Chapter 380

Li Chen had never had any interest in the so-called Talent Assembly; in his last mission, he had just sent a tool to compete.

According to the system mission, he first followed Luo Qimeng and Luo Zixi to the old site of the Luoshui Manor.

The Luoshui Manor had been built against the mountains and by the water; the once-glorious halls were now nothing but broken walls and ruins.

Charred beams were stuck diagonally in the ruins, weeds grew out from the cracks in the shattered bluestone slabs, and a few crows stood on the dilapidated eaves, emitting shrill cries.

Walking closer, one could still see traces of fighting, and even some bloodstains that couldn't be wiped clean.

Luo Qimeng looked at the scene before her, her eyes slightly red: "Seeing this, I remember that nightmare..."

Luo Qimeng had personally experienced the night the Luoshui Manor was destroyed.

Luo Zixi gripped her sister's hand tightly, her voice choked with sobs: "Sister, it's my fault. If I had known earlier, I would have begged those hidden sects and the Jun family to come and take revenge."

Luo Qimeng wiped the corners of her eyes: "It's okay, I don't blame you. Stop mentioning people from the Jun family; I get angry just hearing about them."

She didn't know why, but she just didn't like the Jun family very much.

Li Chen gently patted the sisters' shoulders: "The dead are gone. The most important thing now is to find the Luo family's inheritance so that you two can continue to carry forward the Luo family."

From this sentence, one could tell that he was using this excuse to get the two sisters to come here and help find things.

But because he said this, the two sisters were even more grateful to Li Chen, thinking that even after Li Chen had obtained them, he still thought of them in every way—other concubines in the palace probably didn't have this treatment.

Thinking of this, they would serve Li Chen even more diligently.

The three of them searched the ruins for about half an hour when, suddenly, Li Chen keenly sensed a slight movement near the Luo family's ancestral graves.

He saw a thin, small figure rummaging through the graves, acting furtively.

"Who is it!" Luo Qimeng shouted angrily, flying out simultaneously with her sister.

Seeing that the situation was bad, the figure turned and ran, but how could they escape the pursuit of two experts? They were quickly pinned to the ground.

It wasn't that Luo Qimeng and Luo Zixi were strong; the furtive fellow was simply too weak, no different from an ordinary person.

"Auntie, Second Auntie, why are you back?" the pinned girl suddenly exclaimed.

Luo Qimeng was taken aback upon hearing this and, by the moonlight, carefully examined the dirty little face: "You wouldn't be... Xi'er?"

"It really is Xi'er!" Luo Zixi excitedly let go, "I haven't seen you in so long, you've grown so big."

Li Chen stood to the side, feeling somewhat dumbfounded.

The mission target he thought would take great effort to find had actually appeared before his eyes so easily?

The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old; although her clothes were decent, because she had been digging for things, there was some dirt on her, but it still couldn't hide her exquisite features.

The most eye-catching thing was a faint golden pattern between her eyebrows, which was the Sacred Body mark sealed by the Heavenly Dao shackles.

If Li Chen wasn't blind, he should know that the girl before him was the orphan of the Luoshui Manor, Luo Xi.

"Auntie, it's great that you're okay. Second Auntie hasn't changed at all; she's still as beautiful as before."

Luo Xi was very good with words, and in an instant, she made the two beauties feel overjoyed.

Luo Qimeng and Luo Zixi had good tempers and had looked after the mother and daughter in the past, but their status in the family had been very low.

Therefore, Luo Xi had a certain fondness for them.

After chatting for a while, Luo Xi looked at Li Chen beside them and asked suspiciously: "Auntie, who is this?"

This put Luo Qimeng in a difficult position; she didn't know how to explain her relationship with Li Chen to outsiders, nor was she sure if Li Chen wanted to reveal his identity.

Li Chen saw that she was in a difficult position and said casually: "I am your uncle-in-law."

This sentence made Luo Qimeng's pretty face flush, and she spat, thinking that Li Chen was truly blunt.

But Li Chen was the Emperor; she couldn't refute Li Chen and could only acquiesce.

Luo Xi was greatly shocked, as if she were seeing something incredible.

This man, who was about the same age as her, was actually her Auntie's husband?

Originally, at this moment, Luo Qimeng still wanted to explain, but seeing Luo Zixi snickering on the side, she said directly: "He is also your Second Auntie's man."

The smile on Luo Zixi's face stopped abruptly and transferred to Luo Qimeng's face.

Since you made a fool of me in front of the younger generation, see if I don't expose you too.

Now Luo Xi was directly scared silly—you two really play wildly, don't you?

But beyond the shock, Luo Xi was more confused—didn't her Auntie and Second Auntie have husbands?

If Luo Qimeng knew she was thinking this, she would definitely say: Didn't my husband die?

If Luo Zixi knew she was thinking this, she would also say: My husband is no different from being dead.

Regarding the affairs of her elders, Luo Xi didn't understand, but she expressed respect.

"Let's not talk about our affairs for now. Why are you here? How have you and your mother been all these years? I remember your mother remarried, didn't she?"

Luo Qimeng hurriedly changed the subject, not wanting to continue getting entangled here, fearing that Li Chen would reveal even more explosive news.

"Sigh, I am looking for things my father left for me before..."

This counted as touching upon Luo Xi's sad past; she sighed and began to tell of her miserable experiences over the years.

At the beginning, when the mother and daughter left the Luo family, it was still okay; although they were sometimes hungry, they were self-sufficient.

But her mother was beautiful, and then she inadvertently saved a man who was injured while training outside.

That man fell in love with Luo Xi's mother at first sight and began to pursue her like a madman, but her mother always refused.

Then this man actually placed her mother under house arrest in the manor, wanting to force her mother to submit.

Luo Xi's mother, while threatening to die, stated that as long as she waited for Luo Xi to grow up and find a suitable husband, she would be willing to serve that man sincerely.

Only then did that man agree, and tomorrow was Luo Xi's coming-of-age ceremony, which was also the day she would choose a husband.

Luo Xi was here looking for things her father had left behind, wanting to find her father through these things to resolve the crisis for her mother and herself.

She remembered that when they left, her mother had hidden a box nearby, saying that it contained precious items left by her father, and that if they appeared in the world, they would cause trouble, so it wasn't convenient to take them out.

But now it was a critical moment, and Luo Xi couldn't care about that much anymore.

Times had changed, and the Luo family had undergone great changes; there were many more graves, and she had searched for a long time but hadn't found it, becoming a little mud person.

Li Chen was guessing, could the box left by her father have something to do with the waterfall?

Otherwise, why would the system ask him to come find her?

Just as Li Chen was thinking, Luo Zixi held the pitiful little mud person in her arms, constantly comforting her.

"Why don't you come with your aunts, and bring your mother too."

Hearing Luo Zixi's words, Luo Xi was very moved; she shook her head in Luo Zixi's full embrace and sighed: "I once thought about taking my mother and leaving, but that guy poisoned my mother and requires her to take the antidote regularly!"

In order to keep the mother and daughter, that man had also exhausted every method.

(End of chapter)