Why Are the Psychos Obsessed with a Mere NPC?

Jian Yu pressed her lips together. She knew this was unfair to the ling beast, but she couldn’t help but feel a selfish impulse.

A one-sided contract held no benefits for the ling beast.

To avoid the contract’s backlash, it would even have to protect an extra person and prevent its Contractor from getting hurt.

"OINK OINK!" The ling beast nodded, rubbing its head against Jian Yu’s fingers.

The Director refused. "You should keep it for yourself. Mom doesn’t need it. Let it protect you."

"I have a Soul Beast." Jian Yu opened her palm, where a small Jellyfish was bouncing.

The Director had forgotten. When she realized, she assumed it was because Jian Yu couldn’t form a contract herself.

She then said, "Well, can you give it to Little Yuan? Little Yuan, she..."

"I’m only giving it to you." Jian Yu’s eyes were devoid of emotion and her expression was a little cold, but her eyes were red-rimmed.

The Director feared this look from her the most. "Fine, fine, fine. Go ahead and try."

’Besides, even if she’s willing, the ling beast might not be.’

’I’d be better off finding a duck egg and hatching a duckling. It would probably follow me around obediently.’

’Once it’s fattened up, I could even make soup.’

"OINK-HMM." The ling beast took the red thread in its mouth and started spinning around wildly in place.

’What incredible luck! I actually met the legendary figure from my bloodline’s inherited memories.’

A white light flashed.

The Contract was complete.

"It’s over, it’s over. An A-class Beast, and it’s a fool." The Director shook her head. "It’s going to suffer with me, yet it’s so happy."

Ling Yanzhi narrowed his eyes and said nonchalantly, "Not necessarily."

Jian Yu hadn’t expected it to succeed on the first try.

She stroked the ling beast’s head and quickly stood up. "Mom, do you feel anything strange?"

The Director’s expression froze.

Her eyes widened bit by bit, and her face twitched faintly with excitement.

"You, look at Mom." The Director excitedly grabbed Jian Yu and suddenly used Instant Teleportation, nearly dragging Jian Yu with her.

Ling Yanzhi, with his quick reflexes, followed instantly, scooping Jian Yu up by her waist and legs.

His heart skipped a few beats.

The Director turned back, flustered. "!!!"

In the Director’s mind, Yu was also an Awakener and should have been able to follow her Instant Teleportation.

The Director looked at her, terrified by the near-miss. "Mom didn’t do it on purpose. Let me see, are you hurt?"

Jian Yu blinked, belatedly uttering two words, "I’m fine."

’No wonder Ling Yanzhi and the others always carried her wherever they went.’

’So it really wasn’t just because of the problem with her leg...’

’If they got used to this and accidentally dragged her along while teleporting or flying, how many lives would she have to spare?’

The Director was still a bit puzzled. "Yu, have you not learned how yet? Did your teacher not teach you properly!?"

’Wait, she didn’t have a teacher either.’

’No, that’s not right!’

"I remember that when ordinary people form a contract with an Alien Beast, they can only rely on the beast for protection. They don’t gain the beast’s abilities like a Half-awakened."

The Director was brimming with confidence.

She put her hands on her hips. "I just knew I was different. I’ve thought I was better than everyone else since I was a child."

Jian Yu was speechless. "..."

Ling Yanzhi’s brows were tightly knit; he still hadn’t recovered from the shock.

He carefully set Jian Yu down, his arm still protectively wrapped around her lower back.

"I’ll have Pei Yin come take a look."

Jian Yu glanced at the time: 10:30 PM.

’This feels like one of those overbearing CEO tropes where he calls a doctor over in the middle of the night to treat the female lead for a minor cold.’

She frowned. "Won’t it be too much trouble?"

Pei Yin’s voice drifted over. "What trouble? I live right next door."

He was wearing casual clothes, without his usual assortment of clinking chains and accessories, which made his handsome face look even more refreshed.

Doctor Pei, having been summoned in the middle of the night, habitually appeared in front of Jian Yu, leaned down, lowered his head, and went in for a kiss.

Jian Yu glanced at the Director out of the corner of her eye, her face turning slightly red.

"Finally remembered your friendly neighborhood side-piece?" Pei Yin straightened up, only then noticing there was a stranger present.

The Director covered her face.

Pei Yin couldn’t see the other person’s face clearly, but since they could come and go from this place at night, they had to be an acquaintance.

He knew all of Ling Yanzhi’s people, and none of them matched.

’Then it must be someone of Jian Yu’s.’

Pei Yin’s tone was teasing. "Leaving such big gaps between your fingers while covering your eyes... all the better to see clearly, right?"

The Director dropped her hands and cleared her throat twice.

Pei Yin’s expression froze.

’It’s actually that sharp-tongued, slightly selfish Director, who’s even more stubborn on the outside but soft on the inside than he is.’

’What’s she doing on the Imperial Capital Star so late?’

"The contract was a success?" Pei Yin’s gaze shifted back and forth between the ling beast and the Director.

A Spirit Contract bond.

Pei Yin’s eyes drooped at the corners, his lashes resting on his lower eyelids. "Did the ling beast initiate the contract?"

"I guess so." Jian Yu stared at his slightly narrowed peach-blossom eyes; their long, slender curve was strangely captivating.

The Director couldn’t see the red thread; she only knew that Jian Yu had performed a few strange actions in the process.

She opened her mouth and voluntarily explained the process. "Just like that, she grabbed my wrist, then petted the ling beast’s head, and the contract was a success."

Jian Yu summarized the key point. "The contract’s effect is the same as for a Half-awakened. The ling beast’s abilities are shared with its Contractor."

Pei Yin also knew that the Director was an ordinary person.

He examined both the person and the beast.

"It might be because the contract was forged with the assistance of a third-party power."

Pei Yin’s voice faltered, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"This power is quite strong. Not only does it allow the Contractor to share the ling beast’s abilities, but it also drastically increased the ling beast’s combat strength and life force."

Ling Yanzhi chuckled. "It didn’t become an S-Class ling beast, did it?"

He could feel that the ling beast’s aura was more dangerous than before, but Red Snake had said it was still an A-rank Alien Beast and hadn’t leveled up.

Pei Yin put down the test report. "Still A Rank, but its abilities are approaching S-Class. As long as the contract isn’t broken, the ling beast will grow stronger with every battle, and its power will continue to increase."

Jian Yu was still thinking.

When she looked up, she was met by three pairs of eyes filled with adoration, wonder, and curiosity.

The Director looked regretful. "Can Yu really not contract an Alien Beast herself?"

Jian Yu considered it. "I probably can."

Ling Yanzhi was silent for a moment, then said, "We’ll send the Director off tomorrow first. For now, let’s keep this ability a secret. Treat it as a trump card."

The Director slyly suggested, "The Imperial Capital Star isn’t safe. Since Yu has this ability, it would be best to have her try to contract more Alien Beasts in the future."

The more Contracted Beasts she has, the safer Jian Yu will be.

’A trump card? What’s a trump card?’

’In the future, if Ling Yanzhi and the others prove unreliable, having a pile of Alien Beasts to protect her—now *that’s* a real trump card!’

The Director’s thoughts were written all over her face.

She just wanted the two men present to use all their power to support Jian Yu.

’If you don’t take advantage when a man loves you most, you’ll get nothing when he doesn’t love you anymore.’

"I agree." Pei Yin didn’t believe hiding her strength would guarantee safety. Sometimes, being so strong that everyone can see it is actually safer.

Jian Yu had looked into the Hundred Schools Beast Taming Competition. "The Beast Taming Competition is in five days."

The Director cheered her on. "The Alien Beasts captured by hundreds of Planet Academies are all here. This is a great opportunity."

Ling Yanzhi considered it seriously. "Raising them one by one in a Beast Release Ring is too much trouble. I’ll designate an entire planet to serve as an Alien Beast base."

He lifted his eyes, his tone lazy. "It’ll be in Jian Yu’s name."

"The first time I saw you, I knew you were the perfect match for my Yu." The Director left, satisfied.

...

The Beast Taming Competition was still underway.

Jian Yu saw the Director off to her Starship, then turned and went to watch the competition.

She walked around the competition area with Shen Gu.

Just as she was about to register for the competition, a round, fluffy Soul Beast came rolling straight toward her.

It hugged Jian Yu’s leg, tilted its head up, and sat in an adorably soft and squishy way, its expression cute and innocent.

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