Xiao Yechuan

Entangled by Ye Yue's tentacles, Ye Chuan could only resign himself to being held like this. After all, Luo Xi, Little Ke, and Qian Shuang hugged him plenty; one more didn't make a difference.

Although he didn't quite understand what was so attractive about his current appearance, it seemed to trigger an overflow of maternal instincts in everyone, making them eager to hold him tight.

Ye Yue was no exception. Although her arms had split into tree-root-like tentacles wrapping around him, in Lan Little Ke's eyes, they were still just a pair of hands.

This was the power of cognitive alteration.

It could only be said that everyone in this house had their own special talents; otherwise, how could they have been approved by the System to live here and pay rent?

"Hehehe~" Ye Yue's coquettish laughter rang in his ears. In Ye Chuan's eyes, Ye Yue had completely transformed into a monster. Her hair danced wildly in the air as she stared at him with crimson eyes.

"Call me Big Sister~"

"Big Sister," Ye Chuan said expressionlessly.

"Ah!!!!!" Ye Yue suddenly screamed, as if something had pierced through her psychological defenses. She hugged Ye Chuan's body even tighter. "So cute!"

Ye Chuan: "..."

My bones are going to break, you know.

*Crack, crack.* Ye Chuan could actually hear the sound of his bones being crushed. However, he simply cast a healing spell on himself and let Ye Yue do as she pleased.

About half an hour later, Ye Yue finally reverted to her original appearance. She knelt on the ground shyly, her head lowered. "Brother, I didn't mean to~"

"It's just that sometimes... I feel like I can't quite control my actions." Ye Yue wasn't sure what was wrong with her either. Seeing her brother turn into such a cute creature made her want to hold him in her arms and spoil him rotten.

"It's fine, as long as you're in a better mood." Ye Chuan didn't mind these things. As he spoke, he didn't forget to snap his dislocated arm back into place with a click.

*Yeah, this girl's strength is a bit too much.*

At that moment, a sound came from the entryway. Ye Chuan glanced over and saw that Wang Yanran had returned. Upon seeing the shrunken version of Ye Chuan, Wang Yanran froze for a few seconds, even though she had been prepared beforehand.

"Ye Chuan, you've become so small." Wang Yanran looked down at the little Ye Chuan before her and couldn't help but say, "It's kind of cute."

Ye Chuan was already immune to the word "cute."

Glancing at the spot next to him, Ye Chuan sat directly on the sofa and patted the seat. "Come sit here."

After sitting down, Wang Yanran couldn't resist cupping Ye Chuan's face in her hands. "Wow~"

Realizing her behavior was a bit inappropriate, she hurriedly pulled her hands back. "Sorry, Ye Chuan, I didn't mean to."

"..." Ye Chuan crossed his arms but asked anyway, "How were the Spirit Stone sales today?"

Wang Yanran smiled and said, "The Spirit Stones are selling extremely well. No matter how many I put out, the people in the Super Martial World can absorb them all. Not only that, but foreign Super Martial Artists have also received the news and plan to buy them at high prices."

After speaking, Wang Yanran took out her phone and opened several messages to read out to Ye Chuan.

"Yanran, are you there? Do you still have that stuff? Let me have a hit, just one hit! I'll pay any price!"

"Miss Wang, can I still buy that potent stuff? Hiss~ I really want to take a puff."

"Miss Wang, I beg you. I've already sold quite a few houses. When will you sell to me again? I just need one more hit!"

"..."

Listening to these messages, Ye Chuan was suddenly rendered speechless.

Beside them, Lan Little Ke poked her head out. "Woah? What the heck? Ye Chuan, are you dealing illicit goods?"

"They make it sound like they're on drugs. These are Spirit Stones; they improve cultivation bases." Ye Chuan rolled his eyes. It wasn't like that fellow Lan Little Ke hadn't used Spirit Stones before.

However, this reaction was indeed a bit exaggerated, though normal. After all, no one could resist the temptation of becoming stronger. With the aid of Spirit Stones, absorption was countless times faster than cultivating in this real world, which lacked spiritual energy.

It is hard to go from luxury to frugality.

"In that case, go ahead and sell them freely. You can sell to foreign factions too; it doesn't matter," Ye Chuan said.

"Is that okay?" Wang Yanran asked.

"No problem at all. Getting money in hand is what matters most," Ye Chuan said with a smile. "Besides, there are rifts all over the world now. Who wouldn't want to have some strength in their hands?"

Furthermore, these Super Martial Artists who relied solely on Spirit Stones would never catch up to his level in their entire lives.

Just raising one's cultivation to the Golden Core realm would require an astronomical number of Spirit Stones. Relying entirely on 'pay-to-win' wasn't very realistic.

"Alright." Wang Yanran nodded. Since Ye Chuan had said so, she would naturally sell the Spirit Stones boldly.

"Of course, if the local market can absorb all these Spirit Stones, that's fine too." As Ye Chuan spoke, he took out another bag of Spirit Stones and gave it to Wang Yanran.

The rest was up to Yanran to sell for a good profit.

"By the way, Ye Chuan, Qiao Xin asked me to ask you: the raw medicine is being used up very quickly. When can you restock?" Wang Yanran hadn't forgotten about the pharmaceutical company, as Qiao Xin was managing that side of things.

"Restock, huh?" Ye Chuan glanced at the inventory in his backpack. He hadn't been refining many pills lately, so he said, "I'll prepare a batch. You can take it to President Qiao when it's ready."

"Okay."

After briefly discussing work matters, Wang Yanran continued to stare intently at Ye Chuan, as if sizing something up.

"What's wrong?" Ye Chuan asked.

"Ye Chuan, you've become smaller. Have your bodily functions changed too?" Wang Yanran asked curiously.

"Probably, but the size hasn't changed," Ye Chuan said.

"Size?"

"Never mind."

"If we could master this technology, would it mean we could reverse aging?" Wang Yanran asked.

"..."

If one were a cultivator, there wouldn't be much need to worry about lifespan. After all, even the most ordinary Golden Core cultivator had a lifespan of over a thousand years.

"Are you suggesting we make a business out of this?" Ye Chuan asked.

"Yes."

"I haven't mastered this power yet. We can consider it in the future," Ye Chuan said. Besides, he didn't have any pills for that; otherwise, he could have sold those too.

But now that he was essentially a kingpin selling Spirit Stones, steady progress with the pharmaceutical company was enough.

"Okay."

"I'll go back to my room then." Wang Yanran stood up with a smile and subconsciously patted Ye Chuan's head.

"Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to."

"Forget it, it's fine."

After Wang Yanran went back to her room to rest, Lan Little Ke suddenly leaned in and wrapped her arms around Ye Chuan's neck. "Ye Chuan, you're making so much money, can I have a raise in my allowance?"

After speaking, she rubbed her cute, baby-fat cheeks against Ye Chuan's face. "Little Ye Chuan~"

"Break through to the Nascent Soul realm."

"Eh? That'll take forever."

"So, whenever you break through is when you get your allowance." Ye Chuan pushed Lan Little Ke's face away.

"Wuwu~"

Seeing this, Ye Yue, who was not far away, also came over, wanting a hug.

Being pulled back and forth in their embraces, Ye Chuan: "..."

*When will I be able to change back?*