After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 256 Swallow-shaped Jade Pendant

"Brother-in-law, who won in the end, you or Uncle Bi?" Lin Xi asked with a curious look.

"Of course Senior Bi won. Didn't you see that he easily broke through my strongest move?" Shen Xu replied nonchalantly.

After listening to Shen Xu's words, Lin Xi scratched his head, "But why do I feel that Uncle Bi seems a bit lost and disoriented?"

"Maybe seeing such a talented young person like me makes him a little impressed!"

"Is that so? Then brother-in-law, do you think I'll be as amazing as you in a few years?"

"Who can say for sure what the future holds? But I believe you can definitely revitalize the Lin family." Shen Xu patted Lin Xi on the shoulder.

"Brother-in-law, are you thinking that if I can support the Lin family on my own, you can take my sister away? If that's what you're thinking, I can assure you right now that even without my sister, I can protect the Lin family on my own."

"What's going on in your little head? Putting aside the fact that you don't even know my identity, do you really want your sister to leave the Lin family?"

“That’s not what I meant. You always say you’re leaving, right? My sister likes you so much. If you leave, she’ll be very sad, and I don’t want to see her sad.”

Seeing Lin Xi's heavy expression, Shen Xu comforted her, "I'm just a passerby in her life. She'll only be sad for a while after I leave, but she'll be truly unhappy after you leave."

"Brother-in-law, don't you really have any feelings for my sister at all?" Lin Xi asked again.

"I just want to repay your sister and your family for saving my life. I won't consider anything else. Like I said, kids shouldn't meddle in adult matters. You didn't come to me just to ask who won, did you?"

"Xiaosi really wants to meet you, but she's very timid. Brother-in-law, could you go and meet Xiaosi?"

"Xiao Si?" Shen Xu remembered the girl who had always been hiding behind Yao Xixi.

"Of course, is there anything I should be aware of?"

"It's nothing, brother-in-law, you just need to go and say hello to her."

With some doubt, Shen Xu followed Lin Xi to the two girls. What puzzled Shen Xu was that the girl named Xiao Si, although about the same age as Lin Xi and the others, seemed a bit too timid.

Upon seeing him, she hurriedly hid behind Yao Xixi. How could her parents bear to let her go out alone? How could she take care of herself?

"Hello Xiaosi, my name is Shen Xu." Shen Xu tried his best to show a friendly smile.

"Hello, Sister~ Father." Xiao Si said weakly.

Upon hearing those two words, Shen Xu was immediately speechless, then smiled and said, "Xiao Si, just call me Brother Shen. Don't believe everything Lin Xi says."

Can you tell me why you want to get to know me?

“Xiao Si’s mother is an ancient cultivator, but she disappeared without a trace after giving birth to Xiao Si. She hasn’t even come back to see Xiao Si once in all these years, so she wants to ask you if you have ever seen her mother,” Yao Xixi explained in an unfriendly tone.

"Could you describe your appearance, or your name, or something similar?"

"She should look a lot like Xiaosi! As for her name, Xiaosi only knows that her mother's name contains the character 'Yan'."

Hearing Yao Xixi's words, Xiao Si also mustered up her courage and stepped out from behind Yao Xixi so that Shen Xu could see her appearance more clearly.

Shen Xu had no idea about the ancient cultivators of the Blood Central Realm. The reason he didn't say he didn't know from the beginning was simply so as not to disappoint this timid little girl.

"I'm sorry, I may not know your mother, but I know many ancient cultivators. I'll ask them to keep an eye out for you when I run into them." Shen Xu felt that sometimes a white lie wasn't a bad thing.

"Thank you!" Xiao Si took out a jade pendant and handed it to him.

“This jade pendant is the only thing Xiaosi’s mother left him. I hope you can keep it safe. Also, Xiaosi really wants to see his mother,” Yao Xixi explained on Xiaosi’s behalf.

Upon seeing the jade pendant, Shen Xu knew he was about to take on another troublesome matter, and he somewhat regretted not telling the truth earlier.

"You trust me that much?" Shen Xu couldn't help but ask.

"Yes!" Xiao Si nodded very seriously.

He glanced at Xiao Si with some doubt, feeling that the girl didn't seem to understand the wickedness of human nature.

"I'll keep the jade pendant for you for a while. I'll return it to you before I leave, because I don't know when I'll be back. Is that alright?"

Xiao Si nodded gently, then walked up to him and handed the jade pendant to him.

"Huo Yan!!"

Shen Xu only glanced at it before his mind was completely captivated by the jade pendant in front of him, because it was inscribed with characters from the True Origin Continent, and it was not a jade pendant, but an identity token.

"Do you recognize the words on this?" Shen Xu asked the three of them.

He had seen the script of the Blood Central Realm, which bore traces of the script from the True Origin Continent. However, after many years of evolution, it had become very different from the script of the True Origin Continent, and had become even more bizarre.

Because of the similarity in writing and language, he suspected that the Blood Central Realm had been controlled by the True Origin Continent before.

Seeing that all three shook their heads, Shen Xu realized that if this jade pendant was not something that had been passed down in the Blood Central Realm for a long time, then a cultivator from the True Origin Continent might have entered the Blood Central Realm more than ten years ago.

Given that she hadn't appeared for over a decade, Shen Xu speculated that she might have found a way back to the True Origin Continent, but it was also possible that she had perished somewhere in the Blood Central Realm. However, Shen Xu preferred to believe the more plausible theory.

"Xiaosi, do you know anything else about your mother?"

"Grandpa said that Father found Mother, who was seriously injured, near Mojiang. Lin Xi said that Sister Qingxiang also found Brother Shen near Mojiang, so I think Brother Shen and Mother must have come from the same place."

"Mojiang!"

He is now almost certain that there is an extremely stable spatial rift somewhere in Mojiang, and that he and Xiaosi's mother most likely came to the Blood Central Realm from that spatial rift.

Shen Xu gripped the jade pendant. Although he didn't know what Xiao Si's mother had gone through, it was highly likely that she had found a way back to the True Origin Continent, which was why she had so cruelly abandoned Xiao Si.

If Xiaosi's mother could find a way back, then he certainly can too!

"Xiao Si, although I can't guarantee that I will definitely find your mother, I will do my best to help you find her," Shen Xu said earnestly.

Although Xiao Si was puzzled by Shen Xu's change in attitude, she was really glad that this man was willing to help her find her mother!