The Unruly Immortals

Li Huowang, sitting on the hospital bed, recalled everything that had just happened.

He never expected "腊月十八" to be stranger than anything he had encountered before, as it could fundamentally alter someone's perception, silently switching someone's identity.

And it also transferred a variety of identities onto that person.

When his identity changed to that of an old man, he guessed if he had truly believed he was dead at that moment, he probably would have really died.

If he had died under those circumstances, perhaps even Master Danyang wouldn't have been able to trigger anything.

However, it never imagined that Li Huowang was mentally ill, and changing the perception of a madman wasn't so easy.

The hallucinations that he had been purposely avoiding now became the key to breaking the control of the other.

No matter how formidable "腊月十八" was, it could only modify one kind of perception, but Li Huowang, as Xinsu, unusually had two different perceptions.

Looking at the other patients basking in the sun outside, Li Huowang didn't act immediately but began to silently strategize in his mind.

"I can't just sit here and wait. Once the illusion fades, '腊月十八' might modify my perception again. I must influence the other side by taking action within the illusion."

Luckily, Li Huowang wasn't without other cards in his hand. After the previous two incidents, he had realized that whatever happened in the illusion also occurred in reality, and he had gained some understanding of "腊月十八."

Li Huowang firmly memorized the route he'd just taken. He now needed to go back, back to the Wu Family courtyard, to remind everyone else that the Li Huowang there was an impostor!

From beginning to end, "腊月十八" had only dared to attack from the shadows, never bold enough to show its face. That meant its ability to fight head-on was definitely lacking.

If its tricks were ineffective, it probably wouldn't even match up to the woman with the small feet from before; even Old Master You could easily have settled them.

Having thought of a plan, Li Huowang was about to sit up when he discovered that both his hands were tied to the bed.

But such restraints couldn't hold Li Huowang. He was already very familiar with everything in this illusion. Turning his head towards the microphone by the bed, he pretended to be his past self and shouted, "Which beautiful sister is on duty today? Do me a favor and untie me, will you? I really need to pee."

Not long after, an excited, plump nurse rushed in and untied Li Huowang.

"My goodness!! Li, have you finally come to?! Why was it so long this time? You really scared me to death; I thought you were never going to wake up!"

"Wait a moment, I'll go notify Yang Na to come right away. Your little girlfriend will be so happy to jump up if she finds out you've recovered. You don't know how many times she's cried during this time."

The nurse's words failed to stir a single ripple in Li Huowang's calm heart. No matter how beautiful this place was, what was fake was still fake.

Master Jingxin always said that the heart of a Xinsu was full of confusion, but Li Huowang didn't think so. He had seen through everything and would never mistake the false here for reality.

Seizing the opportunity as the nurse turned around and rushed out to notify the doctor, Li Huowang quickly rolled off the bed and started to escape, following the route in his mind.

He was very familiar with this hospital and found getting out to be a piece of cake.

Ignoring the whistles of the security guards in the courtyard, he plunged headlong towards the road.

"Hallucinations, these are all hallucinations!"

Li Huowang had no time to pay attention to these hallucinations right now; Bai Lingmiao and the others were still under the control of December Eighteenth, and they could be in danger at any moment.

Upon reaching the street, Li Huowang's blue-and-white striped hospital attire inevitably caught the attention of passersby, with quite a few even raising their cell phones.

"Hey, what's with this guy? How come he came out barefoot? Isn't he cold?"

"Look, there's a hospital name on his clothes, oh my god, he escaped from a mental hospital! Should we call the police?"

"For real? Isn't he one of those internet celebrities? Those guys would do anything for fame."

"Fake, it's all fake, I've already been deceived by you all once, I absolutely won't be deceived a second time!" Li Huowang, biting his gums until they bled, resolutely shouted in his heart.

Dodging this way and that on the road, Li Huowang had arrived at the Wu Family compound from his memory, but in this hallucination, he was standing right in the middle of the broad street.

Although cars kept whizzing by around him, Li Huowang wasn't afraid at all, because he knew these were all false, all hallucinations; the cars couldn't possibly hit him.

Li Huowang shouted out to the constant stream of cars in front of him, "Bai Lingmiao! Quick, pick up my bell! Ring it! Bring out Master You! The Li Huowang beside you is a fake! Let Master You attack him!"

"Beep beep beep, honk honk honk!" Because of Li Huowang's "achievement", the road inevitably became congested.

All the cars were honking now, yet Li Huowang laughed; obviously, Bai Lingmiao had done as told, and these honking sounds were the result of bell sounds distorted through the hallucination.

Then, a red sports car's driver stuck his head out the window and arrogantly yelled, "Are you insane? Looking for death? Get lost! Watch it or I'll cripple you!"

In a state of excitement, Li Huowang quickly turned his head and stared straight at the bright red sports car; he felt a gaze shooting onto him from that car.

He walked over, grinned to reveal his ghostly white teeth, and bending over towards the red sports car, he said lowly, "Hehe, so you're physical in this hallucination, December Eighteenth! I've found you!"

Master Danyang, who had not appeared in Wu Family Village, was now unexpectedly presented before Li Huowang in this form, which was an unexpected delight.

Li Huowang continued to shout to his unseen senior brothers and sisters, "Everyone, look here, no matter what's in front of me! Attack it with full force! This thing is December Eighteenth!"

At this moment, the sports car's driver also noticed the red lettering of the Anding Psychiatric Hospital on Li Huowang's left chest.

He was suddenly startled, and his previous arrogance vanished; he scrambled back into the car and rapidly closed the window, his hands trembling as he picked up his phone.

"Hello! Is this 110? Hurry over here! Some lunatic has run out at the roundabout! Yes, the one by Walmart, hurry up!"

Li Huowang was about to lift his foot to kick the hood of the red sports car when he suddenly stopped.

Being watched by everyone, he suddenly twisted his head toward a red electric scooter in the distance. The focus of the sports car had already shifted there.

No good! December Eighteenth must have noticed it's been discovered and is preparing to run!

"Trying to run? Not so easy! Everyone, follow up! That thing must be injured! It's shrinking!" Li Huowang took off after the red electric scooter.