Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands-Chapter 193: Refusal to Sign the Guardian Contract

"It’s time to form the Guardian Contract with me." Li smiled at Xiao Jinsheng, then turned his head to glare at Shi Xie with cold eyes. "Step aside."

"Female Master, you should form contracts with the others first. I’m in no hurry." Shi Xie spoke with understanding.

Just as Xiao Jinsheng was about to nod in agreement, she heard his cold and murderous thoughts.

[In the Apocalypse World, killing Beastmen is not illegal]

[But... if they die, she’ll get hurt, she’ll be sad]

[I don’t want her to feel sorrow...]

Hearing Shi Xie’s innermost thoughts, Xiao Jinsheng was startled.

Although she had already gained some understanding of Shi Xie’s personality,

after hearing his thoughts, she realized her understanding wasn’t as deep as she had imagined.

She raised her eyes to look at Shi Xie. Shi Xie returned her gaze with a gentle and comforting smile.

"Alright, now it’s time to form the contract with me." Li cupped her face and redirected Xiao Jinsheng’s gaze toward himself.

"Look at me; you’re not allowed to look at others." Li spoke with dissatisfaction.

"I’m looking at you." Xiao Jinsheng smiled, reaching out her hand, eager to quickly form the Guardian Contract with Li.

He was always so domineering and powerful; she was curious to know what occupied this man’s mind every day.

As soon as the contract was completed, Li’s thoughts alone made Xiao Jinsheng’s head buzz incessantly.

The last time she’d experienced this level of mental noise was with Xuan Jiu.

Thankfully, Xiao Jinsheng had grown adept at blocking out Xuan Jiu’s voice over time.

But with Li, she still needed to adapt.

[Childhood friends, hardships endured together—]

[How can you later competitors possibly compare?]

[Can you all grow a bit of tact and cease vying for her attention?]

[Hate Su Ye, hate Mo Jiao]

[Hate Que Zelian, hate Huaiqing]

[Hate that damn fish the most]

[That fish is the most pretentious]

Xiao Jinsheng met Li’s gaze, calm and smiling beneath his mask, and fell into silence.

The house only had these members.

Baby, you’ve managed to hate every single one of them.

Well, that’s not entirely true—Yu Yunxiao hadn’t made the list.

Could it be because of his "nanny dad" persona?

"Next, it’s my turn to form the contract." Yu Yunxiao said mockingly, abruptly interjecting ahead of Mo Jiao and extending his hand to Xiao Jinsheng.

He lifted his chin slightly. "Hurry and get it over with; didn’t we plan to play a little game later tonight?"

Even though Yu Yunxiao’s intentions were easily discernible,

Xiao Jinsheng still wanted to delve into his thoughts and see what he usually contemplated.

As soon as the contract was formed, she heard Yu Yunxiao’s cheerful humming internally.

He hummed an upbeat tune, his cat ears twitching slightly, waving his hand grandly to urge the others, "Stop wasting time; hurry up and form your contracts."

[This time, the cheating should favor me, right?]

[Cheating should favor me, right?]

[Choose me for cheating, right?]

[Pick me!]

Listening to Yu Yunxiao’s inner voice, Xiao Jinsheng suddenly had a mischievous impulse.

She considered what might happen if Yu Yunxiao were suddenly informed that tonight she’d be picking someone else instead.

The thought had barely taken hold when Xiao Jinsheng quickly suppressed it, afraid of spiraling into self-destructive urges.

Because when the little cat gets angry, he really bristles.

When it was Mo Jiao’s turn to form the contract, the ever-spectating Caicai joined in.

Caicai wore a slug-like figure and grinned ominously in front of Mo Jiao.

Imagining Mo Jiao forming the Guardian Contract with Xiao Jinsheng shortly, thereby revealing all his innermost thoughts to her, Caicai burst into outright laughter.

"Are you unwell?" Mo Jiao frowned, giving Caicai a quick glance.

"Hahahaha." Caicai deliberately coiled his squishy body like a snake and hissed, "I won first place in a Snake Clan cosplay competition; want to learn from me?"

"Divine Gold." Mo Jiao muttered disdainfully.

A black mist enveloped Caicai, promptly tossing him to the side.

Caicai showed no reaction to the insult.

Today, it had spent three hours specifically compiling all the words Mo Jiao tended to use to insult others and systematically screened them out.

No matter how unpleasant Mo Jiao’s words were, Caicai simply wouldn’t—or couldn’t—hear them.

But Mo Jiao’s inner thoughts were entirely audible to Xiao Jinsheng.

Imagining Mo Jiao’s raw personality soon laid bare to Xiao Jinsheng, Caicai began doing an enthusiastic and twisted dance out of sheer joy.

As soon as the contract was completed, Xiao Jinsheng immediately heard Mo Jiao’s disdainful voice.

[This slug... This Divine Gold System, is its programming truly intact?]

[Was its creator shaping energy blobs with their feet?]

[Unyielding in body, yet frail in spirit]

[I wonder if electronic diseases can cross over to humans]

Listening to Mo Jiao’s thoughts, Xiao Jinsheng fell silent.

She didn’t pick up much else.

But ever since Mo Jiao remarked on the slug form’s repulsiveness,

Caicai began morphing into a combination of her and other Beast Husband’s offspring appearances, provoking Mo Jiao.

The two have held a grudge ever since.

Caicai even programmed its system to block the name "Mo Jiao" altogether.

Whenever Xiao Jinsheng brought up Mo Jiao with Caicai, she resorted to using terms like "snake" or "Killer Bro" to substitute.

Otherwise, mentioning the name was pointless—Caicai wouldn’t hear it anyways.

But as for this minor feud, Xiao Jinsheng decided to let Caicai and Mo Jiao sort it out themselves.

She turned her attention to the two remaining men yet to form the Guardian Contract.

The two whose inner thoughts she found most enigmatic—and intriguing.

Xiao Jinsheng leaped over, sitting directly beside Que Zelian, wrapping her arm around his. "I’m so tired... Let’s quickly form the Guardian Contract so I can rest."

"Already feeling sleepy?" Que Zelian chuckled but still offered his hand to Xiao Jinsheng. "How it works is entirely up to you."

"Simple and straightforward." Xiao Jinsheng replied with a smile, pulling Que Zelian along as she skillfully began forming the Guardian Contract.

Once the contract was completed, she eagerly listened to Que Zelian’s thoughts.

But the more she listened, the more her own confidence wavered.

[With her personality, she’ll probably pick Yu Yunxiao tonight]

[Next Su Ye, then Huaiqing, then Shi Xie, then Li]

[It’ll take five days before it’s my turn]

Xiao Jinsheng broke out in a sweat upon hearing him.

Instead of her reading Que Zelian’s mind,

it felt as though Que Zelian was reading hers.

The planned order had indeed been scrapped.

But Xiao Jinsheng’s instinctive approach to favoring Beast Husband cheats was still aligned with the past schedule.

Unless a few men actively seduced her,

Xiao Jinsheng’s initial intent had always been to follow the sequence and ensure no one felt neglected.

Yet listening to Que Zelian calculating her cheat-related thoughts left her so guilty that she hurriedly diverted her focus toward Huaiqing to complete the final Guardian Contract.

The last contract formation, however, wasn’t smooth sailing.

As Xiao Jinsheng approached, Huaiqing pulled her into a seat but didn’t extend his hand.

"Hurry up." Xiao Jinsheng tugged at Huaiqing’s hem, puzzled. "Don’t you want to form the Guardian Contract with me?"

"Compared to normal contracts like this, I prefer ones like the Contractual Totem type." Huaiqing said with a smile.

"Between us, one contract is plenty."

Noticing Xiao Jinsheng’s reaction to his words, her emotions were visibly affected. frёewebnoѵēl.com

Huaiqing pinched her cheek gently, explaining, "Even with contracts, forming too many at once might strain your spiritual power."

Hearing this, the previously elated Beast Husbands grew anxious.

They gathered around Xiao Jinsheng with concern.

Caicai snorted, "This contract has already undergone my inspections. With her level of spiritual power, she can easily handle hundreds of contracts at once. You lot barely add up to a handful."

"In that case, it should be fine." Huaiqing said with a light laugh, yet his attitude toward forming the Guardian Contract remained firm in refusal.

He concealed the somberness in his gaze and actively turned to Xiao Jinsheng with a request: "Rather than the Guardian Contract, I’m more curious about the Interstellar World’s Marriage Contracts."

"I want... to form the Interstellar World’s Marriage Contract with you first."

"Everyone’s forming Guardian Contracts. Why do you have to act like some demon and break the rules?" Yu Yunxiao glared at Huaiqing with dissatisfaction.

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