Chapter 148. Planting a Seed for Your Heart.
Within Zhang Ming's pupils, nine spirit rings slowly emerged, lingering around Hua Qiang.
"Title Douluo." Zhang Ming's pain trembled violently. This was a terrifying title, possessing a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring.
He hadn't expected that the matter he'd thought he had in hand would involve an extremely powerful Title Douluo. This was a situation he wouldn't be able to handle, not even Star Luo Emperor Dai Tianfeng.
He'd actually tried to attack a Title Douluo?
Forget about a full moon boosting his power by twenty percent, even a two-thousandth percent increase—what would that do?
More and more thorns emerged from the entrance behind Hua Qiang, tightly entangling Zhang Ming and trapping him like a dumpling.
Hua Qiang came to where Zhang Ming had been and sat down, crossing her legs. She took the glass of red wine, sniffed it, and said, "Governor Zhang Ming is truly a refined person. The moonlight and the wine are so pleasant."
With that, Hua Qiang threw the glass to the ground, sending the wine splattering like blood.
"Your Majesty." Zhang Ming gave up resistance, knowing full well the point of resistance. He said, "I'm blind and have offended you. Please let me go."
Hua Qiang said, "Let you go? I can't. But you can do one thing for me in exchange for your life."
Zhang Ming said, "Tell me what it is, and I'll do it for you."
"You've heard of the Astaka Soul Master Academy, right?" Hua Qiang said.
"Yes, I have. It's the academy you founded, right?" Zhang Ming's wolfish face revealed a fawning smile. "Do you want me to legalize this academy?"
"Of course not. I want you to provide me with protection in the Astaka region," Hua Qiang said.
"Protective umbrella?" Zhang Ming immediately understood.
Awakening the spirits of those pigs, establishing an academy to help them learn—all these things showed that this Titled Douluo was on the side of the Astaka pigs.
He asked him to help provide her with a protective umbrella, meaning he wanted him to use his influence as governor to cover up her actions in the Astaka region?
Zhang Ming's first reaction was resistance. He couldn't afford to offend Hua Qiang, but how could he possibly offend Dai Tianfeng?
Dai Tianfeng was always cruel to his traitors. If Dai Tianfeng knew that he had not implemented the policy of reducing the population of the Astaka pigs, and had secretly provided protection and strengthened the Astaka people, he would probably tear him apart.
Even if he didn't, he would probably tear his family apart.
The next moment, Zhang Ming said, "I promise you, if you release me, I will provide protection for your actions in the Asdaka region."
He agreed, but Zhang Ming's only thought was to escape quickly and return to Xingluo City to report the incident to Dai Tianfeng. As for how Dai Tianfeng and Hua Qiang fought, that was their business. He had already fulfilled the responsibilities and obligations of a subject.
"Very good," Hua Qiang said, "Happy cooperation."
Hua Qiang's thorns slowly released Zhang Ming. As Zhang Ming landed, he felt a sense of security. He responded with a flattering expression, "Happy cooperation, Your Majesty."
This can be considered a bluff, Zhang Ming thought with a sense of luck.
"To further secure our cooperation, I've decided to use my sixth soul skill."
The black soul ring released a dark light. Zhang Ming, who had been relaxing, saw a thorn bush burst out of the rock in front of him. It quickly blossomed, and gorgeous flowers bloomed before him. Then, the thorn bush wrapped around his arm like a python, and the flowers sank down towards his arm.
Zhang Ming felt as if his arm had been pierced. Something had entered his arm, moved through his blood vessels, and finally, headed for his heart!
"What are you doing to me?" Zhang Ming said in horror.
"Since we have decided to cooperate, how can I guarantee that you will not betray me and report my actions in the Asdaka region to the Xingluo Empire?" Hua Qiang explained, "So that you can better cooperate with my next work, I have planted a parasitic seed in your body."
"Parasitic seed?" Zhang Ming felt as if something had taken root in his heart, and asked fearfully, "What is a parasitic seed?"
"It's very simple," Hua Qiang said, "I have planted a seed around your heart. This seed will wrap around your heart and stay with you for the rest of your life. I can sense everything you do through this seed, and if I want, I can crush your heart with a snap of my fingers. No matter where you go, I can kill you, and then a gorgeous rose will bloom on your corpse."
"Don't even think about whether anyone can help you get rid of the seed in your stomach. I can tell you that unless there is a top-level healing soul master in this world, it's all a dream. Moreover, even if there is, think about it, would I kill you faster, or would he heal you faster?"
Hua Qiang's voice was like the whisper of a devil from hell. Zhang Ming was sweating all over. He stood there in a daze, with despair filling his heart.
"Don't worry." Hua Qiang stood up, patted Zhang Ming on the shoulder, and said, "Governor Zhang Ming, as long as you are useful to me, I will naturally not kill you. "
Zhang Ming nodded!
A rose seed was planted in his heart. If he disobeyed Hua Qiang's wishes, he would face death at any time.
Hua Qiang glanced at Zhang Ming, turned around and entered the ancient castle, and soon disappeared into the depths of the night.
Only Zhang Ming came to his seat and sat down, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
He was the governor sent by Dai Tianfeng to the Asdaka region. As a frontier official with military power, how could Dai Tianfeng not have the means to control Zhang Ming? His wife was in Xingluo City, and his son worked in Xingluo City. Once he betrayed, then the next moment, Xingluo City would be in trouble. Hanging on the top of Luocheng City were the heads of his family.
That was why when he was captured by Hua Qiang, he had the idea of pretending to be flattering and reporting to the Xingluo Empire immediately after escaping.
But now, his life was in the hands of Hua Qiang, and the lives of his family were in the hands of Dai Tianfeng. Zhang Ming did not want to lose his son and his family, but at the same time, he did not want to lose his own life.
Now, Zhang Ming could only take it one step at a time.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ming immediately returned to his office in the Governor's Office and issued several orders according to Hua Qiang's instructions, and began to protect Hua Qiang's actions in the Asdaka area.
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