The sharp-tongued woman in red sneered. "Who did I think it was? What, did Lian Yunshang send you? Did she get her hands on another treasure?"
Xu Yi said, "Fellow Daoist Lian said she wanted to confirm how the contract with you was signed. She feels she may have gotten the short end of the stick, so she sent me to check its terms."
The woman in red thought to herself, That fool really is pitifully stupid. What's the use of looking at the contract now? Besides, this thing is worthless. She's the only idiot who takes it seriously.
Though that was what she thought, she pulled out a contract without hesitation. Its terms were written in black and white, with five names signed at the bottom.
The woman in red sneered. "Then you'd better look carefully. Remember it all correctly when you go back. If you can't, you can use a Shadow-Sound Pearl to make a copy."
Xu Yi stared blankly at the three characters "Lian Yunshang" on the contract. His heart swelled and surged, like a mountain range and river had poured into it. The winds of the world stirred within him, as if heaven and earth were boiling in his chest and lungs.
"What's wrong? Have you read it clearly? Huh, you really are an idiot..."
The woman in red gave a cold laugh and put away the contract in her hand.
At that movement, Xu Yi's expression changed abruptly. "The contract stays with me. The rest of you may leave!"
His entire bearing changed in an instant. His eyes flashed like lightning, and as he swept his gaze over them, a chill ran down the backs of all four people.
"W-what gives you the right?!"
The woman in red's voice trembled.
"Our young master has spoken.