458: Contract Code

"You…"

Mary pointed at Qin Shilei, her face flushed with anger, and roared, "You big liar, I'm going to kill you!"

As she spoke, she unleashed several Dimensional Slashes, sending them hurtling towards Qin Shilei.

Teleport!

Feeling somewhat in the wrong, Qin Shilei directly teleported out of the secret chamber.

The moment he appeared in mid-air outside, he found that Mary had also pursued him.

Again, several Dimensional Slashes came crashing down.

Qin Shilei had no choice but to continue flying towards the city outskirts.

As he flew, he shouted behind him, "Can you calm down so we can talk properly?"

"What's there to talk about, you dead liar?" Mary chased relentlessly.

"Your Majesty, we're here to help you!"

Countless figures, some flying through the air, others riding griffins, pursued them from the city.

"All of you, stand down! Do not follow!"

Mary commanded in a cold voice.

The two, one chasing and one fleeing, soon flew above a dense forest.

"Liar, keep running! Why aren't you running anymore?"

Mary said through gritted teeth.

"Sigh!"

Qin Shilei sighed softly, "I was momentarily blinded by lust and deceived you. That was my fault. How do you want me to compensate you?"

Mary suddenly stared intently into Qin Shilei's eyes and asked, word for word, "Exactly how many women have you deceived with this transformation technique?"

"Uh."

Qin Shilei was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Besides you, I haven't used this transformation technique to deceive any other women."

"Then what are your feelings for me?" Mary asked expressionlessly.

Qin Shilei wanted to truthfully say it was just a one-night stand, but he wisely said, "I greatly admire your abilities, and I am also impressed by your beauty. As for you, I can't quite say 'love,' but there is an indescribable liking."

"Then are you willing to stay and work with me to recreate the glory of the Empire of the Setting Sun?" Mary's icy expression finally softened a little.

Qin Shilei shook his head, "To improve my strength, I need to continue traveling on Blue Star."

"Then go, and never appear before me again." Mary finished speaking and turned away, no longer looking at Qin Shilei.

"Should I try if the Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple can control her?"

This thought flashed through Qin Shilei's mind.

But looking at Mary's slightly trembling shoulders, a trace of guilt suddenly welled up in his heart.

Didn't we just meet yesterday?

Aren't Westerners quite open?

And I was disguised then, so this doesn't quite add up.

Various thoughts instantly flooded his mind. Qin Shilei sighed inwardly, then stepped forward and embraced her from behind.

"Wuwuwu!"

Mary turned around, hugged Qin Shilei tightly, and began to sob softly.

"You liar, why did you deceive me?"

"My parents are dead, and all my friends are dead. I just wanted to find someone I could rely on, so why was that person a fake?"

"I've lived for twenty-three years, and I finally fell in love once, but you just want to eat and run. You're so heartless!"

"If I couldn't kill you, I definitely would have killed you."

"First time falling in love?" Qin Shilei felt a little puzzled.

As if hearing Qin Shilei's thoughts, Mary suddenly looked up and asked, "Do you Easterners care a lot about whether a woman is a virgin?"

"In middle school, it broke due to overly intense exercise, do you believe that?"

Looking at her tear-streaked face, Qin Shilei quickly replied, "I believe it, I believe it."

This was truly bizarre; even in Great Xia, women of twenty-three were rarely so innocent.

Mary suddenly pushed Qin Shilei away again, "You go. Just consider this a beautiful encounter!"

A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea!

Mary, you are the empress of the Empire of the Setting Sun, don't be so overly emotional!

Qin Shilei opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seemed to not know what to say.

Would it be inappropriate to ask her about the method for contracting a large number of flying exotic beasts now?

The two looked at each other for several minutes.

Qin Shilei clearly understood that there could be no love between them right now.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, Mary suddenly stepped forward and hugged him again.

Then she wrapped her arms around his neck and offered her sweet lips.

"Love me one more time!"

@#$%&

"Oh, woman, you're making this very difficult for me."

Qin Shilei sighed inwardly, yet he unhesitatingly picked her up and flew into a small villa he found.

Three hours later.

Mary was fully dressed, sitting opposite Qin Shilei.

"Qin An King, are you willing to form an alliance with our Empire of the Setting Sun and watch over each other?"

Her formal and serious expression made Qin Shilei involuntarily recall her enchanting and varied charms in bed just moments ago.

Women are truly a fickle species.

"Yes, Mary, do you have any specific alliance conditions?" Qin Shilei readily agreed.

Mary didn't reply but took out a book from her ring.

A book about an inch thick, emitting a dark golden glow.

contract grimoire (Orange): Can help the host forcibly contract an exotic beast of Diamond rank or below. It can also increase the success rate of others contracting exotic beasts.

Qin Shilei looked at her with some envy.

Mary was only a Gold Seven-star cultivator, yet she possessed two orange items. It seemed her luck was comparable to An Qian's.

"You help me and my subordinates improve our cultivation, and I'll help you contract powerful exotic beasts."

After showing Qin Shilei the attributes of the contract grimoire, she didn't immediately put it back into her spatial ring. Instead, she placed it on the table between them.

"Aren't you afraid I'll snatch the contract grimoire and run off?" Qin Shilei couldn't help but ask.

Mary just stared steadily at Qin Shilei, but didn't speak.

Under her gaze, Qin Shilei could only give a dry laugh, "I was just asking casually. If I were to snatch anything, it would only be you, Your Majesty, not a tattered book."

"Hmph!" Mary pouted, "If you really did snatch it, I could only consider myself unlucky and blind to have met a big liar like you."

Qin Shilei, however, didn't quite believe her. The fact that she dared to take it out so defenselessly likely meant she had unknown trump cards that would prevent him from easily obtaining the contract grimoire.

Seeing that Qin Shilei didn't try to snatch it, Mary secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She asked again, "What do you think?"

Qin Shilei countered, "Was your 300,000-strong griffin army established solely by relying on the contract grimoire?"

Mary truthfully replied, "This contract grimoire can generate three illusory contract grimoires. My subordinates, with the help of those illusory contract grimoires, can increase the success rate of contracting exotic beasts. Coupled with the assistance of my Platinum griffins, we were able to establish the griffin army in less than a month."

Qin Shilei pondered for a moment, then said, "I don't need you to help me contract exotic beasts. I only need you to help me establish a flying army as well."

"Done!"

Mary raised her right hand.

Qin Shilei also raised his right hand, and they slapped palms to seal their oath.