“You brat! Stop challenging my patience!” Mi Li’s eyelids twitched as she bellowed with gritted teeth.
“Fine, I’ll agree to your request to get into a Life-and-Death Contract with you,” replied Zu An.
Qiao Xueying and Chu Chuyan immediately exclaimed anxiously, “Ah Zu, you mustn’t!”
However, Zu An stopped them with a wave of his hand and said, “Don’t worry. I don’t have much to lose by signing this contract. We need to resolve the situation before us after all, so it wouldn’t do for us to get stuck at an impasse here.”
Qiao Xueying and Chu Chuyan didn’t think that it was right for Zu An to sign such a contract with Mi Li, but they knew that what he said was true. Since he had already made up his mind, they decided to accept his decision.
As for Zu An, he knew that he was just taking Mi Li for a ride here. He was actually desperate to sign whatever contract she said so as to tie her down, just that he was afraid that his act would be seen through if he appeared too enthusiastic, which was why he nonchalantly changed the subject so as to appear relaxed.
Fortunately, his distractions worked out well, and Mi Li didn’t notice a thing at all.
“How do we sign this ‘Life-and-Death Contract?” asked Zu An.
Mi Li raised her hand and said, “Give me a drop of your blood essence.”
“Blood essence?” Zu An scratched his head awkwardly. “Is this really good? I mean, to take off my pants before all of you is really a bit…”
“…” Qiao Xueying.
“…” Chu Chuyan.
“…” Mi Li.
“Wash those filthy thoughts out of your mind!” bellowed Mi Li. “Blood essence refers to the origin of your life force. It’s different from your normal blood, and it definitely isn’t what you’re thinking of!”
You have successfully trolled Mi Li for +517 Rage!
Zu An laughed sheepishly. It sure was awkward to have misinterpreted her words in a lewd manner… though honestly, he didn’t think that he was to be blamed for this since he did use the other type of ‘blood essence’ to fix up Chu Chuyan’s ki meridians earlier on.
Mi Li couldn’t be bothered to waste her words with him, so she pressed her forefinger on his forehead and pulled out a droplet of blood essence that looked far more vibrantly crimson than ordinary blood.
Chu Chuyan was horrified. She tried to stop her, but Mi Li said, “Relax, I won’t hurt your man.”
Zu An suddenly felt a surge of powerlessness. Fatigue far greater than whatever he had felt before swept across his body. It would seem like losing one’s blood essence really took a huge toll on one’s body.
“Stretch out your finger and draw the same symbols with me,” instructed Mi Li.
“Be careful, Ah Zu!” warned Qiao Xueying.
Chu Chuyan also added, “If you sense anything amiss, stab your sword through my heart right away.”
Zu An assured them with a smile, “Don’t worry, she isn’t able to kill me.”
He wasn’t frightened of Mi Li as long as the Heiress’ Ball of Delight was still working.
“You’re oddly confident,” remarked Mi Li, displeased by how lightly Zu An was taking her.
However, Zu An didn’t bother saying anything. He raised his hand and touched the tip of Mi Li’s finger. The icy sensation felt incredibly comfortable, and for a moment there, he wondered if this comfort was coming from Chu Chuyan or Mi Li.
“Gather your focus!” Mi Li frowned. Zu An’s expression made her feel incredibly uncomfortable. “Slowly draw along with me.”
Zu An replied with a nod. With the tips of their fingers linked together, using the blood essence as ink, they drew out a profound formation in mid-air.
Once the formation was complete, a golden light burst forth and rushed into each of their foreheads before finally vanishing without a trace.
Zu An blinked his eyes blankly. All of a sudden, Mi Li felt far more intimate to him, and he intuitively knew that she hadn’t been lying to him. This contract was indeed able to make the two of them share fates.
This wasn’t a feeling conveyed through words, but a natural enlightenment arising from the rules of the world.
Zu An suddenly thought about an incredibly important question, and he asked, “What do you intend to do once you leave my wife’s body?”
He was eager for Mi Li to leave Chu Chuyan’s body earlier that he hadn’t really thought about the aftermath, but now that their fates were linked together, he began worrying that Mi Li would suddenly dissipate and die off. That would spell his death as well.