Chapter 105: How to Raise a Tiger Slave
Wang Hu naturally didnât take his words seriously. The Tiger King replied with calmness and indifference, âI intend to go to the alternate worlds to kill some Third Realm cultivators to lay the groundwork for my children.
âThe Hu County alternate world is pretty good. Make way and open up a path for me.â
Li Aimin and the othersâ eyes widened. Putting aside the front part where he mentioned wanting to kill some Third Realm cultivators to lay the groundwork for his childrenâalthough the Tiger King looked incredibly bad-ass and mighty to them; the most important part was still the latter half of his words.
The Tiger King wanted to enter the Hu County alternate world to kill some Third Realm cultivators.
This was no trivial matter.
By right, the Tiger King killing alternate world experts was none of their business. Making way and opening up a path for him was also something simple.
However, what if the commotion caused by the Tiger King in the alternate world exposed the world passage?
They had spent great efforts to conceal the world passage during the last few years because its exposure might mean a large-scale invasion of China by Third Realm experts.
China had recently redefined the spiritual energy density levels to correspond with the Ten Floorsâ strength levels scale system. They were split into eleven levels in total.
The extra eleventh level was the strength that surpassed peak-level Third Realm but was still short of reaching Fourth Realm-level.
Therefore, Chinaâs current spiritual energy density level had been redefined from the third stage of the Third Realm to the fourth stage of the Third Realm. The highest it could support was experts who possessed strength equivalent to the Fourth Floor of the Third Realm.
Should experts like that launch a large-scale invasion into China, the consequences would be unthinkable.
In their speculations, even the Tiger King likely only possessed combat power equivalent to the Third Floorâcombat power, not strength.
The Ten Floors scale system was a scale of Third Realm cultivatorsâ strength. It wasnât a scale of actual combat power or combat strength in practice. One could consider it a cultivation realm scale.
However, in the vast majority of cases, oneâs strength was equivalent to their combat power.
Therefore, the Ten Floors could also be used to sort of describe oneâs combat power.
Understandably, the Tiger King wishing to borrow the path to enter the Hu County alternate world was a serious issue, so much so that even Li Aimin couldnât make the decision.
His expression turned extremely grave. After quickly weighing the pros and cons, as though put in a spot, he said seriously, âYour Excellency, by right, we shouldnât stop you if you wish to enter the Hu County alternate world.
âHowever, because you intend to kill experts from the alternate world, once it leads to the exposure of the world passage; the consequences would be unthinkable. This concerns the safety of the whole of China⊠and even Earth itself.
âTherefore, Iâm not in the position to make the decision. I can only say that Iâll immediately apply for a cabinet meeting after I return. Weâll come to a decision for you in two days at most.â
Wang Hu was unaffected by his response; he naturally knew how far-reaching the involvement of this matter was. Otherwise, he wouldnât have brought it up so formally either and could have just gone there directly instead.
He also knew very wellâprior to askingâthat Li Aimin would say that, and he had also been prepared for the final outcome.
Nevertheless, he frowned anyway, showing a tiny sliver of dissatisfaction yet also an inkling of understanding.
It felt like he didnât want to say any more because of the conflicting reasons.
âAlright, Iâll wait for your reply.â
A look of rejection that pushed people away and the intention of seeing off guests appeared in his eyes after he spoke. Then, he turned and flew off directly.
Even though he had already experienced this several times, Li Aimin nevertheless couldnât help but smile wryly inwardly and feel somewhat resigned.
His personality was honestly soâŠ
Almost everyone behind him also felt the same wayâa sense of resignation, as well as a wry smile. There was no dissatisfaction, however.
This was because they were already well aware of the Tiger Kingâs personality a long time ago. Icy, arrogant, domineering, and highly wary⊠he had always maintained an indifferent and distant relationship with China.
His action of leaving right away upon having his request rejected matched their impression and understanding of him very much.
It was very similar to a catâs personality.
Two to three people even showed their thoughts on their faces, though they immediately quelled and dispelled the thought.
That was the great Tiger King whose individual combat power was invincible in the world and who held influence great enough to impact the world. How could they compare him to a cat?
Should Elder Li get wind of it, they could forget about following him here in the future.
âLetâs go, too. Return to the capital as soon as possible,â ordered Li Aimin after he reined in his thoughts.
He had already formed a vague idea in his mind. He intended to discuss it with Old Dong once he got back and then apply to hold a cabinet meeting after that.
The helicopter left. Upon returning to the valley, Wang Hu thought back to everything that had taken place just now and started to find fault with himself.
In the end, out of a score of 100, he gave himself 99.8 points. The shortage of 0.2 points wasnât an act of humility but extreme honestyâbecause there were indeed some parts that hadnât been handled well enough. It wasnât that perfect.
His facial expressions hadnât been precise enough.
Thatâs right⊠while the meeting just now hadnât seemed like much, in truth, as someone scheming against an unwitting party; everything had gone according to his plan.
He wanted pillsâboth he and Silly Girl needed them.
His offer to slay two Divine Body Realm cultivators within Chinaâs borders for them was indeed partially to repay China for giving him the pills.
He didnât want to take benefits from China for free; it was too risky. Neither was he lacking that much of a backbone.
Secondly, it was to pull their ties closer and hint to the other party that they could continue with such deals and to send more pills over.
All the Divine Body Realm cultivators that appeared in China, no matter who it was, were no threat to the current Wang Hu anyway.
His objective in wanting to enter the Hu County alternate world was very simpleâSilly Girlâs vitality had been badly sapped. She needed sufficient nutrition to speed up the recovery process.
He didnât know whether there was currently any on Earth or not, which was becoming bigger and bigger, more and more mysterious, and whose spiritual energy density level was becoming higher and higher.
However, the Hu County alternate world would definitely have someâthe Third Realm experts.
Their bodies, flesh, and blood were the best source of nutrition.
He was willing to take a small risk like that.
As for how they could resolve the issue of entering, he already had a solution.
However, he was 60% confident that China would take the initiative to suggest this particular solution instead of him.
One shouldnât underestimate the significance of who the one to suggest the solution was. Whoever suggested it would naturally and inadvertently fall into a disadvantage.
It was just like his usual character setting. In Chinaâs senior officialsâ eyes, he was cold, aloof, domineering, and extremely wary. His attitude toward China was indifferent, distant, and not hostile. Thus, he could easily do as he pleased.
Moreover, China was the one that took the initiative to befriend him and form an alliance with him.
Thus, despite how he always adopted an aloof, distant, and nonchalant attitude, and had even rudely flown off directly just now; Li Aimin and the others definitely wouldnât be angry.
In this invisible battle of becoming friends or even allies, China had been at a disadvantage from the very start. What were they to do? They shouldnât have taken the initiative.
Moreover, they were rich and influential, and yet their enemies were stronger than them.
With a powerful neighbor around, they naturally had to pay the price and try their best to make friends and even allies, so that they could resist their enemies.
China already knew this a long time ago. They just couldnât do anything about it, that was all.
Speaking of which, Chinaâs behavior was a little similar to that of a simpâs. No, calling them a catâs slave would be more apt.
Wang Hu would never admit that he had specially taken some time to read a certain book titled
How to Raise a Catâs Slave
before their meeting this time. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, he had only managed to read a little.
Neither would he admit that he was currently studying in preparation to write a book titled
How to Raise a Tigerâs Slave
.
Additionally, he had gained quite a fair insight into it and was currently implementing part of it.
Putting aside these things that didnât exist on Earth at all, after ensuring that he hadnât missed out on anything, Wang Hu extricated himself from his scheming thoughts.
His expression turned stern, and he walked toward the cave, with his eyes still showing hints of fatigue.
On the stone chaise lounge in the cave, a somewhat distracted Di Baijun was slowly circulating her energy and quietly recuperating. She had a slight frown on her countenance, and some irritation had also surfaced.
Why wasnât that jerk back from his meeting with the Chinese yet?
What was there to say to humans?
Didnât he know that he wasnât in good condition at the moment? What if they detected it?
Yet, he wasnât back!
He actually still hadnât come back yet!
Although she knew that the possibility was very, very slim⊠for some reason, Di Baijun simply felt rather irritated and restless. She couldnât calm down at all.
Suddenly, footsteps that made no effort to conceal themselves rang out. Di Baijunâs eyes brightened. Then, she immediately shut her eyes and turned into the very picture of someone fully focused on circulating energy and quietly recuperating.
âIâm back,â said Wang Hu in a voice that was neither too soft nor too loud. He walked right up to Silly Girl, placed a small box in his hands onto the stone chaise lounge, and opened it.
While doing so, he said, âThese are pills that China gave us. They are beneficial to your recovery.â
He opened the box as he spoke. Inside were ten small bottles as usual, with each bottle containing eight pills just like the previous time.
âI donât want them. Giving us pills for no reason? Theyâre definitely up to no good. Return them.â Di Baijun opened her eyes and said coldly.
Wang Hu cast a glance at her calmly and said unhurriedly, âHave you forgotten that you have to listen to what I say now?â
âYouâ!â
Di Baijun became mad at once, and she gnashed her teeth in fury inwardly.
You jerk. All you know is how to make me angry. All you know is how to make me angry.
Just you wait.
As Wang Hu inspected the pills closely, he also said calmly, âChina took the initiative to give them to us during the first time to befriend us.
âThis time, itâs because Iâve agreed to slay two Divine Body Realm cultivators in China for them. Thatâs why theyâve given us pills again. Rest assured and use them.â
Di Baijun was taken aback. However, she was still reluctant to do so.
That jerk. Why did he agree to something like that for no reason?
Even if⊠even if itâs because of⊠you knowâŠ
A barely discernible flush of red blossomed on her face. At once, she suppressed the thought and continued to be reluctant to take the pills.
She could just slowly recuperate. It didnât matter even if she didnât take those pills.
Moreover, he was even acting as if he thought nothing of other Divine Body Realm cultivators at all. How arrogant and pompous of him.
She naturally didnât know that the jerk currently in front of her hadnât been clear with his words and had adjusted the order of events during the second pill-gifting.
From China taking the initiative to give them pills and him subsequently suggesting reciprocation, he had changed it to sound as though he took the initiative to make the offer, upon which China agreed and sent them a second round of pills.
While it didnât seem like much, the underlying meaning had changed.
It changed so that he could make a harebrained Silly Girl like her believe that the jerk in front of her had only done so to treat her sapped vitality. Everything was for her sake.
Additionally, she didnât even know that China had sent the second round of pills to congratulate her on her breakthrough in the first place. To put it bluntly, they were gifts for her.
The jerk in front of her had made use of it and took all the credit for himself.
He was just short of blatantly saying, âBe touched. I did all this for your sake.â
Wang Hu was unconcerned by the sight of the angry Silly Girl who still looked reluctant yet also not saying anything.
He didnât think anything of taking all the credit for himself along the way. That harebrained Silly Girl was so stupid anyway; she would never know otherwise for her whole life.
If he didnât do it, he would definitely regret it and would reprimand himself for being so stupid.
He gave the pills a close inspection and didnât talk about anything else. Then, with a calmness that also brooked no dispute, he said, âAlright, Iâll continue to help you with your recuperation. Weâll move back after another two days.â
Di Baijun wanted to resist with all her heart, but after the last few days, she already knew that resistance was futile and would only bring her even greater âdisgraceâ.
Thus, she pretended not to have heard him and also closed her eyes and pretended that she didnât see anything. She neither cooperated nor resisted, looking exactly like a diehard that remained stubborn no matter what the other party did.
Even though he had already seen her like this many times, Wang Hu still found it funny. He held back his laughter and continued with the recuperation process.
It was only until almost dawn the next day when the food was all prepared that Wang Hu finally stopped. As usual, he refined large amounts of meat for Silly Girl.
Just as he was about to continue with the recuperation, at last, Di Baijun couldnât stand it anymore. She got to her feet and glared haughtily at Wang Hu from above. With her chin raised and her eyes directed somewhere, she said coldly, âAlright, I donât need your help anymore.â
Wang Hu was a little confused. Why had Silly Girl, who had already resigned herself to her âfateâ during the last couple of days, suddenly become so tough?
He asked unhurriedly, âAre you forcing me again, Baijun?â
Di Baijunâs gaze panicked for a moment. She didnât want to ever again experience that awfully panic-stricken feeling where she was at a loss as to what to do after the jerk took control of her.
She barely managed to calm herself down. Then, in a tone as icy and haughty as ever and as though she was justified to do so, she went according to the script that she had drafted and snapped, âHow foolish.â
Wang Huâs gaze flickered, and he gained some interest. She was being so toughâŠ
What kind of tricks did she have up her sleeve this time?
Calm and collected, he kept quiet as he looked at her as though silently telling her to go on.
Di Baijun secretly grumbled to herself,
Why isnât that jerk curious about why I had called him foolish?
No, although his expression hadnât changed, he hadnât spoken either. He had likely become curious, just that her aura had suppressed him.
Wonderful. She would go on, then.
She let out another icy snort and said harshly, âThe humans already know that weâve broken through to the Divine Body Realm. In their eyes, we must be threats.
âOne can never be too careful. Now that Iâm in weak condition and unable to attack, of course, a jerk like you has to keep yourself in peak condition to guard against unexpected accidents. Otherwise, what are Big Treasure and Little Treasure supposed to do?
âBut look at you. How much strength do you even have left?â
After lashing out at him, Di Baijunâwho had been terribly pent-up during the last few daysâfelt wonderful and carefree at once.
Wonderful. Thatâs exactly the way.
When Iâve recovered, Iâll beat up that jerk so badly that he canât move and has to lie in bed. Then, Iâll scold him every day.
As she thought to herself, she also secretly stared at the jerk to see how the effect was.
A complex look flashed across Wang Huâs countenance at this point.
He was both amused and touched at the same time. That harebrained Silly Girl had finally noticed all the pains he had put in for her. Upon noticing that he was tired, she couldnât help but care for him.
But that explanation of yours is really, really very stupid.
Do you think your husbandâs IQ is on the same level as yours?
And then, you can use your rich experience to defeat me after that?
He inhaled lightly. His voice was as calm and tranquil as always. In addition, it was also so forceful that it brooked absolutely no refusal.
âTake a seat. Iâll help you with your recuperation.â
Di Baijun was stupefied.
Did that jerk not hear what I was saying?
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