Chapter 16, Contract

Over the past few days, Li Jain has been making jam and brewing wine to sell. The children have also made lots of progress with the obstacles training. Li Cheng and Jing Sheng had finished three of the courses and were on the next level; While, Li Zhang and Jing Xuan finished two and refused to master the last one, claiming that the next level was hard.

So far, the family has been having relaxing days. The children had all reached the bottleneck to breakthrough to the first level of physical body, but Li Jain told them to wait.

The first breakthrough is very important. It has a huge impact on your future potential and breaking through without a cultivation method was even worse.

Li Jain has seen a lot and doesn't really care about level. There are some people at a higher level yet can't display the true power of their level because they are lacking.

A solid foundation determines the future. He is collecting materials for Bone Refining pills and Bloodline Awakening potion. It's only a matter of time before the child steps onto the path of cultivators.

….

The next day:

The family sat around the table and ate their breakfast humorously.

"Daddy, if you're going to town today, can I go with you?" Jing Sheng asked

Seeing the wine and jam that Li Jain park had yesterday, Jing Sheng was sure that his father would be going to town today.

"I have lots of things to do in the town. If you are not afraid of walking, then you can follow me." Li Jain said

"Okay." Replied Jing Sheng happily.

"What are you busy with?" Li Cheng asked

"I'm going to buy a shop. If everything goes well, we will be moving to live there."

"That's cool."

"Daddy, can I invite my friend over later?" Jing Xuan asked

"You have a friend?" Li Jain was a little surprised

"Yes, I met him yesterday. His name is Xiao Yang, he will be staying in the village temporarily until his brother finishes his quest."

"You just met him yesterday and you can't wait to invite him over. He must have left a deep impression on you." Li Zhang tease

Jing Xuan didn't speak and continued eating with flush cheeks.

Li Jain watched the interaction and smiled: "Sure, you can invite your friend over. I'll leave jam and snacks so you can entertain him."

Jing Xuan's eyes lit up. "Thank you father, you are the best."

After breakfast, Li Jain told Jing Sheng to watch up and change so they could leave. In the meantime, he called Li Juanxin over.

Li Jain took the magic beast egg from the space to draw the contract array.

"Show me your finger."

Juanxin stretched out his fingers and Li Jain piece it with the needle.

He then took a drip of Juanxin blood and dropped it on the egg. A bright light shines over the egg as the blood drips on it.

"Wow, the light is so pretty." Juanxin shout in amazement

"Daddy, why did you put Juanxin's blood on the egg? Are we not going to eat it anymore?" Jing Xuan ask in confusion

"Shut up. Does this egg look like something you can eat?" Jing Sheng held his forehead helplessly.

"Father, can a magic beast be contracted while they're still in their eggs?" Li Cheng ask

"Yeah, that's why I drew the contract formation which is convenient. Since Juanxin hasn't learned of beast teaming, I can only assist him to team them with the contract formation. My strength is stronger than the beast will power, so it's the best time to form a contract." Li Jain explain

"I've never heard of such a method." Li Cheng frowned. If there was really such a formation method, the noble families would have all their children sign contracts with magic beasts.

"It's only natural that you haven't heard of it. This method is rare after all."

This is a formation he created in his previous life.

"Daddy, you use my blood so when the cute animal hatches from the egg, they'll play with me right?" Juanxin ask excitedly

"That's right."

"Why Juanxin?" Li Cheng asked

"He is much weaker. His main root is the light spiritual root which is used only for healing ability. Learning attack skills will only do him more harm than good. Therefore, he needs a partner to protect him." Li Jain answer

"Oh, I see." Li Cheng nodded in understanding.

When the contract was done, Li Jain put the magic beast egg in his space. He already knows what beast was in the egg and that's why he dares to team it with Juanxin. It was a nine tails ice snow fox. Although Li Jain couldn't figure out what a high quality magic beast was doing in the back mountain, he was happy that the treasure fell into his hand.

A moment later, Jing Sheng came out, all freshened up with his hair tied up in a bun.

Li Zhang looked at the clean Jing Sheng that was so cute and couldn't help himself. "Sheng Sheng, you look so cute." He ran forward to hug him.

"Don't come any closer." Jing Sheng quickly ditched to the side avoiding Li Zhang. Thanks to the intensive training these few days, his speed and reflexes have improved.

"Sheng Sheng, why do you always hurt your brother's feelings like this?" Li Zhang put on a fake expression, pretending to be hurt.

Jing Sheng frowned, he had already cleaned up, he didn't want to redo it again.

"Ok, let's get going. Xiao Cheng, I'm leaving your brothers with you."

"Don't worry father, I'll take care of them." Li Cheng said it was reassuring.

Li Jain nodded and left while holding Jing Sheng's hands.

It is still the morning hour. Apart from the villagers who were going to their farms and those going into town to sell their vegetables, the road was empty. When the villagers go to town, they would gather at the village Square and wait for old man Zhu who has an org cart to carry them to town.

Li Jain lifted Jing Sheng in his arm, activated the movement talismen and rode with the wind in another direction, completely avoiding the villagers. It was the first time Jing Sheng rode the wind. Li Zhang has been talking about it since he came back, making Jing Sheng curious to try. Now that he was riding the wind, it felt pretty relaxing.

...

"Brother, how is your mission?" Xiao Yang asked his older brother. He sat on the chair beside his bed, staring at him in anticipation of an answer.

"I've found the herbs, I only need to hunt level two beasts and take the heart back to the Academy.." Shen Yuan's eyes glazed over as he stared at his younger brother. "How have you been getting along with the other children?"

Xiao Yang blinked twice before responding, "They are annoying. They kept admiring my clothes and saying faltering words to me all day long. But..." Xiao Yang smiled; "I met an interesting friend yesterday."

"Really? What was he like?" Shen Yuan asked. He knew Xiao Yang hardly made friends but seeing Xiao Yang so happy made Shen Yuan happy, and so did hearing about his friends.

It's true that Xiao Yang has a strange way of socializing with humans, but it's not that much of a surprise considering his personality. "He doesn't seem like someone who grew up in a village. After seeing his brother, It was confirmed. Their personality, and way of talking is more noble than normal villagers. The other children said they moved into this village last year."

Xiao Yang smiled even wider. His eyes shone, like stars, brighter than usual. "His name is Jing Xuan. He should come to visit soon."

"Is he the one that gives the jam?" Shen Yuan questioned as he recalled the small boy he saw with Jing Xuan earlier. Xiao Yang nods in confirmation.

"yes!" Xiao Yang answer

The kids' character should be good for Xiao Yang to speak so well about him . Shen Yuan smiled in contentment, thinking about his own younger brother. If it were possible, Shen Yuan would be more excited for his brother to acknowledge more children his age range.

"If he has more of that jam, you should buy some from him so we can get them back."

"OK "

...

Knocked, knocked, knocked. The knocking sound echoed through the door. The village chief grandson went to open the door.

"Jing Xuan? What are you doing here?" Lan Xue asked in surprise

"I'm here to see Xiao Yang, is he here?"

"Xiao Yang? Why are you looking for him?" Lan Xue frown

"He's my friend, is it strange that I came to look for him?" Jing Xuan was confused by the question.

Lan Xue snorted distantly: "Leave, he's not here."

"Jing Xuan? Are you here for me? Come on in." Xiao Yang's excited voice came from behind and Lan Xue was forced to open the door to let Jing Xuan in.

"Follow me to meet my brother." Xiao Yang held Jing Xuan's hands and led him into their apartment.

"Why?' Lan Xue mutters to himself. When the Shen brothers came two days ago, his grandfather asked him to get close to them since they were big figures from the city. But Xiao Yang has been treating him coldly, making it impossible for him to get close to them.

At first, Lan Xue thought it was because Xiao Yang was new to the village but seeing how happy and intimate he is with Jing Xuan, Lan Xue couldn't help feeling sour in his heart.