All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 193: Perfect Completion (2)

“You’ve put all those herbs into your storage space?” Zhanyue asked curiously.

“That’s right. After completing the task, I recovered a bit of cultivation, enough to open the storage space. It’ll be much more convenient for future travels,” Huang Xueqing said happily.

“Naturally. In this world, such treasures are like dimensional superiority. Let’s go, I should complete my task quickly too,” Zhanyue stood up, and the two walked out of the cave, breathing in the fresh air.

“Autumn has arrived,” Zhanyue said, looking at the yellowing leaves outside. As they say, one falling leaf heralds autumn for the whole world.

“Indeed. We should prepare some winter clothes soon. Before, relying on our deep cultivation, we didn’t need to consider clothing. Now that we’re almost like ordinary people, we need to think about these things more,” Huang Xueqing reminded.

“You’re quite thoughtful. Let’s go.”

The two followed the mountain path and after a while arrived at Yunmo Village. Like before, the huge wooden fence blocked the village entrance.

“You…” The guard looked at the two, about to say something when he suddenly froze. His gaze fell on Huang Xueqing’s face, stunned. Where in the mountains had he seen such an otherworldly beautiful woman? No, even city folk probably hadn’t seen such beauty.

Huang Xueqing had never liked being stared at. She frowned slightly, inwardly chiding herself for not being cautious enough. Now that she could use her storage ring, her previous disguise tools could come in handy.

“I want to see your village chief, Yu Dayou,” Zhanyue said. “Tell him General Yue’s people are here to see him.”

Seeing that Zhanyue could name the village, the man’s suspicion lessened a bit. He called inside. Soon, a strong figure came running urgently – it was Yu Dayou.

He also paused when he saw Huang Xueqing, but being no ordinary person, he quickly shifted his attention to Zhanyue.

“Sir, are you really General Yue’s man?” Yu Dayou asked excitedly, inviting the two in.

“That’s right, look at this,” Zhanyue tossed out the token the man in black had given him. After seeing it, Yu Dayou had to believe and treated Zhanyue even more politely.

“Please, come in and rest,” Yu Dayou invited the two inside. Mother Yu kindly offered them tea, but asked curiously, “And this young lady is? She’s so beautiful, like a fairy.”

“A doctor I met on the way, an extra gain for this journey. They need someone like her over there. Don’t ask too much, Auntie,” Zhanyue replied, not explaining further.

Mother Yu nodded in understanding. In these times, finding someone skilled in medicine wasn’t easy. She thought perhaps someone under General Yue was ill.

“Auntie, may I use the room for a moment?” Huang Xueqing pointed to a nearby empty room.

Mother Yu dared not refuse and nodded, “Please, go ahead.”

Huang Xueqing got up and entered the room.

“How long until Brother Yu returns?” Zhanyue asked. He naturally knew Yu Dayou had gone to retrieve the item buried under the tombstone. Buried just last night, it had to be retrieved today. This time, without Zhanyue to bring it back, he had to fetch it himself.

Soon after, Huang Xueqing came out of the room. Her face had changed from its previous otherworldly beauty to a new ‘face’. Though her features were proper, she was only slightly more attractive than an ordinary person. Paired with her coarse cloth clothes, she looked plain and ordinary, just like a farm woman.

“This… this disguise skill, miss, it’s truly miraculous,” Mother Yu marveled. These two were indeed no ordinary people.

After a while, Yu Dayou finally returned with the item.

“This wooden box is my father’s legacy. He instructed me to definitely give it to General Yue. There was a message from General Yue’s side earlier saying they would send someone to collect it. If I wasn’t so tied up here, I would have personally set out to deliver it. Fortunately, you’ve finally come, sir,” Yu Dayou said happily, finally resolving a concern.

As soon as Zhanyue took the item, his identity token immediately issued a prompt.

“Task completed. Task evaluation: Perfect.

Task reward: Cultivation restored to Spirit Contract Realm. You can choose one contract object to awaken. Perfect rating additional reward: restore one battle technique or divine ability.”

Looking at his identity token’s prompt, Zhanyue finally relaxed. It was as he had guessed. At this moment, the task was truly completed. His cultivation instantly reached Spirit Contract Realm, and he naturally chose the watch he always carried as the first contract object to restore. As for the divine ability, he chose the divine ability space. He wanted to know if he could still contact Baizhi in this trial space.

Recovering his state retraction ability, Zhanyue’s heart completely settled. This ability didn’t rely on spiritual energy, but consumed his own lifespan more. If he had this ability before, the man in black wouldn’t have died. In this martial arts world-like trial space, the state retraction ability was truly invincible.

“What’s wrong? You look so happy,” Huang Xueqing asked, seeing Zhanyue’s expression change.

“Just remembered some happy things,” Zhanyue replied. Then another voice came from the token.

“Initiating next phase task: Personally deliver the contents of the wooden box to General Yue Feipeng. Task failure conditions: General Yue dies or the item in the wooden box is lost or destroyed. Perfect completion condition: Hidden.”

Zhanyue was stunned. Indeed, the next phase task was still in this world, and it was a continuation of the previous task. However, this time the perfect condition was hidden, requiring him to explore.

“We really are destined,” Zhanyue sighed.

Having obtained the item, the two prepared to leave. Yu Dayou knew they were pressed for time and didn’t insist on them staying, only preparing some local specialties for them to take, as a gesture of goodwill.

Soon after, the two figures disappeared from Yu Dayou’s sight. He returned home and said to his mother with a smile, “The fish has taken the bait. I should go back to report.”

“Mm, but things aren’t that simple. It’s not easy to deceive General Yue. I need to go back too.”

The two made some arrangements and left Yunmo Village. Especially Mother Yu, who moved with agile steps, not at all like an old woman.

“This food is enough for us to eat for ten days. Now in this world, we have to consider eating, drinking, and sleeping. Ah, it’s better to complete more tasks quickly to recover our strength,” Zhanyue sighed. Both their tasks were to find General Yue, so they could travel together. But they both knew the task couldn’t be so simple. There might be some changes at General Yue’s place, or changes might have already occurred.

“General Yue is guarding the northern border. At this rate, we might not reach there even in half a year,” Zhanyue looked at Huang Xueqing.

“But I’m already traveling at full speed. My current physical strength is only slightly better than an ordinary person’s,” Huang Xueqing pouted. Was he complaining that she was a burden already?

“I mean, I should carry you on my back. That way we’ll be faster,” Zhanyue said. With his world’s best lightness skill, he could move swiftly even carrying a woman.

“Okay,” Huang Xueqing nodded, not refusing. She quickly climbed onto Zhanyue’s back.

Both felt a flutter in their hearts but quickly calmed down. Zhanyue really wasn’t trying to take advantage; carrying Huang Xueqing did indeed speed up their journey many times over.

For the first time in her life, Huang Xueqing was being carried on someone’s back, especially a man’s. Feeling the contact between their bodies, she couldn’t help but blush, burying her face in Zhanyue’s back. Soon, she fell asleep, as the cave last night wasn’t really suitable for sleeping. This man’s back, on the other hand, was so warm and safe.