Everyone's all smiles on the surface but secretly cunning, but the junior sister only wants to

On Jiang Shiliu's smooth, jade-like forehead, a delicate and exquisite floral ornament had appeared out of nowhere. This ornament resembled a blooming, seven-colored lotus flower, lifelike and radiating a captivating glow. Upon closer inspection, what was even more astonishing was that all six petals of the lotus-shaped ornament were dyed with vibrant colors, like a meticulously painted scroll.

Just then, the Azure Dragon's gaze fell upon the floral ornament on Jiang Shiliu's forehead. Instantly, all its doubts were resolved. It turned out that its persistent clinging to Jiang Shiliu wasn't simply due to boredom and a desire for someone to take it out for a stroll. The real reason was—Jiang Shiliu was its destined master! And that unique floral ornament between her brows was the best proof. However, as its master, Jiang Shiliu's mission would undoubtedly be extremely heavy and arduous.

The floral ornament on Jiang Shiliu's forehead flashed briefly, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, before vanishing like a dream within moments. The fleeting beauty seemed like a mere illusion, making one wonder if they had truly witnessed it.

Jiang Shiliu was filled with indignation. Her eyes widened, and she angrily questioned, "No way! You are the Azure Dragon, one of the Four Divine Beasts! How can you be so shameless and brazen! You actually forced someone to sign a contract. No way, I want to see what kind of contract you signed!"

Having said that, Jiang Shiliu concentrated her mind and carefully examined the mysterious contract in her mind. However, when she clearly saw the contents of the contract, she was instantly struck dumb—it was actually a master-servant contract!!!

Jiang Shiliu could hardly believe her eyes, her heart filled with doubt and confusion. She simply couldn't understand why the lofty and majestic divine beast, the Azure Dragon, would choose to sign such an unequal contract with someone as insignificant as her. Logically speaking, a being as powerful as the Azure Dragon should be seeking out exceptionally skilled and talented masters, not someone like her, who seemed like cannon fodder.

Just as Jiang Shiliu was falling into self-doubt, Qinglong said smugly, "Hmph, anyway, I am your dragon now. From now on, I will follow you closely, whether in life or death. Don't even think about abandoning me, otherwise, I will definitely go to your grandmaster to complain about you! Let him deal with you!"

"Excuse me, I haven't met my sect's founding ancestor yet!"

"Then I'll go complain to your master!!!"

"..."

Jiang Shiliu gazed at the divine beast that had forcibly established a master-servant contract for her, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. She had truly witnessed unparalleled shamelessness. But thinking about it, it wasn't anything earth-shattering; she had simply gained a divine beast as a companion out of nowhere. Her only worry was that the sect leader wouldn't be furious when he found out, since she had been forcibly bound to this contract by the sect's guardian beast without explanation, and it seemed impossible to break it.

Looking at the divine beast that was clinging to her tightly, Jiang Shiliu knew that she had no hope of escaping. She could only sigh helplessly and say, "Alright, since things have come to this, let's leave it at that. Um... Xiao Qing! How can I get back to the sect now? I've been here for almost an hour. I wonder how anxious my third senior brother must be."

Upon hearing Jiang Shiliu address him in this way, the divine beast's eyes widened, and it grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Master, I am a dignified Azure Dragon! How can you address me with such a casual and superficial name! Furthermore, Master, don't you realize that you are about to break through your cultivation bottleneck? At this moment, are you really sure you still want to leave this place?"

Jiang Shiliu clearly sensed a slight loosening of the previously rock-solid constraint binding her, a change that stirred complex emotions within her. Despite this, deep down she didn't want to break through to the Nascent Soul stage at this moment. The reason was simple: if she successfully formed her Nascent Soul now, suppressing Su Luoluo in the competition would become far more difficult! After all, once they reached the Nascent Soul realm, the difference in strength between them would be significantly greater.

But things didn't go as planned. How could Jiang Shiliu possibly control the process of Nascent Soul formation? Before she could even set up an array to prepare for the impending tribulation, dark clouds rolled in overhead, blotting out the sun, as if a massive, oppressive mountain was crushing down on her. The heavy, suffocating atmosphere was like a stampede of horses, filling her with fear and helplessness. Faced with this situation, Jiang Shiliu knew she had no choice but to grit her teeth and muster her courage to confront the terrifying tribulation head-on. At this moment, she could only silently pray to heaven to protect her and prevent her from being reduced to a pile of charred ashes by this tribulation…

In an instant, as the first dazzling bolt of lightning tore through the sky, like a silver dragon winding across the heavens, Jiang Shiliu took a deep breath and then unleashed all her power, desperately trying to withstand the overwhelming onslaught of the tribulation lightning. However, the reality was far worse than she had anticipated. The power of this tribulation lightning was simply earth-shattering. Each bolt of lightning that followed seemed like a divine punishment falling straight down from the heavens, containing immense, world-destroying energy, instantly plunging Jiang Shiliu into a precarious situation where she was overwhelmed and unable to cope.

Just as Jiang Shiliu was struggling and nearing exhaustion, Xiaoqing, who had been by her side, suddenly stepped forward. With a swift movement, it soared into the air and unhesitatingly unleashed its massive body, shielding Jiang Shiliu from a portion of the incredibly violent lightning attack. Xiaoqing's action undoubtedly bought Jiang Shiliu a precious moment of respite, allowing her to recover slightly and readjust her strength to continue fighting the terrifying lightning tribulation.

Jiang Shiliu gritted her teeth and, relying on her powerful spiritual energy, withstood 17 bolts of heavenly lightning. At this moment, only one bolt of heavenly lightning remained in the sky, the most terrifying and powerful bolt of heavenly lightning for those in the Nascent Soul stage.

However, after enduring the continuous bombardment of the heavenly lightning, Jiang Shiliu was utterly exhausted. Her body swayed precariously, as if she might collapse at any moment. Despair gradually spread through her heart, and she even began to feel that she was about to turn into a lifeless pile of charred remains.

But at this critical moment, a miracle occurred! The ring on her hand suddenly emitted a strange glow. In an instant, the light intensified, and a figure flew out of the ring. This person was none other than Jiang Moqi's clone! He shot straight into the air like lightning, his speed so fast that he was almost invisible.

In the blink of an eye, as the final bolt of lightning, carrying the force of destruction, struck down with devastating power, Jiang Moqi's clone unhesitatingly reached out and firmly grasped it. Then, with a powerful swing of his arm, and with a whoosh, the once-mighty bolt of lightning was flung back into the sky like a discarded toy.

The lightning bolt, seemingly stunned by such treatment, had never imagined it would suffer such an fate. After a moment of bewilderment, it began to wail like a wronged child. Then, filled with resentment and bitterness, it slowly dispersed the surrounding clouds, preparing to go to the Heavenly Dao to complain and accuse this supreme deity of going too far, of using heavenly lightning against it!

The problem is, there's simply no way to complain. It's like you assaulted the chairman's future wife, and the chairman personally stepped in and beat you up. Then, you're still furious and run to the general manager to complain…