CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 8: LI SHIJI

Li Cunxu took out a red envelope from his bosom, "I want to find my grandfather, could you inform him?"

This red envelope was left to Li Cunxu by Father Li. He told Li Cunxu that taking this red envelope to the ancestral home of the Li Family could get his grandfather’s help.

For the sake of love, Father Li was with his mother, and they had a falling out with the grandfather, severing their father-son relationship and never having any contact since.

Indeed, there was no further contact; he didn’t see his grandfather at his father’s funeral.

Growing up, Li Cunxu had never seen him even once.

When the gatekeeper saw the red envelope, his expression turned serious and he solemnly said, "I will inform him at once, please come inside and have a seat for a moment."

Seeing the gatekeeper’s reaction, Li Cunxu thought to himself, "This cheap grandfather of mine seems to have an extraordinary identity."

Li Cunxu couldn’t help but feel puzzled. His grandfather was a high-ranking member of the Li Family, so why did his father say that their branch of the Saint Lotus Li Family had an extremely low probability of awakening the Holy Lotus Eye?

The gatekeeper made a phone call, and not long after, the phone rang again.

The gatekeeper said, "Please follow me."

The gatekeeper led them for quite some distance before reaching their destination.

"The person you’re looking for is inside."

Li Cunxu, holding his sister’s hand, walked in and saw someone sitting with their back turned on a tatami, elegantly sipping tea.

"Where is your father, Master Li Ming? Why doesn’t he come to see me? Is he too ashamed to face me?"

"Father passed away ten years ago."

The person was taken aback for a moment, then turned abruptly, shouting:

"What did you say?"

Li Cunxu was startled by the person’s sudden turn. To describe it with an idiom, it was like ’eagle-eyed and wolfish gaze.’

"Father passed away ten years ago, may I ask, are you my grandfather?"

"Indeed, Master Li Ming was my son."

Seeing the person’s face clearly, Li Cunxu was shocked. How could he be his grandfather, how could he be his grandfather?

Before him stood a graceful and charming man who looked to be in his thirties or forties, gentlemanly yet with a faint air of fierceness between his brows. Li Cunxu recognized who he was.

The boss of version 5.0 and version 10.0 - Li Shiji.

Being his grandson was not a good thing, as he had countless enemies.

The most crucial thing was that five years later, all of Li Shiji’s descendants would be massacred.

If he was truly his grandfather, then it was truly a stroke of bad luck through eight generations.

He didn’t get to share in any fortune, only encountered misfortune.

If Li Cunxu had known Li Shiji was his grandfather, he certainly wouldn’t have let Li Anle return to the Li Family.

On second thought, Li Cunxu felt it might be a good thing. If he didn’t know that Li Shiji was his grandfather, he wouldn’t even know how he’d die five years later.

Li Shiji was the most potential-filled existence in the entire game, aside from the old chairman, bar none. But he only realized his full potential after his entire family was killed and he turned dark.

In his darkened state, Li Shiji had maxed out immortality points. Even the strongest old chairman couldn’t deal with him, and the four gods from another realm were equally troubled by him.

Li Cunxu remembered a comment from the old chairman, evaluating the darkened Li Shiji: ’Li Shiji is flawless, the best candidate for the next alliance chairman, it’s a pity.’

"Why are you looking for me?"

With a calm demeanor, Li Shiji let go of the teacup that had been crushed into powder in his hand, turned around, and spoke in a gentle tone.

Li Cunxu hesitated about whether to let Li Anle return to the Li Family.

Returning to the Li Family, Li Anle could openly use the Red Lotus Eye, but he would be implicated by this unlucky being, Li Shiji.

If they didn’t return, they couldn’t openly use the Red Lotus Eye, and moreover, coming here today probably already caught the attention of some interested parties.

Li Cunxu remembered that Li Shiji had a scheming enemy who was always lurking in the shadows, watching him.

It was this enemy that caused the massacre of Li Shiji’s entire family and led to his darkening.

Li Shiji didn’t catch this scheming rival until version 10.0.

Hmm! Where did his sister go?

Looking down, he realized his sister was hiding behind him, holding onto his coat timidly, her little hand trembling.

Li Anle’s fear piqued Li Shiji’s interest in the little girl.

Upon hearing that his second son, Master Li Ming, had died, Li Shiji was both shocked and furious, inadvertently releasing a trace of his aura.

Ordinary people, due to the vast disparity, wouldn’t normally notice this aura, akin to an ant unable to sense a tsunami on the other side of a planet. Someone like Li Cunxu was entirely unaware of what had happened.

But ironically, Li Anle sensed it, naturally drawing Li Shiji’s attention.

Li Cunxu, holding her little hand, pulled his sister to the front and said, "My sister, Li Anle, has awakened the Holy Lotus Eye, and it’s a mutated Red Lotus Eye."

Li Shiji’s eyes gleamed as he looked at Li Anle, speaking in a very gentle tone.

"Good child, show your grandfather."

Li Shiji was very excited, beyond excited.

Finally, someone from his family had awakened the Holy Lotus Eye, and it was even a mutated Holy Lotus Eye.

All four of Li Shiji’s children had not awakened the Holy Lotus Eye, nor had any of their descendants.

In fact, the bloodline of this branch of Li Shiji was exceedingly thin, and it was viewed as a miracle by many in the Li Family that he himself had awakened the Holy Lotus Eye.

However, Li Shiji’s dream was to establish a powerful family comparable to the Saint Lotus Li Family, and awakening the bloodline talent was essential to this dream.

Therefore, he placed immense importance and desire on his descendants awakening the Holy Lotus Eye.

Li Cunxu said, "Anle, show your Red Lotus Eye."

In Li Anle’s eyes, red lotuses bloomed.

Li Shiji exclaimed excitedly, "Good... good child."

"Is the pupil technique the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and Red Lotus Seed?"

Li Anle stared at Li Shiji in surprise, wondering how he knew. Did he have a Mind Reading Technique?

She cautiously took a step back.

Li Cunxu asked, "How did you know?"

He recalled that Li Shiji didn’t possess a Mind Reading Technique; could the intelligence have been mistaken?

Li Shiji said, "There once was a Red Lotus Eye in the family."

"It appeared before? So why did it disappear?"

Li Shiji sighed, "They brought it upon themselves, causing trouble everywhere with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire."

"Didn’t you say your father, Master Li Ming, died ten years ago? Is your sister ten years old?"

Li Shiji noticed the overly young appearance of Li Anle, seemingly only three or four years old, yet previously Li Cunxu said Master Li Ming had died ten years ago.

Something didn’t add up.

A father passed away for ten years, yet a sister looking like a three- or four-year-old was born? Unless she was more remarkable than Nezha, taking six or seven years to be born?

Li Cunxu said, "Anle is thirteen this year."

On the tea table, the tea pet, a golden toad soaked in hot water, furtively opened its eyes, wondering if this little girl was actually thirteen?

Li Cunxu said, "Her awakened talent is Rejuvenation."

Li Anle turned her head towards Li Cunxu, puzzled by the inconsistency with the previously concocted story, wasn’t it said that she ate wild fruits in the wilderness and thus became smaller?

Li Cunxu winked at Li Anle and slightly shook his head.

The implication was not to reveal her talent for resurrection and immortality.

Others being unaware of Li Anle’s resurrection and immortality meant that in critical moments, it could save her life, as staying around Li Shiji was too dangerous.