Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 585 - 376: Bloodline_2

Chapter 585: Chapter 376: Bloodline_2

"Call me whatever you like," Ye Zhen said softly.

"Ye Zhen, Ye Zhen..."

Ji Xinghuo muttered her real name, then suddenly slapped his thigh, realizing he had been oblivious. He had seen in Ye Zhen’s files that her name came from one of the famous poems of the "Book of Songs," "Peaches in Blossom," "The peach tree is young and elegant; its leaves lush (zhen)."

There was a peach blossom mark on her forehead, she lived secluded in Peach Blossom Valley, and on the opposite bank of the Secret Realm, she even planted a large Peach Blossom Forest.

All these hinted at her true identity.

And "Ren Mian" also related to peach blossoms, a homophone for "human face," referring to "The human face is nowhere to be found, but the peach blossoms continue to smile in the spring breeze!"

She would often flip through those books, including the "Book of Songs" and ancient poetry collections.

"So ’Ren Mian’ really means ’human face.’ I’m only realizing this now!" Ji Xinghuo scratched his head and chuckled wryly.

Seeing him look so frustrated, Ye Zhen covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "This is what happens when you’re not cultured."

"My grades in Chinese classes were actually not bad, but in university, my major had little to do with classical literature, which is also normal to consider," Ji Xinghuo said somewhat embarrassingly as he tried to make an excuse for himself, "Zhen Jie, from now on, you’ll handle the naming of our children."

"I’ve already thought of a name," Ye Zhen nodded.

"What’s it called?"

But Ye Zhen decided to keep him in suspense, "I’ll tell you when the time comes."

"Alright then." Ji Xinghuo didn’t press further, very rationally.

These three children were borne by Ye Zhen herself; he had only provided genes. What surname they took, what names they were given, the issues of their future upbringing and education—he had no right to decide. It was all for Ye Zhen to determine.

Ye Zhen seemed to guess what Ji Xinghuo was thinking, "Don’t overthink it; our children will all have the surname Ji."

"Ah?" Ji Xinghuo was surprised.

"There’s something I haven’t told you yet," Ye Zhen said softly, "My mother is also surnamed Ji; she’s the leader’s granddaughter. So, I have a blood relationship with the leader. When our children grow up, having the surname Ji will bring many advantages."

"Your mother is the leader’s granddaughter..." Ji Xinghuo was slow to connect the dots, "Which means, the leader is your great-grandfather!"

"That’s correct." Ye Zhen nodded.

"No wonder..."

Ji Xinghuo suddenly understood. The first time he met the leader, he had mentioned that he was his own kin and then said that he was a junior member of his family. At the time, it felt strange, almost like a slip of the tongue, but now there was more to it.

Obviously, the leader already knew about his relationship with Ye Zhen at that time.

"That letter?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

Ye Zhen smiled, "That letter was written by the leader at my request and I asked you to pass it on to Zhou Yishang."

"No wonder Zhou Yishang’s attitude changed so dramatically," Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help but shake his head. A personal letter from the leader, asking Zhou Yishang to take extra care of him—he was just the director of the Sword Bureau; of course, he wouldn’t dare to refuse.

Ji Xinghuo sighed, "Zhen Jie, if there’s anything else you’re keeping from me, just tell me now, all at once."

"There’s nothing left." Ye Zhen spread her hands.

"Having that blood relationship, it’s indeed good for the children to have the surname Ji," Ji Xinghuo brought the topic back, his face full of pride, "But, most importantly, I have the surname Ji. It will only benefit our children to carry my surname."

He understood Ye Zhen’s thinking.

The leader had thousands of blood descendants, but after two or three generations, even four or five, the vast majority weren’t close to the leader himself, many never having met him. They had no special privileges within the Asia-Pacific Community and most were ordinary people.

This wasn’t because the leader was cold-hearted or indifferent towards his descendants; in this era, it was hard for non-mutants to stand out.

Even if ordinary people managed to work their way to the top of power structures, they were in great danger due to their lack of strength.

The leader was both fair and considerate of his descendants’ safety.

However, should a descendant with extraordinary talents emerge as a powerful mutant, the significance would be entirely different.

Ye Zhen herself was such an example.

She was noticed by the leader the moment she began to stand out and entered into the core circle of power. Her promotion to Heavenly King would not have been possible without the leader’s assistance.

The three children still in Ye Zhen’s womb, because of the special method of conception, would all potentially possess exceptional talents. Even without his influence, just relying on Ye Zhen’s resources could make them into powerful mutants.

The leader would be very affectionate and provide support in all aspects.

One must say, Ye Zhen’s plan was perfect, paving a good path for the children.

If all went smoothly, a powerful family truly based on blood ties would emerge on Earth!

And he himself would play a key role.

Ji Xinghuo realized this in his heart.

Ye Zhen held his hand, "You wouldn’t oppose it, would you?"

"Of course not," Ji Xinghuo sighed to himself. This was where Ye Zhen shined, no matter what her plans were, the triplets in her womb were his flesh and blood. Emotions and interests intertwined, he too stood to gain.

He said nothing more and sat on another lounge chair, engaging in relaxed chat with Ye Zhen, though the conversation mostly revolved around the children.

"Brother Xinghuo!"

A ray of light flew over from the depths of the garden, revealing a petite and charming figure that began to dance joyfully in front of them.

"Xiaokui," Ji Xinghuo greeted her with a smile, "It’s been a long time since we last met."

He remembered the name of this light spirit butterfly, whose full name was "Ye Xiaokui," ’Ye’ as in Ye Zhen, a hint indeed.

"Brother Xinghuo, where is Qing Hong? Let it come out and play with me!" Xiaokui called out excitedly.

Ji Xinghuo pulled Qing Hong from his pocket, who was still fast asleep. He tossed it onto the balcony to wake it up. Upon seeing Xiaokui flying over, it yawned with little interest, ignoring her calls no matter how she beckoned.

Ye Zhen exclaimed in surprise, "What’s wrong with Qing Hong?"

"This guy has become a homebody for half a year, other than eating and sleeping, it’s just been watching children’s cartoons. It was even reluctant to come back to the Star Realm," Ji Xinghuo said helplessly. A War Pet with too high an intelligence can be problematic, with a mind of its own, it’s hard to deceive.

"I’ll make it some delicious food. With food as an incentive, it will naturally get moving," Ye Zhen immediately thought of a solution and got up to head for the kitchen.

Ji Xinghuo hurried to help her but was refused.

"Don’t treat me like a delicate pregnant woman, I can manage on my own," Ye Zhen said, but seeing Ji Xinghuo’s concern, she was still very pleased.

In the kitchen, Ji Xinghuo assisted her.

Together they quickly prepared a table full of sumptuous and tasty dishes, with Ji Xinghuo’s favorites, and some using unique spices that could stimulate Qing Hong’s appetite. Attracted by the smell, it came over, and after eating, it indeed became more spirited and started to play with Xiaokui.

"Amazing!"

Ji Xinghuo exclaimed in admiration.

Just from this, it was clear that Ye Zhen would definitely take good care of their children and home, the true epitome of a virtuous wife and loving mother.

In the days that followed, Ji Xinghuo stayed in Peach Blossom Valley.

He didn’t practice much every day, spending most of his time with Ye Zhen, tending the garden, taking walks, cooking, primarily focusing on nurturing the baby.

During this period, Ji Xinghuo took one trip out.

Before he left Sky Falling Cliff the last time, he renewed his subscription with Chie Han Qiu to keep receiving war updates from the Bloody Plateau. This time the battle was far away, but fortunately, Ji Xinghuo was fast enough to catch it.

However, the scale of the battle was small, and Ji Xinghuo just muddled through, eventually absorbing just over ten thousand points of Spiritual Origin Ability.

He put the Spiritual Origin Ability into "Shadow Clone," which became (Third Level 1/50599).

A Third-Level Shadow Clone can create eight clones.

Each clone receiving 800 points of Star Power increased their fighting strength and duration, but there was no qualitative change.

Instead, the substantial amount of Spiritual Origin Ability needed to advance a Third-Level Shadow Clone to the next level took Ji Xinghuo by surprise: it required over fifty thousand points! No wonder there had never been a record on Earth of a Mutant upgrading a Shadow Clone to the Fourth Level.

With each upgrade of the Shadow Clone, the required Spiritual Origin Ability surged by about ten times!

Ji Xinghuo speculated that advancing to Fourth Level would surely be transformative, but the amount of Spiritual Origin Ability needed was too great, and he couldn’t wait that long.

After spending half a Star Realm Month with Ye Zhen at Peach Blossom Valley,

Ye Zhen had long seen through this without needing Ji Xinghuo to bring it up and took the initiative to say, "The children have nearly two more years before they are born, and you don’t have to stay with me all the time. I can take good care of myself. If you have things to do, go ahead."