Chapter 14: Great Demon — Heaven's Eye that Breaks Illusion

Ye Chen got in the car and returned home together with Ye Nan.

As soon as Ye Chen returned home, he gave Ye Nan a look.

Seeing this, Ye Nan felt a pang of sourness in his heart.

"Damn it, Dad!"

"Dad is just for squeezing; if someday I grow up and don't have enough bride-price money, I'll have to take your secret stash, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Nan immediately said, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Nothing's impossible; quickly give me five yuan, or else..."

"Or else what?"

"Mom~"

Before Ye Chen finished shouting, Ye Nan instantly covered his mouth and made a shushing gesture, "Shh~ I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you."

After Ye Nan finished speaking and released his hand, Ye Chen lifted his head, looked at Ye Nan, and said, "It would have been better if you'd done that earlier."

Just as the father and son were talking, Lin Ruoxi came out; Ye Nan saw her emerge, his heart tightened, though Lin Ruoxi didn't notice his odd behavior.

She looked at Ye Chen and asked, "Little Chen, what's wrong?"

At this moment, Ye Nan prayed in his heart, hoping Ye Chen wouldn't speak nonsense, otherwise his hard‑saved secret money might be taken back.

Ye Chen naturally sensed Ye Nan's tension; he also needed Ye Nan's secret money, so he said to Lin Ruoxi, "Mom, I'm hungry."

"The meal will be ready soon, wait a bit."

"Okay!"

After saying that, Lin Ruoxi returned to the kitchen to continue preparing the family dinner.

After Lin Ruoxi entered the kitchen, Ye Nan breathed a sigh of relief, but at that moment Ye Chen's voice suddenly sounded, "Old man, huh?"

Ye Chen said while making a reaching gesture; Ye Nan, helpless, suppressed the urge to beat him.

"Wait."

After saying that, Ye Nan walked toward his gaming room; Ye Chen knew where Ye Nan's secret money was, but he didn't go to take it.

Stealing isn't good, he understands that; besides, if Ye Nan found his secret money missing, wouldn't the sky fall?

He would suspect Lin Ruoxi took it, living in constant anxiety, unable to speak his pain, suffering to the extreme.

At least if Ye Chen asked him for it, he would know how the money disappeared.

Not long after, Ye Nan came out of the gaming room holding five one‑yuan bills.

"Here you go."

Seeing this, Ye Chen reached out to take it, but contrary to his expectation, he snatched the five one‑yuan bills directly from Ye Nan's hand; Ye Chen's little face frowned slightly as he looked at Ye Nan's hand gripping the money, noticing he was clutching it tightly.

"Hand it over, old man!"

Ye Chen said, then suddenly exerted force and grabbed the money from Ye Nan's hand in one swoop.

Ye Nan watched as the money left his hand, overcome with grief.

Ye Chen sensed Ye Nan's emotion, jumped onto the table, lightly patted his shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, old man, trust your eldest son—I'll keep my word and let you drive a good car and live in a luxurious mansion."

However, Ye Nan seemed not to have heard Ye Chen's words, appearing lost and dejected.

That wasn't just pocket money—it was his life!

"Ye! Chen!"

Ye Chen heard his mother's angry voice, stiffly turned his head, and saw his mother's eyes seeming to spit fire, because at that moment he was standing on the dinner table.

"Um... Mom, I say I didn't do it on purpose, do you believe me?"

"Ye Nan, bring me my slippers!"

Just then, the still‑dazed Ye Nan heard that he was supposed to beat Ye Chen, and instantly snapped back to attention.

"Got it!"

So, before eating, Ye Chen received a beating—mixed doubles style.

While eating, Ye Chen's buttocks still felt a faint ache.

Besides, this was indeed his fault—still standing on the table just before a meal, truly lacking manners.

But at the time he was only trying to comfort Ye Nan.

After dinner, Ye Chen was punished to wash dishes; he accepted the task and washed them alone in the kitchen, while Ye Nan and Lin Ruoxi in the living room fed each other grapes.

Meanwhile, the television was broadcasting news, reporting on that kidnapping case.

"Just today, that girl has been found, and when the child trafficker who abducted her was discovered, he had already met with misfortune; judging from his bodily injuries, he fell to his death in the mountains."

"And the one who helped find the little girl is a nameless good Samaritan; in the victim's impression, this good Samaritan is not tall, seeming like a dwarf, and she is very grateful to this person."

"If it weren't for her, she wouldn't know when she could return home; although he is disabled, he possesses a noble soul, so let us pay tribute to this unnamed hero."

Ye Chen listened to the news report, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Could it be possible that I'm a child, not a dwarf..."

Of course, no one heard his words, nor would anyone know it was he who saved that little girl.

But he doesn't care; as long as the person is rescued, he acts only to have a clear conscience.

After washing the dishes, Ye Chen greeted Ye Nan and Lin Ruoxi, then returned to his room.

The first thing he did upon returning to his room was to cultivate.

Now nothing is more important than cultivation.

Children need sufficient sleep; only sufficient sleep aids a child's growth, something Ye Nan and Lin Ruoxi both know.

So whenever Ye Chen returns to his room, they don't say much more.

However, Ye Chen's cultivation doesn't require sleep; to him, cultivation is the best rest.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he asked the system: "System, can I check my own panel?"

Ye Chen's voice just fell, and his panel information appeared before him.

【Name: Ye Chen, Age: 6】

【Realm: Qi Refining Eighth Layer】

【Spells: Clear Mind Technique, Supreme Qi Refining Technique, Taiji Double Fish Diagram】

【Magic Treasure: None】

【Medicinal Pills: Supreme Health Pill (low grade, remaining eight)】

A very concise system panel.

"Three days, eighth layer of Qi Refining—this speed is not bad."

Ye Chen thought to himself, and soon he dove into a new round of cultivation.

Just as Ye Chen's body and mind sank into cultivation, the system's voice suddenly sounded.

【Warning warning, a soul‑capturing great demon has appeared; this great demon excels at blood‑sacrifice technique—those it sacrifices often leave no corpse, their souls and spirits scattered. Since the power gap between you is huge, it is advised that the host not resist, but simply wait for death.】

"Great demon!!"

Ye Chen hearing the system's words couldn't help but be startled—this was still the system's first time mentioning a monster incident.

But he sensed no strange aura.

Ye Chen always felt his system was a bit off, giving him a sense that the information was both true and false.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from Ye Chen's ear, and at the same time the system's voice sounded again.

【Warning, the great demon has arrived!】

Only now did Ye Chen finally understand what the system meant by 'great demon'—it was actually referring to a mosquito……

At this moment, the mosquito lay on Ye Chen's face, frantically sucking his blood.

【Your blood is being drained quickly—your life is forfeit!】

Ye Chen said nothing, raised his hand, and with a 'pa' sound the great demon fell.

【You have actually defeated the great demon with Qi Refining cultivation—truly unbelievable, this is almost one in a hundred million, yet you did it; therefore we reward a heavenly‑eye upgrade!】

【Illusion‑Breaking Heavenly Eye: third‑tier heavenly eye, it dispels all falsehood, can slay demons and monsters, break evil ghosts, and grows with the user's strength.】

Ye Chen listening to the system's string of words, all the myriad talk boiled down to the four words "System, awesome!"

He was eager to test this heavenly eye's power, but lacking a reference, he had no choice but to continue cultivating.

Ye Chen cultivated for a night and felt refreshed and invigorated.

After stretching, he jumped out of bed and quickly washed up.

Today is Sunday, nothing much, so he decided after eating to find an excuse to return to his room to cultivate.

But plans often change; just as he thought he could cultivate in peace, Ye Nan suddenly told him he wanted to take the family to an amusement park.