Chapter 126: Chapter 79: So, He’s Your New Contractor

The young, handsome man made him feel an overwhelming sense of danger. All he wanted was to grab Jiang Yunnuan and leave as quickly as possible.

"Hey, Jun Yao, put me down..."

Just as she was about to introduce Yan Chen, a familiar presence rushed toward her. Jiang Yunnuan’s vision blurred, and her feet suddenly left the ground. Someone had thrown her over their shoulder, and she couldn’t help but cry out in surprise.

The man paid her no mind, not even pausing in his stride.

CRACK...

After the faint sound.

A mysterious Domain descended.

A transparent, invisible wall blocked his path. No matter how hard he slammed against it, it wouldn’t break. Forced to a halt, he turned and shot an icy glare at the otherworldly, long-haired man in the distance.

While he was distracted, Jiang Yunnuan struggled down from his shoulder. She rubbed her throbbing head, dazed from being bounced around, and looked at him with weary resignation.

"Jun Yao, what in the world are you trying to do?"

’And to think I thought the Barrier had been broken and he was in danger. I was even going to go back and save him. But it turns out he wasn’t knocked out at all.’

’He was faking it. He’d been acting this whole time just to fool me.’

Jun Yao turned his head, his gaze landing on her. He clenched his fists. "What’s the deal with you and that man?"

’That man?’

Jiang Yunnuan froze for a second before quickly realizing he meant Yan Chen.

"Oh, that’s Yan Chen. He’s my new Contractor."

They had made an agreement beforehand, so Jiang Yunnuan could make this bold-faced claim right in front of him without so much as batting an eye, sounding as if it were the absolute truth.

Yan Chen’s brow twitched, but he was savvy enough not to expose her lie.

The three of them were instantly stunned by her words.

Fu Yuan and Ming Ye looked from Yan Chen to Jiang Yunnuan, their minds reeling as if hit by a tidal wave. They were anything but calm.

’What in the world happened inside the Domain?’

’How could Jiang Yunnuan take on an Ultimate Venerable Stage Powerhouse as her Contractor in just half a day?’

’Would someone with that level of Cultivation really be willing to serve another person?’

Unlike them, Jun Yao’s pupils trembled. A bloodshot red quickly tainted his gaze. Beyond the heartbreak and fury, an irrepressible sense of inferiority and powerlessness crept in.

’An Ultimate Venerable Stage... With my current power, I really can’t compete!’

’She deserves the best!’

Jun Yao’s fists tightened. After a long moment, he let out a low laugh, a sound that was inexplicably painful to hear.

"So, he’s your new Contractor. Jiang Yunnuan, I won’t congratulate you. But one day, I will be stronger than him!"

"I’m leaving, Jiang Yunnuan. You’d better be okay!"

He suddenly bent down and gently placed a kiss on her forehead. Jiang Yunnuan, taken aback, reached out and grabbed the corner of his sleeve.

"You’re leaving?"

"Yeah. You knocked me out because you wanted to get rid of me, didn’t you? Jiang Yunnuan, this time, I’ll give you what you want. From now on, make sure you don’t show your face in front of me. Because if we meet again, I won’t let you go so easily!"

He let out a dark laugh, his eyes carefully tracing her features as if trying to carve her image into his memory.

After a moment, he reached down and pried her hand from his sleeve, then turned and walked toward Yan Chen.

"Take good care of her. And let me out of here!"

Yan Chen neither spoke nor moved. Instead, he looked to Jiang Yunnuan.

Jiang Yunnuan never turned around. Her low, muffled voice finally sounded. "Let him go!"

The moment her words fell, the mysterious Domain vanished. Jun Yao gave Yan Chen one last deep look, then glanced at Jiang Yunnuan’s back. In a flash, he was gone.

’He’s gone. He’s really gone...’

Jiang Yunnuan didn’t know why she felt this way. She had planned to get rid of him all along. She’d even gone so far as to exploit his trust and drug him to do it.

But now that he was really gone, an inexplicable sadness welled up inside her, and tears threatened to fall against her will.

"If you couldn’t bear to see him go, then why did you let him leave?"