The halls of the Crystal Throne are still the same as before, unchanged, like the evil of hell. The man and the demon in the mirror should still be asleep, and without the sound of their bickering, it is even quieter here.

When Yan Rui returned from his death, the torches on the walls were automatically lit one after another, and the dark red flames added a little vitality to the place. They emit a very soothing "whirring" sound when they burn, sounding a lot like human breathing. Feige shook his head, shaking off the illusions. He walked towards the throne, and there were a few questions to discuss with the man and the demon in the mirror.

"Meow ......"

Yan Rui was taken aback. Looking down, Midnight Briquettes were pacing gracefully closer, crooked as if rubbing against his legs. But here, he was a soul body, and Midnight couldn't borrow his strength, and he fell to the ground all at once. Not satisfied, it immediately shook its claws, opened its mouth wide to show its short milk teeth and let out a "whoop" sound.

"Why are you here, this briquette, and you're dead?" Yan Rui poked Midnight with his hand. His feet are smoky, but his hands are always touchy. He touched the cat, and felt the smooth touch of the soft hair on the black fur belly from his fingertips, and he could also feel its small teeth, and the slightly rough softness of the pink tongue. But he couldn't catch Midnight's feet: it was also cloudy, and it would dissipate when pinched, and then reunite after a while.

But at least it can pick up the cat. Midnight lay very obediently in his arms, and sat together on the red crystal throne.

"Ahh "Is the outer wall open? Is someone intruding? I don't want to die!!"

"Shut up, be quiet, the façade is open, it's midnight briquettes. Yan Rui looked at Young Master Hall in the mirror, this human was also surprised, but he was much more graceful, but his eyes were wide open, and he didn't make a strange scream. "I don't understand what's going on, but I want to ask you?"

"I ......" The fork in the road's eyes flickered, and his thick nostrils shrank and shrank: "You, did you sign any contract?"

"Contract?" I ......" Yan Rui thought for a moment, "I didn't sign anything, I just made an agreement with my mother at midnight." It's funny that the ghost cat actually knows the devil too. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, an agreement is a contract, and your promise is no different from signing. You're a contract demon, not a little devil or a desire demon, you don't need to use paper and words to make a contract! Take it out, you just need to concentrate on thinking about it, it's not difficult. yes, that's it, let me see!"

Yan Rui didn't expect that just a verbal agreement could form a devil's contract, and it seems that he should be more careful when he promises others things in the future. The summoning contract was very simple, like pulling a piece of candy out of his pocket, it was a basic ability of his body and soul.

The Fork in the Road's eyes widened as it discovered that there was a text on the contract that Feige had said when he communicated with Midnight: 'Your life is tied to my spells, and an invisible force connects you and me. I will lift you up with the power of the incantation, and you will obey me: do not do anything while I carry you from the precipice. ’

"What have you done?! What have you done? You have tied this creature's life to your magical abilities. As long as you can cast spells, it can live! You're a devil - damn it - it can live as long as it obeys you, and it lives as long as it obeys you! You found a parasite!"

Yan Rui knocked the crystal mirror on the side of the fork in the road, directly shattering the devil's image, and it took several minutes for it to recover. "Midnight briquettes are not parasites, take care of your mouth, fork in the road! You just need to explain, you don't need to express your feelings. ”

"But you did do something stupid. The Fork Demon snorted, then shook his head: "Although you can already create the Devil's Contract, it is obvious that you are not proficient in it—it will take thousands of years of observation, study, and practice to master. You made a mistake when you made the deed: kindness. Know that every word in the devil's pact has power, and every interpretation may have validity. However, which interpretation to adopt is something that the devil has to think about when making the contract. Your true thoughts at the time must have been to save it, not to benefit from the contract, right?"

Yan Rui understood. The act of making a contract is not evil in itself, but only a respect for order. Good and evil are embodied in the preparatory stage before the contract: "In other words, the final interpretation right has actually been set at the beginning, including the word 'final' is actually a lie? Before the contract is formed, the inner thoughts are actually imprinted between the lines, how to interpret it is essentially just the devil's mockery of mortals?"

"Yes, you can definitely be a perfect contract demon, as long as you can think more about yourself!" the fork in the road demon sighed and continued, "In the case of this contract, you should make 'obey my orders' a prerequisite for saving it. If it doesn't obey orders, it's a breach of contract, but you have fulfilled your contract and can still harvest souls. But you directly bind its life and death to the spell, and you don't have any restrictions on it in your heart. So, the interpretation of this sentence is only a literal interpretation: as long as you still have a spell, it is alive. ”

"I meant to keep it alive, so there's nothing wrong with that. Yan Rui touched Midnight, and one person and one cat smiled happily.

"Nothing bad? This cat can be resurrected with your strength, and every resurrection also requires a soul. Although the consumption is less than yours, it ...... Are you ready to feed this cat with your soul?" The fork in the road demon snorted coldly: "The ghost cat, a species that should be eliminated, can only survive by eating ghost cat milk when it is a child. In other words, without the ghost cat's milk, it will keep dying! The result is simple: it keeps dying, its soul keeps draining, and when it runs out, it's your turn to spell power. In other words: this guy is a complete liability!"

"I found a way to divert blood to provide life force, to hang its life. After surviving this winter, I will go to the mountains to look for ghost cats. Sign a contract and ask for some milk, won't it survive?"

The fork in the road demon glanced at Yan Rui, raised his chin and said, "Suppose your method works, you can transfer the life force to it, and your luck is good enough to find other ghost cats." But there is a question that you have not thought about, when the ghost cat has eaten enough milk, it will establish its own recipe, and you can only let it go out to hunt the corresponding prey, or you can catch it for it. So, in the end, you still throw it out into the wild and release it. ”

"It's so cute and obedient, even if it's released into the wild in the end, I'm willing to do these troublesome things. ”

The fork in the road demon cast a disdainful look: "What's the use of cuteness?Can cuteness improve combat effectiveness?" This time, even the young master Hall in the mirror nodded.

"Because it's cute, I'm willing to save it, and it survives, and that's the greatest fighting power. In fact, beauty is the easiest combat power in this world, and you devils are not liked because they are too ugly. ”

"Lust. The fork in the road demon said two words simply.

"I haven't seen it again. Yan Rui rolled his eyes. "Alright, I know what the contract is all about now. But why was the ghost cat able to sign a contract with me, and how did he come here at midnight? Also, it can only meow here, and it can only ...... in the human world."

"The vast majority of living beings are confused and do not understand life and death, and only a small number of living beings can understand the concept of death. Death is the first wisdom, and certainly the greatest wisdom. The ghost cat you signed up with knew that death was near, and it understood the meaning of the event, so the soul became stronger enough to send a signal. It's lucky that there is a contract demon not far away. Outside, not only ghost cats, but other creatures as long as they are smart enough, have this possibility. ”

"As for the cat...... As long as you come here it is dead or near-dying, then it can follow you, and this is called soul bonding. As for the cry...... What you hear through your ears is its actual sound, and what you hear through your soul is actually their sound that you can understand. There are no words in the dialogue of the souls, only direct mutual understanding. Even if it smacks, as long as you think it's a cat, then you understand it as meowing. ”

"Woo!" Midnight heard the slander and slander, and immediately bared his teeth at the fork in the road.

"The best thing I suggest you can do is to just tear up the contract. Yes, don't look at me like that, of course the contract demon can tear up the contract, anytime, anywhere. As soon as you feel disadvantaged, summon the agreement, and exert both hands, it's over. Anyway, the soul of the ghost cat mother is already in the crystal, and it is still earned, but it is constantly being lost. You can stop the loss at any time......"

Yan Rui looked at the fork in the road, he didn't like its shrewd philistine expression. Yan Rui looked at Young Master Hall in the mirror again, and although he showed a little sadness, he still nodded, and finally echoed the devil's suggestion.

"Alas, what you said is very reasonable, but you have forgotten one thing: your suggestion is to sacrifice other people's lives to avoid problems!" Yan Rui gradually became serious: "I am not afraid of problems, problems are like coming to a crossroads that are difficult to decide, there are monsters and bumps on several roads. The easiest way is the one behind you, tear up the agreement, and leave this intersection. But if I go on this way, I am walking on the path that the devil knows best. ”

"I chose the hard path. I don't measure the same as yours, and this hard road is worth it for me. My mind may not be able to fully control and comprehend your memories and abilities, but my soul has indeed merged with you. So you say it's a mistake, but I think it's supposed to be. ”

"Then you are wasting your precious soul! There are not enough souls here to strengthen it, and sooner or later they will be occupied and devoured by other demons in hell!

"Thank you for predicting my death, but ever since I knew how to write death, I knew it was going to happen. Yan Rui shook his head and hugged Midnight tightly in his arms: "I tried to understand death, and there is no doubt that I failed. But in the end, I realized that the only thing I had to do was live well and protect what I cherished. These three words have never been so important in comparison. ”

The silence, which lasted in the crystal hall, was finally broken by Master Hall in the mirror. "In that case, I have an idea that might help. I don't know if it will work out, but I saw a ritual while studying alchemy. ”