"Keep your copies of the Contract, and let's take the Heart Demon Oath according to its terms, to ease your minds."
Fang Zhou wouldn't fully trust these gourd children, so in addition to the Contract, having an oath seemed more secure.
The gourd children were somewhat surprised; if they truly took oaths according to the Contract's content, then indeed they wouldn't have to be slaves.
Could this man really be so magnanimous?
The gourd children looked at each other, and eventually, under the lead of the eldest, they started taking the oath; they wouldn't easily trust Fang Zhou either, as this fellow indeed had a past record; taking an oath was somewhat more reassuring.
After taking the oaths according to the Contract, a contractual relationship was established between the two parties.
