Chapter 225: Contracting the Sixth Beastman

Chapter 225 -227: Contracting the Sixth Beastman

The moment he said that, the Salt Well Cave practically erupted.

Mo Xuan cracked his knuckles, the sound a sharp CRACK as his cold eyes swept over Xi Yi. “You haven’t even recovered, and you’re already thinking about *this*? Can your body even take it?”

Fu Feng’s glare stabbed at Xi Yi like a dagger. The air crackled with tension.

Luan Ting’s expression remained neutral, his thoughts unreadable. He said nothing.

Nantu also looked indifferent, as if he had grown completely immune to Xi Yi’s propositions.

Bai Meng listened from the side, a hint of anticipation in his eyes as he looked at Su Luoluo.

‘This wasn’t the first time Xi Yi had brought up the matter of the Contract Totem, but for Su Luoluo, this was the most difficult time to refuse.’

‘Before, she could always find some excuse to turn him down. But this time… Xi Yi had saved her life, after all. Refusing him now would be just too cruel.’

‘Besides, if he didn’t have feelings for her, why on earth would he get himself hurt to save a complete stranger?’

‘Taking a step back, her reason for not forming new Contract Totems was to save her own life. But just now, if Xi Yi hadn’t taken that hit for her, she might have lost her life anyway.’

‘Both choices were about saving her own life. Su Luoluo felt she had no reason to refuse him.’

‘It was just… for some reason, she couldn’t shake this unsettled feeling.’

‘Xi Yi’s move felt a bit like emotional blackmail—demanding repayment for a favor with a lifelong commitment. But perhaps this was just normal in the Beast World.’

Su Luoluo pursed her lips, just about to speak.

Xiao Ye, who had been silent this whole time, now spoke, his voice calm. “Luoluo, form the contract. It would be good to have him by your side.”

!

Su Luoluo was stunned. She couldn’t believe those words had come from Xiao Ye’s mouth.

“What are you talking about, you damn snake? You’re actually agreeing to this?!”

Hearing Xiao Ye’s words, Mo Xuan’s eyes went wide as he spoke in disbelief.

“Are you running a fever?” Fu Feng was equally astonished, reaching out to feel Xiao Ye’s forehead.

‘How did this damn snake suddenly become so tolerant and magnanimous? He hadn’t forgotten that when Xi Yi was on watch before, it was Xiao Ye who had dragged both him and Mo Xuan along to sabotage him.’

‘And now he was personally encouraging Luoluo to form a Contract Totem with Xi Yi? He had to have fried his brain, right?’

Upon hearing Xiao Ye, even Nantu lifted his cool, detached face in surprise.

Luan Ting glanced at Xi Yi, then looked away without a word.

“It’s not about agreeing or disagreeing.” Xiao Ye slapped Fu Feng’s hand away, his voice remaining level. “We have no right to stop Luoluo from forming a contract with a Beastman.”

“Huh? No, hold on. First, tell me why you’re suddenly so generous. Did this Black Bear bribe you? Or does he have some kind of dirt on you?” Mo Xuan shot a suspicious glance at Xi Yi, completely baffled by Xiao Ye’s words.

‘He knew exactly how possessive that damn snake could be.’

‘Normally, if he got even a little too close to Su Luoluo, Xiao Ye’s tail would come whipping over with a WHAP.’

‘But today, he was actually pushing her to form a contract with Xi Yi, and his tone was more generous than ever.’

Xi Yi blinked his dark eyes, meeting Mo Xuan’s inquisitive stare with a grin. “I’m a good beastman, you know. I didn’t bribe him, and I certainly don’t have any dirt on him. Maybe I’m just such a great guy that Xiao Ye is willing to put in a good word for me!”

‘A great guy?’

‘Him?’

Mo Xuan rolled his eyes.

‘It was a good day if Xi Yi wasn’t actively sowing discord or stirring up trouble just for the hell of it.’

“I’m not putting in a good word for you,” Xiao Ye said, and despite his suggestion, he wasn’t giving Xi Yi a kind look. “I just think you’ve got real strength, and that’s a good match for Luoluo.”

‘Saying those words made his heart ache as if it were being twisted by a knife.’

‘No Beastman was ever willing to share his female.’

‘It was just that Luoluo forming a contract with Xi Yi really would be a good thing for her.’

‘That damn Black Bear… Although he’d never shown his true power in front of them, Xiao Ye could tell his strength was definitely greater than his own. He had to be at least Sixth Rank, if not higher.’

‘The Phoenix Order… Xi Yi spoke of it so casually, but Xiao Ye knew if he were the target, he wouldn’t be able to withstand more than a few of its attacks. Yet Xi Yi had dodged it perfectly.’

‘It was better to bring such a powerful individual into the family than to let unrequited love turn him into an enemy. This way, Luoluo would be better protected.’

‘He didn’t want to share Luoluo, but what could he do? His own strength just wasn’t enough.’

‘A proper Beastman should be able to keep his female completely safe, and he had failed. That was a truth he found hard to accept.’

Su Luoluo never thought that the incredibly possessive Xiao Ye would be the one encouraging her to form a contract with Xi Yi. She knew full well that if she was even slightly more affectionate with Luan Ting, Xiao Ye would demand to make up for it.

But now he was…

All Su Luoluo could do was stare at him blankly, at a complete loss for words.

Xiao Ye met her gaze with an encouraging look, as if telling her not to worry.

Seeing that Xiao Ye wasn’t joking, Mo Xuan and Fu Feng both crossed their arms and shook their heads. “You can agree all you want. We don’t.”

Xiao Ye shot them a cool glance. “What right do you have to disagree? Luoluo nearly died yesterday. What did either of you do about it?”

At his words, Mo Xuan and Fu Feng fell instantly silent.

‘If Xi Yi hadn’t noticed and chased after her in time yesterday, they might never have seen Luoluo again.’

‘They had to admit, Xiao Ye’s words left them with no ground to stand on.’

‘In terms of strength, Xi Yi was their equal. When it came to combat, they had never thought he wasn’t good enough for Su Luoluo.’

‘Even his looks were impeccable.’

‘Thinking it over, they had no choice but to accept it.’

After a moment of silence, Mo Xuan lowered his gaze and said quietly, “Su Luoluo, go ahead and form the contract. I don’t have a problem with it.”

Fu Feng’s face flushed red with shame at Xiao Ye’s words. “I apologize for what I said earlier,” he said, abashed. “I have no objections, either. I mean, he’s already joined the night watch rota anyway.”

‘Xiao Ye, Fu Feng, and Mo Xuan all had no objections,’ Su Luoluo suddenly thought. ‘Does that mean I can form the contract with Xi Yi?’

‘The reason she hadn’t dared to form the contract before was her fear that rashly doing so would negatively affect her affection points with her other targets. But if they agreed to it themselves, did that mean the points wouldn’t change?’

‘If her affection points didn’t drop, then it wouldn’t interfere with her mission.’

‘Su Luoluo realized the system had a loophole.’

‘And exploiting a loophole… that was certainly an option.’

Once she figured this out, Su Luoluo felt an unprecedented sense of relief, as if she had finally broken through the pressure the system had been placing on her for days.

Three of the five had given their consent, so Su Luoluo naturally had to ask the remaining two for their opinions.

Her gaze turned to Nantu and Luan Ting. Luan Ting looked at her warmly and said in a gentle voice, “I agree as well. We owe Xi Yi for what happened yesterday.”

Nantu nodded as well. “I have no objections, either. If it weren’t for him yesterday, we wouldn’t be able to see you now.”

After receiving an affirmative answer from all five of them, Su Luoluo slowly turned her head to Xi Yi. “In that case, I agree.”

“I’m so happy! Luoluo agreed to form a Contract Totem with me!” Xi Yi beamed, his eyes crinkling as he looked at Su Luoluo. Then he turned to the others and said bluntly, “Alright, you six, turn around. Don’t get in the way of my business with Luoluo.”

Su Luoluo: “…”

‘I shouldn’t have agreed.’

The other five: ‘Is it too late to take it back?’

Bai Meng’s mouth twitched. ‘What’s he so smug about? Sooner or later, my day will come, too.’