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

"Oh, really? His reaction was so strong?"

When Ye Ge received Bao Bingqing's call and listened to his report, she smiled slightly: "It seems I scared him quite a bit."

“Yes, he did look terrified.” Bao Bingqing let out a deep breath. “But I was also quite frightened. Don’t laugh at me, my hands were shaking. It was probably the craziest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I was afraid that I would embarrass you if I accidentally showed my cowardice.”

Night Song: "Hehe, you've done very well."

If it were any ordinary person facing such a legendary Soul Emperor realm demon descendant, they would be lucky not to wet their pants on the spot.

"In that case, the demons will probably stay quiet for quite some time."

Ye Ge narrowed his eyes: "Take advantage of this time to speed up the cooperation with the Feather Clan, increase the deployment of the Eye of the Sky, and continue to promote the popularity of the Deep Blue System among all races."

“Yes, sir,” Bao Bingqing replied.

With Long Ying officially ascending the throne as the third emperor of the Qin Dynasty, the power of the Ye family grew stronger day by day.

Although the Ye family's territory is still only in the southern region and their title is still Duke, they have undoubtedly become the number one family among humans!

Many areas where the Ye family was previously restricted by Long Hai in the empire have now been fully opened up by Long Ying. The Ye family can get involved in all walks of life, from super projects such as building the Great Wall and energy mining to small businesses such as major chambers of commerce, various entertainment industries, and daily necessities.

More and more extraordinary individuals are coming to join the Ye family, drawn by its reputation. Nobles, lords, guild leaders, sect leaders, and bigwigs from all over the empire are coming to fawn over them, offering gifts and seeking cooperation. Every day, large sums of wealth are flowing into the Ye family's coffers.

A few months later, the Night family launched a civilian version of the Deep Blue system. This version of the system had fewer permissions than the basic version, with only E-level permissions. Most functions required regular renewal to use, but the price was extremely cost-effective, selling for only 1 gold coin!

The primary target audience for this system is ordinary people, as well as those in the lower-tier market, including those with extraordinary abilities and adventurers. The price of 1 gold coin is affordable even for the most ordinary working person. Ordinary people can also become entertainment bloggers by posting videos and posts in the system's task list or on the various social apps that come with the system, thus creating opportunities to earn money.

Due to the rapid popularization of Deep Blue among ordinary people, major companies quickly designed apps suitable for the system, and various industries developed rapidly because of the emergence of Deep Blue.

The empire became more prosperous and peaceful than ever before, with a vibrant and thriving scene everywhere, and everything seemed to be developing in a positive direction...

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

As spring approaches, the azure glaciers of Night City Bay are gradually thawing.

Ye Ge stood on the high wall of the Ye family, hands behind his back, gazing into the distance. His black hair danced lightly in the wind, and his eyes had become more composed and mature than before.

At that moment, a soft body leaned against him from behind and hugged him tightly.

Ye Ge didn't need to turn around to guess who it was, and gave a wry smile: "Yao Yao..."

Xia Xiyao buried her face in Ye Ge's back, closed her eyes, and took a deep, blissful breath. Then, she smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Ye, you smell so good."

Night Song: "..."

For the past six months, Xia Xiyao has practically moved into the Ye family home.

As the Ye family developed, the Xia family, which had a deep cooperative relationship with the Ye family, also rose with it, and their business grew bigger and bigger. One of the Xia family's magical power-enhancing ornaments has become a very successful bestseller in the Deep Blue System Mall for its extremely high cost performance among all races, large and small.

However, Uncle Xia Xun said that Xia Xiyao, as the only successor of the Xia family, has extraordinary talent that goes without saying, and her cultivation progress has not fallen behind much even when she is with top monsters like Ye Ge and Gao Shenxue.

However, she is currently too naive, so Xia Xun hopes to place Xia Xiyao next to Ye Ge to learn more, whether in combat, business, or politics.

Before leaving, Uncle Xia patted Ye Ge's hand and said with a smile, "Little Ye, I've watched you grow up since you were little, and I trust you completely. I'm entrusting Yao Yao to you now. You must train her well, do whatever you want with her, just don't hold back!"

Ye Ge scratched his chin, hesitating slightly: "But Uncle, knowing Yao Yao as I do, if she's with me every day, she probably won't be able to concentrate on her studies..."

Xia Xun waved his hand dismissively and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, studying isn't the point anyway. The point is whether we can get things done sooner... ah, I mean, with your talent, Xiao Ye, even if Xi Yao doesn't study hard, she'll definitely be positively influenced by you, hahaha..."

Night Song: "..."

Having no other choice, Ye Ge had to leave Xia Xiyao at the Ye family home.

Unfortunately, Xia Xiyao was too clingy. She wanted to be with her childhood sweetheart 24 hours a day, so she had no mind to study properly.

Ye Ge turned around, raised his finger and tapped her head: "You, you're always clinging to me, how's your cultivation progress lately?"

"Hmm..." Xia Xiyao twirled her fingers together, somewhat guiltily saying, "I...I'm almost at the breakthrough stage..."

“In the past six months, Xue’er has advanced two realms.” Ye Ge narrowed his eyes slightly. “You have also taken a lot of the secret medicines I gave you, but your level has not advanced. If you continue to be lazy, your level may fall behind us.”

"Then...then..." Xia Xiyao suddenly looked at Ye Ge with some nervousness: "If my level can't keep up, will Xiao Ye and Xue'er abandon me?"

"Of course not," Ye Ge smiled. "But Uncle Xia will probably be very disappointed."

"Ugh, that's why I have no motivation to improve." Xia Xiyao pouted and lowered her head, looking like a little puppy with drooping ears.

Night Song: "?"

"Because Xiaoye is so gentle and so good to me, I know that even if I can't help Xiaoye in any way in the future, Xiaoye won't abandon me." Xia Xiyao pouted, "That's why I have no motivation at all."

Ye Ge was both amused and exasperated: "So you're blaming me? Do you expect me to be mean to you?"

Ye Ge thought that Xia Xiyao would definitely say no anxiously.

To everyone's surprise, Xia Xiyao hesitated for a while before saying, "Well... it's not impossible..."

Night Song: "?"

Xia Xiyao lowered her head and clutched her clothes: "Actually... if I don't listen to Xiaoye and don't study hard, Xiao... Xiaoye can scold me fiercely, or even hit me... that's fine too..."

Night Song: "???"