I Created a Containment Object at the Start, and Became a God

He gasped for breath, looking around. The camp was in disarray, but there was no trace of the Taishui Salamander. A sense of loss welled up, and the sharp pain in his severed arm seemed to intensify.

”Young Master,” Li Dan stammered as he opened his communication device, ”The mission... failed. The Taishui Salamander is nowhere to be found, and we encountered...” He paused, unsure how to describe the terrifying entity, ”...an unknown powerful enemy.”

There was a long silence on the other end of the communication, finally broken by Li Songzhou’s weary voice: ”Continue searching the surrounding area. Grandfather’s condition... he might not last three more days.”

Hearing that the young master wasn’t blaming him, Li Dan felt even more guilty. He forced himself to cheer up and promised: ”We will definitely find it!”

After hanging up the communication, he roared at the remaining team members: ”Pull yourselves together! The Li family has supported us for so many years, not for you to play dead here!”

...Meanwhile, after ending the call, Li Songzhou slumped wearily onto the leather sofa, unconsciously rubbing his throbbing temples.

The Li family relatives, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately gathered around him. Third Aunt Li Jingmei was the first to speak, her tone urgent: ”Songzhou, what happened? Didn’t you bring back the Taishui Salamander?”

Li Songzhou nodded heavily, briefly explaining the encounter in the jungle. As soon as he finished, several of his cousins exploded in anger:

”What good are Li Dan and his team? They brought so many elites and couldn’t even catch a fish?”

”Exactly! If the Old Master has any mishaps...”

”I think they’re just used to living in luxury; they can’t handle anything when real trouble comes!”

The chattering accusations buzzed in his ears like flies.

Li Songzhou thought of his grandfather, on the verge of death, his sister tormented by pollution, and these noisy voices, finally exploding in exasperation:

”All of you, shut up!” He stood up abruptly, slamming his fist onto the mahogany coffee table, ”What kind of behavior is this!”

The entire room fell silent instantly. Several cousins shrank their necks in fear; they had never seen the usually gentle and refined eldest son of the Li family lose his composure like this.

At this moment, a steady hand rested on Li Songzhou’s shoulder.

His father, Li Jingyao, had appeared behind him at some point. The actual head of the Li family looked exceptionally aged at this moment: ”Songzhou, that’s enough. Perhaps this is your grandfather’s fate.”

He looked around at the hushed relatives, his voice soft but carrying undeniable authority: ”Everyone, disperse. Let Songzhou be in peace.”

After everyone left, Li Jingyao quietly said to his son: ”Go be with your sister. Your mother has been in her room guarding her all day...”

He paused, his voice trembling slightly, ”The doctor said the pollution in her body is accelerating its spread.”

Li Songzhou’s heart tightened, and he hurried to his sister’s bedroom. Pushing open the door, he saw his mother silently weeping, holding his sister’s mutated hand.

Half of Li Songyun’s body was already covered in a white keratinous layer, and fine mycelial threads continuously seeped from her pores.

”Brother...” Li Songyun weakly opened her eyes, a hint of dark gold flashing in her pupils, ”I think... I can hear that thing’s voice...”

Seeing her daughter’s suffering, Gu Minghui burst into tears, her meticulously applied makeup ruined by her tears.

Li Songzhou suppressed his heartache, crouched down, and gently comforted her: ”Mom, don’t cry. Sister will get better.”

He turned to Li Songyun, forcing a smile: ”Yunyun, don’t worry, Brother has found a way.”

Gu Minghui suddenly grabbed her son’s hand: ”Really? What way?”

Li Songzhou nodded solemnly: ”I’m going to invite that expert right now. You shouldn’t get too close to sister for now; this pollution might spread indirectly.”

He gently touched his sister’s burning forehead, ”Hold on, Brother will be back soon.”

The moment he walked out of the bedroom, Li Songzhou’s smile completely vanished.

He quickly walked to the study and quietly instructed his confidant waiting there: ”Immediately go and invite Mr. Bai. Tell him that as long as he can save my sister and grandfather, I will agree to any conditions.”

”Yes, Young Master.” The confidant hurried away.