Title: Nangong Siyao: Old Man Nangong, cough up those gold coins!
Right then, a cross-dresser slipped out of sight of the security cameras, patted Yi Luren on the shoulder, and said in a sassy tone, "Bro, wanna grab a drink?"
"Screw you! Get lost!" Yi Luren hung up the call, turned around, and cursed. But the cross-dresser flicked his sleeve, releasing a strange odor; after inhaling a few breaths, Yi Luren passed out.
The cross-dresser grinned wickedly, scanned the area to make sure no one was watching, scooped up Yi Luren, then with a few agile leaps, jumped clear out of the Youth Training Camp, heading for some dense forest.
Meanwhile, over in the dorm apartment—
The fruit girl transformed into a Beast-Eared Girl: Little Dragon Girl.
Atop her massive form sat a fair and delicate pretty face, with two round little horns on her head.
At this moment, Nangong Siyao pouted, complaining, "Xiao Ye! Why is it you get to smooch Sister Bingxi and have the wedding night with her, but I can't?"
Xiao Ye hugged the Beast-Eared Girl Nangong Siyao, silently thinking,
*A week ago you were hugging my wife, and now, a week later, I'm hugging you!*
*Not a bad trade!*
"So you really want to?" Xiao Ye's deep eyes locked onto her.
Little Dragon Girl Nangong Siyao's face instantly blushed, and she huffed, "Of course I do!"
*She was dying of envy, honestly. She had a contract with Xiao Ye in name only—the real deal never happened!*
Xiao Ye thought for a second, then said, "Tier Nine! As long as you level up both summoned beasts to Tier Nine, I'll have a way to fix the risks in your template!"
Just then, Fox-Eared Lady Cheng Bingxi finished checking the cultivation resources and said in her melodious voice,
"Right now, we've got: sixteen Tier Eight crystal cores, twenty-two Tier Seven cores, forty Tier Six cores, more than fifty Tier Five cores, and over a hundred Tier Four cores!"
"If we exchange and condense them, that's a total of one Tier Nine core, eight Tier Eight, and six Tier Seven!"
Nangong Siyao's eyes curved into crescent moons, and she chirped excitedly, "Then let's get training! With this many cores, we should have enough, right?"
Xiao Ye shook his head, replying, "Not enough!"
"Our summoned beasts are only early Tier Seven right now."
"We need four Tier Nine cores, four Tier Eight, just to get both summoned beasts up to Tier Nine!"
"We're still short three Tier Nine cores."
"Huh?" When she heard this, Nangong Siyao's happy face immediately turned gloomy. Her allowance was thirty Tier Seven crystal cores per month—not enough by a long shot.
Cheng Bingxi's eyes lit up as an idea struck her, and she suggested, "Let's boost our realm to Tier Eight first, and then go hunt some Tier Nine demon beasts!"
Xiao Ye nodded, liking the proposal, but before he could reply, Nangong Siyao interrupted,
"No! Too much hassle! Going back and forth will take forever!"
Nangong Siyao flailed her arms like a cute little gremlin, whining, "Time for Old Man Nangong to cough up the gold coins!"
Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi both broke into a cold sweat.
Nangong Siyao stomped twice on the ground, shaking the whole room with her massive form as she howled,
"Seriously, Old Man Nangong! Your daughter just signed a contract, and you didn't even fart, let alone give me a gift. Tonight I'm making him cough up gold! Big gold coins!"
Then under Xiao Ye's dumbstruck gaze, Nangong Siyao started a video call with the City Lord.
Right after, a virtual screen popped up, and the City Lord appeared on it.
"Yao Yao, I heard you joined the Cheetah Hunting Team. Excited?" The City Lord's weathered face broke into a slight smile.
Nangong Siyao pouted so hard she could hang a watermelon slice off her lips, and said, "Nope!"
The City Lord's face darkened, and his eyes flashed sharply, "Who upset Yao Yao? Tell me, and I'll go beat him up!"
Dragon-Eared Lady Nangong Siyao's expression didn't budge, looking profoundly gloomy. The City Lord saw that and erupted, "Say it! Who was it? I guarantee I'll tan his hide!"
"Was it Xiao Ye?" the City Lord guessed.
*Xiao Ye's eye twitched. What's this got to do with him?*
Nangong Siyao shook her head, "It's not Xiao Ye, it's Nangong Siyao's dad!"
"All right, all right! Nangong Siyao's dad, huh? I'll be right there to—you... huh!" The City Lord rolled up his sleeves, ready to send his guards to beat someone, but then he froze, his expression stiffening.
*Nangong Siyao's dad... isn't that me?*
*But when did I make my daughter unhappy? I didn't even stop her from signing the contract!*
A bead of cold sweat slid down the City Lord's forehead as he asked cautiously, "What did Nangong Siyao's dad do to make you unhappy? Tell me, I'll make him apologize right away!"
Nangong Siyao was his only child, and he and his wife completely spoiled her. Her monthly allowance was bumped up to thirty Tier Seven crystal cores.
Nangong Siyao's pretty face showed a smug look, and she shouted, "I'm already Tier Seven now! The allowance for Tier Seven isn't enough anymore!"
With a boom, Dragon-Eared Lady Nangong Siyao erupted with a powerful aura that rippled through the surrounding air.
"Whoa, Tier Seven?" Nangong Qitao's eyes went wide in shock. He shot up from his seat and exclaimed, "It's only been two days! You broke through to Tier Seven this fast?"
Little Dragon Girl Nangong Siyao tilted her chin up proudly, "Absolutely genuine!"
"Good, very good!" Nangong Qitao clapped his hands happily.
Nangong Siyao raised her hand and gave a little pinch with her thumb and forefinger—meaning, cough up the cores!
"Hahaha!" Nangong Qitao burst out laughing, and said, "I'm giving you full access to the City Lord's Mansion resource vault. Whatever you want, just go and take it yourself!"
"Really? That's awesome!" Dragon-Eared Lady Nangong Siyao grinned, totally thrilled.
Nangong Siyao ran over and pecked Xiao Ye on the cheek, then dashed out the door, saying, "Give me an hour—our crystal cores will be totally stocked up!"
Xiao Ye rubbed his face and watched her dart away, growling, "How dare you sneak a kiss from me, you damn filthy rich girl!"
"Good thing you're mine!"
"Hmmph, after Tier Nine, I'm definitely gonna teach you a lesson!"
Nangong Siyao shifted back to human form, drove her off-roader back to the City Lord's Mansion, and smoothly entered the resource vault.
Inside, the shelves were lined neatly with crate after crate of resources.
Crystal Core section, Potion section, Weapon section, Exotic Treasure section.
Nangong Siyao went straight to the Potion section, grabbed twenty bottles of blue elixir from a box labeled [Tier Nine Energy Liquid], and stuffed them in her backpack.
Then she took twenty bottles of blue elixir from a box labeled [Tier Eight Energy Liquid], stuffed those in her backpack, too.
Noticing the two boxes were each only half full, the OCD fruit girl moved half from the Tier Eight box over to the Tier Nine box, then closed them both.
Patting her hands in satisfaction, Nangong Siyao took off—never noticing the [Tier Nine Energy Liquid] box still had a sticker on the side reading [Emergency Battlefield Supplies].
Half an hour later, in the dorm apartment—
"Five bottles of Tier Eight Energy Liquid equals one Tier Eight crystal core! With the potions in our backpack, that's exactly four Tier Nine and four Tier Eight cores!"
"Plus, Energy Liquid's pure essence is refined with advanced tech. You don't even have to refine it, just absorb it directly—our leveling speed is gonna be insane!"
Xiao Ye, Nangong Siyao, and Cheng Bingxi immediately started channeling Contractual Power.
Once the Profound aura appeared, both summoned beasts materialized in the spacious living room.
A three-toed Golden Divine Dragon hovered in midair.
A two-tailed Holy White Fox lounged on the sofa.
During cultivation, as they consumed bottle after bottle of blue potion, both advanced by leaps and bounds.
Tier Seven Entry – Tier Seven Mid – Tier Seven Late – Tier Eight!
Their powers doubled yet again, energy churning inside them like a raging ocean.
Tier Eight Mid – Tier Eight Late – Tier Nine!
Tier Nine achieved!