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Chapter 117: This Story Feels Familiar

"Saving someone?"

Li Xun raised an eyebrow, recalling the jade token Li Ming had sent him. He asked, "The message you sent, asking me to come back, was it for this matter?"

"Yes."

Li Ming took a deep breath and replied solemnly, "Big Brother, I couldn't persuade our parents. They insist on saving that child."

"Child?"

"What child?" Li Xun asked, puzzled.

"This is a long story," Li Ming said without holding back and began explaining.

About a month ago, a young couple arrived in Tianyuan City. They were very powerful but were covered in blood and carried a child with them. The couple came straight to the Li family, specifically to Li Xun and Li Ming's mother, Xiao Wanrong. According to them, they were from the same Xiao family as Xiao Wanrong.

Their Xiao family had recently experienced turmoil, and the couple escaped with the child. Although the couple themselves were unharmed, their child was gravely injured and on the brink of death.

They entrusted Xiao Wanrong and Li Wuyou to take care of the child temporarily while they left for overseas in search of rare herbs to save him.

Since then, more than a month had passed with no news from the couple. The child remained with the Li family.

Li Wuyou and Xiao Wanrong, being kind-hearted, had been using their own true essence to sustain the child's life. However, this was not a permanent solution. If this continued, not only would the child remain unsaved, but Li Wuyou and Xiao Wanrong might also be exhausted.

What worried Li Ming more was the extraordinary strength of the couple. Even though they were injured, their presence was intimidating. It was hard to imagine how powerful the Xiao family they hailed from must be.

If their enemies were to pursue them, the Li family, having helped their child, would likely face grave danger.

Li Ming, an ordinary person, could not bear to see his family destroyed.

Thus, after failing to convince his parents to abandon the rescue, he had no choice but to call Li Xun back, hoping he could persuade their parents to give up saving the child.

'This story… why does it feel so familiar?'

Li Xun rubbed his chin with one hand. Could his parents have just saved someone who might grow up to be an unparalleled Emperor Realm powerhouse?

He took out a jade token.

Last time, during the Phoenix Origin Secret Realm, when Li Xun met Qin Xueyi again, he had asked her for a communication jade token. Initially, he just wanted to stay in touch.

Today, however, seemed like the perfect opportunity to ask Qin Xueyi if she knew anything about this matter in the Li family.

After all, Qin Xueyi was a reincarnator.

Although she hadn't revealed it, Li Xun had already guessed as much. He could subtly inquire about it.

If a peerless powerhouse did emerge from the Li family in the future, Qin Xueyi would likely know some details.

"By the way," Li Xun suddenly asked, "what's the child's name?"

"Xiao Fan," Li Ming replied.

"He doesn't have the surname Shi?" Li Xun teased, then chuckled. Of course, he thought, given the couple's connection to his mother's clan, the child wouldn't carry a random surname.

Quickly, he edited a message and sent it to Qin Xueyi.

It didn't take long for his jade token to light up with her response. After reading it, Li Xun's expression became intriguing.

Qin Xueyi's reply was simple:

She had never heard of anyone named Xiao Fan. However, as if uneasy, she added another message advising Li Xun to be wary of anyone named Xiao Chen.

"Xiao Fan, Xiao Chen…"

Li Xun muttered the names, momentarily baffled.

Both names sounded like the kind of protagonists that could shake worlds.

"Forget it," Li Xun shook his head. Whether Xiao Chen was a protagonist or not didn't matter to him. For now, Xiao Fan was in the Li family, and most likely, the system's "investable person" notification referred to him.

"Let's go," Li Xun said, motioning to Li Ming. "Take me to see our parents."

"Alright!" Li Ming nodded.

Meanwhile, in a secret chamber filled with intricate formations, sacred energy swirled, exuding an overwhelming purity.

At the center of the chamber was a square pool about a zhang (3 meters) wide. Its milky-white liquid shimmered like crystals, emitting an intense spiritual aura.

In the pool lay a small figure, seemingly only three or four years old. He lay motionless, his face deathly pale, like a lifeless log devoid of vitality.

No trace of life could be felt from him; he seemed no different from a piece of weathered wood.

At this moment, two hands were placed on the child's tiny arms. They belonged to Li Xun's parents, Li Wuyou and Xiao Wanrong. They had maintained this position for over a month, continuously channeling true essence to keep the child alive.

If they stopped, the child wouldn't last even a quarter of an hour.

"Alas…"

A soft sigh broke the silence.

Li Wuyou opened his eyes, his once vibrant gaze now dull and lifeless. Even his temples had sprouted strands of gray.

He looked lovingly at his wife and cautiously said, "It's been over a month. Perhaps… this child truly cannot be saved."

Li Wuyou was indeed a man of honor, but he also understood the importance of knowing one's limits. By now, they had done everything they could. That couple's prolonged absence left them with no choice—they couldn't sacrifice their own lives for this child.

"Let's hold on for three more days," Xiao Wanrong said softly, her voice resolute yet tender.

As a member of the Xiao clan, albeit from a declining branch, she felt an innate affection for this fellow clansman's child. She didn't want to give up until the very last moment.

She also didn't believe the couple had deceived them.

As a mother, she could sense their sincere, overwhelming love for their child.

"Alright," Li Wuyou sighed, nodding.

He glanced at the child in the pool and added helplessly, "This child's bone marrow has been entirely extracted. His body cannot produce blood. To save him, we'd need either a saint-level spiritual herb over 100,000 years old… or a Heaven Creation Pill."

"Both of these are beyond ordinary means to acquire. My dear, you must prepare yourself."

"I understand," Xiao Wanrong replied softly, her gaze tender as she looked at the child in the pool.

Just as her words fell, a voice sounded from outside the chamber.

"Family Head, the young master has returned. He wishes to see you. Should we allow him to enter?"

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