Chapter 8: Even the Grotesque Knows Maternal Love
The eerie mother was inexplicably furious, teetering on the edge of an outburst.
Xia Tianqiong took a step back, his senses alert. Suddenly, she asked, “Are you willing to sign a contract with my child?”
“What?” Xia Tianqiong was full of confusion. “Sign a contract with me? What kind of contract?”
He carefully sensed the strange aura around her—it was indeed the power of a contract.
This strange infant was probably a cunning spirit. Since Xia Tianqiong could provide food imbued with netherworld energy, it wanted to bind a contract with him.
The eerie mother looked at Xia Tianqiong with a probing, scrutinizing gaze. “A contract of the Master of the Strange.”
“What a joke! Why should I accept it as my master?” Xia Tianqiong grabbed the eerie infant hanging around his neck. “Take your child back. I’ve completed my task and haven’t triggered the death rule. Neither of you can do anything to me!”
Suddenly, the terrifying aura around the eerie mother withdrew, returning her to her previous form.
She originally intended to scare this man into signing a contract with her child, but it was clear he was not intimidated.
“You know quite a bit about our strange affairs?”
“Of course. There’s a strange entity inside me; otherwise, how could I acquire food imbued with netherworld energy?”
While the man and the strange infant were conversing, the eerie infant was restless, babbling incessantly before bursting into loud cries.
The eerie mother frowned deeply and sighed. “Fine, then sign an equal contract.”
Xia Tianqiong was overjoyed.
The eerie infant could teleport between shadows—a skill not only useful for escape but also for surprise attacks, incredibly practical.
Just as he was about to agree, a thought struck him and he tensed. “Why should I sign a contract with it? Does it want to latch onto me and force me to care for it?”
Hearing this, the eerie mother’s brows knotted sharply. “Since you understand our strange matters, you should know that after signing the contract, you can use its shadow teleportation skill. It’s a rare art coveted by both strange beings and humans. And yet, you’re still dissatisfied?”
“I understand, but I won’t accept an equal contract. If there is a contract, it must be a master-servant contract—I am master, and it is servant.”
“Scoundrel! You’re courting death!”
The eerie mother suddenly exploded in rage. Her white robe instantly turned blood-red, and her once beautiful face began bleeding from all seven orifices—a terrifying sight.
“Ah!”
Behind him, Jiang Yu screamed in terror, wetting herself.
Xia Tianqiong sneered coldly, “Alright, put that act away. If you dared to move against me, you wouldn’t have to make such a show of it.”
The eerie mother froze, her gaze growing even more venomous, but she withdrew her terrifying appearance.
“Human, I see your greed. You deeply desire to contract my child, yet you bargain with me here. I won’t let you succeed.”
The eerie mother hugged the eerie infant and turned to leave.
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