With better aptitude, coupled with Ye Fan's boundless support, Ye Jintian and Ye Jinhai's cultivation levels were about to break through to the fifth level of body tempering in just over a month.
This speed thrilled Ye Fan immensely.
Adding to the joy, with a cry, Ye Fan's child was born.
Su Yan, holding the child that looked like a little old man in her arms, furrowed her brows.
"Husband, why is our child so ugly?"
Su Yan was puzzled, as both she and Ye Fan were quite attractive; how could their child be so ugly?
"It's okay, the child has just been born, of course, they look unappealing now,
they will look better as they grow."
Ye Fan was amused by Su Yan's complaint about their own child,
especially since it was a girl.
Indeed, Su Yan had given birth to the Ye Family's first little girl, and Ye Fan now had another little comfort.
"Yan Yan, let's stick to what we decided earlier, we will call her Ye Jinqiu, and her nickname will be 'Ball Ball'."
The names had already been decided, if it was a boy, he would be named Ye Jinxia, and if a girl, Ye Jinqiu.
"Congratulations on the increased population of the host's family, ongoing mission, family population one: Small Household (completed) reward available."
Double happiness, a new daughter and another long-term family mission, quite nice.
Ye Fan wondered if his little girl would bring him good luck.
"Receive reward."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward: Family Bloodline (Insignificant)"
Family Bloodline: Insignificant bloodline of a family, a sign of the ancestors' past glory.
Family members will contain a hint of Bloodline Power, which slightly enhances the physical body and aptitude.
The chance of bloodline awakening is extremely small.
Bloodline?
Indeed, worthy of the family rise system, even the family Bloodline has appeared.
The next moment, Ye Fan felt a slight warmth in his chest, and within his heart seemed to stir a special power.
His already strong physical body increased in strength again, even if only slightly.
Ye Jintian and Ye Jinhai, who were curiously watching their little sister, also felt subtle changes in their bodies and looked at Ye Fan somewhat anxiously.
"You two don't need to be afraid, this is our family Bloodline beginning to awaken. No need to ask more, just know that it's beneficial."
Although it currently only slightly increased physical strength and aptitude, in the future, perhaps they could fully awaken the Bloodline unique to the Ye Family.
Now, there are three direct members of the Ye Family.
Now, let me sum up, can the Bloodline Power of three people enhance my own Bloodline Power?
Driven by curiosity, Ye Fan handed Ye Jinqiu over to a maid, then returned to his room to attempt the summation.
The originally faint Bloodline Power inside Ye Fan's body, as several streams of Bloodline Power merged at the same time, suddenly began to boil.
In Ye Fan's heart, a small green snake slowly formed, coiling within his heart, constantly consuming and exhaling blood.
As the exhaled blood flowed throughout his body, Ye Fan's physical body started to become even stronger.
A faint Qi appeared in Ye Fan's Dantian.
Was this, True Qi?
When the green snake took shape, it signified that Ye Fan's Bloodline Power had awakened.
Although this Bloodline Power was weak, with a thought from Ye Fan, the coiled Bloodline Power burst forth instantly, tinging his body with a hint of green.
As the Bloodline Power exploded, Ye Fan felt his strength increase by more than double.
A punch thrown, the air around the fist vibrated dramatically.
A quarter hour later, the Bloodline Power seemed to have exhausted its strength and slowly withdrew back into his heart, once again accumulating power.
The surge in Ye Fan's strength disappeared.
After feeling the changes, Ye Fan's eyes filled with excitement.
Although the Bloodline Power didn't last long, it was incredibly powerful.
Once he activated the Bloodline Power, Ye Fan felt he could even take on an opponent in the later stages of body tempering.
The power of the Bloodline was good, just like a green snake, it didn't look very high-end.
In the future, I hope it can evolve.
The appearance of the Bloodline Power gave the family a true sense of belonging.
In the following days, aside from being busy with alchemy, Ye Fan began to guide Su Yan in body training.
Ye Fan knew only one body training technique, the Jiu Niu Body Refining Technique, so that was what he taught.
Su Yan was very dedicated to martial training.
Ye Fan did not hide his martial training from Su Yan.
Thus, Su Yan knew her scholarly-looking husband actually had a strong martial prowess.
In order not to fall too much behind Ye Fan, Su Yan started training hard.
Su Yan was also a member of the Ye Family, so she naturally enjoyed the family's attribute bonuses.
With practice, she progressed rapidly.
With the help of the body tempering powder and medicinal baths, she mastered it in just half a month.
In the following days, Ye Fan and Su Yan trained while continuing to try for a child.
However, it seemed there was a problem; within six months, there was no sign from Su Yan's belly.
After consulting numerous books, Ye Fan found a vague answer.
In Dayu Country, there were other families with special bloodlines.
While the bloodline brought strength, it also made bearing offspring difficult.
For those with Bloodline Power, the difficulty of having descendants was dozens of times higher than normal.
Once he knew the reason, Ye Fan could only temporarily give up on the idea.
Let nature take its course.
...
"Daddy, play with me."
A little bundle of joy tugged on Ye Fan's hand, eagerly pulling him outside.
"Ballball, where are you taking daddy?"
Ye Fan scooped up Ye Jinqiu and poked him with his bearded chin, eliciting screams from him.
"Daddy, come outside quickly, big brother has brought back a beautiful sister, and second brother said she's our sister-in-law."
"What? Little Tian brought a woman home?"
Ye Fan was baffled, Ye Jintian was only seventeen this year, right? And he already brought someone home?
Over a year had passed since Ye Jinqiu's birth.
In this past year, the Ye Family had been developing steadily.
It had been almost three years since Ye Fan arrived in this world.
He never expected that the formerly youthful kid had started bringing people home so quickly.
Ye Fan hastened his steps, following Ye Jinqiu to the main hall.
Inside the hall, a young lady in a white jacket and skirt, with a lovely appearance, looked somewhat nervous as she surveyed the surroundings.
Su Yan had already come out and was holding the young lady's hand, speaking to her.
Seeing Ye Fan, the family head, come out, the lady quickly stood up.
"Little Tian, aren't you going to introduce your friend to dad?" Ye Fan asked with a teasing tone, noticing Ye Jintian's flushed face.
"Dad, this is my fellow disciple, Miss Jia Lu from the Jia Family in town."
The Jia Family, Ye Fan had heard of them; they were a family of wealthy merchants.
"Little Lu, this is my dad."
"Hello, uncle," Jia Lu greeted softly, obviously nervous.
"I'll follow Little Tian and call you Little Lu," Ye Fan saw the nervousness of the young, mustering their courage to bring someone they liked home, they were bound to be nervous.
During this time, matchmakers had visited trying to arrange marriages for Ye Jintian and even Ye Fan, but Ye Fan had refused all.
Although Ye Fan wanted to expand the family, he wouldn't force his children.
Su Yan pulled Jia Lu to sit down and had the servants bring some snacks, trying to find out more about Jia Lu.
Meanwhile, Ye Fan called Ye Jintian to the side room, planning to learn more about the situation.