Chapter 227: Hysteria

Chapter 227 Hysteria

When Li Huowang, whose head throbbed slightly, opened his eyes again, he found himself lying inside a small tent; beside him was Bai Lingmiao, wearing only a chest wrap, sitting there silently combing her hair with a horn comb.

Li Huowang reached out, pulled her over, and embraced her in his arms.

Just as she silently began to undo her chest wrap, Li Huowang calmly told Bai Lingmiao what he had learned the previous night.

Her shy gaze gradually gave way to shock and disgust; what Sun Baolu's mother had suffered truly exceeded her imagination—how could someone do such things when they were all human beings?

Li Huowang's hand, lacking fingernails, rested on Bai Lingmiao's shoulder. "It seems," he remarked with a sigh, "that the Liang Kingdom isn't so great after all."

"But... but there's clearly nothing like that where we're from... our place is very good," Bai Lingmiao said in a weak voice.

Li Huowang smiled; of course, it looked that way in Bai Lingmiao's eyes, for the world of most common people was simply too small, so small that they lived within twenty li their entire lives, ignorant yet innocent, having no concept whatsoever of anything elsewhere.

He knew that judging the entire Liang Kingdom based solely on Sun Baolu's mother's experience was somewhat too rash; perhaps it was merely an isolated case.

But Li Huowang always thought of the worst-case scenario; in order to survive in this world, he had to prepare accordingly.

Li Huowang hugged Bai Lingmiao slightly, burying his nose in her smooth neck to take a deep breath. "It's fine, I didn't say we wouldn't go back; hearsay is unreliable, seeing is believing. Once we reach the Liang Kingdom and see the specific situation, we'll make plans then."

Hearing this, Bai Lingmiao finally let out a long sigh of relief; she had almost thought Li Huowang wouldn't return home with her.

"Get up; since Sun Baolu has gone home, and we've drunk wine and eaten meat, we must continue on our way," Li Huowang said, patting her body.

Although this place was nice, there was no need to stay and rest in Qingqiu, which still held hidden dangers; they could rest enough once they reached their destination.

When the two emerged from the tent, they found everyone else already awake; after last night's drinking, the others had clearly grown much closer to the other Qingqiu people, even slinging arms around each other while going to the river to wash up.

They were saying things to each other, yet they clearly did not share a common language.

The morning air was very fresh; standing before the tent and taking a deep breath, Li Huowang's spirit was instantly refreshed.

Looking at everything vibrant with life around him, even his mood improved somewhat.

Li Huowang glanced around, finally fixing his gaze on Sun Baolu; despite drinking so much wine last night, he had actually gotten up early, now driving some sheep toward his flock.

"What are you doing? There's no need to give us more sheep; we probably won't finish eating them even when we reach our destination," Li Huowang walked over and said to him.

After returning home, Sun Baolu seemed to have become more cheerful, flashing a bright smile at Li Huowang. "It's fine; if you can't eat them, you can sell them. Sheep from Qingqiu are worth a fortune in the Liang Kingdom; just consider it an advance wedding gift for you and Junior Sister Bai."

Sun Baolu had barely finished speaking when he noticed the other wasn't paying attention; instead, his pupils lost focus, his body swayed, and his face turned extremely ugly.

"Not good!" Li Huowang suddenly crouched down, clutching his head tightly, startling Sun Baolu.

"Baolu! Quick! Go tell Gao Zhijian to bring the chains! Tie me up! It's happening again!" Li Huowang shouted in pain; hearing Li Huowang's words, Sun Baolu immediately knew Senior Brother Li was having an episode again, hastily throwing away the whip used to drive the goats in his hand and rushing toward the distant cowhide tent.

By the time he returned panting with a group of fellow disciples, they saw Li Huowang already standing in place, tilting his head back to mutter to the sky. "Wang Wei, there's nothing left for us to talk about, you may leave."

"I know my own business well; don't try to use provocation on me either, someone has already tried that trick on me, it doesn't work."

Just as the others didn't know what to do, the muttering Li Huowang seemed to know they were nearby. Speaking as calmly as possible, he said: "Have you brought the chains? If you have, stop dawdling and tie me up quickly; I'm trying to stay still as much as possible."

"After tying me up, go pack the luggage; after breakfast, we'll set off again."

Hearing Li Huowang's orders, the others suddenly woke from their trance, rushing forward together to use the chains, binding Li Huowang tightly.

Seeing him bound by chains, having experienced the last incident, the others dared not be careless, moving away as quickly as possible.

"Heh, who am I talking to is none of your business? Again? Fine, you want to play tough with me? If you have the ability, kill me today, otherwise get the hell away!"

After finishing this, Li Huowang fell quiet; just as the others thought it would end, Li Huowang suddenly erupted with a roar that startled them. "Do you want to die? I'm mentally ill right now! Killing people isn't illegal!!"

Li Huowang, bound tightly all over, suddenly stood straight like a zombie; this sight caused the onlookers to step back one by one with fear on their faces.

Sensing something was wrong, the other Qingqiu people gradually gathered around; Sun Baolu explained repeatedly what was actually happening to Li Huowang.

Hundreds of people formed a circle like this, silently watching Li Huowang's performance in the center; the man who was just furious had now changed faces, his expression full of deep helplessness and irritation.

"Mom? Why are you here? What I said just now was just angry talk, I really didn't mean to kill anyone, ah... don't cry, my condition hasn't worsened."

As if hearing something, the expression on Li Huowang's face gradually shifted from helplessness and irritation to pain; he slowly collapsed to the ground, curling up into a ball as much as possible.

"Mom, I beg you, let Doctor Wang leave; I really don't need treatment, I know my own business well, don't waste money hiring experts either, save it all for yourself."

Seeing Li Huowang, whose breathing became rapid and expression increasingly pained, Bai Lingmiao bit her lower lip until her heart nearly broke; she couldn't help but want to go hug him, fortunately Luo Juanhua and Chun Xiaoman grabbed her from the side.

"Don't you want to live? Senior Brother Li could kill you with a flick of his finger right now!"

After this, Li Huowang seemed to be listening to something; turning around with a pained expression, he writhed on the ground like a maggot, constantly rubbing his face against the grass, tears on his face mixing with dew on the grass, indistinguishable from each other.

"Mom, does the family lack money? If you lack money, tell me, I'll find a way."

"Don't lie to me, you cut your own hair with scissors. I can see..."

Suddenly Li Huowang sprang up from the ground, snarling at the empty air: "Wang Wei! Shut your mouth! This has nothing to do with you!"

(End of Chapter)