I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 380 Li Chen says whatever comes to mind! (Please subscribe and vote!)

Li Chen has never been interested in the so-called Great Competition of Prodigies. In the last mission, he sent a mere tool to participate.

Following the system's instructions, he first accompanied Luo Qimeng and Luo Zixi to the former site of Luoshui Villa.

Luoshui Villa was built against the mountain and beside the water, but now only ruins remain of its once magnificent palaces.

The charred beams and pillars leaned precariously in the ruins, weeds sprouted from the cracks in the broken bluestone slabs, and a few crows perched on the dilapidated eaves, cawing mournfully.

Upon closer inspection, one can still see signs of a struggle, and even some bloodstains that cannot be wiped clean.

Looking at the scene before her, Luo Qimeng's eyes reddened slightly: "Seeing this reminds me of that nightmare."

Luo Qimeng personally experienced the night Luoshui Manor was destroyed.

Luo Zixi held her sister's hand tightly, her voice choked with sobs: "Sister, I'm so sorry. If I had known earlier, I would have begged those hidden sects and the Jun family to avenge us."

Luo Qimeng wiped her eyes: "It's okay, I'm not blaming you. Don't mention the Jun family, I get angry just hearing about them."

For some reason, she just didn't really like the Jun family.

Li Chen gently patted the two sisters on the shoulders: "The deceased are gone. The most important thing now is to find the Luo family's legacy so that you two can continue to carry on the Luo family's glory."

From this statement, we can infer that he used this excuse to get the two sisters to come here and help him find something.

But when he said that, the two sisters were even more grateful to Li Chen. They thought to themselves that Li Chen was still thinking of them in every way after he got them. No other concubine in the palace had received such treatment.

With this in mind, the two of them served Li Chen even more diligently.

The three searched the ruins for about half an hour when suddenly, Li Chen keenly sensed a subtle movement near the Luo family's ancestral graves.

A small, thin figure was seen rummaging through the graves, moving furtively.

"Who goes there!" Luo Qimeng shouted angrily, and she and her sister flew out at the same time.

Seeing that things were not going well, the figure turned and ran, but he could not escape the pursuit of the two experts and was soon pinned to the ground.

It's not that Luo Qimeng and Luo Zixi are strong; the sneaky guy is really too weak, no different from an ordinary person.

"Auntie, Second Auntie, why are you back?" the girl who was being held down suddenly exclaimed.

Luo Qimeng was taken aback upon hearing this, and carefully examined the dirty little face by the moonlight: "You wouldn't happen to be... Xi'er, would you?"

"It really is Xi'er!" Luo Zixi excitedly let go of her hand. "It's been so long since I've seen her, she's grown so much."

Li Chen stood aside, feeling both amused and exasperated.

The mission objective, which I thought would take a lot of effort to find, actually appeared right in front of me so easily?
The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old. Although she was dressed appropriately, she had some mud on her body from digging, but it still couldn't hide her delicate features.

What is most striking is the faint golden mark between her eyebrows, which is the mark of her sacred body sealed by the shackles of Heaven.

If Li Chen weren't blind, he would know that the girl in front of him was Luo Xi, the orphan of Luoshui Manor.

"Auntie, I'm so glad you're alright. Second Auntie hasn't changed at all; she's still as beautiful as ever."

Luo Xi was very good at talking, and he quickly made the two beautiful women very happy.

Luo Qimeng and Luo Zixi have very good tempers, and I have taken care of them and their mother in the past, but they have a very low status in the family.

Therefore, Luo Xi has a certain degree of affection for the two of them.

After chatting for a while, Luo Xi looked at Li Chen beside her and asked in confusion, "Auntie, who is this?"

This put Luo Qimeng in a difficult position. She didn't know how to explain her relationship with Li Chen in public, nor was she sure if Li Chen wanted to reveal his identity. Seeing her hesitation, Li Chen casually said, "I'm your uncle."

These words made Luo Qimeng blush, and she spat, thinking to herself that Li Chen was really outspoken.

But Li Chen was the emperor, and she could not refute him; she could only acquiesce.

Luo Xi was greatly shocked, as if he were watching something unbelievable.

This man, who's about my age, is actually my aunt's husband?

At this moment, Luo Qimeng wanted to explain, but seeing Luo Zixi secretly laughing beside her, she said directly, "He is also your second aunt's man."

Luo Zixi's smile vanished abruptly, and the expression shifted to Luo Qimeng's face.

You dare to laugh at me in front of the younger generation? I'll expose you too.

Luo Xi was completely stunned. You two are really playing tricks!

While shocked, Luo Xi was more puzzled, as her aunts didn't have husbands.

If Luo Qimeng knew what she was thinking, she would definitely say: "Isn't my husband dead?"
If Luo Zixi knew what she was thinking, she would also say: My husband is no different from being dead.

Luo Xi didn't understand the elders' actions, but expressed respect.

"Let's not talk about our business for now. What are you doing here? How have you and your mother been all these years? I remember your mother remarried, didn't she?"

Luo Qimeng quickly changed the subject, not wanting to linger there, for fear that Li Chen would reveal even more explosive news.

"Oh, I'm looking for something my father left me."

This touched on Luo Xi's painful past. She sighed and began to recount her tragic experiences over the years.

When the mother and daughter first left the Luo family, things were alright. Although they sometimes didn't have enough to eat, they were self-sufficient.

But her mother was beautiful, and then she inadvertently saved a man who was injured while traveling.

The man fell in love with Luo Xi's mother at first sight and began to pursue her relentlessly, but the mother always refused.

Then this man actually imprisoned her mother in the villa, trying to force her to submit.

Under duress, Luo Xi's mother threatened suicide and stated that she would wholeheartedly serve the man once Luo Xi grew up and found a suitable husband.

The man finally agreed, and tomorrow is Luo Xi's coming-of-age ceremony, the day she will choose her husband.

Luo Xi is here searching for something her father left behind, hoping to find him and save the mother and daughter from their crisis.

I remember when they left, my mother hid a box nearby, saying that it contained valuables left by my father, and that it would cause trouble if they were to leave this world, so it was inconvenient to take them out.

But now it's a critical moment, and Luo Xi can't worry about anything else.

Time has passed, and the Luo family has undergone great changes. There are many more graves now, and she searched for a long time but couldn't find it. She ended up as a little mud figure.

Li Chen was speculating that the box his father left behind might be related to the waterfall.
Otherwise, why would the system send me to find her?
Just as Li Chen was pondering, Luo Zixi hugged the pitiful little mud figure in her arms and kept comforting it.

"Otherwise, you and your aunts can go, and take your mother with you too."

Hearing Luo Zixi's words, Luo Xi was deeply moved. He shook his head in Luo Zixi's full embrace and sighed, "I also thought about taking my mother away, but that guy poisoned her. She has to take the antidote regularly!"

The man tried everything he could to keep the mother and daughter with him.

(End of this chapter)