The King of Urban Mercenaries

Lin Fei stopped in his tracks when he heard the flame introduce itself, looking toward the flame.

"What you said is indeed correct, but as far as I know, the origin of a demon beast is incredibly hard to acquire. Damn, you’re telling me you want to devour a demon beast’s origin? Where am I supposed to get that much demon beast origin for you to eat!"

Lin Fei actually wanted to say, "If I had a demon beast origin, I would have eaten it myself. Damn, do I even need you? I need the origin more than you do."

"That’s not right; don’t you have a powerful demon beast right beside you? You just need to let me consume his origin power, and I would become stronger." The Beast Fire spoke.

"..."

Lin Fei was speechless, and Little Black was also at a loss for words, although he was already black, and thoroughly so, you couldn’t see the lines indicating speechlessness, only the beads of sweat.

"Little Black, this guy is eyeing you. What do you think we should do?" Lin Fei laughed.

To think he dared to have designs on the Dragon Clan, this little flame truly had a large heart!

"Capture it! Let it join me in experiencing a comfortable life." Little Black said.

In any case, he was in Lin Fei’s eyes all day, and it was honestly boring. Now he could transform into something as long as a hair, so within Lin Fei’s eyes, it felt very spacious and comfortable, but after hearing the little flame’s words, it wasn’t that comfortable anymore.

Lin Fei nodded, "Tell me what kind of contract your flame can sign, is it a Master and Servant Contract or some other contract?" Lin Fei asked, as he had no knowledge of this.

Upon hearing Lin Fei’s words, the Beast Fire blinked, "Master and Servant Contract..."

"I see, then let’s sign the Master and Servant Contract." Lin Fei said.

At this moment, Little Black suddenly spoke up, "Master, don’t let him deceive you. Actually, you can sign a Life and Death Contract with him, and you mustn’t let him off easy!"

Upon hearing Little Black’s words, Lin Fei’s expression shifted, and he looked toward the Beast Fire, "Alright, just a Master and Servant Contract, I’ll make you stronger."

"Master!"

Little Black didn’t expect Lin Fei to not sign a Life and Death Contract but rather choose a Master and Servant Contract, which left him very puzzled.

At this time, Lin Fei had already signed the Master and Servant Contract with the Beast Fire and then included it in the same space as Little Black.

"Master, why didn’t you sign a Life and Death Contract with him?" Little Black asked, surprising and confusing the Beast Fire.

Since Lin Fei knew about both the Master and Servant Contract and the Life and Death Contract, why choose the Master and Servant Contract? The difference is quite significant!

Lin Fei chuckled, his voice echoing in both their ears.

"With a Master and Servant Contract, if the master dies, the servant still lives, but with a Life and Death Contract, if the master dies, so does the servant. There’s a big difference. You two have incredibly long lifespans in this world; if I died and took you both to the grave with me, wouldn’t that be too selfish?"

Upon hearing Lin Fei’s voice, they both remained silent. Lin Fei then said to Little Black, "Little Black, one day I’ll find someone capable of modifying contracts, to change our Life and Death Contract. I don’t want to die taking a slick, black mud eel like you with me, haha!"

Little Black, hearing Lin Fei, snorted and said, "This dragon doesn’t care to be your scapegoat!" Yet, the words couldn’t conceal a slight hint of emotion.

Lin Fei chuckled; it seemed like Little Black was touched. Meanwhile, the Beast Fire was still pondering where Little Black’s origin might be and said, "Master, where’s my demon beast origin?"

"Little Black, if you devour this guy, what benefit will it give you? If there’s any, just eat him; he’s too annoying with all his talking." Lin Fei said with a laugh.

"This dragon is so powerful, this little abnormal fire isn’t even enough to eat. Eating it would only result in a dragon fart, hahaha!"

The Beast Fire, hearing their mockery, lashed out, "Master! You don’t keep your word!"

Lin Fei huffed lightly, "What promise did I break? Did I make any promises to you? It seems we directly signed the contract without any promises."

"How dare you deceive me!" The Beast Fire was very angry.

"So what if I deceive you? Little guy, believe it or not, this dragon can squash you with a tail? You better behave, or else, don’t blame this dragon for being impolite!" Little Black said.

"Master? Aren’t you going to restrain this arrogant demon beast?" The Beast Fire asked.

Lin Fei frowned, "Little Fire, if you keep babbling, I’m really sorry, but I’ll make you disappear here! Because you have no power!"

Upon hearing Lin Fei’s words, the Beast Fire stopped complaining, realizing it had fallen into Lin Fei’s trap with no chance of turning back unless Lin Fei died, allowing a possible freedom.

"I will find an opportunity to acquire the origin power for you, but you’d better stop eyeing Little Black, otherwise, if something happens to Little Black, I will have you buried with him!" Lin Fei said coldly.

Little Fire remained silent, uncertain of what he was thinking.

Lin Fei wouldn’t be fooled by Little Fire’s innocent and cute appearance; after all, anything that is a Heavenly Mysterious Earth Treasure has undergone thousands, even tens of thousands of years of change, transforming into something smart, making them all "old hands," not as simple as you might think.

Moreover, Little Black and he had a signed Life and Death Contract, so Lin Fei had no concerns about Little Black. On the contrary, even if Little Black had issues, he wouldn’t harm Lin Fei, as the Life and Death Contract’s binding nature made him wholeheartedly ensure Lin Fei’s survival. If Lin Fei died, so would he.

"Little Fire, what is this place? Why are you here?" Lin Fei asked.

Little Fire unhappily answered Lin Fei’s question.

It turns out this was his previous master’s cave mansion, and after his master fell into Deviation, he was still too weak and hadn’t become strong, so going outside might mean death or being absorbed by other demon beasts. Hence he stayed in the cave mansion, burning his body and turning into a piece of stone.

This is why Lin Fei sensed the temperature and then smashed the stone, eventually using the Dead Fire to ignite it, as even abnormal fire requires the Heaven and Earth Qi to gather a body.

This unintentional act by Lin Fei woke Little Fire, and thus Little Fire now became Lin Fei’s servant.

After acquiring Little Fire, Lin Fei did not encounter any other treasures here, and Little Fire didn’t know of any treasures either. It seemed the master had captured him not long before falling into Deviation.