Chapter 488: Contract Mysterious Seal

"Hong'er" was a simple, pleasant name that suited the little girl perfectly. Seeing her satisfied look, Yun Che naturally felt content.

Just moments ago, he had regretted saving this "burden" who had eaten Dragon Fault. But now, having witnessed the Scarlet Giant Sword, he looked at her with an almost drooling impulse. However, wielding a dead sword was easy, but wielding a "living" sword—or more accurately, a living person—was an entirely different matter!

Just as he began to wonder how to make the little girl obedient, Jasmine suddenly said gravely, "Immediately plant a Profound Seal of Submission on her… the same kind used to subdue profound beasts!"

"Huh?" Yun Che was startled. "What do you mean?"

"It's simple. You just need to plant a Contract Seal on her. You can then form a master-servant contract with her, just like subduing a profound beast… with you as the master!" Jasmine stated calmly.

"This…" Yun Che was surprised. "But that's how you subdue profound beasts. She's human, not a profound beast. How can a contract be formed this way?"

"Hmph, she's not just 'a human'!" Jasmine said coldly. "If you were to directly use the Contract Seal on her, it would be useless, even if she didn't resist. But the blood you just dripped on the sword has already been imprinted into her main soul! Now, if you plant a Contract Profound Seal on her, it will quickly fuse with the blood you left in her main soul, permanently imprinting itself into her spirit! Unless you voluntarily release it, she will never be able to break free from this contract!"

Yun Che's mind reeled from Jasmine's words. How could the blood he had dripped onto the Scarlet Giant Sword, following Jasmine's instructions, have imprinted itself into Hong'er's main soul? And how could it actively fuse with a Contract Profound Seal? Could the method used for contracting profound beasts... also be effective on a person?

What in the world was this?!

"Do as I say immediately." Jasmine showed no hint of jest. "She has completely lost her memory now and has no concept of a Contract Profound Seal. You were the first person she saw after waking up, so she's subconsciously very close to you and completely unguarded. Therefore, with a little guidance from you, she shouldn't resist. This is a heaven-sent opportunity you might not encounter in a million years! If her memory suddenly recovers, it will be absolutely impossible for you to form a master-servant contract with her!"

Yun Che finally understood Jasmine's words. His heart was stirred, but he still hesitated. "This… isn't quite right, is it? She has no memory now. If I take advantage of this and succeed, it seems too unfair to her."

"Hmph, isn't tricking girls what you do most often? And now you're suddenly acting like a gentleman?" Jasmine sneered.

Jasmine's dismissive remark effortlessly shattered the moral defense Yun Che had painstakingly built up. While Jasmine often said shocking things that subverted his understanding, she had never lied to him. If it were truly possible, as she claimed, to subdue Hong'er like a contracted profound beast…

Well, Hong'er wasn't the key; the key was the sword she could transform into!

"Huh? What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly stop talking?" Hong'er stood on her tiptoes, waving her fair, tender hand in front of his eyes.

Yun Che instantly snapped back to reality, bent down, and said with a smile, "Hong'er, can we discuss something?"

"Discuss… something?" Hong'er tilted her head.

"You just ate my Dragon Fault, and you said you'd compensate me, right?" Yun Che still wore a smiling expression.

Hong'er nodded, but her expression clearly became wary.

Since Hong'er had nodded, the rest was easier to say. Yun Che slowly continued, "Dragon Fault was my weapon. Now that you've eaten it, I don't have a weapon to use. Since you're going to compensate me, then in the future, whenever I need a weapon, you'll have to transform into that sword we just saw. Do you agree? Hong'er is a beautiful girl, and beautiful girls must keep their word!"

Hong'er blinked her eyes, thought hard for a moment, and then… surprisingly, she nodded.

That… that was all?

She was actually that obedient?

Hong'er's quick agreement left Yun Che a little speechless. Then, Hong'er loudly declared, "Although transforming was fun, I won't just listen to you for nothing… unless you agree to three conditions!"

Conditions!?

This seemingly extremely naive and guileless little girl… wanted to negotiate with him?

"What conditions?" This time, it was Yun Che's turn to be wary.

"They're very simple!" Hong'er tilted her small face up and held up a fair, tender finger. "First, you have to play with me often and not ignore me; second, you have to find all sorts of delicious food for me every day—you can't let me go hungry, and you can't be stingy; third, you can't abandon me and run off like before, and you definitely can't be mean to me!"

Yun Che was instantly speechless. These three conditions were clear, purposeful, and comprehensive… covering food and play. This little girl was not as innocent and foolish as she appeared!

"Al… right!" Yun Che deliberated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

"Huh? Really… you really agreed to all of them, and you'll keep your word?" Seeing Yun Che nod, Hong'er's eyes sparkled, her tender lips parted, and she exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, I'll keep my word. But you also have to be good. When I ask you to turn into a sword, you absolutely must not disobey!" Yun Che said seriously.

"Yay!" Hong'er cheered happily, then nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick. "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, as long as I can play and eat lots of delicious things, I'll be the most obedient… Uh, that… that thing…" Hong'er cupped her cheeks with both hands, her eyes sparkling. "I'm hungry again now. That thing called 'Nong Que'—it seems there's still half left, can I eat it now?"

"It's Dragon Fault!"

Yun Che took out the remaining half of Dragon Fault. Looking at the teeth marks on it, his heart still ached… He recalled how magnificent Dragon Fault had been in his hands in the past. With him and the sword, they had claimed first place in the Azure Cloud Ranking Battle, killed Fen Moli and Fen Yijue, intimidated the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, destroyed the entire Fen Tian Sect, defeated Ling Tianni, and even swept through the Seven Nations Ranking Battle, shaking the entire world… It had been incredibly formidable.

Now, not only was it broken, but it had even become a little girl's food!

*Old friend, I've wronged you. Anyway, your other half is already in her stomach, so let's just consider this sending you both to reunite inside her…* Yun Che groaned inwardly. He didn't immediately hand it to Hong'er. Instead, he hid it behind his back and said, "You can eat this half now, but you have to agree to one small thing first."

Seeing the other half of Dragon Fault and smelling its aura, Hong'er instantly started to drool. She swallowed hard and eagerly asked, "What is it, what is it?!"

"Close your eyes. Then, for the next twenty breaths, no matter what I do to you, you cannot resist. It's very simple, right?" Yun Che bent down, smiling, and spoke in an extremely gentle tone.

"Twenty breaths, no resisting? Eh?!" Hong'er's small body recoiled. Her little hand clutched the collar of her dress, her face full of wariness. "Are you going to… molest me? No, no, no! I'm the purest little beauty, and I won't be molested!"

Molest… This little girl actually knew that word!

"Who said I was going to molest you!" Veins popped out on Yun Che's forehead. "I just want to touch your glabella… that's all!"

"Ah?" Hong'er was confused. She reached up and touched her own glabella. "Why touch here?"

"Because… I love touching people there the most, especially cute beautiful girls!" Yun Che said with great difficulty.

"Oh, I see…" Hong'er thought for a moment. Having her glabella touched, then getting to eat delicious Dragon Fault—it seemed like a good deal no matter how she thought about it. "Okay… but after you touch it, 'Nong Que' has to be given to me to eat. You can't go back on your word."

*It's Dragon Fault!* Yun Che roared inwardly… Since Hong'er had agreed, it was much simpler. He nodded and slowly said, "Alright… first, close your eyes… Yes, don't open them. No matter what happens, you must not resist. Don't worry, I won't touch anywhere else besides your glabella, and I certainly won't molest you!"

Hong'er stood before Yun Che and obediently closed her eyes. Whether it was due to her extreme innocence or her complete lack of wariness towards Yun Che, she showed no trepidation; instead, her face held curiosity and anticipation. Yun Che took a deep breath, condensed a bead of blood on his fingertip, and gently tapped Hong'er's glabella. Instantly, a small Contract Profound Seal appeared there.

The entire process was identical to subduing a completely tamed profound beast and making it a contracted profound beast.

Could it really succeed? Although he always trusted Jasmine implicitly, deep down he still harbored strong doubts… After all, this was truly too outrageous.

When the Contract Profound Seal appeared, if Hong'er had even the slightest mental resistance, it would have been repelled… Even if this Profound Seal could genuinely affect a person, anyone feeling another person attempting to impose such a seal on them would undoubtedly resist with extreme force, because no one wanted to become subservient to another like a profound beast.

However, this outcome did not occur with Hong'er. The Contract Profound Seal from Yun Che rotated three times on her glabella, then smoothly merged with his blood drop into Hong'er's glabella, disappearing completely.

A soul connection with Hong'er, clear and unmistakable, appeared within his spirit just moments later.

This soul connection… was almost identical to the one he had with the Snow Phoenix Beast…

It succeeded!?

It really succeeded!

Red light flickered on the back of Yun Che's left hand, slowly revealing a red Profound Seal about an inch long. The shape of this seal was clearly that of the miniature Scarlet Giant Sword!

After fully manifesting, the Profound Seal slowly receded and disappeared.