Yanran Checks In

Since it was a family dinner, among everyone present, only Wang Yanran was a bit reserved. However, having known everyone for quite some time now, she quickly relaxed instead.

The dishes arrived one after another. Although Ye Chuan, as long as he didn't enhance his weapons or magical treasures, was no longer short of money for real-world expenses, he still didn't order the 2000-yuan roasted chicken.

After all, he had no interest in that group photo, and it wasn't worth the price anyway.

After a homely dinner, Wang Yanran drove everyone back home. Passing through the yard, Ye Chuan casually tossed the leftover food he'd brought back to Little Black.

Although Little Black preferred spirit stones, it naturally never refused human food either, opening its massive maw and swallowing the offering whole, without any apparent chewing.

"Well then, Ye Chuan, I'll head back first. Get some rest early," Wang Yanran said, standing at the door with a smile.

"You're not staying?" Ye Chuan paused upon hearing this, turning back to ask.

Wang Yanran immediately realized—she could actually move in now! "Stay! I, um, I need to go back and get some luggage first, then come over."

"Mm, I'll arrange a room for you."

"Okay, Ye Chuan." Wang Yanran left, her steps even carrying an unconcealable joy. After all, being able to live in Ye Chuan's house had always been something she dreamed of.

Now that it was happening, Wang Yanran even felt a sense of unreality.

"Chuan-chuan, is Miss Yanran going to live with us too?" Luo Xi asked curiously from the side.

"Yes," Ye Chuan said. "Yanran really wants to improve her own strength, so giving her a room for cultivation is completely fine."

Ye Chuan liked capable subordinates like this.

"Oh-ho, I thought..." Luo Xi suddenly used a look Ye Chuan couldn't decipher, stretching out a slender finger to poke his cheek, "There are just too many girls in the house already."

"They're all tenants."

"Tenants are tenants, but it's not right for almost every one of them to have done it, is it?" Luo Xi said.

Ye Chuan laughed guiltily.

After all, Luo Xi was well aware of Ye Chuan's relationships with the other girls, though her own attitude about it was somewhat different from others'.

"Everyone is a very good girl. You mustn't do anything to hurt them," Luo Xi said, even going on tiptoe to pinch Ye Chuan's face. "Got it?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Ye Chuan gave Luo Xi's nose a gentle pinch before turning to head back inside. "Let's go. Tonight, I'll give you some spirit liquid to boost your cultivation."

"Eh, I don't want it." Luo Xi quickly followed.

...

After a night of stir-frying, Ye Chuan originally wanted to enter the Tianxuan Continent, but he noticed that today's points store had also updated with quite a few good items.

"Oh? Is it because Xiaoke's realm improved?" Ye Chuan took a look.

The cultivation category hadn't changed—some spirit tools, materials for forging—but since Ye Chuan had plenty of points, he bought them all outright.

Then there were the other categories—

When Ye Chuan's gaze lingered on the supernatural interface over by Lan Xiaoke's side, he spotted a familiar, good item.

[Item: Key of the Bizarre]

Here it is, a one-time instance world.

"It seems if Lan Xiaoke doesn't improve her cultivation, I can't get this thing. Or is this item refreshed on a cycle?" Ye Chuan didn't fully understand these mechanics, but he still decisively acquired it.

The rewards from one-time instance worlds were still quite good.

Whether it was the spirit essences for Lilith, or even treasures not usually encountered.

Ye Yue was one of them.

Slapping dozens of negative effects on an opponent at once—even a god would have to take a beating, right?

After glancing at the Key of the Bizarre in his inventory space, Ye Chuan opened the adventure world section.

The grayed-out adventure world had lit up again, and a new name appeared—

[Bizarre World: Death Train]

[Note: This adventure world is dangerous, contains special powers, and your power will be restricted upon entry]

Dangerous?

Dangerous again?

But having experienced the first Mute Academy, Ye Chuan didn't really feel anything about this. After all, even a place like that couldn't restrict his Chaos Immortal Body.

And his Chaos Immortal Body had advanced another stage, so what was there to fear?

Though the name "Death Train" was still quite intimidating.

"Hmm... maybe save it for later? It's not like I have to enter right now, right?" Ye Chuan crossed his arms, thinking exactly that, but the rewards inside were somewhat irresistible.

Just then, a sound came from beside him. "Mmm."

Ye Chuan looked down to see Luo Xi, her snow-white little hand clutching his clothes, making a muddled sound. "Chuan-chuan... why are you sitting up?"

"It's nothing." Ye Chuan gently brushed aside the bangs on Luo Xi's forehead. Seeing her with her eyes closed, his voice softened considerably. "Did I wake you?"

Luo Xi didn't respond. Her side-sleeping posture shifted to lying on her back, causing her jellies to sway back and forth a few times. Ye Chuan reached out to steady them, and seeing Luo Xi still unresponsive, he lay back down.

Holding his phone, with the girl in his arms, Ye Chuan silently looked at the interface on his screen, one hand pillowed behind his head as if deep in thought.

He really liked his current life.

Not having to worry about surviving, about staying alive.

But Ye Chuan was also acutely aware that cracks had appeared in the real world, and no one knew what level of opponents might emerge from them in the future.

Just as Lilith had said, Ye Chuan wasn't invincible either.

Even someone as powerful as Lilith, who could destroy worlds, had her physical body destroyed by something, her remnant soul hiding in a gem, clinging to life.

Lilith could command reality with her words, yet even such a powerful existence had enemies she couldn't defeat.

What about himself?

"I'm still too weak, lacking in power," Ye Chuan shook his head.

Looking at Luo Xi's sleeping face beside him, Ye Chuan moved closer, burying his face in her snowy peaks.

"I need to keep getting stronger..."

"Strong enough to protect you all."

A small hand suddenly rested on the back of his head, gently stroking.

Ye Chuan opened his eyes to find Luo Xi awake, looking at him.

"What's wrong, Chuan-chuan? Are you feeling down?" Luo Xi asked, cupping his face.

"..." Ye Chuan shook his head. "Did I wake you?"

"Not at all." Luo Xi hugged his head tighter. "I just happened to hear your muttering just now..."

"You still have us, you know. Don't wear yourself out too much." Luo Xi gave a cute smile. "Right?"

"I just lack confidence in myself."

"Silly, I've always believed in you." Luo Xi's voice was gentle as she hugged him tighter. "You will definitely succeed."

Being given a facial cleanse, Ye Chuan didn't speak, just quietly enjoyed Luo Xi's gentle stroking of his hair.