Initial Cheat Obtained

Night fell.

Ten-year-old Bai Fan took Huo Yun'er's hand, preparing to leave under the cover of darkness.

The two kept their footsteps as light as possible and eventually reached a dilapidated back gate without incident.

Just as Bai Fan was about to pull Huo Yun'er through the gate, she stopped, crouched down, and gently stroked his cheek.

She took a white dagger from her chest and placed it in Bai Fan's arms.

"Yuhao, this is the White Tiger Dagger your father gave Mother. Take it and leave."

"Mother, we can leave together. Leave this disgusting White Tiger Duke's Estate."

Huo Yun'er gave him a gentle smile and carefully smoothed his hair.

"Yuhao, Mother can't leave with you. Once I leave the White Tiger Duke's Estate, the Empress will surely send people to search for us."

"Yuhao, you've grown up now. Mother won't be able to take care of you anymore, so you must look after yourself. Mother has been tied to the White Tiger Duke's Estate her entire life. You're different. You still have a wonderful life ahead of you. Go. Leave this White Tiger Duke's Estate that has made you suffer, and never come back."

Several crystalline tears suddenly welled up in the corners of Huo Yun'er's wrinkled eyes.

"Mother, I don't care. You have to leave with me today. We can run away, somewhere they can't find us."

Bai Fan pulled Huo Yun'er out through the dilapidated back gate, but the moment they stepped out, several stray dogs at the entrance noticed them.

The barking woke the resting servants.

Bai Fan cursed inwardly.

"Damn fate, why are you always targeting me?! I just want to save poor Huo Yun'er. Does the protagonist really have to go through all this?"

Bai Fan had checked this back gate several times and had never found any stray dogs. Yet they appeared on the very day he was leaving.

Lights came on behind them in the duke's estate as servants carried lanterns over to investigate.

Huo Yun'er shoved Huo Yuhao away and gave him her final instructions. "Yuhao, you must live well. Don't hate your father."

Just like in the original story, Huo Yun'er still could not bring herself to hate Dai Hao at the very end.

The servants behind them drew closer step by step. Bai Fan knew that if he did not leave this time, it would not be so easy to escape next time.

This escape would inevitably make the Empress wary.

Bai Fan suppressed the sting in his nose and ran toward the bushes in the darkness, not daring to stop for even a moment.

Huo Yun'er revealed a satisfied smile.

At that moment, the servants found her and took her away.

Having let go of her final concern, Huo Yun'er returned to her residence and died the next day.

This was enough to prove that Huo Yun'er's body had long since been exhausted. The only reason she had remained alive was the concern in her heart.

Having escaped the White Tiger Duke's Estate, Bai Fan ran for his life.

He did not dare stop for a moment. Sweat poured freely from him, and tears flowed down mixed with sweat.

"I am not that coward Huo Yuhao, not some pawn to be manipulated by others."

"From this day onward, I, Bai Fan, swear that one day I will destroy that stinking White Tiger Duke's Estate."

"And Dai Hao, I will kill you and send you to hell to be buried with her. Why should someone like you still be able to ascend to the God Realm in the end? You deserve to die!"

"That coward Huo Yuhao couldn't bring himself to strike at you, but that doesn't mean I can't."

In just two years, Bai Fan had grown used to this gentle mother and come to regard Huo Yun'er as family.

"Next, all I have to do is wait for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to come looking for me. I'll take every cheat belonging to the Child of Destiny!"

Outside the Heavenly Screen.

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Yuhao watched the Heavenly Screen and constantly examined himself.

"I'm a coward. I'm not as good as the me on the Heavenly Screen. If I had been more considerate of Mother when I was young, would she have lived a few more years?"

Within the Star Luo Empire's army.

Dai Hao watched the Heavenly Screen, feeling awful inside.

"Yun'er died? My own son wants to kill me. I am a failed father."

"No, there is still room to make things right. I have to find Yuhao. I must apologize to him in person."

Inside the Heavenly Screen.

A year passed quickly.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and Elex cheats arrived as hoped, and the plot continued according to the original arrangement.

"Kid, you don't seem surprised by my appearance at all?"

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm tilted his chubby head as he asked.

"Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, a million-year soul beast. I know everything about your circumstances."

"Oh no, I've barely escaped the tiger's den only to enter a wolf's lair. Why is Brother Heavenly Dream so miserable?!"

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm cried out within Bai Fan's Sea of Consciousness.

Bai Fan impatiently interrupted him. "Stop yelling. Don't you just want to rely on me to become a god? Our goals are the same. What are you yelling for? We're a shared entity!"

"It's over. You know everything. This Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm is going to become a sacrifice."

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had probably been drained stupid by that group of soul beasts at Life Lake. Bai Fan had made himself so clear, yet he still thought he was going to die.

They had already said it was mutually beneficial symbiosis, yet he was still imagining persecution.

"Enough. Keep yelling, and I'll send you back to Life Lake."

The moment Bai Fan finished speaking, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm instantly fell silent.

Just as he finished settling the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his Sea of Consciousness, Bei Bei arrived with Tang Ya.

Bai Fan did not appear as bedraggled as in the original story. He stood before the two of them with neat clothes and a tidy appearance.

Bei Bei was highly wary of Bai Fan, and Bai Fan did not deliberately strike up a conversation.

The three rested in the same area. Bai Fan began grilling fish, having perfectly inherited Huo Yuhao's skill at grilling fish.

The aroma attracted Tang Ya beside him, and slurping sounds came from her mouth.

"Little brother, could you share one of your grilled fish with me?"

Bai Fan had already prepared enough for all three of them, so he casually tossed one to Tang Ya.

Then he started eating in front of them. This action was entirely for Bei Bei's benefit.

It was to prove that there was nothing wrong with the grilled fish and that it was safe to eat.

Watching the two eat heartily, Bei Bei unconsciously swallowed.

Bai Fan casually tossed out a grilled fish, and Bei Bei caught it with quick hands and sharp eyes.

"Meeting is fate. Have one."

A faint blush appeared on Bei Bei's cheeks, and he lowered his head to eat.

"Little brother, your cooking is incredible. How about joining my Tang Sect as a cook? I really want to eat your grilled fish every day."

Tang Ya spoke unclearly with grilled fish still in her mouth.

Bei Bei had just wanted to excuse Tang Ya's words when Bai Fan immediately interrupted him.

"Stop eating. Something's coming. Prepare for battle."

The moment he finished speaking, a Thousand-Year Datura Snake shot out of the nearby grass and charged at the three of them.

Bei Bei instantly summoned his martial soul and blocked the Datura Snake's first attack.

Tang Ya then joined the battle, and the two worked together with great coordination.

The Datura Snake seemed to sense the threat posed by the two and began exploiting its speed advantage to keep its distance.

The two were continuously kited by a thousand-year soul beast.

Suddenly, a wave of soul power rippled out as Bai Fan's first soul skill was applied to the two of them.

"What a wonderful feeling!" the two exclaimed in unison.