"What exactly happened that led to you being kicked out of Qingning City back then?" Mu Hanyan asked.
"To be honest, I'm a hereditary retainer of Fei Changle, the prayer priest of the Qingning Temple. Fei Changle has a daughter who is fickle and unruly. She had an affair with someone and got pregnant. The Fei family was afraid that the family scandal would be exposed, so they wanted to recruit me to marry into the family to cover up the truth. Although I, Chen Xuefeng, am of humble status, I am a man of great stature. How could I be willing to be cuckolded? So I refused the Fei family.
The Fei family sent people to lobby me several times, and even used their status as the head of the family to pressure me, but the more they did so, the more I refused to obey. Later, Fei Changle became angry and threw dirty water on me, saying that I had blasphemed that bitch, beat me up and threw me out of Qingning City.
"I originally hoped to earn a living in other temple capitals with my limited brute force and combat skills, but the Fei family refused to let me go. Wherever I went, their men would pursue me. As a prayer priest of Qingning Temple, Fei Changle was given some respect by other temples, so they didn't give me any place to stay. In the end, I was forced to become a bandit," Chen Xuefeng said through gritted teeth, not seeming to lie.
However, Mu Hanyan did not believe it easily, but turned a questioning look to Shen Yuhe.
"That old guy is indeed not a good person. Last time I accompanied Senior Sister An to Qingning City for rescue, he harassed me in every way. He didn't even consider how old he was. We have also heard about his precious daughter. She does have a bad reputation. It's probably because the top beam is not straight and the bottom beam is crooked." Shen Yuhe curled her lips and said with contempt, but she believed what Chen Xuefeng said.
"I've known for a long time that none of these charlatans who just do shamanic acts are good people." Ling Baobao also echoed.
Sikong Qinglan's face suddenly turned dark. He was performing a shaman act.
"You're not much better." Mu Hanyan glared at Ling Baobao. Although this guy didn't do much shamanism, he was a true charlatan.
"Chen Xuefeng, if I give you a way to survive, what will you do?" Mu Hanyan asked.
"What?" Chen Xuefeng looked at Mu Hanyan in surprise.
If he had some thoughts when he was defeated by Mu Hanyan before, then after seeing the power of Mu Hanyan's sword, he had no thoughts at all. He knew very well that facing Mu Hanyan, he had no chance of escape or bargaining. His only hope was that Mu Hanyan would keep her promise and give him a quick death.
"Master Chief Priest..." Chen Yuhe and Sikong Qinglan were also shocked.
Although they felt some sympathy for Chen Xuefeng, as priests of the temple, it was also their duty to wipe out the bandits and protect the peace of the people, so they would never let Chen Xuefeng go just out of sympathy.
Mu Han waved her hand, interrupting the two. Originally, she hadn't intended to let Chen Xuefeng go, but after learning about Mo Shiqi's plot, she felt a little uneasy.
What exactly did Mo Shiqi want to do? Besides Mo Shiqi, were there other people doing the same thing? Behind them, there was no one controlling all this.
The Bloodwind Bandits appeared in Mujia Village, and Xiang Qiuzhan invaded Huayu City. If it were just a coincidence, it would be fine. But if they were really after the Dragon Blood, they would never give up easily. She deeply agreed with the good advice of Ye Yanran, the female thief.
Even the major temples could not wipe out the bandits roaming in the wilderness, so she was of course helpless. Leaving Chen Xuefeng behind was like leaving an eye and ear in the wilderness, who might be able to help at a critical moment.
The current Mu Hanyan is no longer the Mu Hanyan who just arrived in Huayu City. Relying on several battles with Long Wudang, Ou Mingzhi and Xiang Qiuzhan, she has gradually established her own prestige. The changes in Huayu City in the past few months have made everyone convinced of her. So although Sikong Qinglan and Shen Yuhe had some doubts in their hearts, they swallowed their words of dissuasion when they saw her waving her hand.
"If you are willing to give me a way out, I, Chen Xuefeng, swear that I will follow you forever. If I show any rebellion, I will be punished by heaven and earth." Chen Xuefeng finally came to his senses and grabbed it like a drowning man seeing a life-saving straw.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xuefeng picked up a sharp stone and cut his chest with it, while he quickly made hand gestures.
A blood-red mist rose up, forming an extremely thin shadow, kneeling in front of Mu Hanyan.
"Soul Death Contract!" Shen Yuhe exclaimed in a low voice.
The Soul Death Contract was also sworn in blood, similar to Yan Qingshan's original blood oath, but with even greater binding force. Once the Soul Death Contract was signed, Chen Xuefeng's mind and soul were completely under Mu Hanyan's control. With just a thought, Chen Xuefeng's soul would be shattered and destroyed, irretrievable.
Such a binding force even surpassed the master-servant contract between a pet and its master. Only the warriors of a priestly family could possibly sign such a contract. Chen Xuefeng's family had served the priestly family for generations; otherwise, he wouldn't have known how to execute such a soul-death pact.
Seeing that Chen Xuefeng had completely handed his life over to Mu Hanyan, Shen Yuhe and others were at a loss as to what to say.
Mu Hanyan looked at Chen Xuefeng with admiration. As soon as he saw the life-saving straw appear, he immediately and decisively made a soul death contract. This guy is quite courageous.
Little did she know that Chen Xuefeng had deduced from her age, strength, and status that she would achieve limitless success in the future, and that was why he had willingly signed the soul-death pact with her. He would never have done this to anyone else, even if it meant death. Living such a lowly life, living in constant fear, afraid that the slightest displeasure from his master would take his life, was a life worse than death.
"I don't need you to follow me. You continue to stay in the wilderness. If there is any news that is unfavorable to the Huayu Temple, remember to inform me in time. If I need you to do anything, I will also come to you." Mu Hanyan said.
What a joke, even if Chen Xuefeng originally had some sympathy, she had no idea how much blood was on her hands in the past few years under the instigation of Mo Shiqi. As a dignified priest of the temple, hiding a bandit around her was just asking for trouble. Even if Hua Yu and the others were not around and there were no suitable thugs to take orders for the time being, she would not look down on Chen Xuefeng's strength.
"This..." Chen Xuefeng looked hesitant.
Now the temple and other bandits want his life. If he continues to stay in the wilderness, he doesn't know how long he can survive.
"These silver and food are left to you. You can hide here for a while and go out after the storm has passed." Mu Hanyan also knew that leaving him in the wilderness was like sending him to his death, so she took some silver and food from the star disk space and gave it to him.
After all, she was an informant, and she didn't want Chen Xuefeng to die too quickly. Based on a trace of contractual connection transmitted from her mind, she could feel that this soul death contract was not something she could sign just because she wanted to. If the other party was unwilling, it would be useless even if she killed him.
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