"Let me ask you again."
"Who are you?"
No sound came from the coffin.
Shen Ye continued:
"I don't actually care who you are. I only care whether you're playing me."
"If you don't tell me the truth, the trust between us ends here."
"Then you can stay locked in here forever. I swear I won't let you out."
Still, no sound came from the coffin.
"Really? You'd rather remain sealed here for eternity?"
"Then so be it. Enjoy being sealed in here. I won't be back."
With that, Shen Ye reached out to shut the door.
"The Contract!"
The female voice rang out from the coffin.
"The Contract does bind me," Shen Ye said, "but have you considered that I could report to the sect leader first, then destroy the God Statue? That would still count as fulfilling our agreement."
"You want to betray me?" the female voice demanded furiously.
"You were the one with ill intentions first!" Shen Ye's voice drowned hers out as he roared, "What if there's some trap hidden in the God Statue? Wouldn't I die on the spot?"
The female voice fell silent.
"And to think I saved your life." Shen Ye's voice turned cold and merciless. "Choose. This is your last chance."
Silence followed.
"Goodbye forever."
Shen Ye reached out to close the door.
A Contract suddenly appeared before him, its contents changing continuously.
-it was the very Contract he had signed with Yun Ni.
"If you insist on knowing the truth, go practice the Supreme Emotionless Ascension Scripture."
"When you successfully transform your spiritual power and encounter a soul-type heart demon, I promise to tell you everything."
"If you cannot master the Supreme Emotionless Ascension Scripture, you must still shatter the God Statue to remove the curse."
"-This is my final concession."