Contracting Zhu Zhuqing

Zhu Zhuyun frowned, forcing a smile onto her face. "Are you joking?"

She truly could not understand it. She had already told the man before her that she was the future Empress of the Star Luo Empire, yet he still dared to make such a joke.

With his Soul Power having only just broken through level 30, what gave him the right?

"If it weren't for me, you two would probably already be in the bellies of the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, wouldn't you?"

Jiang Li looked into Zhu Zhuyun's eyes. "Have you ever heard this saying? A life-saving favor should be repaid with one's body."

As for why the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had appeared on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, and why they had captured the two of them? Don't ask.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuyun began sizing up the man before her.

He was somewhat taller than she was. If they stood together, they would probably look quite well matched.

As for his appearance, while he was not some peerless handsome man, he at least looked pleasant enough and did not inspire any disgust.

More importantly, the man before her did not seem much older than Zhu Zhuqing. Yet at such a young age, his Soul Power had already broken through level 30, which was enough to prove his cultivation talent.

By every measure, he was undoubtedly a genius Soul Master.

If she had been someone else, she would not have minded offering herself to repay his life-saving favor.

But unfortunately, she was the inheritor of the Netherworld Civet Martial Soul of the Star Luo Empire, the fated future Empress of Star Luo.

If he truly insisted that she offer herself to him, then in the face of a colossus like the Star Luo Empire, there was no possibility other than death.

"If it's any other condition, feel free to name it. As long as it isn't too excessive, the Star Luo Empire can satisfy you."

Zhu Zhuyun shook her head. "But if you want me to marry you, that is impossible. Even if I agreed, the Star Luo Empire would never allow it. Unless you want to make an enemy of an empire, you should give up on that idea."

Jiang Li did not answer. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Zhuqing nearby. "What about you, little kitty? Are you willing to be mine?"

"Huh?"

To be honest, Zhu Zhuqing still felt rather dazed.

She clearly remembered being knocked unconscious by that woman, Zhu Zhuyun. Not only had Zhu Zhuyun failed to kill her, but when she woke up, she found herself lying on that woman's back.

There was also a male Soul Master nearby, absorbing his third Soul Ring.

That would have been one thing, but after the man finished absorbing his Soul Ring, the first thing he said was that he wanted both her and Zhu Zhuyun?

And he even claimed that he had saved her and Zhu Zhuyun?

How utterly baffling.

"Your sister said that obtaining her would mean becoming enemies with the Star Luo Empire, but to the Star Luo Empire, you are rather insignificant, aren't you?"

"After all, the Star Luo Empire has always needed only one heir."

"If you are willing to become mine, then surely your sister will no longer keep hunting you down, right?"

Jiang Li understood very clearly that Zhu Zhuqing was like an injured kitten right now—wary and uneasy, yet lacking a sense of security.

As long as he could give her the security she needed, taking Zhu Zhuqing would be easy.

Jiang Li turned to Zhu Zhuyun. "Isn't that right, big kitty?"

Zhu Zhuyun thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.

The Star Luo Empire only needed the strongest pair capable of using the Soul Bone Fusion Skill, Netherworld White Tiger, to rule. The reason they wanted to eliminate Zhu Zhuqing was merely because she possessed the Netherworld Civet Martial Soul and had displayed a certain degree of talent.

But if Zhu Zhuqing were willing to marry the man before her, then even if she later found Dai Mubai, who had fled, they would no longer be able to use their Soul Bone Fusion Skill.

Because the most important requirement for using a Soul Bone Fusion Skill was being of one mind. Yet no man could be of one mind with a woman who had already married another.

As long as she brought the two together, she would repay Jiang Li for saving her life and would no longer have to ruthlessly kill her younger sister in the future.

Besides, this was not a bad thing for Zhu Zhuqing either. Not only would her life no longer be in danger, but she would also gain a husband with extraordinary talent.

This was simply a win-win-win!

Thus, she persuaded Zhu Zhuqing, "He's right, Zhuqing. As long as you are willing to marry him, I guarantee that no one from the Star Luo Empire will hunt you down again."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Zhu Zhuyun in disbelief. She had not expected her sister to sell her off so directly.

Yet what angered her most was that she actually felt faintly tempted?

Zhu Zhuqing secretly lifted her head and cautiously glanced at Jiang Li before quickly lowering it again.

"Well? Have you made up your mind, little kitty?" Jiang Li walked over to Zhu Zhuqing and asked.

"Huh?"

Jiang Li's sudden approach startled Zhu Zhuqing. She instinctively took a step back, only to accidentally trip over something beneath her feet.

Under normal circumstances, she would certainly have reacted in time. But now, she could not feel any Soul Power within her body at all, so she could only instinctively reach forward for something to steady herself.

And besides Jiang Li, what else was there in front of her?

The next second, Zhu Zhuqing grabbed Jiang Li's arm and fell straight into his embrace.

Jiang Li felt a faint fragrance suddenly rush into his nose, followed by a soft, delicate body pressing against him. The ample curves that could make most women jealous squeezed firmly against his chest.

Jiang Li lowered his head and looked at Zhu Zhuqing meaningfully. "What? Are you so eager to throw yourself into my arms?"

At his words, a faint blush quietly crept across Zhu Zhuqing's cool face. This was the first time she had ever been so close to a man.

Zhu Zhuqing slightly raised her head to look at Jiang Li, then asked in a voice softer than a mosquito's, "Your name?"

"Jiang Li," Jiang Li answered.

Jiang Li. Such a nice name. Perhaps he would be a good choice?

At the very least, he was far better than that fiancé whose name she had only heard and whom she had never even met. Besides, when he fled the Star Luo Empire, he had not even taken her with him.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded, then buried her head in Jiang Li's chest, quietly breathing in the scent from him that gave her a feeling known as reassurance.

Then, in an even softer voice than before, she said to Jiang Li, "I... I'm willing..."

As for that fiancé named Dai Mubai? Who was that? Zhu Zhuqing said she did not know him.

Jiang Li was overjoyed. He immediately summoned his Martial Soul, opened it to the blank third page, and placed it before Zhu Zhuqing. "Little kitty, use your Soul Power to sign your name on it."

"What is this?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at the Summoning Grimoire Jiang Li had pushed toward her, her face full of confusion.

"This is my Martial Soul. As long as you sign your name on my Martial Soul, it means you will be mine from now on," Jiang Li explained.

"I understand, but..." Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

Before she could finish what came after that "but," Zhu Zhuqing felt the Soul Power in her body slowly beginning to recover.

Although she found it rather surprising, she did not ask about it. Since she had chosen Jiang Li, she was willing to trust him.

So she circulated the Soul Power within her body, condensed it at her fingertip, and signed her name on the Summoning Grimoire before her.

The instant she finished signing, Zhu Zhuqing was about to raise her head and ask Jiang Li something.

But she discovered that a palm-sized blackish-purple miniature kitten had suddenly emerged from within her body and shot straight into the Summoning Grimoire before her.

Then, lines of text appeared on the formerly blank page of the Summoning Grimoire.

[Zhu Zhuqing!]

[Netherworld Civet!]

[Level 24 Great Soul Master!]

The third contractor of the Summoning Grimoire, little kitty Zhu Zhuqing, acquired!