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He touched the scar on his face, looked at Zhu You with utter mockery in his eyes, and said, "Even if she's changed, can she erase this scar she left on my face?"

"Zhuyou, don't forget, she wasn't without her gentle moments, but what did she ultimately give us?"

"Find a way to break the bond with her, and then..." Fox Jiu raised his hand to his neck, making a tightening motion, and lowered his voice, "...kill her, only then can we achieve true liberation."

Zhu You tightened her grip on the herbs, and hesitated for a moment when she thought of those wet, blue eyes.

"Heh." Fox Jiu chuckled, reaching out to take the herbs from the other person. "Don't worry, if you can't bear to part with them, then I'll do it."

"You just need to find a way to break your contract with Chen Shuang and her. Considering that you two are not bad people, I don't plan to let you die with her."

After saying that, he turned around and hid himself back in the darkness.

Zhu You stood at the cave entrance, his palm unconsciously touching the spot where his scales had been plucked. The soft flesh there was chafed by the rough sand and stones, causing a sharp pain, but it couldn't withstand the coldness in his heart.

Fox Jiu was right; his face was the best proof.

Zhu You still remembers that day when the female coaxed him and used his special ability to reinforce the stone again and again, polishing it into sharp stone spikes.

He assumed she just wanted a weapon for self-defense, so he didn't refuse.

During the peak of Fox Jiu's popularity, she smiled and took the other person's hand, saying, "Fox Jiu, let's officially form a bond. I'll help you."

Fox Jiu believed it, and they all believed it, thinking they could finally gain the favor of the female master.

Fox Jiu also said that after the formal bond is formed, he will personally sew a fur skirt for the female.

The female sent him to hunt in the forest with Chen Shuang. When he returned, all he found was Hu Jiu clutching his wound and screaming in pain.

The female who caused all this smiled and held up the stone spike when she saw him, showing him the blood on it. "Zhuyou, thank goodness your stone spike is sharp enough, otherwise I would have had to put in a lot more effort to make a few more cuts."

After saying that, she threw away the stone spikes with a look of disgust, sat on the animal skin bed, and laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

"Hot period? Disgusting male, are you awake now? Get out of here, don't dirty my eyes!"

He and Chen Shuang went to seek help from a witch doctor, but the female declared, "No treatment is allowed! Anyone who dares to treat you will have my mother curse them!"

She even stood guard at the cave entrance, refusing to eat in order to prevent them from picking herbs.

The wound on Hu Jiu's face healed naturally, and new scars grew. From that day on, he hid in the stone cave all day and never showed his face again.

The females also found his appearance repulsive, and after whipping him, they turned and left, not wanting to look at him again.

Zhu You clenched his fists. Hu Jiu was right. He could not, and would not, be deceived by females again.

He wanted to break the contract and get as far away from her as possible!

As for whether she's dead or alive? Hmph, that's none of his business!

On the other side, just as Xu Wan finished applying the medicine to Chen Shuang, the system in her mind started frantically sounding alarms.

[Host, this is terrible! Fox Spirit and Candlelight's affection for you has dropped to -95. If it exceeds -98, you won't be able to win them over, and you'll be killed by them!]

Xu Wan's hand trembled. She hadn't even seen Hu Jiu's face yet and she'd already lost favorability? This was such an unfair accusation!

Her little fists hardened, and she couldn't help but punch the bed twice, waking up Chen Shuang who was just starting to feel sleepy.

Seeing her clenched fists, he sat up abruptly. "What are you trying to do? You lied to me again?!"

[Host! Chen Shuang's favorability rating is also decreasing!]

Xu Wan gritted her teeth and forced a smile, "Why would I lie to you? I was just tired from applying the medicine, so I was just stretching around."

"That would be best."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu You walked up to her, his tone cold and hard, "Break the contract. Don't even think about going back on your word!"

Looking at the rabbit-shaped bond mark on his arm, Xu Wan raised her hand and slowly covered it.

Xu Wan looked up at him, her blue eyes filled with unease and worry. "Before we begin, can you tell me what's wrong with you?"

Zhu You looked away. "Dissolve the contract." He repeated only these two words.

Seeing his insistence, Xu Wan didn't say anything more. She simply placed her palm tightly on the seal of the bond, closed her eyes, and mobilized her spiritual power.

As her mental energy was drained, it felt as if countless needles were piercing the back of her head. The attacks that assaulted the bond mark were fed back to her body again and again.

Soon, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her face visibly paled.

"Ugh..." She bit her lip and let out a muffled groan. No one had told her that the process of breaking the bond was so painful!

When it was over, she felt completely drained, her body went limp and she slid to the ground, panting heavily.

The sudden feeling of weightlessness made her instinctively grab the wrist of the person in front of her.

The strength wasn't great, but it inexplicably made Zhu You's heart tighten, and she blurted out, "You, how are you?"

She shook her head, forcing a smile that wasn't very pleasant; it wasn't a complaint, just a feeling of exhaustion.

"I promised you, I won't go back on my word." She closed her eyes briefly, still thinking about her answer. "Now can you tell me what's wrong?"

At the very least, we should let her die knowing the truth, right?

Before the other person could answer, everything went black, and she fell straight backward.

Zhu You was pulled forward by her, kneeling on one knee with her other hand supporting herself on the edge of the bed.

Looking at the unconscious female in front of him, he felt no joy at the prospect of breaking the bond.

He should be happy; isn't this what he's always wanted?

"Hey, what's going on?"

Chen Shuang rolled off the bed and was about to pick the person up when Zhu You had already scooped the person up with one hand and gently placed them on the animal skin bed.

Chen Shuang paused for a moment, glanced at Zhu You, took two steps back, and said nothing.

The contract will take ten days to break. Xu Wan has already fainted. Zhu You has no reason to stay here any longer. He wanted to leave, but found that his hand was being held tightly by the female.

He could have broken free with brute force, but he didn't. He just sat there on the ground, letting the female hold him, without moving.

Seeing this, Chen Shuang sat down next to him, lightly bumping his shoulder, "Are you really going to break the contract?"

"Otherwise? Stay here like Fox Spirit?"

Hearing him say that, Chen Shuang's smile faded slightly.

He turned to look at the female on the bed, his voice unconsciously softening, "But... I really feel that she's different from before."

Zhu You's gaze swept over the female, whose breathing was gradually calming, and he asked, "What's different?"

"Didn't you see it?" Chen Shuang raised her hand and touched the wound on the back of her shoulder. "She would never have shed a tear for our wounds before."

Zhu You's fingers twitched slightly. "You softened just because she cried?"

"Of course not!" The female on the bed snorted a few times. Chen Shuang lowered her voice, "Do you remember the prophecy I told you about? She could save..."

"Is every prophecy accurate?" Zhu You interrupted him. "Don't you know what she's like? Do you really think she can do it?"

"It didn't work before, but now... maybe we can give it a try."