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

"Hehe..." Ye Ge stuck out her tongue shyly.

Ye Quan continued, "The late emperor was an extraordinary figure. With his original level of cultivation, he could have lived even longer, and with his strength, he could definitely have firmly held the throne."

"In the past, there were three Saint Realm experts in human history, and the late emperor was one of them. But he knew that with the strength of the Saint Realm alone, it was impossible to fight against the powerful myriad races."

"You are still young. Among the myriad races, there are many powerful races you have never seen. They are stronger than us, and their civilizations are more advanced. That's why the late emperor used the Blood Sacrifice to try and break through to the Soul Emperor realm..."

Ye Ge paused for a moment: "So it seems that the Blood Burning Breakthrough failed?"

"Yes." Ye Quan's eyes showed some sadness: "Before the late emperor passed away, I promised him that I would protect the human race and the empire for him... Otherwise, why do you think I have been pretending to be deaf and dumb when the empire is making things difficult for our Ye family in secret?"

Ye Ge fell silent.

I see......

This part of the story was not mentioned in the original main game storyline.

Perhaps the planners haven't revealed this part of the plot yet, or perhaps it's because Ye Ge traveled through time, so the Heavenly Dao automatically supplemented the world view?

But none of that matters anymore.

Since Ye Ge has transmigrated to this world, it is a real world, and sometimes it cannot be completely regarded as a game.

"The empire has betrayed me, but I will not betray the empire..."

Ye Quan sighed and shook his head.

"People used to say that only when faced with a real crisis of extinction can humanity truly unite."

"But as it turns out, even on the verge of extinction, humanity was unable to achieve true unity."

"Because even at that moment, a group of people with different ideas and different choices will emerge. Some may choose to surrender to all races and become prisoners in order to survive, while others may choose to fight to the death and never surrender."

Ye Ge nodded vigorously.

I agree.

"Although the late emperor founded this empire and united the power of the human race, this empire was ultimately united because of him. But once he passed away, the problems were exposed. The second emperor was clearly unable to take over the great cause laid by his predecessor."

"The late emperor accomplished a great deal, but because he passed away too early, there were many things he was unable to do. However, I believe that those things he was unable to do will one day be accomplished by his successors."

Ye Quan paused for a moment, then turned to look at Ye Ge beside him, his eyes deep: "Although I promised the late emperor that I would protect the empire for him, that was still a promise I made."

“Now that it’s your generation, I hope you can make your own judgments.”

Ye Ge smiled and said, "I understand."

Ye Quan's gray eyes suddenly narrowed, and he chuckled, "Sorry, little Ye Ge, for making you come all this way in the middle of the night to listen to Grandpa's rambling."

Ye Ge said, "It's okay, Grandpa."

"Alright, enough about the old news. Now let's get down to business," Ye Quan said. "Tell me the truth, why did Chu Wanhe send assassins to kill you? And why were they Asura Realm assassins?"

Ye Ge paused for a moment, then told Ye Quan everything that had happened during the secret realm assessment.

"I see." Ye Quan snorted coldly, "This Chu Ruohua deserved to die."

"However, Little Night Song."

“Our Ye family has always had a tradition.”

"It's best to take responsibility for the problems you've caused."

"If you are incompetent but like to cause trouble outside, and your family has to clean up your messes, your other brothers and sisters will look down on you."

Ye Ge's eyes darted around, and she quickly understood Ye Quan's meaning: "You mean, you want me to deal with Chu Wanhe myself?"

“Yes.” Ye Quan smoothed the wrinkles on his cheeks and revealed a faint smile: “Back when your grandfather was twenty years old, your great-grandfather gave all his children a test—giving each of us only three hundred extraordinary warriors, and asking us to fight against all races.”

"Whoever can occupy more territories, more resource points, recruit more warriors, and seize more money and treasures on the map of all races within three years will be the next head of the family."

"Back then, your grandfather was just a Hundred Souls Realm expert, but he had to face many alien enemies at the Thousand Souls Realm and even the Myriad Manifestations Realm. Didn't he still manage to defeat them?"

"Chu Wanhe's strength is only at the third stage of the Asura Realm. In fact, he is at most a viscount. He was able to become an earl purely because of his marriage with his wife."

"You have a Shadow Force under your command, and you have every opportunity to fight him."

“The Chu family is not like our Ye family. If your father dies, the other branches of our Ye family can step up and take on the responsibility.”

"But if Wanjian City loses Chu Wanhe, it will truly be like a tree falling and monkeys scattering."

After listening, Ye Ge smiled and said, "I understand, Grandpa."

"Don't worry, I won't give my other brothers and sisters the chance to look down on me."

Ye Quan looked at Ye Ge and nodded with admiration in his eyes: "Hmm... if you can really do it, Grandpa promises to give you another gift."

"Hehe, then Grandpa, you can prepare a gift."

After Ye Ge left.

The owl emerged from the shadows.

"Dad, isn't this test a bit too difficult for Ye Ge?" Ye Xiao said helplessly, "After all, the opponent is a Shura Realm expert, and he also has several thousand extraordinary warriors under his command."

"And what about that tradition of 'cleaning up one's own mess' that you mentioned? I've never heard of that before."

"Nonsense." Ye Quan glared at him and smacked his head. "How could I possibly put my grandson in danger?"

Night Owl: "..."

"Then that 'tradition' you mentioned...?"

Ye Quan said calmly, "Of course it's to motivate him. I certainly don't expect Xiao Ye Ge, a warrior at the Profound Realm, to really command more than a hundred Shadows to defeat Chu Wanhe. How could that be possible? Chu Wanhe is a seasoned old fox who has been through many battles. He's not a real good-for-nothing."

"But as long as Ye Ge dares to do it and dares to face it himself, he is already ahead of the other direct and collateral branches of the Ye family."

"Given his current level and age, losing to Chu Wanhe isn't shameful. But if he could really take a bite out of Chu Wanhe, that would be truly impressive."

"When he becomes the head of the family, who will dare to gossip?"

After hearing this, Night Owl burst into laughter: "Hehe, so that's what you were thinking..."

Ye Quan kicked his butt: "Stop grinning at me!"

"Starting tomorrow, you must send someone to secretly protect Xiaoyege!"

"If anything happens to my grandson, I'll spank you until your bottom is raw!"

Night Owl: "..."

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