The current Ye Family, though not severely weakened, has suffered significant losses among its members.
Fortunately, Chen Chang'an arrived in time, ensuring that most of their elite members remained unharmed—a favor the Ye Family would never forget.
Upon hearing that Chen Chang'an had a request, Ye Xun, the patriarch of the Ye Family, did not dare delay.
"Young Master Chen, I heard from Beixuan that you're searching for a fragment?"
"Is it this one?"
Seeing the object Ye Xun produced, Chen Chang'an smiled and nodded. It was indeed a fragment of the Law.
At this moment, Ye Beixuan was also deeply curious. He had never seen this item before, despite being part of the Ye Family.
"Patriarch, what is this? Why have I never seen it before?"
"You entrusted me with all the Ye Family's resources—why wasn’t this given to me as well?" Ye Beixuan asked in confusion.
"This is a fragment of the Law," Ye Xun explained.
"As for which Law it belongs to, I don’t know."
"Though it’s a valuable treasure, no one can use it."
"It has always been in my possession, and very few in the Ye Family know of its existence."
"Back then, Chen Tian entrusted it to me, saying someone would come for it in the future."
"Who would have thought it would be you, Young Master Chen? It seems fate had its own designs."
"Could there be some connection between you and Chen Tian?" Ye Xun asked suspiciously.
Given that both shared the surname Chen and were equally extraordinary, Ye Xun’s question wasn’t unfounded.
"Yes, there is a connection—I’m his ancestor," Chen Chang'an replied irritably.
Ancestor?
Hearing this, Ye Xun merely chuckled. Chen Tian had appeared earlier in history, while Chen Chang'an came later. If anything, Chen Tian would be Chen Chang'an’s ancestor.
But judging by Chen Chang'an’s tone, it seemed he harbored some resentment toward Chen Tian.
"This time, why didn’t the other eight families come to aid the Ye Family?"
"Don’t they understand the principle of 'when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'?" Chen Chang'an asked, puzzled.
"They do, everyone does," Ye Xun replied.
"The demons' attack this time was more of a test—a show of strength."
"Though their main force targeted the Ye Family, they also dispatched smaller units to harass the other eight families, ensuring they couldn’t intervene."
"We were too complacent. Had we noticed earlier, we wouldn’t have been caught so unprepared."
Chen Chang'an nodded. It seemed the other eight families had also been attacked, though not as severely as the Ye Family.
"The demons truly are relentless."
"Did Chen Tian really wipe them all out back then?"
"That... I don’t know. The Demon Realm was destroyed—otherwise, the Immortal-Demon Secret Realm wouldn’t have appeared. But the demons... it seems many escaped, including the Demon Lord."
"Ah, the Demon Lord was already incredibly powerful back then. It’s no surprise he slipped away from Chen Tian."
"Most importantly... the Demon Lord is nearly impossible to kill."
The Demon Lord of the Demon Realm was indeed a formidable foe. The demons were inherently powerful, and every member of their race offered their souls to the Demon Lord, making his soul extraordinarily resilient.
Even if his physical form was destroyed, his soul could survive, and even in fragments, it would slowly regenerate.
"How did you discover the demons' resurgence and warn Ye Beixuan to leave in advance?"
"When did you notice?" Chen Chang'an asked curiously.
"For the past ten thousand years, many Ye Family members have mysteriously vanished. Recently, I noticed strange behavior among some of our people."
"After capturing one, I realized they had no soul—that was when I knew the demons had returned."
"And the demon I interrogated... outright told me they intended to invade the Ye Family, showing no fear of us at all."
"Once I realized the situation, I contacted old friends from the other eight families. No doubt, they’ve also noticed something amiss."
"Right now, everyone is preoccupied with their own troubles. Since the demons chose the Ye Family as their first target, I decided to fight to the death—to buy the others time to prepare."
"But I never expected the demons to recover their strength so quickly. Without you, the Ye Family... would have faced certain doom."
Listening to Ye Xun, Chen Chang'an found some aspects puzzling. What was the demons' true objective?
It made no sense!
Why expose themselves so blatantly? What did they gain?
Just to boast?
If it were Chen Chang'an, he would have waited until he had overwhelming strength before revealing himself, ensuring the Nine Great Immortal Clans had no chance to retaliate—wiping them out in one strike.
This approach, however, only gave the Nine Great Immortal Clans time to prepare—and even alerted the demonic beasts.
"Don’t you find it strange?" Chen Chang'an asked.
"It is strange, but this aligns with the demons' usual tactics," Ye Xun replied.
"In the eyes of the demon race, they have never taken us humans or the demonic beasts seriously."
"The demons believe that both humans and demonic beasts should submit to their demands."
"Back then, Chen Tian annihilated the demon realm. They’ve probably been holding a grudge ever since. This time, they’re just trying to assert their dominance."
"However, with these demons wiped out, I believe they won’t act recklessly for a while."
"We… still have time to prepare." Ye Xun said with a solemn expression.
"Are you done talking?"
Huh?
Chen Chang'an's words left Ye Xun stunned. Wasn’t he the one who asked? Why did it sound like he was getting impatient?
"Yeah, I’m done."
"Then hand it over."
"What? Hand over what?"
"Oh… you mean this fragment of law."
Only then did Ye Xun remember that he was still holding the fragment of law and hadn’t given it to Chen Chang'an yet.
"And you."
"Me?"
"What about me?"
Ye Beixuan stared blankly at Chen Chang'an, confused—he didn’t have any fragments of law.
"Resources."
"Oh, right, I almost forgot."
Ye Beixuan laughed awkwardly, having nearly overlooked his promise to split half the resources with Chen Chang'an.
With the resources secured and the fragment of law in hand, Chen Chang'an prepared to leave the Ye Family.
"Are you planning to head to the Mu Family next?"
Since Chen Chang'an was searching for fragments of law, his next destination would naturally be the Mu Family.
"Yeah, I heard the Mu Family has one too, so I’m going there."
"Honestly… I’m a little nervous about the Mu Family."
Chen Chang'an’s relationship with the Mu Family wasn’t simple—it was his master’s clan, and now… they seemed to treat him as a live-in son-in-law.
"Brother Chen, be careful."
"Showing up at your in-laws’ place with a mistress? Dangerous move." Ye Beixuan warned in a hushed tone.
Mistress?
"What the hell? Since when do I have a mistress?"
"Still denying it? Seven days? Rock hard!"
"…"
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lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
