Fortunately, she was focused on testing and didn't really exert herself.
Otherwise, they really could have had roast chicken with bananas for dinner…
Watching the little demon girl’s happy expression, Ye Fan’s memories slowly drifted back to the past.
In that previous life, he had also forged a magical artifact for his wife.
It was a necklace that accelerated Zhenqi recovery.
Although his skill level was still rather pathetic back then, his wife was still as happy as a child.
Gradually, the little demon girl and the figure in his memory began to merge…
Snapping back to reality, Ye Fan hurriedly shook his head, throwing those messy thoughts away.
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
His own wife was so adorable, not as silly as this one!
By the time the little demon girl finished testing and stopped, the two demons were lying on the ground, unmoving.
Their eyes had turned into spinning spirals…
“How does it feel?” Ye Fan asked casually.
“It’s so useful, I love it!” The little demon girl happily walked over, hugged Ye Fan, and planted a 'smack' kiss on him: “Thank you.”
After eating, Ye Fan began to ponder a question.
Actually, this question had been bothering him for a long time.
In his previous ninety-nine lives, he had also walked the path of body cultivation.
In both of these hundred-plus instances, he had transmigrated with his physical body.
Logically speaking, even if his cultivation was gone, his body's fundamental qualities should still be there, right?
Even if the multiple transmigrations had discounted it, preventing him from one-punching some Immortal Emperor or Hades, he should at least be able to easily defeat a Tribulation Period cultivator, shouldn't he?
But his current body…
Let alone a Tribulation Period cultivator, even a beginner Foundation Establishment cultivator could easily overwhelm him.
His current physical strength was, at most, among the very top tier of ordinary people, but still within the scope of ordinary people.
This was truly, confoundingly strange…
If it was due to the transmigration through space and time, why had his mental strength not been depleted?
What exactly had the damned system done to his body?
Could this also be part of the damned system’s scheme?
…
For the next period, there were no more mishaps, and life returned to its usual, laid-back calm.
Time flew by, and the day for the Evil Flame Ruins to open arrived!
“Beep, beep, beep.”
Just after finishing breakfast, Ye Fan’s communication jade rang.
Upon seeing the ‘caller ID,’ Ye Fan’s entire being felt unwell.
The one sending the message was the leader of the Wild Donkey Gang…
If it weren't for this message, Ye Fan would have almost forgotten about him…
“Brother, the Evil Flame Ruins are opening today, our chance has come!”
“We’ll meet in the west of the inner city in a bit.”
Ye Fan showed the communication jade to the little demon girl and the others.
“Ye Fan, you’re not actually planning on going, are you?” The little demon girl looked at Ye Fan with a strange expression.
Why bother dealing with these lunatics?
“Why wouldn’t we go?” Cao Ze chuckled, “After all, he’s our gang leader.”
“Your expression tells me you’re plotting something devious again!” The little demon girl nodded with certainty, then also chuckled, “However, I like it!”
“Don’t talk nonsense, what kind of devious schemes could an honest person like me have?” Ye Fan said righteously, “We are so weak, we naturally have to follow the main group, don’t we?”
The little demon girl glanced at their lineup.
She herself was a demonic path expert.
Shan Ji was a descendant of the Vermilion Bird, a bug player who could revive infinitely!
Xiang Jiao Jun was even more formidable, the World Tree!
Ye Fan was an unfathomable existence!
Plus that mysterious senior called ‘System,’ who had always been by their side but never appeared.
So…
Who were they kidding by calling themselves weak???
In fact, Ye Fan’s idea was very simple: he just wanted to keep a low profile.
After all, Zhao Ye Lu and the others had too low cultivation, calling them cannon fodder would be an exaggeration.
When they blended into the crowd of people who weren’t even worthy of being called cannon fodder, their presence would naturally be reduced.
This way, they could avoid any further mishaps that would cause the damned system to recharge itself multiple times for free.
With the little demon girl’s reluctant expression, Ye Fan applied a little disguise to her face.
Mainly because the little demon girl was too beautiful, so she had to be made uglier…
It was fortunate that the little demon girl was relatively easy to talk to.
If it were his master, True Master Ziyun, she would absolutely refuse to die before agreeing.
In her words, it was either beautiful, or death!
Hmm…
Damn beauty-worshipper!
As soon as they exited the west gate of the inner city, Ye Fan saw Zhao Ye Lu and the others who had been waiting.
Besides the Elder Zhangs he had seen last time, there were five or six new faces.
It seemed their recruitment plan had been quite successful recently…
“Brother Ye Fan, you’ve arrived.” Zhao Ye Lu enthusiastically stepped forward, then pointed to the others to introduce them.
“These are Elders Five through Eleven.”
“These two are my wife and daughter.”
“Greetings, sister-in-law…” Ye Fan and the others greeted them dumbfoundedly.
They never expected that Zhao Ye Lu, with his bizarre appearance, would have such a beautiful wife.
His daughter was also very beautiful, but she didn't resemble Zhao Ye Lu at all.
Nor did she resemble his wife…
“Gang Leader, did you used to have a neighbor named Wang?” Ye Fan asked softly.
As soon as he said this, Zhao Ye Lu’s wife’s expression changed immediately!
“There certainly was,” Zhao Ye Lu shook his head, bewildered, “But that was decades ago. Why are you suddenly asking this, Brother Ye?”
“Nothing, just asking,” Ye Fan deflected, “It’s getting late, let’s depart.”
Then Zhao Ye Lu pooled resources with someone to charter a flying boat and took everyone off into the distance.
Speaking of which, this flying boat was not only small in size, but its class was also the lowest possible.
Even so, Zhao Ye Lu still had to split the cost with someone to afford it.
A person who couldn't even pay rent had gone this far, which was considered a significant expense…
“Gang Leader, actually, there’s something I don’t quite understand,” Ye Fan voiced his question midway, “The strength of our gang… why are we going to join this commotion?”
They weren’t even worth being called cannon fodder, wouldn’t going along be seeking death?
“I understand that principle too,” Zhao Ye Lu sighed, then smiled mysteriously, “But we’re not aiming for the ruins this time.”
Zhao Ye Lu’s words completely confused Ye Fan.
After Zhao Ye Lu explained in more detail, Ye Fan finally understood.
To put it simply, they were going along to pick up scraps.
If those powerful figures died, the treasures on their bodies would become ownerless.
Naturally, they wouldn’t be able to snatch the good treasures; that would be seeking death.
But those treasures that the powerful figures disdained were their targets.
This was also why there were many weaklings like Zhao Ye Lu following along.
Although there would inevitably be fighting at that time, the risk factor would still be relatively much smaller.
The same applied to other things within the ruins.
Whatever the powerful figures, middle-tier figures, and lower-tier figures disdained, they would seize the opportunity to pick up scraps.
Anyway, these weaklings like them were all aiming to get rich, so even if there was conflict, they wouldn’t fight to the death.
Most importantly, the powerful figures would be clearing the path and acting as thunder shields…