Chapter 501
Chapter 501
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 501
>Chapter Title: Sworn Brotherhood
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Chapter 501: Sworn Brotherhood
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> Seeing that Li Huowang was listening, the doctor felt a surge of delight in his heart and spoke even more enthusiastically.
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> “Li Huowang, because your subconscious heard it, your sense of self woke up at just the right moment to meet Yang Na. So do you understand? This isn’t a coincidence. There are no coincidences in this world.”
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> “When you woke up had nothing to do with something happening in the hallucinations over there. It was because you yourself wanted to wake up, so the hallucinations on that side changed.”
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> “What kind of bullshit is thi—” Li Huowang started to say, but suddenly froze. A hint of joy gradually spread across his face.
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> “Right! You’re absolutely correct. This logic holds up perfectly, so this world is undoubtedly real! This world is real!”
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> “Hm?” The doctor scratched at his wig. Though the patient had accepted this explanation, why did he himself feel like something was off?
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> “No matter. As long as he’s accepted it.” The doctor looked at Li Huowang again and continued, “See? If we look at it dialectically, doesn’t that mean the world of your hallucinations is fake?”
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> “No! That side is real too!” Li Huowang declared firmly. “My subconscious detected the need to awaken here, so the innate one qi within me loosened, allowing me to return to this world! So none of it was a coincidence!”
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> The doctor listened to Li Huowang’s ravings in stunned silence. What innate one qi? How was this patient twisting things to fit his own logic—and even altering it on the fly? Could you just casually rewrite that?
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> “No, no, no, Li Huowang, listen to me. This matter is—”
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> “No! Shut up! You listen to me! Maybe the innate one qi inside me, besides being part of the Heavenly Dao, could also be the key connecting the two worlds! Just like Zhuge Yuan! We’re both of the Heart generation! That makes perfect sense!”
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> “Right! Exactly! Maybe when the Heavenly Dao in that mad world split apart, it tore through space-time and leaped into this world, attaching itself to me! That’s why I have the special ability to traverse both worlds!”
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> “This world is real! That world is real too! Nothing’s fake! They’re both real! Both real!!”
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> Innate one qi? Zhuge Yuan? The doctor, looking pained, was utterly bewildered.
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> While he stood there dazed, Li Huowang rushed forward and enveloped him in a big hug. “Thank you! Doctor, now it all makes sense! The surroundings are shaking—I think I’m heading back. We’ll chat properly next time when I have the chance!”
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> As the excited Li Huowang finished speaking to the doctor’s stunned face, the flesh and blood on his face gradually peeled away, ultimately transforming into a skinned dog standing upright.
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> The bright surroundings suddenly dimmed sharply, and Li Huowang found himself back in the dark woods once more.
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> Li Huowang took a moment to calm his surging emotions. Though he really wanted to share this exhilarating revelation with Li Sui, he knew she wouldn’t understand a word.
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> “Calm down, calm down. Keep pushing forward with cultivation. Even though that side is real too, I can’t give up—Zhuge Yuan still needs me to save him!”
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> After taking several deep breaths, Li Huowang looked at the tentacle-skinned dog in front of him and asked, “Li Sui, why are you here? Didn’t I tell you to go with your mother? Where is she?”
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> “Dad, Big Mom’s right behind you.”
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> Li Huowang whipped around and, seeing Bai Lingmiao standing there, finally let out a breath of relief.
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> Gripping the spinebone sword that had once been Zhuge Yuan’s, he walked over to her side and said with some displeasure, “Why did you follow again?”
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> “Senior Brother Li, you said those Sit-Forget Daoists who can disguise themselves as anyone are spying on us. I was afraid that if we separated for too long, you’d get swapped out, so I secretly followed with Li Sui.”
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> After Bai Lingmiao softly explained, Li Sui chimed in, “Big Mom said earlier that if you were in danger, we could help too.”
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> Seeing Bai Lingmiao bow her head guiltily, Li Huowang sighed lightly and pulled her into his arms, gently stroking her waist-length white hair on her back. “Forget it, no need to say more. As long as everyone’s safe.”
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> Noticing Zhuge Yuan and the others standing in the distance, silently watching them, Li Huowang cleared his throat lightly and led Bai Lingmiao toward the carriage.
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> The chaotic night passed just like that. Though there had been some ups and downs, things had ultimately been resolved, and Li Huowang was reasonably satisfied.
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> When the sun hung high in the sky, the sleepless Li Huowang, with three swords on his back, arrived at a small hillside by a waterfall.
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> He looked down at the yellow night-blooming flowers on the ground and the stunning scenery, nodding in approval.
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> “Brother Zhuge, this spot has great feng shui, doesn’t it? How about I bury your body here?” With that, Li Huowang pulled out his violet-tasseled sword, ready to start digging.
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> “Brother Li, Brother Li, hold on first.” Zhuge Yuan stopped him.
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> Staring at the spinebone sword on Li Huowang’s back—his own—he said, “Brother Li, since the sword’s in your hands now, just keep it.”
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> “What? No way!” Zhuge Yuan raised his folding fan, blocking Li Huowang’s next words.
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> “Brother Li, you’ve risked life and limb for this humble one, and I’m endlessly grateful. Every time you’re in dire straits, it tears at my heart. If my lowly flesh can lend even the slightest help, it would ease my mind.”
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> Li Huowang took the sword in hand and silently gazed at the miniaturized head of Zhuge Yuan on it. No denying it—this was a powerful ritual weapon.
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> If it were anything else, he wouldn’t hesitate for a second, but this was made from his good friend’s spinebone.
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> “Brother Li, those who achieve great things don’t quibble over trifles. Enemies surround you now—if you lack this ritual weapon and perish, I’d follow you into oblivion. Even if this sword were buried here, I wouldn’t rest in peace.”
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> With Zhuge Yuan putting it that way, Li Huowang hesitated no longer and reinserted the broad spinebone sword onto his back.
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> He rushed back to the carriage, fetched two bowls, filled each halfway with water, bit his finger to drip blood into both, then dipped the spinebone sword into them.
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> Li Huowang raised the bloodied bowl high toward Zhuge Yuan in midair. “Come on! Brother Zhuge, let’s swear brotherhood! I, Li Huowang, swear here and now: I’ll exhaust every method to bring you back to life!”
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> Zhuge Yuan stood there solemnly. When Li Huowang poured the blood-water bowl onto the ground before him, he held an illusory wine cup with both hands and tilted it into his mouth.
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> As Li Huowang gulped down his bowl of blood-water, a nearby faceless, eyeless Sit-Forget Daoist pinched his throat and shouted, “You two brothers seek not to be born on the same day and year, but to die on the same day and year!! Ahahaha~!!”
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> (End of Chapter)