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I was so angry that my chest heaved violently, followed by a fit of coughing, as if I wanted to cough up my lungs.

Clenching my fists tightly, I took a deep breath, hoping to suppress the cough, but my face flushed red.

"Don't forget, three years ago I brought you home from the mountains and used my blood to give you the life you have now!"

"I protected you for three years and served you for three years; I've long repaid my debt. Leave now, don't force me to act personally."

"Impossible! A contract between a man and beast lasts a lifetime. Doing this is self-destructive..."

"Someone, take action!"

I was interrupted by Old Chu before I finished speaking.

Seeing a dozen men in black surrounding me, I felt a bit panicked, yet still believed they couldn't take away the Contracted Beast. Once I returned, I would certainly teach Ji Tuxing a lesson.

However, I was ultimately overly optimistic; the Chu Family was clearly prepared.

I was about to summon energy to resist, only to find my meridians blocked and my vital energies surging.

Without even raising their hands, those people captured me.

Ji Tuxing spat disdainfully towards me, "Tsk tsk tsk, truly a lifelong stain on my reputation."

"Mr. Ji, you see Yueyao and Chu Qingwu are ready, when will it be convenient for you..."

"Right now, the longer I wait, the more nauseated I feel."

Every word from Ji Tuxing was a sharp jab at my heart; he actually despised me so much!

Powerless, I could only let two burly men drag me into a Tai Chi Formation.

This Tai Chi Formation seemed to be in an underground chamber, with no light around, only the Tai Chi in the center emitting a ghostly blue glow.

Enduring the pain coursing through my body, I crawled step by step toward the exit.

Suddenly, it felt as though sinister eyes were staring at my back, gusts of cold wind blowing from behind, making my hair stand on end.

As I tried to check what was behind, something struck the back of my head, and I lost consciousness.

...

When I opened my eyes again, I saw a glowing figure resembling me floating in the air, held tightly by a giant hand.

The expression on the figure was extremely pained, likely suffering unbearable torment.

With a "pop," the glowing figure dimmed slightly, and my head felt as though thousands of needles exploded in my mind, my skull felt shattered, bringing throbbing pain.

My vision darkened, and buzzing sounds filled my ears.

I suddenly realized what that glowing figure was.

That was my soul!

Strangely enough, I could clearly watch as my soul left my body.

But regardless of the reason, I couldn't bear to watch my soul fade further. This pain was something I didn't want to endure again.

I bit my finger and drew a Soul Stabilizing Spell on my forehead, drawing the glowing figure back into my body.

Once my soul returned to my body, a piercing pain radiated from the core of my soul.

They had actually dug out a deep piece of my soul!

My soul returned without any reaction from those people, clearly they had already obtained what they wanted, but their faces were serious.

Soon, Old Chu unexpectedly came to the formation.

The veins on his forehead bulged, showing he was extremely angry.

"Chu Qingwu! What method did you use? Why can't Yazi form a contract?"

Lying on the ground, drenched in sweat, I didn't bother lifting my eyes.

Weakly, I said word by word, "If it can't form a contract, then the contract isn't broken."

"I order you to break it immediately! Otherwise, you won't make it out alive!"

"This contract was taught by my grandmother; I couldn't break it when I was well, let alone in my current half-dead state."

After speaking, I slowly closed my eyes, contemplating how to escape the Chu Family's clutches.

Ever since they ignored my life and death to break the contract, I knew that even if I did as they said, without Yazi I would surely die.

Old Chu rushed forward and tightly squeezed my throat.

"Once you're dead, the contract will naturally be broken. Making a contribution to the Chu Family before you die would be a worthy death."

With less and less air being inhaled, my throat itched, but I couldn't cough, making me tremble all over.

My brain grew heavier, my tightly closed eyes barely able to suppress the protruding eyeballs.

Without any struggle, my smile grew even brighter on my face.