allonlinenovel Chapter 54 Master-Servant Contract
Chapter 54 Master-Servant Contract
They understood these basic rules; they had learned them back in the slave market.
“Miss, this is against the rules!” Liu Xu said softly.
"Rules? What rules?" Lu Jinyan was taken aback. What rules were there for a meal?
"Miss, we are demon slaves, and you are the masters..." Liu Xu was interrupted by Lu Jinyan before she could finish speaking.
"What rules and regulations? Now that you're following me, my words are the rules. What I say goes. Besides, when you're traveling, why bother with so many rules? Come on over and sit down to eat, it'll get cold, and we still have to get going after we finish eating!"
After Lu Jinyan finished speaking, she beckoned to the three of them to sit down. The three looked at each other and finally sat down obediently, after all, they had to listen to their master.
Seeing the three of them sit down, Lu Jinyan finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right, that's more like it! Hurry up and eat, it won't taste good if it gets cold!"
So the group happily ate lunch, especially Yuan Yi, who ate to his heart's content. He had never eaten anything so delicious or been so full in his life. He had originally thought that he should eat less so that the young lady would not think he was eating too much and would dislike him, but he did not expect that he could not stop eating once he started. When he finally stopped eating, he found that Lu Jinyan and the other three were staring at him in disbelief.
"No, I'm sorry, did I scare you? Miss, I, I promise I'll eat less in the future, really!" He was afraid of being abandoned again because he ate too much. He had finally been noticed and bought by someone, and he didn't want to be disliked again.
"Ah, no, it's nothing, it's nothing. I didn't say you ate too much. Um, are you full? If not, there's still food here!" Lu Jinyan only realized after hearing Yuan Yi's words that they had scared him.
They were just surprised because it was the first time they had seen someone eat so much. However, she did not mind that Yuan Yi ate too much. With someone who could eat a lot around, everyone enjoyed their meals more. For example, Chu Chu unknowingly ate half a bowl more rice than usual.
"Ah? Oh, I'm full! Thank you, Miss!" Yuan Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his master didn't seem to mind.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and tidied up, they planned to rest for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before continuing their journey. Lu Jinyan called Yuan Yi, Liu Xu, and Liu Qing to her side and asked softly, "Yuan Yi, Liu Xu, Liu Qing, would you be willing to sign a master-servant contract with us?"
"A contract? Miss, you want to form a contract with us?" Yuan Yi, Liu Xu, and Liu Qing all looked incredulous.
"What? You're unwilling?" Lu Jinyan was a little unsure.
"No, no, no, that's not true, of course we're willing!" The three of them immediately knelt down before Lu Jinyan and Chu Chu.
All three of them were incredulous. You see, there are three types of demon slaves sold in the demon slave market. One type is high-class demon slaves, which are men and women with good looks and figures. They are usually sold to wealthy families to be their concubines, mistresses, or servants.
The second type is the middle-class demon slaves, who are sold to wealthy families as maids, pageboys, and servants. The third type is the lowest-class demon slaves, who are usually given the lowest-level manual labor jobs.
These demon slaves all signed indentures, like commodities that could be bought and sold at will. But master-servant contracts are different. It should be noted that demon slaves who sign master-servant contracts are usually the most capable and trusted demon slaves by their masters' side.
Typically, a demon slave will perform very important and confidential tasks for their master. Once the master-servant contract is severed, the slave will be completely obedient to their master, forbidden from betraying them, and unable to do anything to harm them. The master-servant contract, however, is unbreakable; it will only automatically dissolve if either the master or the slave dies.
Generally, the master and the demon slave sign a master-servant contract, which requires a long period of testing. Of course, the demon slave who has signed the master-servant contract is different from the ordinary demon slave in terms of status and position.
Aside from the master, the demon servants who have signed a master-servant contract with their master have the greatest power, and all other demon servants in the household must obey their orders. They were only bought today, and the young lady is already going to sign a master-servant contract with them?
"Since you're willing, then let's do it!" Lu Jinyan closed her eyes, silently recited an incantation, and then gently touched the foreheads of Yuan Yi and Liu Xu with her fingers. A red spider lily mark appeared on their foreheads, which disappeared in a flash.
Then came Chu Chu, who, following Lu Jinyan's example, also signed a master-servant contract with Liu Qing. A pink rain lily was flashing on Liu Qing's forehead.
After the contract was completed, the three of them respectfully kowtowed to the two. When they stood up, their eyes were a little red. You should know that for lowly demon slaves like them, almost no one would sign a master-servant contract with them.
"Alright, now that we've finished the important business, let's pack up and get ready to hit the road!"
Having resolved one matter, Lu Jinyan was in a great mood. With a wave of her hand, everyone set off again.
In reality, Lu Jinyan didn't want to sign any contract because she didn't know anything about contracts. It was the system that kept telling her that these three people were so loyal that if she didn't sign a contract, they might get kidnapped and she wouldn't even have anyone to cry to.
Lu Jinyan felt that there was no need for that at all. Since their loyalty was so high, how could they be easily lured away by someone else?
However, she couldn't stop the system from constantly nagging in her head, giving her a headache. She had no choice but to obey the system's arrangements and sign the contract with them.
For Lu Jinyan, she will not betray someone who is sincere to her, even without a contract. But if someone is determined to betray her, a contract will be useless.
But since we've already signed, let's not dwell on it.
The carriage set off again. After eating and drinking her fill, Lu Jinyan felt sleepy. Fortunately, the carriage was big enough, so she curled up on the soft couch and fell asleep after getting in. When she woke up, she found that the other three people had also fallen asleep leaning against the carriage.
Gently lifting the carriage curtain, he saw that it was already evening: "Yuan Yi, how long will it take to reach the nearest village?"
"Miss is awake? It's about two hours from here to the nearest village. Is there anything you need, Miss?"
"No, I was just asking. Thank you for your hard work. Please hang in there. We'll rest for a day once we reach the village before continuing our journey."
Lu Jinyan felt a little sorry for him. In this freezing weather, he had been driving the carriage all day by himself. It seemed that when they reached the next town, she would have to buy another person to take turns driving the carriage with Yuan Yi!