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Qin Xiao was silent for a long time. Finally, he stood up straight and put away the knife.

"Since we are cooperating, you have to show your sincerity." Qin Xiao said, raising his hand slightly. The gray magic circle on the ground suddenly shrank in mid-air, gathered and merged into Qin Yun'an's neck, leaving a circle of strange gray lines.

"...Are you like this to everyone?" Qin Yun'an touched his neck. He could feel the burning pain on his neck, as if it was branding his soul directly.

Qin Yun'an tried to use the same trick again.

"You can't replace it." Qin Xiao saw his intention and said coldly, "This is directly imprinted on the soul. If you don't believe it, you can try it."

"...Can you tell me what this is?" Qin Yun'an found that Qin Xiao was somewhat relaxed, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"A soul contract." Qin Xiao lowered his eyes and didn't look at him. "If I die, you will die too. If I find out that you are plotting against me, I can control it and make your soul separate from your body in an instant, making you lose your ability to move. Or, I can directly make your soul explode and you will never have an afterlife."

Qin Yun'an felt his hair stand on end and his back go cold when he heard these calm words. He didn't know whether he was angry or afraid, but his body couldn't stop shaking.

"Are you crazy? Are you—"

Qin Yun'an's lips trembled as he looked at him in disbelief.

"Don't you want to cooperate with me? Why do you have this expression again?" Qin Xiao glanced at him and asked knowingly.

"You——" Qin Yun'an was so angry looking at him like this that he was speechless.

"If you don't believe it, you can try it." Qin Xiao said in a calm voice without paying attention to his mood.

Qin Yun'an was simply incredulous. Wasn't this kid being too cautious?

"...Then when will you untie it for me?" Qin Yun'an looked grim, trying hard to suppress the boiling emotions in his heart.

"When I go out, or when the cooperation ends." Qin Xiao thought for a moment and replied.

"...Madman." Qin Yun'an couldn't help cursing, but was afraid of irritating him, so he just sat on the ground trembling, his heart still beating violently.

"What about you? I've put my life in your hands, don't you have any expression?" Qin Yun'an looked at him, holding his aching heart.

Qin Xiao looked at him as if he were a fool: "Why should I express my opinion? Why should I give you a handle?"

Qin Yun'an had expected this sentence, and he understood what he was thinking. After all, the initiative was in his hands now. However, he did not expect Qin Xiao to be so self-righteous and guilt-free.

...But come to think of it, what can he expect from the Corpse Binder?

Qin Yun'an gritted his teeth, obviously very annoyed at being trapped in such a passive situation.

"You're weird." Qin Xiao noticed and spoke up, "You've been following me for so long, and you've been playing tricks on me. You were the one who made the final suggestion, so why are you so angry now?"

"...Do I have a choice? If I say something wrong, you will kill me directly?" Qin Yun'an almost sneered.

"From the very beginning of the fight, you had at least three chances to escape." Qin Xiao did not react to his anger and remained calm, "It was you who chose not to leave."

Qin Yun'an gritted his teeth, but could do nothing about it.

"...Don't you have any friends? That's why you are so cautious towards everyone who approaches you." Qin Yun'an said half-sarcastically.

Qin Xiao ignored him.

Late at night, Qin Yun'an was still glaring at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao didn't look at him, but kept staring at the pile of firewood where there were still some sparks left.

"When do you go to bed?" Qin Yun'an finally couldn't help but asked.

"No." Qin Xiao replied.

"You're not sleeping?" Qin Yun'an was surprised again. "Aren't you being too cautious? You've already given me this, and you're still worried that I won't keep watch all night?"

Qin Xiao dug up the ashes and extinguished the last spark: "What if you want to die with me? I don't want to die yet."

Qin Yun'an: ...

Qin Yun'an was about to collapse. He even suspected that this child was suffering from paranoia.

"Then if you don't sleep, I will." Qin Yun'an gave up struggling and lay on the ground with his head tilted.

Qin Xiao glanced at him and said nothing.

Qin Yun'an closed his eyes and secretly observed Qin Xiao, wanting to see how he would react.

After waiting for a long time, I found that he was just sitting there quietly, doing nothing.

Qin Yun'an was speechless.

This was the first time he met such a cautious person, which made him wonder if the child was sick... Although the Corpse Binders were not mentally normal, he looked like he was only eight or nine years old, which was too abnormal.

Qin Yun'an was thinking and fell asleep unknowingly.

Qin Xiao glanced at Qin Yun'an, who was breathing steadily, closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and began to practice.

The evening breeze was blowing softly, and from the nearby stream there were occasional sounds of water hitting rocks and fish leaping out of the water, and the leaves rustled in the wind.

The night passed like this, and when the first ray of sunlight shone into the forest, Qin Xiao opened his eyes.

Qin Xiao felt a little tired after practicing all night. He had not had a long sleep for a month. At most, he would take a short nap under the shade of a tree when the sun was shining brightly at noon.

Qin Xiao closed his eyes, rubbed his eyebrows, and slowly stood up.

After washing up, Qin Xiao looked at Qin Yun'an beside him, picked up a stone next to him and threw it at him.

Sure enough, before the stone got close, the man had already opened his eyes and dodged.

Qin Xiao didn't say anything. He caught some shrimps and small fish from the stream and prepared to grill them.

When everything was done, the sun had just risen.

"time to go."

Qin Xiao stood up, his eyes cold.

Qin Yun'an, who had slept all night, noticed the green shadow under his eyes, paused, and said nothing.

In the following time, Qin Yun'an felt the convenience of traveling with Qin Xiao.

This kid is really reliable! He is almost omnipotent except for his problem in finding his way.

Maybe it was because Qin Xiao didn't trust him, but every time he encountered an enemy, he would choose to resolve it as quickly as possible, and he almost never had to take action. No matter whether it was day or night, he had never seen him sleep. At most, he would take a short nap leaning against a tree at noon, but once there was any movement, he would immediately open his eyes and become alert.

Qin Yun'an was a little wary in the first few days, but later he gave up and fell asleep peacefully. He couldn't remember the last time he slept soundly like this.

"...You really don't need to rest?" Qin Yun'an finally couldn't help it and asked.

Qin Xiao glanced at him, his attitude still very cold: "It has nothing to do with you."

Qin Yun'an was already accustomed to his indifference and shrugged helplessly.

"How far is it?" Qin Xiao asked.

"It's still early." Qin Yun'an estimated and sighed, "It's very troublesome to go to that mountain."

Qin Xiao lowered his eyes and said nothing more.

The two were on a mountain without any grass or trees. The only vegetation on the mountain was a small piece of moss beside the stream.

Qin Xiao suddenly felt something and looked around.

"What's wrong?" Qin Yun'an knew what he felt as soon as he saw his posture.

"..." Qin Xiao frowned slightly, and suddenly his expression changed, "Let's go."

Having said that, he raised his legs and ran up the mountain.

Qin Yun'an was puzzled, but he followed him anyway: "What's wrong? There's nothing on this mountain——"

Before he could finish his words, he saw a huge black shadow flash by and he was stunned.

Qin Xiao was about to climb up the rock wall when he paused and immediately retracted his hand.

As soon as my hand moved away from the rock wall, I saw a strange head emerging from the crack, like a snake.

Qin Xiao said nothing and looked up at the dark shadow.

The black shadow spat out its core and crawled out.

Qin Xiao wanted to retreat, but found that the way back was blocked by the huge black shadow.

Only then did Qin Yun'an see the true face of this thing.

It's a big red snake.

But the one on the rock wall in front of me has two bodies...

"What is this? It wasn't here before?" Qin Yun'an was surprised.

"Fei Yi." Qin Xiao rarely answered his question.

Qin Xiao's eyes darkened slightly. The body of the beast on the rock wall in front of him was as thick as Qin Yun's waist, not to mention the two of them put together.

The one behind had obviously lived for quite a long time. Its smooth forehead alone was larger than Qin Xiao's. Its body was covered with short and fine hair. It was huge, with its red snake body coiled up and its neck raised. Both snakes spit out their cores, opened their dark golden vertical pupils, and stared at the two of them.

Qin Xiao drew out his two swords, ready to attack at any time.

Qin Yun'an looked back and forth and scratched his chin in embarrassment.

The atmosphere gradually became heavy, and neither side took the initiative to attack.

At this moment, a strong wind suddenly blew up, and a black shadow appeared in the sky. Its huge wings flapped, raising a cloud of flying sand and rocks.

The giant snake saw this, retracted its neck, turned around and tried to run away.

The huge black shadow had already covered the ground. It raised its huge and sharp claws and pressed down the giant snake's head fiercely. The figure fell to the ground, stirring up a hurricane. The fierce wind directly knocked the two men to the ground.

Qin Xiao narrowed his eyes, holding the hilt of the knife tightly with both hands, trying to see who was coming. Qin Yun'an pulled him hard, signaling him to leave quickly.

It was difficult for them to deal with just the giant snake, let alone a creature that could be killed with just one claw.

No matter what, this is something they can't afford to offend.

Qin Xiao squinted his eyes and looked at the huge figure, feeling that it looked familiar.

The man was all black, with a pair of huge wings on his back, his wings stretched toward the sky, and he looked mighty, with a tiger-like body and white stripes on his body. The huge snake struggled but couldn't even reach his shoulders. He hooked the snake's body with one claw and put it into his mouth.

Qin Xiao staggered as he was pulled by Qin Yun's saddle, and turned back to look at the creature with its back to them.

The creature seemed to notice something and lashed its tail in front of Qin Yun's saddle, creating a deep hole in the ground.

Qin Yun'an had to stop.

The thick tail was blocking the front, and before I turned my head, I could feel a hot and fishy smell coming from behind.

Qin Yun'an stiffened his neck and turned his head almost inch by inch. As soon as he turned his head, he met the pair of dark golden pupils.

Qin Xiao turned around and looked at the creature whose eyes alone were as big as his entire body.

The head was shaped like a tiger, but there was no "king" pattern on the top of the head. The long beard was trembling slightly. Half of the red snake's body was exposed, twisting wildly.

The creature slurped and swallowed the snake, then lowered its head to look at the two men.

Qin Yun'an has lived in this mountain for so many years, and this is the first time he has seen such a big ferocious beast. If he hadn't been concerned about the curse on his neck, he would have abandoned Qin Xiao and ran away long ago.

The atmosphere around him became increasingly heavy, and the only thing that could be heard was the heavy breathing of the ferocious beast in front of him.

Fei Yi on the rock wall had already run away. The ferocious beast was only staring at the two of them. It was obvious that its target was very clear.

Qin Yun'an didn't dare to move and stared at its eyes.