After nearly one-tenth of the chill in the skinny old man's body was absorbed by Chen Hai's Devouring Touch, although its power was still terrifyingly strong, it was still much worse than before.
The skinny old man was blocked by the heavy cold and almost fell into silence. Although he was still very far away from complete recovery, he had regained some consciousness, but he could already use a ray of consciousness to forcefully break through the cold blockade and sense.
to the situation outside the body.
"Who are you? Where is this?"
Chen Hai's words of "death or life" made the skinny old man confused for a while.
He was stunned for a while, but he didn't react.
Although his eyes were still tightly closed, the sound transmission from his consciousness was already ringing in Chen Hai's ears.
"Don't care who I am, you just need to know that without my help, you would have been dead long ago."
"How much is your life worth? You should know best."
"What kind of reward do you think is appropriate for your own savior?"
After clearly feeling that the skinny old man seemed to have only a ray of consciousness to escape and could not pose any threat to himself, Chen Hai felt a little relieved.
But even so, while he was speaking, the golden scissors in his hand were still resting on the skinny old man's neck.
After all, it is better not to be afraid of ten thousand in everything, but to be more careful and cautious than to regret it in the end if an accident occurs.
"Did you save me?" The skinny old man was silent for a while.
Perhaps, he has already remembered some related matters about his death from injuries and his final escape from this place.
After a brief silence, he spoke again: "I, Qingmu, never like to owe favors to others. For the sake of your kindness in saving my life, I can accept you as my boy, so that you have the honor to serve me!
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"Don't underestimate the status of my disciple. When you truly understand me to a certain extent, you will naturally understand what a huge opportunity it is for a casual cultivator to become the disciple of this deity!
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The skinny old man talked a lot eloquently.
It's a pity that Chen Hai was too lazy to listen to what he said at the end.
After saving this old man's life, I wanted substantial benefits, not just to serve others as a slave.
"Asking me to be his servant boy, do you think this is a great reward for me?"
"I know that good people don't deserve good things. If you do good things, it's hard to get any good rewards."
"Fortunately, I was always on guard and didn't swallow up all the coldness in this guy's body in one go."
"Otherwise, without this chill suppression, if his strength is completely restored, then my work will really be in vain!"
Without saying a word, Chen Hai increased the devouring power of the more than ten tentacles that penetrated the old man's body.
Of course, in order to express his dissatisfaction with what the skinny old man had just said, what he was devouring at this moment with the devouring touch was not the coldness, but the flesh and blood essence in the old man's body.
"Stop, stop quickly, what on earth do you want to do?"
The skinny old man sensed his movement immediately.
It's a pity that with only a ray of consciousness left to escape from the body under the blockage of the cold, he couldn't control his body at all.
At this moment, the only thing he could do was to question Chen Hai with a stern expression but a weak heart.
"Old man, do you still have the nerve to ask me what I want to do?"
"I saved your life with good intentions and asked you for a reward. You actually treat me as a fool and want to trick me into acting like a boy for you?"
"It's not a big deal. I saved your life in the first place. Since you can't give me a satisfactory reward, I can only take your life back. This is fair, isn't it?"
With no expression on his face, Chen Hai responded in a deep voice.
If you really want to talk about it, if you directly devour the skinny old man completely, he will also get enough benefits, but this will cause a serious waste of his strength.
After all, relying on the power derived from devouring, at most it can only enable him to reach perfection in the Golden Immortal Realm.
If you want to further achieve Da Luo, just relying purely on the accumulation of strength will not work at all.
According to Chen Hai's estimation, the fragments of cold rules he transformed into by devouring the coldness in the old man's body were enough to completely condense his three flowers.
In this case, it would be completely unnecessary for him to devour the skinny old man, and it would not bring him enough benefits at all.
"Fellow Taoist, I have something to say!"
"You saved my life. This is a fact. With your talents and talents, fellow Taoist, it is normal for you to look down on the position of the boy under me. I was indeed a bit presumptuous just now!"
"Whatever reward you want, just ask, wealth, status, strength, whatever you want, I can give it to you!"
As his original power slowly drained away, the skinny old man's consciousness felt unable to be maintained, as if it would be extinguished at any time.
At this moment, he was obviously very worried.
He spoke kindly and kept his posture extremely low.
"What do I want?"
Curling his lips, Chen Hai chuckled and said, "I have many servants in the Chen Mansion, but we are only lacking a coachman."
"Don't say that I'm making things difficult for you. As long as you are willing to be my coachman and serve me for the rest of your life, I can help you completely get rid of the coldness on your body."
"Of course, I, Mr. Chen, never like to force others into difficult situations. Whether you are willing to agree to my proposal or not, the choice is yours!"
The skinny old man made him the boy under his seat, and now, as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked the skinny old man to be his carriage driver...
What kind of reciprocity? The scene in front of me is obviously that.
Regarding this, Chen Hai felt at ease. After all, even the life of the skinny old man was in his hands, so what qualifications did he have to bargain with him?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"How dare you ask me to be your coachman? Zhuzi, how dare you insult me..."
As if he had been greatly insulted, after hearing Chen Hai's conditions, the skinny old man immediately became furious and began to curse.
"Old man, I have given you the chance to live."
"After passing this village, it will be difficult to find this store again. Are you really going to be stubborn and refuse my kindness?"
Neither flattered nor surprised, Chen Hai's expression remained calm.
It was normal for the skinny old man to react like this to his proposal, and it was what he expected.
"If you want me to be your coachman, stop dreaming!"
"I, Emperor Qingmu, have spent my whole life, and with a single thought, I can turn all living beings into ashes, and turn the vast seas into mulberry fields."
"Even if I die, I, Qingmu, swear not to be a slave. Who are you? Are you worthy of letting me be your slave?"
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With his lungs almost exploding, the skinny old man roared angrily.