Chapter 92: Misunderstanding

Ye Chen watched, and suddenly felt a sourness at the tip of his nose.

The next moment, Ye Chen released his divine sense, concealing Lin Ruoxi and Ye Nan's perception, and swapped identities with the paper effigy Ye Chen.

But Ye Chen didn't know that Lin Ruoxi was protected by his sister's power, so she wasn't affected at all; she merely sensed Ye Nan's abnormality and followed suit.

In Lin Ruoxi's eyes, the paper effigy Ye Chen turned into a sheet of paper covered in runes, while her son gradually appeared before her, his figure shrinking in her sight until finally returning to its original form.

"My child... has come back."

Lin Ruoxi smiled happily in her heart, though her expression didn't change at all.

After Ye Chen took the place of the paper effigy Ye Chen, he released the paper effigy Ye Chen, sending him to find Zhang Hai and the others, telling them what could be eaten and what could not, and asking them to bring some food along the way.

After doing all that, Ye Chen snapped his fingers, and everything returned to normal.

Ye Chen didn't know that, in Lin Ruoxi's eyes, this scene was utterly adorable.

Ye Nan had no cultivation, so he naturally didn't know what had happened; even if he did have cultivation, he couldn't perceive it, given the gap in strength.

The moment Ye Nan regained consciousness, he urged Ye Chen to eat quickly, lest he go hungry.

Having said that, he again darted into the woods to look for food.

Seeing this, Ye Chen frowned slightly and told Hunyan: "Go protect my father's safety."

Although Ye Nan remained within Ye Chen's divine sense range, just in case, they still sent Hunyan to protect Ye Nan; he couldn't go with Ye Nan, after all, Lin Ruoxi here also needed protection.

After hearing Ye Chen's words, Hunyan left Ye Chen's brow and followed beside Ye Nan.

Ye Chen didn't know that Lin Ruoxi saw everything he did.

"The eye at your brow, little Chen, have you become this formidable? You must have endured much."

Thinking of this, Lin Ruoxi felt a pang in her heart; since the last time she learned that this world had supernatural beings, and when the paper effigy Ye Chen appeared to protect them, she realized Ye Chen must have sacrificed a great deal to keep the family safe.

Although she didn't know why Ye Chen was so powerful, she only needed to know one thing: that Ye Chen was her child.

Suddenly, a sparse rustling came from the nearby grass; Lin Ruoxi instantly became alert, shielding Ye Chen behind her, though she knew Ye Chen was formidable, she still did so instinctively.

She merely refused to be harmed by sorcery, but ultimately she was just an ordinary person, so she didn't know what lay behind the grass.

In contrast, Ye Chen, gazing at Lin Ruoxi's back, felt a pang of sorrow: "Old Mom, old Mom, your son I am quite formidable."

As Ye Chen spoke those words, an inexplicable pride suddenly welled up in his chest.

In Ye Chen's divine sense perception, that was Zhang Hai and the others.

Not long after, Zhang Hai and the others emerged from the grass, but Lin Ruoxi's face was full of solemnity; in this chaotic world, human hearts are the least able to withstand trials.

Upon seeing Ye Chen, Zhang Hai and Ji An felt a flicker of excitement in their eyes, but before coming, the paper effigy Ye Chen had already instructed them not to show any abnormality.

Moreover, the paper effigy Ye Chen told them in Ye Chen's original appearance that he was merely a little child, and upon hearing this, Zhang Hai and Ji An were even more shocked.

A little child capable of this is already astonishing to the extreme.

As for Zhang Xiaoxiao and Ji An's son Ji Yuan, when Ye Chen arrived, he put them under hypnosis.

"Um... would you like to join us? We have some food here; we can help each other."

Ji An spoke first.

"No need, thank you."

After hearing Ji An's words, Lin Ruoxi replied in an icy tone.

Seeing this, Ji An directly took out a spirit fruit, bit into it in front of Lin Ruoxi; these spirit fruits were brought by the paper effigy Ye Chen when he led them to find them, and Ji An ate them with confidence, unafraid of poison.

After taking a bite, Ji An sincerely said to Lin Ruoxi:

"Look, we harbor no malice; we simply want more people, a bit more hope of survival."

Seeing this, Lin Ruoxi's wary expression did not lessen in the slightest.

Then, at that moment, Ye Nan's voice suddenly rang out: "You bunch of scum, what do you intend to do to my wife and child!"

Ye Nan shouted, taking a swift step to stand before Lin Ruoxi and Ye Chen, shielding them behind him, while Hunyan also followed Ye Nan back to return to Ye Chen's brow.

Seeing Ye Nan appear, Ji An and Zhang Hai frowned slightly; then Zhang Hai stepped forward and said: "Look, we also have children; we merely want to help each other, to gain a bit more hope of survival. Moreover, we know some fruits are edible and can solve the hunger problem—won't you consider it?"

Zhang Hai spoke in a calm tone, yet with a hint of helplessness.

Ye Nan and Lin Ruoxi's vigilance was simply too strong; Ye Chen's arrangements could not proceed at all.

Seeing this, Ye Chen helplessly shook his head: "Dad, Mom, I'm hungry."

As soon as Ye Chen's words left his mouth, Ye Nan's expression grew complicated, and Lin Ruoxi instantly realized that Ye Chen knew these two; it was very likely he had summoned them.

Knowing Ye Chen possessed extraordinary means and wouldn't say this deliberately, Lin Ruoxi could only conclude that Ye Chen knew these two.

While Ye Nan was still hesitating, Lin Ruoxi said: "We can travel together, but until we have complete trust, it's best to keep our distance."

Lin Ruoxi, knowing these two were summoned by Ye Chen, naturally trusted them, but since trust requires a process, she said it was wise to keep distance until full trust was established.

"Alright."

Ji An and Zhang Hai said simultaneously, having no objection to the proposal; they had come merely because Ye Chen told them to, and since Ye Chen hadn't sent them a mental message, this showed it was also what Ye Chen wanted to see.

"Honey..."

The only one still unaware of anything, Ye Nan, obviously did not fully agree with Lin Ruoxi's suggestion.

"It's fine; I feel these two are trustworthy."

Lin Ruoxi said, she wasn't trusting these two per se, but rather trusting Ye Chen.

Seeing Lin Ruoxi say that, Ye Nan also found it hard to say anything else.

"You stay here nicely; I'll go find some food."

Ye Nan said to Lin Ruoxi and Ye Chen, and just as he was preparing to look for food, a voice from behind him suddenly came from Zhang Hai: "I have some fruit here; it's edible."

Upon hearing Zhang Hai's words, Ye Nan turned around; at that moment, Zhang Hai seemed afraid Ye Nan wouldn't believe him, and was biting into the fruit in his hand mouthful by mouthful.

"This..."

Ye Nan's face was full of embarrassment, but at that moment Zhang Hai stepped forward, handed him the fruit in his hand, saying: "Mutual help, don't be shy; if we can't find food later and you do, you can give some to us."

After saying that, Zhang Hai directly shoved the fruit into Ye Nan's hand; Ye Nan looked at the fruit in his hand, stunned for a moment, then bowed deeply to Zhang Hai.

Ye Nan happily ran toward Ye Chen and Lin Ruoxi, handing the fruit in his hand to Ye Chen and Lin Ruoxi, but Ye Chen did not immediately accept it; at this moment, his expression was somewhat solemn, and in his perception, a monster beast with Golden Core aura was not far from them.