"A master-servant contract is for a spirit to recognize a human as its master. Once the contract is established, the human can freely manipulate the spirit, making it laugh, cry, feel pain, or even die.
Spirits generally refuse to enter into master-servant contracts with humans. I am genuinely willing to become your servant and serve you, Princess, which is why I agree to the contract," the crow replied.
Fearing that Huangfu Yue would still refuse, the crow tempted her, "After you sign the master-servant contract with me, there are many benefits. For example, you can see what I see, and I can fly to faraway places, allowing you to see distant sights through me...
I am also skilled at tracking, surveillance, information gathering, and message delivery.
My feathers also contain a small amount of poison. If dropped into water, they can poison it, causing those who drink it to fall unconscious. I can be of great assistance to you."
After listening, Huangfu Yue smiled.
"Hearing you say that, it seems like a tremendous loss if I don't contract with you and take you as my servant."
"Princess, are you willing to take me as your servant and enter into a master-servant contract with me?" the crow asked excitedly, bustling with joy.
"Seeing how eager you are to be my servant and your sincerity, I will give you an opportunity to pledge your loyalty to me."
Huangfu Yue nodded with a smile, then her expression suddenly sharpened, becoming fierce and terrifying. "I warn you, you'd better not try any tricks on me or mess with the contract when we're signing it, or I'll make your death far worse than Zhang Lu's!"
"Let me tell you, I am a person with divine powers. Even if you are a spirit, it is as easy as flipping my hand to kill you," Huangfu Yue threatened.
The crow quickly nodded and assured her, "Princess, rest assured, I would never dare to harm you or play tricks...
I have been following you for some time and know that you possess a Qiankun bag and are a master of sorcery. I know your powers are vast, and I am no match for you! Trying to kill you would be seeking death! I haven't lived enough yet!"
Previously, it had hesitated a lot when poisoning the Princess and the others.
It had followed the Princess and her group all the way, knowing that the Princess practiced sorcery and possessed immense power. If she discovered its actions, it would suffer greatly.
However, when it set out to track Liu Wu this time, Chang Qing had instructed it to ensure Zhang Lu and the others obtained the letter from Liu Wu.
It wished to repay Chang Qing's kindness. After much deliberation, it ultimately decided to find an opportunity to poison the Princess and the others, making them fall unconscious so that Zhang Lu and the others could easily retrieve the letter from them. In this way, it would also have completed its mission.
It had already decided to leave Chang Qing after completing this mission and not return to the Chang manor to work for him.
To its surprise, the Princess had not succumbed to its poison and had not fallen unconscious, easily killing Zhang Lu and the others.
Recalling this, it was truly strange, as it had clearly seen the Princess drink the iced honey water made with river water.
Earlier, when Huangfu Yue had been poisoned by the crow and went into the carriage to enter her spatial dimension before losing consciousness, the crow was on top of the carriage and therefore did not see, and thus did not know why Huangfu Yue did not faint.
"Knowing my divine powers are vast and that you are no match for me, you still dared to poison us and knock us unconscious!" Huangfu Yue stared at the crow and huffed.
The crow chuckled dryly twice. The laughter was eerily terrifying, making one's hair stand on end and cold sweat break out.
"Stop laughing, it's dreadful!" Huangfu Yue said with a look of disgust.
The crow quickly ceased its laughter, and Huangfu Yue said, "How do we establish the master-servant contract? Is there anything I need to do?"
"Establishing the master-servant contract is very simple. You don't need to do anything; I will handle everything," the crow replied.
"Then begin. Let's establish the master-servant contract now," Huangfu Yue commanded.
"Yes." The crow quickly agreed, its expression showing joy.
She had agreed to spare its life. It wouldn't die after all!
"Princess, please release me first and restore my freedom, so I can cast the spell and issue the contract," the crow requested.
Huangfu Yue released it without a second thought, not fearing that it would escape. With her abilities, it couldn't escape her grasp.
As the crow began to flutter in mid-air, simultaneously chanting a long string of unintelligible and unpleasant-sounding incantations with its sharp beak, a black contract suddenly materialized before Huangfu Yue. The writing on the contract was not human script and was completely incomprehensible.
"Princess, please state your name," the crow said respectfully to Huangfu Yue.
"Huangfu Yue." Huangfu Yue immediately stated her name, and as she did, three Chinese characters, Huangfu Yue's name, appeared on what seemed to be the signature line of the contract.
Upon seeing Huangfu Yue's name appear, the crow stepped forward and pressed its foot next to Huangfu Yue's name. Its footprint immediately appeared, and then the contract flashed and disappeared the next second.
"Princess, the contract is now effective. You are my master," the crow said to Huangfu Yue.
Huangfu Yue's eyes flickered, and the corners of her lips curled up, revealing a slightly scheming, wicked smile.
"You, immediately feel pain and vomit blood!" Huangfu Yue extended her slender fingers, pointing at the crow, and spoke the unexpected words.