Chapter 542: Chapter 542: The Fourth Fragment!

After buying the things, Qin Yun was about to take Xu Xiaoyou back to the village he knew, when suddenly an excited voice came from not far away.

"Xiaoyou!"

In the distance, two people came running over. These two looked to be in their thirties, and Qin Yun recognized them immediately.

They were his second aunt and uncle; however, they appeared much younger.

Hearing someone calling her, a curious Xu Xiaoyou, who was playing excitedly, turned her head. She saw Li Fang and Xu Mingzhi running towards her, looked at them in confusion, and then happily called out, "Mom and Dad."

Li Fang and Xu Mingzhi quickly ran over; they were very worried at the moment. Earlier, they took Xu Xiaoyou with them to go shopping, and in a moment of distraction, Xu Xiaoyou disappeared. They had been looking for her incessantly and even reported it to the police in a panic.

Luckily, they found her now.

However, seeing their daughter in her current state, they were a bit hesitant. What did their daughter look like before? Now she was dressed like a princess, holding toys in her hands.

Only when they saw Xu Xiaoyou’s face did they confirm it was their daughter.

"Xiaoyou, where did you go? Mom and Dad were worried sick!" Li Fang hurriedly checked on Xu Xiaoyou to make sure she was okay, then couldn’t help saying.

"Mom, Xiaoyou met a big brother." Facing the anxious Li Fang, Xu Xiaoyou happily said, "He bought all these for me."

"Big brother?" Upon hearing her daughter’s words, Li Fang was taken aback, her eyes filled with surprise.

She looked at Qin Yun, slightly wary.

Looking at Li Fang, Qin Yun thought for a moment but did not reveal his identity.

After all, in this timeframe, little Qin Yun still existed. Should he just call Li Fang his second aunt?

In fact, Li Fang was only a dozen or so years older than Qin Yun.

"Hello, I feel a connection with Xiaoyou; she looks just like my sister." Qin Yun said with a smile, explaining a bit.

Upon hearing this, Li Fang nodded.

Seeing that Qin Yun was clearly not a bad person, she felt a sense of familiarity with him instead.

Looking at the clothes Xu Xiaoyou was wearing, as well as the toys and food, Li Fang quickly said, "Thank you, how much did these cost? I’ll reimburse you."

This young man was so good to her daughter, and she felt very grateful.

"No need."

Qin Yun waved his hand and said with a smile, "I just see Xiaoyou as my own sister."

"Alright then, now that Xiaoyou is with you, I’ll be on my way."

He turned and prepared to leave.

"Brother, are you leaving?"

Seeing Qin Yun about to leave, Xu Xiaoyou was immediately anxious and quickly asked.

In her little heart, Qin Yun was the best brother in the world, even better than her parents, giving her lots of food, beautiful clothes, and toys.

"Yes, Xiaoyou, be good at home. I’ll come to see you when I have time." Qin Yun patted the little girl’s head and said with a smile.

After speaking, he finally turned around, got into Zhou Daqiang’s car, and quickly left.

Xu Xiaoyou watched Qin Yun’s departing figure, then looked at her mother and said, "Mom, when will brother come to see Xiaoyou?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fang smiled and said, "He will come soon."

She sighed inwardly. In such a short time, her daughter had clearly developed a great reliance on the young man.

"Really?" Xu Xiaoyou asked.

Seeing her mother nod earnestly, her little face immediately lit up with happiness.

She ran off joyfully, but unexpectedly fell.

"Oh!"

The little girl exclaimed in surprise.

"Xiaoyou, are you alright?" Seeing her daughter fall, Li Fang rushed forward anxiously and asked.

"I’m fine, Mom." Xu Xiaoyou shook her head, her little hand on the ground, at which point she found a small item.

It was a strange fragment...

...

The next day, Qin Yun continued searching tirelessly, circling around the small county town of Huai City.

At this moment, Qin Yun was also getting a bit anxious. In reality, even if he searched the entire Hua Country, he might not find it.

Because the Exotic Fragment could move.

Just like before, the Exotic Fragment was in Yu Leyao’s old house and was later taken to Professor Zhao’s house, where Qin Yun sensed it.

If Qin Yun first went to Professor Zhao’s house, and while on his way, the Exotic Fragment moved again towards the old house, no doubt he would perfectly miss it even if it was there.

"Boss, the Xu Family Village is up ahead," Zhou Daqiang said while Qin Yun was deep in thought.

"Xu Family Village?"

Qin Yun was intrigued; Xu Family Village was where his second aunt’s family, Li Fang’s, had lived for over thirty years.

"Might as well search and visit that little girl Xiaoyou," Qin Yun thought to himself.

As he approached Xu Family Village, a phantom image of a copper coin suddenly appeared in Qin Yun’s mind; it was the Wealth Gathering Array Source!

The Wealth Gathering Array Source emitted a familiar wave, which Qin Yun recognized instantly.

"Exotic Fragment! The Exotic Fragment has appeared!" Feeling that wave, Qin Yun’s face instantly lit up with intense excitement.

He thought it would be difficult to find, having searched for three months, but unexpectedly encountered it here.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Qin Yun asked Zhou Daqiang to stop the car, then entered Xu Family Village, following the direction of the Exotic Fragment’s wave.

Finally, Qin Yun arrived at a spot where several little kids were playing. Among them was the shortest kid, a little bean, running energetically with the older kids.

"Xiaoyou!"

Seeing the little bean, Qin Yun’s face immediately showed a hint of surprise.

Because he sensed that the Exotic Fragment was on Xu Xiaoyou.

"Wait for me!" Xu Xiaoyou, wobbling as she ran, chased the older kids. Suddenly, she saw Qin Yun’s figure not far away, rubbed her eyes, then happily shouted, quickly running over, "Brother."

She almost fell, but Qin Yun stepped forward and lifted her up.

Holding Xu Xiaoyou, Qin Yun looked at the little bottle in her hand. The little bottle contained some items, mostly written stones, among which was an Exotic Fragment.

The fragment was crescent-shaped, like a piece of an ancient bronze artifact, with a few patterns on it. This was precisely what Qin Yun had been searching for since coming to this timeframe.

"Xiaoyou, where did you find this fragment?" Qin Yun asked.

Xu Xiaoyou looked at it, shook her head, and said, "I don’t know, I just had it after I fell."

She poured out the contents of the little bottle, shaking out everything.

"Brother, do you like this? I’ll give it to you!" Xu Xiaoyou picked up the fragment and handed it to Qin Yun.

Upon receiving the fragment, a cold, mechanical voice sounded in Qin Yun’s mind, "Host, the fourth fragment has been found. Do you wish to return to the original timeline?"

(Thanks to Ban Sheng Liang Liang Liang Dao Shang’s 1500 reward, thank you.)