"Naturally, the same still stands. As long as you're cooperative, your life will be completely unaffected. Don't threaten me or do anything unnecessary and I won't interfere with what you choose to do when it comes to your own affairs. I’ll respect your freedom," Tianming said.

Ye Buzhiqiu fell silent in thought. "How am I to trust your word on that?"

"Only time will tell. The moment you think I’m not keeping my promise, feel free to kill yourself. Actually, you know my intentions. All I want is to control you, not harm you." Tianming sprinkled a little bit of hope.

"So what do you want me to do?" Ye Buzhiqiu said, obviously having relented to his fate.

"Before we talk about that,...