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Chapter 27 – Bai Fengjiu's decision

"You fell unconscious and I had to bring you to this cave to treat you after placing a powerful barrier around it. However, I can't stay here forever. Besides, there are other demon masters and they are determined to capture you. To move the demons we capture, we use transport boxes that are sealed with seals and fudas. Afterwards, you are taken to our prisons where you are brutally tortured after being chained to the wall. Then, hooks come out of the wall in front of you and sink into your collarbones. After sinking into your bones, lightning propagates through the chains on the orders of the demon master and also through a mechanism that is activated automatically if you make any movement. The tails or wings are attached by golden arrows that they stick them in the walls at the same time that chains emerge from them that immobilize the limbs where they were stuck. Pain, agony and the most brutal torture are destined for the demon. The only way to stop the punishments is to obey their tamer" He says tamer with audible disgust in his voice, "As the demon obeys him, he is rewarded and after a while he will be following all instructions. This is only possible because your demons' psychological line of defense has been effectively broken."

Dong Hua looks at her and notices tears in her eyes as she trembles intensely. The terrified state she was in while she was crying intensely was clear to anyone.

"They're out there. You don't have the slightest chance of escaping. I know them. They have the transport crates ready to put you in. Whether you like it or not, you were captured when you fell unconscious" The notorious demon master sighs, and then, looking at her, taking his hand to her head, caressing her, making her look dumbfounded at him who smiles gently, "If you make the master-slave contract with me you will be safe. No demon master will be able to hunt you." There and you won't need to go to prison. You are free to refuse. However, the others are waiting to capture you and will take you to torture in prison."

If she did not agree to make the contract with him, the white-haired man would trap her in a transport box and take her to prison, but he would not activate the devices, limiting her to the wall overlooking the other cell where there was a trapped demon who was in the process of being tamed because he knew that if the fox witnessed what the other was going through for a few minutes, he would make the contract quickly.

The notorious demon master hoped he wouldn't need to use this frightening method because if he had to do it, he would regret it for the rest of his life even if he had done all this to save her from suffering at the hands of others because only with him , she could be cared for and protected, with him swearing to himself that he could do this no matter the guilt that would plague him.

After all, the most important thing was to save her from a cruel fate and considering her power, he would be able to subdue her and place her in a transport box without any difficulty.

Then, Dong Hua moves his hand away and turns the fish over as the sound of crackling flames fills the room after the sound of crying gradually reduces until it disappears, with the young fox finding himself pensive after swallowing his tears and taking a deep breath.

The nine-tailed fox knew that he was right because he could feel the spiritual power of the other masters that even though they were weaker than the one in front of him, he would not be able to escape because of the quantity and even though he felt the improvement in his injuries, he had not absolute certainty that he would be successful in an eventual escape attempt. If she hadn't, she knew what awaited her because when she looked at the human in front of her she could see the truth in his eyes. He wasn't saying it to scare her, he was just stating a fact.

Coldly analyzing her current situation, she had two choices at the moment. One that was less bad and one that was bad because she couldn't change the fact that she would become a slave to a demon master.

However, she could choose who would be her master instead of leaving it to chance. It was a ridiculous thought, but it was still a choice and that managed to bring some comfort because, at least, she could choose.

Furthermore, even though I felt a natural fear of him, for some reason that I didn't understand, I trusted him along with the fact that I had the strange sensation that I knew him, in addition to having a feeling of longing for him and now, of happiness at seeing him.

In fact, if she analyzed her entire life, the young woman confessed that she always felt like she was waiting for someone and when she looked at the starry sky she wanted to find out who it was.

Of course, she was fully aware that it was wrong to delude oneself with a demon master by trusting them.

After all, it was popular knowledge among demons that they were all cruel and wicked for indiscriminately hunting their race while many loved to play with demons' hearts by pretending to be kind.

However, towards the human in front of her, she couldn't maintain that vision. Something told her in the form of a feeling that he was different from the others and that she could trust him unrestrictedly.

Furthermore, once the initial fear had passed, the young woman felt strangely safe with him and it was a feeling felt on a disconcerting level. Something pushed her to stay with that human while she could feel his heart beating faster.

In fact, if she were in her human form she would be blushing at the same time as she thought he was beautiful.

She wondered if it was love at first sight and faced with that thought, she blushed intensely and buried her head between her tails as she felt ashamed because she was shy and when she gained a little courage to lift her eyes to look at him, she closed them again them and tucks its head behind its fluffy tails again.

Dong Hua realizes that it wasn't fear that motivated these reactions and when she thought that they were actions driven by shyness, she couldn't help but find it cute because she could visualize a blushing and embarrassed young girl hiding her face in her hands. In the case of the fox, it hid between its tails and paws and at this sight, it smiled immensely while showing a tender look.

The young demon, once again, discreetly raises her eyes and is left speechless by his tender smile and gentle look that makes her blush again and then, put her head back between her paws and fluffy crimson furred tails.

"I will protect and care for you if you are with me. I will not allow anyone to hurt you. Whoever dares to do so will regret it." He speaks warmly while looking at a spot in front of her.

She raises her snout and watches his face from the side, showing the purest determination in her eyes. The baritone and hoarse voice along with the tone of possessiveness leave her speechless and the demoness blushes even more beneath her blood-red hair at the same time that her expression and words leave her feeling strange, awakening dormant and unrecognizable sensations.

Then, the fox closes its eyes and reflects on everything it heard, what it witnessed and its feelings.

After reflecting for several minutes, she opens her eyes and sighs deeply, and then speaks while looking at him without showing any trace of the fear she felt earlier, "I will make the master-slave contract with you."

Dong Hua is pleasantly surprised as he internally sighs in relief, then gently smiles as he speaks, "One day, when it is safe for you or if I find a place that can provide safety, I will release you. I promise."

The notorious demon master promises as he felt his heart constrict at the mere sight of her staying away from him, making him surprised by the intensity of his feelings towards the cute and beautiful demon in front of him with a majestic bearing at the same time as the fox didn't understand why he felt his heart constrict when he heard about the fact that he freed her, then moving away from her because the vision of a life away from him saddened her and this conception surprised her immensely.

After all, she had met him recently and she already felt deeply connected with the man in front of her, in addition to feeling that this human was the person she had been waiting for her entire life, unaware of the fact that this feeling was the same one he felt because She always felt like she was waiting for someone just like her.

Then, they make the master-slave contract after the notorious demon master makes a symbol on the palm of his hand, turning it upwards, with the fox placing its paw on top of his, and then a glow occurs, with her passing part of her powers to him because the demon gave a considerable part of his power to the master as confirmation of the contract at the same time that the symbol of a golden chain appeared on her wrist while the young woman was able to fully feel the curse on her , making her sigh.

The fox was also aware that he would be obliged to obey any orders given without having any ability to deny them.

But the young woman had no regrets. If she was to be a slave, at least she could choose her master and she had chosen him.

Besides, she felt like she didn't take any risks with him.

After all, for some unknown reason, the young woman felt unshakable confidence and indescribable happiness when she was with him.

Dong Hua knew the price that the demon paid with this master-slave contract and that for the demon it was a curse because the master now had absolute powers over the enslaved person at the same time that the slave could not fight against the orders given.

Even if the master ordered his slave to kill himself, he would do so because he was unable to refuse the order given.

Furthermore, if the master died, ownership and the contract would automatically pass to his last descendant. The demon could only be free if he was freed or if his master had no descendants.

"Do you have a human form?"

"Yes."

"Could it transform?"

"Clear."

She concentrates and takes on human form, wearing a beautiful and elegant dress although several cuts and tears were visible as she sat next to him trying to contain the blush on her cheeks.

"Can you merge your nine tails into just one so that no one knows you have nine tails?"

The fox is surprised by the question, and then responds, "Yes. I can do it. Why?"

"No one can know that you have nine tails. To everyone, you must be an ordinary fox. Since you had to give up part of your power, you can contain the rest of your power and not let your true level show. I also want to ask apologies because I will be forced to give some orders for you to effectively hide your nine tails by disguising them in a single tail, in addition to ensuring that you will never reveal your true power along with the fact that you will be able to effectively follow the rules of the Demonic Platform to prevent you from suffering punishment at the hands of the Demonic Platform Leader."

"Why do you want me to do this? Surely, many would love to display their slave's power. Well, it seems logical. We nine-tailed foxes are rare and highly coveted. Anyone who has one of us as a slave will receive much praise and will be the envy of everyone else. I believe that only other special and equally rare beings such as phoenixes, dragons and other types can generate the same level of frenzy not only among demon masters but also for humans of general form."