1: Chapter 1 Let's...have a baby.

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The night at Black Wind Ridge was currently as thick as ink that wouldn't dissolve.

Inside a hidden cave, the faint starlight leaking through the rock crevices barely outlined two figures.

Ye Yun leaned against the cold rock wall, his fingertips touching the calluses on his palms.

These were formed from day after day of punching while stuck at the Peak of the third stage of the Martial Artist realm for three years, yet there wasn't even a hint of a Breakthrough.

He was seventeen this year. Ten years ago, he had undergone Transmigration from Blue Star and became an orphan in Qingyun City, fortunately taken in by the head of the Ye Family, Ye Canglan, as an adopted son.

Five years ago, Ye Canglan died in an accident while out adventuring, leaving the vast Ye Family to be supported by his widow, Liu Ruyan.

Ye Yun once thought that a transmigrator's Golden Finger would always arrive as scheduled.

But ten years had passed, and he was still that martial arts Trash mocked by his peers in Qingyun City.

And the Ye Family, under the joint strangulation of the Three Great Families, had vanished into thin air overnight.

At this moment, the wind outside the cave wailed like the lament of dead Souls, while the air inside was so stagnant it was suffocating.

Liu Ruyan sat on a rock not far away. Her plain white dress was stained with grass and dust, but it didn't diminish her elegance in the slightest.

As the acknowledged number one beauty of Qingyun City, she was naturally beautiful. Having been a widow for five years, instead of becoming haggard, she had developed the unique soft and charming grace of a mature woman.

Her willow-leaf brows were like distant mountains shrouded in mist, her eyes like autumn waters, her jade-like nose was pert, and her lips were naturally red without makeup.

Especially her figure—perfectly proportioned, with a waist so slender it seemed it might break at a touch. Her calves, faintly visible beneath her skirt, were fair and lustrous, her skin gleaming like pearls in the dim light.

A faint fragrance of orchids and angelica lingered around her, completely out of place with the damp, cold air of the cave.

She hugged her knees, burying her face in her arms, her shoulders shaking slightly as suppressed sobs came intermittently.

Like a kitten's claws, it made Ye Yun's heart ache.

“Aunt Liu...”

Ye Yun's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice hoarse.

He wanted to comfort her but didn't know where to start.

Hundreds of people in the Ye Family had died tragic deaths. He had seen with his own eyes the Martial Artists of the Zhao Family laughing wildly while holding the heads of his clansmen, and seen the people of the Sun Family setting fire to the Ye Family mansion.

And he didn't even have the strength to protect Liu Ruyan; he could only lead her in a panicked escape, hiding in this sunless cave.

Liu Ruyan looked up, tears blurring her vision. The teardrops hanging from her long eyelashes were about to fall, making one's heart tighten at the sight.

“Yun'er, what should we do? The Three Great Families won't let us go. The Ye Family... is really gone.”

Her voice carried an uncontrollable sob, her tone filled with despair.

Ye Yun's heart felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer; a sense of bitterness and helplessness instantly swept through his body.

Ye Canglan had treated him with immense kindness, teaching him to read and write and passing on the foundations of martial arts. Even though his talent was abysmal, Ye Canglan had never shown the slightest disdain.

Liu Ruyan treated him even more like her own child, looking after every aspect of his life. She warmed his bed in winter and fanned him in summer.

Although she was Aunt Liu in name, the bond between them was very deep.

Just then, a cold, emotionless mechanical voice suddenly exploded in Ye Yun's mind!

[Host detected to be in a life-or-death crisis. Soul fluctuations meet activation conditions!]

[dual cultivation critical hit system binding... Binding successful!]

[System Activation Requirement: Complete the first Dual Cultivation to unlock all functions and receive a Newbie Gift Pack!]

[System Tip: No restrictions on Dual Cultivation partners. Upon completion, you can plunder the target's cultivation, Physique, and Martial Dao Origin, with a chance to trigger a critical hit multiplier!]

Ye Yun's eyes widened suddenly, his pupils shrinking. He felt as if he had been struck by lightning, freezing in place instantly!

System?!

Golden Finger!

He had been transmigrated for a full ten years, going from ignorant to facing reality, from being full of expectation to being disheartened.

Countless days and nights, he had fantasized about getting the standard Golden Finger of a transmigrator.

But disappointment after disappointment had long since made Ye Yun accept the fact that he was a martial arts Trash.

But now, at this most desperate and wretched moment, the System had actually undergone Awakening?!

Moreover, the activation condition was actually... Dual Cultivation?!

Ye Yun's cheeks instantly burned, his heart pounding as if it were about to jump out of his chest.

He subconsciously looked at Liu Ruyan nearby, his gaze sweeping over her exquisite face and her curvaceous figure.

An indescribable heat welled up in his heart, only to be firmly suppressed by a strong sense of morality.

Liu Ruyan was his Aunt Liu, Ye Canglan's widow, and an elder he respected!

Doing such a thing would undoubtedly be betraying his ancestors and violating human ethics!

But... the temptation of the System was too great.

At the Peak of the third stage of the Martial Artist realm, he was defenseless against the Three Great Families.

To seek revenge, to protect Liu Ruyan, to revive the Ye Family—without a Golden Finger, it was nothing but a pipe dream!

And this dual cultivation critical hit system was his only hope!

In Ye Yun's mind, reason and desire pulled at each other frantically.

On one side was his adoptive father's kindness and the shackles of morality; on the other was a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation and an obsession for revenge.

He looked at Liu Ruyan's tear-streaked, pitiful appearance, seeing her weeping in despair over the destruction of the Ye Family.

An absurd yet incredibly firm thought gradually took root in his heart.

Right now, there were only he and Liu Ruyan in the cave. To activate the System, he could only...

“Aunt Liu,”

Ye Yun took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, though his voice still carried an imperceptible tremor.

“The Ye Family... cannot have its lineage cut off like this.”

Liu Ruyan was stunned, looking at him through tearful eyes.

“Yun'er, what do you mean by that?”

“Foster father was upright all his life and did so much for Qingyun City; we can't let him be left without a descendant.”

Ye Yun's eyes were burning as he stared intently at Liu Ruyan, his tone carrying a resolve of burning his bridges.

“Now, only the two of us are left in the Ye Family. To preserve the Ye Family Bloodline, there is only one way.”

Liu Ruyan's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition welled up in her heart.

She subconsciously shrank back, her eyes filled with doubt and unease.

“Yun'er, you... what exactly are you trying to say?”

“Let's... have a baby.”

Ye Yun squeezed out these words with difficulty, each word seemingly exhausting all his strength.

After speaking, his cheeks burned even hotter. He didn't dare look into Liu Ruyan's eyes and could only stare intently at the rocks on the ground.

“What did you say?!”

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Liu Ruyan suddenly stood up and retreated two steps, her eyes full of unbelievable shock and even a hint of panic.

“Yun'er, are you crazy? I am your Aunt Liu, your foster father's wife! How could you say such a thing?”

Her voice trembled slightly with emotion, her cheeks instantly turned pale, and even her lips lost their color.

She never expected that Ye Yun would say something so contrary to human ethics.

“I'm not crazy!”

Ye Yun also stood up abruptly, took a step forward, and looked at her with a firm gaze.

“Aunt Liu, we are at a dead end now! The Three Great Families have cast a dragnet; we don't even know if we can survive the night! Even if we're lucky enough to escape, we must hide separately, and we might never see each other again in this life! Only this way can we leave behind the Ye Family Bloodline and have hope for revenge!”

“No! Absolutely not!”

Liu Ruyan shook her head desperately, tears gushing out once again.

“This is betraying the ancestors and violating morality! I would be failing your foster father, and I can't let you bear such infamy! Yun'er, quickly put this thought out of your mind!”