Chapter 101 - War

Chapter 101 - War

Once Yang Xiaohai saw Senior Li walk out, he sighed in relief, finally allowing himself to relax. Meanwhile, the rest of them continued eating and talking. However, there wasn’t much to talk about and soon, their conversation turned toward the group of beggars outside.

“I don’t recall seeing so many beggars along the way. Where did these people come from?” asked Sun Baolu.

Hearing this question, Yang Xiaohai placed a piece of guokui into a bowl of congee before taking it and going outside. “Let me ask them.”

Puppy stared at Yang Xiaohai’s back and said, “What an understanding child. If it wasn’t for the fact that he needs to return home, I would’ve kept him as my son.”

“Son? You mean to say you would use him as a servant, don’t you?” commented one of the guiding drug ingredients.

Puppy saw that his ploy had been seen through, but merely chuckled.

Meanwhile, when the beggars saw Yang Xiaohai walk out, all of them focused their attention toward the broken bowl in his hand. Some of them even started singing to gain his attention.

Yang Xiaohai ignored all of them and approached the child beggar that was pushed down earlier. The child was standing in a corner and looked ever so pitiful, just like how he was earlier.

“Let me ask you something; if you can answer me, then this guokui will be yours,” said Yang Xiaohai.

Looking at the guokui in Yang Xiaohai’s hands, the disheveled child nodded.

“Where did you guys come from?” asked Yang Xiaohai.

“East. We came here from the east! Also, we are not beggars! I followed my parents to run away,” replied the child. “However, halfway through, I was kidnapped by someone else. Somehow, I managed to escape. That was how I ended up as a beggar.” The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.

Hearing this answer, Yang Xiaohai pulled out the guokui that had been softened by the congee and gave it to him.

Immediately, the child scarfed down the entire guokui, ignoring the fact that it was scalding hot.

“Why did you guys run? Was there a disaster?” Yang Xiaohai continued his questions.

As the young boy licked the bits of congee stuck on the guokui and swallowed it, he nodded. “Yeah. But we wouldn’t have left behind our fields if it was just the drought or the floods; we had to run because the soldiers were going to war. All of us had to run away because of the soldiers. There were so many of them. The soldiers ransacked our village and took away everything. Some of the villages were completely destroyed because of that.”

What if it works? What would it mean? Would it mean that Bai Lingmiao and the rest are fakes? Or would it mean that both sides are real?

Li Huowang didn’t know, and at this point, he didn’t care. He would try it first before coming up with a plan.

Time slowly passed as he waited for the result. He really hated how time seemed to be passing slower and slower, to the point that it almost felt like he had been waiting for an entire year.

Finally, when a nurse changed his medications, he felt the world around him slowly start to crumble.

Back in the old room, Li Huowang touched his chest and found the jade pendant, causing his expression to freeze.

Then, without even bothering to wear his clothes, he rummaged through the bed before pulling out another identical jade pendant. He was perplexed.

Two? How could there be two jade pieces? Why are there two pieces?

Li Huowang felt his mind going into disarray. He had considered the possibility that he might be able to take something from the other side and bring it back here, but to think this would end up being the result.

“Huowang.” At that moment, a soft female voice was heard. It belonged to Yang Na.

Hearing the voice, Li Huowang looked at the door, astonished.

How did Yang Na get here? Wasn’t she just a part of my hallucination?

“Senior Li” This time it was Bai Lingmiao’s voice.

Then, the door opened with a creak as it was pushed open from the other side.

When he saw the ‘thing’ walking toward him, Li Huowang was extremely terrified.

“NO! NO! STAY AWAY!!” Li Huowang sat up from the bed, covered in cold sweat.

Looking at the old furniture around him, he realized that everything had just been a dream, a result of what he was concerned about during the day.

But just as he was about to lay back down, a sudden thought popped up in his head.

Was that really a dream?