CHAPTER 1514: CHAPTER 1485: CONFLICTING THOUGHTS

Li Chen realized he had made a rather fatal mistake.

He had underestimated Li Youxue’s intelligence.

Because when in Lan Yue City, Li Chen hadn’t really thought things through, his only thought being to quickly rescue Li Youxue, so he hadn’t come up with a plausible story about his origins that could withstand scrutiny.

If given ten minutes, he could perfectly fabricate an identity without any flaws.

But now, he found himself quite embarrassed.

"So, who are you really? Why did you come to rescue me?" Li Youxue’s eyes fixed on Li Chen brightly, as if she were examining prey, sharp and penetrating.

"I’m Lin Chen," Li Chen feigned ignorance.

Because of his loose tongue earlier, Li Youxue’s sudden question caught him off guard, so he could only play dumb now.

How did this girl suddenly become so smart? Didn’t she used to obediently agree to whatever he said?

Li Chen was a bit frustrated, but he couldn’t think of a good answer in such a short time.

However, upon hearing his dumb act, Li Youxue just smiled, looking at him without saying anything.

"Actually, I’m a junior martial artist whom your father accidentally helped. Later, I achieved successful cultivation, and upon arriving at Lan Yue City, I heard the news of your father’s disappearance, then saw you being besieged. The rest... you know," Li Chen said with a stiff tone.

"Accidentally helped?" Li Youxue’s eyes showed suspicion: "Where did he help you? And with what?"

The saying that one lie requires a hundred more to cover it up was exactly Li Chen’s current state.

If anyone else dared to question him like this, he would have countered with a long string of words. With his eloquence, he could absolutely hold sway in this Heaven Realm.

But the person in front of him was Li Youxue, so Li Chen couldn’t just spout those words.

And more importantly, Li Youxue’s earlier words.

"Father told her she has a third brother...?" Li Chen, who wasn’t entirely sure before, was now almost completely certain after hearing Li Youxue’s words.

Li Chen’s emotions were complicated at this moment.

He didn’t actually know what his status in the Li Family really was.

But he had to admit that Li Changcun’s departure was indeed a mental knot for him for over twenty years.

A knot that no one could unravel.

How did he get through all these years?

Brought up by four grandfathers, painstakingly practicing martial arts bit by bit, and none of the grandfathers truly taught him anything about being a martial artist.

The path of a martial artist, he had to walk it himself.

It wasn’t until later that the grandfathers finally told him the truth.

Even after seeing Li Changcun’s message, Li Chen’s mental knot wasn’t completely unraveled.

What did those words mean?

Leaving him there for the Li Family to sow seeds?

So, what is his identity? A tool for spreading descendants? Or just a pure abandoned child?

Li Chen didn’t know; perhaps only by meeting Li Changcun in person could he truly unravel his confusion.

But after coming to the Heaven Realm, he developed a subconscious avoidance.

While cultivating, he also distracted himself by studying formation and pill technique.

The reason being, he didn’t want to be idle and overthink things.

Even without Li Changcun, he still had family, a wife, and friends.

Even for their sake, he had to strive hard.

But a mental knot always remained a mental knot.

Upon hearing Li Changcun’s name, Li Chen’s state of mind suddenly became unbalanced.

"Let’s go inside first. According to An Li, there should be quite a few good things here," Li Chen shook his head, stopping himself from thinking about these matters, and changed the topic.

Li Youxue originally wanted to ask more, but after seeing Li Chen’s expression, she obediently refrained from asking further.

In fact, she had suspicions from the beginning.

Although her father was an esteemed Heaven King and among the strongest, he didn’t seem to be very good at socializing and perhaps due to his rapid rise, his connections weren’t very extensive.

The vast Heaven King Mansion was entirely built by him with his bare hands.

Moreover, her father’s character was too rigid; even Li Youxue knew the saying "too rigid breaks easily," but as the Mad Heavenly King, that man had never bowed his head to anyone, never compromised even once.

Even facing other strong Heaven Kings, this Mad Heavenly King dared to unsheathe the sword over mere disagreements.

Yet, in the end, he ended up encountering such a situation.

In silence, the two of them and a wolf entered the Fragmented Enchanted Forest together.

To others, the Fragmented Enchanted Forest was undoubtedly a perilous place; even knowing there were treasures inside, they wouldn’t dare to venture in lightly.

However, as they stepped into the Fragmented Enchanted Forest, both Li Chen and Li Youxue had their own thoughts, not even considering the threats inside.

Only the Divine Wind Wolf King seemed to be on alert.

As soon as they entered the Fragmented Enchanted Forest, Li Chen felt his vision blur, as if entering another world; nothing else was visible in front of him except countless nearly identical trees.

At the same time, Li Chen also found that the markers he made outside the Fragmented Enchanted Forest had completely disappeared.

"What kind of ghost place is this actually?"

Trying to step back, Li Chen discovered that he hadn’t returned to his original position.

It was as if the spot they were just standing on had completely vanished.

"With interference from the Power of Space, we simply can’t retreat," Li Chen thought with silent frustration. Even if he uses spatial movement, he can’t move in a place full of spatial rifts.

If he forcibly moved, he might be directly drawn into a spatial rift.

The first time he was pulled into a spatial rift, Li Chen was completely unprepared; if not for the Supreme Treasure on him saving his life, he might not even be there now.

Li Chen was well aware that although Supreme Treasures were formidable, they could at best preserve one life for him only.

The first time the Two-Yi Yin Yang Mirror activated, he passed out, and even Li Chen himself was unsure if such a thing could be used continuously.

Moreover, the Five Elements Boots told Li Chen that it couldn’t be utilized for the time being.

Since he’s entered such a place, he could only rely on himself.

Red Moon was gripped in Li Chen’s hand as he cautiously scanned the woods.

Even though the Elf Girl seemed quite young, her cultivation was much higher than Li Chen’s; even An Li was filled with dread when talking about the Fragmented Enchanted Forest, which showed just how dangerous this place was.

"Whoosh whoosh—" Without delving deeper, Li Chen heard chilling wailing sounds from ahead, accompanied by ear-piercing Wind Breaker noises.

Just as Li Chen cleared his mind of distractions, preparing to proceed forward, Li Youxue by his side seemed to regain her senses and looked at Li Chen somewhat confusedly.

"Are you...really my third brother?"

Li Chen’s face darkened.

Can we skip this topic for now?!