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Chapter 14

Xu Nian retorted firmly, “If it’s off-limits, it’s off-limits.”

Although Ji Yuebai didn’t understand why Xu Nian was so upset, she obediently nodded in agreement.

Once Xu Nian calmed down, a critical concern about her own safety sprang to mind. She leaned in close to Ji Yuebai, asking earnestly, “How do you feel now? How’s your memory recovery coming along?”

She thought that if Ji Yuebai was close to regaining her memory, it might be time to prepare for a quick getaway. Repaying her debt was one thing, but whether Ji Yuebai would be appreciative or not was another matter entirely, especially after what had just transpired, which had left Xu Nian quite embarrassed.

Ji Yuebai lowered her eyes, her long fingers intertwining as she seemed to ponder something.

Xu Nian watched her nervously.

Then she heard Ji Yuebai’s soft and slightly aggrieved voice, “Do you find me annoying? Do you no longer want to repay your debt?”

Inside, Xu Nian thought: How dare she think such a thing?

Outwardly, she spoke in a gentle, understanding tone, “I’m just worried about your injuries. I’m afraid that if they don’t heal properly, they might leave some lingering effects, affecting your future cultivation.”

Ji Yuebai looked at her with deep eyes, “Xu Nian, you’re really kind. I misunderstood you before.”

Xu Nian felt like she had just been friend-zoned.

Feeling that she couldn’t just sit back and accept this, Xu Nian decided to make the most of Ji Yuebai’s current fondness for her. Her snake tail gently brushed Ji Yuebai’s sleeve, and she cooed, “Actually, I have a small favor to ask of you.”

Ji Yuebai responded earnestly, “If it’s within my power, I’ll definitely help you.”

Encouraged by this promise, Xu Nian, with a coy expression, said, “It’s a trivial matter for you.”

Ji Yuebai looked puzzled: “?”

Xu Nian’s tail wagged appealingly, “Well… could you maybe lift the soul-binding oath you placed on me?”

Before Ji Yuebai could react, Xu Nian quickly added, “You just said I was good, and I’ve been law-abiding the whole time we’ve been together. I haven’t stolen anything, always paying for things with money, diligently cultivating, never causing trouble in the world, and definitely not harming anyone. Doesn’t all this prove I’m a good snake?”

Seeing Ji Yuebai’s hesitation, Xu Nian internally wrestled with herself, as if undergoing a tremendous internal struggle. She bit the bullet and said, “If you really feel it’s not right, we can cancel the previous soul-binding oath and make a new one: as long as humans don’t attack me first, I won’t harm them. How about that?”

“After all, even the law allows for self-defense. Would you really want a cute, upright, law-abiding snake like me to be captured and skinned by villains, without any chance to fight back?”

Xu Nian’s plea grew increasingly pitiful. As her emotions heightened, her delicate voice broke into a heart-wrenching, plaintive cry.

Meanwhile, she kept a stealthy eye on Ji Yuebai’s reactions, theatrically wiping non-existent tears with her tail, trying to reason and appeal emotionally to persuade her.

Even Ji Yuebai found her argument reasonable under these circumstances.

“This soul-binding oath is indeed extremely unfair to you.”