My Silly, Sweet Wife

As soon as the kids saw the old man come back, they all rushed over and surrounded him, each one tilting their head up, staring at him with eager eyes.

The old man gently stroked the child in front of him, then tossed the demonic beast meat in his hand to the tallest child among them: "Hurry up and eat, this is good stuff."

The moment those kids saw there was meat, many of them started drooling with hunger.

Very soon, they crowded around the demonic beast meat and began wolfing it down.

Ye Guichen watched this scene, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

He hadn’t expected this old man to be so kindhearted.

"These kids..." Ye Guichen moved his lips and asked in a low voice.

The old man shot Ye Guichen a sidelong glance: "They’re all half-demons, and also orphans. Half-demon blood runs in their veins, but it hasn’t been triggered."

Hearing this, Ye Guichen couldn’t help freezing for a moment, looking at the old man in surprise: "How do you know they’re all half-demons?"

The old man didn’t explain further. He lifted his foot and walked into the house.

Ye Guichen hurriedly followed.

There was no bed in the house, but the floor was covered with straw mats.

On the mat closest to the inside lay a child whose whole body was covered in Scale Armor.

The child was bound all over with ropes. As if he’d heard someone coming in, he quickly turned his head and glanced at the old man.

As if recognizing him, the child hurriedly said, "Grandpa Fu, I don’t want to turn into a demonic beast, and I don’t want to kill people. Please help me."

The old man walked up to the child, raised his hand and gently touched his cheek: "Xiao Qi, don’t worry. I won’t let you turn into a monster."

Ye Guichen frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled: "He’s...?"

"He accidentally triggered the bloodline of a demonic beast, and his body started to mutate." The old man explained calmly, "I used my own cultivation to seal the spread of his beast-demon bloodline, barely keeping him from completely turning into a demonic beast. But those demonic beast bloodlines are too overbearing. I can seal them for a while, but not for a lifetime."

Speaking up to this point, the old man sighed again: "These children are innocent. Even though they carry the blood of the Demon Clan, they don’t want to become demons. They know that once their Demon Clan bloodline is activated, they’ll become half-demons, their temperaments will change drastically, and they’ll start killing people. So they don’t want that; they just want to live the life of ordinary children."

The old man turned his head and looked at Ye Guichen: "So, if you can help them clear out the Demon Clan bloodline in their bodies, then I can sell you the Blood Nether Pearl. If you can’t, then leave it at that and go."

With that, the old man sat down beside the child, gently stroked his head, and began to comfort him in a low voice.

Ye Guichen’s emotions were indescribably complicated.

He was starting to understand what the old man meant.

Although he didn’t know where this old man had gotten those treasures, the truth was he’d simply been waiting for someone fated.

Anyone capable of buying the pearl was bound to have some means.

And the fact that he’d invited him to eat so much meat proved he had compassion.

All of this, in fact, was the old man testing him.

Ye Guichen had always known that half-demons existed.

He just hadn’t expected that there would actually be so many children in this world carrying Demon Clan bloodlines.

Indeed, once a Demon Clan bloodline is activated, one’s temperament changes drastically.

All along they’d thought they were just ordinary kids; suddenly finding out they’re different from everyone else—one can imagine how that feels.

"I can give it a try." After a long silence, Ye Guichen finally spoke.

The old man raised his head in surprise, as if he hadn’t expected Ye Guichen to agree.

After all, this was thankless work.

And the Demon Clan bloodlines were rooted deep in these children’s bodies; even with extremely high cultivation, it’s impossible to completely erase them.

This guy actually wanted to try?

A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes: "Are you sure?"

Ye Guichen nodded: "Of course."

"This is extremely dangerous. If you fail to clear it, those Demon Clan bloodlines might backlash, and when that happens, you’ll end up neither human nor demon." The old man stared quietly at Ye Guichen.

Ye Guichen laughed: "You don’t need to scare me. I may not be completely certain, but I won’t let things get worse. Since I dare to make a move, there won’t be any danger. At worst, I’ll just fail to clear the Demon Clan bloodline from their bodies."

"Good!" The old man stood up. "Seems I didn’t misjudge you!"

As he spoke, he took a step back, giving up the spot he’d just occupied.

Ye Guichen squatted down and smiled at the child: "Don’t be afraid. It’ll be over soon."

The child stubbornly nodded: "I’m not afraid. As long as I don’t turn into a monster, I’m willing to endure any hardship!"

"Such a good kid." Ye Guichen directly reached out and grabbed the child’s hands, then activated the Evergreen Wood Art.

Ever since advancing to the fourth layer of Golden Core, Ye Guichen’s Evergreen Wood Art had become even more refined, even rising by a whole grade.

Now, Ye Guichen could not only easily regrow severed limbs, he could also use the Evergreen Wood Art to nourish and grow new flesh.

Of course, right now the Demon Clan bloodline flowing within the child’s body was in a half-dormant state, but once disturbed by external forces, it might awaken instantly.

When that happens, it will inevitably harm the child.

Ye Guichen used the Evergreen Wood Art in order to nourish the child’s own Human Clan bloodline, and directly wipe out the half-dormant Demon Clan bloodline.

However, because the two bloodlines were intertwined, it wasn’t easy to separate them.

So, when Ye Guichen activated the Evergreen Wood Art, he guided vines grown from the Evergreen Wood Art to send part of his own blood into the child’s body.