The Divine Beast Contract

Helian Weiwei glanced back and nonchalantly declined, "I'm not skilled in playing chess." Baili Jiajue furrowed his elegant eyebrows with a touch of grace, "What about qinqi calligraphy and painting? Are you knowledgeable in that?" "Not at all," replied Helian Weiwei. She explained that as a modern person from the twenty-first century, her interests lie in computer racing games and shooting games, not ancient arts like chess and calligraphy, which don't match her background.

Baili Jiajue sighed, resting his forehead on his hand as if feeling helpless. "How did you end up being chosen then?" he muttered, his voice carrying the seductive charm typical of men.

Helian Weiwei herself wanted to know how she was chosen. Logically, the master should have only helped her sign up. "Regarding that question, Your Highness should ask the person who chose me," she suggested.

Baili Jiajue playfully pointed at her and chuckled, "You're right. When I have the chance, I'll ask him why he chose you." Helian Weiwei raised an eyebrow, sensing that he might know the person who chose her to be a showgirl in the palace or something similar.

Just as she was contemplating this, a sudden sharp pain shot through her entire body, accompanied by the strange and domineering martial energy she had felt before. This time, however, it was different, and even the white cat beside her was affected.

Helian Weiwei clenched her fists tightly, beads of cold sweat forming on her forehead and dripping onto the ground. It felt as if her body was caught in a whirlwind, with countless energies colliding and creating a transparent barrier.

Within that barrier, an ancient figure emerged, with Helian Weiwei and the white cat on opposite sides, emitting a bright light.

"The contract has appeared!" exclaimed the Fire Qilin, surprised to see this scene. It couldn't believe that the descendants of the Bai Ze clan would actually submit to a woman.

A dazzling white glow soared into the sky and swiftly returned to envelop the two figures, enclosing them together.

The entire process took only a few seconds.

However, signing the contract with a divine beast came with consequences—both the human and the cat fell into a deep coma.

Baili Jiajue's calm ink eyes flickered when he saw the white rose pattern on Helian Weiwei's wrist. It was a pattern he was very familiar with as a prince.

It was the mark of the Phoenix Girl, the one that the four major families had been desperately searching for. They had never been willing to be subordinates and had been planning to seize the throne for over a decade. The appearance of the Phoenix Girl further fueled their ambitions, as they saw it as an opportunity to threaten the royal family.

Thus, they had arranged for their descendants to infiltrate Taibai Academy one by one, posing as Helian Weiwei's escorts. They wanted to be the first to see the Phoenix Girl when she eventually appeared.

Little did they know that the true Phoenix Girl wasn't the renowned talented woman of the world, but the seemingly insignificant waste of the Protector Mansion.

"Master, she..." The Fire Qilin saw the pattern that appeared due to the divine beast contract and its eyes darkened. "Shall I eliminate her now...?"

Before the Fire Qilin could say the word "eliminate," Baili Jiajue's gaze turned icy, capable of chilling one's bones.

The Fire Qilin's chest churned, feeling a sharp pain in its claws. "Master..." It hadn't forgotten the fire in the Ghost Hall. The power of the imperial family was waning, and the current emperor was old. Even though the emperor's presence was still intimidating, the four major families were no longer as obedient as before.

If it weren't for the fact that the master still hadn't fully awakened, their methods wouldn't be worth mentioning.

However, the current master, who had no memory of the past and had only regained a fraction of his strength, was far from being fully awakened.

Back then, the Fire Qilin had struggled to find its master and had even gathered the sacred artifacts in hopes of awakening him from his slumber within the human vessel.

But the foolish four major families had burned all the sacred artifacts with a single fire.

Not only was the master severely injured, but the Fire Qilin had to temporarily part ways with him as well.

The master-servant contract had a powerful resistance mechanism. If the contractor's strength was lower than that of the divine beast, they would face a tremendous backlash.

Generally, those who formed a master-servant contract with a divine beast were stronger than the divine beast itself.

That was a principle known only to the divine beasts.

That was why the Fire Qilin had left at that time, allowing the master to survive and slowly recover.

No one could fathom the excitement it felt when its master finally called upon it again. It meant that the true master would soon awaken!

However, even though the woman in front of them hadn't shown any signs of danger, there was no guarantee that she wouldn't be manipulated by the four major families in the future.

The Fire Qilin didn't believe in the absurd prophecies of humans, but it wouldn't allow anyone to hinder the master's awakening in any way!

"Qilin, the main hall has declared her as its prey," Baili Jiajue's voice, cold and devilish, pierced through, causing even the divine beasts to tremble.

As the leader of the divine beasts, once the master had been identified, they were obliged to obey.

Moreover, it wouldn't have been possible without the master's presence.

"Yes," the Fire Qilin bowed its head and glanced once again at the woman and the cat. "They have also formed a master-servant contract. Master, it appears that this legendary waste isn't as useless as a squirrel."

However, this wasn't good news for the woman.

Indeed, humans could form contracts with divine beasts, but those were usually ordinary contracts where the master could command the divine beast, and the divine beast couldn't resist the master.

However, the master-servant contract was far more dangerous. It required an extraordinary martial power to subdue the cat clan of the Bai Ze descendants.

Yet, the woman didn't seem to possess a significant amount of martial energy. Could there be an immense power sealed within her body?

Even if there was something sealed within her, it didn't give her the right to sign a master-servant contract so casually.

Because there was a high possibility that she would be swallowed back by the power of the Bai Ze descendants.

She was currently in an extremely perilous situation.

If she couldn't resist that force, she would die here today!

The Fire Qilin's eyes narrowed, realizing that it didn't need to worry about the woman's impact on its master in the future. For today, she might never wake up again.

Even if she did awaken, her intelligence would likely be consumed, turning her into a complete fool...