"This old servant, Tong Hao Tian, pays his respects to you, young master!"
"From this day forward, this old servant is willing to obey your every command and follow wherever you lead!"
Master Tong knelt in the void and kowtowed to He Pingsheng nine times.
He Pingsheng smiled. "Good... from today onward, you are my servant!"
"However, there are a few rules you must follow!" He Pingsheng thought for a moment, then said, "First, greed is a cultivator's greatest taboo. It is best to avoid groundless greed. I do not want you going around stirring up trouble after becoming my servant!"
"Second, do not give free rein to anger. Caution and keeping a low profile are the true path!"
"If not for your anger and greed today, you would never have ended up like this!"
"Yes!" Master Tong said respectfully. "This old servant will keep your teachings firmly in mind, young master, and never forget them for all eternity!"
"Third!" He Pingsheng extended a third finger. "Do not hunger after women. I think you have gone a little too far in that regard. How could you listen to two utterly ignorant women when facing a matter of life and death?"
"It would be one thing if those two were shrewd and decisive, but the problem is that they have no insight whatsoever!"
It could be said that the two women by Master Tong's side had played no small part in bringing him to this point.
"Yes, this old servant is ashamed!" A trace of shame truly did appear on Tong Hao Tian's face.
"All right, enough of that!" He Pingsheng looked around. "We should not linger here. Where is your lineage based? Let us go there first and discuss things!"
Tong Hao Tian said, "Young master, this old servant's lineage