After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 16 Saving the Day

The group of people present had been completely bewildered ever since Zi Xi began to acknowledge her as their master. In their eyes, being able to subdue a large spirit beast was an immense honor.

However, in Ali's eyes, this was really nothing...

That's perfectly normal!

Which time traveler doesn't have a few mythical beasts by their side?

There's absolutely nothing to be surprised about!

Of course, Ali, who had just transmigrated, knew that the snake so easily recognized its master because it had mistaken its owner; the person it sought was someone with strong spiritual power, namely the female lead. She had merely picked up the female lead's cheat ability.

Both of them are transmigrated from different eras and possess strong spiritual power. Both Ali and the female protagonist are transmigrators, but Ali arrived at the Misty Forest before the female protagonist.

The snake made a huge blunder, but that's another story.

At this moment, a hint of jealousy flashed in Ji Qingluan's eyes. "Hmph! I'll have that too someday."

General Zhu Jie pulled her aside and whispered something to her, but the princess immediately exclaimed, "No way!"

Zhu Jie: "Princess! It speaks human language, so it is most likely a sacred beast. If we obtain this sacred beast, our country's strength will surpass that of all other countries."

Princess: "..." She was still a little hesitant.

However, Zhu Jie turned directly to face Ali and her group, a cryptic look flashing in his eyes: "Men, surround them!"

He slowly walked up to Ali, his tone icy: "Hand over the sacred beast, and I will spare your lives."

Ali: "You..."

Zhu Jie's gaze sharpened, and a powerful surge of spiritual energy instantly coalesced in his palm. Without hesitation, he swung the energy forcefully towards Ali. In an instant, the powerful spiritual energy surged towards Ali like a raging torrent.

Ali felt a blur before her eyes, and then an overwhelming force rushed towards her. Before she could react, she was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.

After falling to the ground, Ali felt a slightly salty taste in her throat, and a mouthful of blood welled up in her throat. However, how could she, with her stubborn nature, show weakness at this moment? She clenched her teeth tightly and used all her strength to swallow back the mouthful of blood that was about to gush out.

Despite the severe physical trauma, she forced herself to stand up, her eyes fixed firmly on Zhu Jie, showing no sign of backing down.

Because she knew that at this crucial moment, even the slightest hint of cowardice could lead her to utter ruin, so no matter what, she absolutely could not lose in terms of momentum!

Sensing danger to her master, Zi Xi immediately transformed into a giant python and appeared before Ali: "Humans, how dare you!"

After saying that, he was about to gather his snake breath to knock out the men.

Before the battle even began, she suddenly felt her body go limp, and Zi tide collapsed to the ground: "You..."

Ji Qingluan said smugly, "You didn't expect that, did you? Sacred beasts are indeed immune to all poisons, but this Mongolian medicine isn't poison. I just put it all in the food. You stupid snake, you ate the most."

Ali calmly said, "The sleeping potion alone wouldn't have that much effect on Zixi."

A-Li was certain that Ji Qingluan had something else in her possession.

“Yes, these things aren’t very effective against sacred beasts. But who can blame me when I’m the most favored princess of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom? I possess a drop of the essence blood of the divine beast Phoenix. Is that enough pressure?” Ji Qingluan said, removing the necklace containing the essence blood from her neck and activating her bloodline power. A continuous stream of bloodline pressure emanated from the blood. Zi Xi immediately collapsed. She was just a newborn cub brought here, drugged, and had just suffered a backlash from having her advancement forcibly interrupted. In her current state, she couldn’t withstand the pressure of the divine beast Phoenix!

Under this oppressive force, Ali coughed up a mouthful of blood.

She raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth and sneered, "Heh, you don't dare kill me because Zi tide and I have a master-servant contract. If I die, she will die immediately too."

There are three types of contracts.

In a master-servant contract, the pet becomes the servant and the master. If the master dies, the pet will also die, but if the pet dies, the master will not die.

An equal contract, where both parties are equal, means that if one party dies, the other party will not suffer any repercussions or will suffer some consequences, and can then enter into a contract with other people (beasts).

A soul contract is a pact between the souls of two individuals. Beasts bound by this contract can only be loyal to one person for all eternity. The two influence and support each other; if one advances or suffers a severe injury, the other will either receive a boost or suffer a backlash.

Sure enough, Zhu Jie got angry as soon as he heard this, but he couldn't do anything about it.

Damn it! Only the two of them know what kind of contract they signed.

"But do you think I can't do anything about this?" Zhu Jie said fiercely, "Hmph! If you don't break the contract, I have plenty of ways to make you wish you were dead!"

Ji Qingluan also advised, "Miss Ali, you should break the contract. No matter how good this sacred beast is, it's not as important as your life, is it?"

She truly didn't want to repay kindness with enmity, but the matter of the sacred beast was of utmost importance!

She had to think about her country.

Granny Cui: "Pah! Why are you pretending to be a good person? Young Miss, don't give them to them. These sacred beasts are precious, and there are only a handful on the entire continent. The Vermilion Bird Kingdom has been provoking us everywhere in recent years. The sacred beasts will greatly increase their strength, and they might even flatten the Azure Dragon Empire. If you give them to them, you will be a sinner of the Azure Dragon Empire."

Ah Li had to admit, this old woman did have some brains.

She decided to take back what she had said earlier, that the old woman was a fool.

Ji Qingluan sighed inwardly. Indeed, sacred beasts were incredibly rare, which was why they had acted this way—they were willing to kill them all to silence them. Thinking this way, Ali was already a dead man in their eyes.

Ji Qingluan unleashed a burst of spiritual energy towards Ali and the others, killing everyone except for Granny Cui and Ali.

Granny Cui was so frightened that she hid behind Ali.

“Miss Ali, we are grateful for your life-saving grace, but the matter of the sacred beast is of great importance, and I was forced to do so.”

"Heh, who forced you? It's just that you're greedy." Cui Mama, hiding behind Ali, said bluntly.

Zhu Jie blushed, realizing his secret had been exposed: "You! Don't be so stubborn!"

Ali said calmly, "I don't blame General Zhu and the others for serving their country. I only blame myself for saving you out of momentary kindness."

Upon hearing this, everyone present, except for Zhu Jie and Ji Qingluan, lowered their heads in shame. Ji Qingluan, however, was immediately enraged and shouted, "A bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Since things had already turned ugly, she channeled all the anger she had suffered that day into her Fire Spirit Whip, lashing it out at Ali: "You won't listen to reason, so here comes the punishment. I'll beat you to death."

If that whip, imbued with spiritual power, were to strike Ali, it would surely take half her life.

The immense pressure rendered them both immobile.

What should we do? What should we do?

The old woman was still behind him; he couldn't hide!

Ah Li bit her tongue, forcing herself to withstand the pressure. She secretly decided that if things got really bad, they would both be injured!

She has life-saving equipment obtained through the system, so she'll be fine.

Clutching the poison tightly in her hand, she planned to feign a serious injury and shove it into Ji Qingluan's mouth when she got close. This poison was the one Wen Wan had given her to use against her, so its potency shouldn't be too bad.

The Fire Spirit Whip was getting closer and closer to Ali.

Just when things were at their most critical, a savior arrived.