The Unruly Immortals

"Parallel world?" Li Huowang hesitantly looked at the woman in front of him.

"Yes, parallel world, another relatively self-consistent hypothesis." The salty sea breeze blew Zhao Shuangdian's bangs.

"Evidence? What makes you think that?"

"There's no evidence, that's why it's just a hypothesis, a bold hypothesis."

Li Huowang looked down at the waves turning white from the propeller's stirring, "Since it's just a hypothesis, then what's the point of you telling me this? Can you expect me to help you prove it?"

"No, I just want you to understand a bit more. People's wisdom is actually linked to their perception, and the more you understand, the closer you might get to the truth."

"What are you implying? That I lack knowledge? Even if my insight is inadequate, at least my worldview is backed up by evidence! And yours is just a hypothesis!"

Zhao Shuangdian's eyebrows slightly furrowed then slowly relaxed, "Li Huowang, there's no need to react so intensely, you don't have to be so certain that your current worldview is real. The more you understand, the better."

"Are you saying that even if I put the evidence right in front of you, you'd still think my world is fake?"

"Why does it have to be black or white? The world itself isn't necessarily clearly divided into right or wrong, why insist on asserting a possibility? Isn't there a chance that the real elephant world we've glimpsed is not singular, but is rather a peculiar entangled state?" Zhao Shuangdian passionately persuaded Li Huowang.

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Just then, footsteps echoed from behind Li Huowang, "What she's trying to say is that the truth world projecting us all might just be like Schrödinger's cat, before opening the box, the cat is in a superposition of life and death."

Li Huowang turned to find Qing Wanglai speaking.

"What? According to you, we might be in this world and still exist in a superposition of presence and absence?" Li Huowang felt it was utterly absurd.

"No, that's not what I mean. Wait, let me think about how to explain this to you." Qing Wanglai pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Alright, no need to explain, I understand your point. You can think about this yourselves! Don't bring me into your madness." Li Huowang finished and turned away from the aft deck.

He didn't want to add anything else to his worldview, continuing to listen to their nonsense would only make his mind more muddled and was pointless.

"Fate Commander is neither past nor forward, Fate Commander's exposure and coming follows suit, likewise,"

This was the secret Zhuge Yuan exchanged for the superior's authority, he already understood what these words meant, and through consistent proof, he had proven it was true and could help him achieve his goal, which was enough for him.

Since the death of Fate can sever cause and effect, then let it continue. Once all Fates are nonexistent, he can finally quietly heal himself and return to society.

The worldview is sufficient, as for what this world truly is, he genuinely didn't care at all.

While thinking, Li Huowang searched diligently on the cruise ship.

"What are you looking for?" Ba Shengqing watched Li Huowang pick up a life buoy and look at the floor and asked.

"I need to check if the dice followed this time." The dice appeared in front of him last time, so it was hard to guarantee it wouldn't come again this time.

"Dice? This isn't a gambling ship, where would dice come from?"

"I told you, you wouldn't understand, instead of wasting time speaking, why don't you help me look?"

But this time was different from the last, Li Huowang didn't find the dice on the ship.

"Did it really not sneak along? Even the dice can be persuaded?" This thought crossed Li Huowang's mind. He shook his head vigorously and headed toward the cargo hold.

After searching the whole ship, only the cargo hold remained unchecked. Regarding the dice, he still felt he should be cautious, this thing was not easy to deal with and dared to meddle in Fate's conflicts, it surely had its own agenda.

To make it assist him, he must grasp it as much as possible, as long as he can find it whenever he wishes, he can take its life anytime.

Upon reaching the cruise cargo hold, Li Huowang was surprised to find not only cargo containers inside but also several cars tied together as if it were an underground garage.

"Would the dice hide in such a place?" Li Huowang crouched down, doing his best not to miss any details.

While Li Huowang looked at the bottom of a car, he suddenly felt someone watching him from behind. But when he quickly stood up to check, there was nothing there.

"Anyone there?" Li Huowang's voice echoed in the cargo hold but received no response.

Then he hesitantly asked, "Dice? Is it you?"

Li Huowang walked a few more steps forward, then suddenly stopped, slightly raised his head and sniffed around. His expression turned ashen.

Then Li Huowang quickly pulled out his phone and dialed Zhao Shuangdian on the deck, "Hey, I'm in the cargo hold, you and Qing Wanglai come down, I have something for you."

Before long, the two arrived in front of Li Huowang, not only them but others followed behind them.

"What's up?" Qing Wanglai asked.

"You ask me what's up, shouldn't you first figure out what you've done?"

Li Huowang turned his head to look at the various sizes of cargo boxes fixed to the ground behind him. "Nana, come out, I know you followed."

After a few seconds, the front end of a large container was opened like a door and Yang Na, with her head bowed, walking up to Li Huowang, grabbed hold of his already clenched fist.

"Care to explain what this is about?" Li Huowang looked at the two in front of him, his tone starting to become very severe.

"I said I didn't want her involved, yet you insist on going against me, right?"

"Then why don't I just quit, you do your thing, I'll go solo!"

Li Huowang's words made everyone tense. Previously it didn't matter much, but once it was confirmed Li Huowang truly could recount time, his importance shot up tremendously.

"Huowang, it wasn't their fault, it's really my fault, I sneaked aboard and wanted to help you." Yang Na anxiously pulled at Li Huowang's hand, trying to explain something.

But she immediately noticed that Li Huowang didn't listen to what she said, "You two think, such a big Fate followed, and you wouldn't know? Nonsense! I'm crazy not stupid!"

"Ji Zai!!" Yang Na's voice suddenly raised several notches. "Ji Zai! As the one who governs death and mercy, the Wu Sheng mother! During Fate battles, why aren't I allowed to join?"