Chapter 829: Ready And Set To Depart (II)
This was the very house built by the Li Family’s founder and his four sons when they had first established their family. Back then, Li Yuanxiu had managed family affairs from here, and Qinghong had lived here briefly. Their memories were still fresh. The house had since been reinforced with formations, and the ground now glimmered faintly with light.
Li Ximing and the others seldom visited this place. As they strode into the back courtyard, Li Qinghong caught sight of a stone cage placed precisely at the courtyard’s center.
The cage had no extra engravings, and only a faint glow indicated it was lined with formation arrays. At its very center, a child crouched, hugging his knees and lying sideways on the ground.
The child’s golden eyes swept over them when he saw them approach. His cheeks were covered in tiny feather-like scales, and he stared at them blankly.
Li Xuanxuan said, “This is Jiang Ao...”
He briefly explained the child’s birth and Kongheng’s suspicions, then sighed gloomily. “He’s only a few months old, but refuses breast milk and cooked food... He only craves raw flesh. He doesn’t understand scolding or words. Whenever he sees a person, he pounces on them to try and devour them like a beast...”
Li Xizhi sighed inwardly, examined the child closely, and flicked out a ray of Heavenly Glow to capture him. The child immediately revealed a look of greed, biting at the glow with rows of white teeth. He didn’t stop trying to chew even as his mouth filled with blood from the recoil.
“This...” After a few more moments of observation, Li Xizhi let out a deep breath and said softly, “This is Minghuang’s child...”
Li Xuanxuan looked up at him, but it was Li Ximing who spoke first, “Brother, I heard that there’s a Veiled Yin Dao lineage in Chen State’s Jizhong, known as the kingdom of women. Perhaps seeking a bride from there might help.”