I just want to be a middleman

Qian Duoduo could only find a high place to rest so that he could respond more quickly when someone came. He could only walk in the dark, as anything with light could easily attract animals and people.

Monks can recognize things at night, and as long as the road conditions are not bad, they can walk very fast as if walking on flat ground. Qian Duoduo found a small slope, walked up and found the tallest and largest tree, climbed up and carefully sat on the top of the tree.

Not knowing how big the secret realm was, nor knowing what had happened to Si Lingwei, Qian Duoduo sat on the tree, took out the defensive array plate, then concealed his breath, and sat on the tree to meditate quietly and practice.

On the other side, Si Lingwei came in alone. She didn't meet any disciples from the sect, but she met many independent cultivators who wanted to rob her. In the end, they were all beaten badly by Si Lingwei. By the way, she used the [picking up storage bags] that Qian Duoduo taught her. If it were in the past, she would definitely not do such a thing, but Qian Duoduo told her that this kind of thing was very interesting, and this thing was also a trophy. Si Lingwei's mood really became good when she got it in her hand.

The next morning, Qian Duoduo heard the sound of "squeak, squeak" and looked down at the treasure-hunting mouse under the tree. "Come up."

Qian Duoduo chose to let the treasure-hunting mice come up instead of going down himself. The leader of the treasure-hunting mice climbed up with a little mouse that couldn't speak yet, and the rest of the mice were waiting under the tree.

Qian Duoduo cast a barrier and then asked, "What's the matter?"

"We want to follow you."

"Follow me for what?"

"A wise bird chooses the tree to roost in, and a wise minister chooses the master to serve."

"speak English."

"We want to follow you and see the outside world."

Qian Duoduo didn't say anything because he didn't know whether he could take these treasure-hunting mice out. He selfishly wanted to take these little cuties out so that it would save him a lot of trouble when exploring outside in the future, but he was afraid that taking them out would cause trouble.

"Can I take you out? Has any cultivator ever taken a spirit beast out before?"

"Well...it seems not. We can sign a contract with you."

"If you want to follow me, we must sign a master-servant contract. You know where the treasures are in the secret realm better than I do. I'll give you this to show off. How's that?"

Qian Duoduo put forward his own conditions and signed the master-servant contract to protect himself. There are three types of contracts: master-servant contract, natal blood contract, and equal contract.

The master-servant contract is the most common type of contract. It is mandatory and requires a drop of blood from a spirit beast to conclude the contract. The servant cannot disobey the master's orders and must obey the master absolutely, even when facing life-threatening danger.

A natal blood contract is a voluntary agreement signed by both parties. Once in effect, the lives of both the master and the contracted beast are bound together. If one is injured, the other is also injured, effectively living and dying together. This type of contract is relatively rare because it requires strong will from both parties.

An equal contract. Under this contract, humans and spirit beasts are more like friends, living in peace and respecting each other. Apart from not harming each other, no one can force anyone to do anything.

"Okay." Qian Duoduo found the contract he had read before, read it carefully several times, and then took the blood essence of Shu Xiaoqiang, the leader of the treasure-hunting rats. He quickly recited the magic formula in his mouth and followed with the matching magic seal in his hand. There was a faint thread between Qian Duoduo and Shu Xiaoqiang.

When the contract was completed, the thin line disappeared, and Qian Duoduo found that he seemed to be able to communicate with Shu Xiaoqiang in his mind. It seems that the contract with these spirit beasts is quite useful.

"Are your tribesmen going to follow me too? If so, let them enter my spirit beast bag first, otherwise it will be inconvenient for us to travel." Qian Duoduo said as he gave each of the little guys an apple.

"Sure." Shu Xiaoqiang bowed to Qian Duoduo like humans do.

Qian Duoduo put all the little cuties into the spirit beast bag, then took out a big bun to eat himself and gave one to Shu Xiaoqiang. "Where are we going now? Is there any ultimate treasure here?" Qian Duoduo asked while eating.

Looking at Xiaoqiang's chubby cheeks and his little paws constantly putting buns into his mouth, Qian Duoduo began to accept these mice. After all, they are so cute and can hunt for treasures!

Shu Xiaoqiang: It's true that following this human is the right thing to do! The food outside is so delicious!! I love it!!

After Shu Xiaoqiang finished eating, Qian Duoduo asked again, "Master, I know there is an underground palace here. People without a map can't get to the innermost part. Let's go and rob the underground palace first, and then take the other treasures."

"Then do you have a map?" Qian Duoduo didn't have a map either!

"I don't have a map, but I remember the route because the treasures in the underground palace belonged to my previous owner." Shu Xiaoqiang's voice sounded a little lonely.

Qian Duoduo knew that keeping the treasure-hunting mouse was the right decision! "Let's go, we'll set off now!"

"We'll pass by a small river later. The fish in the river are good for human monks. How about catching some?"

"Okay, catch him!" Qian Duoduo held Shu Xiaoqiang in his arms and gave him peanuts and nuts to eat by himself, while he used his spiritual energy to speed up his pace, bypassing the territories where people and guardian beasts lived. Qian Duoduo concealed his breath and headed straight for the river.

Arriving at the river, Qian Duoduo looked at the small river Shu Xiaoqiang had mentioned. It wasn't small at all! It was a medium-sized river... ten meters wide. He didn't know where it flowed.

Qian Duoduo walked to the riverside and looked at the clear water. He could see the bottom at a glance. "Master, let's go up. There is a place that is not easy to find over there. Let's go down from there."

Qian Duoduo walked upstream along the river, and then saw a small path that was only wide enough for one person to pass. Qian Duoduo walked in carefully and blocked the road outside with large rocks.

Then he walked in again, "Xiao Qiang, can you go down and catch some fish?" Qian Duoduo looked at the small river inside. He was a little afraid of water. He had choked on water while swimming before, so he was a little afraid of water now.

"Master, let's go down together. Why do I feel like there's something else in there... Master!! Let's go and take a look." Qian Duoduo also understood that the sooner he got the thing, the more it would belong to him. Now that he had magic and water spirit roots, Qian Duoduo faced his fear directly, wrapped himself and Shu Xiaoqiang with spiritual energy, and then jumped into the water.

Shu Xiaoqiang swam in front all the time, leading the way for Qian Duoduo. Qian Duoduo and Shu Xiaoqiang communicated in their hearts about how long it would take. After a quarter of an hour (fifteen minutes), Qian Duoduo and Shu Xiaoqiang came to a dark sea. Shu Xiaoqiang asked Qian Duoduo to wait there, and he went forward to find a way in, and then came back to bring Qian Duoduo.

Soon Shu Xiaoqiang came back and took Qian Duoduo through a coral reef. The view became wider. There were many luminous jellyfish here, as bright as night pearls, so bright that it was scary.

Shu Xiaoqiang pointed at a school of almost transparent fish and said, "Master, this is it. Wrap it with spiritual energy and put it in the storage bag."

Qian Duoduo went behind the fish and wrapped them all with spiritual energy, then sent them directly to the river in the space. "Fulai, feed them with spiritual spring water, they will taste better."

Qian Duoduo caught everything he could to enrich the species in the space. He took away all the crabs and shrimps with big heads. "Master, come over here quickly, there are some goodies!"

Qian Duoduo swam towards Shu Xiaoqiang and saw a cave. Once he entered the cave, he no longer needed to wrap himself with spiritual energy. There was a barrier in the cave that isolated the water outside. Qian Duoduo directly took out the Tianhuo flashlight to illuminate the cave and walked in.

When they walked to the innermost part, they saw a man sitting on the ground with his back to Qian Duoduo and the others. Qian Duoduo stopped before entering the door and said, "Senior, we don't mean to disturb you, we'll leave now." Qian Duoduo bowed and was about to turn around and leave.

"Master, he has passed away." Shu Xiaoqiang looked at Qian Duoduo.

Shu Xiaoqiang: I thought you were weak, but I didn't expect you to be this weak! And so timid!

If Qian Duoduo heard Shu Xiaoqiang's complaints, he would definitely admit that he is weak. Isn't it good to be alive?

Qian Duoduo walked in very cautiously. The walls of the cave were all illuminated by night pearls, but there was no night pearl in front of the deceased senior. This was why Qian Duoduo didn't know whether that person had passed away or not.

Qian Duoduo went in and first paid his respects and farewell to the senior who had already passed away, and then looked at the things on the bookshelf in the cave. They were all secret books, and he could take these jade slips for himself.

Then he looked at the desk. All the four treasures of the study had been taken away. Qian Duoduo looked at the unsolved chessboard on the table. He casually picked up a chess piece and placed it on the chessboard. Then a figure appeared. "My chessboard, which has remained unsolved for thousands of years, was solved by a friend of yours who is in the Foundation Establishment stage. It seems that the world of immortal cultivation is full of talented people!"

Qian Duoduo: Do you believe me when I say I was careless?

"Hello, senior. I just did it casually. I don't know anything about chessboards." Qian Duoduo chose to tell the truth, otherwise it would be hard to say what would happen if the old man got him another chessboard.

"You are a disciple of that sect, why are you here?"

"I am a direct disciple of Guiyuan Sect's headmaster Lu Wanqiao. This is a secret realm, and we are here to gain experience."

"Has the world outside changed? You, with five spiritual roots, can even marry and inherit."

Qian Duoduo:? ?! ?!

"Maybe our leader feels sorry for me." Qian Duoduo and Shu Xiaoqiang were also put into the spirit beast bag. From then on, only Qian Duoduo could talk to him. Qian Duoduo even used his spiritual energy to cast a barrier on the spirit beast bag.

"You are from another world, I didn't expect this place has become a secret place." The senior stroked his beard as if he was reminiscing about something.

"I am a stupid disciple." Qian Duoduo chose to play dumb.

"Since you've come all the way here, take everything I have. As for you..." As for me, what do you mean by that? Just tell me! I hate people who only finish their sentences!!! Keeping you on suspense!!