Chapter 540: Ghost Beast Contract

"Is there really something going on?" Mu Zixi heard the sound and quickly braked the car.

Flirting and bickering? Damn it, which cultured person is hiding in the shadows? If you're going to speak, say it earlier and say more!

"Received disgust, Passive Value, 1.""Received gaze, Passive Value, 1."

Xu Xiaoshou opened his "Perception" fully but still couldn't find anyone. He couldn't help but panic a little.

What special movement technique could escape even "Perception"? "Who is it?"

The voice sounded vaguely familiar, but Xu Xiaoshou couldn't recall who it was, so he shouted out. "Hee-hee."

Accompanied by a laugh, a rift tore open in the void, and a woman in a simple gray robe appeared. Mu Zixi's eyes bulged out immediately.

Though the woman wore a loose gray robe, her voluptuous figure made the tight spots stretch so taut they seemed about to burst... practically bursting forth! Add to that a strange purple chain intertwined and bound around her body, deeply embedded in the robe's contours. The peaks and valleys were even more striking. Unimaginable! Mu Zixi could hardly imagine what she must have eaten to develop such a figure. Envy burned fiercely within her.

"Xu Xiaoshou, who is this woman?" she couldn't help turning back to ask.

"Received questioning, Passive Value, 1." "Jiaotangtang?"

Xu Xiaoshou looked at the face he had seen once before and exclaimed in surprise, "You're looking for me?" "Yes."

Jiaotangtang stepped forward, her gaze falling on Mu Zixi. But after just a glance, she ignored her. "I came specifically for you." "Oh?"

Xu Xiaoshou raised his eyebrows, feeling a bit relieved. He glanced toward the woman behind her: "What do you want with me? Where's Xin Gugu?" "He's not here."

Jiaotangtang said, "'You Si Jian' over there has been very effective with Hong Yi gathering a large number of Ling Array Masters. The 'San Shi Liu Tian Feng Wu Zhen' has already been mostly broken, and in a few days, the things inside might truly be unsealed." "After meeting with me, Xin Gugu went to complete his task." "'You Si Jian'?" Xu Xiaoshou asked. " Mm."

Jiaotangtang nodded without hesitation: "His task is 'You Si Jian'. Whether he gets it or not is another story, but at least he needs to completely disrupt Bai Ku, so we have a chance to escape." "Hmm?"

Xu Xiaoshou keenly sensed something off in Jiaotangtang's words. "We... escape?"

Jiaotangtang smiled and said, "Let's not talk about the rest first. I'll tell you about the situation outside Bai Ku right now." "Qi Jian Xian Gou Wuyue has led a group of Bai Yi to completely seal off any escape spatial passages in the Bai Ku small world." "Even though they seemed to encounter some interference midway, the remaining Bai Yi are enough to deal with all the stowaways and Guishou in the Bai Ku small world." "The situation isn't optimistic; I need your help."

Hearing this, Xu Xiaoshou's face stiffened. "What did you say... Bai Yi? Gou Wuyue?" " Mm-hmm, why?" "Qi Jian Xian Gou Wuyue?" Xu Xiaoshou's lips turned pale. "Yes!"

Jiaotangtang nodded and said, "Exactly Sheng Shen Dian Tang's one of the two great Zhi Dao Masters, the Jian Xian with the Ten Zun Seats title, Gou Wuyue. Is there a problem?" "No problem..." "As if there's no problem!"

Xu Xiaoshou cursed internally. He felt his heart turn ice-cold in that moment! What the hell is this? Not long ago, he had just beaten up the guy's disciple, and now the master shows up? Beating the young one brings out the old one... but this isn't how it works! Are they even giving people room to grow? Even novels wouldn't dare write it this way! This is basically pushing someone to their death!

Moreover, how did this Jian Xian Gou Wuyue find out from the outside that his disciple got beaten in Bai Ku, and in the blink of an eye, come from... "Did he come from Sheng Shen Dian Tang headquarters in Zhong Yu?" Xu Xiaoshou asked in shock. " Mm." A affirmative answer. "Damn!"

Xu Xiaoshou swore he'd never mess with anyone with a background again. Isn't protecting your own a bit too extreme? Crossing two domains just to teleport here and deal with me?

Seeing Xu Xiaoshou's pale face, Jiaotangtang realized this guy might have misunderstood something. "Gou Wuyue came from Zhong Yu to capture the 'Sheng Nu' seventh-in-command, someone called the 'Storyteller'." "Did you offend Jian Xian Wuyue?" Jiaotangtang raised her eyebrows, finding it completely impossible. "Oh?"

Xu Xiaoshou didn't answer directly, but upon hearing this, he felt relieved. Sheng Nu? So Jian Xian Wuyue probably wasn't specifically after him.

But suddenly, his heart seized up like a myocardial infarction. Wait! "Sheng Nu???"

Xu Xiaoshou abruptly turned to look at his junior sister. Mu Zixi's big eyes blinked innocently, and she conjured two large wooden hammers in her hands. This time, they were solid.

"What's the 'Storyteller' look like?" Xu Xiaoshou asked, gesturing with his hands, "Is he about this tall, with two pigtails..."

"Smack! Smack!""Received hitting, Passive Value, 2."

Jiaotangtang looked strangely at this pair of senior-junior siblings fooling around. "No."

Xu Xiaoshou felt a weight lift from his heart. Then he heard her continue: "But his appearance is quite distinctive; if you've seen him, you definitely wouldn't forget." "The 'Storyteller' usually wears a red skirt, but he seems to be a man, not very old, looking about twenty-something, though his bone age is surely more." "He seems a bit effeminate..."

Jiaotangtang furrowed her brows, "I don't know much about 'Sheng Nu'; these are just info from outside informants..." " Hmm, Xu Xiaoshou, what's wrong with you?"

Mid-sentence, Jiaotangtang saw Xu Xiaoshou suddenly slump to the ground, looking puzzled. This guy seemed to be going through some kind of terrifying ordeal; his face was ashen, without a trace of color, like a breathing corpse!

"Received fright, Passive Value, 1.""Received fear, Passive Value, 1."

Xu Xiaoshou's legs went weak. A red-skirted man? Damn, isn't that the guy he saw during the Ling Rong Ze explosion? Sure enough. I knew it—everyone around me, Xu Xiaoshou, is abnormal! A existence that made the gray fog person so fearful they even wanted to team up to break through the ancient text space—truly a big shot! Sheng Nu... Seventh-in-command... So, under that masked person? "Oh my god!"

Xu Xiaoshou's mind went blank. All he felt now was pure regret. His clothes were soaked in an instant from the cold sweat that broke out. Besides regret, he had no other emotions. Thankfully. Thankfully, he had fallen out with Shou Ye and didn't stay there too long. If it was the 'Sheng Nu' seventh-in-command, then Shou Ye and the gray fog person might really be in danger! "That wave was just pure luck, stepping in dog shit?" "Thankfully I left first, thankfully..."

Regaining his calm, Xu Xiaoshou tried to stand but found his legs weak. He pretended to be nonchalant and patted the ground. "Sit down, why are you standing there stunned?" "If there's something, let's sit and talk; standing and talking doesn't hurt the waist!"

Jiaotangtang: ???"Received suspicion, Passive Value, 1." "Xu Xiaoshou, why is your voice trembling?" Mu Zixi wasn't as polite as Jiaotangtang and said it directly, even squatting down curiously.

Xu Xiaoshou glared fiercely at his junior sister. Can't you just stay quiet? You'd die if you were mute? "What's wrong?"

Jiaotangtang sat down indifferently, even quite close to Xu Xiaoshou. "Received curse, Passive Value, 1, 1, 1, 1..." "You were saying where we left off? There's a lot of info; I need to process it." Xu Xiaoshou rubbed his head. "Cooperation."

Jiaotangtang smiled charmingly, "Based on this, I need your help to escape the Bai Yi encirclement." "How can I help?"

Xu Xiaoshou was shocked: "Are you crazy? That's Qi Jian Xian! He's Gou Wuyue! I'm just a small fry; what can I do? Go up as cannon fodder to cover your escape?"

He scooted away from Jiaotangtang's side, suddenly feeling a surge of strength, and stood up, grabbing his junior sister's hand with a guarded look, ready to "Step to the Heavens" and flee if needed. Mu Zixi's face turned red, and she symbolically struggled a bit. "Received resistance, Passive Value, 1."

Jiaotangtang chuckled. "Small fry... you're quite self-aware." She teased, then her expression turned serious: "Your current state really can't help much in the big picture." "But there's one way for both of us to get out of this mess!" "What way?" Xu Xiaoshou was stunned. "What do you think?"

Jiaotangtang patted her backside and stood up, the large purple chain on her clanging loudly, making Mu Zixi lose focus for a moment. Xu Xiaoshou furrowed his brows.

Jiaotangtang came to find him and could directly resist Gou Wuyue's power out of nowhere? What a joke! Do I have something like that on me?

Suddenly, his pupils shrank as Xu Xiaoshou thought of something, incredulously: "That... that broken cat?" "What broken cat!"

Jiaotangtang's eyes flashed with anger as she retorted: "That's 'Tan Shen Daren'!" "Fine, fine, Tan Shen, Tan Shen Daren..."

Xu Xiaoshou repeated absentmindedly, then asked in surprise: "What do you mean?"

Jiaotangtang didn't waste words. In front of Mu Zixi's wide eyes, she reached into her chest and pulled out a warm, aged beast skin scroll. "The contract scroll!" she said firmly.

Xu Xiaoshou instinctively stepped back. "What do you mean?" "It's called the 'contract scroll'; what do you think I mean?"

Jiaotangtang sneered and paced: "'Tan Shen Daren' has been with you for a while; the bond should be built by now. This is the best time to sign the Guishou contract." Guishou contract?

Hearing this term, Mu Zixi finally snapped out of her daze. She had just heard Xu Xiaoshou explain how terrifying Guishou parasites are. And now, this woman wants her senior brother to sign a contract with a Guishou? "Impossible!" "Impossible!"

The two voices overlapped. Xu Xiaoshou and Jiaotangtang both turned to look at the girl. Mu Zixi's face stiffened, and she gripped her senior brother's hand tightly, like holding onto a favorite candy, declaring loudly: "Xu Xiaoshou won't sign a 'Guishou contract' with you!"

Jiaotangtang's red lips parted in surprise, about to say something. But Xu Xiaoshou had already calmed down. "My junior sister is right; I won't sign this contract." "Won't sign?"

Jiaotangtang's eyes narrowed: "Xu Xiaoshou, given the situation, do you still think you can do whatever you want?" Xu Xiaoshou didn't respond, just shook his head indifferently.

A Guishou contract? How could he sign it? He had just sworn to Hong Yi's Shou Ye that he absolutely wouldn't become a Guishou parasite; he'd only use Tan Shen as a link to uncover the truth of the Guishou world.

And they had just discovered Lu Ke's situation as both Hong Yi and Guishou—this was the perfect time to glimpse the tip of the iceberg in this strange event. Under these circumstances, how could Xu Xiaoshou drag himself into this uncertain quagmire? Not to mention, it might not even be a blessing—just varying degrees of disaster.

"I'll return Tan Shen to you; the contract is impossible." Xu Xiaoshou thought it over and realized the situation was beyond his control; he didn't want to wade into this mess. So, from his Yuanfu, he pulled out the now-plumper little white cat and handed it over. "Meow~"

The little white cat still looked innocently naive. Seeing Xu Xiaoshou finally getting close, it nuzzled his wrist and licked energetically. "Lick, lick..." "This is a Guishou?"

Mu Zixi was stunned. She couldn't see the little white cat before. But after awakening her "Shen Mo Tong", she could spot this cute kitten in the Yuanfu space. But this is a Guishou? Shouldn't Guishou be some dark beast with a bloody maw, fangs, and foul saliva? At the very least, something like the gray fog person—mysterious, all-encompassing, and able to stun with a single palm? A little kitten? What bad intentions could a little kitten have? It can't possibly be a Guishou!

Mu Zixi felt her worldview shaken. So, was it something like this adorable creature that scared the fearless Xu Xiaoshou enough to flee from the "Dao Wen Chu Shi" place to here? Xu Xiaoshou, you're way too timid! So, you're actually this cowardly? "Received contempt, Passive Value, 1."

"Xu Xiaoshou..." Jiaotangtang looked at the young man holding the kitten and couldn't help but laugh. "Xu Xiaoshou, you're way too naive!" "Really think a existence like Guishou is something you can get involved with if you want, and drop if you don't?" " Mm." Xu Xiaoshou nodded expressionlessly. "Uh..."

Jiaotangtang was choked, then angrily flung the beast skin scroll in her hand, snapping: "Today, this contract—you sign it or not, you have to sign it!" "What do you mean 'sign it or not, you have to sign it'?" Xu Xiaoshou looked confused, "Signing is signing; where's this 'have to' nonsense? Your education level..." "Xu Xiaoshou!"

Jiaotangtang interrupted him angrily, "Try joking around again?" "Oh?"

Xu Xiaoshou pulled Mu Zixi back a step, defiantly: "Try it, will I die?" "Guess!"

Jiaotangtang's eyes turned dangerous, with strange black fog surging in her pupils. "Into the Yuanfu." Xu Xiaoshou instructed quickly. "Okay."

Mu Zixi didn't say more. In critical moments, she wouldn't be the chain holding Xu Xiaoshou back. As soon as she responded, Xu Xiaoshou tried to open the Yuanfu with his spiritual sense. However, the Yuanfu space channel seemed completely ineffective and wouldn't open!

"Xu Xiaoshou, no need to try; this space is already sealed by me. Any escape you imagined is impossible." Jiaotangtang sneered. "Damn Xin Gugu..."

Xu Xiaoshou's heart sank. This must be because Xin Gugu had told Jiaotangtang about his Yuanfu beforehand. He might have even spilled all of Xu Xiaoshou's special abilities, which is why Jiaotangtang was so cautious. Otherwise, with just one encounter, a Wangzuo facing a Xiantian ant wouldn't prepare this much! "Break!"

In his daze, a light shout came from behind. Xu Xiaoshou turned back to see the yin-yang fish in Mu Zixi's eyes fade. Immediately, he felt the space loosen. With another thought, the Yuanfu space channel opened. "Xu Xiaoshou, I'll go in first; you two chat slowly."

Mu Zixi stepped into the space channel, not forgetting to glare back fiercely in warning: "Don't mess around!" With that, a flash of light, and she disappeared. "This..."

Jiaotangtang was shocked. What was going on? She couldn't see through Xu Xiaoshou's cultivation, but with Xin Gugu's warning, she had been extra vigilant. But his junior sister... What the hell? An upper Lingjing cultivation breaking a Wangzuo's space seal in an instant? "Xu Xiaoshou, she..."

Jiaotangtang couldn't hold back her curiosity and wanted to ask, but Xu Xiaoshou stopped her. "Wait, I'm a bit panicked; let me call someone first." With a wave of his hand.

Then, a flash of light in the void, and the world suddenly darkened completely. "Boom!" "Boom!"

Two colossal giants, nearly a hundred meters tall, descended. One white, one blue. One on the left, one on the right. Like personal yin-yang guardians, they smashed down behind Xu Xiaoshou and stood tall.

The ice-blue white skeleton, A Bing, was calmer. Upon being summoned, it quietly sat down. Then silently sensed the freezing power in its master's body, slowly comprehending the essence of ice.

The ember-white skeleton, A Huo, was a complete hothead. As soon as it appeared, it acted like it was covered in fleas, scratching everywhere, almost breaking into an excited bonfire dance. Reunited with the familiar warmth of the Bai Ku small world, its joy and excitement melded together, stuck in its throat, unbearable not to release. "Roar—"

A deafening roar shook the earth, cracking it with ravines. Stones flew, and grass and trees were uprooted. Jiaotangtang didn't even have time to react before the roar blasted her back dozens of zhang. The large purple chain clanged wildly, and even her gray robe tore open.

"What the hell is this!" She instinctively raised a Lingyuan barrier, black fog surging around her, before daring to look toward Xu Xiaoshou.

In the sky, the ice-blue white skeleton crouched slightly, crossing its arms. Below, a blue hemispherical ice shield covered Xu Xiaoshou, blocking the roar's attack.

Meanwhile, the ember-white skeleton behind them danced excitedly. "Boom, boom, boom..." The ground trembled with its steps, cracking loudly.

But none of this shocked Jiaotangtang as much as the waves in her heart. "This... what... is this?"

Xu Xiaoshou took a deep breath and stepped forward, crossing the ice shield. "Crack!" Another ice shield appeared, blocking him.

Clearly, A Bing sensed the opponent's strength and didn't want Xu Xiaoshou to face it alone. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Xu Xiaoshou turned back to reassure it, then stepped over the ice shield again. After thinking, he adjusted his pose, leaning against the ice shield and tilting his head at a forty-five-degree angle. At that moment, he felt something missing in his hand. Without hurry, he used "San Ri Dong Jie" to form an ice cigarette. White flames lit it. Amid "puff, puff" sounds, smoke began to rise.

Xu Xiaoshou took a deep drag, exhaled a cloud of ice mist, and then said casually: "Speak." "Continue." "What were you saying earlier?"

Jiaotangtang: "..." She clenched her fists tightly, nails digging into her palms. At that moment, Xu Xiaoshou's smug look... It almost made her so angry she lost her mind and transformed into a Guishou to slap that fair, tender face with a Guishou-form whip kick. The kind that would turn Xin Gugu into blood water and unable to recover! "So annoying ahhh!!!" "Received glare, Passive Value, 1."

Jiaotangtang was so furious she started smoking—real black smoke. She really wanted to do it, but she couldn't. The two unknown things behind Xu Xiaoshou... Wangzuo level! Peak Wangzuo level! And that was just one-on-one. If those two teamed up, even if she transformed into a Guishou, she might just become a bigger ball for them to kick around! Though she hadn't experienced the large white skeletons' power, a woman's intuition told Jiaotangtang she couldn't afford to provoke them!

What's more, there was the watchful Xu Xiaoshou beside her. A Xiantian strong one that even made Xin Gugu wary and could threaten Guishou... This... "Xu Xiaoshou, what do you mean by this?"

Jiaotangtang took a deep breath to calm her trembling chest and asked, swallowing her anger. "What's the meaning?"

Xu Xiaoshou finished the ice cigarette in a flash, lit three larger ones, and held them between his fingers for a big puff. "Huff" The smoke formed a heart in the air. "Didn't you say that today, this Guishou contract—I have to sign it whether I want to or not?" "Come on, force me."

Xu Xiaoshou said, putting down the large ice cigar, his eyes turning cold. "I've always hated being passive, but I love it too!" "Come on, force me. Tell me how you want me to sign." "Speak!"

The final word dropped, and the ground sank suddenly, collapsing three chi. The heavy pressure in the air made the dancing A Huo pause, stand straight like a good child, and place its hands by its fiery legs. "This aura..."

Jiaotangtang's pupils shrank, her heart tightening even more. She could tell this terrifying pressure wasn't from the two massive white skeletons—it was from Xu Xiaoshou! Did this guy really have Wangzuo power and could threaten Guishou? "Received shock and doubt, Passive Value, 1." "Huff"

Xu Xiaoshou finished the three cigars. Recalling the scene when Yan Mang was born and he was beaten senseless by that ordinary Guishou parasite, he took a deep breath. "People enough?" "Not enough? There's more!"

With that, he didn't hesitate to reach into his pocket, quickly pulled out a black stone, and threw it on the ground. "Boom, boom, boom!"

Even the ember-white skeleton showed a fearful expression on its face and stepped back. "Mama..." A soft call echoed in the void. Though the voice was small, it was penetrating.

Jiaotangtang felt her heartbeat almost stop. This pink, harmless-looking little boy... "Above Wangzuo?" "Received fear, Passive Value, 1."