all ten spirit stones. Right, take down the Qin Pulse and bring up the Spirit Instrument.” Zhao Qian instructed.

The guards immediately followed Zhao Qian’s instructions and began to get busy, carefully packing up the Qin Pulse, making the high stage empty. Chen Ziyu, who was in charge of managing the Spirit Instrument, walked onto the stage with a suitcase-sized box in his hand, walked to the middle of the stage, put the box in the middle of the stage, squatted down, and made several gestures towards the stage.

Suddenly, the runes on the surface of the box flowed, and a beam of light shot up into the sky. Within the light, the box quickly unfolded, and something slowly emerged.

Soon, the light dissipated, and a device taller than a human being appeared in front of everyone. This device, the Spirit Instrument, appeared to be half buried underground, with two semi-circles running diagonally across the hemisphere. Both the semi-spheric and the semi-crimped surface are engraved with a large number of runes, which, enduring through the ages, still emit an indelible brilliance.

Chen Ziyu bowed to Zhao Qian, “Princess, the Spirit Instrument is ready and can be tested at any time.”

Zhao Qian bowed to Chen Ziyu, said, “Thank you, Brother.”

Chen Ziyu quickly sidestepped Zhao Qian’s salute, then stood next to the Spirit Instrument, without saying a word.

Zhao Qian looked at Qi Tian, Liu Haoshuai, and Zhou Kunlin, the three guys who had just tried to step off the stage but were stopped by her. She said indifferently, “If I’m not mistaken, you three should probably be the strongest ones in Huangque Hall. Let’s start this test with you three then. Which of you will go first?”

Zhou Kunlin snorted. He was ranked first on the Sparrow List, Liu Haoshuai only ranked tenth, and Qi Tian was in an even more miserable position at one hundred and sixty-sixth. Claiming that the three of them were the strongest in the Huangque Hall, isn’t that overly glorifying Liu Haoshuai and Qi Tian? However, Zhou Kunlin only grumbled in his heart and didn’t utter it out loud. Both Qi Tian and Liu Haoshuai had outperformed him in the vein testing earlier. If he invoked rankings now, it would be embarrassing. He knew that the Sparrow List considered various factors, while Zhao Qian’s assessment only looked at a few aspects, and he might not necessarily have an advantage in these aspects.

Liu Haoshuai loved to show off. He was the first to step forward, saying, “Princess, I volunteer to go first.”

Zhao Qian nodded. Although Liu Haoshuai had lost to Qi Tian in the previous test, his talent was promising. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to have him set the pace.

Instead of immediately entering the Spirit Instrument, Liu Haoshuai turned to Qi Tian provocatively, saying, “Dare you bet with me?”

“A bet?” Qi Tian looked Liu Haoshuai up and down, then smirked, “I don’t bet with someone who cannot afford even ten top-grade Essence Qi Pills.”

Liu Haoshuai was so infuriated he almost spat blood. Qi Tian was too ruthless, always attacking where it hurt most. He took a deep breath to suppress his anger and said, “Qi Tian, with so many witnesses here including the Princess, do you think I’ll dare to cheat you? I’ll ask you again, dare you?”

Qi Tian said, “Alright, since you’re not afraid to lose, let’s have a bet. Tell me, what’s your wager?”

Pointing to the nearby Spirit Instrument, Liu Haoshuai said, “Let’s not bet anything else, just our Spirit Qi compatibility. Whoever has a higher compatibility gets everything.”

“What do you mean by ‘gets everything?'” Qi Tian asked.

Liu Haoshuai explained, “If I win, I’ll take all the ten spirit-stone rewards offered by the Princess, and you have to give me your five hundred-year-old wild ginseng. Conversely, if you win, you can take all the spirit stones, and I’ll give you a Human-grade top-quality Spirit Military. How’s that?”

Qi Tian immediately shook his head, “No deal. I don’t need a Human-grade top-quality Spirit Military. Liu Haoshuai, if you really want to bet, fine, I can provide my own conditions. Besides the five hundred-year-old wild ginseng, I also have over seventeen thousand taels of silver, all of which I can bet. You don’t need to wager a Human-grade top-quality Spirit Military or any top-grade Essence Qi Pills with me. I presume you don’t have any. You just need to wager twenty-five thousand silver notes. How about that? If you win, it’s all yours. If you lose, it’s all mine.”

Qi Tian’s face was calm, giving the impression that he had the game in his hands. That’s why he dared to place such a large bet. However, no one knew that Qi Tian didn’t have a clue about his Spirit Qi compatibility. He had practiced the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist many times, but he still couldn’t master the Fire Fist, which was not a good sign.

But Qi Tian knew he couldn’t lose face to Liu Haoshuai at this moment. Saving face is a vital part of the cultivation journey, and he couldn’t afford to lose it.

Of course, Qi Tian had his own cunning little plan as well. He employed psychological tactics effectively to intimidate his opponent, like how a gambler might bluff his way through a poker match. Sometimes, even if you had a weak hand, you could bluff your opponent into giving up.

And it seemed to work. Liu Haoshuai was indeed intimidated by Qi Tian. On the one hand, Liu was caught off guard by the high stakes that Qi Tian was proposing. Twenty-five thousand taels were definitely not a small sum for him. On the other hand, the proposed value for the five hundred-year-old wild ginseng was too high. Normally, a ginseng of such age would sell for about five to six thousand taels, but Qi Tian’s valuation was nearly eight thousand. This was clearly an overestimate. If Liu won, Qi Tian only needed to hand over a single ginseng but if Liu lost, he’d have to pay him eight thousand taels. The disparity was too great.

Seeing this, Qi Tian said lightly, “If you can’t afford to bet, then don’t bounce around in front of me. You have no money, yet you still dare to put on airs. Go take your Spirit Qi compatibility test.”

Liu Haoshuai was fuming. He really wanted to take Qi Tian’s bet, but being reminded of the staggering stakes and the overvalued ginseng, he faltered.

At that moment, Zhou Kunlin, whom Qi Tian and Liu Haoshuai had been ignoring, coldly interjected, “Qi Tian, you want twenty-five thousand taels as a bet? I have that. Can I have the honor of joining your wager?” As he spoke, Zhou Kunlin pulled out a thick stack of silver notes.

Qi Tian’s eyelid twitched. He could see that Liu Haoshuai was about to back down, and he hadn’t expected Zhou Kunlin to intervene just as he was about to win the confrontation. He just wanted to spit in Zhou Kunlin’s face. But he refrained, knowing that if he acted that way, he would lose the upper hand he’d worked so hard to gain.