My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

Tong Xin wasn't nervous at all; instead, she smiled and curled the corners of her lips.

His pure black eyes always seemed to carry a strange malice when he looked at people, making them subconsciously feel that he was no good.

"You're really too soft-hearted. It seems our internal discussion was right. You so-called old-school celestial masters like to restrain yourselves and protect those who have no use to you."

Zhang Hao was both amused and exasperated by his childish and immature way of speaking.

"No use to you? You know that the normal functioning of this society depends entirely on these ordinary people, right? Do you know that the production and daily life of this society all depend on ordinary people?"

The other person seemed to choke, and their face turned very ugly.

"Have you never been to school? Are you a survivor of the nine years of compulsory education? Have you completely expelled yourself from the human race? Do you really think you're someone important in this new world?"

Tong Xin, enraged and embarrassed, angrily shouted, "Shut up! What's so great about being educated? In this world, the strong rule! The law of the jungle is the only truth! They have no power; they are nothing but insignificant ants."

Zhang Hao looked at him with a hint of sympathy: "It seems you really have no intention of cooperating with me properly."

If the other party were truly sincere about cooperating, they wouldn't kill ordinary people in front of him.

If the other party truly had the sincerity to cooperate, they wouldn't have casually killed ordinary people after promising to guarantee the basic operation of both the Yin and Yang realms.

After all, the basic rules governing the operation of the Yin and Yang realms also rely on the souls of these people to maintain them.

"Hahahaha... I was just testing you. I just wanted to know how determined you were to maintain basic order. What happened just now shows that you really are quite determined to uphold order..."

He smiled at the end, a smile like that of a schizophrenic patient.

Zhang Hao's eye twitched; it seemed this person's mental state was indeed unstable.

"Now that we've finished testing each other, let's cut to the chase. How exactly do you want to cooperate?" Zhang Hao asked calmly.

Tong Xin said unhurriedly, "Cooperation is about helping each other. You are an old-school celestial master, so you can't enter that door to sign the contract. But you carry the aura of a contract, so you must have had some special experience, walked through that door, and were kicked out because you didn't meet the requirements of the contract. Your body should be unconscious right now, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have left your body to come to the appointment."

Recalling the other party's previous request for a body, Zhang Hao immediately understood his underlying meaning: "You want my body?"

Zhang Hao's words made Tong Xin's smile even brighter, and his pure black eyes looked particularly eerie and unsettling under the cold moonlight.

"It seems talking to smart people is much easier. That's right, I want your body. I'm a contractor, a perfect fit for your body. In return, you'll hunt down other signers for me in soul form. What do you say?"

After a moment's thought, Zhang Hao guessed why the other party had this idea.

His own soul was extremely powerful, a fact that the other party had already witnessed when they were trapped together in Li Jingyun's dantian.

Generally speaking, a powerful soul is paired with an equally powerful body. If Tong Xin could control such a powerful body, it would be a huge boost to his strength.

Zhang Hao didn't say anything, but fell silent.

The other party seemed quite interested in his body and patiently continued to urge him: "If you agree, there will be benefits. At least hunting the new-style Celestial Masters with me will weaken your old-style enemies. It will only benefit you, not harm you. Don't you want to agree? And even if you don't cooperate with me, you will still start to clean up those new-style people, right?"

Zhang Hao seemed moved by his words. After a few seconds of silence, Zhang Hao spoke with some difficulty: "Your analysis is indeed correct. From a class standpoint, cooperating with you is indeed beneficial to us old-school celestial masters. However, I cannot guarantee that you can truly keep your word and guarantee the survival space of us old-school celestial masters."

So that's what you were worried about.

Tong Xin smiled knowingly: "If you're not comfortable with that, we can sign a contract."

Zhang Hao recalled the contract he had made with the other party, which was signed with his soul trace. However, the other party insisted on destroying one of his souls to break the contract.

This ruthless person actually offered to sign a contract... it seems a bit unreliable no matter how you look at it.

Moreover, if I agree too quickly, the other party will definitely become suspicious.

Zhang Hao then revealed a conflicted, troubled, and doubtful expression.

"When I broke the contract with you before, I paid the price of sacrificing one of my souls. Now I am a single soul, with no other soul to shield me from death. If I dare to violate the contract, I will be annihilated. I've staked my life on this; isn't that enough to put your mind at ease?"

After repeated assurances from the other party, Zhang Hao finally relented: "You're right, cooperating with you is indeed my only option. However, I have one condition."

Under the other party's wary gaze, Zhang Hao said firmly and uncompromisingly, "I will draft the contract."

So that's what he wanted to ask for. That's nothing at all. Tong Xin waved her hand and readily agreed to his request.

With Tong Xin as their witness, Zhang Hao quickly drafted a cooperation agreement between the two of them.

The golden contract scroll unfurled out of thin air, and the golden words on it appeared one by one as Zhang Hao read them aloud.

The contract covered all aspects of the cooperation, as well as the severe penalties for breach of contract. After both parties confirmed that there were no problems, they each signed and affixed their seals.

The contract is established the moment both parties imprint their soul marks on each other.

The contract that was established was like an invisible shackle that fell upon them.

"I'm really not used to this feeling of being bound by a contract. But I can endure it in order to become stronger." Perhaps feeling that the other party was already a partner and could be trusted, Tong Xin complained in a tone that seemed to say, "You only know this one."

Zhang Hao wasn't about to relax and trust the other party so quickly.

"Alright, now you can tell me more about the new school of Taoist masters."

"No problem. Come hunting with me tonight, and I'll tell you as we hunt, so you can have a more intuitive understanding."

Zhang Hao did not refuse.

Hunting other souls was not, for him, indiscriminate killing of the innocent, but rather the elimination of destabilizing factors.

Moreover, those who automatically made pacts with the eerie beings behind the red door harbored ambitions. Since they accepted this barbaric rule of mutual hunting, by the standards of the underworld, they are typical antisocial elements and must be completely eradicated. (End of Chapter)