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

As soon as Xiao Ye stepped inside, he saw Cheng Bingxi had slipped and fallen because the ground was slick. Although a fall like that couldn't cause any real harm, her current posture was pretty embarrassing.

Xiao Ye walked over and helped her up, then asked, "How's everything?"

Cheng Bingxi, her face red, responded, "Nothing at all."

Then Xiao Ye filled her in on the whole Conception Crystal Stone ore training experience.

Cheng Bingxi's beautiful eyes lit up, her expression grew lively, "Just the two of us?"

Xiao Ye nodded, and she happily threw herself into his arms.

It had been a long time since Cheng Bingxi got to spend time alone with Xiao Ye, especially for something like an adventure trial. She thought it would definitely be fun.

Before they knew it, it was already noon.

Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi arrived inside the headmaster's villa.

Yunxi checked their realms, "Xiao Ye's realm is too high, but it doesn't matter, the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox's realm fits the requirement."

Then Yunxi talked a bit about catching the Spiritual Illusion Elf Demon Beast, and revealed to Xiao Ye the special talent of the Spiritual Illusion Elf King Beast bloodline that couldn't be found anywhere else.

Xiao Ye's eyes lit up, *He couldn't believe the Spiritual Illusion Elf King Beast had an ability like this.*

"No problem, I'll do my best to catch one."

After giving them some final reminders, Yunxi casually tore open a pitch-black space rift, watched Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi enter, and then closed up the gap.

At the entrance of the Hong Family's underground crystal ore, seven or eight people had already arrived, including the Hong Family's Pride, Yang Junming, Cheng Yi, Mu Qingxue, Jie Gangtai, and the Young Master of the Yun Family.

They had all passed through the scanning equipment and were about to enter the underground crystal ore.

Cheng Yi looked puzzled, "Uncle Xiao's not coming this time?"

Hearing this, Yang Junming's eyes sparkled with calculation, though no one knew what he was thinking.

A few seconds later, the Hong Family's Pride, Yang Junming, Cheng Yi and the rest entered the cable car slide, riding it down into the underground mine, several thousand meters deep.

Only Jie Gangtai and Mu Qingxue remained at the site, waiting for the slide to come back up before they could go in.

Just then—rip!—a shrill sound rang out. A pitch-black rift in space split open outside the scanning station, and Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi jumped out of it.

The two walked over to the checkpoint and said to the staff, "We were recommended by the Kunpeng Sovereign."

The operator nodded since he had seen the space rift, and didn't doubt their identities, signaling for both of them to hold out their arms to scan their realms.

For this trial, they wouldn't check storage rings, nor ban trainees from bringing in items of any kind.

Cheng Bingxi cleared the scan easily, but when it was Xiao Ye's turn, the machine flashed red, the barrier dropped, and the display showed "Venerable Realm, does not meet qualifications."

The operator's face fell.

Xiao Ye explained, "She's my Contractor, and the Summoned Beast's realm is Grandmaster Realm."

The operator's face, which had been troubled, instantly turned into a bright smile, and he said, "Oh, is that so, no problem at all, you're both good to go." This translation is powered by the readers at M|V|LE9MPYR.

The operator pressed a button on the machine, turning the red light green and making the barrier vanish.

Xiao Ye offered a quick thanks and passed right through the checkpoint.

The two of them had cleared the scan smoothly, but Jie Gangtai walked over and yelled at the staff, "He's above Grandmaster Realm, doesn't meet the requirements. If you let him in without permission, I'll report you and you'll lose your job."

The staff member was just a small fry in the Hong Family—he knew these people were out of his league. Getting shouted at by Jie Gangtai, he turned red and thick-necked, stammering,

"B-but their Contracted Beast's realm is Grandmaster Realm."

Jie Gangtai looked at Cheng Bingxi, then grinned, "You sure these two are Contracted Partners?"

The operator said, "Uh... this..."

Jie Gangtai gave a mocking snort, "Everybody knows his Contractor is that terrifying twin-tailed girl, not this flat-chested ponytail."

Xiao Ye frowned. Standing at six foot one, he strode over and towered above the five-foot-three Jie Gangtai, and said, "Weren't you the one I beat like a dog last time? I'd watch your mouth unless you want trouble again."

Cheng Bingxi came over too, her fists cracking loudly as she said, "Keep talking, and my fists—starved and thirsty—might just lose all self-control and wreck you!"

Jie Gangtai's sneer froze for a second. A flash of fear crossed his eyes, but he forced himself to act tough, "I'm just upholding the Hong Family rules, is all."

"You two wouldn't dare to attack me on Hong Family turf, would you?"

*Seeing neither Xiao Ye nor Cheng Bingxi make a move.*

He seemed to regain his confidence, getting all cocky again, grabbing the operator's collar and saying,

"Breaking the limits means breaking the limits, period. What, are you planning to ignore Hong Family rules now? You think you're above the Hong Family?"

That was quite the accusation, making the operator's face go ghost white. He trembled as he stammered, "No, I would never, sir."

Then, the operator looked over at Xiao Ye, wearing a look like he'd just lost his last hope.

But he didn't say anything to Xiao Ye; instead, he pulled out his communicator and contacted his superior, asking them to judge whether Xiao Ye was really breaking the rules.

Mu Qingxue, watching all this from the side, had not the slightest intention of stepping in—the drama entertained her to no end.

She loved nothing more than seeing Xiao Ye get a taste of his own medicine, especially after the last time in the Heart of the Secret Realm when he'd messed with her so badly.

But just then, the time factor on Mu Qingxue accumulated past a certain threshold, and her Divination Skill triggered automatically—a blurry vision appeared in her mind of a man and woman glued together, bodies entangled, their faces indistinct.

"!" Mu Qingxue's face froze, as if she'd been struck by lightning, standing there in shock.

*The Divination Skill only showed her own predetermined future, one that couldn't be changed. That woman in the vision, without a doubt, was her.*

*But who was the man?*

Mu Qingxue glanced at Jie Gangtai. Thinking of something, a look of absolute disgust crossed her face.

"No way, I'd sooner die than let that scene happen!"

She watched the vision again. The man was tall and strong, lean but muscular, even through his clothes.

Mu Qingxue ruled out the possibility that the man was Jie Gangtai—that scrawny twig of his couldn't have been the guy in the vision.

*But if not Jie Gangtai, then who was it?*

There were only two men present: Jie Gangtai and Xiao Ye.

Then Mu Qingxue glanced over at Xiao Ye—tall and slim, but it was hard to be sure.

"If it's Xiao Ye, maybe I could accep—"

Halfway through, she covered her mouth, eyes wide, totally in disbelief: "Did I just subconsciously feel okay about it?"

*But she still wasn't sure if the man in the vision was actually Xiao Ye. Maybe it was somebody else.*

Young Master of the Yun Family, Yang Junming, Cheng Yi, Hong Family's Pride?

The predetermined future would definitely come to pass. And if she had to pick one out of these men, Mu Qingxue would only accept Xiao Ye.

Mu Qingxue's cheeks flushed bright red.

After what Xiao Ye put her through last time in the Heart of the Secret Realm, and now this trial in the crystal mines...

Not far away, Jie Gangtai was still yelling at the staff, demanding they kick Xiao Ye out.

Mu Qingxue panicked inside, hurrying forward, "I can vouch that they're a pair of Contractors! Jie Gangtai, stop spouting bullshit and shut up already!"

Jie Gangtai said incredulously, "Xue'Er, whose side are you on? We're supposed to be a team here, remember."

Mu Qingxue's beautiful eyes flashed dangerously, "So now you don't listen to me, huh?"

Jie Gangtai's face froze, "Impossible. Xue'Er, if you pointed east, I'd never even look west."

He backed down, waving his hand with a sullen look, "Whatever, do whatever you want, operator."