It was a young girl, with a graceful figure that Wang Dong'er found somewhat familiar.
After clearly seeing her unique golden hair, red eyes, and face, Wang Dong'er's pupils constricted slightly, and she couldn't help but call out her name:
"Qiu'er?!"
The Qiu'er in front of her looked much more mature than she remembered, at least five or six years older than her original appearance, and that rare heroic spirit, uncommon in ordinary women, was even more pronounced.
However, at this moment, the Qiu'er in front of her was in a rather disheveled state.
Dark red chains tightly Bound her body in a peculiar way; her ankles were bound together, her wrists were tied behind her back, and then the chains wrapped around her waist and finally crossed and tightened above her chest.
This method of Binding was by no means a simple tie; it carried a deliberate, suggestive technique.
Under the pressure and Binding of the chains, the young girl's already graceful curves were emphasized to the fullest.
Especially the contours that the chains were forced to outline and highlight on her chest, which inexplicably added a strange, alluring play to this scene.
This technique... it couldn't be the first time, could it?
Wang Dong'er looked at Kong Mingan with suspicion, her eyes full of questions.
Kong Mingan casually raised his hand, and while controlling the chains to secure Qiu'er to the side, he explained in a bland tone:
"Don't look at me like that. This 'friend' of yours is a spy."
"A spy?!" Wang Dong'er looked at Qiu'er again in shock.
At this moment, Qiu'er was still restrained, unable to move. Facing Wang Dong'er's gaze, Qiu'er's eyes unconsciously shifted to the side, avoiding Wang Dong'er's sight.
Having deceived a friend and been exposed on the spot, and brought before her in such a humiliating posture, a strange sense of shame welled up in her heart, making her extremely uncomfortable.
Wang Dong'er pursed her lips, one hand unconsciously clenching and resting on her chest. After a slight pause, she took a step forward and looked at Kong Mingan:
"Can you... explain in detail? What exactly is going on?"
Kong Mingan glanced at her and said concisely: "In short, your friend is a Spirit Beast in human form, and she infiltrated the core area of the Chamber of Commerce with some ulterior motive."
Kong Mingan waved Qiu'er's small notebook, used for recording, in front of Dong'er.
"A Spirit Beast in human form? And she infiltrated the Chamber of Commerce?" Wang Dong'er blinked. This news shocked her even more than Qiu'er being a spy.
Kong Mingan paused, his gaze turning to Qiu'er, who was glaring at him indignantly. A slight smile appeared on his face as he asked:
"Everything I said is correct, isn't it, Miss Auspicious Beast?"
As his words fell, Qiu'er felt her head become movable. Instinctively, she wanted to resist, but she despairingly found that the rest of her body was still like stone, unable to move.
Struggling to no avail, she simply gave up the futile resistance, raising her chin with a desperate, inexplicable resolve:
"Guh! Kill me!"
Kong Mingan shook his head, smiling: "That won't do."
"Hmph!" Qiu'er snorted coldly, turning her head, "I can't tell you anything!"
Kong Mingan smiled and nodded, seemingly satisfied with her answer, "Very good, very spirited."
The next moment, Kong Mingan slowly raised his hand. As spirit power surged, a contract document, glowing faintly blue and composed of pure Energy, appeared out of thin air.
He lightly tapped his fingertip, and several concise clauses were quickly added to it. Then, this contract floated lightly in front of Qiu'er.
Qiu'er instinctively glanced at it twice, but before she could clearly see the specific content, the next moment, her right hand uncontrollably lifted on its own.
A trace of spirit power and mental force within her body was forcibly extracted, transforming into a golden mark, precisely imprinted on the signature area of the contract.
Qiu'er: "???"
Forced buying and selling?! Is there any justice left?!
Wang Dong'er, standing nearby, had clear eyes, her mind full of questions.
Can contracts still be forcibly signed like this? Then when she signed contracts before, wasn't she...
Kong Mingan's smile deepened. He retrieved the contract, as if a pleasant transaction had been completed, and said:
"With the contract signed, we are now on the same side. So, tell me, Miss Auspicious Beast, where did that Lord Silver Dragon King go?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu'er instinctively snorted coldly without thinking, then turned her head away:
"How could I tell you about my Lord Sister returning to the Star Dou Great Forest?"
As soon as her words fell, the entire laboratory fell silent for a moment.
Qiu'er herself was stunned, suddenly realizing something, and turned her head in horror to look at Kong Mingan: "Did I just...?"
Kong Mingan nodded affirmatively, a hint of a smile in his tone: "This is my latest development, which I call the 'Common Sense Contract,' involving the spiritual and consciousness levels."
"One of the contract clauses just now was that when I ask you a question, you will subconsciously believe that 'it is natural to speak what is in your heart,' thus achieving the effect just now."
"What, you didn't read the contract carefully?"
"Did you give me a chance to read it?!"
Again, Qiu'er subconsciously blurted out what was on her mind, her small face slightly red, likely a bit flushed.
But after speaking, she again realized that she had spoken her thoughts aloud, and quickly clamped her mouth shut, her pair of glass-like red eyes glaring fiercely at Kong Mingan.
If glares could attack, Kong Mingan would probably have been Bound by Qiu'er using the same method.
Temporarily ignoring the angry Miss Auspicious Beast, from Kong Mingan's perspective, the 'Spiritual Pivot' had already compiled information about the Miss Auspicious Beast in front of him and the Miss Dragon King, who went by the alias 'Gu Yue.'
Kong Mingan quickly scanned through it, his expression becoming slightly strange.
Over three years of enrollment, excellent grades, a sixth-rank Soul Guidance Master, Illustrious Virtue Hall has already extended an invitation, and she has already submitted an internship application to the Chamber of Commerce.
This plot... why does it feel vaguely familiar?
That Miss Dragon King, she wouldn't be planning to usurp the nest and then, using the Chamber of Commerce's resources and network, secretly rule the entire Douluo Continent, would she?
Good heavens, my Chamber of Commerce is becoming the Spirit Pagoda!
Kong Mingan chuckled slightly. After a moment of contemplation, he once again turned his gaze to Qiu'er, who was diligently trying to control her thoughts and empty her mind to avoid blurting out answers to his questions.
"When will that Lord Silver Dragon King return?"
Qiu'er bit her lower lip tightly, averting her gaze, trying hard to think of other things. However, how could thoughts be so easily stopped?
Qiu'er's lips parted uncontrollably, clear and distinct: "Lord Sister said she would return within one month after the academy starts."
As the words fell, Qiu'er's expression became even more humiliated, yet she was helpless, only able to glare fiercely at Kong Mingan with her eyes.
Kong Mingan pondered for a moment, paused, and then glanced at the data retrieved by the 'Spiritual Pivot.'
It showed that Miss Dragon King had taken a month-long leave before the end of the last semester, citing "Family affairs." Due to her excellent academic performance, the application was directly approved.
He quickly calculated in his mind: from the holiday to the start of school, plus this month, that would be roughly nearly two months' time.
"Time is ample, it's enough."
A slight transition in the plot, and tomorrow will naturally bring out the storyline of Miss Dragon King. Speaking of which, I suddenly feel that Qiu'er and Dong'er can be written together, and then both wear maid outfits to serve as maids.
Then Dong'er, having been there longer, has basically accepted her fate and obediently wears it. Qiu'er, on the other hand, is proud and resistant to it, but has no choice but to wear it. Then there's her disdainfully lifting her skirt, or gritting her teeth and closing her eyes, forced to accept it, or watching Dong'er and the protagonist play. I feel like the listening group could add another person.
PS: Normal plot development gets stuck, but as soon as I think of lewd inspiration, it flows endlessly. My brain must be messed up.
(End of Chapter)
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