Chapter 408: Chapter 407: As Expected of a Family

Zhi Zhan’s face was cold as he asked flatly, “What is the meaning of this?”

Xiao Cheng smirked and rolled his wrists, looking ready for a fight at a moment’s notice.

Luo Sang, followed by her own males, stood behind Si Shuo and her group. She suppressed her fury and stared at Luo Zhi. “Luo Zhi, this is Zhuan City, not your home. Don’t go too far!”

The Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan Members had always avoided trouble, preferring to endure slights. They believed that if they just tolerated things for a while, the storm would eventually pass.

Luo Zhi exploited this very fact, often taking a mile when given an inch.

She said nonchalantly, “It’s nothing. It’s just that nowhere do you see someone win and just walk away without giving their opponent a chance to win back their losses.”

“Is it that the Si Shuo Divine Female is too scared to compete with me? Afraid you’ll lose, and that Contract Spirit you’ve barely warmed up to and those fifteen Bone Marrow Cleansing and Vein Cutting Pills will all become mine? Isn’t that right?”

Si Shuo sighed inwardly. ’When some people get lucky, it just keeps coming. There’s no stopping it!’

She tugged on Zhi Zhan’s arm and turned, an amused smile on her face. “Luo Zhi, is your memory failing you? Maybe you should take a page from my book and eat more fish; it’s good for the brain. A moment ago, we clearly agreed to bet fifteen Bone Marrow Cleansing and Vein Cutting Pills against the Contract Spirit. Why have you raised the stakes on my end? So, what can you offer of equal value?”

“Everyone’s watching. I’m sure the future Witch Doctor is a reasonable person. Otherwise, people might start to suspect that anything that passes through your hands will be shortchanged.”

“Tsk, tsk. Having a thief in the clan, a fat rat in the granary… that’s hardly a sign of prosperity!”

“You… you…” Luo Zhi realized Si Shuo was truly cut from the same cloth as Xiao Cheng. They both had such nasty tongues, always tearing away every last shred of a person’s dignity. “Rest assured, I have plenty of valuable things,” she said, pulling a Beast Skin Bag from her satchel. Inside was a dry, fibrous root. “This is a five-hundred-year-old Human Essence Fruit!”

She cupped the Human Essence Fruit, showing it off to the crowd before carefully putting it away. “Everyone knows that for every ten years of growth, an essence fruit grants one year of life. A five-hundred-year-old Human Essence Fruit can extend a person’s lifespan by fifty years.”

“If I add this Human Essence Fruit, is that enough of a wager to compete against you?”

When Si Shuo had accepted Wei Ce, the system had rewarded her with a Life Extension Pill that added ten years to one’s lifespan, and she could take a maximum of five such elixirs. Moreover, the system’s parting gift to her was another type of Life Extension Pill that could double their lifespans. So, this five-hundred-year-old Human Essence Fruit, which looked to her like a piece of ginseng, held very little appeal.

However, Si Shuo’s eyes shifted. ’Wait a minute,’ she thought. ’I seem to remember that when the system issued the two types of Life Extension Pills, there was a note in small print. They extended life through different principles, which meant their effects could be stacked.’

’In other words, could she first take the Human Essence Fruit and five ten-year Life Extension Pills to increase her base lifespan, and then take the Life Extension Pill that doubles it?’

Si Shuo instinctively turned to look at Luo Sang.

Luo Sang gave her a slight nod, confirming that the Human Essence Fruit had exactly the effects Luo Zhi claimed.

In that case, Si Shuo chuckled. “Alright, I’ll compete with you. What are the events?”

Luo Zhi let out a secret sigh of relief. As long as Si Shuo accepted the challenge, she was confident she could win back the Contract Spirit she’d lost, along with the fifteen Bone Marrow Cleansing and Vein Cutting Pills!

“Best two out of three. The first round is a contest of our superpowers. However, since we Female Saints all have different superpowers, for the sake of fairness, we’ll get into the arena and fight the other’s Twelfth Level Beast Husband.”

“After all, the Beast God gave us superpowers so that we could learn to survive on our own, not just rely on our Beast Husbands’ protection. It’s not like they can watch over us every single second, can they?”

The look Zhi Zhan and Xiao Cheng gave Luo Zhi was laced with ice. ’This female is trying to get our little mate killed.’

The onlooking crowd was also shocked. As far as everyone was concerned, females were meant to be protected, and Female Saints in particular were precious beings to be cherished and cared for by High-level Warriors.

Forget a female with no strength to speak of; even males at the Eleven and Twelve Levels wouldn’t dare to fight above their station. What’s more, there’s a huge difference within a single level! A male who just broke through to Twelfth Level is still Twelfth Level, but a male at the Peak of level 12, on the verge of breaking through to Level 13, is also considered Twelfth Level!

“Si Shuo, let’s not do this. What are they going to do, attack us outside the arena for real?” Xiao Cheng’s expression was unusually grim. He was a male; he could take a beating. ’But my little female is so delicate,’ he thought. ’If she gets even a tiny scratch, it would be the death of me!’

Zhi Zhan also nodded. “Kitty, the rules in the Beast City are strict. The most they can do is ambush us on the road back to Guangshou City. But who would be meeting their end on that day is still up in the air!”

Si Shuo smiled gently and squeezed their hands. Her Beast Husbands were always the source of her confidence.

“Some people will never give up until they hit a dead end. She probably thinks I’m scared to compete against her, so she’ll keep trying every trick in the book to force my hand.”

“She’s come right to my doorstep to bully me, coveting one of my Beast Husbands while tormenting another. I refuse to be a coward and hide in my shell. I have to take this opportunity to fight back!” Si Shuo said in a low voice, “Don’t worry, I won’t come out on the losing end. If I run into real danger, I’ll definitely summon you.”

Zhi Zhan said gravely, “Kitty, this isn’t a game. Don’t be reckless.”

Si Shuo nodded repeatedly in agreement, then turned her head toward Luo Zhi, wanting to verify if the second Contract Spirit in Luo Zhi’s possession was genuine.

Qian Hua took a step forward. “Luo Zhi Divine Female, we are ready!”

Xiao Bei, standing beside her, pressed his lips together tightly, still in disbelief. “Qian Hua, we’ve been partners for two or three years. Can you really bear to make me suffer this?”

Qian Hua turned her head, avoiding his gaze, and said flatly, “Xiao Bei, the process will be painful, but it’s better than me forcibly breaking our bond, which would harm us both. Using the Contract Spirit is better for the two of us.”

“I’ll say it again: even without the bond of the Beast Mark, we can still be partners. That part won’t change.”

“I want a reason,” Xiao Bei said, his tone full of bitter refusal.

“There is no reason,” Qian Hua said impatiently. “All that matters is that I’ve agreed, so this bond is being broken today! Luo Zhi Divine Female, begin.”

Luo Zhi smiled. ’She had already lost one of her Beast Husbands; it was only fair that she ruin another couple.’ She was delighted to see it happen.

As Luo Zhi began to ring a bell and chant, Xiao Bei collapsed, unable to withstand the mental agony no matter how he tried to brace himself.

“Bei!” The Ninth Elder, having heard the news, came rushing over, out of breath. He was a step too late. He saw Xiao Bei on the ground, curled into a ball, his body trembling and his face pale with pain.

“Qian Hua, you were the one who came to our door and asked to take Xiao Bei as your partner! Is this how you treat him now? Do you think we Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan Members are so easily bullied?” The Ninth Elder was so furious that his three tails shot out, standing ramrod straight as he demanded an answer through clenched teeth.

Now that the bond was broken, Qian Hua pressed her lips together. “I… I…”

“Allow me to answer that question,” Xiao Zhuang said with a smile, stepping forward to wrap an arm around Qian Hua’s waist.

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