Ye Tian listened to the three black-clad figures plotting, his teeth clenched.
I just want to slack off and lie flat, and people still have to target me. What kind of world is this?
And... they want to target the Eternal Ye Family, too?
Hmph, a pack of petty rats, yet they dare plot against my Eternal Ye Family!
And those remnants of the Blood Sea Forbidden Zone still want revenge? Hah!
Ye Tian sneered inwardly, utterly disdainful.
He wanted to lie flat and slack off, true, but that did not mean he would endlessly tolerate enemies who threatened him.
On the contrary, when facing enemies, he was decisive and ruthless, without the slightest hesitation.
But with this infant body, there isn't much I can do.
Damn it, when am I going to grow up?
Depressed, Ye Tian pursed his little lips, then revealed an icy smile that looked exceedingly eerie.
One glance at the little fellow was enough to tell he was up to no good.
And that was indeed what Ye Tian was thinking.
If the Eternal Ye Family came to harm, how could he keep lying flat?
If they were only targeting his Lineage, that would be one thing, but this pack of petty rats actually intended to harm him in secret!
How could I tolerate that? Even if Uncle could stomach it, Auntie couldn't!
But he was merely an infant now, without any cultivation. Even knowing what those vermin were plotting would do him no good.
Besides, Ye Tian had never intended to take action himself.
If he could lie flat and had people to do the fighting, why should he lift a finger?
Otherwise... what was the point of having a Divine Emperor dad?
System, turn off Soul-Body Separation Mode. I want to return to my body.
Ye Tian spoke to the system in his mind.
Having lived two lives, he doubted anyone in this fantasy world could rival him when it came to scheming and plotting.
Ding. Soul-Body Separation Mode will shut down in three seconds. After three seconds, the host will return to his body.
Ye Tian gently closed his eyes. He had already memorized this location.
All he needed was a roundabout way to let his Divine Emperor dad know about this place.
With his dad's strength, dealing with a pack of petty rats would be as easy as reaching out and grabbing them, settled over a few words and a laugh.
When Ye Tian opened his clear, glistening eyes again, he had already returned to Ye Linglong's Sleeping Palace.
Time to find a way to let Dad know about this.
Hehe, if you want to disrupt my one-month celebration, let's see just how much weight you can throw around.
Ye Tian's eyes darted about, and a plan sprang to mind.
By now, sunset was approaching, and night was about to fall.
His cousin Ye Linglong and his maid Huang Ruoxi would probably be back soon.
Ye Linglong spent her days engrossed in cultivation.
Aside from tending to his daily needs, Huang Ruoxi devoted any spare time she had to cultivating the Phoenix World-Destroying Canon.
Ye Tian could not quite understand it. Could a trash cultivation art like the Phoenix World-Destroying Canon really become the Phoenix Clan's sacred canon, handed down through the ages?
As for cultivation arts like the Phoenix World-Destroying Canon, there was no telling how many the Eternal Ye Family had in its scripture pavilion and Lineage treasury.
The unlimited sign-in mode activated when the system first started up had already earned him countless cultivation arts and divine abilities of that level.
Things like the Heaven-Slaying Sword Draw and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist were still sitting in his system space, tossed aside like trash.
System: Please do not compare this world's standards with the system. Such behavior detracts from this system's prestige! There are truly very few factions in the Eternal Immortal Domain worthy of this system's regard.
Listening to the system's pompous words in his head, Ye Tian could not help rolling his eyes hard.
This damn system was even better at showing off than he was.
The Eternal Immortal Domain could not permit a system this ridiculously full of itself to exist.
Then, curious, he asked the system inwardly, Hey, damn system, is my Eternal Ye Family worthy of your regard?
System: ...
Hearing the system fall silent, Ye Tian struggled to hold back his laughter.
It seemed the Eternal Ye Family did meet the system's standards.
The two might even be evenly matched.
Otherwise, why would the system be so competitive? Every time someone from his Lineage helped him, the system always grew jealous and fought for his favor.
It wished it could get ahead of his clansmen every time, never content to come second.
After that, he stopped teasing the system.
He pondered. For now, the bigger picture had to come first.
How could he let his Divine Emperor dad know about those rats' plot?
But just as Ye Tian was thinking, the Sleeping Palace doors swung open with a boom.
Huang Ruoxi entered first with graceful steps. In her long red dress, she looked like a proud Phoenix, her phoenix-shaped eyes shimmering with an alluring light.
She walked over to the soft bed and picked Ye Tian up.
Ye Tian immediately felt two soft masses envelop him.
He exclaimed inwardly, Holy crap! I never realized my little maid was so well-endowed.
Huang Ruoxi rocked Ye Tian back and forth in her arms, patting him gently.
Generally speaking, that was how one ought to treat an infant.
But inside Ye Tian's body was a mature soul.
Ye Tian was speechless, choked with frustration. At his age, what good was a peerlessly beautiful maid?
Even both his hands together could not get a grip on one, let alone two such enormous peaks.
But... only a bastard would pass up a free perk.
Ye Tian still gave a sweet, babyish smile, laughing merrily like an ordinary infant.
Hearing her Young Master's laughter, Huang Ruoxi grew happier, too.
She had been outside cultivating the Phoenix World-Destroying Canon, but once afternoon arrived, she hurried back.
She feared her Young Master would wake up and cry. If that happened, even ten thousand deaths would not absolve her.
Fortunately, her Young Master was naturally bright. He had not cried or fussed, and he even laughed so happily upon seeing her.
Ye Tian's big, glistening eyes shone, his gaze wandering everywhere.
Suddenly, his two little hands began grabbing wildly, finally landing on that expanse of snowy white on the right.
Ye Tian even tried giving it a little squeeze. Huang Ruoxi's pretty face instantly flushed, like a spot of crimson amid snow on a lofty mountain, before the color swiftly spread.
Even the roots of Huang Ruoxi's ears reddened with embarrassment, but she kept telling herself, It's fine, it's fine. The Young Master is only a baby. This is a child's natural instinct.
Besides... all day today, the Young Master has only had one bottle of milk at breakfast. Now it's late afternoon, and night is falling. He's hungry, so naturally, he's looking for milk.
But I'm still a virgin. How am I supposed to nurse the Young Master?
As Huang Ruoxi thought about it, anxiety crossed her face. She no longer had any attention to spare for her Young Master taking liberties with her.
Instead, she was now worried about what to do if her Young Master went hungry.
As his maid, she had failed to even prepare her Young Master's food.
Just then, Ye Linglong returned. Seeing Huang Ruoxi so anxious, she immediately asked what was wrong.
Once she understood what had happened, she immediately took out the bottle of milk she had prepared for Ye Tian long ago.
Ye Tian could only take the bottle rather reluctantly and bite down on its nipple.
"If you're going to look after the Young Master, tending to his sleep is certainly part of it."
"How about this? Come sleep here tonight, too."
"We'll look after the Young Master while he sleeps together, and you can learn."
"Once the Young Master moves into his own Sleeping Palace, you'll be able to tend to him attentively."
Ye Linglong spoke to Huang Ruoxi.
Since she was going to serve as Ye Tian's maid, she needed to handle every aspect of his care.
Hearing this, Ye Tian did not know whether to rejoice or worry.
Sure enough, when night fell, Ye Linglong slept on the left and Huang Ruoxi on the right atop the soft, fragrant bed, sandwiching the infant Ye Tian between them.
After seeing Ye Linglong's habit of sleeping naked, Huang Ruoxi also shed her dress, meeting her with nothing to hide.
Surrounded by overlapping peaks that hid the sky and blotted out the sun, Ye Tian lost himself amid the swirling snow.
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