Even hybrid monsters have their day

This was her first time undertaking a mission for modern society, so it was understandable that she was a little excited.

Unlike her, Xu Ruwen felt unwell ever since he left the Anywhere Door. Could someone tell him why, after finally escaping that inexplicable place, Kuangyu, he'd ended up in this godforsaken place, where nothing was even as good as in Kuangyu?

However, what bothered him more was something else.

As soon as he entered the hotel room, he pinned Geng Miaowan against the wall, grabbed her neck with one hand, and said, "Don't you even know if that method will work?"

Xu Ruwen's words carried a hint of gritted teeth.

That day, he was persuaded by her and agreed to sign a contract with her. He thought that since she already had a soul-contracted pet, he only needed to sign a regular pet contract and could find a way to break the contract with her later when he recovered. But who knew that the Myriad Spirits Body could only sign soul contracts, and once the contract mode was activated, it could not be stopped. This was really too much of a trap.

What made him even more furious was that after signing the contract, Xiaobai told him that the method she mentioned was just something she had seen in a book and might not work.

Geng Miaowan roared in her mind, "Xiaobai, you traitorous bastard!" But she gave Xu Ruwen an embarrassed smile and said weakly, "Well, let's talk this out. We're master and servant, aren't we?"

"Master and servant my foot!" Xu Ruwen gave her a sharp rap on the head. If pets weren't forbidden from killing their contractors, he probably would have hit her harder.

Xiao Bai remained unmoved, watching Xu Ruwen unilaterally bully Geng Miaowan, and said coolly, "There's nothing I can do. He said he knows the whereabouts of the Nuwa Stone."

"The Nuwa Stone?" Another voice echoed in her mind, "What use do you have for the Nuwa Stone, and how did he know its whereabouts?"

The sudden sound startled Xu Ruwen. He looked at Geng Miaowan in utter astonishment and said, "How come there's still something inside your body?"

This was utterly baffling to him. Pets bound to the same person should be able to sense each other's presence. Just like with Xiaobai, he sensed Xiaobai's presence when the contract was successfully formed. However, he had absolutely no feeling for the owner of this voice; if he hadn't spoken, he wouldn't have even known of his existence.

Therefore, it is clear that the owner of this voice is not her contracted beast, but besides a contracted beast, he really can't think of anything else that could stay inside a person's body.

Luan Hao: "You're the one who's a piece of trash!"

Xu Ruwen: "Aren't you a thing?"

"Neither of them are good," Xiaobai said coolly.

Xu Ruwen: "You're the one who's a piece of trash!"

Xiao Bai: "Then what are you?"

“You…” Xu Ruwen was annoyed.

Luan Hao had always disdained participating in such pointless conversations, so in the end all that remained was Xu Ruwen and Xiaobai hurling insults at each other.

The noise in her mind was like a swarm of bees buzzing in Geng Miaowan's ear, so loud that she couldn't stand it anymore. She shouted, "Stop! One by one, explain yourselves clearly."

Why does it feel like things are in such a mess?

Xiao Bai and Xu Ruwen glared at each other and stopped simultaneously. Xu Ruwen turned back to her and said, "Let's make things clear between us first."

Geng Miaowan decided to assert her authority as the hostess. She slapped his hand and said domineeringly, "Let go of your paws and sit down before we talk."

However, Xu Ruwen wasn't afraid of her pretense. Nevertheless, he released his grip on her, sat down on the sofa next to her, and leaned back leisurely. "Go on!"

His eyes were fixed on her, as if warning her not to try to fool him with random words.

"I did only see this method in a book." Seeing that Xu Ruwen was about to rush over again, she quickly straightened up and continued, "But that book is the Netherworld's treasure, 'The Ode to Ten Thousand Spirits.' I believe you also know that when the master is enhanced, a portion of spiritual energy enters the contracted beast's body. I am a being of ten thousand spirits, and as long as conditions permit, my spiritual energy can devour any kind of spiritual power in this world, including the spiritual power that was altered by the Spirit Absorption Technique."

Xu Ruwen looked at her noncommittally, and she continued to explain, "Of course. Although the book says that no one has ever practiced it, think about it, how rare are the Myriad Spirit Bodies? Only one or two appear every tens of thousands of years. And the evil art of absorbing spirits is something no normal person would stoop to..."

"What did you say!" Xu Ruwen suddenly raised his voice, startling Geng Miaowan, who shrank back. She paused, then rephrased the statement, "It's just... very few people use the Soul Absorption Technique, so the probability of a Myriad Spirits Body encountering it is as minuscule as a collision between Mars and Earth. The reason they say no one has practiced it is probably because no one has ever met both of these conditions at the same time, but theoretically, this statement still holds true."

Although Xu Ruwen's eyes were still fixed on her, she could sense that he was beginning to believe her. She decided to press on, "Even if it doesn't work, at least you'll be free. You won't have to stay in Kuangyu anymore, right? And you must believe that there are many benefits to forming a contract with the Myriad Spirits." Although she didn't yet know the specific benefits…

Geng Miaowan silently added this sentence in her heart.

Seeing that he had stopped talking, she quickly changed the subject to Xiaobai, "Now it's your turn, what do you want the Nuwa Stone for?"

Although it was the first time she had heard the term "Nuwa Stone," she could guess from the name that it must be a piece of stone left over from Nuwa patching up the sky. This is how it has been said in every legend since ancient times... She just didn't know what Xiaobai wanted Nuwa Stone for.

Little White perked up immediately. It jumped into Geng Miaowan's arms, wagging its tail excitedly for a long time before finally speaking, "When I made spiritual contact with my eldest and second brothers last time, they told me that the divine power contained in the Nuwa Stone could repair my damaged cultivation and help me regain my strength."

"Really?" Geng Miaowan perked up immediately. You know, Xiaobai is an ancient ferocious beast. It can kill a bunch of people with just a single eye patch. If it can regain its cultivation, then what will she have to be afraid of when she goes on missions in the future? "Then after this mission is completed, I will ask for leave to take you to find the Nuwa Stone. Let's find it first."

"Mmm..." Xiaobai nodded repeatedly, but Xu Ruwen chuckled beside him, "You think Nuwa Stones are so easy to find?" (To be continued.)