Husband Aura = Soft Rice

Pill Region, Ye City, Ye Family!

The night was as deep as water, moonlight spilling across the Ye Family estate.

Inside one of the rooms!

Ye Yan sat cross-legged on his bed, cultivating as he waited for the time to draw his yearly trait at midnight.

As a transmigrator, in his previous life, Ye Yan had used his body to resist the Great Fortune that wanted to complete its mission.

After that, he arrived in this Battle Through the Heavens World and was adopted by Ye Zhong, the Ye Family's Great Elder.

Trait drawing was his own cheat.

Every year at this time, he could draw a trait. Though it was not as good as some sign-in system or simulation system, accumulated over time, it was still a decent source of support.

Once the time span grew longer, it would become even more incredible.

Ye Yan could already imagine what it would be like ten, twenty, or even a hundred years from now, looking at that long string of traits.

By then, he would have some confidence in dealing with the Ye Family's crisis.

Ye Yan silently calculated the time.

He suddenly opened his eyes, got off the bed, retrieved an incense burner and incense sticks from the corner of the room, and specifically washed up.

Finally, dressed in clean, loose plain clothes, he faced east, set up a table, placed the incense burner upon it, and laid several incense sticks beside it.

If he did not pay respect to Heaven and offer to the gods, how could he possibly have good luck?

As time passed, Ye Yan sat quietly for a moment and cleared his mind of distractions.

Once everything was ready, only a few seconds remained.

Ye Yan calculated the time in his heart while staring at the large plus sign behind the traits on the system panel in his mind.

[Name]: Ye Yan

[Realm]: Eighth Stage Dou Qi

[Traits]: "Your Exotic Fire is Fake" "Battle Sense Awakening" "Qi Gathering Acceleration" "Battle Qi Solidification" "Meridian Slight Expansion" "Physique Slight Enhancement" "Meridian Stabilization" +

[Technique]: None

[Dou Skill]: Flowing Cloud Steps (Beginner)

This plus sign would only appear for a period before he drew a trait each year.

It was somewhat dim now, but as time passed, it steadily became clearer.

In the end, it seemed to have been firmly etched onto the panel.

"Gods and Buddhas of all heavens, Three Pure Ones, ancestors, Mother Planet above."

With a solemn expression, Ye Yan lit three incense sticks, raised them over his head, and bowed toward the east.

"Bless this wanderer in another world with good fortune!"

With that said.

Ye Yan opened his eyes and used his will to tap the plus sign on the system panel.

In an instant, the plus sign on the system panel began to turn transparent before gradually fading away.

[Ding! Congratulations on drawing the trait "Husband Aura: Charm slowly increases. Your very presence can bring little girls, young women, and mature women a sense of security and familiarity."]

A brand-new trait appeared where the plus sign had been in Ye Yan's mind.

However, Ye Yan's expression froze, and he felt as though he was hallucinating.

Little girls? Young women? Mature women?

Could those three terms even be put together??

"..."

He seemed to have misread it.

Shaking his head, he abruptly opened his eyes wide and looked again.

[Traits]: "Your Exotic Fire is Fake" ... "Meridian Stabilization" "Husband Aura"

[Husband Aura]

It really was not an illusion.

Ye Yan looked over the trait's effect again.

It was a very powerful trait.

But...

"Come on, I'm an eight-year-old kid right now. What the hell am I supposed to do with this thing?!"

"Am I supposed to go seduce married women or something?!"

A childish yet shockingly outrageous voice rang through the room.

Ye Yan could not help swearing, his still-youthful face filled with anguish and disbelief.

He felt that this trait was better suited for living off a woman.

But it did not suit him right now. He wanted to increase his strength more. How great would it be if he got a Heavenly Flames or cultivation technique-type trait instead!

After all, he was just a rosy-lipped, white-toothed little boy. This trait was completely useless to him.

After all, its function was not even fully developed yet!

He could even foresee himself having to hide whenever he went out in the future.

Just as he was feeling miserable.

Outside Ye Yan's room.

Ye Zhong, who had just arrived and was about to knock on the door to discuss something with Ye Yan, froze with his right hand hanging in midair.

With his hearing, even though Ye Yan had only said it casually, the words still rang in his ears like a great bell.

"Seduce married women..."

"Married women?"

"..."

After repeating it several times in his heart, Ye Zhong suddenly widened his eyes, horror filling them!

When had this brat developed such thoughts?

When he adopted Ye Yan, Ye Zhong had even considered that Ye Yan was young and had asked the women of the family to take extra care of him...

Who would have thought... who would have thought!

Bang!

Ye Yan's door was shoved open by tremendous force. Ye Zhong stood in the doorway with a grave expression, his hands clasped behind his back.

"You little brat, I never thought you harbored such thoughts."

With a stern expression, Ye Zhong harshly rebuked Ye Yan.

"Huh?" Ye Yan looked over at the sound of the door opening.

Before he could say anything, he could only gape, utterly baffled.

What did he do? He only drew a trait! And what kind of thoughts was that supposed to be??

Frowning deeply, Ye Yan asked in confusion, "Old Master, why are you here?"

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you had such thoughts!"

Ye Zhong let out a long sigh. In a heavy mood, he spoke in a deep voice.

He truly could not be blamed for being so serious. Most of the married women Ye Yan knew were members of the Ye Family!

With Ye Yan's looks and talent, and no blood relation between them, if he really harbored such thoughts, the Ye Family would be in terrible trouble in the future.

When that time came, it would definitely become a scandal that shook the Pill Region.

"No, what thoughts do I have? Old Master, just tell me!"

Seeing Ye Zhong's gaze, Ye Yan felt as though he had committed some unforgivable crime.

But he was genuinely bewildered right now.

Just as Ye Yan was pondering why.

Ye Zhong sighed repeatedly, thinking about how to discuss such matters with someone so young.

If he spoke too harshly, Ye Yan would lose face. If he said nothing and trouble really arose, it would be too late for regrets.

In the end, Ye Zhong gritted his teeth and hardened his heart.

"Yan'er, I know you don't have a mother, but..."

Ye Yan: "..."

No... why did those words sound so wrong?!

Not wanting to play guessing games, Ye Yan reviewed every detail of what had just happened!

Women, improper thoughts, the words he had said before...

Could it be...

Ye Yan connected the pieces in his mind and reached a conclusion...

"No, Old Master, you've misunderstood. I don't have that kind of thought!"

Ye Yan shook his head with a bitter smile, then explained.

"Really?"

Ye Zhong looked at Ye Yan suspiciously, afraid that he was lying.

There was still a chance to save and correct him now. It would be terrible if they waited until something happened before regretting it.

"Really! Why would I lie to you?" Ye Yan said helplessly.

"Besides, with a face like mine, what kind of woman couldn't I find? Why would I go after married women?"

"Old Master, you're looking down on me too much!"

Ye Zhong followed his words and looked at Ye Yan's face, growing somewhat more convinced.

Though this face was still young, one could already foresee how many women it would attract in the future.

"Then what were you muttering about just now..."

Ye Zhong's tone eased. He stopped standing in the doorway and walked into the room.

Ye Yan stammered his way through a vague explanation.

He could not exactly say that he had drawn a Soft Rice trait, but did not want to live off a woman.

Who would live off a woman? You would!

Ye Zhong stepped into the room and immediately saw the table.

The incense sticks atop it were still burning, wisps of pale smoke rising from them.

Ye Zhong had seen this scene several times already, so he was not surprised. He even took the initiative to step forward, pick up three incense sticks, raise them over his head, and bow three times!

Though he did not know who was being worshipped, worshipping was the right thing to do!

"Since that's the case, Old Master, why did you come to see me so late at night?"

After Ye Zhong finished, Ye Yan asked again.

At a time like this, Ye Zhong would not come looking for him without reason.

Ye Zhong shook his head. He had merely acted on a whim, then remembered that the Ye Family was indeed facing some danger and wanted to discuss this brat's future arrangements with him.

But after what had just happened, he no longer had the mood. After saying a few more words, he turned and left.

Watching Ye Zhong leave, Ye Yan frowned, feeling that the Old Master was acting somewhat strangely.

Thinking of how Ye Zhong had raised him over the years, Ye Yan grew wary and decided to be more guarded around him in the future.

After all, once the [Husband Aura] trait took effect, there would inevitably be another storm of blood and chaos within the family.

And with the Old Master's shameless temperament, there was a very good chance he would make use of Ye Yan.

Even Ye Yan himself had considered that, if no opportunity came along.

It would not be impossible to rely on this trait and sell himself.

Twenty-four hours in a day, sell himself twenty-four times, and gather enough resources!

But he still had some dignity, and his body would not be able to take it either.

His top priority now was to figure out just how powerful the [Husband Aura] trait was tomorrow!

After Ye Zhong left.

Ye Yan no longer had any desire to rest. He still needed to seize the time to cultivate!

He was currently at the Eighth Stage Dou Qi. Once he broke through to Dou Zhe, he would be able to materialize the Azure Ice Flame from the [Your Exotic Fire is Fake] trait.

He did not know whether this flame from another world could be used by others, or whether he could absorb it himself at his current stage.

But as long as he could split off a Child Fire, it would greatly increase the Ye Family's foundation.

Thinking this.

Ye Yan closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and formed a strange hand seal before his chest. As his chest rose and fell with each breath, a perfect cycle formed. Within that cycle, faint white streams of air entered through his nose and mouth, flowed through every part of his body, and nourished his meridians, bones, and flesh.

Only the remaining Dou Qi was absorbed into Ye Yan's dantian.

Feeling that tiny increase in Dou Qi within his dantian, Ye Yan did not feel the slightest bit discouraged.

There was nothing he could do. He was used to it.

Traits that improved aptitude, such as [Meridian Stabilization] and [Battle Qi Solidification], did not enhance his talent and stabilize his foundation for no reason.

Because of these traits, his physique, meridian resilience, and other aspects were already comparable to those of a Dou Zhe.

Once he broke through, his physique and other attributes might improve even further.

As Ye Yan calmed his mind, the Dou Qi around him was wildly absorbed by his body, causing every part of him to faintly glow.

The night slowly passed!

[Wishing all the big shots great wealth and incredible fortune in 2026!]