Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

......

Until evening.

Ye Ge and Yu Li came out of the Ye family's extraordinary items store together.

"Then I'll wait for your good news."

Night Song: "If you need any materials or equipment, just come to me. Of course, you can also come to me if you need anything else."

Yu Li: "Okay, okay..."

"Oh, by the way," Ye Ge said, "I need you to keep this a secret."

The girl was slightly taken aback: "...Huh?"

"Whether it's the research on potions or the fact that I've bought you from the academy, it must be kept secret," Ye Ge said. "This is the boss's requirement; we can't even tell Xi Yao. Is that alright?"

"No, no problem, but..." Yu Li blinked, stretched out her small hand, and carefully pointed behind Ye Ge.

Ye Ge turned her head away in confusion and suspicion.

Behind a large tree by the roadside, a little girl with black hair and a ponytail was hiding and "secretly observing" them, with only her little head peeking out.

It's Takashima Yuki.

Night Song: "..."

Gao Shenxue and Ye Ge stared at each other for three or four seconds before Gao Shenxue slowly said, "Have I been discovered?" (Picture)

Night Song: "...What do you think?"

So Gao Shenxue stopped hiding and came to Ye Ge's side, poking Ye Ge's cheek with her index finger: "You've been going out to play with other kids behind my and Xi Yao's back?"

Night Song: "...I didn't."

Gao Shenxue added another finger, changing the gentle poking to a gentle pinch: "But I've caught you."

Despite saying that, Gao Shenxue's voice remained calm and composed, and her expression remained as elegant and dignified as a beautiful doll.

Night Song: "Doesn't Mother Miyuki want me to make other friends outside?"

“...Not really.” Gao Shenxue slowly lowered her hand, her gaze lingering on the thick research notebook that Yu Li was holding to her chest.

"Have you been spending the last few days with this child? No wonder I kept noticing you disappearing."

Night Song: "..."

“…” Yu Li lowered her head deeply and shrank her neck.

What little secrets do you two have?

"......No."

"You won't tell me?"

"Not really."

"But I've caught you."

"..."

......

Ultimately, there was no other way.

Ye Ge briefly explained the situation to Gao Shenxue.

"Developing magic potions?"

Gao Shenxue was silent for a while, then looked at Ye Ge with bright and calm black eyes: "Why don't you come to me about scientific research? Why don't you go outside and find other kids?"

Night Song: "...This is research in alchemy and chemistry, which is not in the same area as your expertise..."

Gao Shenxue: "I want to join."

Night Song: "...Stop fooling around."

Gao Shenxue: "I want to join."

Night Song: "..."

Thus, the secret research that was originally conducted by Ye Ge and Yu Li became a three-person effort once again after Gao Shenxue joined in.

......

It's the weekend, and after finishing her heavy homework, Xia Xiyao finally had time to come to the Ye family's house.

Finally, I can play with Xiaoye and Xue'er!

The training courses for core students at the War Academy are extremely demanding, with a mountain of assignments for theoretical classes, making the pressure at least six or seven times greater than that of regular students.

Xia Xiyao felt that her Yaoyao energy was almost completely depleted.

I need to find her two childhood friends to recharge today!

"Aunt Yuqing!"

Xia Xiyao called out sweetly and happily, "Are Xiaoye and Xue'er here?"

"Xiao Ye?" Zhou Yuqing put her finger to her lips and thought for a while. "Hmm... Xiao Ye seems to have left early this morning."

"Huh? Did they go out?" Xia Xiyao tilted her head. "What about Xue'er?"

Zhou Yuqing said, "Xue'er seems to have gone out too."

"They're all gone..." Xia Xiyao tilted her head, feeling very confused: "Did Xiao Ye say where he went? When will he be back?" (Picture)

"I don't know." Zhou Yuqing put her finger to her lips and thought for a moment. "He seemed to say that he was going on a date with someone today and wouldn't be back tonight. Hmm... Xue'er seems to be doing the same. They seem to be going out together a lot lately to meet up with someone. I think they've probably made some new friends out there..." (Picture)

Xia Xiyao: "???"

......

Two days later.

Ye Ge sat cross-legged in his room, holding his breath and concentrating on his cultivation.

【Ding! 】

Daily tasks have been refreshed.

[Task requirement: Smash the head of the White Blood Spirit for 30 seconds.]

[Quest Reward: Spirit Breaking Pill (Pink) *1]

Night Song: "..."

What kind of task is this?

However, the system's daily tasks occasionally come up with some ridiculous and abstract ones, but Ye Ge has gotten used to it over the past three years.

There was another mission before, which required him to deliberately hide Xia Xiyao's little leather shoes.

That time, Xia Xiyao was angry with him for a whole day and ignored him, which made Ye Ge feed her several lollipops before he could coax her back to peace.

Ye Ge turned her head to look for Bai Xue Ling's figure.

Then I spotted the little white cat on the locker.

Ye Ge beckoned to her with her finger: "Lingling, come here."

Bai Xueling opened her eyes, thinking Ye Ge was going to feed her, and excitedly jumped into Ye Ge's arms with a "meow~".

However, Ye Ge grabbed her head and ruffled it hard for over thirty seconds, making the little white cat's fur extremely messy.

Then Ye Ge put her aside and said, "Alright, you can go now."

Bai Xueling: "?"