"Absolutely not! Once I acknowledge you as my master, I will be loyal to you," pledged the mussel, in all sincerity.
Obviously, Gu Xijiu was not impressed, "Words alone are no proof."
She scratched its shell lightly with the tip of her sword, "You’re a cunning creature. I have to take precautions against you, so I think it’s best if I just make you into soup."
"I can build a Blood Agreement with you!" The mussel was distressed, so it had no alternative but to suggest the ultimate resort.
Gu Xijiu was aware of the Blood Agreement, where the majestic being would offer its blood as an offer to build an agreement with the human to submit itself, tying its fate altogether with the fate its master.
If its master died, it died. If its master were injured, it would be injured. However, if the majestic being were hurt or even dead, its master would only sense it.
