"Sure enough, women all fall for this..."
"Playing hard to get, alternating severity and gentleness—these tactics work well anytime."
As Jiang Lan left the main hall, the slightly chilly night wind blew over him, dispersing much of his faint drowsiness.
He checked the state of the Qi Luck Dao Fruit and revealed an unsurprised expression.
Just as he had expected, not only had it failed to produce the opposite effect, it had instead brought him quite a bit more fortune.
Su Qinghan was a proud woman who admired strength.
If he wanted her to submit wholeheartedly and obey him, ordinary methods would not work.
The easiest and most direct way was to first make her see her own circumstances and position clearly, so that she developed feelings of awe and admiration toward him.
Thus, he first had to make her understand one truth: even if she was some Heavenly Chosen Daughter, no matter how strong, composed, calm, or intelligent she was, before him, she was ultimately only a woman.
Though it sounded somewhat immoral, Jiang Lan was no good man himself, so he felt no psychological burden.
Whether it was simply gaining a female protagonist who feared and revered him, or gaining one who was both obedient and compliant and could ease his worries and resolve his troubles in the future, Jiang Lan could still tell the difference. As for the fortune he gained, that was secondary.
Still, Su Qinghan's behavior tonight had surprised him somewhat. In his original expectations, she should not have been likely to reveal such heartfelt thoughts.
"Beyond expectation, yet seemingly within reason."
"Still, set Su Qinghan's matter aside for now."
"It is time to consider the Immortal Embryo Creation Dew..."
"Before that, I should first temper my divine soul and raise my cultivation to the