Chapter 2: The Li Family Members

  As an excellent modern youth, Chen Shengping is unlikely to be unaware of what Li Jiancheng represents, so he understands what happened. He becomes one of the legendary "crossers" in today's online literary world. Of course, regarding this point, he first needs to confirm whether this Jiancheng is that Jiancheng. If it is that Jiancheng, the outcome is regrettable, so he wants to understand the current situation first. However, with his current state, it is estimated that he also cannot know whether this Jiancheng is that Jiancheng, and can only wait until he grows up a bit more to see.

  His eyes opened to a wooden ceiling, and as he looked down, the walls were also made of wood, without any hint of modernity. As his gaze shifted, he was surprised to see a pair of large eyes staring back at him - it was the robust man from earlier, who was now eyeing him intensely. To avoid arousing suspicion, Chen Sheng quickly shifted his gaze to the man's attire, taking in the long robe he wore. It was then that Chen Sheng confirmed he had indeed traveled back in time, although the exact era remained uncertain.

  "Haha! Madam, look at the kid now, so small and yet his eyes are rolling around mischievously like a little ghost, he's definitely going to be a clever child when he grows up." The hearty man burst out laughing again.

  "Haha, Master said so." Chen Shengping turned his gaze and saw a beautiful woman lying on the only bed in the room, looking at him with kind eyes and speaking in a soft voice. This made Chen Shengping very excited, as he finally had parents in this life, parents who were related to him by blood, not just online avatars occupying someone else's soul. He was overjoyed, having spent more than 20 years of his previous life without family, which had been very painful for him. His hard work and studying had also been a way to numb himself. Of course, if this couple knew that their newborn child would normally cry, and not crying like Chen Shengping was abnormal, he probably wouldn't have the time to chat with his parents who had just crossed over.

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  Six years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Chen Shengping is both sad and happy. The sadness comes from the fact that when he was first born, every time he was hungry or needed to go to the bathroom, he had to make a sound for people to know what he wanted, but he couldn't express himself too much because he was still young and not yet able to speak normally, so it was very painful. The happiness comes from the fact that he can feel his parents' love and care for him, which makes him feel both pain and joy at the same time.

  However, as time went by, he got used to it, and when he turned three years old, he finally could express himself through speech because speaking at three years old was not considered too precocious. At that time, he also knew that he had indeed been reborn. This year, his younger brother Li Shimin, who would later kill him in history, was born, so he confirmed it.

  Of course, he wouldn't try to get rid of Li Shimin because his past self didn't have parents or brothers, and he wanted to experience the bond between siblings. Besides, Li Shimin was still young at that time, and Chen Shengping wouldn't think too much about it. So sometimes Chen Shengping would tease Li Shimin until he cried, then stop and secretly laugh in his heart: "Even a great historical figure like Li Shimin can be made to cry by me, haha!"

  The next year after Li Shimin's birth, another brother, Li Yuanji, who was close to Li Jiancheng in history, was also born. History remained unchanged despite Chen Shengping's rebirth, and the three brothers of the Li family were still born as scheduled.

  However, what made him a bit worried was that when he was five years old, his mother gave birth to another child and named him Li Xiu Ning. This left him speechless because it seemed that there was no such person in the history of the Li family, but there were people with this name, so it was hard for him to imagine whether this was still the space-time he knew or a parallel space concurrent with the Sui and Tang dynasties.

  The so-called parallel space can be simply put as: for example, when you come to an intersection, you have three choices: left, right, and forward. If you go left, it forms a space, while there are still spaces going right and forward. For someone who is well-versed in literature and history, and has read extensively, parallel space was something he understood.

  Moreover, their mother was currently pregnant with another child, and he couldn't help but maliciously wonder if this child wouldn't be the legendary Li Yuanba, the number one martial artist.

  At this time, Chen Shengping was Li Jiancheng (from now on, let's just call him Li Jiancheng and let his past life as Chen Shengping drift away with the wind). Now in the Li family mansion, all that can be seen is a bitter smile on his face. Why? Just look at the back of his clothes, where a small hand is grasping, and the owner of this small hand has a clear brow and bright eyes, red lips and white teeth - it's obvious he'll grow up to be a handsome guy. No need to guess, the one grabbing onto his clothes is Li Shimin, and on the back of Li Shimin's clothes, there's also a small hand grasping - no need to look to know it's Li Yuanji. Li Xiuning is only 2 years old now, still drinking milk in her mother's arms.

  "Big brother, you're so bad! You said you'd take me and third brother out to play, but instead you ran off by yourself. If I hadn't been paying attention, I reckon you would have run away again." Now, at just five years old, Li Shimin's wisdom could already be seen in his words and actions, and the relationship between the brothers was still very harmonious. So I don't understand why they became sworn enemies in their past lives - was it all because of a throne that made them turn against each other like that?

  "Heh heh! Second brother, it's not that I don't want to take you. If I were to take you, Mother would find out and scold me again." Li Jiancheng said.

  "Hum! No need to think about cheating me, every time you find this excuse, can't you come up with a new and refreshing one?" Li Shimin said angrily.

  "Really, really!" Four-year-old Li Yuanki, who could barely walk, also chimed in. This made Li Jiancheng very frustrated, how did he get stuck with these two kids, now it's so difficult to even go out for a stroll.

  "Alright! I can take you guys out to have some fun, but if Mother asks, you mustn't say it was me who took you out. You have to say that you followed someone else." Li Jiancheng had no choice but to set a condition.

  Only to see Li Shimin's eyes rolling around, saying: "No problem." At the same time, he thought in his heart: Hehe, I'm so young, Mother must think it was you who took us out, even if I said it, it wouldn't work. If I knew what he was thinking, I'd probably vomit blood.

  "Alright, it's settled then! Follow me." Meanwhile, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, along with Li Yuanji, sneaked to the back door, looked around left and right, found no one, and quickly rushed forward, opened the door, and ran out in a flash. Li Shimin and Li Yuanji followed closely behind. At this time, faint footsteps echoed.

  "Wow..." Only a woman's crying voice was heard, and another older woman's voice: "Oh, Xiuning, don't cry! Jiancheng, you ran out to play again, and you even took your two younger brothers with you. When I get back, I'll spank you."

  "Hehe... never mind, madam. Kids are just playful by nature, they'll calm down when they're a bit older." Li Yuanyang softly consoled.

  "It's all because of you that the child is spoiled, look at him running outside every day, what if he gets taken away by bad people?" - Du Xian (Historically, she only had a surname and no given name, I added one myself. Everyone doesn't need to investigate further.)

  "Don't worry, madam. I've already sent someone to follow them from behind. Otherwise, how could I have let him go out in the first place?" Li Yuan explained.

  "It's still you, Master, who thinks of everything." Du Xian said with a happy face and leaned on Li Yuan's shoulder.

  PS: It's not what I want to say, but rather what not to say that a group of people who don't know what they are talking about like to shout.

  I said Li Jiancheng can't speak, not that he can't make sounds. Have you ever seen a 1-year-old clearly calling out to people? If not, just quietly walk away. No need to get tangled up in this issue, and still like to run to book reviews to cause trouble, is it interesting?