Du Bishu gazed at the indenture in front of him. After a moment of hesitation, he signed his full name and pressed his thumbprint onto the paper.
Initially, he had assumed that an indenture was a true contract of servitude, the kind where one had to sell their life to Zhang Yuan. Although he didn’t voice it, he felt extremely uncomfortable deep down. But when he read the actual terms, that unease vanished. The document was simple: he only needed to serve Zhang Yuan for twenty years. After twenty years, he would be a free man. Du Bishu was more satisfied than he had expected.
After Zhang Yuan took the indenture and tucked it away, he planned to arrange tasks for Du Bishu once he eventually left the Jade Essence Sect. He continued to hold Lu Xueqi’s hand, walking slowly toward the Xiaozhu Peak encampment. It was called an encampment, but in reality, it was just a small tent at the edge of the Tongtian Peak arena, only three or four hundred meters away—just a few minutes of walking.
Chapter 20