Chapter 173: Rewarding the Qi Blood Pill… One Pill, Tang San Who Will Repay All Graces! (15)
"Congratulations, young master, for receiving a bottle of Qi Blood Pills. But I wonder, how do you plan to use this bottle, young master? Do you need our Strength Clan's assistance?"
When Tang San received the Qi Blood Pill from Yu Xiaogang and was excited, Titan suddenly spoke in a deep voice.
However, Titan's words were not genuinely about helping Tang San take the Qi Blood Pill.
When has someone ever needed help to take this thing?
This was just Titan's test!
The reason Titan was still willing to serve Tang Hao, despite his loyalty, was, after all, driven by interest.
Whether it was the benefits right before him or the hope of future rewards.
If it weren't for Tang Hao being the greatest genius of Douluo Continent back in the day and now a Title Douluo with a 100,000-year Soul Ring, Titan would never have been so loyal to Tang Hao.
As a clan leader, Titan had to be responsible for the whole Strength Clan.
Only when he felt that following Tang Hao would bring large future rewards, with the potential gains outweighing the risks, could Titan remain so loyal to Tang Hao.
Otherwise, why would Titan risk the annihilation of the Strength Clan by helping Tang Hao's group and have no reward in the future? Was Titan a fool?
But the future potential reward was only something Titan thought to be true in his heart.
However, after the live stream exposure and in the future without this mysterious live-stream Q&A, it seemed that their master, Tang Hao, would not continue to accept the Strength Clan's loyalty because they were enemies of the Haotian Sect. Instead, they would have to submit to young master Tang San.
But when the Strength Clan submitted to Tang San, they didn't gain any rewards and ended up being annihilated much further in the future?
Although all of this was Lin Yu's speculation, considering that what Lin Yu said in previous live streams was always true, Titan couldn't help but hesitate.
This was Titan's first test of both Tang Hao and Tang San.
Now, Titan had come to understand. Based on his knowledge of Tang Hao and the exposure from the live stream, Tang Hao would definitely not be willing to give up the Haotian Sect.
And because the Strength Clan currently held animosity toward the Haotian Sect, Tang Hao was probably upset, so he would not want to continue accepting their loyalty.
In that case, the Strength Clan had no choice but to submit to young master Tang San.
But although the Strength Clan had always been loyal to their subordinates, this was like the ancient eunuchs in Lin Yu's previous life, who had to be loyal to the emperor because their power came from him.
But the Strength Clan had a choice.
Haotian Sect had wronged them, and due to the Strength Clan's protective family tradition, Titan felt that Haotian Sect was at fault, and Tang Hao was also a victim.
Thus, Titan remained loyal to Tang Hao.
However, after watching over twenty live stream Q&A sessions, Titan had realized that Tang Hao, despite being betrayed by the Haotian Sect, had never regretted his loyalty to the sect. He was willing to let his family fall apart to preserve the sect's honor.
Titan hadn't realized this before, but now he understood. As long as the Strength Clan continued to harbor hostility toward the Haotian Sect, their relationship with Tang Hao would remain superficial and could never return to what it once was.
Reviving the Strength Clan through following Tang Hao was practically impossible.
However, based on the current live stream, it seemed like following Tang San was now the best option. If Lin Yu's claim about Tang San being hypocritical, shameless, and selfish was true, the Strength Clan would suffer greatly.
This made Titan feel the need to test Tang San and also observe Tang Hao, who hadn't spoken a word by his side.
If Tang San refused to give even a single Qi Blood Pill to the Strength Clan, and if Tang Hao remained silent, Titan would seriously reconsider whether it was worth it to help Tang Hao's group at the risk of the Strength Clan's destruction.
But after hearing Titan's words, Tang San wasn't foolish and quickly understood that Titan's words carried deeper meaning.
Since the live stream had just ended, Tang San instantly realized that this was Titan's test to see if the Strength Clan could benefit from following them.
This made Tang San a little upset.
After all, as a servant clan, how could they bargain with their master? Different classes should be orderly, just like the inner and outer halls of the Tang Sect, each fulfilling their duties.
Moreover, wasn't anyone in the entire Strength Clan less qualified than him, Tang San?
No matter how one looked at it, this bottle of Qi Blood Pills was limited in quantity and should be used to its maximum value. It was only right to use it on Tang San!
But considering that they still needed the Strength Clan's help, Tang San, though unhappy, could only smile and say:
"Since Senior Titan mentioned it, I do need your help. Please prepare a quiet room for me. I intend to take this Qi Blood Pill and use it to strengthen my body."
"This time, I greatly appreciate the Strength Clan's help, so I'll give this Qi Blood Pill to Senior Titan!"
With that, Tang San immediately took the Qi Blood Pill from the jade bottle in his hand, surrounded it with his Xuantian Skill, and shot it toward Titan using the Crane Catching Dragon technique.
When Titan saw the Qi Blood Pill flying toward him, he quickly extended his hand to catch it.
But when he saw that there were still eight more Qi Blood Pills left in Tang San's jade bottle, Titan fell silent as Tang San calmly resealed the bottle.
Nine Qi Blood Pills, and only one is given to the Strength Clan?
We risked annihilation by helping you, and this is the return?
Though Titan could accept it, for some reason, perhaps due to Lin Yu's previous provocation, Titan still felt somewhat uncomfortable.
However, giving one Qi Blood Pill to Titan was enough for Tang San.
After all, the Qi Blood Pills were not plentiful.
In fact, this was Tang San's character; good things naturally should be kept for himself.
Just like in the original story, although he brought back plenty of immortal herbs from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eyes, the amount was certainly enough.
Yet Tang San only gave Yu Xiaogang, who wasn't even worthy of an immortal herb, a ninth-grade Purple Orchid, while the immortal herbs went to others. If Tang San had first offered the immortal herb to Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang had refused, that would have been understandable.
But the fact that Tang San never gave Yu Xiaogang an immortal herb was very telling.
In the original story, there was no issue with Tang San giving Yu Xiaogang an immortal herb in return for the help.
But Tang San didn't, and even though he claimed to use everything to its fullest, it was clear that in his mind, benefits mattered more than grace!
(END CHAPTER)
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