Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning - Chapter 804: 35: Millennium Baihu City (Part 3)
Chapter 804: Chapter 35: Millennium Baihu City (Part 3)
“Good.”
The High Priest took a deep breath: “Lord Su, the Chief of the Escort, need not calculate meticulously. Just say how much you require each year.”
“Straightforward.”
Su Mo laughed: “How about this, a hundred thousand taels of silver a year, delivered to my Ziyang Escort Agency on this day every year by Baihu City. If Baihu City is short on manpower or lacks an appropriate convoy, you can send a letter to my Ziyang Escort Agency, and I will send someone to collect it. What does the High Priest think?”
The Chief Steward found it difficult to stand steadily and reached out to support himself against the remaining half of a pillar in the Tiger Lord Hall.
Su Mo claims he’s not making an outrageous demand?
A hundred thousand taels a year…
What exactly does this old tiger eat that costs so much money in a year?
The High Priest actually laughed, nodded, and said:
“Very well, with Lord Su’s word, it does put one at ease.
“Thus, let it be according to what Lord Su has said.”
She glanced at the Chief Steward: “Go retrieve the silver notes worth a hundred thousand taels.”
The Chief Steward gave the High Priest a glance, wanting to say something, but in the end, he nodded, drooped his head, and left.
He left quickly and returned just as swiftly.
Handed over a stack of silver notes with a value of a thousand taels each.
After Su Mo took them, he counted them on the spot, but when he saw the words ‘Da You Bank’ on the silver notes, he couldn’t help but ponder slightly.
Finally, with a laugh and after confirming they were correct, Su Mo clasped his hands and said:
“Good, the transaction is complete, I take my leave.”
“…Lord Su, walk slowly.”
The High Priest had a smile on her face, as if everything that had happened before did not exist, and assumed a posture of respectful farewell.
Su Mo quietly looked at her for two seconds, also smiled, then gently patted the White Tiger’s neck. The White Tiger immediately spread its four hooves, and its figure disappeared just in a flash as it crossed the door.
Xu Lu followed closely behind…
In just a moment, in front of the valley of the Tiger Lord Hall, only the High Priest, the Chief Steward, and a few surviving stewards were left looking at each other.
The Chief Steward couldn’t help but glance at the High Priest:
“Although Lord Su didn’t say it explicitly, his meaning is quite obvious.
“From now on, my Baihu City will pay tribute every year, submit annually.
“Completely submit to his Ziyang Escort Agency.
“High Priest, what should we do now?”
The High Priest let out a long breath, and what she said next caused the Chief Steward to knit his brows tightly:
“Submitting… isn’t it quite good?”
“High Priest, what do you mean by that?”
The Chief Steward was taken aback.
“My Baihu City has stood for thousands of years without falling; what do you think it relies on?”
“An unbending spine?”
The Chief Steward tentatively asked.
“Nonsense!”
The High Priest cursed out, “If that were truly the case, how could Da Xuan have taken a piece from the Holy Artifact years ago? As a result, the Holy Artifact keeps breaking uninterrupted. Nor would we have struggled for these hundreds of years…”
“This…”
The Chief Steward was momentarily at a loss for words: “Then what does the High Priest think?”
“Naturally, it is about assessing the situation.”
The High Priest sighed: “The situation is stronger than people; we should bend if necessary. As long as my White Tiger Clan remains, the future is still promising. As long as my clan’s secrets are kept, the White Tiger Clan remains united as one!
“So long as this is so, whether you die or I die, Baihu City remains that Baihu City.
“Even if we pay tribute and submit to someone every year, so what?
“There is no perpetual good for man, no eternal bloom for flowers.
“Su Mo cannot always be the number one in Donghuang either.
“Even if he could truly be invincible for a lifetime, after a hundred years, my White Tiger Clan can still break free from chains.
“At that time, even taking back the Holy Artifact wouldn’t be impossible.
“A thousand years of Baihu City, if it can’t endure a moment of honor or disgrace, where’s the talk of millennia…”
Upon hearing this, the Chief Steward couldn’t help but agree wholeheartedly, nodding repeatedly in approval.
But then he hesitated and said:
“But… the Holy Artifact is ultimately lost.”
“…”
With the Holy Artifact gone, how will the future High Priest continue the legacy?
The core cultivation technique on the Emperor Heart Technique’s general outline is the most crucial.
Without the Holy Artifact assisting in cultivation, how can the future High Priest become a master of the Emperor Heart Technique?
The High Priest was silent for a moment upon hearing this, then gently shook her head:
“Then we must come up with other methods.
“When one is in distress, one changes, and change brings progress, progress leads to success.
“The Holy Artifact is critical, but the matter of succession cannot be taken lightly.
“I will find a way for this.”
She stood up at this point:
“Remember, from today onwards, never show any disrespect to the Ziyang Escort Agency.
“If any Ziyang Escort Agency people pass through Baihu City, treat them as honored guests.
“Even if it’s just a squad, this rule cannot be violated!”
“…This isn’t necessary, is it?”
The Chief Steward was slightly stunned.
The High Priest laughed: “Precisely because it’s not necessary, it absolutely must be done.”
“Why?”
“For two reasons.”
The High Priest stretched out two fingers:
“First, let Lord Su, the Chief of the Escort, know that my Baihu City treats him with utmost respect, without any defiance.
“Second, the thousand-mile dike collapses from an ant’s nest… If those people become accustomed to the hospitality in Baihu City, and with Su Mo, this number one in Donghuang, reverberating his fame worldwide.
“At that time, they will inevitably consider such hospitality commonplace.
“So when they go elsewhere, and do not receive this same treatment, will they not feel that others do not respect the Ziyang Escort Agency enough?
“That they have not regarded Su Mo, the number one in Donghuang, in their eyes?
“At first, the effect may not be too significant, but over time, some things will seep into the hearts gradually.
“As long as more and more people feel this way, even if the Ziyang Escort Agency is famous worldwide, it is just a period’s glory.”
She paused again at this point, and then continued:
“Moreover, there’s one more piece of news that must be released gradually.
“After all, the incident with the White Tiger cannot be hidden from everyone.
“Tonight, with Su Mo riding it away, there is bound to be much discussion.
“Then say, the Tiger Lord felt moved and gave birth to the Holy Spirit, which chose Su Mo as its master…
“No need to elaborate on the reason, those with interest will provide an answer they desire.”
