Covering the Sky: A Guide to Proving the Dao Without Cheats

In the mortal world, the country that rules the region surrounding the ancient forbidden land is called "Yan". Its territory stretches two thousand miles from north to south and three thousand miles from east to west.

However, such a vast land is but a drop in the ocean in the Eastern Wilderness. States like Yan are scattered across the Eastern Wilderness, countless in number. And Yandu was the prosperous and flourishing capital of Yan.

Within Yandu, prosperity was extraordinary. The streets were teeming with people, bustling and lively. All kinds of shops stood side by side, and the aroma of delicious food filled the air, making mouths water.

But none of this attracted Luo Heng's attention. At this moment, he was wandering through the streets and alleys of Yandu, seemingly searching for something.

Finally, on a somewhat secluded street, Luo Heng spotted a little girl.

She was filthy, her clothes were tattered, and her little shoes had holes in them, with her tiny toes sticking out. She looked pitiful, except for her bright eyes.

Luo Heng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but did not immediately step forward. He turned around and went to a nearby shop, bought a few steaming hot buns, and then pretended to pass by, handing all the buns to the little girl.

The little girl looked up in surprise, her big, watery eyes filled with gratitude, and said repeatedly, "Thank you, big brother! Thank you, big brother!"

Luo Heng almost couldn't help but complain, "No big brother allowed," but he held back and left as if nothing had happened.

Then, he bought a house nearby and settled down temporarily.

In the days that followed, Luo Heng would casually pass by several times a day and feed the little girl various kinds of food. This went on for over ten days, until Luo Heng stood before the little girl again.

This time, after feeding the little girl, Luo Heng didn't leave. Instead, he looked at her and said softly, "Little sister, the weather is getting colder lately. It might be dangerous for you to live alone outside. Why don't you... come stay at my house for a few days? I have some very beautiful goldfish!"

The little girl stared with her innocent, big eyes at the older boy who had been bringing her food lately. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly nodded.

Overjoyed, Luo Heng took the little girl back to the courtyard and settled her in. During this time, Luo Heng learned her name from the little girl—Nannan.

Nannan may seem like just an ordinary beggar, but her identity is astonishing. She is actually the manifestation of the Dao Fruit of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

Luo Heng didn't know whether this was an accident during the Ruthless Great Emperor's cultivation or intentional, which resulted in Dao Guo wandering in the mortal world in the form of a little girl.

She was also the cheat code Luo Heng found for himself, which he considered to be the second strongest cheat code in the entire novel "Covering the Sky".

In the days that followed, Luo Heng rarely cultivated, spending most of his time playing with Nannan and nurturing their relationship.

As they spent more time together, their relationship gradually became closer.

One day, the maid who was taking care of Nannan rushed over and told Luo Heng that something had happened to Nannan.

Luo Heng rushed into Nannan's room and saw Nannan sitting on the bed, looking bewildered.

Beside her lay a small, crystal-clear stone, with seven colors flowing across it, clearly no ordinary object.

Luo Heng sighed softly, thinking to himself, "To think I'd lost my memory at this time. Oh well, all my previous memories are gone, so I'll just have to start over."

As the Dao Fruit of a ruthless person, Nannan may look like an ordinary little girl, but she possesses many extraordinary abilities.

One of the things she experiences is that she suffers from amnesia every now and then, forgetting all her past memories.

A small, seven-colored stone will appear beside him. This stone has effects comparable to a divine medicine and can even bring a seriously injured person back to life.

Picking up the pebbles beside Nannan, Luo Heng told the bewildered Nannan that he was her brother's friend, that her parents had passed away, and that her brother had gone to a very, very far place. Now he was taking care of her.

The innocent girl didn't doubt it much and accepted Luo Heng's explanation.

After that, Luo Heng took even better care of Nannan. He took her to eat all the delicious food in Yandu and visit all the scenic spots in the city.

He spent Chinese New Year with his daughter, making dumplings, building snowmen and having snowball fights, going on outings in the countryside in spring, flying kites, and fishing under the shade of trees in summer.

They even specially invited the best tailor in the city to make many beautiful clothes for Nannan.

Later, he had a sudden inspiration and, based on the cartoon images in his memory, had a tailor make a lot of plush toys to give to his daughter.

Luo Heng doted on Nannan like a younger sister, taking care of her meticulously as both a father and an older brother.

Only when they estimated that it was about time did they have someone draw Ye Fan's portrait, and specially arranged for him to be kept in sight at the city gate of Yandu near Ziyang Cave.

About ten days later, someone came to inform Luo Heng that Ye Fan's whereabouts had been discovered.

He summoned his most clever maid, whispered a few instructions to her, and then took her and Nannan out together.

At this time, Yandu was still bustling with activity. The crowds on the streets deeply impressed Ye Fan, who had just returned from two years of arduous training in the deep mountains.

The secluded tranquility of the deep mountains, isolated from the world, and the bustling hustle and bustle before us are like two completely different worlds.

For the past two years, Ye Fan had only faced mountains, forests, cliffs, and streams every day. Now, standing in this bustling metropolis, he felt a sense of familiarity.

The streets were filled with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares. Around the corner, there were street performers, attracting a large crowd of adults and children.

In front of each shop, enthusiastic shop assistants worked hard to attract customers from passersby, their pleasant words flowing like a river, one sentence after another.

"Cultivation is too austere, while the mortal world is too alluring..." Ye Fan couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He felt that everything before him was so vivid and alive, and compared with the austere life of asceticism, this ordinary and simple worldly life filled him with longing.

However, he knew he could not waver in his resolve to cultivate himself, because he longed to return to the homeland that had truly given him birth and nurtured him.

Ye Fan has been in this world for three years. Now that his arduous cultivation is over, he has stepped into the mortal world again. All sorts of thoughts from the past surge into his mind, and everything about his hometown involuntarily comes to mind.

Suddenly, a girl of about eighteen or nineteen years old stopped Ye Fan.

The girl looked anxious and told Ye Fan that she needed to use the restroom. She begged Ye Fan to watch over the little girl beside her. Then she ran off, leaving Ye Fan and the little girl with the candied hawthorn staring at each other.

Seeing Ye Fan looking at her, the little girl hesitated for a moment, then offered him her candied hawthorn, saying, "Big brother, do you want some too? I can share with you!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan blushed slightly and quickly said that he would not eat it.

At that moment, Luo Heng, who was in a restaurant not far away, saw this scene and couldn't help but smile.

After a while, the girl hurriedly ran back, thanked Ye Fan repeatedly, and took out a few copper coins, stuffing them into Ye Fan's hand.

Ye Fan naturally refused immediately. Seeing this, the girl didn't insist and left with the little girl.

Ye Fan continued to remind the girl, "Be more careful when you're out and about in the future, and don't leave your child with strangers."

Watching the girl's departing figure, Ye Fan couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that the people in this ancient world were indeed simple and honest.

After a moment of reflection, Ye Fan continued his leisurely stroll through Yandu.