Bai Zhou had already carried Lin Wei a long way off.
Long Ying stood where she was, covering her reddened cheek, before finally coming to her senses and gritting her teeth as she chased after him.
She spread her arms again and blocked Bai Zhou's path.
But her voice was much quieter now.
"I didn't mean that. What I meant was... please contract with me and let me become your Divine Weapon Maiden!"
"Sorry, I already have a Divine Weapon Maiden."
After saying that, Bai Zhou shifted aside, went around Long Ying, and continued onward.
Naturally, Long Ying refused to give up. She chased after him again and said:
"I know. I didn't say we had to sign a Life-and-Death Contract. We can sign a Companion Contract!"
"With one more Divine Weapon Maiden, wouldn't you have even more combat power?"
"I may only be E-Class, but during our Temporary Contract just now, you definitely felt it too. There might be enormous potential within me that hasn't been awakened yet!"
"And you said it yourself—you're an extremely special Spirit Master. My transformation just now must have been because of you..."
"So!" This time, Bai Zhou interrupted Long Ying before she could finish.
"You want to contract with me because you want to gain powerful strength for yourself?"
"Yeah, that's right!" Long Ying was truly blunt. Without even thinking, she spoke her true feelings aloud.
Bai Zhou merely sneered and said:
"Then if you meet a stronger Spirit Master someday, would you choose to remain contracted with me, or terminate our contract and pursue even greater power?"
Ding! A major character has suffered mental damage +777. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 250 more to unlock!
Long Ying froze in place.
Bai Zhou did not look back and simply turned to leave.
He did not wait for Long Ying's answer.
Her hesitation was already enough to explain everything.
If Bai Zhou had merely wanted to contract with Long Ying, he would have agreed long ago.
But he had not received any system notification about something like cutting off the Protagonist's fortune.
That proved that the hidden bond between Long Ying and the Protagonist Chu Yun still existed!
Bai Zhou knew that he could unleash the full power of an Ultra SSS-Class spirit weapon because of the Peerless Sword Casket.
But Chu Yun could do it through the Protagonist Halo!
In other words, aside from himself, at the very least Chu Yun could make Long Ying feel this kind of overwhelming power.
As long as the bond between Long Ying and Chu Yun remained intact,
there was a high chance that one day, Long Ying would be drawn away by Chu Yun's Protagonist Halo, leave him, and throw herself into Chu Yun's arms.
Wouldn't that mean he was just making a wedding dress for Chu Yun?
There was no way Bai Zhou would do something like that!
Lin Wei had only reached her current state after Bai Zhou coaxed and deceived her into becoming disappointed in Chu Yun.
But Long Ying did not even know who Chu Yun was right now.
Naturally, he could not start from Chu Yun's side to sever the bond between them.
So he could only work through Long Ying herself!
Meanwhile, Long Ying stood there in a daze for over ten seconds. She had not expected Bai Zhou to ask her such a question.
Indeed, the reason she had been able to walk out of that mission site alive was because she had felt strength unlike anything she had ever known.
She had pursued that power and voluntarily made such a request of Bai Zhou.
That was right. Long Ying had always been a selfish person.
Otherwise, why would she have posted a fake mission and hoped someone would take her into that mission site?
When she posted that mission, she had not cared at all about the lives of those low-level Spirit Masters and Divine Weapon Maidens.
The only person she cared about was herself.
It was still the same now. All she wanted was power for herself, nothing more.
And now, Bai Zhou's question...
If she encountered a stronger Spirit Master in the future...
No!
Things in the future could wait until the future!
If she failed to seize this chance to become stronger now, then she would not even have a future!
For the sake of her future, Long Ying gritted her teeth and chased after him again.
"I promise you, I won't—"
But just as she reached that point, her pupils suddenly contracted.
It was as though she had seen something, and fear even appeared in her eyes.
The next second, she actually turned as if she intended to run away.
Yet before leaving, she looked toward Bai Zhou.
Who knew what she thought of, but she lightly bit her lip.
Then, with a quick stride, she rushed to Bai Zhou's side. Without caring what he thought, she grabbed his arm.
She even leaned slightly to the side, as though she were hiding behind him.
Bai Zhou did not react in time. He stood there and looked at Long Ying in confusion.
But before Bai Zhou could ask what was going on,
with a whoosh, he found himself surrounded by four or five men dressed in black.
These men in black had long since entered the Divine Weapon Maiden Possession state.
They exuded an intensely oppressive aura, each holding a different spirit weapon in hand.
The leader immediately said to Bai Zhou in a low voice:
"Kid, hand over the woman beside you, and we'll spare your life!"
Upon hearing that, Bai Zhou understood.
That selfish woman Long Ying had actually used him as a shield?
And these men in black were most likely the minor villains from the original story who had captured Long Ying.
Bai Zhou looked at Long Ying with a cold sneer in his eyes.
Long Ying seemed to know that too, deliberately avoiding his gaze.
Yet her hand still tightly clutched Bai Zhou's sleeve.
But to her surprise, Bai Zhou suddenly broke into a smile.
"You want her?"
"Then take her!"
As he spoke, he supported Lin Wei's little butt with one hand and used his other hand to shove Long Ying straight out.
Ding! A major character has suffered mental damage +999. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 200 more to unlock!
Bai Zhou's move left the men in black who had surrounded them stunned.
The leader even laughed aloud and said to Long Ying:
"Miss, the man you found is unreliable."
Of course, he did not forget to turn to Bai Zhou and say:
"Kid, at least you know what's good for you. I'm in a good mood, so I'll spare your life today!"
Hearing that, Bai Zhou only sneered inwardly.
You think you'll spare my life?
But this young master had no intention of sparing yours!
Of course, Bai Zhou did not say anything right now.
He was still counting on these men in black to properly put Long Ying in her place!
Long Ying was dumbfounded as well. She turned and stared at Bai Zhou in disbelief.
She could not understand it. He had not shown the slightest intention of backing down when facing such a powerful Spider Wolf.
Yet when facing a few humans, he had handed her over so easily?!
"What are you doing?!"
She stood there and questioned him incredulously.
"You can't hand me over to them! They want to capture me! They're bad people!"
What she said nearly made Bai Zhou laugh.
Whether they were bad people or not, what did that have to do with him?
Bai Zhou casually said:
"And who told you I was a good person?"
"You!"
Ding! Long Ying has suffered mental damage +999. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 150 more to unlock!
After saying that, Bai Zhou even made a "please" gesture toward the men in black and slowly stepped out of their encirclement.
However, Bai Zhou did not leave.
After all, how could he possibly allow the Destined Villain Value already within his grasp to simply disappear?
The men in black rubbed their hands together as they approached Long Ying.
"Y-you... what are you trying to do?!"
"Get away! Don't touch me!"
"Little girl, after hunting you for so long, we finally caught you, didn't we?"
"Heh heh heh heh!"
"Just come back with us obediently and serve as nourishment!"
The men in black closed in on Long Ying like hungry wolves.
Long Ying's little face turned pale. She was so panicked that tears even streamed down her cheeks.
"I won't go with you! You bastards!"
With a fierce look in her eyes, she tried to ram through them and escape.
But how could an E-Class Divine Weapon Maiden without a Spirit Master possibly contend with Spirit Masters possessed by Divine Weapon Maidens?
With a thud, someone kicked Long Ying in the stomach.
"Ah—!" Long Ying cried out miserably and fell to the ground. The hood over her head slipped off as well.
The instant it fell away, cries of surprise rang out among the men in black.
"Damn, this little girl is that pretty?"
"Heh heh heh!"
"Boss, how about we brothers have some fun first before taking her back to the boss?"
Ding! A major character has suffered mental damage +999. Destined Villain Value +50. Villain Roulette requires 100 more to unlock!
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