Chapter 1013 - Truth or Lies
Burning tears streaked down Li Huowang’s cheeks, dripping onto the floor. He stared at the unmoving Yang Na in despair. There was nothing he could do.
Wu Qi sighed and spoke gently, “You used to live in a mental asylum, didn’t you? Then you should recognize what’s happening to her. Severe depression often ends like this. I can’t even imagine how she managed to find us here.”
“Nana?”
Li Huowang shook her gently, but her unfocused pupils remained vacant. The timeline had reset, but something was different this time.
Yang Na had always asked about his missing eye when she first saw him in the past.
Now, she looked like an empty husk.
Trying to shake her out of her stupor, Li Huowang suddenly recalled something. “Nana, is this because I took your Heavenly Dao of Death? Is that why you’re like this?”
He repeated the question, his conviction growing as he did. He nodded, convincing himself. “Alright, then. I’ll give it back to you. I’ll return it all!”
Li Huowang kissed Yang Na’s lips and bit his tongue hard. Blood flowed freely, which he funneled into her mouth.
But it wasn’t enough. He tore chunks of flesh from his mouth and fed them to her.
Holding her tightly, he murmured in her ears, “Nana, come back. I’ve returned the Heavenly Dao of Death to you. You’re the Heavenly Mater again. You’ve reclaimed it, so please come back. I need you. I need your help to deal with Qing Wanglai.”
Wu Qi pursed her lips and quietly slipped out of the room, leaving the couple to themselves.
Li Huowang talked incessantly to Yang Na, who finally replied after thirty minutes.
She placed her emaciated hand on his back. “Huowang? What’s wrong? Why are you crying? Is it because I’m not good enough?”
Li Huowang released her, noticing the light return to her eyes.
“Huowang... What happened to your eye? Why do you only have one? Is it because of me?”
Li Huowang sighed in relief after hearing those words. Yang Na had returned to normal.
Relief washed over him as he hugged her tightly. “As long as you are fine… As long as you are fine…”
Knock, knock. The lovely atmosphere was interrupted by the knocking on the door.
Li Huowang turned to see Yi Donglai standing there, his face anxious.
“Talk. Nana is an ally.”
Yi Donglai entered, locking the door behind him. He opened his mouth to speak, but Li Huowang interrupted, “Wait.”
Li Huowang stood up and started rummaging around the furniture in the room.
The room didn’t have many things, making it easy for him to search. He quickly found what he was looking for: a black microphone.
“Damn it! I knew it! Qing Wanglai always has a backup plan. Of course he didn’t leave this room unmonitored!”
Li Huowang removed the black SD card from the microphone, chewed it up, and swallowed the pieces.
Yi Donglai and Yang Na froze in alarm. The discovery prickled their skin as if there were still unseen gazes watching them. They rummaged around the room to help Li Huowang search for extra cameras.
They soon found a second microphone concealed inside a stool’s leg and a third wedged atop a cabinet. Qing Wanglai had been very careful.
Li Huowang crushed all of them. “What a despicable bastard.”
Qing Wanglai had never intended to work with them. He had intended to execute his own scheme from the beginning, monitoring them in secret. That was how Qing Wanglai had always managed to seize the initiative.
But now it was different. The timeline had been reset, and Li Huowang already knew Qing Wanglai’s plans. Now, Li Huowang had the initiative.
“Huowang, what’s going on? Why are these here? Who placed them?”
Glancing at Yi Donglai and Yang Na, Li Huowang gently guided Yang Na to a stool. “Nana, there’s something I need to explain. A lot has happened, but you’ve forgotten.”
He proceeded to tell her about Qing Wanglai’s betrayal. Li Huowang needed as many allies as possible to kill Qing Wanglai later.
“Nana, do you understand what I’m talking about? Qing Wanglai is the Three Ancient Ones. He’s gone mad, and we need to find a way to control him. We need to devour his Heavenly Dao.”
Yang Na nodded without hesitation. “I understand. What do we do next?”
Li Huowang pondered momentarily and said, “We need to find Zhao Shuangdian first. We can’t fight Qing Wanglai yet—it’s too risky. He could turn others against us if we’re not careful.”
Having taken the initiative, it was simpler to formulate a plan. Li Huowang felt confident that the Three Ancient Ones and Shai Zi wouldn’t threaten the Simings of Baiyu Capital this time.
“Wait,” Yi Donglai interrupted. “Little Li, you need to tell me what’s going on. What’s happening?”
With so much chaos, Yi Donglai was utterly lost.
Frustration flashed across Li Huowang’s face. “What do you mean you don’t understand? I’m saying that I’m not ill and that everything I’ve said is real. Everything you’ve written in your thesis is true too!”
But Yi Donglai couldn’t believe it, “But… even if everything you’ve said is true… what does that have to do with me?”
“Everything! You said it yourself—you’re Da Nuo! You’re a Grand Siming!”
Yi Donglai’s face visibly turned red from anger.
“That’s because they’re holding my sister hostage! I only said that to fool them. It’s all a lie!”
“A lie?” Li Huowang laughed bitterly. “Do you think something becomes a lie just because you call it one? I thought the pill recipe I gave Dan Yangzi was fake too, but he became an Immortal! There’s no truth or lies here. You are a Grand Siming. You were Da Nuo from the moment you said you were Da Nuo.”
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