Upon hearing that his child was in pain, the "scholar" quickly took out several vials of reagents from the inside pocket of his coat and prepared painkillers on the spot.

He carefully held the test tube to Chen Xi's almost bloodless lips and gently coaxed the little one in his arms, "Good boy, drink your medicine quickly, this is for pain relief."

"Hmm..." Chen Xi sipped the medicine slowly, tears streaming down her face. Her eyes were red and swollen. She looked so small, like a wounded little animal, which was heartbreaking.

"It hurts so much...I want to cry..."

"Why……"

"What is the meaning of my existence...?"

Chen Xi's emotions began to spiral out of control. His body trembled uncontrollably, and the karmic burdens that he had suppressed in his heart suddenly erupted. The black karmic power slowly enveloped his entire body and even showed a tendency to spread to the "scholar" who was holding him.

"What's wrong with the little one? Has he lost control again...?"

The "scholar" hugged his child tightly with heartache, unwilling to let go, allowing the dark karma to spread to his body.

To be precise, he is not human, much less a living being, but an artificial slice of a being with a soul, personality, and mind, created by the improved technology of Kanriya. Naturally, his physical body is not affected by karma.

Having spent some time with Xiao, Kong naturally recognized what the black thing wrapped around Chen Xi was. Even though he had seen it before, he was still somewhat surprised.

"This is... karmic retribution...?!"

"Wow! How can he have karmic obstacles on him?" Pai Mengfei stepped forward to get a closer look, but was so frightened by the increasingly strong aura of karmic obstacles emanating from Chen Xi that he took a few steps back.

Villette, who had lived for hundreds of years, had never seen anything like it before. She turned her gaze to the knowledgeable Kong: "Traveler, what should we do?"

“Mr. Navelette, the matter has been settled, but unfortunately, my partner is not in good condition, so I have to take him away for now. As for the subsequent diplomatic matters, please communicate and handle them further with my colleagues.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the "scholar" hurriedly reached out and gently pressed the inconspicuous sensor plate on the collar of the unconscious Chen Xi.

In an instant, a dazzling light flashed, accompanied by a slight energy fluctuation. The surrounding air seemed to be torn apart, forming a huge spatial rift.

The "scholar" hugged the child tightly, then leaped into the spatial rift. In the blink of an eye, they vanished from everyone's sight.

Almost at the same moment, in the hall of the experimental base in the distant Winter Kingdom, a long and narrow spatial rift suddenly appeared without warning.

The "Doctor," who was engrossed in his work, noticed this phenomenon and immediately stopped what he was doing, focusing all his attention on the spatial rift that had appeared out of nowhere.

A few seconds later, the previously calm spatial rift began to ripple again. The "scholar" slowly stepped out of the rift, holding a pale-faced child in his arms, looking anxious.

What's even more worrying is that his child was surrounded by several layers of eerie black mist.

The "Doctor," who had been anxiously pacing back and forth, finally felt a weight lifted from his heart when he saw his beloved Xi return safely.

But when he noticed the layers of black energy swirling around Chen Xi and her increasingly pale face, his previously relaxed expression turned serious.

"What exactly is going on? Didn't I clearly instruct you to protect him properly?"

The "Doctor" questioned the "scholar" with a furious expression, while his right hand gripped the extremely sharp scalpel tightly, pressing its tip against the "scholar's" throat.

As the "Doctor" gradually increased his pressure, a trickle of bright red blood slowly seeped from the "scholar's" neck.

The usually mild-mannered "scholar" became unusually irritable at this moment.

He suddenly swung his hand, forcefully shoving away the "Doctor's" knife-wielding hand, and then shouted, "Alright, main body, stop talking nonsense! His karmic burden has erupted uncontrollably again, we need to find a way to resolve this quickly!"

Upon hearing this, "Doctor" sneered and said dismissively, "Hmph, what can we do? When his karmic retribution erupted before, all he did was kill a few insignificant people with a knife. Once he's killed enough people, he'll naturally return to normal."

After hearing these words, the "scholar" could no longer contain his anger and began to curse at the "doctor," even starting to doubt the true feelings the original body had for Chen Xi: "**Original body, do you want him to suffer forever? Do you still like him?"

Faced with the "scholar's" questioning, the "doctor" responded without backing down: "Of course I like him, I like him more than any of you, and I want to protect him forever!"

"Hmph, since you don't care about him, then I'll take over!"

The "scholar" picked up Chen Xi and walked towards the back of the laboratory. He felt the little boy in his arms trembling and tense as if he were having a nightmare. He kissed Chen Xi's forehead, gently placed him on the laboratory table covered with a layer of pure white cotton, then took off the boy's clothes and covered his thin body with a thick blanket.

The sound of the equipment starting up hummed in his ears. The "scholar" gently reached out and tenderly stroked the boy's pale face, as if he were protecting a precious treasure.

He said softly, "My dear child, don't be afraid, I will definitely save you..."

Just then, with a loud bang, the laboratory door was suddenly pushed open.

A figure appeared in the doorway. "Doctor" looked at the scene before him, a slight smile playing on his lips. He sneered, "Heh, back in my day, I was so arrogant... thinking I was omnipotent and could control everything."

His tone shifted, and his gaze fell upon the boy: "However... he also belongs to me, and I will certainly help him." With that, he walked into the laboratory, his powerful aura instantly filling the entire room.

……

……

In that memory shrouded in darkness and suffering, every word they uttered was like a sharp blade, mercilessly cutting into Chen Xi's already fragile heart.

At the dinner table, the mother's fierce and shrill curses could be heard: "Useless thing, why don't you just die? Living is just a waste of food!"

"If it weren't for you, this burden, I would have divorced your father long ago and lived a good life!" The mother's eyes were bloodshot, and her face was so ferocious that it was terrifying.

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