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Amid those system notifications,
Bai Zhou calmly watched as Shen Qin, her hands trembling, accepted the tray handed over by the maid.
Then, she slowly placed a collar around her own neck.
Holding the other end of the Dog Leash in both hands, she raised it up as she approached Bai Zhou.
Pale-faced, a tear slid down Shen Qin's still slightly swollen cheek.
"Master... Woof, woof!"
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Little did they know, that crisp "woof, woof"
left two middle-aged men in their forties or fifties frozen on the spot.
That was right. The brothers Bai Zhenbei and Bai Zhennan had returned to the villa, drenched in sweat.
Though they looked exhausted, both wore satisfied smiles.
Among that pile of scrap metal outside, they had not found anything else comparable to the S-Class equipment Bai Zhou had taken from them.
However, they had later discovered one piece of A-Class equipment and several pieces of C-Class equipment.
The value of all the good items identified today
far exceeded what Bai Zhou had paid for that pile of scrap metal.
It was their first time experiencing the thrill of finding hidden treasures.
The two brothers had even discussed whether they should set aside some time to visit a place like that.
They could disguise themselves as fools and secretly hunt for bargains.
But neither of them had expected
that the instant they stepped through the door,
they would hear a crisp bark.
And it was clearly female.
Most importantly, it did not sound like an actual dog barking!
The brothers instinctively turned to look toward the side hall.
Then, the sight before them completely shattered their worldview!
Good lord, the Eldest Young Master Bai was sitting on the sofa with a young girl in his arms.
An even prettier young girl was kneeling before him.
And that barking had actually come from her mouth.
Most importantly, she was wearing a leash, and she had personally handed its other end to Bai Zhou.
We want this too... Ahem, ahem!
Neither Bai Zhenbei nor Bai Zhennan dared to voice such thoughts.
Because they had already seen the predatory smiles on Shen Yun and Chen Juan's faces.
Still, that did not stop the brothers from communicating.
Bai Zhenbei turned to his younger brother, the corner of his eye twitching as he said,
"This... was this something you taught him?"
Bai Zhennan immediately shook his head. "Big Brother, do you think I would dare?! Are you sure you didn't teach him?"
"Me?" Bai Zhennan dramatically pointed at himself, furtively glanced at Chen Juan, then quickly said,
"You don't dare, so why would I dare?!"
"What are you two talking about?" Shen Yun's gentle voice rang out.
"Hiss—" Bai Zhenbei and Bai Zhennan both sucked in a sharp breath.
Then they actually snapped to attention, frantically waving their hands as they said,
"Talking about what?"
"We weren't talking about anything!"
"The sun is so round tonight!"
No one knew which of them suddenly blurted that out, but both brothers instantly fell silent.
Then, looking at Chen Juan and Shen Yun's increasingly "warm" smiles,
the brothers exchanged glances and immediately decided to change the subject!
With a whoosh, Bai Zhenbei appeared beside his wife, Chen Juan. Putting on a look of disgust, he said,
"Wife, what happened in this house while we were gone?"
"Is Xiao Zhou really playing this wild? Why didn't you and my sister-in-law properly discipline him?"
Their plan was to shift the topic onto Bai Zhou. That way, they would not have to face their wives' interrogating gazes.
But Shen Yun and Chen Juan exchanged a look. As though they had read each other's minds, it seemed they had been waiting for Bai Zhenbei to ask that.
Chen Juan turned her head and deliberately spoke in a mysterious tone.
"Do you know what rank the Divine Weapon Maiden kneeling before Xiao Zhou is?"
Seeing that he had escaped disaster, why would Bai Zhenbei care about that?
Without even thinking, he shook his head. "I don't know."
Chen Juan seemed to have expected that answer from Bai Zhenbei and smiled.
"S-Class."
"What?!" Hearing that rank, Bai Zhenbei suddenly sucked in a cold breath.
As for Bai Zhennan, although it was his first time learning Shen Qin's weapon rank, he found it rather ordinary.
He even muttered inwardly,
No wonder she's kneeling at my son's feet.
But he did not say anything aloud.
Seeing his older brother so shocked made Bai Zhennan feel proud as well!
"Xiao Zhou made an S-Class Divine Weapon Maiden kneel there and act like a dog?! Good lord, what's going on?!"
"Did they sign a Master-Servant Contract?"
Yet Chen Juan smiled again and shook her head.
"Not at all. That Divine Weapon Maiden is doing this because she's begging our Xiao Zhou to sign a Master-Servant Contract with her!"
"Huh?!" Bai Zhenbei's eyelids twitched wildly at those words.
"No... Huh? I understand every word you're saying, so why can't I understand them when you put them together?"
"That's an S-Class Divine Weapon Maiden! A high-ranking Divine Weapon Maiden that other Spirit Masters can only dream of finding, yet she's kneeling at Xiao Zhou's feet and begging him to sign a Master-Servant Contract with her?"
"Hiss... What rank is Xiao Zhou's Spirit Master talent?"
At this point, Bai Zhenbei could only relate it to Bai Zhou's rank.
"Could it be... SSS-Class?"
"It's not that exaggerated." Shen Yun, seated nearby, lightly waved her hand with a smile. "Xiao Zhou is A-Class."
Bai Zhenbei fell silent, but the flickering light in his pupils was filled with disbelief.
He kept staring at the scene in the side hall. Finally, as though he had thought of something, he cautiously asked,
"Did Xiao Zhou drug that girl?"
Smack! Chen Juan gave Bai Zhenbei a sharp slap on the head.
"Can't you say something nicer?"
"Uh..." Bai Zhenbei awkwardly rubbed the back of his head, not daring to say another word.
Yes, even if he and Bai Zhennan were both among the Ten Great Masters, so what?
They could stand tall before others, but in front of their wives, they truly were...
Normal. Perfectly normal.
But Bai Zhenbei felt that Bai Zhou was not normal! Yes, he was only an A-Class Spirit Master, so how could he make an S-Class Divine Weapon Maiden kneel at his feet?
And beg him to sign a Master-Servant Contract, begging to become his slave?
How could that possibly make sense?
Yet Chen Juan did not answer Bai Zhenbei's question. Instead, she continued in that deliberately mysterious tone.
"The girl in Xiao Zhou's arms has already signed a contract with him. Guess what rank she is?"
Bai Zhenbei suddenly froze. "That's right. If she can make an S-Class Divine Weapon Maiden act like this, that proves Xiao Zhou's current Divine Weapon Maiden must be incredibly powerful, then..."
Bai Zhenbei's voice seemed to tremble slightly. "Could she be double S-Class, or triple—"
Before he could finish, Chen Juan directly said, "E-Class."
"What?!" Bai Zhenbei's voice instantly rose several octaves!
He shot to his feet from the sofa!
Before Bai Zhenbei could explode, Chen Juan quickly added,
"And she signed a Life-and-Death Contract with Xiao Zhou!"
Bai Zhennan was slightly stunned upon hearing Chen Juan's words. Hadn't they already learned about Xiao Zhou's Divine Weapon Maiden's hidden attribute?
Why was she calling her E-Class...
But Bai Zhennan saw that his older brother's body was already trembling faintly with extreme rage.
Meanwhile, his wife and sister-in-law wore triumphant smiles.
Bai Zhennan seemed to understand something, and a meaningful curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Sure enough.
The next second,
with a muffled thump, Bai Zhenbei vanished from where he stood.
Then, with a baffled look on his face, Bai Zhou was dragged out of the side hall by Bai Zhenbei, who had grabbed him by the collar.
Bai Zhou had not even had time to react.
When Bai Zhenbei's hoarse voice rang in his ear,
"Bai Zhou, Bai Zhou, have your father and I spoiled you too much?"
"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
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