Li Qianhuan’s Origins

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Although Monica and Li Qianhuan had only been whispering softly, not one of the people present was ordinary. Even Tony, who had no superpowers whatsoever, had the assistance of his high-tech armor. Everyone heard their conversation clearly.

There was something going on between them!

Under everyone’s teasing gazes, even someone as thick-skinned as Li Congxin felt extremely uncomfortable. He helplessly shrugged and said to Galactus, "Could you all wait a moment? I need to deal with some personal matters."

What else could Galactus do?

As the defeated party, the only thing he could say was…

"Sure, no problem."

Galactus had already used his actions to pay tribute to Li Congxin’s name, making his attitude crystal clear. After Li Congxin nodded in response, he immediately turned around and came back.

He was desperate to figure out one thing: Who was Li Qianhuan’s mother?

In fact, he was far from the only person present interested in this question. Even the resident gossip lover’s gossiping spirit burned more fiercely than Li Congxin’s. Monica, the aunt who most feared nothing more than chaos, was the first to ask, "Since you’ve admitted that you’re Li Congxin’s child, why not just be honest and tell us who your mother is?"

Hearing Monica say this, Li Qianhuan adopted an attitude of letting the chips fall where they may. She raised a hand and pointed at the glowing Captain Marvel. "It’s that irresponsible woman!"

Captain Marvel: (⊙_⊙)

Originally, when Captain Marvel had heard that this short-tempered brat was Li Congxin’s daughter, she had been quite pleased. The two of them had been at odds from the moment they met, and Captain Marvel had even folded her arms across her chest, a smile at the corners of her lips, ready to sit back and enjoy an ethical drama.

But she never would have imagined that the tone of the situation would change so quickly and so violently!

Without the slightest warning, Carol’s role in this cosmic ethical drama had shifted from audience member to female lead, instantly leaving this powerhouse who rampaged across the universe utterly dumbfounded!

Ethical dramas were certainly entertaining, but only from the perspective of an audience member! If one was a person involved in the incident—especially the female lead in the story—there was nothing entertaining about it at all.

Received 9,999 Impression Points from Carol Danvers!

Received 9,999 Impression Points from Monica Rambeau!

"Li Song!" The first person to blow her top after hearing this news was Li Congxin’s aunt, Monica Rambeau. She rushed in front of this Multiversal Level powerhouse at superluminal speed, grabbed him by the collar, and demanded furiously, "I need a reasonable explanation!"

Li Congxin was her little nephew, while Carol was her childhood idol. Now, the descendants of these two people had suddenly appeared before her. Monica genuinely had no idea how she was supposed to conduct herself.

Should she call Captain Marvel her nephew’s wife in the future, or call Li Congxin her aunt’s husband?

Even their seniority had become completely tangled up!

"Um…" Li Congxin stammered for a long while but failed to produce any explanation.

On the other side, Captain Marvel finally could not hold back any longer. "That’s impossible, absolutely impossible! I’ve only met Li Congxin once, five years ago, and we didn’t have a good relationship at the time. It’s even more impossible that… Even if we take the worst-case scenario, judging by your age, you’re already sixteen or seventeen. At that time, I was in space maintaining peace. I didn’t even know any Li Congxin!"

Carol was eager to prove her innocence, and her speech had already become somewhat incoherent. Still, the meaning she wanted to convey was obvious.

Judging by Li Qianhuan’s age, her parents must have gotten together seventeen or eighteen years ago, around the turn of the millennium. At that time, Li Congxin had been trapped in the Quantum Realm while Carol had been adventuring through space. The two of them had had nothing to do with each other, so there was absolutely no chance of any super-friendship occurring between them.

And if one went by the time she had met Li Congxin, even if they really had shared a super-friendship, the child would be at most four or five years old now. How could she possibly have grown this big?

Besides, Carol clearly remembered that apart from fighting Li Congxin on Morag, where they had nearly both perished, nothing else had happened between them. There certainly had not been any inappropriate scenes!

By this point, Li Congxin had basically figured out what was going on. He helplessly said to Monica Rambeau, "Little Aunt, don’t get so worked up. Let go of my collar first, will you? I’m a Cosmic Deity now, after all. You’re making me lose face. As for the explanation you want, I need to confirm a few things with Li Qianhuan first."

Only then did Monica reluctantly release him. However, she continued glaring at Li Congxin, looking as though she would flick his little brother if he failed to explain himself clearly.

Li Congxin gave a helpless, bitter laugh and flew over to Li Qianhuan. Looking at the girl’s face, which bore quite a resemblance to his own, he finally asked after a long pause, "You came from the future—or rather, not the future of this world, but the future of another timeline. Judging by your age, you probably came back from around 2040?"

Although Li Congxin’s tone was questioning, he had accurately determined Li Qianhuan’s origins and even the year from which she had traveled. How could the others fail to realize that he clearly knew something?

What had originally only seemed like a possible cosmic ethical drama had now been confirmed.

Hearing Li Congxin’s question, Li Qianhuan finally nodded. "You’re exactly right. I came from that timeline. Judging by your expression, you already know what happened, so you can explain it to everyone."

And just like that, Li Congxin became the center of attention once again.

Facing the disdainful, interrogative gazes of everyone led by his little aunt, Li Congxin could only brace himself and give them a simple account of how he had traveled through the timeline to cause trouble in Avengers 4. Only after that did he explain, "After we rescued everyone and eliminated Thanos, everyone gathered for a huge party. During it, the Carol from that timeline kept challenging me to drinking contests."

"Of course, we can’t blame the alcohol for this." Li Congxin shrugged, refusing to shift the blame recklessly. "Both Carol and I at the time were completely immune to alcohol. We were simply both rather competitive. Since we couldn’t determine a winner by drinking, we decided to have a sparring match. Then we arranged to fight on Morag… and after that, this happened."

To be honest, Li Congxin was depressed about it too.

At the time, he and Carol had both been the sort who refused to yield to the other. They were also teammates, so neither could truly beat the other to death. After fighting for a while and realizing they could not determine a winner that way, they switched to another form of combat…

Both Li Congxin and Carol had gone into that sparring match with the mindset that once today’s battle was over, they would be strangers again tomorrow.

Li Congxin had genuinely never expected that a friendly match like that would somehow result in a child. Thus, when Li Qianhuan appeared, he had only sensed that she was deeply entangled with him by fate. He had never imagined the truth.

It was only when Li Qianhuan had publicly pointed out who her mother was that Li Congxin had been forced to face reality.

After Li Congxin had explained everything in detail, Li Qianhuan spoke again. "Things happened exactly as this scumbag said. He left immediately afterward." As she spoke, she glanced at Carol. "And that irresponsible woman abandoned me less than a month after giving birth to me and went off to save her universe. Since then, I’ve seen her no more than five times, for a total of less than twenty-four hours!"

Li Congxin glanced at Carol. He wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent. For one thing, this Carol was not that Carol. For another, as the father who had… in any case, he had fulfilled his own obligations even less. He had no right to criticize anyone else.

Li Qianhuan’s gaze finally fell on Li Congxin again. "Now that you know who I am, is it really too much for me to take fifty thousand dollars from you? That’s the child support you owe me!"

What could Li Congxin say?

From the moment Li Qianhuan had been born, he had not even known that he had a child, much less paid any child support.

Sixteen years of child support from the day she was born would definitely amount to far more than fifty thousand dollars…

"Um… let’s discuss this after we go back. We shouldn’t let the aliens laugh at us." Using the negotiations with Galactus as an excuse to temporarily placate everyone, Li Congxin flew straight back to Galactus and asked, "Now, I’m saying that you can’t touch Earth. Lord Galactus, do you have any objections?"

Seeing the air of someone saying, I’ve finished speaking. Who’s for it, and who’s against it? radiating from Li Congxin, Galactus knew he could not beat him and could only say helplessly, "Actually, I have two important reasons for wanting to devour Earth."

Li Congxin nodded slightly. "Go on."

"First, the universe is about to encounter a major disaster. Devouring Earth can preserve the peace of the universe." Galactus continued, "I don’t know the specific cause or outcome, but as the Devourer of Worlds, I was born with certain unique abilities. Those abilities are what told me this. If you want to protect Earth, then please resolve this cosmic crisis."

A cosmic crisis?

Li Congxin furrowed his brows tightly before asking, "And the second reason?"

Galactus: "I’m pregnant and need to replenish a massive amount of nutrients."

Whoosh!

The moment Galactus said this, the gazes of all the Avengers, including Li Qianhuan, who had returned from the future, fell upon Li Congxin in unison!

Thanks to reader Toe-Picking Banana Wolf for the 100 Qidian coins!