Chapter 121: Yang Na

Chapter 121: Yang Na

Li Huowang was shocked when he saw the state her body was in.

“These... Did they do all this to you?” Li Huowang’s voice was trembling; at the same time, his hatred for the Ao Jing Sect became even stronger.

“They only did a part of it in the beginning. Later, I did most of it myself in order to assimilate into the sect and become one of them,” Yingzi calmly wore her robes back before continuing in a voice filled with ridicule, “I’ve already sacrificed so much and had thought that I was already one of them; however, turns out that’s not the case. In their eyes I’m nothing more than a disposable pawn.”

Li Huowang wanted to console her but didn’t know what to say. He could lie back down on the bed.

“Don’t worry. I will take you out of this accursed place. You can start over,” said Li Huowang.

However, Yingzi did not answer him.

Li Huowang knew that his words didn’t have any power; if she didn’t will it herself, her life would never get better.

Splat~

At that moment, a wet tongue started licking Li Huowang’s face—it was Bun who had been lying on his chest.Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

Li Huowang patted Bun and stared at the dark ceiling.

When he woke up on the second day, someone had already sent in their breakfast which consisted of sweet potato congee paired with multigrain biscuits.

First, Li Huowang fed some of the food to Bun. After he confirmed that it was not poisoned, Li Huowang ushered Yingzi to eat alongside him.

Li Huowang had decided not to ask her anything else today. Her position within the Ao Jing Sect was relatively low, and so she would only know some of the things that would be considered common knowledge anyway. He probably had a higher chance of learning new information if he went out on his own.

He had even thought about an excuse in case Shou San asked what he was doing outside. He would just say that he wanted to learn how the members of the Ao Jing Sect inflicted pain onto themselves.

Under Yingzi’s guidance, Li Huowang started roaming around inside the cave system.

Li Huowang was able to roam freely without any sect member intercepting them. All they did was stare at him. He wasn’t sure if this was because of their adherence to their rules or the Flesh Book given to him by Abbess Jingxin.

“Wait! I’m still outside back in reality! It’s extremely dangerous!” Li Huowang blurted out.

Realizing the danger he was in, he spoke urgently, “Yingzi, listen to me; quickly bring me back to the room and tie me up—”

“Huowang,” a voice interrupted Li Huowang.

Hearing this voice, Li Huowang raised his head and saw Yang Na’s crying face. She was still wearing the same simple outfit which consisted of a white sweater and a pair of jeans along with a small satchel on her waist.

“Huowang, can you react to my voice now? Are you awake? Do you recognize me?” Yang Na ran over and grabbed his hands.

Li Huowang was thrown into confusion when he felt the familiar warmth. He instinctively froze up and pretended that he still hadn’t come back to his senses.

Seeing this, the excitement in Yang Na’s eyes soon turned to disappointment; even after calling out his name a few more times, there was no response.

Tears welled up from her eyes and stained her long lashes. Her soft voice was trembling, “Huowang, you big liar. You had said that we will go to university together! I'm already in the first year and yet you haven’t even woken up!”

When he heard this, Li Huowang felt a pang in his heart. Even though he knew that this was a hallucination, he couldn’t help himself from speaking. “Nana, I’m sorry.”

When she heard those words, Yang Na was ecstatic and launched herself into his embrace while crying. “I’m so sorry. I really wanted to visit you earlier, but ever since you appeared on the news, my parents forbade me from coming to meet you. Today, I finally had a chance to come and see you.”

Li Huowang gently hugged her before pushing her away. “Nana, your father is right. Don’t come here anymore. I’m afraid that I...”

The second half of his sentence was something he had previously buried deep in his heart; even so, he still had to say it. “...I am afraid that I might end up thinking that this side is the real one.”

When Yang Na heard what he said, she couldn’t believe her ears. She felt like she had been plunged into a frigid lake. She had never thought that when Li Huowang finally became coherent after a long time, these would be the first words out of his mouth.

Amidst her frustration, she took her satchel and swung it at Li Huowang numerous times while crying and screaming, “Did you ever consider my feelings before you said those words? Why do you want me to leave you as well!? My parents, my brother, my friends, and now even you! I’m so tired from trying to persevere for so long, so why did you have to say it as well?! Didn’t you say that you loved me and that you never wanted me to give up on you?!”

Chacha and Char's Thoughts

This chapter hurts me in my feels. I'm sobbing