Realm of the Night God

Despite Zhu Rong's doubts and dissatisfaction, Yang Haoran maintained a smile and showed no signs of anger.

"Hehe, Deputy Director Zhu, I believe you have misunderstood. The benefits I'm offering you now may not have been considered benefits in the past, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that I'm eating meat while you're drinking broth. But times have changed. Previously, you had a choice, but now you have no choice. In a situation where you have no choice, shouldn't my promise be considered a benefit?"

Yang Haoran's words left Zhu Rong speechless, unable to refute them. Yang Haoran seized the opportunity and continued.

"Let me put some sincerity into this and increase the stakes. If you're willing to follow me, I'll provide you with all the pure yin qi you need for cultivation in the future. You only need to focus on your duties, and you won't have to worry about obtaining pure yin qi."

After a brief pause, Yang Haoran continued.

"I will give you a fixed amount of pure yin qi every month for you to use to improve your strength. If you perform well, there will be additional rewards. The amount of the reward will depend on how much you put in. I highly respect the fruits of others' labor. As long as you put in the effort, I will ensure that you reap the corresponding rewards."

As Yang Haoran spoke, he noticed that Zhu Rong was moved again, much more so than before.

With his previous words, Yang Haoran first reminded Zhu Rong not to forget her current situation, and then he seized the opportunity to increase the stakes, which led to this result.

Yang Haoran remained calm, not overjoyed by Zhu Rong's emotional response. He remained composed, as if everything was under his control.

Yang Haoran made a humorous remark, which involuntarily brought a faint smile to Zhu Rong's face. However, the smile only lasted for a moment before Zhu Rong suppressed it, but it did not escape Yang Haoran's notice.

Yang Haoran observed this scene and did not take the opportunity to ask Zhu Rong how she was considering or whether she would accept his conditions. Instead, he continued to increase the pressure and offered Zhu Rong another benefit.

"Hehe, you mentioned earlier that you want to go further and climb higher. Coincidentally, I, Yang Haoran, am also such a person. Since I've decided to recruit you, I won't hide anything from you. This small Lecheng is only my starting point, not my final destination. As long as you're willing to follow me, I, Yang Haoran, will surely take you to see more magnificent and beautiful sceneries, making your life even more extraordinary than you can imagine!"

"You can view these words as my promise to you or as another benefit I'm offering you. However, this is the last benefit I'm promising you."

After his words, Yang Haoran lit another cigarette. He had lost count of how many cigarettes he had smoked that day because his attention was not focused on that.

"Deputy Director Zhu, I've said all I have to say. The choice is yours. You don't need to tell me to go back and think about it. I've spoken earnestly and offered you so many benefits, wasted so much time on you, so let me indulge myself a little. By the time I finish this cigarette, I want to hear your affirmative answer."

Yang Haoran did not intentionally smoke the cigarette faster. He remained calm and unhurried, with a good rhythm.

However, before Yang Haoran had even smoked half the cigarette, Zhu Rong stood up from her seat with a serious expression and gave him an affirmative answer.

"Okay, I agree to your terms, after all I really don't have a choice. I'm quite satisfied to gain so many benefits. Moreover, I also want to stand high up and take a look at the distant scenery, experience that feeling of overlooking everything. However, I still hope that the master can keep his promise and not go back on his word."

Zhu Rong spoke these words very seriously and earnestly, without a trace of joking. Even at the end, her way of addressing Yang Haoran changed.

When Yang Haoran heard this, the faint smile on his face became much more pronounced. It was obvious that Zhu Rong making this decision also made him very happy.

"Hehe, don't worry, my promise to you will not change. The heavens and earth, even Bai Xue, can bear witness. Of course, if you betray me, that's a different story. I will not only break the promise I made to you, but also destroy you with my own hands. However, I hope that day never comes, because I truly care about you. If I really had to kill you, my heart would certainly feel quite bad."

Yang Haoran's words, while giving Zhu Rong a guarantee, also gave her one last warning.

"Master, rest assured, I won't do anything to dig my own grave." Zhu Rong understood the meaning behind Yang Haoran's words, so she quickly spoke up to assure him.

"Don't call me master anymore. From now on, you are the new Administration Director of our Lecheng Administrative Bureau. As the lord of a city, it sounds a bit strange to have others call you master. When there are outsiders around, you can call me Yang Divine Envoy. When there are no outsiders, you can just call me Boss. It's not bad to have a chance to play the Boss role after being poor."

Yang Haoran said with a smile. His tone was calm and his expression natural, giving people the feeling that he was seriously joking.

"Yes, Boss." T-his# co*n^te!n^t is hos#ted at M!|V|.L.E*^M+P!YR.

Zhu Rong responded. Her tone, although not exactly respectful, also didn't show any obvious resistance.

Yang Haoran didn't mind this. After all, he forced Zhu Rong to agree to his terms by threatening her life. For her to be neither humble nor antagonistic towards him was already quite good. To make her completely submissive and respect him from the bottom of her heart depended on his methods, but this was not something that could be accomplished in a day or two, it required a process.

Yang Haoran was in no hurry. As long as he was given enough time, he was confident he could make Zhu Rong follow him wholeheartedly.

"The promise I made to complete for you today, I won't wait until tomorrow, because I'm a man of my word."

Yang Haoran said with a smile, then snapped his fingers. A Death Mark Seal quickly condensed in front of him.

The Death Mark Seal floated in midair, and dense Yin Qi rose up. Yang Haoran waved his hand lightly towards the Death Mark Seal, and it flew towards Zhu Rong's brow.

Zhu Rong didn't resist, but she still closed her eyes. The reason she closed her eyes was not because she was worried the Death Mark Seal would hurt her, so she didn't want to see it approach, nor was it because she wanted to close her eyes and enjoy the process of the Death Mark Seal entering her body. It was because of her inner helplessness.

Although she agreed to Yang Haoran's terms, it was not her original intention. If there were other choices, she definitely wouldn't have agreed, so she still felt a little helpless inside.

The Death Mark Seal entered her brow, Zhu Rong's body trembled slightly, and then she sensed a force appear within her body. Although this force couldn't be considered very strong, it did exist.

The force Zhu Rong sensed was naturally the Yin spirit power released by the Death Mark Seal.

Zhu Rong, who originally had some helplessness in her heart, underwent some changes in mood after sensing the existence of this Yin spirit power within her. As a first-time possessor of power, she inevitably felt curious and excited, constantly sensing the weak Yin spirit power within her, just like a child with a new toy, fresh and new.

"Since you are willing to follow me, we are now our own people. Although I'm not considered very generous, I've never been stingy with my own people."

Yang Haoran's voice made the Zhu Rong, who was sensing the power within her, react. She opened her eyes and looked at Yang Haoran, just in time to see a soul pill floating in front of her.