Chapter 486: Contract Profound Seal
Hong'er—this name was simple and smooth, and it suited this little girl well. Seeing her satisfied expression, Yun Che felt a sense of contentment in his own heart.
Just moments ago, he had regretted saving this burdensome little glutton who had eaten his Long Que. But now, having witnessed that crimson giant sword, he looked at her with an almost drooling impulse. Controlling a dead sword was easy, but controlling a "living" sword—or more accurately, a living person—was a completely different concept!
Just as he began to ponder how to make this little girl obediently listen to him, Mo Li suddenly spoke gravely: "Immediately plant a subduing profound seal on her... the same kind of subduing profound seal used to tame a contract beast!"
"Mm?" Yun Che was startled. "What do you mean?"
"Very simple. You only need to plant a contract seal on her body, and you can form a master-servant contract with her, just like taming a contract beast—with you as the master!" Mo Li said coolly.
"This..." Yun Che was astonished in his heart. "But that's the method for taming profound beasts. She's a person, not a profound beast. How could a contract be formed that way!"
"Hmph, she is not a 'person'!" Mo Li said coldly. "If you directly use a contract seal on her, even if she doesn't resist, it will be completely useless. But the blood you just spilled on the sword has already been imprinted into her main soul! Now, if you plant a contract profound seal on her, the contract seal will align with the blood you left in her main soul and be permanently etched into her spirit! Unless you actively cancel it, she will never be able to shake off this contract!"
"..." Yun Che's mind was in chaos from Mo Li's words. According to Mo Li's instructions, the blood he had dripped onto the crimson giant sword—how could it have been imprinted into Hong'er's main soul? And it could even actively align with the contract seal? Using the method of contract sealing for profound beasts... could it also take effect on a person?
What kind of nonsense was this!!
"Do as I say immediately." Mo Li showed no hint of joking. "She has completely lost her memory now and has no concept of contract seals. The first person she sees after waking up is you, so subconsciously she feels very close to you and has no defenses. As long as you guide her a little, she should not resist. This is a heavenly gift that you may not encounter in a thousand or ten thousand years! If her memory suddenly recovers, it will be absolutely impossible for you to establish a master-servant contract with her!"
Yun Che understood Mo Li's words clearly. His heart stirred greatly, but he still hesitated: "That... doesn't seem right? She has no memory now. If I take advantage of this and succeed, it would be too unfair to her."
"Hmph, isn't coaxing girls the thing you do most often? Now you're suddenly playing the gentleman?" Mo Li sneered.
Mo Li's light remark cleanly shattered the moral defenses Yun Che had barely managed to muster. Mo Li often said things that were shocking and upended his understanding, but she had never deceived him. If it really worked as she said—taking Hong'er under his control like taming a contract beast...
Well, Hong'er wasn't the key point—the key was the sword she could transform into!!
"Hey? What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly stop talking?" Hong'er stood on tiptoes, raising her little white hand to wave in front of his eyes.
Yun Che snapped back to reality. He bent down and said with a smile, "Hong'er, can we talk about something?"
"Talk about... something?" Hong'er tilted her head.
"You ate my Long Que just now, and you said you would compensate me, right?" Yun Che still wore a beaming smile.
Hong'er nodded, but her expression clearly became wary.
Since Hong'er nodded, the next words would be easier. Yun Che said unhurriedly, "Long Que was my weapon. After you ate it, I have no weapon to use. Since you want to compensate me, then from now on, whenever I need to use a weapon, you have to turn into that sword just now. Do you agree? Hong'er is a beautiful maiden, and beautiful maidens must keep their word!"
Hong'er blinked her eyes, thought hard for a while, and then... actually nodded.
Just... just that simple?
She was being so obedient?
Hong'er agreed too quickly and easily, leaving Yun Che somewhat speechless. At that moment, Hong'er said loudly, "Although that form just now was fun, I'm not going to obey you for nothing... unless you agree to three conditions!"
Conditions!?
This little girl, who looked naively innocent and completely guileless... was actually going to negotiate terms with him?
"What conditions?" This time, it was Yun Che's turn to be wary.
"Very simple!" Hong'er raised her little face and extended a tender finger. "First, you have to play with me often and not ignore me. Second, you have to find all kinds of delicious food for me every day and not let me go hungry, and you can't be stingy. Third, you can't abandon me and run away like before, and you can't yell at me!"
"..." Yun Che was left speechless. These three conditions were clear and logical, with a comprehensive scope—covering both food and fun. This little girl was not nearly as naive and foolish as she seemed!
"F-fine!" Yun Che deliberated for a short while, then nodded in agreement.
"Eh? Really... you really agree to all of them? You'll keep your word?" Seeing Yun Che nod, Hong'er's eyes sparkled, and her tender lips parted as she shouted in surprise.
"Of course I'll keep my word. But you also have to be good. When I ask you to turn into a sword, you absolutely cannot disobey!" Yun Che said seriously.
"Yay!" Hong'er cheered happily and nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice. "Mm mm mm mm, as long as I can play and eat lots of delicious things, I'll definitely be the most obedient... Um, speaking of which..." Hong'er cupped her cheeks, her eyes shining brightly. "I'm hungry again now. That thing called Nong Que from before—there's still half of it, right? Can you give it to me to eat now?"
"It's Long Que!"
Yun Che took out the lower half of Long Que. Looking at the teeth marks on it, his heart still ached... Back in the day, his Long Que was incredibly mighty in his hands. Together, one man and one sword, they had won the Cang Feng Ranking Battle, killed Fen Mori and Fen Yijue, intimidated the Bing Yun Fairy Palace, destroyed the entire Fen Tian Gate, defeated Ling Tianni, swept through the Seven Nations Ranking Battle, and shaken the world... It was utterly glorious.
Now, it was not only broken but had become food for a little girl!!
Old friend, I've wronged you. Since the other half has already gone into her stomach, consider it as sending you both to be reunited inside her belly... Yun Che groaned inwardly. He didn't immediately hand it over to Hong'er but hid it behind his back and said, "I can give you this half to eat now. But first, you have to agree to a small request."
Seeing the other half of Long Que and smelling its scent, Hong'er's saliva instantly flowed. She swallowed hard and said urgently, "What request? What request?"
"Close your eyes, and for the next twenty breaths, no matter what I do to you, you must not resist. Simple, right?" Yun Che bent over, wearing a smile, and spoke in an extremely gentle tone.
"Twenty breaths? No resisting? Eh!?" Hong'er shrank her petite body, clutching her skirt collar with a wary expression. "Are you trying to... molest me? No, no, no! I am the purest little beauty; I won't be molested!"
Molest... This little girl even knew about molestation!!
"Who said I'm going to molest you!" Yun Che's forehead bulged with veins. "I just want to touch your brow with my hand... that's all!"
"Ah?" Hong'er was puzzled and touched her own brow. "Why do you want to touch here?"
"Because... I really like touching people here, especially cute beautiful maidens!" Yun Che said with difficulty.
"Oh, I see..." Hong'er thought about it. Getting her brow touched and then eating the delicious Long Que—it seemed like a good deal. "Okay... but after you touch it, you have to give me Nong Que to eat. No cheating!"
It's Long Que! Yun Che roared in his heart. Since Hong'er had agreed, things would be much easier. He nodded and said slowly, "Alright... close your eyes first. That's right, don't open them. No matter what happens later, don't resist. Don't worry, aside from your brow, I won't touch anywhere else, and I definitely won't molest you!"
Hong'er stood in front of Yun Che and obediently closed her eyes. Whether it was because she was too innocent or subconsciously completely unguarded around Yun Che, she showed no anxiety—instead, her face bore an expression of curiosity and anticipation. Yun Che took a light breath, gathered a drop of blood on his fingertip, and gently pressed it against Hong'er's brow. Instantly, a small contract profound seal appeared on her brow.
The entire process was exactly the same as taming a thoroughly subdued profound beast into a contract beast.
Would it really work? Although he trusted Mo Li the most, deep in his subconscious, he still had serious doubts... After all, it was too absurd.
The contract profound seal appeared. If Hong'er had even the slightest mental resistance, the seal would be repelled by her... Even if this contract seal could actually work on a person, when someone felt another person applying such a seal on them, they would absolutely resist with overwhelming force, because no one would willingly become another's dependent like a profound beast.
But this result did not occur with Hong'er. The contract profound seal from Yun Che spun three times at her brow, then carried his blood drop into her brow with exceptional smoothness, eventually disappearing completely.
A soul connection with Hong'er appeared clearly in his heart and soul in just an instant.
This soul connection... was almost identical to the one he had with his Snow Phoenix Beast!
It succeeded!?
It actually succeeded!
A red light flickered on the back of Yun Che's left hand, slowly emerging as a red profound seal about an inch long. The shape of this seal was clearly the miniature version of that crimson giant sword!
After fully appearing, the seal slowly faded away again and vanished.