Chapter 97: All kinds of cause and effect, I can bear them

"I'm not very hungry yet, Dad, you eat first."

Ye Chen said to Ye Nan.

But just as he finished speaking, Ye Nan's smile faded.

"At such a young age, not eating properly—what is that?"

Ye Nan had hardly ever lost his temper with Ye Chen, not even when playing games, but now Ye Nan was truly angry.

Ye Chen, helpless, could only take the fruit from Ye Nan's hand and start eating it in big bites.

But as Ye Chen said, he really wasn't hungry; even if he went three months without eating, it wouldn't matter.

But to avoid worrying Ye Nan, he had no choice but to start eating.

Lin Ruoxi saw Ye Chen eating the fruit and looked at him with eyes full of indulgence.

Ye Chen sensed Lin Ruoxi's gaze and always felt something indescribably strange.

"Hunyan, do you think my mother knows all of this?"

"An ordinary person shouldn't, unless your sister actively communicates with your mother, but the probability of that is extremely low, after all your sister wasn't born in a place with abundant spiritual energy, and the Grand Dao principles are incomplete, making it impossible for her to communicate with your mother."

After Hunyan said that, Ye Chen felt relieved; he still held that view, not wanting Ye Nan and Lin Ruoxi to worry.

After all, what he's done is truly dangerous; just like the previous Heavenly Tribulation, if it weren't for his sister suddenly intervening, he might not have survived that tribulation.

Ye Chen thought about it, then began to remake the paper person according to the method, and to guard against the unexpected, he also used nearby leaves to craft them; now out of paper, he had to substitute leaves.

Ye Chen was already very skilled at crafting paper persons, so it didn't take long before he finished.

The strength of the first paper person was the greatest; after several rounds of sacrificial refining, it now possesses the strength of the tenth layer of Foundation Establishment.

The strength of the remaining figurines crafted from leaves is not bad either; they basically all have the strength of the seventh or eighth layer of Foundation Establishment.

Regarding this, Ye Chen was initially doubtful, but he soon understood.

Because spiritual energy has revived, these leaves have become sentient, so the strength of the figurines crafted from them naturally increases as well.

If Ye Chen used the previous paper to craft them, the first attempt at calligraphy would certainly not have such high strength.

After finishing these, Hunyan's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

"It's necessary to remind you: those who came from Xingkong seem to be looking for something; if I'm not mistaken, they're looking for you, and if you keep staying with your parents, you'll only bring them danger."

Hunyan's words left Ye Chen in silence.

He looked at Ye Nan and Lin Ruoxi, his emotions undergoing myriad changes.

But in the end he had to make a decision.

Indeed, as Hunyan said, staying with his parents now would only bring them danger.

If those people from Xingkong find him while he happens to be with his parents, that danger is something Ye Chen dares not gamble on, nor even dare to imagine.

"Can you stay by my parents' side to protect them?"

Ye Chen asked Hunyan, knowing it's probably impossible, but he still wanted to ask.

After all, having Hunyan by their side could avoid many dangers, and even at critical moments Hunyan could protect his parents.

Hunyan's strength is very strong, even to the point of surpassing him in some aspects.

"Impossible, I am currently attached to you; if I leave your body for too long, I will also fall into slumber—don't forget, we share one life: you live, I live; you die, I die."

After Hunyan said that, Ye Chen said nothing more; everything ultimately proceeded in a direction he could not foresee.

"Since there's no way, let's go."

Ye Chen's tone was full of helplessness; if he could, he really would want to protect his parents by their side, but in the end it's impossible.

His current strength is still too weak to act as he wishes.

Hunyan gave no reply; for some reason, when Ye Chen made this decision, it also felt a bit sad.

It didn't know where this emotion came from; it seemed to appear out of nowhere, yet also as if it had been brewing for a long time.

"What's wrong with me?"

Hunyan muttered to itself, not understanding why it had this emotional change; logically it shouldn't exist, yet it does.

Ye Chen didn't realize that while he was weighing the pros and cons, Lin Ruoxi had been watching him.

Perhaps he was thinking too deeply, thus completely failing to notice Lin Ruoxi watching him.

Lin Ruoxi noticed Ye Chen's expression—sometimes sorrowful, sometimes upset, sometimes helpless—as if she were making some major decision in her heart.

"Is this… you're leaving again?"

She looked at Ye Chen, her eyes full of reluctance.

But she knew her child must be going to do something important; otherwise he wouldn't find it so hard to decide.

In the next instant, she suddenly felt a strange power surge into her mind; when that power appeared, Lin Ruoxi knew her child was leaving.

She imitated Ye Nan and Zhang Hai, fainting; and when she fainted, she saw a paper-made human figure shaped like her child.

And that paper figure was clutching a few leaves in its hand…

When Ye Chen left, he left an imprint in the minds of Zhang Hai and Ji An; that was the secret art of the Supreme Qi Refining Chapter.

He told Zhang Hai and Ji An that once Zhang Xiaoxiao and Ji Yang awaken, they can pass it on to them, and he also left his own cultivation insights.

Afterward, he then left this place.

After he left, the pretending-to-sleep Lin Ruoxi slowly rose to her feet, gazing in the direction Ye Chen had gone, her eyes full of worry.

"Child, you must be safe and sound…"

……

Ye Chen didn't know that Lin Ruoxi had seen everything he did; if he had known, he would surely be reluctant to leave.

Lin Ruoxi seemed to know this as well, so after she learned of Ye Chen's extraordinariness, she never brought it up.

Ye Chen now has only two goals: to stay as far away from Lin Ruoxi and them as possible, and second, to enhance his strength at any cost.

"Hunyan, is there any way to boost strength in a short time?"

However, after Ye Chen finished saying that, Hunyan did not give an answer right away, but remained silent for a while.

But Ye Chen was very anxious, so he asked again; after he finished asking, Hunyan finally spoke.

"I do have it, but you may not be able to bear the consequences."

"All causes and effects, I can bear them myself; just tell me."

Ye Chen replied, his tone even carrying a hint of resoluteness.

Hunyan, hearing this, let out a helpless sigh.

"Your Qi refinement and foundation are already solid, and now you even have Extreme Boundary added; Heavenly Tribulation is inherently difficult to survive, and if you use my method, you are very likely to die in the next Heavenly Tribulation."

Hunyan told Ye Chen the pros and cons, just to let him consider carefully.

But Ye Chen now only wants to quickly increase his strength; as for other things, he doesn't want any of them.

"Just tell me; I can bear it myself."