Chapter 944: Slave-Subjugation Contract (5/2, Requesting Moon Tickets)

Nian family?

The Seventh Prince narrowed his eyes—this was interesting indeed.

This woman is trapped in the underground passage; she probably doesn't know yet… the Nian family has been turned, and with the help of that treacherous woman, he long ago subdued the Nian family.

Now, the Red Division supports not your Fifth Princess, but me—the Seventh Prince!

The Seventh Prince sneered as he walked forward; the dark underground passage seemed to clear a path for him—mechanisms shifted, stone corridors groaned and reshaped, carving a straight road before him.

And at the end of the path, the exit, was none other than… the Red Division's Nian Fu, Nian Tianjiao's residence!

Danger draws near!

…

Red Division, Nian Fu.

Ming extended her index finger and gently tilted the Fifth Princess's chin, stroking the princess's cheek.

Feeling the once-fine skin now crisscrossed with wounds, Ming grinned.

"Your Highness the Fifth Princess really has such a peculiar beauty…"

Pah!

She spat directly onto Ming's face, cutting off Ming's words.

But Ming's expression didn't change; she smiled, pulled out a handkerchief, and wiped the saliva from her face.

"I've experienced far dirtier, more vulgar things. Your Highness's level of insult feels to me like a child throwing a tantrum—completely devoid of any shame."

Ming was stating facts, but the Fifth Princess took it as deliberate humiliation.

The ferocious woman who had once towered over Fang Yue and others now lay powerless, unable to even twitch a finger.

Her intuition had been right.

The Seventh Prince—that monster—was truly not someone she should face now.

But she had no choice; after eliminating the Fourth Prince, after shattering that fragile balance, she too had become someone else's prey!

She never imagined the Seventh and Sixth Princes had both died in her own residence, nor that the Seventh Prince would enter the underground passage—and know it better than she did!

"I misjudged… if only, if only I hadn't been careless, I wouldn't be in this state now. If only the Nian family hadn't betrayed me, I'd never have ended up like this!"

The Fifth Princess gnashed her teeth, but covered in bloodied wounds, she had exhausted all her strength and used up every last card during her escape through the underground passage.

Now she couldn't even move, left entirely at the mercy of others.

Though the Fifth Princess spoke with furious indignation, Ming listened as if hearing a joke, giggling merrily.

"If only, if only, Your Highness? If there were so many 'if onlys' in this world, how could there be so many losers? Life only comes once—you took a wrong step, walked down the wrong path, and this is your just fate, isn't it?"

Hearing these words, the Fifth Princess burned with rage, wanting to tear this woman limb from limb—but reality forced her to glare helplessly, at most scowling fiercely.

"Don't look at me like that—let me finish. But in this world, there are winners, losers, and of course, the shadowy gamemasters pulling the strings. And coincidentally… I enjoy being the gamemaster."

"You just lack the ability to even enter the game! A mere mortal!"

The Fifth Princess sneered, interrupting—but Ming merely shrugged, unconcerned, and continued.

"So, Your Highness, are you willing to accept defeat like this? You're lucky—I happen to have on me a precious… human medicine that can restore most of your strength. Though it's still experimental, I think you'd rather fight to the death than surrender, wouldn't you?"

Looking at the ceramic bottle Ming produced, the Fifth Princess sneered: "Do you know? The moment I saw you, I thought you were disgusting. But you understand men too well—you had the Nian father and son dancing in your palm, and even I couldn't interfere without damaging my ties to the Nian family. I've always kept this threat in mind… yet I never expected to be caught here in the end."

Ming shook the vial: "Thank you for the compliment. So, what's your answer?"

For the first time, the Fifth Princess's cold gaze shifted from Ming to the man standing beside her—the Nian family's ostensible pillar, the so-called peerless genius… Nian Tianjiao!

At Ming's command, this man would strike without hesitation, crushing her skull without regard for her imperial status.

So the Fifth Princess spoke.

"…Do I have a choice?"

"Splendid! But before that, we'd best sign a precious contract."

Ming produced a scroll of contract paper.

One glance, and the Fifth Princess recognized exactly what it was.

"A Slave-Subjugation Contract? You dare do this? Aren't you afraid my imperial bloodline will retaliate?"

"Afraid? Of course. That's why the one signing this contract with you is… my husband."

The Fifth Princess's face darkened—this woman had anticipated even this step. How deeply had she investigated the imperial family?

"Relax—I've altered the date. One month. After one month, the contract automatically nullifies. How generous, right?"

"Just words on paper."

The Fifth Princess sneered—but faced with Ming's extended contract, she could only dip her finger in blood and sign her name.

Because she truly had no choice.

Though she didn't know how, the Seventh Prince had somehow discovered her no matter how she hid in the underground passage.

This time was no different—he would inevitably find her hiding in the Red Division's Nian family.

When the Seventh Prince arrived, she would die without doubt!

To survive, she had to rely on this cruel woman before her.

The Slave-Subjugation Contract was a one-sided slave pact—its binding power far stronger than ordinary slave contracts, making it nearly impossible to evade the master's commands.

But such immense binding came at a cost: the contract could only take effect if both parties consented willingly; otherwise, the paper would spontaneously burn, revealing insincerity and wasting the precious parchment.

Moreover, with such powerful binding came fierce backlash—almost no one could survive it.

Driven by the will to live, the Fifth Princess willingly signed the Slave-Subjugation Contract.

The moment she signed her name, she immediately felt an intense, unbreakable bond form between herself and Nian Tianjiao.

And Nian Tianjiao was little more than a puppet in Ming's hands.

"Good girl, Fifth Princess. Now it's time for me to save you. Here—swallow this human medicine. You'll regain your strength and escape the Seventh Prince's pursuit. The entire Nian family will aid you… hmm, in a way, congratulations—you've regained control of the Nian family."

As Ming giggled and offered the human medicine, the Fifth Princess had already opened the vial and swallowed the pill in one gulp.

The human medicine entered the stomach, but the Fifth Huang Nu suddenly widened her eyes in terror, clutched her throat, twisted on the ground, and writhed in agony as blood streamed from all seven orifices.

At that moment, the stone slabs on the floor of the room suddenly shifted; the Seventh Huang Zi ascended the stone steps of the secret passage's door, and the first thing he saw was the Fifth Huang Nu, as if poisoned, writhing on the ground.

Before he could speak, the Fifth Huang Nu ceased her movements.

Maintaining the posture of clutching her throat, she died in a pitiful state, completely losing all breath.

(End of Chapter)