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

Ye Ge left her room, her hands in her shirt pockets, and walked down the corridor of her large villa.

A small figure caught his attention.

Ye Zi stood in the middle of the aisle, her innocent eyes revealing a hint of confusion, the big tuft of hair on her head swaying back and forth like a signpost.

She stood at the door of a large study, staring blankly at everything inside, but didn't go in.

Night Song had already arrived in front of her.

Ye Zi finally noticed Ye Ge, and hurriedly turned around awkwardly, bowing to him: "Oh... Young Master Ye Ge, hello!"

The little girl is seven years old, but due to long-term malnutrition since childhood, she appears extremely thin and her physical development is not very good. She looks like she is only about five years old.

Ye Ge looked at her and smiled faintly: "Why are you here all alone?"

Ye Zi tilted her head back and said, "Um... I was playing hide-and-seek with Sister Xi Yao and Sister Shen Xue! But... I got lost!"

Night Song: "..."

Hmm... I can understand.

The Ye family estate is indeed huge, about the size of an average university in my previous life. Not to mention Ye Zi, even he himself still hasn't been to several places on the family estate.

Ye Ge turned to look at the study next door: "What have you been looking at for so long?"

"It's nothing..." Ye Zi shook her head, "I've just never seen so many books before."

"You're interested in books?" Ye Ge suddenly realized that in this world, ordinary people didn't have easy access to books.

Although the Qin Empire had been established for over a thousand years, much of its development was still incomplete due to external threats from various ethnic groups.

Before his death, the founding emperor had unified the human race, standardized the written language, unified the currency, and built the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Races. However, there were still many things he had not had time to do.

This world's human kingdoms are characterized by extreme wealth disparity. The superhuman and the ordinary, the noble and the commoner, are divided into countless classes. Bustling steel jungles and slums piled high with garbage and waste may be separated by only a river; cities with cutting-edge cyberpunk aesthetics and serfs dressed in simple clothes and speaking barely fluent Mandarin may coexist in this era.

Often, if you're traveling between two cities, one day you might feel like you're living in a future world, and the next day when you arrive in another city-state, it feels like you've stepped into an old century where civilization is extremely backward and people still believe in all sorts of superstitions—the sense of disconnect is extremely strong.

Ye Ge paused, then looked at Ye Zi and said, "Since you're interested, why don't you go in and take a look?"

Ye Zi clutched her clothes tightly with both hands: "My brother said that we are servants, and we can't just enter any room without permission..."

Ye Ge smiled and said, "This study was originally used by servants. There are no important or forbidden books here. Come in."

Ye Ge led Ye Zi into the study. Ye Zi looked at the place in surprise, and the ahoge on her head shook even more frequently.

In the middle of the study was a large table. Ye Ge placed a book in front of her: "But I imagine you don't know how to read very well, do you?"

Ye Zi paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

Ye Ge sat down at the table: "Come sit here."

Ye Zi hesitated for a moment. She suddenly remembered that her brother had once said that servants were not allowed to sit with their masters, or they would be beheaded!

But... it was the owner who brought it up, so it should be fine, right?

Ye Zi obediently sat down next to Ye Ge.

Ye Ge brought her a pen, taught her how to hold it, and then, holding her little hand, wrote two words on the book.

--leaf.

“That’s your name,” Ye Ge said with a smile.

"Oh..." A strange light flickered in Ye Zi's eyes.

Then, Night Song formed a hand seal and silently chanted the incantation: "First-order magic - Spirit Reading".

With his palm placed above the book, a magical white light descended and enveloped the calligraphy.

“I’ve enchanted this book.” Night Song handed the calligraphy copybook to Leaf: “Use the brush to follow each stroke, and the magic on it will connect with your mind and consciousness, directly giving your brain the interpretation and pronunciation of these words.”

This is a shortcut for noble students in this other world to learn basic knowledge and common sense.

Therefore, in this world, aristocratic students generally do not need to spend too much time learning basic knowledge such as Chinese and mathematics, which can save a lot of study time.

Starting from kindergarten, students will begin their introductory education in supernatural knowledge, learning the most basic incantations, mental techniques, hand seals, runes, and incantations for operating supernatural power.

Ye Zi's eyes lit up. Holding her book in both hands, she looked at the two characters "Ye Zi" on it and showed a cute and happy expression.

"Then...if I can read in the future, can I learn magic too? And can I help you, young master, like my brother?"

Ye Zi remembered that she and her parents had once worked at the home of a mage who was close to the Yellow Realm. The mage's home had many extraordinary books. Her father said that it was because the mage had read many of those books that he was able to use magic.

That's why Yezi is so interested in books.

If she also knew those magical spells, she could protect the people around her!

“Of course.” Ye Ge smiled.

Although he was not yet certain whether Ye Zi had the talent to learn extraordinary powers.

However, Yu Li is already researching awakening potions.

With her talent and ability, it shouldn't take long.

"Huh? What are you guys doing here?"

Xia Xiyao and Gao Shenxue ran in from outside the study.

I saw Ye Ge holding Ye Zi's little hand, teaching her to write characters stroke by stroke.

Gao Shenxue, supporting herself on her knees, squatted down in front of them with a curious expression, looking at the calligraphy copybook in front of them: "Are you teaching her to write?"

“Yeah.” Ye Ge shrugged. “You guys were playing hide-and-seek with this girl, and she got lost. When I saw her, she was right here at the door.”

Xia Xiyao looked at Ye Ge and Ye Zi's hands and gently pursed her lips.

"Um... Xiaoye, I also have a few drawing problems about superpower control that I can't solve at the academy. Could you teach me those too?"

Night Song: "?"