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

Underground cultivation room.

Cheng Bingxi pouted in annoyance and stormed up to the Golden Divine Dragon, clenching her fists as she said, "Si Yao, something's wrong, Xiao Ye is about to get snatched up by a vixen."

The Golden Divine Dragon, who had been cultivating, opened her eyes, a flicker of surprise flashing in her golden pupils.

"A vixen? Sister Bingxi, aren't you the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox? Which vixen are you talking about?"

Cheng Bingxi rolled her eyes at her, stomped her foot, and said anxiously, "Ugh, not me!"

"It's some other woman, that City Lord's Daughter is here trying to hook up with Xiao Ye. I'm telling you, yesterday at the underground crystal ore site... That's how it was."

The Golden Divine Dragon vanished, and the curvy lady Nangong Siyao appeared on the ground, frowning, "You're saying the City Lord's Daughter is chasing after Xiao Ye, and even followed him home?"

Cheng Bingxi nodded, huffing, "Yeah! We need to do something, otherwise, Xiao Ye's soul will get whisked away any second!"

"That jerk Xiao Ye is so eager to help, especially when it comes to pretty women."

"We can't let him contract any more Beast Girls."

Nangong Siyao found it unbelievable and argued, "Sister Bingxi, aren't you overthinking this? The City Lord's Daughter is up on a whole other level. I've met her, she's super stuck up. There's no way she'd go after Xiao Ye."

"I mean, Xiao Ye's great and all, but he's already got three Contracted Beast Maidens. Would someone as proud as the City Lord's Daughter really be interested?"

"That fancy lady may have some other reason for coming here, you know."

Cheng Bingxi was exasperated, hurriedly saying, "Can't we just go check for ourselves? Either way, Xiao Ye can't contract any more Beast Girls."

Nangong Siyao nodded in agreement, "Right, three Beast Girls are enough for Xiao Ye, he shouldn't contract any more."

"Let's go up and see what they're up to!"

The two of them made a plan, slipped off their shoes and tiptoed upstairs on their soft white feet, sneaking toward the top of the staircase so they could eavesdrop on what was happening.

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At the top of the stairs, the two stuck out like little drums, peeking with just their eyes above the edge to spy on what was going on in the first-floor living room.

In the living room.

Mu Qingxue said firmly, "We could pretend to be a couple forever, and then the City Lord's Mansion and Ye Family won't bother you anymore!"

"Also, the City Lord's Mansion would grant you the status of Prince Consort, so you'd actually enjoy those privileges!"

Xiao Ye was dumbstruck, "You're planning not to date anyone for your whole life?"

Mu Qingxue's conviction couldn't be shaken as she said, "That's right!"

In her previous life, she'd been an Ancient Saint Realm cultivator, always alone from beginning to end. *If she hadn't been so arrogantly reckless, trying to traverse the River of Time, she wouldn't have perished back then. She totally could have ascended to the Emperor Realm.*

Xiao Ye was a little tempted and probed, "What if you ever wanted to contract with me one day?"

Mu Qingxue scrutinized him for a moment; her gaze turned scornful as she shook her head and said,

"A Beastmaster like you, contracted to three Beast Girls, having all your template's potential split up—you'll never amount to much. Forming a contract with you would just be tying myself down and missing out on a broader future, so there's no way I'd ever contract with you."

"Relax, once I become a top Supreme, I'll be able to handle everything. When that time comes, I won't care if people find out the truth about us, and I'll make sure the City Lord's Mansion and the Ye Family behave."

Xiao Ye felt a twinge of insult twitch across his lips.

*Not having enough template potential? As if!*

Xiao Ye decided to check her template.

[Template Adjuster scanning]

[SSS-level Time Candle Dragon Template] (Upgradeable)

[Template flaw: Reincarnated Ancient Saint Realm, harboring a primordial spirit from her past life—extremely weak at present, lying dormant and often asleep, waiting for the right moment to take over the body.]

[Physical flaws: None]

!!!

Xiao Ye was shocked, leaping several steps back and ducking behind the sofa, the hair on the back of his neck standing up.

*This girl was actually the reincarnation of an Ancient Saint Realm expert—and she still had some ancient freak's primordial spirit inside her that had lived who knows how many years!*

*A Saint Realm primordial spirit, that's terrifying. Crushing a Supreme should be a breeze for her.*

Mu Qingxue frowned, "Xiao Ye, do you really want to form a contract with me? That's out of the question. If I wanted to contract with a man, I'd just do it with the Young Master of the Ye Family—I wouldn't need your help at all."

"Don't worry, my word is my bond. Until I become a top-level Supreme, I'll stick to our fake couple routine forever."

"I'll compensate you properly—once every month!"

Xiao Ye didn't even hear what she was saying, all his attention locked onto the information the Template Adjuster had given him.

[Solution to template flaw: Besides purifying the primordial spirit via template upgrades, the Soul Capturing Pearl could also forcibly extract the primordial spirit.]

Xiao Ye sighed, *Guess there's no way I can help Mu Qingxue with this one.*

*He had way too many secrets, and that ancient monster was just too dangerous.*

Then, Xiao Ye spoke, "I ref—"

Mu Qingxue started panicking inside, her gaze turning a little desperate, her eyes pleading frantically.

But before he could finish, that icy system voice echoed in his mind,

[Ding! Host event detected, quest triggering]

[Quest: Help Mu Qingxue annul her engagement]

[Quest reward: Rule-level Treasure, Soul Capturing Pearl]

[Soul Capturing Pearl: Can absorb all free or unbound souls at the rule level or below. Souls are primordial spirits, and it can extract memories, skills, and cultivation experience from them.]

[Accept quest? No penalty for refusing or failing the quest.]

Emperor Realm meant rule level, mastering a certain law and condensing a rule body.

Xiao Ye immediately shut up.

If he finished the quest, he'd get the Soul Capturing Pearl and could extract that primordial spirit.

*All the Ancient Saint Realm's memories and experience... Now that was tempting!*

*Still, he needed to confirm a few things first!*

So he said, "Miss Mu, let me consider it. I'll give you an answer tomorrow, how about that?"

Mu Qingxue's panic vanished, her eyes lighting up as she said, "Okay, I'll come see you tomorrow!"

With that, she left.

Xiao Ye followed right after, planning to confirm a few things. He was going to ask Dean Yunxi if she could handle a Saint Realm primordial spirit, and hand her the chamber pot full of five liters of golden blood.

At the top of the stairs, as Xiao Ye walked off, the two girls' heads poked out farther and farther, until both of them, still puffing up their cheeks, slipped and tumbled down to the floor.

"Ouch!" they both yelped.

After a moment, the two of them climbed up, walked to the living room, and sat on the couch, rubbing their totally uninjured knees.

Nangong Siyao said, "Sister Bingxi, see? Xiao Ye and that City Lord's Daughter weren't up to anything like you thought. They were just talking business—the City Lord's Daughter isn't interested in Xiao Ye at all."

But Cheng Bingxi said worriedly, "That's only because she thinks Xiao Ye's Beastmaster potential isn't good enough. What if she finds out he upgraded his Beastmaster talent to Mythical Level, changes her mind, and then they get closer over time and form a contract naturally?"

Nangong Siyao finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

If Cheng Bingxi was right, their odds of forming a contract someday were really high!

Nangong Siyao got anxious too, saying, "Then what do we do?"

Cheng Bingxi's eyes sparkled as she said, "Xiao Ye wants to help, and we can't really stop him, but we can target him instead."

She leaned over to Nangong Siyao and whispered a few words in her ear.

Nangong Siyao blushed bright red, shocked, "If we wear him out, he won't have any interest in Mu Qingxue?"

Cheng Bingxi nodded, "Yep. Together!"