Chapter 103 Give me a reason to accept you?

  Leng Ruo Xue nodded slightly, and several people left the headquarters of the Hurricane Mercenary Corps together, heading towards the agreed location.

  The team leader watched them leave and couldn't help but sigh in admiration. Such an excellent girl, he wondered what kind of man would be worthy of her.

  "Big Brother Gu, what kind of person is the client?" On the road, Leng Ruoxue chatted with Gu Ri.

  "It's considered a new noble family!" Jusai explained.

  "Oh, hopefully he's not a spoiled rich second generation." Lan Ruoxue said calmly.

  Currently, on the continent of Lingfeng, there is only one country, which is the Nanxi Empire. After those spiritual gods were eliminated, the ancestors of Dongchi State clearly stated that they would not establish a new country. Therefore, the Nanxi State became the only country on the continent and was renamed the Nanxi Empire. Moreover, except for the original territory of Dongchi State, all regions on the continent of Lingfeng have become part of the Nanxi Empire's sphere of influence, which is also tacitly approved by Cold Snow and others.

  Apart from the Nanxi Empire's rapid rise to power, many aristocratic families emerged like mushrooms after a spring rain. However, the current aristocratic families are fundamentally incomparable to the original five great aristocratic families, because they are completely within the jurisdiction of imperial power.

  As the former first family of Fire, they naturally did not want to be controlled by others. So, the Fire Family set up their clan in the second largest city of Dongchi Country and renamed it Huo City. After several months of hard work, the Fire Family also regained its position as the first family.

  Huǒ Qíng had also returned to his family after being found by the master of the Huǒ Family and was still serving as the young master of the Huǒ Family.

  The current Dongchi country, although there is no royal family, but the city master system is adopted. However, becoming a city master is not that easy. To become a city master, one must go through rigorous audits and tests, and finally be voted in by the people. It can be said that Leng Ruo Xue completely transplanted the democratic system of her previous life's world over here.

  "It shouldn't be, I've made the conditions clear to them," said Hikari with a light smile. He had a deep appreciation for the mercenary group's rules and had implemented some of them himself, so now the entire group's cohesion and loyalty were unparalleled in the past.

  "I hope so."

  "Brother Ge!" Before Leng Ruoxue and the others had even arrived at the meeting point, a beautiful young girl came running over like a butterfly.

  Leng Ruo Xue saw the girl and slightly raised an eyebrow, looking at Ju Yi with a hint of teasing, saying: "It seems that Brother Ju has encountered good fortune in love."

  I hope it's not a troublesome rotten peach, cold as snow with ulterior motives.

  "If Snow, don't talk nonsense, I've only met her once, we don't have any relationship." Jiu Ri rolled his eyes and explained somewhat helplessly that his mind was currently focused on cultivation, where did he have the time to think about these useless things? Alas! It seemed like Ruo Xue had been really bored lately.

  "Brother Jū, you've finally arrived." The beautiful girl had already run to Jū's front, but her eyes only saw Jū alone, and as for the people beside him like Reiuka, they were automatically filtered out.

  Leng Ruo Xue and others were very sensible and left Ju Ri's side, so as not to be a light bulb.

  "Who's that woman in the east?" Feng Da asked with some curiosity.

  "She is the client of our mission this time, a newly rising young lady from a wealthy family." The captain of the Storm Mercenary Group explained quietly to Dong.

  "Isn't she a troublesome woman?" Feng Da asked with some headache, he was now uninterested in women outside of the miss and the women around her.

  "Hmm, I'm not sure about that either." Dong said somewhat speechlessly, but in his heart, he was thinking, what kind of woman would be considered a troublesome woman in Feng Da's mind?

  "Miss Cold Snow, she is our mercenary group's client, the second largest family in Fire City, and the eldest miss of the Ma family, Ma Yurou." Juren led Ma Yurou to stand before Cold Snow.

  "Miss Ma, she is our mercenary group's Ruo Xue Miss." Juren was very polite and made a simple introduction for the two.

  The two nodded at each other and considered themselves acquainted.

  "Come on, brother, let's hurry up!" Ma Yu Rong said with some impatience.

  "Alright." Yu Rou looked at him with a cold expression, somewhat helplessly responding.

  "Miss, it seems you really don't have a good relationship with women! That Ma Miss, she doesn't have a good impression of you!" Feng Da whispered to Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Just a passerby, would I care?" Lan Ruo Xue Bai gave Feng Da a cold glance and said indifferently.

  Several people followed Gusu's back and arrived at the gathering place.

  On the spacious ground, two giant flying spirit beasts are descending here.

  "Sorry, Miss Snow, but my flying spirit beast is too small and can't seat many people. Why don't you ride with my subordinate instead?" Ma Yu Rong said with some embarrassment, looking at Leng Ruoxue.

  "Thank you for Miss Ma's kindness, I have a spiritual beast of my own." Leng Ruoxue glanced at the two spiritual beasts with a cold expression and said.

  "If Snow." Yu had some awkwardness looking at Cold-as-Snow, and in his heart, he increasingly disliked Ma Yu Rong. Humph! She was just the spoiled daughter of a nouveau riche family. If the people from the Ma family knew that their beloved daughter, who they couldn't even curry favor with for this lifetime, actually rejected them like this, who knows what kind of thoughts they would have.

  "Brother Gu, you sit with Miss Ma together, don't mind me." Leng Ruoxue said considerately and gave Gu Ri a wink.

  "Alright then!" With a helpless nod, he sat on Ma Yu Rong's flying spirit beast.

  "Leng miss, our spirit beasts fly very quickly, so you must keep up, don't get lost." Ma Yu Rong said with a concerned face, then commanded her own spirit beast to take flight.

  "Don't worry, I'll follow you." said Leng Ruoxue with a grateful face.

  "Miss, shall we set off?" Seeing that the two spiritual beasts had flown far away, Feng Da said with some helplessness, "Sigh! It seems that Miss has been really bored lately."

  "Let's go!" Leng Ruoxue summoned her wings and also released the small otter that she had put in her space.

  "Hey, let's fly slower, don't scare those two beasts." said Leng Ruoxue comfortably lying on Yu's back.

  "Yes, master." Yu Man Tian Hei Xian replied with some difficulty, his head full of black lines... he had to fly much slower in order not to surpass those two spiritual beasts!

  "I thought you'd be riding a dragon!" Leng Ruoxue said with a smirk, seeing Feng Da and Lu Tao also getting on.

  "Miss! That dragon is too conspicuous, can't we catch a few more ordinary flying beasts?" Feng Da said with a bitter face, since they became famous, he didn't dare to ride the fire dragon again, otherwise, he would definitely be recognized.

  "Yu, do you know any flying spirit beasts?" asked Leng Ruo Xue after a moment of thought.

  "There are indeed, but none of them have a high rank." Yu thought for a moment before speaking.

  "It doesn't matter, as long as we fly fast." Feng Da hastily said.

  "Hmm, rank isn't important." Lan Xue agreed, they indeed needed a few ordinary flying spirit beasts.

  "When I arrived at the psychedelic forest, I went to find them." Yu said somewhat reluctantly, huh... is it going to lose its job?

  Lengruo Xue nodded slightly and closed her eyes, no longer speaking.

  After flying for over ten hours, I finally arrived in Liuzhou.

  The crowd stopped outside the city and entered Liu City on foot.

  "It's too late in the day, let's stay here for tonight and go in tomorrow morning!" said Jitsuroku, looking up at the sky in front of a guest house.

  "Alright, I'll listen to Brother Ju's words." Ma Yu Rong said in extreme agreement.

  "What? Are you planning to practice during the day and come out of the forest at night?" asked Leng Ruo Xue suddenly.

  "Of course not, we're going to set up camp in the forest tonight." Ma Yu Rong said proudly, her chin held high.

  "I didn't notice." said Ling Ruo Xue in a calm tone.

  "Let's go directly into the forest!"

  "Brother, it's so late and we're all tired. Let's go in tomorrow!" Ma Yurou said with a hint of coquetry, after flying for so long, she just wanted to have a good sleep.

  "Yu Rou, don't be reckless, listen to Master Zhu's words." a middle-aged man rebuked.

  "Second Uncle!"

  "This is not the Ma's house, you can't be so arrogant." Ma Zhongxian, the second uncle of the Ma family, said in a tone that brooked no argument.

  "Alright then, second uncle, I'll listen to you." Ma Yu Rong compromised. Second uncle's position in the family was only below her father, so she didn't dare not listen to his words.

  "Depart." A faint voice said.

  A group of people slowly walked towards the mystical forest.

  "Miss, are you hungry? I have some dried meat here, eat some first." In the forest, Green Peach took out a piece of dried meat and handed it to Cold Snow's hand as if no one was around.

  Leng Ruo Xue took over the dried meat and bit off a small piece. The rest was fed to the little sable in her arms.

  "Master, let's set up camp here for tonight!" he said, walking east to Gisuke's side.

  After taking a look at the current terrain, he nodded and the mercenary group and the people from the Ma family began to set up their camp.

  This time, the Storm Mercenary Corps was only responsible for protecting the safety of Ma's family. As for other things, they needed to be done by the client themselves. Moreover, relying on the status of the Storm Mercenary Corps, the people of the Ma family did not dare to treat them as servants, so from top to bottom, the Ma family treated the people of the Storm with great respect.

  Leng Ruo Xue and the other two people deliberately found a corner seat.

  Feng Da set up the tent, Lu Tao gathered food ingredients, and Leng Ruo Xue was focused on being a shopkeeper, only to see her take out a recliner, lie down on it, and look very comfortable.

  "Miss Xue, I didn't bring my maid this time. May I borrow yours for a moment?" Ma Yu Rong walked to Leng Ruoxue's side and said with what she thought was politeness.

  "Miss Ma didn't bring her maid? That's so inconvenient when going out!" said Leng Ruo Xue with a slightly cold tone, without even raising an eyebrow.

  "My father said that going out to gain experience means to suffer, if you bring a maid with you, it's no different from being a young lady at home!" Ma Yurou said proudly, implying that Leng Ruxue couldn't bear hardships and this place wasn't for enjoyment.

  "What you said makes sense, but if I were you, I wouldn't even bring a bodyguard." Lan Ruoxue said with a smile.

  "If you're Miss Xue, with both a bodyguard and a maid by your side, what right do you have to lecture me?" Ma Yu Rong said somewhat irritably. However, in front of Ju Ri, she had to maintain the demeanor of a young lady from a wealthy family, but inside, she couldn't help but curse.

  "Sister, that woman is scolding you in her heart." The baby in the bangle suddenly transmitted a voice.

  "Miss Ma, I'm not here to gain experience, why should I suffer that?" Leng Ruo Xue said with disdain, while responding in her heart "I know."

  "Miss Xue, you haven't answered me yet, will you lend me your maid or not?" Ma Yuran suppressed her anger and maintained a smiling face as she spoke.

  "You'd better ask my maid about that. If she's willing to serve you, I have no objection." Leng Ruoxue kicked the ball towards Lv Tao.

  Ma Yu Rong heard Leng Ruo Xue say that, and directly walked to the front of Lu Tao, with a proud tone said: "Your miss has already lent you to me, from now on you will follow by my side and serve me." After saying that, she still raised her head high, with an air of granting favor.

  "Get out!" Green Peach glared at her own mistress and let out a loud roar, intentionally releasing some pressure.

  "Ah!" Ma Yu Rong was so frightened that she sat down on the ground with a thud, her heart filled with fear and trepidation. How could this maid have such formidable strength? She's just a maid!

  "I apologize, senior. My niece is ignorant, please calm down and don't bother with her." Ma Zhongxian, who had heard the commotion, hastily came to Lü Tao's side and bowed respectfully, saying this. At this time, his heart was also filled with fear. He really hadn't expected that this maid would actually be a Spirit Emperor, and her strength was clearly above his own. He was only an initial-stage Spirit Emperor, so wouldn't this woman be at least a mid-stage Spirit Emperor or even higher?

  This is really too terrifying, he really doesn't know what kind of family would even have a maid who is a Spirit Emperor!

  "Hmph! Dare to let me serve her? Is she worthy?" Green Peach coldly snorted and said.

  "Taohua, why bother with those inexperienced little families, we won't be angry!" Feng Da walked over and gently hugged Luotao, coaxing her.

  "Hmm, take good care of this arrogant niece of yours, otherwise, I won't guarantee that she'll still be alive next time." Lü Tao nodded and then said with an overbearing tone, already having the aura of a strong person.

  "Should we go and try to persuade him?" asked Xiang Dong in a low voice from a short distance away, who was watching the commotion.

  "It's unnecessary, if Snow has a sense of propriety." Ju Yi said somewhat disapprovingly, but his eyes drifted towards the direction where Leng Ruo Xue was.

  "Don't worry, senior, I'll take good care of her." At this time, Ma Zhongxian glanced at his niece and hurriedly guaranteed, but in his heart, he was full of doubts, what kind of people were these three?!

  "Take her away quickly and get out of my sight." Lü Táo said irritably.

  "Yes, I won't disturb you, senior." Ma Zhongxian pulled up his niece from the ground and quickly disappeared from Lü Tao's sight. Although he didn't like this niece of his, if something were to happen to her now, he would have no way to explain it to his older brother.

  "Miss." Lu Tao looked at Leng Ruo Xue with a wronged expression and pouted.

  "Hehe, our family's Green Peach is so majestic! I'm a bit scared, miss." Cold Snow said with a good mood and teasing tone.

  "Miss, Green Peach won't bother you anymore." Green Peach angrily turned her head and concentrated on starting a fire.

  "Alas! I'm truly heartbroken! The lovely Green Peach is ignoring me." said Leng Ruoxue with a self-pitying tone.

  "Xue Er, you still have me, I won't ignore you." The silver little fox said, not letting go of any opportunity to express his feelings.

  "It's still better with my little fox!" said Leng Ruoxue with infinite emotion.

  "Wow, Snow, your life is really enviable!" Juzi walked over and said.

  "Brother Ge, if you want to, you can too." said Leng Ruoxue calmly.

  "I hope so!" said Jia Rui, he was very clear about the responsibility on his shoulders, he knew that he would never be able to live as freely as Ruoxue.

  "Miss, dinner is ready." Lü Táo walked over and said.

  "Come on, Brother Gu, let's eat together!" Leng Ruoxue said with an invitation.

  "In that case, I won't be polite." But nowadays it's hard to come by.

  "Wow, you guys are really overindulging yourselves!" Ji Ruo arrived at the dining area and couldn't help but exclaim, "This is just too extravagant! It's really true that some people can be so enviable it's suffocating!"

  "Is that all? This is already considered simple." Leng Ruoxue said straightforwardly, she had always been particular about food, and over time, the stomachs of her subordinates had also become spoiled.

  "You see what our mercenary group and the Ma family eat? Now look at you... the difference is just too great." Jiu Ri said with some helplessness, and compared to Ruoxue, he felt a bit inferior.

  "Hey, Brother Gu, why don't you have your subordinates come over and eat together?" Upon hearing this, even Leng Ruoxue felt a bit embarrassed to be eating alone.

  "If it's Snow, then we won't be polite, come on over and eat together!" Ji Rong hurriedly invited his subordinates, as if afraid that Cold Snow would regret it.

  "They're here." Dong and others ran over excitedly, everyone gathered together, eating dinner noisily. After the meal, Dong and others voluntarily took on the task of washing dishes.

  "Second Uncle, they're really too much." Ma Yu Rong sat in the distance, her face full of injustice, why did others get to have fish and meat and soup, eating a sumptuous dinner beyond compare, while they could only gnaw on hard dry rations.

  "Shut up, don't cause any more trouble. Otherwise, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself." Ma Zhongxian threatened, and among the younger generation of these families who came together, this spoiled young lady was the most troublesome.

  After dinner, Leng Ruo Xue and others rested first.

  The next morning, Leng Ruo Xue found Ju Ri and greeted him before temporarily leaving the group.

  "Feathers, take us away!" Having walked out of Jitsu's line of sight, Rei summoned Feathers and said.

  "Master, please come and sit down!" Yu said, enlarging his own body.

  After Leng Ruoxue and others sat on Yu's back, Yu took them directly to the Eagle Tribe's territory.

  "Master, I asked them yesterday and they should give me an answer today," Yu said. Yesterday, after arriving at the forest, he made a special trip to the Eagle tribe and conveyed his master's intentions to his clansmen. However, those eagles were somewhat hesitant at the time, so he gave them a day to consider.

  "Not bad." said Leng Ruoxue, stroking Yu's soft feathers in praise.

  They flew for about a quarter of an hour, when the bird pointed with his wing to a thicket of trees and said: "Master, there it is."

  Yu found a place and had just landed when he was suddenly surrounded by a group of eagles.

  "We've thought it through," said one of the eagles, a majestic bird with pure white plumage.

  He nodded slightly and used his eyes to gesture for the snowy eagle to continue speaking.

  "We are willing to acknowledge humans as our masters." The Snow Eagle said directly, it was an eighth-level Sacred Beast, in the past, Yu's strength was comparable to its, but now Yu had already become a Divine Beast, while it still hadn't advanced, so it decided to follow Yu's example and acknowledge humans as its master.

  "But I have one condition," Xue Ying continued.

  "What conditions?" Yu asked somewhat puzzledly.

  "I acknowledge your master as mine." Snow Eagle hesitated for a moment before speaking.

  "What?" Hua's heart was filled with anger! Humph... As expected, it had come to steal her job!

  While communicating with the Snow Eagle, Leng Ruoxue swept a glance at the eagles around them. Most of these eagles were fifth-grade sacred beasts, and there were several fourth-grade ones. This Snow Eagle was the highest grade apart from Yu.

  "Give me a reason to accept you?" Cold-as-snow raised an eyebrow and said, her beautiful eyes staring at the Snow Eagle.

  "I want to become stronger, I want to be a divine beast. I'm already an 8th-level sacred beast, if I want to advance further, I need to have a powerful master. Moreover, my flying speed is fast, and I'm warm in winter and cool in summer, using me as a mount will definitely be comfortable and safe. In addition, I'm also good at making my master happy, I can sing songs..." Snow Eagle started talking non-stop after hearing Leng Ruoxue's words, um, this human woman should be Yu's master, so it must show off well to avoid being looked down upon.

  "Stop! That's enough." Cold as snow, with a head full of black lines, she stopped the somewhat talkative Snow Eagle from continuing to speak, and then let it speak again, who knows what it would say?

  "Then... are you going to accept it?" Xue Ying suddenly became a bit shy, lowering her head and not daring to look at Leng Ruoxue.

  "Miss, just accept it, it's pitiful." Green Peach couldn't help but plead, this snow eagle had explained its loyalty clearly, and with a pitiful and cute expression, she couldn't bear to see it.

  "Considering my maid pleaded for you, I'll accept you!" Cold Snow said with some helplessness.

  "Thank you, Master," Snow Eagle said, hastily initiating the contract as if afraid that Cold-as-Snow would change her mind.

  "Lü Táo, Féng Dá, you each choose one too!" Lěng Ruò Xuě said after the contract was completed.

  "Uh-huh."

  Feng Da and Lu Tao each chose a contract eagle that looked more pleasing to the eye, after which, Leng Ruo Xue also collected other sacred beasts willing to acknowledge an owner into her ring, and the three left this place.

  Leng Ruo Xue and others returned to where they camped last night, only to find that Ju Ri and others had already left, so they chased after them along the road.

  "Master, it seems they've encountered some trouble today." Yu said, having confirmed their location through clairvoyance.

  "A big trouble?" asked Leng Ruoxue with some curiosity.

  "Hmm, they encountered a ninth-grade sacred beast." Yu explained.

  "A ninth-grade sacred beast?" Leng Ruoxue smiled lightly, "Brother Da's luck is really good, just when we need a ninth-grade sacred beast, one delivers itself to our doorstep."

  "Master, that 9th-grade sacred beast should be the Earth Magic Bear, it's very powerful and excels at defense." The Snow Eagle, disguised as a small white bird, perched on Leng Ruoxue's shoulder, said, uh, I guess it should be called Xue Feng now.

  "Compared with King Kong, who is more powerful, this bear or him?" asked Leng Ruoxue.

  "Their strengths are evenly matched, and they both belong to the category of versatile spiritual beasts that excel at both offense and defense." Xue Feng explained.

  "Oh, let's not get close for now, unless they're in danger of losing their lives." Leng Ruoxue thought for a moment before instructing, this was a rare opportunity after all! She hoped that Gu Da Ge would seize it.

  She nodded and found a suitable place to hide, secretly observing.

  At this time, Jugu was facing a 9th-level Sacred Beast that gave him immense pressure, and his body was drenched in cold sweat. Oh no...this is a 9th-level Sacred Beast! It's equivalent to a Human Spirit Lord, and it seems like this bear has a bad temper too...

  "That... that, I don't want to fight with you, let's talk!" Jia Ri said, plucking up the courage, really didn't know how Yu Xue had persuaded her beast, to be honest, he didn't think highly of this bear, who could speak reason, and even more didn't think he had Yu Xue's charm, that could entice a spirit beast.

  "Humans, don't think about stalling for time, you're all doomed!" The nearly three-meter-tall, earth-yellow giant bear roared like thunder, displaying its current rage.

  "That senior, we really didn't mean to disturb your cultivation." Gu Ri looked at his subordinates and the Ma family members who had already been knocked unconscious by the Earth Demon Bear's pressure, and said with a stiff upper lip. In this world, the strong are respected, whether they are human or spiritual beasts, as long as they are strong, they deserve respect. So, Gu Ri put himself in the position of a junior, hoping that the Earth Demon Bear would spare them.

  "Hmph! You think you're so clever, but I was right in the middle of a critical moment in my cultivation, and you've disturbed me. Because of you, I won't be able to advance to the next level, and I almost lost control and went berserk. And yet you still think I'll let you off? You must be dreaming!" The Earth Demon Bear gritted its teeth and spoke with a vicious tone, but this human was surprisingly resilient, not even being stunned by its intimidating aura.

  "Elder, I have a way to help you get promoted." Jiu Ri thought for a moment before hastily speaking up.

  "What's the trick?" The curiosity of the Earth Bear was completely hooked by Jūichi, and it couldn't help but ask. It had no choice, the temptation of promotion was just too great for it.

  "I have a friend who is Dan Shi, she has in her possession a pill that can promote a 9th-grade sacred beast to the next rank. She promised to give me one, but you need to make a contract with me first." Ji Ruo explained with some trepidation, hoping that this bear would agree.

  "Humans, you have a big nerve, daring to deceive me with your contract. Hmph! There's no such elixir in this world." The Earth Demon Bear didn't believe Gu Ri's words at all.

  "Senior, how about this? You temporarily believe me first, I'll take you to see her, and after verifying my words, you can make a contract with me. How's that?" Ji Ruo's mind was racing, speaking carefully, but in his heart, he was shouting: "Yuxue, where are you?! Come save me!"

  "Alright, I'll believe you for now." The Great Earth Bear thought for a long time and finally nodded its big head in agreement. It was very confident in its own strength and believed that this small human wouldn't dare to play any tricks.

  "Are you looking for me?" Leng Ruoxue slowly walked out from her hiding place.

  "It's snowing!" Every day I see myself achieving everything I want, what excitement!

  "Great Bear! If you have a contract with Big Brother, I'll give you a Blue Spirit Pill, which is refined from the Blue Spirit Fruit." Leng Ruoxue spoke directly without giving the Great Earth Magic Bear any chance to speak.

  "Really? Then I'll inspect the goods first." The Great Land Demon Bear said with a joyful expression, but it still didn't let its joy get to its head.

  "Alright." Leng Ruoxue took out a Bi Ling Dan and handed it to the Da Di Mo Xiong, who was quite intelligent.

  It was indeed a Spirit Fruit refined, the Earth Demon Bear's eyes shone brightly as it stared at that green elixir, its heart bursting with excitement.

  "I am willing to make this contract with humanity." As soon as he finished speaking, the Earth Demon Bear hastily and automatically signed the soul contract.

  "Here it is!" Seeing that the contract had been fulfilled, Leng Ruoxue kept her promise and handed the elixir over to Dadi Moxiong.

  Dadi Moxiong took over the elixir and directly threw it into his big mouth...

  "Girl, the secret realm of Creek Fate is about to appear." At this time, a sudden voice of a butterfly was heard in Leng Ruo Xue's heart.

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