After you sign a contract with me, you'll be mine.
After taking the life-saving pill given by Shuyi, the bleeding had stopped, and his energy and spirit had recovered considerably. Shen Zhizhou looked at his heart, which was gradually shrinking and melting, with a dark expression, lost in thought.
"He's a fraud, you've been scammed... Kill him!"
Upon hearing the last words of the silkworm demon's heart before it disappeared, Shen Zhizhou's brows furrowed, and he rushed forward, hoping to find some clues.
The dust dissipating from the heart passed through Shen Zhizhou's outstretched hand and finally vanished at his fingertips.
Shen Zhizhou quickly connected and analyzed all the information in his mind, and then made a decision: he had to join forces with Shu Yi to have a chance of winning.
Carrying a peach wood sword, Shen Zhizhou pretended to be a pitiful figure, severely injured but still struggling to hold on, and went back to support Shuyi.
Seeing Shen Zhizhou's pitiful appearance, Shu felt that humans were so fragile that they needed to be protected.
While standing side by side with Shu Yi, Shen Zhizhou whispered something in her ear, and the next second Shu Yi attacked Shen Zhizhou.
“That’s right, let’s share it together, you…” Before the slender little boy could finish speaking, he saw Shu Yi turn around and chop the jade ring in front of him.
Then he heard the tearing sound of a dagger slicing through the skin on his back. The little boy froze on the spot, his head slowly turning behind him, where he saw Shen Zhizhou's calm and disgusted gaze.
“You have ruined my appearance… I spent a long time choosing the perfect appearance for this yin day and time, and I am going to kill you.”
The little boy screamed wildly, and the whole building began to shake, with buildings collapsing one after another.
Shuyi and Shen Zhizhou wanted to take this opportunity to leave first, but the little boy blocked their way with bricks and stones, and the two looked at each other.
Shen Zhizhou cut his palm and drew a spell with his blood, then spread it out and presented it to Shu Yi.
"Are you willing to trust me and make a contract with me? I will grant you one wish." Shen Zhizhou paused, as if remembering something: "Murder, harm, or play tricks on people—any wish that goes against my will is unacceptable."
Shu Yi tilted her head, looking at the left palm facing upwards in front of her, her expression solemn, even the somewhat alluring beauty mark under her eye seemed serious.
She felt as if she had forgotten something very important, but she couldn't remember it no matter what she did. Perhaps this human could help her. With that thought, Shu Yi placed her hand on Shen Zhizhou's palm and followed Shen Zhizhou in chanting the incantation: "By blood, we will live and die together, may the sun and moon shine together, this is our oath."
The vow of love immediately emitted a huge light, enveloping the two of them. A heart-shaped mark flashed between their eyebrows before disappearing.
Meanwhile, the little boy's skin was gradually peeling away and turning to ash, and eight spider legs with poisonous stings were slowly struggling to crawl out from the wound on his spine.
The spider demon, revealing its true form, brandished its giant legs and coiled itself on the black lines. Only then did Shu Yi and Shen Zhizhou realize what those black lines were. They were countless black lines formed by the spider demon's eating of human organs, leaving only human hair strands mixed with spider silk, creating an inseparable and sturdy network.
Countless heads emerged from the black lines, revealing pairs of empty, resentful eyes that screamed in agony. However, since they had no bodies, they could only vent their emotions with words: "It hurts so much... Why is it me who is dying instead of you? Die!"
A ferocious-looking human head charged forward first, but was cleaved in two by Shen Zhizhou's peach wood sword, turning to ashes in resentment.
Having just received the blessing of the Heart-to-Heart Mantra, Shen Zhizhou's strength and speed have both increased. He shared information about the monster with Shuyi beside him: "This monster is called Mountain Spider. It is afraid of fire and likes to eat children. The black wind it exhales carries poisonous gas. Be very careful."
A mountain spider, residing in the north, coiled on the black line with eight enormous legs and a venomous stinger at its end. The saliva dripping from its mouth corroded a huge hole in the ground.
A snow-white rat demon located in the south, its fur faintly gleaming with golden light as it danced, its claws as sharp as iron.
Looking at Shuyi, who had transformed into its original form and was fighting with the mountain spider above his head, Shen Zhizhou narrowed his eyes and paid attention to Shuyi's original form.
Seeing that the mountain spider was distracted by Shu Yi and had no time to pay attention to him, Shen Zhizhou took out a small bottle of gasoline from his bag and poured it on the black line in front of him. He removed the blockage from the lighter's vent and threw it at the mountain spider as the flame burst, not forgetting to tell Shu Yi to get out of the way.
"Aaaaaah! Where did this fire come from? I can't put it out no matter what I do!" The mountain spider, along with the human head on the black line, kept jumping up and down and screaming. The black line was mostly burned by the fire.
"I've told you all to go out and see the world more often. You're always holed up in the countryside, working your own way. I've also told you it's the 21st century, a new era, and even monsters need to keep up with the pace of development," Shen Zhizhou said lazily to the mountain spider, his hands in his pockets.
Shuyi blinked her big eyes, pondering what Shen Zhizhou had just said. Besides cultivating to transform and then cultivating again, what other ways could a demon have to live? Shuyi was very curious.
"Why not? The world isn't just for humans. All things in the world can live together peacefully if they abide by the law." Shen Zhizhou saw through Shu Yi's thoughts and expressed his opinion.
"Hehehe, you say all sorts of nice things, but what do you humans actually do! Humans are born cunning, treacherous, and eloquent, but he didn't tell you what kind of spell that was, did he..." The mountain spider, its hindquarters and tail legs burned, lay paralyzed on the ground, barely managing to prop itself up and looking pitifully at Shu Yi.
"He cast a love spell on you, so you can forget about escaping for the rest of your life! This is the price you pay for believing in humans—you'll be a puppet for life, exploited by him!" The mountain spider finished speaking, spitting out a pool of blood, its legs hanging limply at its chest.
Shen Zhizhou looked down coldly at the mountain spider, and after a long time he finally spoke: "My Shen family has never bullied or oppressed the demon race for generations. It is true that I have formed a love spell, but if she is injured or dies, I will feel the pain and will not be able to live."
"Is that so... That's great." As soon as he finished speaking, a strand of spider silk shot out from his chest and abdomen, which was blocked by the mountain spider's legs, and pierced into the back of Shu Yi's neck. Shu Yi's dark eyes were instantly filled with scarlet blood.
"If that's the case, then let her keep you company. I also want to see if you really are as you say, that you wouldn't kill a demon even in a life-or-death situation."
The mountain spider manipulated its silk to direct Shuyi to attack Shen Zhizhou. Shen Zhizhou dared not swing his knife for fear of hurting Shuyi, so he could only keep dodging and calling out Shuyi's name to wake her up.
But Shu Yi's eyes were bloodshot and her fingertips were as sharp as blades. With one claw, no matter how much Shen Zhizhou tried to dodge, a piece of flesh was still torn off his right shoulder.
Shen Zhizhou's old wounds were compounded by new ones, and his strength was quickly waning. He used the back of his peach wood sword to block Shu Yi's sharp claws, and the Heart-to-Heart Mantra between their brows began to burn.
Shu Yi's expression gradually softened and cleared. Shen Zhizhou's eyes were eager to say something, but the mountain spider took the initiative and manipulated the spider silk.
Seeing the two forces vying for dominance within Shu Yi's body, Shen Zhizhou remembered that his blood might help Shu Yi regain some of her senses. So, without hesitation, he cut his wrist and put the wound into Shu Yi's mouth.
Shuyi smelled a sweet aroma and couldn't help but suck on it, causing Shen Zhizhou's face to turn pale.
Seeing this, the mountain spider chuckled and waved its remaining black threads, trying to devour Shen Zhizhou, when Shu Yi chopped off its head in the next second.
The mountain spider stared wide-eyed, seemingly unable to comprehend: "You've been controlled by my spider silk venom, yet you're still conscious? Impossible..."
Seeing the mountain spider disappear with his own eyes, Shuyi barely managed to collapse. Only then did Shen Zhizhou realize that Shuyi had actually stabbed its claws into its abdomen in order not to hurt itself.
Despite his serious injuries, Shen Zhizhou carried the unconscious Shuyi on his back and walked out step by step, leaving trails of blood. However, he could not go far and collapsed to the ground. Before he fell, he tightly protected Shuyi in his arms.
"Xiao Zhou, are you alright?"
Before Shen Zhizhou lost consciousness, he saw a woman wearing a red leather trench coat and red-soled high heels rushing towards him.
...
When Shuyi woke up again, she found herself lying in a hospital bed, surrounded by a strong smell of disinfectant. She looked around but couldn't find Shen Zhizhou. She got out of bed to look for him.
"Your body isn't fully recovered yet, so it's best not to move around too much." A man in a white coat came out as the curtain was lifted.
The man removed his mask and introduced himself: "My name is Sheyang, and I'm a doctor at this hospital. Shen Zhizhou is resting in the room next to yours. You're both quite badly injured, so it's best not to move around too much."
Shu Yi looked at the man in front of her. He had a very sculpted face with deep-set eyes and a high nose. He had a sharp and unapproachable aura, but the white coat he was wearing softened his features and made him seem gentler.
"Can I go see him?" Shuyi raised her hand to suggest, and after receiving Sheyang's approval, she rushed to the next ward and looked through the glass at Shen Zhizhou, who was still sleeping with a pale face.
For the next few days, Shen Zhizhou remained in a coma, while Shu Yi's health had almost fully recovered, and she spontaneously began to take care of Shen Zhizhou.
At night, Shuyi sat on the edge of Shen Zhizhou's bed, crunching on an apple and playing with the tablet Sheyang had given her. Only then did she finally understand what Shen Zhizhou meant by saying in the abandoned building, "Times have changed, technology has changed our lives."
She only just realized how wonderful this world is! It has everything for eating, drinking, and having fun. Luckily, she was smart enough to make a contract with Shen Zhizhou, which gave her a powerful backer.
Thinking of this, Shu Yi was pleased with her own cleverness, while Shen Zhizhou, standing to the side, closed his eyes as if he were having a nightmare, repeatedly calling out for his mother.
"Shen Zhizhou, wake up... are you alright?" Shu Yi quickly finished the apple in her hand and poked Shen Zhizhou's cheek.
Seeing Shen Zhizhou's furrowed brows and sweat beading on his forehead, he patted Shen Zhizhou's hair, imitating a mother soothing a restless child, while humming an unknown tune.
Her face was covered in sticky sweat. Remembering that she hadn't wiped Shen Zhizhou's body down today, and looking at Shen Zhizhou who was a little quieter in her arms, Shu Yi casually pinched Shen Zhizhou's collar and wiped the sweat off.
Long, casually falling hair brushed against Shen Zhizhou's nose, causing a moment of discomfort. Shen Zhizhou slowly opened his eyes and saw Shu Yi grabbing his collar, with a few bits of shavings still on the corner of her mouth.
"What are you doing?" Shen Zhizhou stared at Shuyi with a weak but wary gaze, wondering if this little monster was planning to betray him and kill him.
"You're awake? That's great. I'll go call Sheyang to check on you." Shuyi felt a little guilty for being caught red-handed. She jumped out of bed to call for help, but Shen Zhizhou grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
Shuyi lost her balance and fell into Shen Zhizhou's arms. Looking at his somewhat weak but beautiful appearance, Shuyi couldn't help but sigh that Shen Zhizhou did indeed have a very handsome face.
"Is my timing bad? Otherwise, I could have waited until you two finished catching up." Standing at the ward door with the medical records in hand, She Yang also put on a stethoscope, indicating that he was hard of hearing and hadn't heard their conversation at all.
Shen Zhizhou released Shuyi's hand, propped himself up on the hospital bed, and while Sheyang was examining Shen Zhizhou, Shuyi slipped away like a greased grease.
Watching Shuyi's departing figure, Shen Zhizhou's expression was heavy: "The information Sister Ji gave us this time was wrong. It wasn't one demon, it was three demons, one of which was a fool who walked into the trap."
"So what are you going to do? Are you really planning to keep her?" She Yang took off his stethoscope and stared straight at Shen Zhizhou.
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