Lu Shenzhi laughed and said, "At this crucial moment, are you going to tie me up first?"
He had followed Shi Xuan in spirit form for a long time and knew that if a living creature entered her space, it had to be bound up before it could be sent in.
Shi Xuan said, "What's so difficult about that? Red Hair and Jin Dada can come and go freely. I'll just grant you that permission."
The spirit pets can enter because they have a contract with Shi Xuan, and Shi Xuan can control their right to enter and exit.
And people...
The two exchanged a glance, a tacit sense of dread washing over them.
Lu Shenzhi thought to himself: Could it be that Junior Sister wants to contract me into a spirit pet?
Shi Xuan thought to himself: Senior Brother, do you think I want to contract him into a spirit pet?
The atmosphere froze for a moment.
Then the two of them thought at the same time: It's not impossible, is it?
Shi Xuan said, "Let me try first. If we don't have a contract, can I still grant this permission?"
She communicated with Yinshuang using her divine sense, and then guided Lu Shenzhi's divine sense to connect with Yinshuang.
But I tried several times without success.
It seems that Silver Frost can only recognize Shi Xuan's spirit pet...
“Or…” Shi Xuan tried to say, “How about we make an equal contract first, and then break it after we get out of here?”
Lu Shenzhi considered the consequences of being contracted and realized that he wouldn't actually become a spirit pet because of it. Besides, this would be an extra skill for survival, a win-win situation.
Thus, the two hastily entered into a contract, making Lu Shenzhi most likely the only human on this continent to be bound by a contract!
An equal contract requires an array, and since the two had nothing else to do on the spirit boat, they simply used the time during the journey to complete the contract.
In this way, Yinshuang was indeed able to recognize Lu Shenzhi.
He communicated with Yinshuang using his divine sense, going in and out several times, finding it all very novel.
When he strolled up to the three-person working group, Zeng Mo blurted out, "Did you buy another person?"
But then Lu Shenzhi disappeared from the spot, just like every time Shi Xuan went out.
Zeng Mo was shocked and exclaimed to Li Jun and Qiu Chang'an, "This is terrible! Master has turned into a man! What happened? Could it be because he ate some kind of elixir!"
The other two also saw Lu Shenzhi. Previously, only Lu Shenzhi could see them; they couldn't see him. This was the first time the three of them had seen him.
Li Jun shifted his gaze to Zeng Mo, sighed, and said, "Is something bothering you? Did you suffer some heartbreak outside?"
Qiu Chang'an remained relatively calm. After pondering for a moment, he analyzed, "I think this man, although good-looking, is quite different from Shi Xuan in appearance. Besides, even if his appearance has changed, his physique shouldn't be this different..."
What he said made perfect sense, but Zeng Mo didn't believe it.
He was completely absorbed in the idea of his master turning from female to male.
Unbeknownst to Shi Xuan, she had already been transformed from a woman into a man and given a tragic story of heartbreak...
Shi Xuan was completely unaware of this; she was still studying what other benefits such a contract might bring to them.
Besides Lu Shenzhi being able to freely enter the space, their communication also became easier; many things could be sensed by the other party in the blink of an eye.
There are quite a few benefits, but it's a bit unpleasant to say... They're all spirit pets that are contracted, not contracted by people. They're really daring to think like that.
Shi Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Senior Brother, I'm afraid Master will beat me if he finds out when we go back this time."
What kind of thing is it to make a contract with the senior brother while going out?
Lu Shenzhi wasn't one to care about such worldly concerns. He laughed and said, "Hitting you is out of the question. If anyone's going to hit someone, it'll be me..."
Thinking about it this way, Shi Xuan realized that what he said made a lot of sense, so he stopped dwelling on it.
As they spoke, they had already arrived at the territory of Jitong.
Looking up from the spirit boat, the entire ground was desolate, with abandoned spirit fields everywhere.
Some areas are overgrown with weeds, while others are charred black.
This is a huge contrast to when they came here a few years ago.
At that time, the Jitong region was a prosperous oasis, with spiritual plants growing in abundance, taking great care of them and looking very vibrant and full of life.
Now, the entire Jitong region is deserted and lifeless.
The contrast is striking and evokes a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi - mixed feelings of emotion and reflection).
There is no logic to things in this world.
Upon arriving at the Liu family's main residence, the two disembarked from the spirit boat.
Before Shi Xuan put away the spirit boat, Lu Shenzhi looked at the big, colorful thing with a complicated expression. He wanted to say something but held back. He didn't want to have to ride the spirit boat again on the way back.
The Liu family's courtyard is no longer as magnificent as it once was.
The building looked much the same as usual because it had only been uninhabited for two years.
But the tangled branches peeking over the wall and the moss on the path in front of the door indicated that the family was no longer there.
Shi Xuan pushed open the vermilion gate and walked into the courtyard with Lu Shenzhi.
The courtyard looked like it hadn't been tended to for a long time, but there wasn't the scene of a fierce fight that Shi Xuan had imagined.
Moreover, all the corpses had been cleaned up, and there was nothing left in the yard.
Upon closer inspection, the soil was a slightly darker color, suggesting it had been irrigated with blood. The bloodstains on the stone path, however, were barely visible after two years of wind and rain.
"Senior Brother, it seems this isn't just a simple attack; it must have been planned for a long time."
"Let's go and look at other places."
The two left from the front yard and looked around the entire Liu family's courtyard.
It's almost identical to the front yard.
The interior was a bit messy, with some furniture lying scattered on the floor, and no one seemed to care.
But the furniture all looked intact, not like a fight, but rather like it had been knocked over and left unattended.
"It seems that this massacre was carried out without anyone noticing. That's incredibly difficult." Lu Shenzhi frowned in thought. He wondered how, under such circumstances, the entire Liu family could be wiped out without damaging the mansion or engaging in any violent fighting.
Shi Xuan then drew parallels to the things they had previously considered, saying, "Formations, demonic energy, poison, witchcraft... these are probably the only ones that come to mind."
By this time, he had traversed the entire Liu family mansion. Shi Xuan stood in the garden at the very center of the mansion, released his divine sense, and, in harmony with the life of all things, entered a state of deep meditation.
Shi Xuan has already reached the second level of the Divine Transformation stage. When he enters meditation, he can "see" a wider range of things and more subtle details.
The huge house was deserted and completely silent; there wasn't even a stray cat in sight.
All the rooms were empty, and when the wind blew through, it created an even more eerie and terrifying atmosphere.
The garden, which was once filled with flowers and plants, now only has a few rare spiritual plants left.
Wait a minute! An uncommon spiritual plant?!
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