Chapter 533: Doctor

Yi Donglai looked at him with a helpless expression. "Li Huowang," he said, "I'm following your logic here. You believe this side is real because you're cultivating Immortality, right? If it's real, then why are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid!" Li Huowang's voice had suddenly grown louder. After taking a moment to calm his breathing, he spoke again. "I'm not afraid. I just can't spare the time to deal with the trivial matters here right now, so this side needs to be left alone for a while. There are too many things to handle over there. Once I achieve great success in my cultivation, all problems will be solved!"

"But what if the dice are telling the truth?" Yi Donglai asked, spreading his hands helplessly. "What if not acknowledging the 'false' reality during cultivation truly leads to qi deviation?"

"I'm telling you again! Stop talking to me about things over there. You have no idea what I've been through! You have no right to participate!"

"Why can't I participate?" Yi Donglai countered. "Is it because you feel that secrets known only to you over there are common knowledge here? Do you sense that the two worlds aren't as separate as you thought?"

"Or is the reason for your strong reaction that continuing this discussion would shake your perception of the illogical world's reality in your mind? Li Huowang, ask yourself, is that chaotic world truly so real to you?"

Smash! Li Huowang's emaciated hands gripped his phone and slammed it forcefully onto the floor. The phone instantly shattered into pieces.

Li Huowang grabbed one of the metal fragments and lunged with all his strength. By the time Yi Donglai reacted, a corner of the angular metal piece in Li Huowang's hand was pressed against the carotid artery in his neck.

"Shut up, do you hear me?! Even if my muscles have atrophied, taking your life would be as easy as turning my hand!"

Feeling Yi Donglai's body tremble and seeing the fear in his eyes, Li Huowang slowly released him.

"I'll decide what's real and what's fake! For the next year or two, I need to focus all my efforts on resolving the issues over there, so don't bother me. Once everything settles down, my condition will naturally improve!" Li Huowang's voice was low as he stumbled backward and threw away the metal fragment.

Yi Donglai still wouldn't give up. "Li Huowang, you need to understand, with your current mental state, even if both worlds are real by your logic, you still have a mental illness! No matter which world it is, if you're sick, you need treatment!"

"I'm not sick!" With a bang, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a group of orderlies, carrying various restraint tools, rushed in with anxious expressions.

Yi Donglai clutched his neck, his expression grim, and said, "Moreover, if you believe both worlds are real, why are you afraid of them connecting? What exactly are you afraid of?"

Surrounded by the orderlies, Li Huowang slumped onto a stool, his head tilted back as he looked at Yi Donglai with indifference.

The orderlies swarmed forward again, surrounding Li Huowang tightly. The double straitjacket, which he hadn't worn in a long time, was once again put on his emaciated body.

Like carrying a New Year's pig, eight people lifted him and rushed him towards the ward.

"Who captured my reflection in that world? It seems these Great Qi people didn't intend to kill me. Is Li Sui alright?" Li Huowang muttered to himself.

"Li Huowang!! Li Huowang!! I finally see you! I knew you were here!!" A voice filled with wild joy made Li Huowang look up towards the ward on his left.

The sound came from a disheveled male patient clinging to the iron bars of a door, his hands gripping the bars in ecstasy as he bounced and jumped.

"Who is that man? Do you know him? Why does he know your name?" Yi Donglai, who was accompanying him, asked.

Li Huowang tilted his head back, scrutinizing the man's face. After a few seconds of recognition, he said, "That man is Wang Wei. His identity... he seems to be my former attending doctor. He used the same trick you just did. By the way, why is he also insane?"

"What? What did you say?!" Yi Donglai, who had been relatively calm until now, showed shock for the first time.

"Li Huowang, come here! I have something to tell you! I have something to tell you!" The anxious Wang Wei bounced and jumped inside the ward, watching Li Huowang slowly disappear down the corridor.

"Gasp!" Li Huowang's eyes snapped open, and he gasped for air.

Seeing the dust-covered ceiling beams above him, Li Huowang let out a long sigh of relief. He was finally back.

Until he succeeded in his cultivation, he should remain here. After all, he was in the hospital over there, so there was no danger.

"Hiss!" A sharp pain in his abdomen made Li Huowang look down.

He saw Li Sui pulling half of his stomach, using tentacles to wrap around a few steamed buns and stuff them inside.

Li Huowang didn't know how long he had been unconscious, but judging by the growth of his stomach, some time must have passed.

After looking around and seeing a dilapidated house, Li Huowang asked Li Sui, "Sui Sui, where are we? Daliang or Daqi?"

"Dad, you're awake. What are Daliang and Daqi?"

Li Huowang didn't press her further and instead looked at Zhuge Yuan beside him. Zhuge Yuan spoke first. "Brother Li, you are in Daqi."

Li Huowang nodded. He struggled to stand up, immediately feeling dizzy as the world spun around him. If Li Sui hadn't supported him, he would have fallen.

After such a long rest, he was still so weak. It seemed the path to making Zhuge Yuan a reality was still very long.

He shook his head vigorously. Feeling slightly better, Li Huowang quickly looked up and asked Zhuge Yuan, "Brother Zhuge, was anyone approaching me just now? Did someone feed me?"

"Dad, it was me. I was feeding you steamed buns, but you wouldn't eat them and even swatted them away, so I put them in your stomach."

Hearing Li Sui's aggrieved words, Li Huowang's heart softened. He reached out and gently hugged her. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. But when I was over there, I didn't know if the people who approached me here were good or bad."

Li Sui's tentacles playfully wrapped around Li Huowang.

After comforting Li Sui, Li Huowang looked at Zhuge Yuan again. "Brother Zhuge, are you finished? Do you need me to try again?"

Seeing Li Huowang's strong reaction, there was no way Zhuge Yuan would let him try again.

"No need. We've done everything we can and now we leave the rest to fate. I am already dead, and I've done all that I could. The rest is up to others in Daqi."

"Alright then, let's head back to Daliang first." Li Huowang reached back and drew the spinal sword from his back.

Just as he was about to swing it, Li Huowang suddenly remembered Yi Donglai's words. "Speaking of which, the broken Dragon Vein in Daqi won't affect Daliang, will it?"

"No, on the contrary, it's a good thing for Daliang."

Hearing this, Li Huowang let out a small sigh of relief. He opened his mouth to Li Sui, who was beside him. "Come in."