The Unruly Immortals

Li Huowang slowly opened his eyes, the sunlight streaming through the left window made it hard for him to keep them open.

After days of waiting, he finally returned, but during that time, he hadn't been idle. He completely eradicated all of San Qing's forces.

No matter what San Qing does in White Jade Capital in the future, as long as he's there, they won't be able to influence anything anymore.

Once Li Huowang got used to the sunlight a bit, he realized that his surroundings had changed.

The luxurious villa of Qing Wanglai in the past was now replaced by an old bungalow, with the view outside suggesting it was somewhere countryside.

Li Huowang looked down at himself and found that he had been tied up tightly with strips of cloth.

Turning his head slightly, Li Huowang saw the exhausted face of Yang Na lying beside him.

Clearly, during this time, she had been taking care of him.

He softly called Yang Na a few times in her ear, and in a state of half-sleep, she groggily got up.

After untieing Li Huowang, she hugged and kissed him, then lay back down and fell into a deep sleep again.

Carefully tucking the blanket around Yang Na, Li Huowang put on his shoes and walked outside.

As soon as he went out, he saw others having breakfast, Yi Donglai was among them.

"Awake? Eat then, now that you're up, we don't need to bother sending you off." A bowl of plain porridge with two sticks of fried dough and a salted duck egg was placed in front of him.

"How did we end up here?" Li Huowang asked while he started eating.

The only one not eating, Zhao Shuangdian, who was typing on a keyboard, spoke up: "The elephant exploited the rules to attack our base, we moved here in advance."

This made Li Huowang's heart sink, clearly, the enemy wasn't going to sit still and wait, they were always thinking of ways to get rid of us.

Although they had narrowly escaped this time, the next time might not be so lucky.

"Did you anticipate the elephant's move? What else can you predict?" Li Huowang looked at her laptop and asked.

If Zhao Shuangdian could foresee some of the actions of Fusheng Heaven's Fate Commander, it would be better moving forward.

"I'm still observing. But I'm not sure if my current model is correct, how much error exists, with Qing Wanglai gone, our situation is becoming increasingly severe." Zhao Shuangdian hadn't relaxed her furrowed brows.

Upon hearing the name Qing Wanglai, Li Huowang's expression instantly turned fierce, he suppressed his inner anger and said, "Don't worry, without Qing Wanglai, the Earth will still turn. I've found helpers, lots of helpers."

"Not strength, it's about his intelligence, those words he said before leaving, I really take them to heart." Zhao Shuangdian held her chin with one hand, gently tapping her face with her index finger.

"Don't believe him!" Li Huowang's voice abruptly raised, "Touzi has now defected to him! Lies of the Heavenly Dao are now in his hands! Everything he said is a lie!"

"But what's the reason?" Zhao Shuangdian looked at Li Huowang.

"What?"

"If he's lying, then what's his reason for deceiving us? I've considered the situation you mentioned, but I can't find a reason for him to lie."

"We have a common enemy, that's an indisputable fact. On enemy intelligence, lying to us doesn't logically make sense unless he's with another elephant."

"In this kind of matter, he's most likely telling the truth because only then can we bear the enemy's pressure for him, which benefits him more."

"So you believe in what he said, there's a greater presence than Fate Commander? Great Fate Commander? The powerful enemy we're dealing with now is just a breeze caused by Great Fate Commander turning over?"

"In front of the Great Fate Commander, does anything we do have no meaning? Do we do nothing? Just wait for death?"

Zhao Shuangdian thought for a long time, then finally shook her head. "I don't know."

"Regardless of whether you believe it or not, I don't believe it!" Li Huowang stated firmly. "I don't believe what he said, I don't trust Qing Wanglai, and I certainly don't trust Touzi."

"If there's no chance of winning, then why does San Qing toil and fuss? Spending so much time, setting up so many schemes? Were they bored?"

"Either it's a lie, or it's the truth but only half told! Trust me, I'm more experienced in dealing with the Oblivion Path!" With that, Li Huowang filled his bowl with porridge, picked several buns from the table, and headed towards the bedroom he just walked out of.

No matter what comes out of San Qing's mouth, unless he sees it with his own eyes, Li Huowang treats it all as Huan Jue.

Once he came out of the bedroom again, he spoke to Yi Donglai: "Doctor Yi, have you finished your meal? If you have, please help treat my illness, sorry for these past days."

No matter what else he has to face, Li Huowang needs to heal himself first.

He needs to return to his peak condition to prevail in the upcoming battles.

As for any guilt towards Yi Donglai, after seeing the locals who died because of the curse, there was little left.

To win, everyone is paying a price; it's true for himself, and for Yi Donglai as well, he has to win, or else the sacrifices will be meaningless.

Yi Donglai wiped his mouth with a paper napkin, nodded, and stood up. "Let's go, we'll go to the warehouse, it's quieter there." He grabbed his notebook as he spoke.

Yi Donglai's reaction seemed strange to Li Huowang, he seemed to gradually adapt to everything here. With this doubt, Li Huowang followed Yi Donglai to the warehouse, sat face to face.

"Li Huowang, I must say, my previous judgment of you was too hasty. After knowing these people, I now understand what you've been through."

Hearing this, Li Huowang looked at Yi Donglai, frowning slightly, "You shouldn't have been assimilated by them, taking their views seriously?"

"Isn't assimilation good? If I'm assimilated with you all, then you'll have one more helper." Yi Donglai opened his notebook, starting to draw.

"Actually, I think you should try to assimilate more people, the more people you assimilate, the more helpers you'll have, increasing your chance to win."

Hearing this, Li Huowang realized Yi Donglai was just investigating, not assimilated.

"Impossible, White Jade Capital simply doesn't have that many Fate Commander projections, Doctor Yi, don't talk about that today. Fix my illness first, then we'll deal with Fusheng Heaven's troubles. You can talk as long as you want afterward."

Yi Donglai sighed lightly then nodded, "Alright, now look at this pen."

He said, lifting a sharpened pencil upright before Li Huowang. "From now on, every word I say, you must execute seriously, it's crucial, do you understand?"

"I understand."

"Very good, now listen to me, look at this pen and then slowly close your eyes."

Li Huowang complied, Yi Donglai's voice continued in his ear. "Now let your body relax completely and lie back, feeling your body continuously falling, never finding a bottom."

As Yi Donglai's words grew increasingly ethereal, Li Huowang felt his body becoming lighter and lighter, surrounded by complete darkness.

And at that moment, Yi Donglai's voice once again echoed in his ear. "...Li...Huowang....wake up....wake up quickly....."