Having seen the strength of Great Chu's Fortune, Ma Yu and his companion nodded repeatedly. As long as they received a formal appointment from the Imperial Court, they could take a single step from Ghost Immortals into the ranks of true Deities.
They would not be minor gods like Land Gods and City Gods. At the very least, they would become lords of Famous Mountains and Great Rivers—exalted Earth Deities.
"Rest assured, all three of you. As long as you render service to Great Chu, the Son of Heaven will certainly not begrudge you an appointment!" Tang Changsheng promised again.
In truth, Tang Changsheng himself held that authority. But people never cherished what came too easily.
Besides, Cao Cao had once said that Lü Bu was useful when hungry, but would bolt once fed. These three Yin Spirits needed something from Tang Changsheng; that was what made them easy to employ.
If he appointed them too readily, they would be satisfied, and getting them to do anything afterward would become troublesome.
It was like a donkey pulling a millstone. Feed it until it was full, and it would refuse to pull. Let it go hungry, and it would lack the strength to pull.
Only by feeding it half its fill, then dangling a bundle of fodder before its eyes—close enough to see but not to eat—could you make it dutifully pull the millstone.
The situation before him was no different!
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In the meantime, several gunboats had approached at high speed. After the two sides identified themselves, the gunboats led the way toward the harbor.
An uneasy officer from one of the gunboats was brought aboard the Raging Flood Dragon and taken before Tang Changsheng.
"Sir! May I ask