The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

Footsteps echoed in the corridor.

One in front and one behind, one light and one heavy.

"They all look at me as if I'm a fool." Gu Lian sighed deeply.

Given his status and position, he hadn't been looked at like this for a long time.

Jiang Liujing understood it very well: "After all, there are not many people in the world who would spend more than 10 million to buy a damaged artifact." There is also the consequence of offending a certain country.

"That's because they haven't realized its value yet. The Moon Shadow Principality wants it so much, they must have their own reasons, but we just don't know it now."

The waiter leading the way wore a pure white mask and made no sound the entire time. He only reminded them when they reached a large door: "Dear guests, we have arrived."

The two men looked up and happened to see the door open to both sides.

Behind the door was a spacious and bright room. In the center stood a long and gorgeous table covered with red velvet. At the end of the table sat a figure in a black robe, his face invisible.

The waiter led the two men to the black-robed man, bowed slightly, and then retreated.

The man in black robe slowly turned around, revealing a pale and beautiful face.

Jiang Liujing had never seen this before, so he didn't react. However, a hint of surprise flashed in Gu Lian's eyes, and he nodded to the woman and said, "What a coincidence."

"Unfortunately." The woman's voice was elegant and pleasant. "I came here specially to wait for you."

"Waiting for us? You mean the person who took the photo of Fengshengmu." Gu Lian pulled out a chair for Jiang Liujing, waited for him to sit down, and then sat down next to him.

He looked at the woman calmly, his fingers folded across his chest. "Lilith, the famous magic thief known throughout the continent, I remember you were wanted not long ago. It seems that has been lifted now?"

"Because I'm a lucky man. Just before they caught me, someone killed their whole family. I looked back and saw the scene was extremely tragic. There was blood everywhere—"

Lilith's expression was regretful, but her eyes and tone of voice were full of gloating.

"Do you know who the murderer is?"

"I don't know, but I feel like I'm going to be silenced, so I'd better make some money and run away." Lilith shrugged and threw a coquettish glance at Gu Lian.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Master Gu. With the money you gave me, I should have no problem living in seclusion for the rest of my life."

"That's not necessarily true." Gu Lian smiled. "You secretly ran to the sealed Black Rock territory and found the Black Rock royal family's treasure that the Moon Shadow Principality couldn't find. Now you've even put a broken artifact up for auction. Do you think the people of the Moon Shadow Principality will let you go?"

"There's nothing I can do if they won't let me go. I just accepted a commission from a kid. He gave me the location of the treasure vault, and this artifact is his reward. The other things are not in my hands, so it's useless for those people to come to me."

Jiang Liujing listened to the two people chatting about this and that, and probably figured out the identity of the strange and beautiful woman in front of him.

I was wondering why Gu Lian was so familiar with a "thief", and then I heard Gu Lian ask: "Where is the thing?"

"Here." Lilith waved gently.

A ball of light suddenly appeared above the long table, and inside it was the ordinary-looking dead branch.

The ball of light fell in front of Gu Lian. Lilith glanced at Jiang Liujing and raised her red lips slightly, "And this little beauty over here."

More lights appeared behind her, much larger than the previous one. An elf, two mermaids, and a piece of ore fell, and the empty room quickly became full.

Jiang Liujing instantly felt the gazes of the elves and mermaids on him. It was obvious that they all knew who had bought them.

But the difference is that the elves have gratitude in their eyes, while the mermaids are more vigilant.

He thought for a moment, then stood up and walked over to them, removing the locks that trapped them before speaking.

This action instantly made the mermaid sisters look puzzled: Isn’t he worried that they will run away?

However, Jiang Liujing seemed oblivious to the confusion on their faces. He turned to the elf girl and said, "I spent 810,000 gold coins to buy you. Once you pay off the money, you will be free."

He pointed at Gu Lian again and said, "That person over there said he can provide you with a job. You can go talk to him later, or you can find other ways to pay back the money."

The elf girl's expression and the mermaid sisters' expression suddenly became the same dull.

"...Don't you need me?" He asked in a low voice after a long time.

Having been deceived, caught, and rescued, she now has a natural trust and dependence on Jiang Liujing, and hopes to stay by his side.

Jiang Liujing shook his head.

"Your abilities won't be of much use here. There are other places more suitable for you."

Then he looked at the mermaid sisters beside him and said, "The same goes for you two. Pay off one million and you'll be free. But I'm still short of water-type mythical beasts, so you have another option: make a contract with me."

The two little mermaids looked at each other, lost in thought.

After a while, the older mermaid started to mumble something to Jiang Liujing, but Jiang Liujing didn't understand a single word.

He suddenly realized a big problem: the language barrier.

The boy looked a little pitiful standing there blankly. The elf girl's originally depressed mood actually improved a little bit after seeing him like this.

As if to prove that she was actually useful, she relayed to Jiang Liujing, "They're asking you, how much is one million gold coins in the human world?"

Jiang Liujing actually didn't know either. He simply listed the reference objects corresponding to a gold coin to them, and described the number of one million. Then he saw the expressions on the two mermaids' faces suddenly change as if the sky had fallen.

The younger sister chattered to her elder sister, and the elder sister also chattered to her younger sister. Finally, the two of them turned around at the same time and nodded to Jiang Liujing.

The elf translated, "They both agreed to a contract with you, and they will never be able to repay the debt in their lifetime."

Lilith suddenly interrupted, "You don't have to pay it back. Just wait him out until he dies. Human life is much shorter than that of a mermaid."

Gu Lian folded his arms and said casually, "That's not necessarily true. The contract made before the God of Law is said to directly affect the soul. Even if he dies, he still has another life. If the debt is not repaid in this life, you may have to work like a slave for him in the next life."

Mermaids: “…”

His determination, which had wavered for a moment because of Lilith's words, became firm in an instant.

Yes, human life is so short. Once you make a contract with someone in this life, it will naturally end when you die. But if you owe a debt, you may have to pay it back for hundreds or even thousands of years.

It’s not worth it. It’s really not worth it.

Jiang Liujing looked at Gu Lian with some confusion, wondering how come he didn't know about this? How could the debt continue?

But the mermaid sisters were already very anxious and kept urging him to hurry up.

Jiang Liujing had no choice but to hurriedly complete the contract process.

I thought the two mermaids would form two marks on his body, but perhaps because they were twins, the two different blue lights quickly merged together after falling.

When the mark fell, the mermaid sisters looked at Jiang Liujing with shock.

How come this human has so many marks of other mythical beasts on his body, and each of them exudes a powerful aura of oppression?

I had originally felt a little unhappy about being coerced, but now it has completely changed.

Among the mythical beasts that humans have contracted, they are even the lowest.

The phantom beasts are very envious of the strong. After knowing that the phantom beasts stronger than themselves have chosen this human, the mentality of the two mermaid sisters changed instantly. When they looked at Jiang Liujing again, they liked him more and more.

After the contract, Jiang Liujing was finally able to understand their voices, and the two mermaids told him their names - Yan and Yue.

The reason why the two sisters appeared at the auction was that they ignored the advice of their tribesmen and went to the offshore area to play without permission. As a result, they were poisoned by humans and were caught in a net.

"Don't let me find those humans, otherwise I will cut them into pieces!" My sister said angrily.

"Broken into pieces!"

"Peel off the skin!"

"Chop the bones!"

The two mermaids raised their hands at the same time, their long nails shining coldly.

Jiang Liujing: “…” He couldn’t help but take a step back.

So cruel.