CH 23

"Senior Li!" Bai Lingmiao's voice, tinged with tears, called out in the darkness, causing Li Huowang, who was carrying a lantern, to turn around and look at the others standing outside in the sunlight.

He waved to them again. "Go home, all of you."

"Senior Li, why don't you come with us? It's safer to walk together, and did you forget something?" Zhao Wu, who was lying on the fool's back, said nervously, sensing that something was off.

"Heh, where are we going together?" Li Huowang turned around and hid his face in the darkness again.

"Let's go home together for the New Year, Senior Li. Where is your home?"

Li Huowang silently laughed in the darkness and began to walk back along the path with his lantern. "Home? I don't have a home now. I can't go back... I can't go back!"

Li Huowang walked silently in the darkness, and the Qingfeng Temple was quiet. The only thing that accompanied him was the sound of his footsteps.

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Suddenly, Li Huowang began to hum a tune, and his steps became lighter. His lantern swayed rhythmically from side to side.

With his own singing as his accompaniment, Li Huowang returned to his residence. He closed the door and placed the lantern on the table. He didn't even bother to wipe the blood off his face and body, and he slowly lay down on the stone bed and closed his eyes.

"Today is the first day of the month. I haven't eaten that disgusting Black Tai Sui this month, so I should be able to see Yang Na again soon, right?" Li Huowang's lips curled up slightly at the thought.

He waited quietly, waiting for his best childhood friend to take him back to his own world.

After staying up all night, Li Huowang's consciousness began to dissipate. But just as he was about to fall into a sweet dream, the door suddenly opened.

Li Huowang rubbed his eyes and sat up, seeing Gouwa Zhao Wu and the others standing at the door.

Bai Lingmiao stood there nervously, her eyes avoiding his for a moment before finally becoming firm.

"Senior Li, if you can't go home, why don't you come to my house? It's spacious, and the east wing is also empty..."

Li Huowang looked at the kind girl in front of him and shook his head slightly. "This place is fine. I'm used to it."

Only a crazy person who talks to himself and dances around could stay here without scaring others away.

Bai Lingmiao's lips trembled slightly, seemingly unable to believe what Li Huowang said.

"I had a home, and I had a family, but..." Li Huowang looked up at the dark ceiling, his expression complicated as he began to recall something.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Wu whispered to the others, "Since Senior Li wants to stay here, why don't we go?"

"Shut up!" Bai Lingmiao's words startled Zhao Wu, who was used to being obedient. This was not the same girl who used to nod and agree with everything.

Bai Lingmiao quickly walked up to Li Huowang, her expression stubborn. "Is this how you treat your family? If your past family knew how you are now, what would they think?"

Li Huowang let out a bitter smile. "How would I know what they think? I can't even confirm if they really exist or not! Maybe I'm just a crazy person with nothing. Everything is just a complete illusion." Li Huowang's expression became very painful.Bai Lingmiao's fair and almost transparent hands reached out and held Li Huowang's hand. "Senior Brother Li, you are not alone. You still have us."

Li Huowang stared at the girl in front of him, looking at her stubborn and delicate face.

In an instant, he realized that he knew very little about this girl. "Why is she so good to me?"

Suddenly, everything around him began to change, and the cave and the hospital's white walls began to switch.

Bai Lingmiao's facial features began to melt, and then re-formed into Yang Na's face, who was now tearful and full of worry.

"Na Na!" Li Huowang rushed over, his expression extremely painful as he hugged her tightly.

"Huowang, you can't give up on yourself. You must live, no matter what happens. Okay?" Yang Na's voice trembled.

"You have to persevere, no matter what you encounter, never give up."

Then, that face turned into his mother's face. "Son, you can't die. If you die, how can I and your father live?"

That face quickly changed continuously, showing various people Li Huowang knew, cheering him on.

Suddenly, everything around him froze, and the bright ward quickly dimmed.

Li Huowang slowly released his embrace, realizing that he was hugging Bai Lingmiao.

The girl being hugged was obviously a little shy, but her eyes did not avoid him. "Senior Brother Li, let's go. I feel uncomfortable staying here."

Then, she took out the notes from her waist pouch and put them in his arms. "Senior Brother Li, these are useless to you. We don't know how to read."

"Yes, Senior Brother Li, only you can do this. No one else can." Others also chimed in at the door.

"I...I...I know..." The fool had just spoken when Zhao Wu covered his mouth and whispered in his ear, "Even if you know how to read, pretend you don't!"

Li Huowang silently looked at the farewell notes in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.

Bai Lingmiao pushed the notes forward again. "Senior Brother Li, you promised them personally. A man cannot break his promise."

Reality and illusion kept switching in his mind, but eventually, Li Huowang reached out and took the notes. "Let's go."

Li Huowang had decided that no matter where he was, he would try his best to live well, not just for himself but also for his family who may or may not exist.

As soon as he said this, everyone smiled with relief. They didn't know what Li Huowang was thinking, but as long as he didn't stay in this haunted place, it was fine.

The group of people hugged Li Huowang and walked out of the dim room. They were about to walk towards the cave entrance when Li Huowang stopped them.

"Wait, since we've decided to leave, we have to search this place thoroughly. Fool, carry Zhao Wu and take the others to the kitchen to get some food for the road. We can't go without anything to eat."Immediately after, Li Huowang took Bai Lingmiao to the alchemy room to get some medicine he was familiar with. Li Huowang had been practicing alchemy for some time now and with these things, he considered himself half a doctor. He didn't know how far away from their home they were, but he was prepared.

However, he only took the ones he was familiar with. He didn't dare touch the ones that Danyang Zi made that he didn't recognize.

After meeting in the Zhengyi Hall, Li Huowang continued to speak, "Wait a minute, there's one more thing I need to get." Li Huowang said as he carefully walked towards the cave where Black Tai Sui was being held, holding the lamp oil in his hand.