Chapter 533
Chapter 533
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 533
>Chapter Title: Back
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Chapter 533: Back
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> Li Huowang, his head splitting with pain, forced his eyes open a crack. “As expected, trying to manifest a Heart Anchor like that is still too much for me right now.”
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> “To make Zhuge Yuan fight like Peng Longteng and help me out, I’d probably need to achieve true cultivation enlightenment first.”
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> Sensing the gravity of the situation, Li Huowang struggled to sit up. He shook his pounding head vigorously before forcing his eyes open and asking, “Brother Zhuge, sorry, I passed out afterward and didn’t see—”
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> Li Huowang’s words cut off abruptly as he saw the white-coated doctors surrounding him.
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> When he dazedly realized he was strapped to a medical machine, it finally hit him. “I... I’m back again?”
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> “Li Huowang? Li Huowang? How many fingers am I holding up?” Three fingers waved in front of Li Huowang’s face.
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> “Three?”
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> “Very good. This time, the increased electroshock treatment finally brought you back to your senses.”
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> Under the doctor’s direction, a nurse approached and unbound Li Huowang’s hands and feet. They also removed the patches from his temples and the electrodes from his head.
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> “Come on, take your meds first.”
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> When he saw some pills and a cup of water brought to his face, Li Huowang’s pupils contracted sharply. He slapped the gel capsules away with force. “Who’s feeding me pills? I’m not taking any meds!!”
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> “Li Sui! Grab the spinebone sword quick and send me back to Great Liang! Don’t trust anyone near me right now!!” The emaciated Li Huowang, clad in a blue-and-white hospital gown, shouted frantically at those around him.
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> At that moment, a male doctor wearing frameless glasses waved back the approaching nurses. He edged carefully toward Li Huowang and said earnestly, “Li Huowang, don’t be scared. It’s me! Don’t you remember? I’m your doctor, Yi Donglai.”
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> “Yi Donglai?” Li Huowang stared at the familiar face, memories flooding back all at once.
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> “I don’t care who you are. I’m not eating or drinking anything right now! No meds, no matter what! If you force-feed me after I get to the other side, fine!” Li Huowang’s voice boomed so loud that people in the hallway outside could hear it clearly. Some even poked their heads in curiously from time to time.
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> “Alright, no problem. Relax, I won’t force any meds on you. I mean you no harm.” As Yi Donglai spoke, he slowly stepped back, raising his open hands and pressing them downward gently.
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> Seeing the doctor’s actions, Li Huowang relaxed a fraction. No matter who this guy was projecting from in Da Qi, he at least seemed harmless for the moment.
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> With his patient’s emotions stabilizing, Yi Donglai slowly lifted a stool and placed it beside Li Huowang. “Come on, take it easy. Sit first. Your muscles aren’t in any shape for standing right now.”
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> Li Huowang glanced at Yi Donglai, then at the stool. He reached for where the Violet-Tasseled Sword should be, gripped thin air, and slashed forcefully at the stool before slowly sitting down.
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> Yi Donglai nodded and looked up at the camera in the upper left corner. “Later, please copy this footage and send it to my computer.”
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> He then turned his gaze back to Li Huowang, who was staring intently at him. “From what you’ve been saying lately, things aren’t going well over there, huh? Running into some trouble?”
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> Li Huowang fell silent at the question. He didn’t think Yi Donglai could help him deal with that Sitting Oblivion Dao dice.
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> Yi Donglai adjusted his glasses on his nose bridge and spoke up. “Li Huowang, so... is that dice peeking at Great Liang’s dragon vein?”
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> “Huh?!” Li Huowang stared at Yi Donglai in shock. How did this guy know what was happening over there?
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> But the words had struck true. Li Huowang quickly realized: if the dragon vein was so crucial it could alter the course of history, and the dice was pushing for Ji Lin to take the throne, didn’t that mean it had designs on the dragon vein?
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> He still didn’t know the dice’s goal, but it was Sitting Oblivion Dao—what could be more enticing than toying with an entire stretch of history?
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> If what Zhuge Yuan said was true, Da Qi’s last dragon vein rupture had led to Great Liang’s emergence.
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> So if the dice succeeded, what catastrophe would unfold? Li Huowang didn’t even dare imagine it!
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> Seeing Li Huowang lost in thought, Yi Donglai cleared the room of everyone else and shut the door. The space grew quiet, leaving just the two of them.
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> He dragged over a stool, sat down in front of Li Huowang with legs crossed, and said, “From a rational doctor’s perspective, I think you should stop helping that emperor of yours immediately. In fact, you should secretly back the other contenders for the throne.”
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> “But your Miao Miao being held by the dice is a real problem. How about we brainstorm a solution together?”
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> “Wait a second!” Li Huowang clutched his head, his face twisted in pain as he cut off Yi Donglai.
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> After a few deep breaths to steady himself, he said to Yi Donglai, “Don’t talk to me about this stuff. It’s got nothing to do with you!”
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> “What, the blurring of reality and hallucination bothering you? Making you uncomfortable? No worries, we don’t have to talk about it. Let’s discuss something else—like our deal.”
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> “Deal?” Li Huowang, now recovered somewhat, looked at Yi Donglai.
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> “Yeah. You know you’re like a living Buddha right now—can’t shake you off, can’t just toss you out. The bosses here at White Pagoda Hospital are tearing their hair out over you.”
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> “They’re stressed, so as your attending physician, I’m under pressure too. How about this: next time the higher-ups inspect, stay lucid for a bit to prove my treatment’s working?”
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> Yi Donglai stood, helped Li Huowang up, and led him to the window to gaze at the view outside.
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> “In exchange, I’ll meet any request you have within my authority. Win-win for everyone, right?”
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> A very unfamiliar smartphone slipped from Yi Donglai’s sleeve into Li Huowang’s hand.
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> As Li Huowang lightly touched the screen, an anime screensaver jumped to life. Suddenly, he remembered—this was his own phone.
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> “I’ve updated all the games for you. Wanna play?”
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> His finger pressed lightly on the fingerprint sensor, bringing up the familiar interface. The red +99 notifications on QQ and WeChat flooded Li Huowang’s mind with past scenes.
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> “It’s not just the phone. Cooperate, and I can even restore some of your personal freedom. Let you eat in the cafeteria, play computer games, watch movies.”
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> Li Huowang’s body jerked like he’d been shocked, stumbling back a few steps. “Don’t pull that on me! Other doctors have tried this already! You just want me to stay connected to this side as much as possible, to subconsciously believe this is real and that side’s all delusion!”
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>(End of chapter)