Chapter 241 Contract Dissolved! Power Reclaimed?!

The master bedroom of Yunqi Courtyard.

Black flames of barely suppressed fury burned in the eyes of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Jiang! Yun!"

Her voice was icy and piercing.

Each word seemed to be squeezed out from between gritted teeth.

"What did you just call me?!"

Gulp.

Jiang Yun swallowed hard.

Seeing the Fox Immortal transform in an instant from a shy, thankful girl back into an icy queen, alarm bells blared in his mind!

Run!

Must run now!

He knew the Mother Fox's temper all too well!

His earlier remark of 'Mother Fox' had definitely touched her reverse scale!

If he didn't run now...

Who knows how he would be tortured later!

Jiang Yun's Divine Sense instantly withdrew from his Beast Taming Space!

In reality.

He bolted upright from the bed.

He turned and was about to dash for the door!

Make a clean getaway!

As long as he reached a crowded place.

Like the front courtyard square.

Where Su Family disciples would soon gather.

At that time.

In front of so many people.

Even if this Mother Fox was furious.

She couldn't possibly do anything to him!

After all.

She was currently wearing Su Qingxue's face!

The Eldest Miss of the Su Family couldn't possibly assault her fiancé in public, could she?

And it would be easy to expose herself.

Jiang Yun's calculations were clicking away.

However.

Swish!

Just as his left foot had taken half a step forward.

And his right foot hadn't yet left the ground!

A stream of five-colored light, as if teleporting, appeared before him!

Thump!

A jade-like foot, delicate and fair with skin so fine it seemed translucent, landed with irresistible force precisely on Jiang Yun's chest!

The force was just right—not too light, not too heavy—pinning him back onto the bed!

"Ugh!"

Jiang Yun grunted.

He fell back onto the soft bedding.

He looked down at his chest.

That foot... was truly beautiful.

The ankle was slender, the arch elegant, five toes as round and fair as pearls, nails neatly trimmed, glowing with a healthy pink luster.

Carrying a faint, elusive fragrance.

But at this moment.

The owner of this beautiful foot.

Was looking down at him from above.

Within those black eyes belonging to Su Qingxue now shone the cold light of the Nine-Tailed Fox Immortal.

"Trying to run?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox's voice was still cold, but with a hint of... teasing?

"Do you think... you can escape?"

Jiang Yun's heart sank.

It's over.

Still didn't escape.

Next.

It's probably the familiar routine.

Aura suppression!

Mental torment!

Physical torture!

He braced himself for the storm.

However... one second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

The expected aura pressure did not descend.

The expected mental attack did not appear.

Even the jade foot on his chest wasn't applying force.

It was just resting there lightly, steadily, as if declaring sovereignty, or perhaps... playing around?

"Huh?"

Jiang Yun looked up in confusion at the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The Nine-Tailed Fox was also looking at him.

Their eyes met.

In the air.

Hung a... strange silence.

Finally.

The Nine-Tailed Fox spoke.

Her voice was still cold, but the suppressed fury seemed to have... lessened a bit?

"You bastard human."

She stared at Jiang Yun.

And said word by word.

"You are not allowed to call This Sovereign 'Mother Fox' anymore."

"This is the first and last warning."

"If This Sovereign hears those three words again..."

In her eyes.

A dangerous glint flashed.

"This Sovereign will... make your mouth shut forever, unable to speak."

???

Jiang Yun was stunned.

Just... this?

Just a warning?

No suppression?

No torture?

No retaliation?

This didn't fit the Mother Fox's character!

With her proud, fiery temper, hearing an insulting name like 'Mother Fox', shouldn't she have ground him into the dirt a hundred times over?

How could it just be... a verbal warning?

Jiang Yun's mind raced.

Soon, he figured it out.

Was it because... he helped her?

In the Beast Taming Space.

He provided the perfect Fusion environment, allowing her to successfully fuse the five-colored divine seed and Breakthrough to Diamond Rank Ninth-Order Peak.

Although it was mutually beneficial.

Objectively, he did help her a great deal.

So... her attitude had softened?

"It seems..."

Jiang Yun thought to himself.

"This Mother Fox... isn't the kind of Vicious Beast that repays kindness with enmity."

"At least, she knows... gratitude?"

This discovery.

Made Jiang Yun's impression of the Fox Immortal.

Improve slightly.

But only a little.

After all, this foot was still on his chest!

"Well..."

Jiang Yun tentatively spoke up.

"I don't want to call you Mother Fox either."

"But..."

He pointed at the Fox Immortal's face, which belonged to Su Qingxue.

"You're currently wearing Su Qingxue's face, but you're not the real Su Qingxue."

"And you... don't have a name."

"If I don't call you Mother Fox, what should I call you?"

"Should I call you... hey? You there? Or... Nine-Tailed Fox?"

Jiang Yun spread his hands.

Looking helpless.

"You have to give me something to call you, right?"

"You..."

The Fox Immortal was momentarily speechless, stumped by Jiang Yun's words.

She almost pressed down harder with her foot.

But quickly changed her mind.

Forget it!

The Fox Immortal took a deep breath.

She turned her face away and, in an extremely awkward, extremely quiet voice, quickly said.

"Who says This Sovereign has no name..."

"This Sovereign's name is..."

Her voice.

Grew even softer, almost inaudible.

"Hu Xian'er..."

???

Jiang Yun was taken aback.

Hu... Xian'er?

The name echoed in his mind twice.

Hu Xian'er.

Nine-Tailed Fox, Hu Xian'er.

Not bad... it actually sounds quite nice?

Worthy of her royal heritage, even her name is so... ethereal?

It actually suits her true form's beauty quite well.

Both are that kind of stunning, otherworldly beauty.

"Hu Xian'er..."

Jiang Yun subconsciously repeated it softly.

"Huh?!"

Hu Xian'er snapped her head back!

In those black eyes.

Instantly erupted a light of shame and annoyance!

"Who... who allowed you to say it?!"

Her cheeks flushed.

At a visible speed.

"This Sovereign only told you the name! Not for you to say it!"

She seemed to realize she had misspoken.

And quickly tried to correct herself.

"Even if you know This Sovereign's name now, you are not allowed to call me by it in the future!"

"You must call This Sovereign... Lord Fox Emperor!"

"Do you hear me?!"

Lord Fox Emperor?

Jiang Yun mentally curled his lip.

Pah!

Lord Fox Emperor indeed!

It's good enough I don't call you Mother Fox!

Really knows how to flatter herself!

However.

He only dared to think these things.

Verbally.

He forced a smile.

"Alright, alright..."

"Lord Fox Emperor, Lord Fox Emperor."

"So now..."

Jiang Yun changed the subject, his expression turning serious.

"The reporting for Sky Dome Academy is imminent."

"Now that you've successfully fused the five-colored origin divine seed and broken through in Realm..."

He looked at Hu Xian'er.

And slowly asked the most critical question.

"When do you plan... to terminate the Beast Taming Contract with me?"

As soon as the question was asked.

The atmosphere in the room instantly changed.

The previous atmosphere tinged with awkwardness, discomfort, and teasing vanished in an instant.

Replaced by a... heaviness.

The blush on Hu Xian'er's face quickly faded.

In those black eyes.

A complex light flashed.

She withdrew the jade foot from Jiang Yun's chest.

And slowly stood up straight.

Terminate the contract.

This question, she hadn't not thought about it.

In fact.

From the moment the contract was signed.

She had been thinking about when she could terminate it.

For her, becoming a human's Beast Taming, even temporarily, was a great humiliation.

But now... when Jiang Yun actually asked this question... she actually felt a surge of... hesitation?

Why?

Hu Xian'er asked herself.

Was it because of... the Beast Taming Space?

That self-contained Small World, with its absurdly dense Spiritual Qi and Heaven-Defying recovery ability.

If she could Cultivate inside it continuously... her strength would definitely grow at incredible speed!

Perhaps, before long, she could Breakthrough to Falling Star Rank!

Even... achieve even faster progress.

For that matter, it might give her more confidence!

Tempting.

Extremely tempting.

Even.

In her heart.

An idea even she found absurd surfaced.

"It seems... being Jiang Yun's Beast Taming isn't so bad?"

"Not only is there such a Prodigy-level Beast Taming Space, but also endless resources..."

"And, this human Jiang Yun's character... seems not bad?"

"At least, he didn't take advantage of the situation, didn't make excessive demands... and didn't covet This Sovereign's..."

As soon as this thought emerged.

Even Hu Xian'er herself was startled!

What am I thinking?!

I am of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox royal lineage!

The future Fox Emperor!

How can I have such thoughts?!

How can I... be reluctant to leave being a human's Beast Taming?!

She shook her head violently.

Trying to cast those absurd thoughts from her mind.

But... regret.

A deep sense of regret surged in her heart.

Back then... why did I sign that Fox Heart Moon Vow?

Why did I add the clause about terminating the contract after the Breakthrough?

If I hadn't signed that vow... could I now... just refuse to leave?

After all, Jiang Yun can't beat me, he can't do anything about it... No, no!

Hu Xian'er jolted back to her senses!

How can I think like this?!

I am of the Fox Clan royal lineage!

The future of the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox clan!

How can I... think about clinging to a human?!

She bit her lip hard.

Forcing herself to calm down.

And opposite her.

Jiang Yun watched the constantly shifting expressions on Hu Xian'er's face—from hesitation to temptation, from regret to struggle, finally to forced calm—and also felt puzzled.

What is this Mother Fox... thinking?

It's just terminating a contract.

Does it need this much deliberation?

Could it be... she doesn't want to terminate it?

As soon as this thought emerged.

Jiang Yun himself found it absurd!

Impossible!

With Hu Xian'er's proud personality.

How could she not want to terminate the contract?

She probably can't wait to regain her freedom!

"But what?"

Jiang Yun spoke up, interrupting Hu Xian'er's train of thought.

"You just said 'but'... what did you mean?"

Hu Xian'er came back to herself.

She looked at Jiang Yun.

The complex light in her eyes gradually receded.

Returning to that clear, cold arrogance.

"Nothing."

Her voice regained its calm.

"Let's terminate it now."

Terminate it now.

As soon as she said it, she felt a twinge of regret.

But the words were spoken, irretrievable.

"Alright."

Jiang Yun nodded.

In his heart, however, a wave of... anxiety surged.

After the contract is terminated... will the power gained from the contract's feedback... be taken back?

Will my Beast Taming Power drop from Diamond Rank back to Gold Rank?

Will my Divine Sense sea close up again?

Will my Physical Body strength deteriorate?

These worries flooded in like a tide.

But Jiang Yun didn't show it.

He just looked quietly at Hu Xian'er, waiting.

Hu Xian'er was also looking at him.

In her eyes, there was also a flash of... reluctance?

Not reluctance towards Jiang Yun.

But reluctance towards... the Beast Taming Space.

Reluctance to leave that environment that allowed her to grow so rapidly.

Unfortunately... she had already agreed.

And there was the constraint of the Fox Heart Moon Vow.

It had to be terminated.

Hu Xian'er took a deep breath.

She closed her eyes.

The process of terminating the Beast Taming Contract began.

A pale golden contract mark.

Slowly materialized between her and Jiang Yun.

Then.

Began... slowly dissipating.

Like melting snow.

Like evaporating morning dew.

Bit by bit.

Strand by strand.

The contract termination... had begun.

Jiang Yun's heart rose to his throat.

What... would happen next?

Would the power... be taken back?

He stared intently at the dissipating contract mark.

And their gradually blurring shared senses.

Waiting.

For the result that would decide his future fate!