Chapter 372 Lotus Seeds, Lotus Leaves, Lotus Flower
"Greetings, everyone. I am... Li Xiangyi, the leader of the Si Gu Sect."
Sitting at the table, Li Xiangyi, pale-faced, hesitated even when introducing himself.
Having survived the East China Sea battle, and discovering that he had been poisoned without anyone noticing, Li Xiangyi felt it was all too surreal to have just crawled out of the East China Sea—or rather, been pulled out by his younger self.
Then he watched helplessly as his younger self tore open a spatial rift, bringing him to a completely new world, where he soon saw an older version of himself with a slightly different appearance.
Li Xiangyi had a slight doubt that he might have already perished in the East China Sea, and what he saw before him was a revolving lantern display of his death. But he hadn't realized his imagination was so vivid.
Fortunately, life is always full of ups and downs... one blow after another.
Before the battle-damaged Li Xiangyi from the East China Sea could recover, the young and arrogant Li Xiangyi who had picked him up blurted out: "Still the sect leader of the Four Gazes Sect? Didn't the Four Gazes Sect disband?"
Meeting the surprised gaze of the battle-damaged Li Xiangyi, the young Li Xiangyi finally realized, "Oh, I forgot, I picked you up in the East Sea. Didn't you see how the Si Gu Sect divided their inheritance?"
Li Lianhua smiled and tugged at the sleeve of the young Li Xiangyi, pulling him behind her: "That's enough."
He had no idea his younger self had such a sharp tongue; he was so good at cutting to the bone. No wonder he could drive Shan Gu Dao to his death. Thinking about how the battle-worn version of himself in front of him had just survived the East China Sea War, Li Lianhua was genuinely worried that his alter ego would drive him to his death.
If he were to die of anger himself, wouldn't that be even more absurd than Shan Gu Dao's death? He really couldn't bear it!
Good news, even a battle-damaged Li Xiangyi is still Li Xiangyi, and he won't be so easily angered to death.
The bad news is that the battle-damaged Li Xiangyi is still Li Xiangyi; he noticed many problems with just a few words. Then, the poison in the green tea that he had suppressed with his internal energy suddenly took effect.
"puff"
Li Xiangyi coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed limply to the ground.
Putting others aside, Fang Duobing was terrified. It was such a familiar sight; Shan Gudao was just that cold-blooded!
Terrified, he rushed forward and hugged him tightly: "Master, you can't die!"
“I’m not dead yet,” Li Lianhua said speechlessly, “but if you don’t let him go, he might suffocate.”
Lan Yan snatched Li Xiangyi from Fang Duobing's arms and quickly touched him a few times. Li Xiangyi's complexion visibly improved.
"Alright, we'll talk about the story of Xiang Yi meeting Xiang Yi later. Let's treat his poison first."
The group quickly entered the bedroom on the second floor. Compared to Li Lianhua, who had suffered from the poison of Bi Cha for ten years, Li Xiangyi, who had just been poisoned, was obviously much easier to treat.
With two people present, even if Lan Yan didn't exert himself, their combined Yangzhou Man would be enough to cooperate with Li Xiangxian's acupuncture to expel the toxins from Li Xiangyi.
By dusk, the poison from the green tea in Li Xiangyi's body had been completely eliminated.
After regaining consciousness, Li Xiangyi leaned against the bed, looking at the two versions of himself, one big and one small, in front of him, his feelings were very complicated.
"Xiang Yi..."
As soon as Li Xiangxian opened his mouth, the three of them subconsciously looked at him. Li Xiangxian paused, not knowing how to address the newly added Xiangyi. Was this the story of three monks having no water to drink?
Young Li Xiangyi was the quickest to think. He immediately turned around and said to himself on the bed, "Why don't you change your name? Anyway, the people of Sigu Sect in your world are busy splitting up and won't come looking for you. Just pretend that Li Xiangyi died in the East Sea. You can live with a different identity, like Hua Hua."
"..." Very well, it's still the same Li Xiangyi who speaks so bluntly.
"No one's looking for me," Li Xiangyi thought, looking up at Li Lianhua beside him. It was a strange feeling, a premonition in his heart. If it weren't for his younger self appearing, he might soon become like Li Lianhua.
However, it seems that although Hua Hua's version of herself has matured a lot, her spirit and energy are inexplicably close to that of her younger self.
Looking at it all, why does it seem like Li Xiangyi, who was in the middle of this period, was the most pitiful?
As they got into the conversation, and with no one stopping them, young Li Xiangyi enthusiastically prepared to give him a name: "Huahua is called Li Lianhua, so why don't you be called Li Lianye? It sounds like the two of you are very close."
Not only did they name him, but young Li Xiangyi didn't even spare himself: "Although in my world I still have to be Li Xiangyi, this world can also change its name. I can't go out with the name Li Xiangyi. After all, this Li Xiangyi was deceived pretty badly..."
"..." Very well, indiscriminate attack. Did you think you could stop calling him stupid just because you changed your tune? Li Lianhua was speechless.
“My name is Li Lianzi. How nice! Lotus seed, lotus leaf, lotus flower. It sounds like we are related. It wouldn’t hurt to add some lotus pods and lotus roots.”
"Lotus seeds!" Li Lianhua quickly interrupted him, "Lotus seeds are fine, really, they're fine." So please, no more lotus pods or lotus roots!
“Right? I think it’s great too. What do you think, Lianye?” Li Lianzi Xiangyi asked with a bright smile.
"Sure." They've already invited Lianye, so they didn't give him a chance to refuse! Was he really this talkative and impolite when he was young?
"Alright, all done! Bro, what do you want to say? Go ahead."
Li Xiangyi turned his head and looked proudly at Li Xiangxian.
Li Xiangxian remained silent for a while, feeling a slight embarrassment that his younger brother, whom he had taught, was losing face in front of his other two brothers.
It was a little awkward, but not much.
Ultimately, if Xiang Yi was raised to be like this, what kind of good person could his older brother be?
Oh, and senior brother is no better.
"I mean, although the poison in Xiang... Lianye's body has been forced out, she still needs to take two doses of medicine to recuperate."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Freshly baked Li Lianye forced a smile. "Good, good, good! Li Xiangxian, you really are Li Xiangyi's brother! So, the name change is off the table for him now?"
At that moment, Li Lianye and Li Lianhua exchanged a glance, their minds instantly in sync. Indeed, those who indulged Li Xiangyi were also indulging that very person named Li Xiangyi. Were Lianye and Lianhua not standing high enough? They were truly about to get angry—
...
"Tell me about it."
Lan Yan placed a cup of tea in front of Li Xiangyi, who had finally calmed down. Oh, now he should be called Li Lianzi.
This demand was strongly made by both Lotus Leaf and Lotus Flower. Lotus Flower was willing to "defile herself" in order to remove the damned Xiangyi halo from the young Li Xiangyi.
We're all Li Xiangyi, so we should all start on the same footing. No one should be given preferential treatment just because of their name! No one should be!
The clueless young Li Xiangyi did not object. On the contrary, he found it very interesting and immediately agreed, demanding that no one could make a mistake. Anyone who made a mistake would have to eat a special meal provided by Li Lianhua (the kind that even fox spirits wouldn't eat).
Li Lianhua, whose attitude was further solidified by Li Xiangyi's sharp tongue, remained steadfast. The remaining Fang Duobing, Lan Yan, and Li Xiangxian, whether to distinguish their master or simply to watch the show, naturally did not object.
Li Lianzi blinked, feigning innocence: "What did you say?"
"Of course, it's about how you found the spacetime rift and were able to open it so easily."
"Hey, can't you guys do it?"
Li Lianzi raised her head, her ponytail swinging proudly in an arc, "Lotus leaves, lotus flowers, even if we stop striving to be the best in the world, is it still only me, Li Lianzi, who shines with brilliance?"
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