Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

An unknown amount of time passed. The room slowly fell silent, leaving only the sound of Lin Qiyun’s faint, even breathing.

Ye Chen wasn’t cultivating.

He couldn’t cultivate. All he could do was cautiously try to sense the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

This couldn’t help but make Ye Chen recall the time when he had just stepped onto the path of cultivation.

Back then, he was just an ordinary Cultivator in the Bone Forging Realm.

He still clearly remembered the joy and sense of accomplishment he felt when he first sensed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

”Phew...”

’To think that after so many years, I’d once again experience the nervousness of a beginner cultivator.’

Ye Chen shook his head and muttered self-deprecatingly.

Since he couldn’t sleep anyway, he was about to get up and take a walk in the courtyard.

But just then, a scorching heat suddenly rose within his body.

The heat came on so suddenly that Ye Chen froze.

He had a subtle, inexplicable feeling.

Something was affecting him, causing this change in his body.

And this influence seemed to be coming from... Lin Qiyun’s direction!

Ye Chen raised his eyes to look at Lin Qiyun.

In his eyes, the current Lin Qiyun seemed to be emitting a hazy halo of light.

And it was precisely this inexplicable halo that was causing the scorching heat in Ye Chen’s body, triggering an unknown transformation.

Of course, this burning sensation was not one of carnal desire.

Ye Chen only felt hot; he had no other superfluous thoughts.

’What’s going on?’

’What kind of secret is hidden in her body that it can cause such a change in me?’

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, and the way he looked at Lin Qiyun immediately changed.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t use his Divine Soul’s power to investigate it thoroughly.

To find out what was happening, he was afraid he’d have to physically examine Lin Qiyun’s body.

But if he were to get hands-on...

Ye Chen walked to the bedside and stopped, hesitating.

As he got closer, the scorching sensation grew even more intense.

The invisible halo around Lin Qiyun’s body rippled faintly, adding a touch of enchanting allure to her serene, sleeping face.

Ye Chen frowned slightly. He forcibly suppressed his curiosity, deciding it was best not to act rashly.

He had only just woken up, and he and Lin Qiyun weren’t familiar enough with each other for that.

Even though they were husband and wife, he would inevitably be seen as a rogue.

Just as Ye Chen was about to leave, a startled cry suddenly came from outside the window, ”Ah! Who’s there!”

The night was desolate, and the surroundings were so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The cry instantly shattered the silence and startled Lin Qiyun, who was on the bed!

’Not good!’ Ye Chen thought. He wanted to slip away, but it was already too late.

Lin Qiyun opened her beautiful eyes, and the first thing she saw was Ye Chen standing in front of her bed!

”Ah!”

Like a startled fawn, she jumped in fright, instinctively shrinking back and pulling the quilt up to cover her body.

But she quickly came to her senses. Looking at Ye Chen warily, she asked, ”Husband, what... what are you doing?”

”Er... I was just looking at you.”

Ye Chen gave a light cough.

He had indeed had some inappropriate thoughts in his mind earlier, but he had quickly suppressed them.

Hearing this, Lin Qiyun just looked at Ye Chen suspiciously but didn’t ask anything further.

Just then, Xiaohe burst in from outside the door. When she saw Ye Chen, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She patted her chest with her small hand and said, ”I thought it was a thief! I saw a shadowy figure lurking by the Miss’s bed, but it turns out it was just you, Young Master.”

These words immediately made Ye Chen’s face turn beet red.

’Seriously, what is this girl saying? Does she even know how to talk?’

Ye Chen had never been in such an awkward situation.

He had just voluntarily gotten out of bed and had barely managed to establish his image as a gentleman!

Seeing that Lin Qiyun didn’t seem to want to pursue the matter, he was ready to bluff his way through.

But now, Xiaohe’s words made Ye Chen wish the ground would swallow him whole!

”Is... is that so...” Lin Qiyun was also clearly embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

’She’s probably already labeled me, her picked-up husband, as a smooth-talking rogue in her heart, hasn’t she?’

Xiaohe looked from left to right. Seeing Lin Qiyun’s blushing silence and Ye Chen standing beside her with a frustrated expression, it seemed she understood something. She immediately leaned in and whispered to Lin Qiyun, ”Miss, the Young Master has been bedridden for two months.”

”Being cooped up for so long, it’s only natural for him to be a bit impulsive. It’s human nature, so please don’t blame him, Miss!”

”Besides, you’re husband and wife. Sometimes, you need to be a little cooperative, Miss...”

Lin Qiyun: ”...”

Ye Chen: ”...”

...

In the end, Ye Chen left the room.

After shooing Xiaohe away, he took a walk in the courtyard alone. Treading on the white moonlight that blanketed the ground, he felt a sense of leisurely contentment.

This life was indeed very leisurely.

But it wasn’t suitable for Ye Chen.

Ye Chen slowly walked to the courtyard gate.

Since arriving at the Vermilion Bird Tribe, he had never actually left the courtyard where Lin Qiyun lived.

He slowly pushed open the courtyard gate and peeked his head out.

It was late at night, and there was hardly anyone in the Vermilion Bird Tribe, save for a few servants still bustling about.

Someone like Xiaohe, for instance, had been busy all this time and still hadn’t rested!

She was the youngest among the servants, and being by Lin Qiyun’s side, she was often bullied.

Some of the older servants would even push many of the busy, messy, and heavy chores onto her, leaving her to handle them alone.

She never complained, nor did she ever refuse.

The only thing she ever lamented was the unfair treatment her Miss suffered.

In this regard, she was quite similar to Lin Qiyun; they had both developed a submissive nature, passively accepting their circumstances.

Ye Chen did not approve of this kind of personality.

The more you yield, the more others will see you as weak and easy to bully, and they will only bully you with more vigor and less restraint.

Only when you’ve truly beaten them into submission will they learn their lesson and not dare to order you around anymore.

Of course, that was the ideal approach.

Lin Qiyun’s cultivation was only at the Sixth Layer of the Bone Forging Realm.

Most of the young Cultivators in the Vermilion Bird Tribe could probably bully her.

Given Lin Qiyun’s current status in the Vermilion Bird Tribe, it was perfectly normal for Xiaohe to be implicated and bullied as well.

But now, Ye Chen was here.

He would not let the people around him be bullied any longer!

Ye Chen quietly pushed the courtyard gate open and walked out.

Glancing around, Ye Chen quickly got a general sense of the Vermilion Bird Tribe’s environment.

It was a residence nestled deep within a range of steep mountains. The houses were relatively old and ancient, and in the distance, there was a vast, shimmering lake.

In such a harsh environment, it was no wonder that a power like a tribe would emerge.

The surroundings were simply too desolate.

Ye Chen felt as if he had returned to the primitive era of ancient times, a time of eating raw meat and drinking blood.