She is Mu Ningxue, Not Nalan Yanran!

Nalan Yanran? Who is Nalan Yanran?

Dongfang Chen was left baffled by the system.

This crappy system had been acting up for a while now.

Right now, the only person by his side was Mu Ningxue—where was this Nalan Yanran supposed to come from?

Wait!

Dongfang Chen suddenly recalled the system's usual erratic behavior. Could it be that this broken system had mistaken Mu Ningxue for Nalan Yanran?

The way Dongfang Chen looked at little Mu Ningxue shifted.

It wasn't that he had any strange inclinations—he just had an eye for appreciating beauty.

No, the real reason was that in Dongfang Chen's field of vision, mission information regarding Nalan Yanran (Mu Ningxue) had appeared.

[Target: Nalan Yanran]

[Acquaintance Mission Progress: Met]

[Nalan Yanran Meeting Reward: Unlock Daily Sign-in Benefits]

[Detected that the host has completed the Nalan Yanran meeting mission. Reward has been issued.]

[Next Stage Mission: Get to Know Each Other]

[Detected that the host has not yet signed in today. Would you like to sign in?]

"Sign in."

Dongfang Chen murmured in his mind.

[Today's Sign-in Reward has been issued—Grade 1 Pill Medicinal Materials X10]

Dongfang Chen: "..."

He wasn't an alchemist—what use were medicinal materials as a sign-in reward?

Whatever. A reward was better than nothing. At least these materials could still have some effect if eaten raw.

Dongfang Chen considered himself pretty optimistic.

"Dongfang Chen, why are you standing there spacing out? Don't you want to play games with me anymore?"

Little Mu Ningxue, who had been walking ahead, noticed that their linked hands had somehow come apart. She walked back to his side and took his hand again.

"No, I was just thinking about something. What game do you want to play? I'll play with you."

Little Mu Ningxue's soft, sweet voice nearly melted Dongfang Chen's heart.

Even though his mental age and physical age were wildly mismatched, he was happy to play games with little Mu Ningxue—even if he found them childish.

After all, Dongfang Chen had an eye for beauty, right? He definitely didn't have any weird hobbies.

Hearing Dongfang Chen's answer, a smile quickly spread across little Mu Ningxue's face.

"Great! I've always wanted a friend to play games with me. Will you stay with me forever?"

Because of her status, Mu Ningxue had almost no playmates her age. She desperately longed for a friend to play with.

"Of course."

Dongfang Chen answered without hesitation.

Dongfang Chen played games with little Mu Ningxue late into the night, only parting ways when Butler Sai reminded them it was time for bed. Mu Ningxue looked reluctant to let him go.

After declining Mu Zhuoyun's invitation to stay overnight, Dongfang Chen and Butler Sai returned to their home in Bocheng.

"Grandpa Sai, let's hire some servants tomorrow," Dongfang Chen said.

Although Butler Sai was skilled in all kinds of housework, Dongfang Chen couldn't bear to let a sixty-year-old man handle these chores—even if the old man was a High-Tier Mage in better shape than most young lads.

"Alright, Young Master. You go to sleep first. I'll take care of it tomorrow," Butler Sai said softly.

They hadn't brought any servants from the Dongfang Family on this trip, so Butler Sai had also been thinking about hiring new help.

"Mm..."

Dongfang Chen yawned.

"The house isn't big, so we don't need too many servants. One or two is enough, but we should pay them well."

"Hehe, I understand. Get some sleep now, Young Master."

Butler Sai chuckled as he closed the bedroom door behind him. The young master was small in age, but he talked like an adult.

The moment Butler Sai stepped out of the bedroom, Dongfang Chen opened his eyes.

Even though his child's body made him very sleepy, he had something more important to do.

That was to check the rewards the system had issued today.

Today, two System Missions were completed, yielding two rewards.

One was the reward for settling down in Wutan City (Bocheng), and the other was the Sign-in Reward triggered by meeting Nalan Yanran (Mu Ningxue).

The Sign-in Reward goes without saying—a pile of Medicinal materials.

As for the reward for settling down in Wutan City...

The Dou Qi Cultivation Method Fen Jue is a good thing.

Though it's currently only the lowest-tier Yellow-Tier Low-Grade Cultivation Method, it can grow by devouring flames.

While the world of Full-Time Magician doesn't have Exotic Fire, it does have Element Seeds.

Once he awakens his magic, Dongfang Chen can try using Fen Jue to devour a fire-type Element Seed and see if it upgrades the Cultivation Method.

As for the other reward, a Grade 4 Pill, Juqi San.

Dongfang Chen plans to take it tonight.

The next day.

With the help of Juqi San, Dongfang Chen successfully advanced.

He is now a one-star Dou Practitioner.

Relying solely on his current Dou Qi, Dongfang Chen feels he could go toe-to-toe with a Servant-level Demon.

If he can later get a few Dou Techniques from the system, killing a Servant-level Demon would be no trouble at all.

After stretching his stiff body from sitting too long, Dongfang Chen pushed open his bedroom door and put on an act of just waking up.

In the living room, besides Butler Sai, there were two other figures—one large, one small.

Seeing these two figures, Dongfang Chen was stunned.

"Grandpa Sai, is this your new maid?"

"Yes, Young Master."

Butler Sai, dressed in a suit, stood to the side, with the newly arrived maid beside him.

More importantly, the new maid had brought along a Little Girl about Dongfang Chen's age.

The Little Girl had Black Hair and looked like an exquisite doll.

But regrettably, she seemed unable to walk, sitting in a child's wheelchair.

"Introduce yourself to Young Master," Butler Sai said to the new maid.

The new maid nodded nervously and gave Dongfang Chen a gentle smile.

"Young Master Chen, my name is Ye Chang, and this is my daughter, Ye Xin Xia."

Ye Chang?

Dongfang Chen opened his mouth, suppressing the shock in his heart.

Isn't Ye Chang the real name of the current Salang of the Black Church?

Thinking this, Dongfang Chen took a closer look at her.

Her appearance was very ordinary, no different from an Ordinary Person.

But whether it was the name "Ye Chang" or the Ye Xin Xia beside her, both proved that this person was one of the Black Church's Red Cardinals, Salang, known for her evil deeds.

As for why she revealed her "real name," Dongfang Chen guessed it was because few people knew that "Ye Chang" and "Salang" were the same person, so revealing it didn't matter.

"Young Master, Ye Chang is a single mother who just arrived in Bocheng. It's not easy for her with her disabled daughter. Why don't we give her this job?" Butler Sai whispered to Dongfang Chen, seeing his silence and thinking he was dissatisfied with Ye Chang.

"Fine, I guess."

Honestly, Dongfang Chen really didn't want to keep Ye Chang around, but acting too strangely might draw her attention.

So he had no choice but to agree to let Ye Chang take the maid job.

"Aunt Ye, can I ask why you came to work as a maid in our house?"

Dongfang Chen's question caught Ye Chang off guard, but she quickly answered.

"I don't mind you laughing at me for the reason I came here.

"I applied for this maid job because of the high pay you offer. But don't worry about my skills—I'm good at cleaning, laundry, and cooking."

Ye Chang's words left Dongfang Chen speechless.

So it was because he had Grandpa Sai offer high wages that Ye Chang was attracted here?

Dongfang Chen felt like he had shot himself in the foot.

But then again.

Her coming to apply under the guise of an Ordinary Person meant she posed no immediate threat to him. If she really wanted to harm him, with her strength, she wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.

So Dongfang Chen wasn't too worried either.

After speaking, he walked toward Ye Xin Xia, who was hiding behind Ye Chang with a shy expression.

"Hello, my name is Dongfang Chen. What's yours?"

Salang, since you want to disguise yourself as my maid, I won't hold back with your daughter. Hehehe!

"I, I'm Ye... Ye Xin Xia."

The moment Dongfang Chen approached Ye Xin Xia, his glitchy system chimed in again.

[Ding! Detected mission target Xiao Xun'er!]