Rebellious Contract Beast

"Don't stand there. The people chasing you are coming. Go in quickly." The shopkeeper urged Tsurumi Hatsuyun and entered the store first.

Tsurumi Hatsuyun originally wanted to follow the other party in.

Of course, it wasn't that she wasn't vigilant, but she could see that the shopkeeper had no hostility towards her. Although she didn't know much about this strange shop that only sold bows and crossbows, judging from the decoration of the storefront, the owner of the shop must be no ordinary person. She was very curious why the shopkeeper wanted to help her.

Taking a step forward, He Jianchuyun seemed to have noticed something. He turned his head and looked back, and saw a large group of members of the Pillow Blade Society and some members of the Xu family staring at him in the distance.

This store is indeed unusual. When the Xu family saw me coming to the door, they didn’t dare to chase me anymore.

"Why help me?"

"You are such a pretty girl. Wouldn't it be a pity if you died at the hands of those people?"

"..." He Jianchuyun stopped talking and stood behind the store door and no longer moved forward.

Seeing her strange behavior, the shopkeeper couldn't help but laugh: "It was just a joke. Look how nervous you are. Alas, I am just a worker. I have no power or money. I am just an ordinary person. How dare I force a good girl? Besides, I am over 40 years old and already a married man. How can I make those young girls fall in love with me? Is that right?"

"..."

"Okay, it's not actually my intention to help you, it's my young lady's intention."

"Your young lady? She is..."

"You'll know soon. Sit for a while. By the way, from the way I saw you just now, do you seem to know me?"

"Forehead……"

"Strange, this is obviously the first time we meet..."

"I have seen you, but you may not have seen me."

"When?"

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I want to know about your young lady..." He Jian Hatsuyun wanted to ask the shop owner about his purpose. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Many things that seem to be free actually have a price marked on them, and no one knows what will be used to pay for them.

The sooner you know these things, the better.

However, before Tsurumi Hatsuyun could finish his question, the small door at the back of the shop was pushed open, and a woman who was about 1.80 meters or even close to 1.9 meters tall walked out. She looked extremely young, probably only a few years older than Tsurumi Hatsuyun. She was wearing a black tights suit, and at first glance, gave people the feeling that she was very good at wielding swords and guns, very heroic, and at the same time had an innate aristocratic air.

When the woman appeared, the man guarding the store immediately put on a flattering smile and said, "Miss, she's right here."

"Okay, got it. Go and do your thing."

"Okay!" The man guarding the store left hurriedly upon hearing that. He didn't even say hello to He Hejian Chuyun, and then entered the small door at the back of the store. No one knew where he went.

Afterwards, the woman looked at He Jian Chu Yun and smiled, made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Please sit down. Don't be nervous."

After saying that, she sat behind the tea table. Tsurumi Hatsuyun hesitated for a moment and then sat opposite her.

She wanted to ask the heroic woman about her purpose, but before she could say a word, she spoke first and asked, "How old are you this year?"

"Well...I'll be eighteen in a month..."

"It looks quite big now."

"Why do you ask that?"

"Oh, I forgot. I'm from Juyanzhou. People who know me and are close to me call me Xiayu. I'm five years older than you. If you don't mind, you can just call me Sister Xiayu."

"Oh oh" He Jian Chuyun nodded quickly, but her eyebrows were slightly frowned, and she said to Shen Yi in her heart: "Xuan Li, she is so weird..."

"What's weird?"

"Don't you think she looks at me weird?"

"Is it strange?" Shen Yi's attention was all focused on He Jianchuyun's perspective. How to put it, he couldn't see what was strange. Maybe it was because he didn't have the intuition that women have.

But it was a very strange thing in itself that this woman named Xia Yu was so intimate with a stranger whom she had only known for less than two minutes.

At this time, outside the shop, on the street about thirty steps to the right, members of the Xu family and the Pillow Knife Society gathered together. There were more and more people, and at a glance, it was probably less than a hundred people. With so many people, it seemed as if there was an invisible wall in front of them, blocking them and making everyone dare not move forward even a single step.

Until there was a commotion in the crowd, all the Xu family retainers and the members of the Pillow Knife Society made way to the side, and a man was seen walking behind, he looked to be about forty years old, with life god armor on his body, and blood on his face that had not been completely wiped off, looking a little embarrassed. This man was none other than the third elder of the Xu family.

When he came to the front of the crowd, he recognized where this place was and his brows immediately frowned.

"What about people?"

"Master, the person has already entered Xiuqing Archery House..."

"How did she get in? Does she know the Lin family?"

"Master, we don't know either. It was the owner of the archery house who invited her in. We didn't dare to act rashly after seeing it..." said the Xu family's retainer honestly.

Upon hearing this, Master Xu San frowned even more tightly.

The Xu family had deployed so many people in the southern part of the city that it was impossible for He Jianchuyun to escape. But she happened to enter Xiuqing Archery House, a place that even the Xu family was unwilling to deal with. This accident was difficult for him to accept.

Why is it here?!
"Master, what should we do now?" Another guest of the Xu family also asked.

Elder Xu San thought for a while, looked at his nephew, and said, "Nephew, come with me and negotiate with the people in there."

"Yes, third uncle."

Just like that, the third elder of the Xu family led a large group of people to the bow and arrow shop.

When he arrived at the door, he first straightened his clothes, then fixed his hair, and finally raised his hand to knock on the door of the shop. But as soon as his hand touched the door, he saw a gap in the door.

The shop door was not closed and could be opened with a slight push.

However, the sound of the door opening soon attracted the attention of the two women in the shop. The heroic young lady who called herself "Xia Yu" was interrupted and showed impatience on her face. She raised her hand and a gust of wind blew over, which opened the half-open door.

"Customer, it's so late, the store is closed. If you want to buy anything, please come back tomorrow morning."

Hearing the obvious intention of "Xia Yu" to chase people away, the Third Elder Xu outside laughed dryly and said, "Miss inside, you misunderstood. We are not here to buy anything, but to look for someone. Just now, my men saw a young woman enter your store, so they came over to ask." "Is this Zuimeng Garden? You actually came here to look for someone. What's going on? Don't you know who opened Xiuqing Archery House?"

"We have no ill intentions in coming to your store. Please don't be angry, young lady. As long as we find the woman we are looking for, we will leave immediately. We will definitely send someone to apologize to you someday. By the way, my name is Xu Zhengjia, and I am the third master of the Xu family."

Elder Xu San introduced himself and tried to get "Xia Yu" to step back and speak.

But who would have thought that she didn't give him any face at all. After a cold smile, she said, "Since you are from the Xu family, you should know who opened Xiuqing Archery House. Go away quickly. You are not welcome here. I don't want to say this again."

After hearing this, Xu Zhengjia was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned extremely ugly when he reacted. After all, he was also a spiritual-level strong man. Even if the girl inside had a noble status, she should at least give him some face, right?

"Miss, my Xu family has never offended Xiuqing Archery House. We often..." Xu Zhengjia held back his breath and wanted to say something, play the emotional card, but before he could finish his words, "Xia Yu" interrupted him directly.

"Stop talking nonsense. If you want to find someone, go look for him somewhere else. Anyway, he is not here. And my Xiuqing Archery House is not open to anyone. If you want to force your way in, feel free to try."

As she said this, He Jian Chu Yun was right in front of the tea table in the corner, less than five meters away from Elder Xu San and his group. He didn't even need to come in, he could see He Jian Chu Yun with a sweep of his spiritual sense. It can be said that what "Xia Yu" said was no different from telling lies, very arrogant and overbearing, and would not tolerate anyone's questioning.

But unfortunately, "Xia Yu" was indeed a prominent figure. Without her consent, Xu Zhengjia did not dare to take a single step into the store.

He Jianchuyun was a little nervous. There didn't seem to be any powerful people in this shop, and when "Xia Yu" used her spiritual power to open the door, she had already guessed the other party's cultivation level.

It's about the purification stage. If Xu Zhengjia and his gang force their way in, I'll be in danger.

Fortunately, the confidence of "Xia Yu" was not just her own voice. As soon as the words fell, everyone present felt the air around them get colder. Suddenly, a figure appeared in the shadow on one side of the store, and in an instant, it seemed to flash and block the door of the store, scaring the Xu family members and the members of the Pillow Knife Society outside the door.

The man was dressed very tightly in black, with a black metal mask on his face, which was carved with various animal teeth, making him look extremely ferocious.

This person does not exist at all in the senses, but in the naked eyes, he is standing there firmly. The aura on his body is extremely terrifying. He is probably a powerful spiritual master.

Shen Yi couldn't help but look at the woman named "Xia Yu" a few more times. She didn't look like an alchemist or a weapon refiner at all. She actually had a spiritual master as a bodyguard. Such a move made people imagine a lot.

The first person he thought of might be the Lin family.

"Sigh~"

Seeing the appearance of the guard in black, Xu Zhengjia subconsciously took half a step back. Others might not be able to see clearly, but with his spiritual cultivation, he could see clearly that the guard had just walked out directly from the shadows, which showed that he was a member of the Shadow Sect. Only by practicing the Shadow Sect's techniques could one have such an effect. The disciples of the Shadow Sect all had one characteristic when fighting, that is, they were hard to guard against when they attacked, and they were extremely ruthless. Generally speaking, no one was willing to fight with them, and Xu Zhengjia didn't want to either.

If I really fight with the disciples of the Shadow Sect, I will be poisoned if I am not careful. The most terrible thing is that they will curse me without my knowledge. After the battle, maybe one night when I sleep, my shadow will suddenly turn into a person...

In just a short second, Xu Zhengjia weighed the pros and cons. Although he was unwilling, he still said, "In this case, we, the Xu family, are sorry to bother you. Goodbye."

"..." Xia Yu didn't say anything, as if she didn't hear what Xu Zhengjia said.

The other party did not wait for her answer. As soon as he finished speaking, he said to the people behind him with a cold face: "Let's go."

"Yes!"

As the Xu family and members of the Pillow Knife Society walked away one after another, the guards in black standing at the door of the store also walked into the shadows and disappeared.

Xia Yu looked at He Jian Chu Yun and said, "I think so. After entering here, I didn't dare to do anything to you."

"Thank you, Sister Xiayu."

"You're welcome. I'm very curious, what did you do in Zuimeng Garden? How did you attract Xu Zhengjia here?"

Tsurumi Hatsuyun hesitated for two seconds, and finally briefly recounted what had happened before.

After hearing this, Xia Yu's eyes flashed with strangeness: "The Wu family... no wonder, I don't care about the Xu family's affairs, and I don't know who the Wu family is, but sister, you can escape from Xu Zhengjia and escape here, I think your fate should be not simple, right?"

"Yes……"

"Could it be a Class A Fate God?"

"..." He Jian Chuyun originally wanted to explain, but seeing that Xia Yu had guessed it directly, she simply stopped talking. Ever since the last incident at the Huangshaping military camp, she was even more reluctant to talk about Xuan Li in detail with others. If someone insisted on asking, she would at most say that Xuan Li was a top-grade B-level god. Although there was a possibility that he would be arrested and taken away for the ritual of sacrificing clothes, he was much safer than a grade-A life god.

And now it doesn't make sense to talk about Shen Yi's upper-grade B-level skills. At his age, his cultivation level will not exceed the peak of the regular level, but he was able to escape from the hands of a spiritual-level expert. Who can do this if he tells others about it?
It can only be because of the God of Fate.

Seeing that she was silent, Xia Yu chuckled and said, "It's better not to say anything, but I can't do such dirty things as the sacrificial clothing technique, so you can rest assured, sister."

"Yeah, but I'm still confused, why are you helping me, sister?"

"Of course I feel sorry for you."

"Ah?" He Jian Chu Yun was stunned. He was about to ask himself how he acted so pitiful, but at this moment the small door of the shop was opened, and the man guarding the shop came out and said to Xia Yu respectfully, "Miss, the water is ready."

"Well, keep burning it. I'll be there in a minute."

"Ok."

Seeing this, He Jian Hatsuyun swallowed the words in his heart and changed the topic to ask: "Sister, the bows you sell here are not ordinary."

“It’s not ordinary.”

"How about I just buy one? Does your sister have any recommendations?"

"What? Are you leaving now?" Xia Yu heard the other party's hidden meaning and pointed it out directly.

He Jian Chu Yun fell silent after hearing this. She now felt that the way the woman in front of her looked at her was more and more strange.

There was no malice in that look, and it didn't seem like there was any other purpose in choosing to help her. She really couldn't tell what that look meant, but she didn't know why, but she just didn't like that feeling.

She just wanted to return to Mingyan Courtyard, practice diligently, play the piano and make music, or stay in the alchemy room to make pills.

He would accept it even if his contracted beast bullied him.

As long as she can stay at home, she's fine with anything.

This world is so strange!

...(End of chapter)