Chapter 149: Chapter 102: Stupid Brain, Stop! Don’t Think Anymore

The air suddenly turned cold.

Jiang Yunnuan’s scalp tingled for no reason. Her gaze shifted to him, and she saw his face was dark and livid. His eyes were chilling, and a dangerous aura radiated from his entire body.

A realization struck her like a bolt of lightning. Her eyes flew wide in stunned terror. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

’Damn it, how could I forget this guy has the Mind Reading Technique?’

’His expression is so awful. He must have heard me roasting him in my head, right?’

’What was I just thinking about?’

’No, no, no! Stupid brain, stop it! Don’t think about it anymore...’

Even though she knew he would hear all of this, she couldn’t stop the thoughts from bubbling up one after another.

Jiang Yunnuan slapped her forehead in frustration, feeling the urge to strangle herself.

"Er, don’t be angry yet. Listen to me..."

Her face scrunched up as she tried to weakly offer a few words of explanation, her voice barely a whisper. But before she could get a sentence out, the man cut her off, his tone icy and dangerous.

"My technique is bad? I didn’t get you off? A bad review? Huh???"

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’He really heard me. If I tell the truth, you’ll...’

"No, no, no, it’s not like that! Can you please stop listening to all my random thoughts?"

"My brain is just... really active. When I’m not talking, it’s easy for my mind to wander and think about all sorts of nonsense. It’s all just wild flights of fancy, you can’t take it seriously. Yes, that’s right, wild flights of fancy."

"Can you please turn off your Mind Reading Technique? It would be better for both of us."

’Sigh, my thoughts run faster than my mouth. I can’t help it, I could just die. But is this really my fault?’

’If anyone’s to blame, it’s this guy for awakening such a messed-up ability.’

Her voice alternated, sounding in his ears and then in his mind.

Si Xie’s expression was grim. A sour feeling churned in his heart, leaving a bad taste in his mouth.

Hmph. She said his technique was bad. She must have made a comparison to come to that conclusion, right?

Who was she comparing him to?

Whose technique was better?

Her other Contractors?

The thought of the two men who had entered earlier made him want to fly into a rage. And besides those two, there was that other one with her that day in the Underground Dark Prison.

That one was far more powerful than today’s two combined.

"How many Contractors do you have?"

He narrowed his eyes, hissing the words from between his teeth.

Jiang Yunnuan froze, not understanding why he was suddenly asking this, but she still answered honestly.

"Under contract... I originally had four, but I performed a Contract Termination with one. So now, including you, there are three."

Three?

That’s not right!

Then who was that Ultimate Venerable Stage Powerhouse who brought her into the Underground Dark Prison?

Or was it that one of the two Beastmen today wasn’t one of them?

Si Xie frowned. After thinking for a few seconds without figuring it out, he decided to drop the issue.

He suddenly lowered his head, grabbed her face, and crushed his lips against hers. The kiss was fierce and fast, as if he wanted to devour her whole.

Their breaths mingled, and in an instant, Jiang Yunnuan felt her entire being aggressively overtaken by him.

Her lips stung from the biting pain. She frowned and responded to the kiss, trying to soothe him, but her inner voice couldn’t help but surface again.

’HISS...’

’So painful!!!’

’This guy, why does he even kiss so forcefully?’

’Not even a shred of gentleness. He’s going to bite my tongue open...’

Si Xie was about to die from anger!

He took a deep breath, trying his best to hold back, but he couldn’t. He had no choice but to vent all his rage on her.

His movements were so fierce and violent it felt like her very soul was about to be shattered. A jolt shot through her, and only then did she realize that this entire time, this guy had been...

At the end of her rope, she lifted her leg to kick him, her eyes wide with fury as she scolded him.

"You’re at it again? Is this ever going to end?"

"My technique is bad, so I need more practice. I hope my wife can be more understanding!"

He easily pinned her down. A trace of lust colored his delicate features as he narrowed his eyes and let out a cold laugh, his voice low and hoarse, laced with a slight pant.

She already complained his technique was bad. How could he dare not practice?

What if in the future he was left out in the cold, unable to even touch the side of the bed?

"You, you, you... what did you call me?"

It was the first time someone had ever called her that to her face. Jiang Yunnuan’s pupils contracted. An indescribable feeling welled up in her heart—it was a bit tingly, a bit flustering, and a bit sweet?

’What’s gotten into this guy?’

’Doesn’t everyone in the Empire call me Contract Master? Why is he suddenly calling me this?’

’...’

"Wife. What, am I not allowed to call you that?"

The corner of his lip curled up into a devastatingly charming smile, like a soul-snatching fox spirit, without a trace of his earlier hostility or gloom.

Jiang Yunnuan found herself somewhat seduced and couldn’t resist reaching out to gently touch his ear.

’He looks a bit like he did before he lost his memory when he’s like this.’

’I guess even amnesia can’t change a person’s fundamental nature.’

She lifted her head and planted a soft kiss on his cheek.

Sensing her affection, he narrowed his eyes. The gloominess vanished in an instant, and his mood suddenly brightened.

"After a Beastman’s Cultivation reaches the Returning Origin Stage, they can share their bloodline with their Contract Master. You seem to really like beast ears. Do you want some?"

"What do you mean?"

Dazed by his beauty, Jiang Yunnuan blinked, not quite understanding what he’d said.

He paused his movements and materialized his fluffy, beautiful fox tail, wrapping it around her arm.

"It means you can share my power and my Fox Clan bloodline. You’d be able to have a fox tail and fox ears too. You’re already so beautiful; a pair of fox ears would definitely make you look even better. Why don’t you accept the bloodline share and let me see? Please?"

This time, Jiang Yunnuan finally understood. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

"What? I can actually share your power and your genetic bloodline?"

’It can even do that?’

’Doesn’t that mean if I form contracts with a few more Contractors, I could play dress-up and transform every day?’

’Today a fox, tomorrow a Dragon Girl, the day after that...’

"You still want to form contracts with more Contractors? Hmm?"

A chilling voice cut through her thoughts. Jiang Yunnuan lifted her gaze to see that the man who had been smiling so pleasantly just moments ago now had a face as dark as thunder, looking like he wanted to eat her alive.

’Tsk, he changes his expression so...’

Halfway through the thought, she realized her mistake and quickly tried to do damage control. Ever since she found out he had the Mind Reading Technique, she felt like she was walking on thin ice every single moment.

"Er, don’t be angry, don’t be angry! I was just thinking out loud. You can’t blame me for this, weren’t you the one who brought it up first?"

"If you hadn’t mentioned sharing bloodlines, how would I have suddenly thought of that?"

"Think about it, sharing bloodlines is one thing, but the main point is sharing power! Doesn’t that mean if I form a contract with an Ultimate Venerable Stage Powerhouse, I can obtain the power of the Ultimate Venerable Stage?"

"It’s so tempting, who wouldn’t be moved? If it were you, could you remain as calm as still water, without a single ripple of excitement?"

Si Xie: "..."

He really had to run his big mouth!!!

He could have just mentioned sharing bloodlines. Why, oh why, did he have to bring up sharing power?