Chapter 373 The World is in a Desolate State
Whether the lotus seeds of Li Lianzi are truly radiant is uncertain, and whether the lotus leaves that have just been detoxified and the lotus flowers in their recovery period can defeat the lotus seeds in their prime is also uncertain.
But if Lan Yan and Li Xiangxian want to deal with Li Lianzi, they definitely can.
Seeing Li Lianzi being slapped on the head by Lan Yan and then being scolded by Li Xiangxian by his ponytail, Lianye and Lianhua revealed a tacit smile.
Sure enough, without the "Xiangyi halo," even lotus seeds wouldn't work.
"Will you tell or not?"
"Tell me, tell me, brother, let go of my hair first."
Li Xiangxian dropped his hand, and Lan Yan poured himself another cup of tea, as if nothing had happened, and repeated, "Tell me."
"It's like being lost in a maze..." Li Lianzi couldn't help but mutter under her breath. Seeing her senior brother's smile becoming increasingly "kind," she quickly coughed twice and became serious.
"It's actually very simple. I thought about it when I got back. There must be a condition for the appearance of this space-time rift. Thinking about the first and second times it appeared, it's hard not to put myself in that situation."
"As the books say, when Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it will first subject them to eighty-one tribulations."
"Is that what the book says?"
Looking around, Fang Duobing realized he was the youngest in terms of seniority, so he initially remained silent, watching the show... no, listening to the lecture. But after hearing Li Lianzi's words, he couldn't help but mutter a sarcastic remark.
“This is called summarizing, you don’t understand,” Li Lianzi said confidently. “In short, I started looking for problems within myself, and I ran the Yangzhou slow-run program over and over again. Guess what happened?”
Everyone shook their heads politely, and Lan Yan, acting as a straight man, chimed in, "What's wrong?"
"I'm going to be the number one person in the world! I'm so smart!"
“Indeed,” Lan Yan agreed.
"When I was circulating my internal energy, I subconsciously thought of the fluctuations that occurred when the spacetime rift appeared, and then the Yangzhou Slow began to change."
"Oh?" Lan Yan asked.
"When I circulated my internal energy again, there were some subtle fluctuations, similar to the feeling I had when I was in the space-time rift."
"Really?" Lan Yan replied.
"Of course, because these fluctuations resonate with spacetime, I can sense the location of existing spacetime rifts and those that are about to appear."
"That's amazing," Lan Yan said dismissively.
"I performed as expected!"
Seeing Li Lianzi unable to suppress her smile after being coaxed by Lan Yan's perfunctory words, Li Lianhua and Li Lianye's expressions were indescribable.
What's the difference between this kind of indulgence and coaxing a fool? Oh, there is a difference; Li Lianzi is better at fighting than a fool.
Okay, okay, if this kind of indulgence is the way it is... The two exchanged a glance, that won't do either!
Before, it was out of displeasure and favoritism; now it's for the sake of one's own face. Even without Xiangyi's halo, Li Lianzi, you can't disgrace Li Xiangyi!
Who knows? They never get the good things, but now they're facing an awkward situation of being implicated.
Meanwhile, Li Xiangxian, who was standing to the side, was already used to Lan Yan's methods of coaxing children, and Fang Xiaobao was also coaxed into a very excited state.
"Does that mean, little master, you can freely travel between several worlds?"
To distinguish the three people, Fang Duobing readily changed his address, arranging them in order of age from oldest to youngest: Li Lianhua was his eldest master, Lianye was his second master, and Lianzi was his youngest master.
"It's not that casual."
Li Lianzi knew where it was okay to joke and where one should be serious.
"My ability to travel between different worlds is predicated on the existence of spacetime rifts. Simply put, I can only open a door if there is one."
"Oh—" Fang Duobing nodded, as if he understood, but also as if he didn't quite understand.
Why do spacetime rifts appear?
Li Lianhua asked the crucial question.
Li Lianzi shook her head: "I can't explain it clearly either. In a vague feeling, it's like our few similar worlds accidentally collided and overlapped."
Li Lianye pressed on, asking, "When will that space-time rift completely disappear?"
“Every crack that appears is where worlds overlap. When a crack closes, it means the worlds are separating. It may sound like a truism, but I think once all the cracks are closed and there are no overlapping parts between the worlds, no new cracks will appear.”
Fang Duobing finally understood everything. "So, our next task is to eliminate the rift?"
"Can you sense any cracks that have appeared or are about to appear in this world?" Lee Sang-hyun asked as well.
Upon hearing this, Li Lianzi closed his eyes. Although no one could see the invisible fluctuations around him, they could feel a small, familiar pull.
A moment later, Li Lianzi opened her eyes: "Three places. I sensed three spacetime rifts with varying degrees of fluctuation. The closest one is expected to open in about three days."
"So, we're about to set off?"
Fang Duobing picked up his sword and stood up hesitantly.
"Let's go?"
"Let's go."
"Walk."
Everyone was fine with it, but the key issue was that the three Li Xiangyi looked at the Erya sword in Fang Duobing's hand and suddenly realized a problem: what could they do if they only had one Shaoshi sword among the three of them?
"This is my junior tutor."
Li Lianzi gripped the sword tightly in her hand.
Li Lianye drew a soft sword from her waist. "It's alright, I still have the option of slitting my throat."
Li Lianhua actually had one too, but the knife was a gift from Shan Gudao for his 18th birthday, and he didn't really want to use it now, but he still took it out, saying, "I have one too."
Why didn't I have it?
Li Lianzi was indignant. The sword for slitting one's neck was clearly a fine one, so why was he the only one in the three worlds without one? Was it because he wasn't old enough?
"A bloody slit throat, Little Lotus Seed, I don't recommend you have one."
Lan Yan spoke casually.
"??" Li Lianhua and Li Lianye looked over at the same time, but Lan Yan obviously didn't intend to explain further: "Some things are better left unsaid, you have to find the truth yourself."
Knowing who he was beforehand, Li Lianhua didn't press the matter and had a reason to abandon her suicide attempt. She turned to Li Lianzi and said, "Actually, I'm quite good with a fan too."
Under the curious gaze of Lianye, Li Lianzi subconsciously covered the inkless fan hanging at her waist.
Li Lianye was puzzled, but he knew himself well, so... "I'm actually quite good at using fans as weapons."
"Oh no..." Li Lianzi suddenly frowned dramatically, "The crack is fluctuating, Fang Xiaobao, let's go!"
“Okay…” Fang Duobing, who had subconsciously followed them out, stopped halfway. “Aren’t we going to wait for them?”
"Upholding justice and maintaining world peace is of utmost urgency!"
"That makes sense!"
Fang Duobing followed them eagerly, while Li Lianhua and Li Lianye shook their heads as they watched their retreating figures.
You can run away from the monk but not the temple. As they say, you know yourself best. The fact that Li Lianzi ran away so fast proves that the fan is a good thing. It's all Li Xiangyi's doing, so there's no reason why he should be the only one to have it.
"Wait for us!"
The two men caught up quickly, and Lan Yan sighed softly, "Have they forgotten that the fan is mine?"
Li Xiangxian calmly poured Lan Yan a glass of water. "Senior brother won't let them forget." What a great opportunity to cause trouble! How could senior brother miss it?
"Xiangxian understands me best."
The two leisurely drank a cup of tea before slowly packing their things and leaving.
Whether it's one, two, or three Xiang Yi, they can't escape the control of their senior brother and eldest brother!
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