Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

*But how the hell was he supposed to lure Xiao Ye to the Conception Crystal Cave?*

*Should he just knock him out and toss him in?*

*Under the nose of Dean Kunpeng at Kunpeng Academy, trying to knock Xiao Ye unconscious, drag him away, and dump him in the Conception Crystal Cave would be damn near impossible.*

The best way was to make Xiao Ye go to the Conception Crystal Cave on his own.

After thinking it over, Hong Tao decided to pay a certain price.

The Conception Crystal mine was naturally made deep underground, and the whole area extended far and wide. Near the Shanghai Base City, the Hong Family held the largest share, making them the biggest producer of Conception Crystals in the area.

It could be said the Conception Crystal mine brought in forty percent of the Hong Family's revenue.

The profits rivaled those of the Hong Family Martial Arts Halls spread across the country.

Hong Tao decided to open the Conception Crystal mine, giving each Venerable two free slots to send a pair of Contractors to dig for Conception Crystals, just like in the Spirit Secret Realm.

He also released word that in the depths of the mine, Conception Crystal Essence had appeared.

Conception Crystal Essence, as the name suggested, gathered the purest energy of the mine veins, ranked higher, worked better than regular Conception Crystals—almost ten times as effective, in fact.

By using Conception Crystal Essence as bait, he would lure Mu Qingxue, Xiao Ye, and the others into a cave, and then put his plan into motion.

Having sorted out the details, Hong Tao immediately took out his communicator, started spreading the rumor, and arranged for his people to get to work.

Meanwhile—

Xiao Ye and Dean Kunpeng Yunxi returned to Villa No. 1, aka the dean's own place.

"Xiao Ye, don't you dare forget the three things you promised me," Yunxi said, tossing her long legs up on the table and sprawling lazily on the sofa.

Xiao Ye felt thirsty, poked around the living room for a teacup, and was surprised to find only the single cup sitting on the table.

Yunxi shot him a look and said, "Just use that one."

Xiao Ye didn't complain, grabbed the only cup there, filled it, and gulped down a huge drink of water.

Yunxi almost reminded him that the cup wasn't clean, but he'd already drained it.

Xiao Ye patted his stomach, sat across, and said, "Yunxi, I asked for eight pieces of gear and two gadgets. You only gave me six. Fork over the rest, or those three promises—heh!"

Yunxi didn't budge, didn't even blink, sounding cool and indifferent, "You dare short me? Give it a try."

Xiao Ye, "..."

*He really didn't dare short her. Otherwise Yunxi would yank back the Spirit Secret Realm and beat the crap out of him.*

All of a sudden, a bright glint flashed through Xiao Ye's deep, starry eyes as he said,

"I'll keep my word on your promises, but the third one, a liter of Golden Blood each month, I'll only hand it over at the very last moment of every month."

"Not that I won't give it, but you can't just bleed me yourself, right?"

"And in the Heart of the Secret Realm, you already took about two liters from me. That covers the next two months. Meaning, starting now, you get one liter at the end of the third month!"

Golden Blood?

One drop and she felt ecstatic!

When she heard it, Yunxi's whole vibe changed—her laziness faded in a flash. A hint of anxiety appeared on that stunning face as she objected, "How can those two liters count? You have to give me a liter of Golden Blood this month!"

Xiao Ye saw it now—Golden Blood was clearly important to Yunxi. He smirked,

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Yunxi's face darkened—she ground her teeth.

*This was the first time she realized Xiao Ye could be such a brat.*

Xiao Ye switched gears and made his demand, "Fine, the two liters don't count, but give me four Little Kunpeng pendants. I'll forget about the other gear and gadgets."

Compared with what the City Lord's Mansion had paid out, Xiao Ye thought the Little Kunpeng pendants—life-saving gear—were way more practical.

If you ran into mortal danger, the pendant would teleport you out, totally unharmed.

This was what saved Nangong Siyao's life in the Spirit Secret Realm.

"Deal!" Yunxi snapped, fishing four Little Kunpeng pendants out of her pocket. "Same function as last time."

Xiao Ye happily pocketed them.

Then, under Yunxi's dumbfounded stare, he slashed his right palm with a fingertip. With a splatter, Golden Blood spurted out and shot straight into the empty water glass.

The cup held exactly a liter. Once it was filled, Xiao Ye, now a little pale, pulled his hand back, used the Wood Element from Five Elements Control to heal in seconds, and looked good as new.

Yunxi stared at him in shock, "You—just like that?"

Even paler, Xiao Ye grinned broadly, "This month's batch. Yunxi, you're generous. I can't act stingy."

That made three liters given—counting the two from the Spirit Secret Realm.

Back on Earth, regular blood donations ran from 200 to 400 milliliters each, never more than 400.

He'd given three liters. *If his body weren't so strong, and if he didn't have Wood Element healing and boosted blood production, he'd probably have croaked by now.*

"Huh?" He noticed a drop of Golden Blood on his fingertip, so grabbed a tissue to wipe it off.

But right then, Yunxi appeared in front of him, saying, "Leave it. Let me!"

Without thinking, she leaned in, opening her mouth as if to suck it up.

Halfway there, Xiao Ye blocked her smooth forehead with his other hand and blurted, "Yunxi, you're not seriously going to eat it, are you?"

Blushing, Yunxi realized what she was doing and insisted, flustered, "As if! It's for research—not eating!"

*Being this close to high-level lifeform blood made every cell in her body ache with hunger. She'd almost embarrassed herself.*

In a flash, she snatched the drop of Golden Blood with her finger and, awkwardly, said,

"Xiao Ye, I'm going to train in seclusion. You can go."

With a wave of her hand, Xiao Ye was bathed in white light and found himself standing outside the villa, on the driveway.

"Seriously?"

Xiao Ye grumbled, then headed for No. 10, Lakeside Villa Area 3.

He'd finished stocking up the upgrade resources for the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox template. Time to help his buddy Cheng Bingxi level up.

Back in the dean's villa, Yunxi sensed Xiao Ye had left, and her pounding heart finally began to calm down.

*Her face had gone red to her ears—a total mess.*

*She'd actually made a fool of herself in front of Xiao Ye.*

Once she managed to relax, Yunxi focused on the drop of Golden Blood on her pale finger, and her heart started thumping all over again.

"Mmm!" She finally gave in to her hunger, parting soft lips and sucking her finger hard.

As soon as it was absorbed, all the cells in her body went wild, scrambling for the mysterious energy inside that Golden Blood.

Just then, she was like a little girl savoring a lollipop—totally blissed out.

After a while, when the drop of Golden Blood was digested, the euphoria faded as quickly as it came.

Yunxi's attention shifted to the cup, now radiant and full, her pretty eyes full of anticipation as her whole petite body dove forward…