401: Indenture

“But… if it’s for you, I’m willing to reduce it by one year, so two years, how about it?” Chen Xuan said with a smile.

“Two years…”

“No, you’re still not satisfied with this?”

Hua Mengjie gritted her teeth.

“Elder Chen, I… I am willing to sign this agreement. However, I have one more condition! If you don’t agree, then let’s forget about this matter!” Hua Mengjie said firmly.

“Oh? Then tell me, what is it?”

“It’s… it’s about the contract between you and me, you must keep it absolutely confidential, you can’t… you can’t declare it to the outside world, and you can’t tell Lin Rou!”

“So it’s this, then no problem.” Chen Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

“Then, then let’s draft the contract!”

“Hmm, but before drafting the contract, I also have some other small requests. I would like you to listen to them before making a decision.”

“Please speak.”

“Hmm… then let me first talk about my rules. Actually, my demands are very few. First, be obedient, and second, be diligent and clean.

As for your salary… ahem, your wages, monthly… one Advanced Peach Blossom, do you think that’s acceptable?”

“What? Advanced Peach Blossom? One a month? This price in the Sect is not something ordinary people can afford, at least it’s not something I, a Great Ascension Stage Cultivator, can earn as a monthly supply!” Hua Mengjie was somewhat astonished, thinking she had misheard.

“Yes, it’s one Advanced Peach Blossom, because you are a Great Ascension Stage Cultivator, this price is very reasonable! In addition, my personal requirements are also very strict, so… you understand!” Chen Xuan said.

“Thank you, thank you Elder Chen Xuan!” Hua Mengjie was so excited that her face lit up with joy.

In her original calculations, it would already be very good if she could get a low-grade Peach Blossom in a month. Later, she would only be able to get an Advanced Peach Blossom if she truly had a good relationship with Chen Xuan. She didn’t expect it to be now…

“Oh, didn’t I just say that my requirements are very strict, so Mengjie, now, you should also listen to my other requirements.”

“Are, are there other requirements?”

“Actually, not many, counting the two just now…”

“Third, during the period you are under contract with me, when I need you, you must appear, and you must not use Cultivation as an excuse.”

“This is actually just for entertainment, no other meaning.”

“I, I have no problem!”

“Fourth, during the contract period, unless there are major matters of the Sect or your mountain, you are not allowed to leave my Immortal Cave without my permission! Is that okay? After all, you are essentially working for me, and it wouldn’t be appropriate if you were not in my Immortal Cave all the time.”

“I…” Hua Mengjie hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

“As for the last point…”

“What is the last point?”

“This last point is about how we address each other in the future. Although our personal relationship is very good, in the end, you are essentially my employee, and I am the master here, so…”

Chen Xuan deliberately paused.

“You, you wouldn’t be…” Hua Mengjie looked at Chen Xuan with an incredulous expression, seemingly unable to understand how such words could come out of his mouth.

“So, after you sign the contract, just call me Master, anyway Lin Rou usually uses that address!” (Actually, it’s still that address, but… don’t blame me, blame Shenhe)

Hua Mengjie’s expression flickered, but in the end, she still agreed.

Chen Xuan explained each clause, and the pros and cons were made clear from the beginning. So, this was a matter of mutual consent, with no talk of trickery.

Little did she know… the biggest trick was the first one!

“Since that’s the case… let’s draft the contract!” Chen Xuan said, then took out the Heavenly Dao Contract, and wrote down the rules. The moment he finished writing, a flash of inspiration struck him.

“Oh, by the way, to prevent any unpleasantness between us. This contract can be unilaterally canceled by either of us, but the person who cancels it needs to pay a penalty, which is not expensive, just some Spirit Stones.”

“No problem.” Hua Mengjie looked at the new clause Chen Xuan added, and agreed without thinking. This clause was the most friendly to her, so she naturally wouldn’t refuse it.

Subsequently, the two jointly signed the Heavenly Dao Contract, one copy each.

“Alright, since the contract is set, from now on, you don’t have to call me Elder Chen anymore, you should call me Master… ahem, call me Master.” Chen Xuan’s tone was gentle and cordial.

“Ah?! Oh… mm!” Hua Mengjie’s heart skipped a beat when she heard Chen Xuan’s words, a strange and special feeling flashed through her, but it immediately disappeared.

“You should say, Yes, Master.”

“Oh, yes, Master, I remember.” Hua Mengjie replied with a flushed face.

Then, neither of them spoke. Hua Mengjie held the contract and looked at it again, her face getting redder and redder, not knowing what she was thinking.

“Rest assured, I, Chen Xuan, have always been a very sincere person. This will be considered a deposit between you and me. If in the future you can make my emotional value reach its peak, I will not be stingy with other Peach Blossoms!”

After Chen Xuan finished speaking, he took out a dark green “Life Peach Blossom” and handed it to Hua Mengjie.

“This is your advance payment.”

He knew very well who was eating this Peach Blossom.

After receiving the green Peach Blossom, Hua Mengjie’s expression improved slightly, but she still kept her head down, staring at the contract, not daring to look at Chen Xuan.

“Chen… Master, I, I’ll go back to my Qingfeng Mountain first, to get… some of my daily necessities!”

“You may, but I will only give you fifteen minutes. If you don’t return within that time… then don’t blame me for punishing you.”

‘Let’s test your endurance first.’

“You!!! The contract didn’t say you could punish me arbitrarily!”

“That’s natural, I naturally won’t choose to harm you, but… you also don’t want Li Qingfeng to know that you are a Sect Master in another Sect, do you?”

“You… you’re threatening me!”

“One minute has already passed!” Chen Xuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Hua Mengjie’s expression changed several times, then she stamped her foot and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing from sight.

Looking at Hua Mengjie’s receding, curvaceous figure, Chen Xuan was very satisfied.

From the moment Hua Mengjie agreed to sign the contract, she had already fallen into his trap.

Next, he would guide Hua Mengjie step by step, making her slowly fall into his trap.

Soon, Hua Mengjie rushed back and stood gracefully in front of Chen Xuan. Moreover, Chen Xuan also sensed that the green Peach Blossom he had given Hua Mengjie was no longer on her person.

“Very good, it didn’t even take 10 minutes, I am very satisfied.”

Hua Mengjie did not speak.

“Then, come in, let’s continue the topic we didn’t finish discussing earlier.” Chen Xuan said, then grabbed Hua Mengjie’s small hand and pulled her into his Immortal Cave.