Mutated Tao

Yi Donglai looked at him in exasperation and said, “Li Huowang, I’m trying to help you here by following your logic. I thought you managed to cultivate the ‘Truth’ and turned this place into reality. Why are you still afraid if this side is real?”

“I’m not afraid!” Li Huowang exclaimed. He then realized that he was shouting, and he calmed down by taking deep breaths. After calming down, he slowly persuaded the doctor. “I’m not afraid; it’s just that there are still many things I need to do on the other side. I have to focus on that side first. Once I’ve cultivated it to a high enough level, I will be able to resolve everything quite easily!”

“But what if Shai Zi is telling the truth? What if you are doomed when you cultivate on the ‘Truth’ and not the ‘Lies’?” Yi Donglai sighed and gestured helplessly.

“I will say it again! Stop talking about those things to me! You have no idea what I went through, and you don’t have the right to talk about it!”

“Why can’t I? Do you really think that whatever is happening in that world is still a secret here? Are you surprised to find out that everyone here knows what's happening there? Are you worried about the possibility that this side and that side may not be too far away from each other and on the verge of overlapping? Or perhaps you're afraid of me inadvertently revealing your true thoughts by speaking with you? Li Huowang, ask yourself this question: Is that crazy world in your heart real or not?”

Bam!

Li Huowang hurled the smartphone to the ground, shattering it. Li Huowang grabbed one of the sharp fragments and pounced on Yi Donglai. Before the doctor realized what was going on, the sharp fragment was already pressing against his jugular vein.

“I said, shut up! My muscles have atrophied, but I can still kill you quite easily!”

Li Huowang backed off only after seeing Yi Donglai trembling in fear.

“I will decide what is real and what is fake! I will do my best to solve the issue on the other side in two years, so stop looking for me! Once everything has died down, my illness will resolve itself!” Li Huowang threw the metal piece as he staggered backward.

Yi Donglai did not give up. “Li Huowang, you have to understand that your mental illness will make you think both worlds are real! No matter what you choose, you will have to treat yourself!”

“I’m not sick!”

Bam!

The door was kicked open; several nurses holding a bunch of tools charged in to suppress Li Huowang.

Yi Donglai rubbed his neck and looked at Li Huowang with a complicated expression. “If you think both worlds are real, why are you afraid that they'd overlap with each other? What are you so afraid of?”

Li Huowang sitting on the stool was surrounded by the nurses. The nurses glared at him, ready to act the moment he made a move.

They surrounded him until the straitjacket arrived. They restrained Li Huowang once more despite his emaciated look.

They carried him out of the room like a pig on a stick.

“Who caught me on the other side? Looks like the Qi Kingdom’s people have no plans on killing me. Li Sui, is everything alright?” Li Huowang mumbled.

“Li Huowang! Li Huowang! I finally found you! I knew you're here!” Li Huowang heard someone calling his name. He looked toward the ward on the left and saw a disheveled man jumping up and down in joy.

“Who is that? Do you know him? Why does he know you?” Yi Donglai was curious.

Li Huowang stared at the man and identified him. “That’s Wang Wei… I think he used to be my doctor before. He did the same thing as you did. But why did he go crazy, too?”

“What? What did you say?!” Yi Donglai was shocked. This was news to him.

“Li Huowang! Come here! I need to talk to you!” Wang Wei shouted at Li Huowang, jumping up and down.

Li Huowang closed his eyes and breathed deeply. When he opened his eyes once more, he found himself staring at the dusty rafters in the ceiling. The sight told him that he was back.

I should stay on this side before I'm done cultivating the "Truth." I’m not in danger on the other side, so it should be fine if I stay here for a while.

“Ah!” The pain in his abdomen made him look down, and he saw Li Sui pulling his stomach open while stuffing dumplings into it.

Li Huowang wasn’t sure how long he had passed out, but based on his bloated stomach, he seemed to have been asleep for a while. He looked around the dingy room and asked Li Sui, “Suisui, where are we? Are we in the Great Liang or in the Great Qi?”

“Dad, you're awake! What’s the Great Liang and the Great Qi?”

Li Huowang went silent and looked at Zhuge Yuan instead.

“Junior Li, you're in the Great Qi,” Zhuge Yuan said.

Li Huowang nodded and struggled to get up. He felt dizzy, and he almost fell backward. Thankfully, Li Sui was there to catch him.

I’ve rested for so long, but my injuries are still so serious. Looks like it will be a long time before I can materialize Zhuge Yuan again.

Li Huowang shook his head and felt somewhat better. “Senior Zhuge, who approached and fed me just now?”

“Dad, it’s me. I tried feeding you some buns, but you slapped it away. That’s why I’m stuffing it into your stomach.”

Hearing her dejected voice, Li Huowang felt his heart go soft, and he hugged her. “Sorry for scaring you. I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s just that I don't have any awareness of what's going on here while I'm on the other side. I can’t tell who is good or evil.”

Li Sui wrapped her tentacles around Li Huowang.

After consoling Li Sui, Li Huowang looked at Zhuge Yuan again. “Senior Zhuge, are you done with everything? Do I need to do it again?”

However, Zhuge Yuan would never let Li Huowang manifest him again after seeing how bad the side effects were.

“No need. Everything is up to the heavens now. I’m already dead, and I’ve done my best as well. The rest is up to the people of the Great Qi.”

“Then let’s go back to the Liang Kingdom.” Li Huowang unsheathed the spine sword. He was about to swing it when he recalled what Yi Donglai had told him. “Wait, will the Liang Kingdom get affected if the Dragon Vein of the Qi Kingdom gets severed?”

“No. In fact, it's a great thing for the Liang Kingdom.”

Li Huowang sighed and opened his mouth for Li Sui. “Come in here.”

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