Chapter 1147 - 828: Contract Star Clan

Chapter 1147: Chapter 828: Contract Star Clan

Shen Tang sat on the edge of the bed, the silhouette of the tall and slender youth could be vaguely seen behind the frosted glass door of the bathroom, accompanied by the faint sound of clothes swishing.

Shen Tang tried hard to ignore it, but her senses were too sharp, and she couldn’t block it out, her cheeks feeling slightly warm.

Although she had regained her memory and had a past with Shu Kui, those were events from a long time ago.

Now, both of them were adults, alone together, which was somewhat uncomfortable.

However, although they were not partners, they had saved each other’s lives, forming a bond deeper than love, a kind of profound affection that made her feel the presence of family.

At that time in the Divine Hall, she instinctively activated the Life Replacement Talisman rewarded by the System when she felt Shu Kui was about to do something, thus saving his life.

Shu Kui changed clothes and opened the door to come out.

The youth was slender and graceful, with black hair and silver eyes; the simple white shirt and black pants gave off a unique flavor. However, the clothes were slightly tight on him, vaguely outlining his beautiful physique.

He lowered his head, adjusting his cuffs, revealing a small section of his slender, fair wrist, which appeared glaringly white under the light.

After all, these were the clothes Shen Tang bought for him before Jia Lan got into trouble. At that time, Jia Lan’s physique was very slim and delicate, with a boyish charm. Now, after all this time, the clothes were slightly small.

"Xiao Xi, what are you thinking about? Why are you staring blankly?"

Shu Kui walked over to her, raised his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, his voice carrying a faint hint of amusement.

Shen Tang snapped back to reality.

Their distance was too close. Sitting on the bed, she had to forcibly lift her head to look at him, realizing that Shu Kui was quite tall, almost reaching one meter ninety.

Guided by a mysterious impulse, Shen Tang asked, "How old are you?"

"Hmm?" Shu Kui raised an eyebrow, his tone inexplicably curious, "What do you mean?"

Shen Tang coughed lightly, her face turning slightly red as she hurriedly explained, "I meant when I saved you before, I remember you were a freshly created experiment, so you should be younger than me! At that time, I always treated you like a brother, and now it seems... you’re more like a brother to me."

Calculating his age, Shu Kui was probably just recently an adult.

Yet, the youth appeared mature and poised, unlike Jia Lan’s youthful puppy demeanor.

Shu Kui nodded, "Yes, when we first met, I was part of a new batch of experiments and was not long created..." he laughed indifferently, "But experiments like me were used as consumables by the Divine Hall, and amounts of growth hormones were injected before the embryo was fully formed, making the growth rate faster than ordinary Beastmen."

Of course, there would be some drawbacks, but Shu Kui chose not to mention these; after all, they were of no importance to him.

He sat beside Shen Tang, maintaining just the right distance, neither appearing too distant nor crossing any boundaries.

Shen Tang could smell the faint fragrance emanating from him.

The youth’s appearance and demeanor leaned towards cold and indifferent; when silent, he seemed somewhat unapproachable, yet his scent was subtly sweet and clean white musk... Being so close, it was very unique and pleasant.

He lowered his gaze, quietly observing her, his cold, narrow silver eyes flashing with tender light, "Let’s not talk about those troubling things, but you saved me, Xiao Xi? How did this happen?"

"I received a Death Replacement Card when I completed a task, equivalent to a Resurrection Card. I took a gamble at that time and had the System activate the Death Replacement Card." Shen Tang did not hide anything, speaking concisely.

Shu Kui was well aware of how precious this prop card was; it could save her life in moments of life-and-death crisis.

Moreover, his self-destruction was relatively special, and even with the Life Replacement Talisman, it might not have truly saved him, yet she was willing to use such a precious item on him.

Touched, he said, "Thank you, Xiao Xi."

Shen Tang shook her head quickly, flattered, "I should be thanking you! You’ve helped me so much and saved my life; I’ve only done what I could."

"No matter how you put it, you saved me again, so I owe you a life." Shu Kui smiled lightly, shoulders shrugged, his hand seemingly wanting to touch her hair, paused with fingers slightly retracted, and quickly withdrew.

Sidestepping somewhat awkwardly, Shen Tang wasn’t quite sure what stance she ought to take now with Shu Kui.

Indeed, the relationship between them was somewhat complex.

She changed the subject, "You’re alive, but your Crystal Core is completely shattered; now you have no superpower, probably not even as strong as an ordinary Beastman child."

She could resurrect his body, but a shattered Crystal Core couldn’t be reversed. Even after resurrection, Shu Kui was just an ordinary person, possibly not even of that.

For any male Beastman, it might be hard to accept.

More so given Shu Kui was previously one person below and thousands above, like falling from paradise into hell without any difference.

Shu Kui was never regretful, satisfied saying, "Being ordinary isn’t bad; living free for some years is a gain."

Post-resurrection, his body seemed born anew, all marks erased, severing ties completely with the Divine Hall, freeing him.

Many once unspeakable taboos were now expressible.

"Xiao Xi, there must be questions you want to ask me," Shu Kui noted, "Once I said if you ever found me again, I’d tell you all I knew."

Shen Tang nodded, "Yes, there’s something I don’t understand; where did you get the Space Key?"

Even being powerful, Shen Tang didn’t think he could acquire the Space Key. That key could breach the barrier between worlds, like something from another dimension, akin to the system she possessed.

"That goes back a long time ago." Shu Kui reminisced, "After escaping the Divine Hall, I was desperate, isolated, unsure of life’s worth."

"Later, I met someone... Though I didn’t know who ’It’ was, we made a deal."

Curiously, Shen Tang asked, "What deal?"

Shu Kui gazed at her, and after a moment, slowly replied, "I wished to ’It’ for greater talent and power, so I could save you."

"’It’ agreed."

He could return to the Holy Temple, firm his place as Holy Seat achieving his goals only due to this.

Shen Tang trembled at the heart, "Deals... deals always need something in exchange. Powerful talents, what did you trade for them?"

Shu Kui chuckled, "Xiao Xi, it’s essential to keep secrets. Males with secrets are appealing; if everything’s revealed, it’s no fun."

Shen Tang retorted, "But you said it yourself, no matter my question, you’d answer."

"Except this one." Shu Kui redirected, "There’s something else you might want to know. Though I’m unsure of that person’s identity, I sensed ties with Contract Star Clan."

"Contract Star Clan? What’s that?" Shen Tang was indeed swiftly diverted.

"It holds quite significance to you."

Shu Kui eyed her, seeing through her as if at something beyond.

"The system bound to you was created by Qi Star People."