The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

The human it contracts smells very good.

This is what the little gray bird knew when it was still in the egg.

The fragrance is not the bright and intoxicating scent of flowers, nor is it the lingering smell of the earth. It just exists naturally, like the air necessary for breathing. When you get close to it, every feather on your body becomes soft with happiness.

And when it was directly against his skin, the scent was most noticeable.

The little gray bird crept onto the palm of my hand and instantly collapsed into a heap, completely oblivious to the curious gazes of the other humans. They could watch if they pleased; creatures at the pinnacle were always admired, and it understood.

Until it suddenly sensed an extremely dangerous smell.

Something is wrong, very wrong.

The little gray bird, which had been lying peacefully, suddenly looked up alertly, and the fluff all over its body exploded like a dandelion.

This smell is terrible, disgusting, yet vaguely familiar!

It's the guy who kicked it out and moved it to another place!

Is it in this dormitory too?

Jiang Liujing didn't know what happened. He just saw the lying bird suddenly stand up with its feathers standing on end, looking around with a vigilant look on its face, as if there was a natural enemy of its in the dormitory that no one else could see.

He was confused for a moment, wondering what else could scare this daring kid.

But business was more important. He held the bird in his palm and sent it toward Chi, saying expectantly, "Chi, I don't know what to name it. Can you help me think of a name?"

He rushed back today just for this.

With a new contracted beast, Jiang Liujing was also afraid that Chi would feel unhappy. Even though Chi had told him several times that it was okay and asked him to do it, Jiang Liujing knew that Chi would never reveal his negative emotions in front of him.

Jiang Liujing had to find a way to improve the relationship between the big and the small. He felt that he had a heavy mission at the moment.

The red hair, eyebrows and eyes were all immersed in the light. It was clearly the warmest color, and every part was clear and distinct, but there was no trace of warmth.

The shadows that emerged from the sharp edges of his face deepened. After hearing Jiang Liujing's words, he smiled slightly: "Okay."

After saying that, he ruthlessly pinched the little gray bird's neck and lifted it out of Jiang Liujing's hand.

The little gray bird was caught off guard and was caught in mid-air.

In the feeling of weightlessness, it screamed angrily. It wanted to hit this ignorant human being away like it hit Mo Ya, but it felt a huge force accompanied by the burning sensation of flames instantly spread throughout its body.

"Chirp!" Its golden eyes suddenly widened, and it struggled desperately to look back as if it had sensed something terrifying.

This smell!

This fire magic!

This is the person!

Wait, that's not right. Shouldn't the one competing for territory with it be a mythical beast? Why is it a human?

"Don't move." A low voice sounded coldly in its consciousness.

The little gray bird's eyes widened instantly. He could actually do this? Why? This was clearly its innate ability!

"There's nothing strange about it. The contract between him and me is higher than yours. He can talk to you, so I can too." Chi said lightly.

The symbiotic contract made him and Jiang Liujing an inseparable entity, and he could also communicate directly with the phantom beast that Jiang Liujing had contracted.

It was indeed him! The little gray bird chirped anxiously, not understanding why he was in human form. He was not a ninth-level mythical beast.

"This is none of your business." Chi did not answer its question, but instead tightened his grip on its neck with a hint of threat.

The strength of the mythical beast was incomparable to that of humans. The little gray bird almost felt that its neck was twisted off by this blow. It couldn't even scream and could only flap its wings weakly.

"Stay away, don't touch him in front of me." Chi looked at Xiaoniao calmly. Xiaoniao raised her head tremblingly, and saw countless dark vortices at the bottom of her seemingly calm red eyes.

This person, no, this phantom beast, was clearly very unhappy at this moment, but he still pretended to be hypocritical.

It opened its mouth, but no sound came out. However, a voice mixed with anger and fear still echoed in Chi's consciousness. It said, "You treat me like this, aren't you afraid that I will tell him?!"

It was indeed less than a day old, but its consciousness had been formed long ago, and it could tell at a glance who Chi's weak spot was.

Chi smiled faintly: "You can try it."

"Let's see who he trusts more between you and me."

The little gray bird's arrogance disappeared in an instant.

Chi and Jiang Liujing signed a symbiotic contract, which was just an ordinary contract. There was no need to guess the answer to this question.

It felt a little aggrieved, like a child who was neither loved nor trusted at home. But it knew that this was not the case. At least Jiang Liujing hoped that the two of them could have a good relationship. Jiang Liujing did not want to neglect either of them. It and Chi knew this very well.

If they were good children, they would have been content with the love of their masters, divided equally between them.

But it is obvious that Chi is not a good person, and neither is the little gray bird.

They are phantom beasts, phantom beasts that put individual desires above all else.

Fairness? Justice? Code? They don't care.

For the mythical beasts, the most important things are strength and territory.

Unfortunately, neither Chi nor the little gray bird had a fixed territory.

Or rather, they already have it, but unlike most mythical beasts that fight for physical territory in the forests and mountains, what they are fighting for is the ownership of the same human race.

In this initial confrontation, it was obvious that Chi, as the first to arrive, had the upper hand both in strength and emotion.

"...I understand." Finally, the little gray bird gave in.

It acted pitifully and shook the feathers on the tips of its wings. "Can you please let me go first? I feel very uncomfortable like this."

It felt like it was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage from being pinched by Chi.

Chi remained unwavering: "You agree first."

The little gray bird blinked, somewhat annoyed at his refusal to budge.

Its racial memory tells it that its kind is born superior and should only be worshipped by other mythical beasts.

I don’t know what’s going on with this strange phantom beast in front of me. The little gray bird was clearly trying to suppress it with the pressure in its blood, but this person seemed to be completely unaware of it and became even more brutal to it.

But agreeing to it was absolutely impossible. If I did, it would be a loss of sovereignty and humiliation for my country, and I would never be able to embrace my sweet daddy again. It was like having a luxurious, creamy cake but not being able to eat a single bite! If I agreed to it, my entire future would be dark and gloomy!

no way!

The little gray bird's eyes rolled around, and the next second, its whole body suddenly went limp, with every inch of it from head to tail drooping down, as if it had suddenly stopped breathing.

Mo Ya, who had just returned, was horrified when he saw this scene. He said to Jiang Liujing anxiously, "Xiao Jing! It seems that your contracted beast was strangled to death by Chi!"

After handing the bird to Chi, Jiang Liujing sat back in his seat to drink water: "???"

Almost choked.

What the hell?

When he looked up, he saw Chimian, expressionless, holding a gray bird. The bird's body had completely drooped, and it looked completely dead.

If Jiang Liujing hadn't felt that the contract between him and the little gray bird was still there, he would probably have believed it.