Chapter 692: What is the root of cowardice? (Seeking subscriptions, seeking monthly

Ma Te at this moment couldn't think of so much anymore, only feeling that being able to save his life and get the Wu Ancestor's "protection" was already a great fortune; hearing this, as if granted an amnesty, he immediately kowtowed three times "dong dong dong," his voice carrying a crying tone and a trace of relief:

"Disciple Ma Te, pays respects to Master! Thank you, Master, for taking me in! The disciple will definitely follow Master's orders and will never dare to disobey!"

Looking at Ma Te kneeling at his feet and calling himself a disciple, a satisfied smile finally appeared on Li Chen's face.

The best time to enter the Holy Capital and bring this game of chess under complete control had already matured.

This is meeting moves with moves; it is a chessboard that only an emperor can play.

Ivan is still too young; Li Chen naturally guessed that it was Romanov's strategy.

Since Li Chen accepted Ma Te as a disciple in the identity of the Wu Ancestor, it is naturally not as simple as doing superficial work.

During the days he stayed in the Wu Clan Holy Land, he personally took action, spending some resources in the cave heaven to comb Ma Te's meridians, forcibly raising his cultivation base by a large margin.

Making him jump from an originally unremarkable realm to a cultivator who can be brought out.

Li Chen also "painstakingly" tailored several cultivation techniques for him that looked profound but actually had huge backdoors and flaws, and rewarded him with a large number of "heavenly materials and earthly treasures" and protective magic treasures that were shining with light and spiritual energy.

He even personally took him to "gain experience" in the steep places on the outskirts of the Holy Land.

Every time he encountered fierce monsters or seemingly dangerous restrictions, Li Chen always took action "just right," easily resolving the crisis and protecting Ma Te, who was scared out of his wits, behind him.

From being terrified at the beginning, Ma Te gradually developed a strange sense of dependence.

It turns out that having an incomparably powerful Master feels like this! Even if the sky falls, Master will hold it up!

This sense of security of being protected by the strong, without having to face the wind and rain himself, was like the first drop of spring rain, quietly seeping into his dry and cowardly heart.

This is a seed Li Chen buried, a seed about "dependence" and "power."

Li Chen does not expect this seed to grow into a towering tree immediately, and it might even never sprout.

But this itself is a part of his huge calculation.

What he is betting on is the thin father-son affection between Ma Te and Ivan.

If Ivan really only treats Ma Te as a chess piece that can be sacrificed at any time, rather than a son connected by blood, then after Ma Te experiences the protection of another kind of "father power" (master power), the probability of being turned is not zero.

After all, everyone knows that Ma Te is cowardly and dare not fight, but what is the root of this cowardice?

It is nothing more than his own lack of strength and no strong backing behind him.

Now, Li Chen personally gave him a seemingly indestructible backing—the Wu Ancestor!

Possessing this identity, in the depths of his heart, has he really never flashed a thought of "perhaps I can truly be an emperor"?

Being timid and cowardly does not mean having no ambition at all; perhaps it was just suppressed by reality for too long.

Just like an animal kept in captivity for a long time, once the cage door is opened and there is a powerful protector outside, who can guarantee that it will not tentatively stretch out its claws?

Li Chen's other disciple, Xie Ergai, is the best example; how submissive was he in front of his father Andrei in the past? Once the opportunity came and he had Li Chen's support, didn't he immediately flip the table? ===== CHAPTER 693 =====