Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 321 Qi and Blood Deficiency

"Three days."

"Three days, that’s not too bad."

"I slept for two days," Ye Youlong said.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan’s movement of picking up his chopsticks paused as he felt something was not quite right.

He looked at Ye Youlong, and Ye Youlong looked back at him.

Clearly, Ye Youlong also sensed that something was amiss.

"Even though there are physical differences between Spirit Masters and Artifact Spirits, with the balance of a Life and Death Contract, such differences shouldn’t be too significant. You slept for two days, I slept for three; isn’t that a bit too much of a discrepancy?" Xiao Zhan asked.

Ye Youlong nodded, "It is a bit too much, but I don’t know the specific reason. I had someone examine you, and they just said you were depleted of qi and blood, overly exhausted, and needed more rest."

Depleted of qi and blood?

Cough cough.

Xiao Zhan coughed twice, "A bunch of quacks."

He picked up the chopsticks and prepared to eat.

But then he saw Ye Youlong’s serious and earnest gaze.

"Do you also think I’m depleted of qi and blood?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"Maybe... a little?"

Xiao Zhan didn’t feel like eating anymore.

Putting down the chopsticks, he lifted Ye Youlong into his arms and brought her to the bed.

"Then let me show you if I’m really depleted."

...

Two hours later.

Xiao Zhan was hungry, sat by the table, and ate voraciously, "Let’s get this straight; I’m not depleted, I was just hungry and lacked strength."

Ye Youlong considerately served him some dishes, muttering, "It’s not like I asked you to exert yourself."

Huh?

Xiao Zhan heard that, pretended not to, and while eating asked, "Is the martial arts tournament over? What’s the situation now?"

"It’s ended. The Xiao Family came first, but the Li Corporation doesn’t seem willing to relinquish the highest authority."

Watching him wolf down the food, Ye Youlong considerately poured him a glass of water.

Xiao Zhan took the water, "This is why you’re the perfect wife."

He continued, "It’s expected that Li Corporation doesn’t want to step down. What are they planning to do now?"

"According to the information Hose gathered, Li Corporation is trying to ally with the Han Family, and they seem to have discovered our identities but lack evidence."

"They want to prove that we and the Xiao Family are impostors, invalidating the first place in the martial arts tournament. Not only that, but we would also face danger from being attacked on three fronts."

"How did they find out?" Xiao Zhan thought of Han Dingxiang. It couldn’t be her who told them, could it?

However, the next words from Ye Youlong dispelled his suspicion.

"With so many people and different factors, with the entire Xiao Family being replaced, it’s natural that some people and some things would give themselves away. Additionally, the Su family has vast reach, and the death of Su Mingdi, a direct grandson, has led the Su family to get involved in the investigation."

"I forgot that Li Corporation and Su family have a partnership," Xiao Zhan scoffed.

One of the eight great families of the Longxia Federation colluding secretly with the Pickle Federation was really debasing.

"So that means they can now be one hundred percent sure we are from the Ye Family?" Xiao Zhan asked again.

Ye Youlong shook her head, "They cannot confirm our identities yet, but they can be sure that the Xiao Family is definitely not the original Xiao Family."

"Do we know their next move?"

Ye Youlong was about to answer when two people walked towards the door.

It was Hose and Ghost Abacus.

Without any pleasantries, Hose got straight to the point, "In four days, the Pickle Federation will have the highest authority handover ceremony at Four Symbols Mountain. All four major families will gather. I suspect that’s when they’ll move against us."

"They don’t have solid evidence, and there isn’t enough time for them to collect sufficient evidence, so rather than debunking us with evidence, they’ll resort to the simplest and crudest method."

Xiao Zhan nodded, feeling that this was very likely.

Four Symbols Mountain was the most confidential location in the Pickle Federation, with only core members of the four major families allowed entry.

Striking at this time would be most opportune.

Hose continued, "According to the information provided by you, the Su family and Li Corporation have a partnership. So if at that time the Li family makes a move, the Su family’s experts will surely be among them. We are few in number; shouldn’t we also seek some experts?"

"Experts?"

Xiao Zhan frowned thoughtfully.

The head of Li Corporation, Li Quanxian, had the combat prowess of a Sixth Grade Spirit Master, and he alone could overwhelm the other three major families, as all their Clan Leaders were only at the Fifth Grade Realm.

The Su family lost four Fifth Grade Spirit Masters; if they sent reinforcements, they’d surely send a Sixth Grade.

They might not dispatch two, but one would definitely be possible.

That meant they would face a pincer attack by two Sixth Grade Spirit Masters.

With such power, Xiao Zhan truly had no way of coping if he didn’t ask for assistance.

But from where could Xiao Zhan request this support?

Ye Youlong, seeing the confusion on his face, said, "We can’t trust anyone else, the only person we can rely on is Second Uncle."

Ye Wudi?

That actually was a good choice.

Ye Wudi, with his Half-step Sovereign prowess, could easily deal with two Sixth Grade Spirit Masters.

But would he be available?

Watching Xiao Zhan deep in thought, Hose immediately began to analyze the feasibility of this plan.

But in less than three seconds, he said, "If we ask the Family Head to take action, then we need to handle this matter very cleanly, leaving no loose ends."

Hose’s tone was filled with ruthlessness.

What he meant was, whoever showed up at Four Symbols Mountain, no matter who, they’d all be killed!

Because they needed absolute assurance that Ye Wudi’s appearance there remained a secret, as any leakage of this news would surely trigger a war between the two federations.

Although the Pickle Federation is controlled by the four major families, they only have most of the power; there are still other organizational forces. Together, they pose a significant deterrent.

The higher-ups of the Longxia Federation, to stabilize the people’s hearts of the Pickle Federation, will inevitably have to make compromises.

So, Ye Wudi could appear here, but it must not be revealed to others.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan’s expression became solemn. To wipe them all out was no issue for him; after all, he knew what sort of people were in the Pickle Federation.

Moreover, there was the saying, ’Those who are not of our kind must have a different heart.’

So if these people from the Pickle Federation died, so be it.

But for the Han Family, Xiao Zhan had some misgivings on a moral level.

After all, the Han Family were their allies. The Han Family had contributed a lot in the martial arts tournament, especially at the end, when Xiao Zhan was swallowed by the Earth Dragon.

Without Han Dingxiang’s methods and help, Xiao Zhan would have had a hard time making it out alive.

For Xiao Zhan to act against them, to be honest, he really hesitated.