All in all, Saint Lord Taichu simply did not like having any of them around him.
The most important thing in life was weighing benefits and drawbacks. If someone was of no use to him...
Why would he need to recruit them? Wouldn't that be the same as challenging his bottom line?
"There are plenty of powerful people in this world, practically too many to count."
"Tell me, why must you cling to me? Go find those experts and have them guide you. Wouldn't that be better?"
"I'm just an ordinary person, as ordinary as can be. You've merely embellished me. Other than that, I have no particular advantages."
Once Saint Lord Taichu finished speaking, they knew they had definitely been turned away.
Yet people were always like this. They would do everything they could to climb another two or three steps higher.
Even if they fell short by just a little, they were utterly unwilling to accept it.
"Saint Lord Taichu, what reason do you have for rejecting us? Is it because we are not outstanding enough?"
"Or do you think people like us simply aren't worthy of becoming your disciples? If it is the former, I can understand."
"But if it is the latter, I simply cannot accept it, Saint Lord Taichu."
"Rest assured, after we follow you, if we ever betray you in any way, you can take our heads at any time. We will not have a single complaint!"
Few people would use the words "dog heads" to describe themselves.
These people were all far more formidable than Saint Lord Taichu had imagined.
Even after Saint Lord Taichu repeatedly tried to persuade them, they did not leave his sight.
Some were even more extreme, kneeling and kowtowing directly before Saint Lord Taichu. Saint Lord Taichu said