sú yǔ yǒu yún ， kǒu shuō wú píng 。
俗语有云，口说无凭。
Proverb has it, words are not enough to prove anything.
jiāng tā fàng le ？
将她放了？
Should I release her?
xiū xiān jiè kě bù jiǎng rén yì dào dé ， shí yán ér féi shì zài zhèng cháng bù guò 。
修仙界可不讲仁义道德，食言而肥是再正常不过。
In the cultivation world, there's no talk of righteousness. Breaking a promise for personal gain is as common as turning over a page in a book. Once my power recovers and I change my mind, wouldn't that be like lifting a rock only to drop it on my own feet?
yí dàn duì fāng fǎ lì huī fù ， fān liǎn rú tóng fān shū ， zì jǐ qǐ bù shì bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo me ？
一旦对方法力恢复，翻脸如同翻书，自己岂不是搬起石头砸自己的脚么？
Lin Xuan was wary of this woman’s abilities; if she wasn’t deceiving him, he would have no chance of subduing her. After being hit once, the other party must be extremely cautious. If they were to face off again, the outcome might well shift in their favor.
duì yú cǐ nǚ de shén tōng ， lín xuān xīn huái jiè jù ， ruò fēi shǐ zhà ， zì jǐ jué duì shí duō bù xià ， ér duì fāng chī le yī cì kǔ tóu ， bì dìng wàn fēn xiǎo xīn ， liǎng rén zài dòng shǒu ， shèng fù rú hé ， jú miàn kǒng pà jiù yào dào zhuǎn guò lái le 。
对于此女的神通，林轩心怀戒惧，若非使诈，自己绝对拾掇不下，而对方吃了一次苦头，必定万分小心，两人再动手，胜负如何，局面恐怕就要倒转过来了。
Of course, Lin Xuan wouldn't do such a foolish thing.
lín xuān zì rán bù ↓ huì zuò zhè yàng shǎ shì de 。
林轩自然不↓会做这样傻事的。
"Is it that you don’t trust me?" New Moon Fairy said indignantly.
“ zěn me ， dào yǒu bù xiāng xìn wǒ ？” xīn yuè xiān zi fèn fèn de kāi kǒu le 。
“怎么，道友不相信我？”新月仙子忿忿的开口了。
"I just don't want to take any risks."
“ zài xià zhǐ shì bù xiǎng mào xiǎn bà le 。“
“在下只是不想冒险罢了。“
"Can't I swear on my honor?"
“ wǒ fā shì hái bù xíng me ？”
“我发誓还不行么？”
"A vow? " Lin Xuan smiled. "Fairy, aren’t you also a cultivator? Don’t you think this is a bit childish? Vows mean nothing to us; they hold no real binding power."
“ shì yán ？” lín xuān xiào le gōng “ xiān zi yě shì xiū xiān zhě ， bù jué dé zhè huà yǒu xiē yòu zhì me ， shì yuē duì yú nǐ wǒ lái shuō ， gēn běn yì diǎn yuē shù lì dōu méi yǒu 。”
“誓言？”林轩笑了工“仙子也是修仙者，不觉得这话有些幼稚么，誓约对于你我来说，根本一点约束力都没有。”
"Why not we make a deal?" Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead and said with a smile.
“ bù rú ， wǒ men dǎ gè shāng liáng rú hé ？” lín xuān yǐ shǒu fǔ é ， wēi xiào zhe shuō 。
“不如，我们打个商量如何？”林轩以手抚额，微笑着说。
"Oh, you have a solution, good. As long as you release me, I can offer some benefits in return." New Moon Princess nodded and began speaking.
“ ó ， dào yǒu xiǎng chū le bàn fǎ ， xíng a ， zhǐ yào dào yǒu yuàn yì fàng le wǒ ， běn gōng wèi shǐ bù néng gěi nǐ yī xiē hǎo chù 。” xīn yuè gōng zhǔ diǎn le diǎn tóu ， rú cǐ zhè bān de kāi kǒu 。
“哦，道友想出了办法，行啊，只要道友愿意放了我，本宫未始不能给你一些好处。”新月公主点了点头，如此这般的开口。
"Let’s say you serve me as your master, and we sign a master-servant blood pact. Then, once I set you free, you won’t need to worry about any harm from you."
“ bù rú nǐ fèng wǒ wéi zhǔ ， wǒ men qiān dìng zhǔ pú xuè qì ， zhè yàng zài xià fàng le xiān zi ， yě jiù bù yòng dān xīn nǐ huì duì wǒ bù lì 。”
“不如你奉我为主，我们签订主仆血契，这样在下放了仙子，也就不用担心你会对我不利。”
"Bang!"
“ pāng bo yǐ D”
“乓卜以D”
New Moon Princess didn't explode with anger but instead smiled sweetly.
xīn yuè gōng zhǔ bìng méi yǒu bào nù ， fǎn ér xiào mī mī de kāi kǒu le 。
新月公主并没有暴怒，反而笑眯眯的开口了。
This surprised Lin Xuan; he couldn't believe his eyes: "Fairy, did you hear me clearly? I said a master-servant blood pact, where you serve and I am the master."
zhè kě dà chū lín xuān yì wài ， tā bù yóu de mù dèng kǒu dāi ：“ xiān zi kě tīng qīng chǔ le ， zài xià shuō de qiān dìng zhǔ pú xuè qì ， shì $$; wèi nú ， wǒ zuò zhǔ 。”
这可大出林轩意外，他不由得目瞪口呆：“仙子可听清楚了，在下说的签订主仆血契，是$$;为奴，我做主。”
"I understand. Now that I’m your captive, of course, I will serve you as my master."
“ xiǎo bì qīng chǔ ， xiàn zài wǒ shì nǐ de fú lǔ ， zì rán shì fèng nín wéi zhǔ 。”
“小婢清楚，现在我是你的俘虏，自然是奉您为主。”
New Moon Princess smiled sweetly, but her eyes held a hint of cunning.
xīn yuè gōng zhǔ xiào dé hěn tián ， rán ér yǎn dǐ shēn chù ， què yǐn yǐn shǎn guò yī sī jiǎo huá zhī sè 。
新月公主笑得很甜，然而眼底深处，却隐隐闪过一丝狡猾之色。
"Master, what are you waiting for? This girl is audacious and ungrateful; she should be made to suffer. Signing the contract would solve this." Yue'er said indignantly in his mind.
“ shào yé ， nǐ hái děng shén me ， zhè yā tou dǎn dà bāo tiān ， bù shí hǎo dǎi ， jiù gāi ràng tā chī chī kǔ tóu ， qiān dìng qì yuē jiù shì le 。” yuè ér zài nǎo hǎi zhōng fèn fèn de kāi kǒu 。
“少爷，你还等什么，这丫头胆大包天，不识好歹，就该让她吃吃苦头，签订契约就是了。”月儿在脑海中忿忿的开口。
"It’s not that easy. I suspect there might be some trickery involved," Lin Xuan mused.
“ nǎ yǒu nà me qīng sōng ， wǒ huái yí duì fāng yǒu yīn móu 。” lín xuān chén yín zhe shuō 。
“哪有那么轻松，我怀疑对方有阴谋。”林轩沉吟着说。
"Tricks, impossible! A master-servant blood pact is irreversible once signed. Her fate will be in your hands; how could she possibly play tricks?" Yue'er retorted.
“ yīn móu ， bù kě néng ba ， zhǔ pú xuè qì wú jiě ， yí dàn qiān dìng yǐ hòu ， tā de mìng yùn jiù cāo zòng zài le nín de shǒu zhōng ， zěn me kě néng shuǎ yīn móu 。” yuè ér bù yǐ wéi rán de kāi kǒu 。
“阴谋，不可能吧，主仆血契无解，一旦签订以后，她的命运就操纵在了您的手中，怎么可能耍阴谋。”月儿不以为然的开口。
"It's hard to say." Lin Xuan’s expression was serious: "Yue'er, if I were in her position and caught but didn’t dare kill, would I easily submit?"
“ zhè kě nán shuō 。” lín xuān de liǎn shàng mǎn shì zhèng zhòng zhī sè ：“ yuè ér wǒ wèn $$;， rú guǒ $$; yǔ cǐ nǚ yì dì ér chǔ ， wǒ suī rán jiāng $$; zhuō zhù ， què yòu bù gǎn shā $$;，$$; huì bú huì qīng yì qū fú ？”
“这可难说。”林轩的脸上满是郑重之色：“月儿我问$$;，如果$$;与此女易地而处，我虽然将$$;捉住，却又不敢杀$$;，$$;会不会轻易屈服？”
"Of course not," the little girl replied without hesitation. But then said, "You must be thinking of this now. She clearly has leverage over me yet submits so readily, even signing such an unequal master-servant blood pact. If there’s no trickery here, who would believe it!"
“ zhè hái yòng shuō ， dāng rán bú huì le ……” xiǎo yā tou xiǎng yě bù xiǎng de kāi kǒu le ， rán ér shuō
“这还用说，当然不会了……”小丫头想也不想的开口了，然而说
"This... " Yue'er fell silent; indeed, the matter was too suspicious.
“$$; xiàn zài yě xiǎng dào le ba ， duì fāng míng míng hái yǒu běn qián yǔ wǒ jiào bǎn ， què zhè me shùn cóng de qū fú xià lái ， lián zuì bù píng děng de zhǔ pú xuè qì yě yuàn qiān ， ruò shuō zhè lǐ miàn méi guǐ ， shuí xiāng xìn a !”
“$$;现在也想到了吧，对方明明还有本钱与我叫板，却这么顺从的屈服下来，连最不平等的主仆血契也愿签，若说这里面没鬼，谁相信啊!”
"But ancient texts say that a master-servant blood pact is unbreakable."
· zhè ……” yuè ér yě xiàn rù le chén mò ， cǐ shì què shí tài qī qiāo le ；“ kě gǔ $$ shàng
·这……”月儿也陷入了沉默，此事确实太蹊跷了；“可古$$上
"I know this, but books can be wrong. The most powerful beings in our world are at most at the Separation Stage, far inferior to those above us. What’s so strange about some errors?"
shuō ， zhǔ pú xuè qì míng míng shì wú jiě de 。”
说，主仆血契明明是无解的。”
"Master, your meaning is that even if we sign a master-servant blood pact, she might still have some secret technique to break it?"
“ wǒ dāng rán qīng chǔ ， kě shuí shuō shū běn shàng jì zǎi de jiù méi yǒu cuò ， rén jiè zuì lì hài de yě bù guò lí hé qī xiū xiān zhě ， yǔ shàng jiè xiāng bǐ ， yuǎn yuǎn bù jí ， rèn shí chū xiàn yī xiē miù wù yòu yǒu hé xī qí ?”
“我当然清楚，可谁说书本上记载的就没有错，人界最厉害的也不过离合期修仙者，与上界相比，远远不及，认识出现一些谬误又有何稀奇?”
"Yes." Lin Xuan nodded.
“ shào yé de yì si ， shì jí biàn qiān dìng le zhǔ pú xuè qì ， duì fāng yě yǒu mì shù kě jiě ？”
“少爷的意思，是即便签订了主仆血契，对方也有秘术可解？”
"But what if she’s just bluffing?"
· ń 。” lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu 。
·嗯。”林轩点了点头。
"It's impossible, but I don’t want to take the risk. Besides, I can tell whether her words are true or false. If she tries to deceive me, she’ll be back in cultivation for centuries."
“ kě wàn yī duì fāng gēn běn jiù shì xū zhāng shēng shì ？”
“可万一对方根本就是虚张声势？”
"What should we do then?"
“ zhè dāng rán miē hē néng ， dàn yī lái wǒ bù yuàn mào xiǎn ， èr lái ， zhēn huà jiǎ huà shào yé zì xìn hái néng fēn biàn ， zhè yā tou xiǎng yào shuǎ xīn jī piàn guò wǒ ， zài huí qù xiū liàn jǐ bǎi nián 。
“这当然乜呵能，但一来我不愿冒险，二来，真话假话少爷自信还能分辨，这丫头想要耍心机骗过我，再回去修炼几百年。
Lin Xuan frowned as he pondered. New Moon Princess’s voice sweetly echoed in his ears: "Why, you’re willing to serve me as your master but now change your mind?"
“ nà zěn me bàn ？”
“那怎么办？”
Lin Xuan was at a loss; this woman's status was too high, and she truly seemed constrained by it. He couldn’t kill her, nor could he continue holding her captive indefinitely. Now that even the contract wouldn't bind her, how should he proceed?
1 zhè yī yī yī yī L yī
1这一一一一L一
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. Lin Xuan’s expression turned hesitant but soon became firm.
lín xuān zhòu méi sī suǒ ， ér xīn yuè gōng zhǔ de shēng yīn yòu tián tián de chuán rù le ěr duǒ ,“ zěn me ， xiǎo bì yuàn yì fèng dào yǒu wéi zhǔ ， nǐ què yòu gǎi biàn zhǔ yì le ？”
林轩皱眉思索，而新月公主的声音又甜甜的传入了耳朵,“怎么，小婢愿意奉道友为主，你却又改变主意了？”
In times of urgency, a great leader doesn’t worry about small details. For someone like him seeking to cultivate, some things couldn’t be bound by mundane conventions.
lín xuān kū xiào bù dé ， zhè nǚ zǐ shēn fèn tài gāo ， jiāng shàng tā hái zhēn yǒu xiē fù shǒu fù jiǎo ， shā yòu shā bù dé ， yòu bù néng yì zhí zhè yàng jìn gù ， xiàn zài lián qì yuē dōu wú fǎ shù jī ， zì jǐ gāi rú hé shì hǎo ?
林轩哭笑不得，这女子身份太高，礓上她还真有些缚手缚脚，杀又杀不得，又不能一直这样禁锢，现在连契约都无法束缉，自己该如何是好?
Besides, she forced this upon me; I can't think of any better solution. With a wave of his sleeve, a crystal box flew out. The lid opened, revealing a pink pill the size of a dragon eye—Affection Pill! Lin Xuan had obtained it from the Black Tiger Demon King.
tū rán ， nǎo hǎi zhōng líng guāng yī shǎn 。 lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū jǐ fēn yóu yù de biǎo qíng ， dàn hěn kuài zhuǎn wéi jiān dìng 。
突然，脑海中灵光一闪。林轩脸上露出几分犹豫的表情，但很快转为坚定。
With just a drop of blood to confirm ownership and given to an opposite sex, the other would fall in love with him unconditionally. He knew its effects well; he once used it on Primordial Essence Ancestor.
suǒ wèi shì jí cóng quán ， zuò dà shì zhě ， bù jū xiǎo jié ， zì jǐ xiǎng yào xiū xiān ， yǒu yī xiē shì qíng jiù bù néng shōu zhèn yú shì sú guān niàn 。
所谓事急从权，做大事者，不拘小节，自己想要修仙，有一些事情就不能收阵于世俗观念。
The Black Fox Demon Queen originally coveted the beauty of the Peacock Fairy, but Lin Xuan ruined her plans. The Affection Pill ended up in his hands.
hé kuàng zhè shì tā bī wǒ ， chú cǐ zhī wài ， lín xuān zhēn de xiǎng bú dào gèng hǎo de fāng fǎ le xiù páo yī fú ， yī jīng yíng xiǎo qiǎo de yù hé fēi lüè ér chū 。 hé gài dǎ kāi ， yī lì lóng yǎn dà xiǎo de fěn hóng sè dān yào tǎng zài lǐ miàn 。 hé qíng dān ! cǐ wù nǎi shì lín xuān zài hēi hǔ yāo wáng nà guǐ suǒ de 。
何况这是她逼我，除此之外，林轩真的想不到更好的方法了袖袍一拂，一晶莹小巧的玉盒飞掠而出。盒盖打开，一粒龙眼大小的粉红色丹药躺在里面。合情丹!此物乃是林轩在黑虎妖王那晷所得。
Originally, Lin Xuan had never intended to use it, but now, with no other options, he had no choice.
zhǐ yào dī xuè rèn zhǔ ， zài gěi yì xìng tūn fú ， duì fāng jiù huì yì wú fǎn gù de ài shàng zì jǐ ， lín xuān céng jīng yuán hún guò hùn yuán lǎo zǔ ， duì yú cǐ wù de zuò yòng zì rán xīn zhōng yǒu shù 。
只要滴血认主，再给异性吞服，对方就会义无反顾的爱上自己，林轩曾经援魂过混元老祖，对于此物的作用自然心中有数。
"Master, do you really want... " Yue'er gasped, her face showing a mix of emotions.
hēi hú yāo wáng yuán běn chuí xián yú kǒng què xiān zi de měi sè ， nǎ zhī dào hǎo shì què bèi lín xuān gěi pò huài le ， zhè dān yào yě luò zài tā shǒu zhōng 。
黑狐妖王原本垂涎于孔雀仙子的美色，哪知道好事却被林轩给破坏了，这丹药也落在他手中。
"I don’t want to, but I can't think of any other solution."
yuán běn lín xuān cóng méi yǒu xiǎng guò dòng yòng ， kě cǐ shí cǐ S·1， tā yǐ wú jì kě shī le 。
原本林轩从没有想过动用，可此时此S·1，他已无计可施了。
Lin Xuan scratched his head. This New Moon Princess was of exalted status and not the kind to be easily swayed by good deeds. He had saved her life, yet she wanted to turn on him and even offend her further. Killing her wasn’t an option; releasing her would only make her more hostile.
“ shào yé ， nǐ nán dào xiǎng ……” yuè ér yī shēng jīng hū ， qiào liǎn shàng lù chū fù zá zhī sè 。
“少爷，你难道想……”月儿一声惊呼，俏脸上露出复杂之色。
Desperate, Lin Xuan had no choice but to use the Affection Pill.
“ wǒ bù xiǎng ， kě chú le zhè ge ， wǒ shí zài bù zhī dào gāi zěn me bàn le 。”
“我不想，可除了这个，我实在不知道该怎么办了。”
Still, he was uneasy. Even a master-servant blood pact hadn't worked on her, so it was uncertain whether the Affection Pill would succeed.
lín xuān náo le náo tóu ， zhè wèi xīn yuè gōng zhǔ shēn fèn zūn guì yǐ jí ， ér qiě yě bìng fēi shén me shàn nán xìn nǚ ， zì jǐ céng duì tā yǒu jiù mìng zhī ēn ， zhè yā tou hái yào fān liǎn miè kǒu ， rú jīn gèng shì jiāng qí dà dà dé zuì ， piān piān yòu miè shā bù dé ， jiāng qí fàng le yǐ hòu ， duì fāng bù fān liǎn cái jiào guài le 。
林轩挠了挠头，这位新月公主身份尊贵以极，而且也并非什么善男信女，自己曾对她有救命之恩，这丫头还要翻脸灭口，如今更是将其大大得罪，偏偏又灭杀不得，将其放了以后，对方不翻脸才叫怪了。
He decided to give it a try; better to risk it than be stuck with no solution.
bù dé yǐ ， lín xuān zhǐ hǎo shǐ yòng hé qíng dān zhè yī jì 。
不得已，林轩只好使用合情丹这一计。
Seeing Lin Xuan take out a pill, New Moon Fairy was taken aback and then wore a sneer. She wasn’t worried because she had special cultivation methods that made her immune to most poisons. The other party couldn't make her submit by poisoning her; he would be wasting his time.
bù guò píng xīn lái shuō ， lín xuān xīn zhōng yě yǒu xiē tǎn tè ， lián zhǔ pú xuè qì duì zhè yā tou dōu méi yǒu yòng tú ， hé qíng dān néng fǒu qǐ dào xiào guǒ kǒng pà yě hái shì liǎng shuō 。
不过平心来说，林轩心中也有些忐忑，连主仆血契对这丫头都没有用途，合情丹能否起到效果恐怕也还是两说。
Lin Xuan’s expression turned serious as he closed his eyes, recalling the method of making the pill recognize him. He then opened his mouth and spat out a green light, which gently circled to cut a small wound on his finger. The blood fell into the pill.
cǐ shí cǐ S·1， yě zhǐ hǎo sǐ mǎ kuā zuò huó mǎ lái yī le ， shì shì zài shuō 。
此时此S·1，也只好死马夸作活马来医了，试试再说。
"What is he doing?" New Moon Fairy showed surprise; though she knew many powerful techniques, she had never delved into alchemy, as her status allowed her easy access to rare medicines.
jiàn lín xuān qǔ chū yī lì dān yào ， xīn yuè xiān zi yī dāi ， suí hòu jiù lù chū jǐ fēn lěng xiào de biǎo qíng lái ， háo bù zài hū ， tā xiū liàn de gōng gū tè shū ， suī rán bù gǎn shuō yǒu bǎi dú bù qīn de xiào guǒ ， dàn zhì shǎo qū qū rén jiè ， bù kě néng yǒu shén me dú yào néng gòu shāng hài zì jǐ de 。
见林轩取出一粒丹药，新月仙子一呆，随后就露出几分冷笑的表情来，毫不在乎，她修炼的功沽特殊，虽然不敢说有百毒不侵的效果，但至少区区人界，不可能有什么毒药能够伤害自己的。
Lin Xuan’s hands moved rapidly with hand seals, muttering incantations under his breath. More blood turned into talismans and entered the pill.
duì fāng xiǎng tōng guò fú dú ， lái ràng zì jǐ qū fú ， nà tā jiù dǎ cuò zhǔ yì le 。
对方想通过服毒，来让自己屈服，那他就打错主意了。
"Quickly!"
lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū níng zhòng zhī sè ， bì shàng yǎn móu ， xiān huí xiǎng le yī xià ràng dān yào rèn zhǔ zhī shù ， suí hòu zhāng kāi kǒu ， yī dào qīng máng pēn chū ， qīng qīng yī rào ， yǐ jiāng zhǐ jiān gē chū xiē xǔ shāng kǒu ， xiān xuè suí fēng sǎ luò ， mò rù jìn le dān yào zhī zhōng 。
林轩脸上露出凝重之色，闭上眼眸，先回想了一下让丹药认主之术，随后张开口，一道青芒喷出，轻轻一绕，已将指尖割出些许伤口，鲜血随风洒落，没入进了丹药之中。
With a finger pointing, the pill emitted a red light but quickly returned to normal. Surprisingly, despite absorbing so much blood, its color remained unchanged, still pink.
“ tā zài zuò shén me ?” xīn yuè xiān zi liǎn shàng lù chū yì wài zhī sè ， tā suī rán huì hěn duō xuán miào shén tōng ， dàn duì yú dān dào yī tú ， què cóng wèi shè liè guò ， bì jìng ， yǐ tā de shēn fèn ， jí shǐ shì shí fēn zhēn xī de dān yào ， tā xiǎng de dào ， yě bù guò shì yī jù huà de shì bà le 。
“他在做什么?”新月仙子脸上露出意外之色，她虽然会很多玄妙神通，但对于丹道一途，却从未涉猎过，毕竟，以她的身份，即使是十分珍稀的丹药，她想得到，也不过是一句话的事罢了。
The pill slowly fell into Lin Xuan’s palm.
lín xuān shuāng shǒu fǎ jué biàn huàn bù yǐ ， dí zhōng yě tǔ chū nán nán de zhòu yǔ ， suí hòu gèng duō de xiān xuè huà wèi fú zhòu ， mò rù jìn le dān yào zhī zhōng 。
林轩双手法诀变幻不已，嘀中也吐出喃喃的咒语，随后更多的鲜血化为符咒，没入进了丹药之中。
Lin Xuan smiled as he turned toward New Moon Fairy.
Proverb has it, words are not enough to prove anything.
Should I release her?
In the cultivation world, there's no talk of righteousness. Breaking a promise for personal gain is as common as turning over a page in a book. Once my power recovers and I change my mind, wouldn't that be like lifting a rock only to drop it on my own feet?
Lin Xuan was wary of this woman’s abilities; if she wasn’t deceiving him, he would have no chance of subduing her. After being hit once, the other party must be extremely cautious. If they were to face off again, the outcome might well shift in their favor.
Of course, Lin Xuan wouldn't do such a foolish thing.
"Is it that you don’t trust me?" New Moon Fairy said indignantly.
"I just don't want to take any risks."
"Can't I swear on my honor?"
"A vow? " Lin Xuan smiled. "Fairy, aren’t you also a cultivator? Don’t you think this is a bit childish? Vows mean nothing to us; they hold no real binding power."
"Why not we make a deal?" Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead and said with a smile.
"Oh, you have a solution, good. As long as you release me, I can offer some benefits in return." New Moon Princess nodded and began speaking.
"Let’s say you serve me as your master, and we sign a master-servant blood pact. Then, once I set you free, you won’t need to worry about any harm from you."
"Bang!"
New Moon Princess didn't explode with anger but instead smiled sweetly.
This surprised Lin Xuan; he couldn't believe his eyes: "Fairy, did you hear me clearly? I said a master-servant blood pact, where you serve and I am the master."
"I understand. Now that I’m your captive, of course, I will serve you as my master."
New Moon Princess smiled sweetly, but her eyes held a hint of cunning.
"Master, what are you waiting for? This girl is audacious and ungrateful; she should be made to suffer. Signing the contract would solve this." Yue'er said indignantly in his mind.
"It’s not that easy. I suspect there might be some trickery involved," Lin Xuan mused.
"Tricks, impossible! A master-servant blood pact is irreversible once signed. Her fate will be in your hands; how could she possibly play tricks?" Yue'er retorted.
"It's hard to say." Lin Xuan’s expression was serious: "Yue'er, if I were in her position and caught but didn’t dare kill, would I easily submit?"
"Of course not," the little girl replied without hesitation. But then said, "You must be thinking of this now. She clearly has leverage over me yet submits so readily, even signing such an unequal master-servant blood pact. If there’s no trickery here, who would believe it!"
"This... " Yue'er fell silent; indeed, the matter was too suspicious.
"But ancient texts say that a master-servant blood pact is unbreakable."
"I know this, but books can be wrong. The most powerful beings in our world are at most at the Separation Stage, far inferior to those above us. What’s so strange about some errors?"
"Master, your meaning is that even if we sign a master-servant blood pact, she might still have some secret technique to break it?"
"Yes." Lin Xuan nodded.
"But what if she’s just bluffing?"
"It's impossible, but I don’t want to take the risk. Besides, I can tell whether her words are true or false. If she tries to deceive me, she’ll be back in cultivation for centuries."
"What should we do then?"
Lin Xuan frowned as he pondered. New Moon Princess’s voice sweetly echoed in his ears: "Why, you’re willing to serve me as your master but now change your mind?"
Lin Xuan was at a loss; this woman's status was too high, and she truly seemed constrained by it. He couldn’t kill her, nor could he continue holding her captive indefinitely. Now that even the contract wouldn't bind her, how should he proceed?
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. Lin Xuan’s expression turned hesitant but soon became firm.
In times of urgency, a great leader doesn’t worry about small details. For someone like him seeking to cultivate, some things couldn’t be bound by mundane conventions.
Besides, she forced this upon me; I can't think of any better solution. With a wave of his sleeve, a crystal box flew out. The lid opened, revealing a pink pill the size of a dragon eye—Affection Pill! Lin Xuan had obtained it from the Black Tiger Demon King.
With just a drop of blood to confirm ownership and given to an opposite sex, the other would fall in love with him unconditionally. He knew its effects well; he once used it on Primordial Essence Ancestor.
The Black Fox Demon Queen originally coveted the beauty of the Peacock Fairy, but Lin Xuan ruined her plans. The Affection Pill ended up in his hands.
Originally, Lin Xuan had never intended to use it, but now, with no other options, he had no choice.
"Master, do you really want... " Yue'er gasped, her face showing a mix of emotions.
"I don’t want to, but I can't think of any other solution."
Lin Xuan scratched his head. This New Moon Princess was of exalted status and not the kind to be easily swayed by good deeds. He had saved her life, yet she wanted to turn on him and even offend her further. Killing her wasn’t an option; releasing her would only make her more hostile.
Desperate, Lin Xuan had no choice but to use the Affection Pill.
Still, he was uneasy. Even a master-servant blood pact hadn't worked on her, so it was uncertain whether the Affection Pill would succeed.
He decided to give it a try; better to risk it than be stuck with no solution.
Seeing Lin Xuan take out a pill, New Moon Fairy was taken aback and then wore a sneer. She wasn’t worried because she had special cultivation methods that made her immune to most poisons. The other party couldn't make her submit by poisoning her; he would be wasting his time.
Lin Xuan’s expression turned serious as he closed his eyes, recalling the method of making the pill recognize him. He then opened his mouth and spat out a green light, which gently circled to cut a small wound on his finger. The blood fell into the pill.
"What is he doing?" New Moon Fairy showed surprise; though she knew many powerful techniques, she had never delved into alchemy, as her status allowed her easy access to rare medicines.
Lin Xuan’s hands moved rapidly with hand seals, muttering incantations under his breath. More blood turned into talismans and entered the pill.
"Quickly!"
With a finger pointing, the pill emitted a red light but quickly returned to normal. Surprisingly, despite absorbing so much blood, its color remained unchanged, still pink.
The pill slowly fell into Lin Xuan’s palm.
Lin Xuan smiled as he turned toward New Moon Fairy.