Chapter 145: Chapter 98: I Am Jiang Yunnuan, Your Contract Master

He lifted his head, his silver-white eyes filled with confusion as he looked at her.

"Si Xie?"

"That’s right. It’s your name. You’re not called Number Twelve. Remember, your name is Si Xie."

Jiang Yunnuan nodded and chuckled, her gaze filled with curiosity as she studied the Silver Fox on the ground.

The Silver Fox was the size of a small mountain, its fur smooth and glossy, shimmering with a silvery light.

It still wore the cold iron mask custom-made for it by the Beast Fighting Arena. Its twelve tails, a chaotic yet orderly arrangement, rose high behind it. It looked like an ancient mythical beast straight out of a legend, mysterious and beautiful.

’He only had three tails when he went missing, but now he has twelve. He must have come across some great opportunity.’

’And his beast form is so beautiful. I’ve never seen such a gorgeous fox, not even in movies or video games. I really want to pet him...’

’No, no. I have to control these hands of mine. I can’t touch him. It might awaken his ferocity. Better to keep my distance, lest he goes crazy and bites me to death.’

Si Xie: "..."

’This woman... Her inner thoughts are a chaotic mess, but at least she doesn’t seem to have any ill intentions toward me. I’ll leave her be for now and keep listening.’

’If she’s like those people from the Beast Fighting Arena, trying to get something from me, then I’ll bite her to death!’

"Who are you???"

"My name is Jiang Yunnuan, and I’m your Contract Master."

Hearing his voice, Jiang Yunnuan snapped back to her senses and responded.

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly activated the Power of Contract within her, giving him no chance to doubt her.

The Power of Contract surged, and a mysterious sigil slowly lit up between his brows. Then, he sensed that his life force was connected to hers, their bloodlines intermingled. Beyond that, there was a unique, mystical connection between them.

The contract couldn’t be faked. This... was indeed his Contract Master!

Si Xie’s throat bobbed. His gaze fell on the mark around her eye, and for a moment, he found it hard to accept.

’I actually have a Contract Master now!’

’And my Contract Master... is an ugly one...’

’Never mind. Considering she braved danger to break into the Underground Dark Prison to rescue me, and even healed my wounds, I shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.’

’What’s with that expression? Don’t tell me he thinks I’m ugly?’

Seeing the cracked look in his eyes, Jiang Yunnuan scoffed inwardly in annoyance. She fixed him with a dark stare, and the Silver Fox inexplicably felt a chill creep over its body. It instinctively shrank its neck and guiltily averted its gaze.

"Since this is my home, I should have a room, right? Where is it? I want to go back to my room and rest."

"Rooms are for people to live in, not for foxes. If you want to go to your room, then turn back into your human form first."

Jiang Yunnuan frowned, her expression one of utter exasperation as she looked at his massive form.

’He’s so big, he can’t even fit through the door. Even if he could, he’d crush the bed.’

Si Xie: "..."

"I can’t turn back into my human form!"

As he spoke, his body instantly shrank from the size of a small mountain to that of a house cat, making Jiang Yunnuan’s eyes sparkle.

’Ooh, so he can change his size at will? Impressive, impressive!’

’But why can’t he turn back into his human form?’

’The effects of all those drugs they injected into him should have worn off by now, right?’

’Could there be another problem that I didn’t find during my examination?’

"Why?" she asked curiously.

At her words, he turned his head away, his voice somewhat weak.

"I don’t have any clothes!"

’If I turn back into my human form, I’ll be completely naked!’

’That’s why, back in the Beast Fighting Arena, no matter how they threatened and beat me, I resolutely refused to change into my human form. I was terrified of being defiled by that vicious woman.’

Jiang Yunnuan froze for a moment.

’Ahem, so that’s the reason?’ 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

’And here I was thinking there was some problem I’d missed. Turns out he’s just shy.’

’Well, as long as there are no other issues, that’s fine. As for clothes, when Fu Yuan and I came out of that vortex, our clothes were all torn to shreds too. It was probably the same for him.’

"Alright then. That’s your room over there. Can you walk? If not, I can carry you."

Jiang Yunnuan responded, pointing to the room down the hall. As she looked at the Silver Fox on the ground, she was practically drooling.

The tiny Silver Fox, now with only a single tail, was just ridiculously cute.

’Wow, so cute! This mini version is just too adorable. How can such a cute creature exist in this world? I really want to cuddle him.’

’Quick, quick, say you can’t walk! Let me carry you!!!’

"I... I can walk!"

His whole body tensed under her predatory gaze. The mini Silver Fox scrambled to its feet, tucked its tail between its legs, and bolted toward the room she had pointed to.

’Wait, what’s he so nervous about?’

Watching him flee as if being chased by a demon, Jiang Yunnuan was completely baffled. She shouted after him in confusion.

"The clothes are in the closet! Call me if you need anything!"

SLAM!

The door shut with a crisp sound.

Inside the dark room, the Silver Fox transformed into a completely naked man, leaning his back against the door and panting.

His tall, lean, and well-muscled body was crisscrossed with scars, both old and new. Some were large, some small; some were flat, some raised; and some were even missing chunks of flesh.

Countless bite marks covered his body; not a single spot was left unscathed.

It was a testament to the ordeal he had suffered and the life-or-death battles he had fought.

Si Xie took a deep breath, but his wildly pounding heart refused to calm down.

’Just a look from her is enough to make me so nervous I don’t know what to do. That woman is terrifying!’

’And she’s my Contract Master. Even if she’s terrifying, I can’t bite her to death.’

’Looks like I’ll have to make sure to avoid her from now on!’

「In the living room.」

After thinking for a long time, Jiang Yunnuan still couldn’t figure out what he was so afraid of. With a sigh, she turned, walked over to the sofa, and sat down. She then sent her consciousness into the system to check his information.

His information page, which had been locked, was unlocked as soon as she and Yan Chen arrived in Uguria City and she sensed him through their contract. She had just been too busy to look at it before.

Now that she had a free moment, it was the perfect time to check his affinity.

Si Xie: Chaos Primordial Fox

Age: 19

Height: 191cm

Weight: 76 kg

Birthday: December 22

Talent Skills: Transformation, Charm, Control, Mind Reading, Invisibility, Illusion Technique [Evolving]

Current Cultivation Level: Returning Origin Stage, Third Rank

Current Affinity: 0

The first thing she saw was the affinity. When she saw that big, round goose egg of a 0, Jiang Yunnuan’s vision went black.

How could it be 0?

’All that affinity I worked so hard to build up... was just wiped clean like that?’

A few minutes later, she resignedly accepted this fact. Her gaze moved up to look at his other information.

’Whoa, this guy actually grew taller. But he lost a lot of weight. That must be related to what he went through recently.’

’Wait, his Cultivation is already at the Returning Origin Stage?’

’It’s only been a month, and he broke through from the First Rank of the Deformation Stage to the Third Rank of the Returning Origin Stage?’

’Isn’t that leveling up way too fast? What kind of opportunity did he run into after falling into the Nine Nether Abyss?’

’Could this be the legendary saying: that great fortune must follow a great disaster?’

Her gaze continued to move, landing on his Talent Skills, and she noticed there were many new ones.

When she saw the two words "Mind Reading," Jiang Yunnuan felt her world come crashing down again. Her head was buzzing, and her mind went completely blank.