Two Li Qianhuans in the Same Frame

His conversation with Jean Grey had merely been a chance encounter—or rather, the natural attraction between two powerful individuals who were both out of step with the entire world. After finishing a cup of coffee, they said their goodbyes and went off to attend to their own affairs.

Limited by the overall technological level of this world, neither of them left any contact information behind. It was a true meeting between strangers.

Jean Grey’s appearance also sounded an alarm for Li Congxin.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, during this trip to the X-Men Universe, Li Congxin had encountered a serious problem unlike anything he had faced since transmigrating and reincarnating into the Marvel Universe.

A financial problem!

The X-Men stories took place in the 1980s. Leaving aside the fact that the bank cards and credit cards of the two worlds could not be used across worlds, even if one ignored the possible differences between the currencies of the two Parallel Universes,

the designs of American dollars alone had changed several times between the 1980s and 2018, all right?

As a result, the cash he had brought from the Marvel Cinematic Universe was completely unusable in this world.

If it had been a little earlier, he could have casually taken out some real gold or silver to use as money. But in the 1980s, that clearly would not work anymore.

This era—neither early nor late—made him feel extremely uncomfortable. Because of its historical background, he was completely penniless in this world!

He could not even have a cup of coffee without Jean Grey treating him.

One had to know that in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he was a top-tier billionaire who ranked near the top of the Forbes list!

Going from the richest man in the world to completely penniless in an instant—how could he tolerate that?

Li Congxin did not know whether other people could tolerate it, but he certainly could not.

Thus, he decided to get some money first. He did not need much, since he had only come to investigate the situation and did not intend to stay for long. But he at least needed to get tens of thousands of dollars for emergencies. He did not want to experience today’s embarrassment again.

How was he supposed to get money?

The simplest method was robbing the robbers, but Li Congxin still found that troublesome. As he happened to pass a jewelry store, an idea struck him. Using his ability to alter reality, he conjured a brick-sized gold bar out of thin air, then walked inside carrying it.

Ten minutes later, Li Congxin walked out of the jewelry store, thoroughly satisfied, carrying one hundred thousand dollars in cash. Under the shopkeeper’s bewildered gaze, he vanished directly into thin air before everyone’s eyes.

If the large gold bar on the counter had not still been there, the shopkeeper would have suspected that he was hallucinating—or that he had not woken up yet.

This time, Li Congxin teleported a considerable distance. He left Earth, left the Nine Realms, and arrived on a desolate planet called Morag.

Since he wanted to understand the situation, the first thing Li Congxin wanted to investigate was not how the Mutants lived in this world. He wanted to see the nature of this world.

What was there on Morag that was most worth Li Congxin’s attention? Of course, it was Star-Lord… Ahem, it was the Power Stone!

The Power Stone basically existed in every Marvel Parallel Universe. In fact, to a certain extent, the Infinity Stones could be considered one of the foundational frameworks of the Marvel Multiverse, an almost indispensable existence.

No Infinity Stones, no Marvel.

However, Li Congxin had watched the old trilogy and new trilogy of the "X-Men" series, as well as the three "Wolverine" films—when he transmigrated, even "Avengers 4" had not been released, much less "Dark Phoenix"—yet he had not seen a single Infinity Stone in any of them. This forced him to wonder whether the Infinity Stones even existed in this world.

After searching Morag thoroughly, Li Congxin finally confirmed that there truly was no Power Stone here. Not only was there no Power Stone, there was not even the ruined temple that housed it.

It was as though no civilization had ever existed on this planet!

It seemed that compared with the two Mutant groups on Earth, which he was relatively familiar with, the greatest difference in the X-Men Universe lay in the vast cosmos.

Thus, Li Congxin began his journey of cosmic exploration.

Asgard: deserted!

Xandar: a wild wasteland!

The Dark Dimension: nothing but darkness, with no cult…

The Kree Empire: ruins of the Skrull Civilization…

Nothing, nothing, and still nothing!

There was absolutely nothing!

Compared with the places above, the most tragic was the Shi’ar Empire, one of the three great empires of the cosmos. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Shi’ar Empire was the strongest of the three. Although it was still called one of the three great empires, the Shi’ar Empire had effectively become the sole dominant power.

But in this X-Men Universe, Li Congxin could not find any trace that the Shi’ar Empire had ever existed. He could not even find their homeworld, Planet Feather!

By identifying the surrounding celestial bodies, he found that the location where Planet Feather had originally been was completely empty. Clearly, the planet had either been moved away by some mighty being or blown up on the spot.

Three seconds of silence for the mighty Shi’ar Empire…

While Li Congxin was rushing around the X-Men Universe, his precious daughter, Li Qianhuan, finally descended upon Earth in the X-Men Universe.

Unlike Li Congxin, who felt nostalgic when he saw the surrounding scenery, Li Qianhuan felt nothing at all toward its backward appearance.

This was what people called a generation gap. People who lived in different eras inevitably experienced earth-shaking changes in what they saw and knew. In ancient times, it had been different. From the founding to the fall of a dynasty, the level of technology basically did not change much. But in modern times, science and technology developed with each passing day. Things that had been commonplace just decades ago might soon be eliminated.

Young people had never even seen the things and events older people talked about. How could they possibly feel any personal connection to them?

After discovering that Li Congxin was not by her side, the young girl immediately felt bored. She wandered aimlessly along the streets of New York for a while, casually punishing a few punks who tried to hit on her, until her eyes suddenly lit up.

Because in this world, she had sensed an exceptionally familiar aura, as though it were connected to her by blood. Yet that aura definitely did not come from Li Congxin.

Could there be some opportunity waiting for me in this unfamiliar world?

With that thought, Li Qianhuan immediately took flight toward the source of the aura, without caring in the slightest whether such an action would shock the world.

"Sometimes, this ability doesn’t make people feel as though it’s a gift from heaven."

"No one pays attention to you. Sometimes, other people may even fear you."

"Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you didn’t have to hide your abilities?"

The dialogue above was not meaningless narration. It was the opening of a recruitment advertisement for Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. At present, the advertisement had not yet been broadcast and was still being recorded under tense conditions.

Led by Professor X, the school’s key personnel—Mystique, Beast Hank, Havok Alex, and Jean Grey, who had been made a teacher-in-training because of her outstanding abilities—were all present to observe this crucial shoot that would finally bring the school into the public eye.

As the opening lines ended, a girl stepped in front of the camera. She wore a black shirt beneath a yellow casual jacket and denim shorts. Her long hair fell in loose waves over her shoulders, pink-framed sunglasses rested on her head, and she wore two golden circular earrings large enough to serve as bracelets. Waving at the camera, she greeted it: "Hi, I’m Huanhuan."

The girl serving as the image ambassador for Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters was none other than Li Qianhuan.

Qianhuan’s counterpart in this world clearly had a talent for acting. Facing the camera naturally, she said, "Not long ago, I had thoughts like that too. But afterward, I became a student of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, and everything changed!"

"How did it change? Did it become better or worse?"

Suddenly, a voice almost identical to Li Qianhuan’s rang out. Then, a vibrant Eastern girl appeared abruptly in front of the camera. She looked somewhat similar to Li Qianhuan, but several levels more striking. She casually draped an arm around Li Qianhuan’s shoulder and asked with a smile, "Would you really be happy staying at such an old-fashioned school?"

Everyone stared blankly at the girl who had appeared out of nowhere.

Come on!

They were filming an advertisement! Could she please stop causing trouble?

But it was too late to say anything now. Professor X Charles hurriedly signaled to Beast Hank, who was handling the camera, to turn it off. Only then did everyone turn their attention to the vibrant girl who had just appeared.

They saw that the girl’s clothes were quite similar to those of Li Qianhuan beside her. She was also wearing a yellow casual jacket and denim shorts, but whether in workmanship, materials, or design, her outfit gave off an intensely futuristic feel.

Her clothes had definitely been created by a genius designer whose concepts surpassed the current era!

Just who was this vibrant Eastern girl with the East Asian face?

The answer was not difficult to discover.

Charles pretended to casually raise his right hand and rub his temple, while his mental power had already silently extended into the vibrant girl’s mind.

In the past, Charles would never have easily attempted to pry into the secrets inside someone else’s mind. Although he possessed extraordinary personal abilities, he followed his own principles and boundaries. That was one of the main reasons Professor X was respected.

But as the Dark Energy Dormammu corrupted the entire universe, Charles’s manner of doing things had also subtly changed. Because the change had happened so gradually, even he had failed to notice it.

And this time, Professor X had clearly kicked an iron plate!