"I'm not afraid to take responsibility for what I've done!" Taotie was extremely angry. It had been freely recuperating and frolicking in the Wuhuang Valley. Well, now, just for stealing a few plates of food, it had gotten itself involved.
"Don't talk nonsense. I didn't—" Zhaozhao originally felt extremely wronged. But then she remembered the seal her master had just asked her to form, and suddenly fell silent, covering her mouth with her hand.
Oh no! Could it be that what her master had just asked her to do was the blood contract that Taotie had mentioned?
Seeing Zhaozhao looking so guilty, Taotie immediately jumped up from the ground, impatient and angry. "Look, look! You're speechless now, aren't you?"
Taotie's furious look was so funny. Zhaozhao stared at it and couldn't help bursting out laughing.
"You're still laughing?! You little girl, you're so vicious!"
"Puhahaha. I'm sorry, but I really can't help it. Stop jumping. The fur on your head is about to fly off. Hahaha..."
Su Yuan looked at this scene and sighed. He somehow understood why the Bifang bird in the bureau often quarreled with her husband over the education of their children.
This was really... not a problem that an ordinary monster could solve.
"Alright, stop laughing at it. If you keep laughing, you'll almost kill it with anger." Su Yuan placed his hand on Zhaozhao's head and rubbed it gently, speaking softly to her.
Zhaozhao felt so comfortable being rubbed by Su Yuan that she rubbed her head against his hand and obediently stopped laughing. "Oh, okay. Then I won't laugh anymore."
As a monster, one should be kind and not always poke fun at others' weaknesses. Zhaozhao understood this.
Seeing this, Su Yuan gave Zhaozhao an approving look. Then he casually picked up Taotie and placed it in front of Zhaozhao, making them sit face to face, staring at each other.
"Alright, now let's talk about the blood contract." Su Yuan mediated.
Taotie roared and waved its claws. "Humph! What's there to talk about! Ask her to cancel it right away, or I'll teach her a lesson!"
Zhaozhao covered her ears because of the little fierce beast's loud roar. The sound was so loud...
Su Yuan frowned unhappily and gave Taotie a cold look. The beast was so frightened that it retracted its claws and whimpered softly. "Anyway, I don't care. How could I, the great Taotie, be a spiritual pet for her? If this gets out, how can I still hold my head up among the Four Fierce Beasts..."
Su Yuan interrupted Taotie coldly. "You've signed a 30 - year contract. If you don't want to fulfill it and want to cancel it forcefully, you'll have to die. Are you sure you want to do this?"
Taotie was stunned. "That's not right. I remember it could also be this little girl—"
Taotie received a cold look from Su Yuan and swallowed the second half of the sentence aggrievedly.
Right. The Yinglong was on the little girl's side. How could it help itself? Was its carefree life as Taotie coming to an end? It was so unfair. Was a lonely and helpless fierce beast going to be bullied?
The more Taotie thought about it, the more aggrieved it felt. Big tears welled up in its eyes and fell one by one, making Zhaozhao at a loss.
"Hey! Don't cry. I, I..." Zhaozhao didn't know how to comfort this Taotie, whose crying was so out of tune with its appearance. She could only look at Su Yuan for help.
Su Yuan didn't have much patience with other people and monsters, let alone this beast that had caused Zhaozhao's illusion.
So, with a cold and deep look in his eyes, Su Yuan slapped Taotie on the head, with a hint of killing intent. "Shut up."
The little Taotie was startled and shut up immediately.
Actually, Su Yuan wanted Zhaozhao to accept Taotie as her spiritual pet. He didn't want to figure out how Zhaozhao had formed the blood contract with it. In any case, it would be useful for Taotie to be by Zhaozhao's side.
It wasn't difficult to persuade Taotie. If necessary, he could just beat it into submission. But it was Zhaozhao... She didn't seem to want Taotie at all.
"Zhaozhao, do you want Taotie to be your spiritual pet?" Su Yuan asked Zhaozhao patiently.
Zhaozhao looked at Taotie, which was glaring at her from afar, and honestly shook her head. "No."
Taotie didn't like her, so she didn't want to force it.
"Why?"
Zhaozhao lowered her head and picked at her fingers. "It doesn't seem to want to follow me."
So that was it. Su Yuan understood.
He stood up, picked up Taotie, and walked away. Then he turned to Zhaozhao and said, "I'll talk to it."
Taotie was shocked and struggled violently. "!!! I, I, I don't want to talk to you! Put me down!"
Zhaozhao stood up and tried to stop him. "But it doesn't seem to want to talk to Su Yuan. Maybe we should just forget it and think of something else."
Su Yuan stopped in his tracks, turned back to look at Zhaozhao, and said firmly, "No, it does."
Taotie trembled under the pressure. "Let's... talk."
Su Yuan smiled. "See."
Zhaozhao: "..." Could it be like this?
Five minutes later, Su Yuan came back with Taotie.
Taotie completely changed its previous unyielding attitude. It happily ran in front of Zhaozhao, rubbed its head against her hand, and smiled obsequiously. "Alright, from today on, I'll be your spiritual pet. You have to remember what you said."
Zhaozhao stroked the soft head in her hand, looking confused. What had she said?
Su Yuan reached out his hand in front of Zhaozhao and helped her up. "Don't worry about it."
Zhaozhao nodded half - understandingly and asked Su Yuan, "Where are we going now?"
She still remembered that Su Yuan had said they would stay in the Wuhuang Valley for three days. But it was always daytime in the Wuhuang Valley, and she couldn't tell how much time had passed.
"Back to the Monster Administration Bureau."
"Huh? Has the three - day period passed?"
Su Yuan led her to a stone stele, stopped, and bent down to tidy up Zhaozhao's slightly disheveled hair. "We don't have to wait for three days. You've passed the test. From today on, Zhaozhao, you're a full - time employee of the Monster Administration Bureau."
"Really?!"
"Really."
"That's great!" Zhaozhao was happy. She hugged Taotie and jumped up and down twice on the spot.
Taotie, who had been dozing in Zhaozhao's arms, was woken up by her jump. Hearing this, it sneered disdainfully. "Humph. Are you that happy? You're such an ignorant little human."
Zhaozhao wasn't angry even though she was poured cold water on. She didn't want to argue with Taotie.
Su Yuan let go of Zhaozhao's hand and cast a spell. But for the first time, the teleportation array didn't move.
He tried a second time, but there was still no reaction.
Immediately afterwards, the stone stele suddenly cracked and then turned into a pile of gravel.
Zhaozhao looked at the familiar crack and her heart skipped a beat. This... Why did it look so much like the crack made by her Soul - Severing Strike?
The stone stele was broken, and the teleportation array was out of order. It couldn't be repaired in a short time.
The Wuhuang Valley was quite special. It was far from the Monster Administration Bureau, and they couldn't get out using an ordinary teleportation array. So, it seemed that there was only one way now.
Su Yuan tightened his grip on his hand. His Adam's apple bobbed. After a while, he turned to look at Zhaozhao and said, "Zhaozhao, don't be surprised later. Hold on to me tightly."
"Ah? Oh, okay." Zhaozhao stepped forward and tightly grabbed Su Yuan's sleeve.
Su Yuan said awkwardly, "It's not like this..."