Chapter 187: The Great Magic – O Village L Wave 9

“Demon King, whether I’m overthinking it or not, the reason you showed up is because the water source was contaminated by those monsters, right? I’m not just making things up, am I?”

Xue You snorted coldly. “I didn’t come here because of those rumors. I only arrived when I sensed the living magic power of the rose.”

“It’s because the seal isn’t complete that the monsters were able to appear, right?”

Xue You just looked at her without saying anything. Sang Chu secretly thought: Looks like the magic in this little O Village is even worse than I imagined. They can’t even cover up such a glaring flaw. If he really was that clueless, he would’ve known about the monsters long ago and just stood by watching, which would actually be even better for me.

Sang Chu’s lips curled up in a faint, calculating smile. “So that’s how it is. I guess I was just overthinking. I thought, given how much the Demon King cares about the monster clan, you must have come for those monsters.”

“Hmph, no need to test me. Since the monster clan has already disappeared, my promise is fulfilled. Since you want to take care of the rest of them, I’ll leave it to you.”

A look of deep resentment flashed in Xue You’s eyes as he stared at Sang Chu. Sang Chu hadn’t expected this—was there an unexpected gain here?

Sang Chu said, “Demon King, I… I can’t handle these things on my own, you…”

Xue You tossed her a black and gold card. “This is a Black Gold Card, the highest-level magic card. One of them contains my blood. Just form a contract with it directly, and I’ll follow you.”

Sang Chu looked at the card in her hand, then at Xue You. “Demon King, are you planning to use my hand to leave the Land of Ice and Snow?”

Xue You replied, “That’s right. Because of the contract with the monster clan, I’ve been trapped in the Ice and Snow Maze for hundreds of years. Since you’re not from this world, I’m not worried about being hunted by other demon kings after I escape. Besides, you have the Earth Dog with you. I don’t think anyone would dare to mess with you!”

Sang Chu: “......” Damn, you’re really something!

“Demon King, if you want to leave the Magic Continent, I’ll need to go to the Rose Castle’s small rose garden first. It’ll take some time. Are you sure you want to come with me?”

Xue You: “Of course. Wherever the monster clan is, I’ll be there. Let’s hurry, or those old guys might notice something.”

Sang Chu wasn’t afraid of trouble. With Xue You backing her up, that mutated plant from the apocalypse was nothing to worry about.

“Alright, since the Demon King thinks so highly of me, I’ll gladly accept.”

She decisively pricked her finger and let a drop of blood fall onto the card. Instantly, a terrifying, heaven-and-earth-shaking aura erupted. Xue You hurriedly tried to suppress it.

“Earth Dog, eat it!”

Xue You’s voice was urgent. Sang Chu didn’t hesitate, patting the Earth Dog on the head. “Go.”

In a flash, the Earth Dog lunged forward and bit down on the thing binding Xue You.

*Crunch—crunch—*

After a few chews, Sang Chu finally realized that Xue You was covered in chains, and those chains were all made of magic stones!

These were the same things that had bound Na before. Xue You had them on his hands, feet, neck, and waist, and who knows where else. The overwhelming aura just now had come from these chains.

Now, with the chains bitten through, Xue You was instantly free. He smiled coldly. “Old man, this is the price for deceiving me. You failed to guard my home, causing the monster clan to be wiped out. Today, I’ll settle both old and new scores!”

As he finished, he raised his hands and summoned a massive spell. In the midst of the magic, an old white-haired man appeared, his body ravaged by the backlash of the chains, covered in blood.

Xue You, dressed in white and barefoot, strode over with an air of nobility. The old man looked at him in terror.

“Xue You, you—you can’t do this—”

“Old fool, why not? You chained me up, used the contract with the monster clan to imprison me. I, the great Ice and Snow Demon King, was humiliated by you for so many years. Now, I’ll not only take your life, but grind your bones to dust!”

Xue You slowly reached out, and ice and snow formed into razor-sharp blades, slicing the old man to pieces, flesh and bone separated.

In the end, not even ashes remained.

The Earth Dog, seeing the dissipating magic power, looked at Sang Chu with sparkling eyes, as if it had just seen a pile of juicy bones.

“Go ahead,” Sang Chu said.

She thought the Earth Dog would just run over, but to her surprise, the other three also rushed over, using magic to absorb the lingering magic power in the air.

Xue You watched the dogs’ behavior but said nothing. He simply walked into his cave, took out a bunch of storage rings and a pile of crystals. “Here, these are all for you. Consider it my thanks for setting me free.”

Even though he was now bound by a contract, Xue You still had the pride of a king. If Sang Chu tried to use him without restraint, he would let her know what it meant to be a king, even while imprisoned!

Sang Chu understood his proud nature. She accepted what he gave her, then handed over the rose. “This is for you. The Black Gold Card can contract with five witches.”

“Nonsense. The Black Gold Card can contract with demon kings like me. Why waste it on five pieces of trash? At least use it to contract with a demon king-level magic beast!”

“Alright, so where do you want to be stored in the card? The place where the Earth Dog lived before?”

As soon as Sang Chu said this, the Earth Dog barked wildly at Xue You, as if afraid he’d take its place.

Xue You was very curious. This Earth Dog wasn’t the type to submit easily. Even the demon kings’ Earth Dogs didn’t impress it, and it would run away from anything it didn’t like.

But now, it was so agitated over a place. Interesting.

“I’ll go in and take a look first. If it’s not good, you can give me a space like the one you gave the monster clan. I’ll follow you in human form.”

“Alright, I’ll let you in after I check it out.”

“Okay.”

After Sang Chu and the Earth Dog passed through the portal, she released Xue You into the space. As soon as he entered, he looked at the roses with disdain, instantly feeling that the treasures he’d just received were worthless in comparison!

No wonder those people were so obsessed with living here.

Xue You pretended to be calm as he said to Sang Chu, “Well, I’ll stay here. You’re my master now, so you can dissolve the contract at any time. Just walk out when you want to leave.”

“Alright, whatever you prefer. I’ll be off then.”

Holding Xue You’s magic card, Sang Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She now had four Earth Dogs and a demon king with sky-high power. She could walk the Magic Continent without fear.

With the Earth Dogs following her, Sang Chu strolled out of the rose garden. Sang Jingwen hurried over and asked, “Sang Chu, are you alright?”

“I’m fine. Things here are settled. I’m going to take a good rest now.”"