In other words, everyone else fell outside the scope of their bargain.
Jiao Zhu pressed her lips tightly together, seemingly wanting to say more, but the Black Water Snake had already charged forward with the Shrimp and Crab Soldiers.
Su Jiu summoned the Frostbound Purple Ultimate Sword, while Chu Luohen summoned the Scarless Sword. Almost simultaneously, they poured ice spiritual qi into their respective life-bound treasures.
Su Jiu could feel that her strength had clearly increased, most noticeably in the spiritual qi within her body, which seemed to have undergone another transformation. In that instant, she felt that she might be able to defeat the Black Water Snake even without relying on innate origin qi.
The merfolk guards and the opposing Shrimp and Crab Soldiers plunged into a bloody melee.
The Eldest Princess headed straight for her younger sister, though before parting, she repeatedly pleaded with Su Jiu and Chu Luohen, her face full of worry. "Please spare the Black Water Snake's life."
Yet Su Jiu did not immediately agree. She understood Jiao Zhen's concern: if the Black Water Snake died, Jiao Zhu would lose her life as well. But even if Jiao Zhen showed Jiao Zhu mercy, would Jiao Zhu show her elder sister the same?
Elsewhere, Jiao Zhu's gaze darkened as she watched her sister charge straight toward her.
Chu Luohen accompanied Su Jiu as she rushed toward the Black Water Snake.
She heard his voice transmission. "I advise you not to go soft on Jiao Zhen. Killing the water snake is what matters."
In Chu Luohen's eyes, someone who could strike at her own father might well strike at her elder sister too. After all, Su Jiu and Jiao Zhen were still bound by a contract. Though theirs was not a symbiotic contract like the one between