NOVPUBShe did not turn her head as she spoke in an indifferent voice, "Speak, what is it."
Geng Gui snapped back from his fear and quickly stood up, speaking in a respectful and deep voice, "Mr. Cang, the plan for the Divine-level Calamity Realm has failed!"
"Failed?" The woman’s brush did not stop; she continued to carefully outline on the drawing board, casually asking, "How did it fail?"
Still frightened, Geng Gui said gravely, "It was a man from Black Spade; he killed Anubis, the Evil God!"
"..."
The woman accidentally drew a long, conspicuous red mark on the drawing board. Her brush paused slightly, and after a silence of three seconds, she said in a deep voice, "Scarlet, play the footage."
Behind Geng Gui, Scarlet’s vertical pupils flickered, and an image appeared in the room.
After watching the scene, the woman muttered annoyedly, "It’s Peach Organization again... This organization actually has the power to kill gods..."
"Mr. Cang, I thought the man from Black Spade was a Venerable?"
"He is a Venerable, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t more formidable people behind him."
The woman gently set down her brush. "Only a god can contend with a god. So, there must be an extremely powerful deity behind Peach Organization."
"Let’s leave it at that." The woman stood up and spoke in a grave voice, "This is a serious matter; we must report it to the garden owner immediately. Follow me."
"Yes!"
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After scaring someone away with a single glance, Xia Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected, there were people from Burning Heaven Temple outside for the rendezvous, thankfully Anubis’s head was frightening enough.
"Mr. Black Spade, I am—" Cha Naixue was about to speak as she looked at the Moon God Tears in the hands of the man from Black Spade, but then she saw Black Spade and Xia Feng entering a military-grade off-road vehicle, discussing something unknown.
After a while, Xia Feng rolled down the window and waved at her.
With an uneasy heart, Cha Naixue slid into the back seat of the car only to find that the person from Black Spade had disappeared.
She was stunned. "Where is that sir?"
"He’s gone, of course. What, should he stay for dinner?"
Xia Feng, with his legs crossed in a boss-like posture, casually flipped the Moon God Tears necklace in his hand and smiled, "Saintess Nai Xue, it’s time for you to pay your lifesaving dues."
"..."
Cha Naixue glanced at the opaque, light-blocking windows, then turned back to Xia Feng’s deviously mysterious smile in the dim light.
Her cheeks reddened slightly as she bit her lip and glared, "Little Feng... I won’t do that kind of thing!"
Xia Feng: "?"
His sly smile slightly froze, "You really are still as narcissistic as ever, Cha Naixue."
"In some ways, your skin is even thicker than mine." Xia Feng helplessly unfolded his legs.
"..." Cha Naixue was momentarily stunned by his words, and then she quickly realized her misunderstanding of Xia Feng’s intent.
Her face flushed even redder, her legs tightly pressed together under her white skirt as she took a deep breath to quickly pull herself out of her emotional turmoil and regain her composure, her gaze calm, "A lifesaving reward, is it? Don’t worry, I won’t go back on my word; as long as your demands are reasonable, I’ll do my best to satisfy them."
"Very well, Sister Nai Xue, let’s not talk about anything else, but your honesty and integrity do impress me."
Xia Feng smiled, knowing that part of the reason might be due to Black Spade. He had deliberately used the identity of Black Spade, holding the Moon God Tears, to make Cha Naixue realize she was dealing not just with him, Xia Feng, but with the entire Peach Organization.
If she thought about breaking the agreement, she’d have to consider the consequences of offending the Peach Organization.
Hearing Xia Feng’s sudden praise, Cha Naixue’s heart unexpectedly sped up, she pursed her lips and frowned, realizing that she felt strangely nervous around Xia Feng, a sensation she had never experienced before.
She clenched her fists, forcing herself to stay rational and calm, and said solemnly, "Speak then, what do you want?"
"My request is simple."
Xia Feng smiled faintly, "Aren’t you studying the Advanced Spiritual Clothes, ’Moon God Domain’? I want that."
"?" Cha Naixue was taken aback, her purple pupils shining, "You want to study Dual Moon with me?"
"No, no, no—" Xia Feng waved his finger seriously, "I want a full set of Spirit Papers documenting the structure of the Moon God Domain, then I’ll walk the Lonely Moon path on my own."
The Lonely Moon was impossible; he actually wanted Mu Qingtong to learn the Dual Moon, which meant he would be practicing it as well.
However, it seemed like the Dual Moon required some kind of bond condition that he and Mu Qingtong did not have... but no matter, if not Dual Moon, then Lonely Moon.
Perfect!
"That’s impossible!" Cha Naixue stared at Xia Feng expressionlessly, "I said it’s a reasonable request. Do you think your request is reasonable?"
"Not reasonable?" Xia Feng widened his eyes too.
"No, it’s not reasonable!" Cha Naixue was really fed up; her calm emotions became unsettled once again.
She sighed helplessly,
"Let me put it this way, the Moon God Domain is the core legacy of the Spiritual Clothes of the Black Moon Church. The only Spirit Paper is carried by the Pope himself, and we four Quasi Saintesses can only learn it by visiting the headquarters annually on the Legacy Day."
"The Pope will choose to transmit the next part of the Spiritual Particle structure information into our minds based on our learning progress, and sets the highest level of Secret Poison."
"I see..." Xia Feng frowned; he had heard about the Secret Poison from Mu Qingtong.
Once certain secrets are locked, if the knower mentions them to an unknowing party, it triggers a Secret Poison reminder, and if the knower insists on revealing it, they will explode and die.
It’s really deserving of an S-level Spiritual Clothes; protective measures are impeccable. Xia Feng nodded slightly; in fact, he was just testing Cha Naixue, trying to extract as much information about the Moon God Domain as possible.
As for actually obtaining the Moon God Domain, he did not harbor much hope.
Of course, his ultimate goal was still to obtain the S-level Spiritual Clothes, although chances were slim. However, preparing in advance never hurt; setting up a chess piece within the Black Moon Church now might prove useful later.
Cha Naixue had used him, so he was using Cha Naixue in return; he felt no psychological burden about it.
"Ah, can’t give the S-level Spiritual Clothes, that really makes things difficult." Xia Feng tapped his fingers lightly against the small wooden table next to the armrest, producing a thud—thud—thud sound irregularly.
Each tap made Cha Naixue frown; she had a bit of OCD and hated anything irregular or incomplete.
Especially in such a quiet, small space, her attention unavoidably focused on Xia Feng’s long index finger, which was raised high and slowly descending... descending... descending...
Just drop already! Her purple pupils dilated, her heart racing again—she couldn’t stand it anymore and grabbed Xia Feng’s wrist.
"Thud—" The final light sound fell, and Cha Naixue’s shoulders relaxed, her voice quavering softly and calmly, "Just spit it out, I’ll agree to anything except the Moon God Domain!"
"Let me put it this way, Sister Nai Xue, I believe, your life and Silver’s worth one S-level Spiritual Clothes."
"Ah?"
"Hmm? You don’t think your lives are worth even a mere S-level Spiritual Clothes?"
"...You’re right, indeed worth an S-level Spiritual Clothes," Cha Naixue responded, dismayed.
"But sadly, you can’t pay for an S-level right now, not even an A-level Spiritual Clothes, and that makes it very difficult."
Xia Feng smiled, "But no worries, some things aren’t urgent. You can owe the S-level Spiritual Clothes, but you need to pay a bit of interest now."
"Interest?"
"Yes, interest." Xia Feng’s face was sincere, "All you Black Moon Saintesses should know the B-level Spiritual Clothes ’Guardian Slave Contract,’ right?"
Xia Feng had researched the Black Moon Church; he knew that each Quasi Saintess would choose three Guardian Knights.
These three knights, once bound by the Guardian Slave Contract, must remain forever loyal to the Contract Master, unequipped with thoughts of betrayal or any intent harmful to the Contract Master, otherwise, they would suffer severe punishment, even death.
Moreover, the contracted slaves would receive an ability called Guardian Shield, which could be used to protect the Contract Master from attacks.
"So, you want the ’Guardian Slave Contract’?" Cha Naixue relaxed slightly, "Although it has many restrictions, I should be able to sneak it out for you."
"That’s good." Xia Feng nodded, his tone sincere, "But apart from that, I also need you to sign the ’Guardian Slave Contract’ with me now."
"...Ah?"
Cha Naixue’s purple eyes widened slightly, "You want to become my Guardian Knight?"
Xia Feng just smiled silently, quietly observing her.
Cha Naixue, realizing something, her pupils gradually dilating, "You—you..."
Xia Feng, with a faint smile, leaned forward and wrapped the Moon God Tears necklace around the neck of the woman in the snow dress, gently fastening it.
In a soft voice near her ear, he said warmly, "Since you know about my connection with the Peach Organization, you should understand under what conditions a secret can—forever remain a secret!"
