Chapter 497: Yang Na

Chapter 497: Yang Na

"What a complete lunatic!" Yang Na's father glared at the erratic Li Huowang in the distance, his face filled with even deeper disgust. It was all because of him that his daughter had ended up like this.

Immediately, he reached out and grabbed Yang Na's thin arm, preparing to forcibly pull her back the way they came.

Watching the two figures grow smaller in the distance, Li Huowang, his eyes bloodshot, staggered toward the barbed wire fence. "They'll turn back! Yes, that's right! They'll be back any moment!"

Li Huowang's eyes bulged wide as he stared intently at their retreating forms, desperately controlling the invisible innate Qi within his body!

"Turn back! Turn back! Come on, turn back!!" As Li Huowang pressed his face forward, the interlocking barbed wire twisted his grotesque features into fragmented diamond shapes.

When he saw Yang Na break free from her father's grip and run toward him, tears streaming down her face, a slight smile tugged at the corner of Li Huowang's mouth—he laughed. "Hahaha! It worked!! I can practice cultivation in this world!!"

Looking at the weeping Yang Na before him, Li Huowang felt more joy than ever in his heart—his plan had succeeded!

He reached out and took her slender hand, his voice trembling as he said, "Yang Na, wait for me! Give me three years! No! Two! Just give me two more years! Everything will return to the beautiful days when we were in school together!!"

Yang Na shook her head violently, her jet-black hair clinging to her cheeks with her tears.

Suddenly, she felt her lower body grow light—her father had hoisted her onto his shoulders, ready to drag her away from the fence.

"How long are you going to remain delusional? Don't you see he's completely mad? If you don't let go of him, how can your illness ever heal? Your life is going to be ruined by this man!!"

But no matter how hard he pulled, their hands remained tightly clasped.

Yang Na exerted every ounce of strength she had, pressing her head against the cold barbed wire and planting a heavy kiss on Li Huowang's cracked lips.

Feeling the softness between their mouths, Li Huowang seemed to return to that evening on the rooftop.

How he wished he could stop thinking about anything else and stay in this moment forever.

But such a thing was impossible. When Li Huowang saw Yang Na's slender waist being stretched almost to breaking point from the pulling, his heart clenched painfully, and he quickly released his grip.

"Nana! Go back safely! In two years! Two years from now, I'll come find you!" Li Huowang shouted loudly toward her.

Yang Na, sobbing on her father's back, finally let out a heart-wrenching cry.

Only after Yang Na disappeared from his sight did Li Huowang finally stop shouting.

Staring blankly for a long time, he exhaled deeply, gripping the metal mesh in front of him and standing up.

Just as he turned around to pick up the broom from the ground, he noticed Sun Xiaoqin standing there with a doctor and three nurses, as if they had witnessed everything that happened earlier.

"Five people?" Li Huowang immediately became alert, doing a forward somersault and gripping the broom in both hands, assuming a sword stance. "Don't come closer! Anyone who takes another step will regret it!"

Sun Xiaoqin, her face contorted with pain, was about to speak when the young doctor pulled her aside. After whispering a few words to her, he returned.

"Li Huowang, don't worry—we won't approach you. Can you tell me why you're so concerned about five people? Four wouldn't be enough?"

With a gentle wave of his hand, the three nurses and Sun Xiaoqin gradually retreated into the distant building.

"Are you in danger over there? Are there five people trying to harm you? You're not the only one with these symptoms."

Li Huowang, holding the sword, fixed his gaze on the doctor's glassesless face. "Doctor, I just want to be quiet for a while, do nothing, just for a little while."

"Of course, that's perfectly fine. You see, I haven't done anything to you, have I? Are you waiting to return to that world again? That's okay too, as long as you don't have any stress reactions, you can do whatever you want."

After calming Li Huowang's emotions, the doctor removed his white coat, holding it by one arm, then lifted his wig like a hat, shook it slightly, and put it back on.

"Li Huowang, since I've met your request, can you help me with something? Honestly, I don't want to deal with you, but I have no choice—the report still has to be submitted. Without some reaction from you, I'm making up stories every day, and my hair is falling out from the stress."

Seeing that Li Huowang didn't respond, the doctor pushed his glasses up with his index finger. "Still not saying anything? Then I won't help you. I'll gather the five people and take you back."

"Wait!" Li Huowang frowned, staring at the doctor in front of him. His mind raced, wondering what exactly had happened over there that caused this distortion here, whether this doctor was one of the five people.

"No matter what's going on, I need to keep this doctor calm first. As long as I can maintain stability until I regain consciousness, I'll be safe."

After thinking for a moment, Li Huowang spoke to the doctor in front of him: "What do you want to know?"

"Nothing much. I'm just confused. From the way you parted ways with that girl, do you consider this place real or fake?"

A trace of confusion appeared in Li Huowang's eyes. "Fake... No! Real! Definitely real!"

The doctor nodded slightly, moving closer to Li Huowang. "Let's set aside the real part for now. Let's talk about why you think this place is fake."

Upon hearing this, Li Huowang shook his head violently. "No! This is real! Everything here is real!"

"I know you want to recover, but deceiving yourself won't work. Let me think... Is it too many coincidences? Every time you wake up, something strange happens? Like Yang Na's appearance just now?"

Hearing this, Li Huowang's mind went instantly calm, his eyes fixed on the doctor in front of him. "You've seen my medical records? I've only told that to past doctors."

"It doesn't matter who you told—it's just that I want you to understand: this isn't coincidence. Although you've been trapped in hallucinations for a long time, it doesn't mean you know nothing about this place."

"What do you mean?" Li Huowang furrowed his brow.

Seeing that Li Huowang was listening, the doctor continued calmly. "Li Huowang, when you fall into hallucinations, your subconscious is actually constantly receiving information from your surroundings. When you perceive information you care about, your subconscious calls your true self awake."

"So do you understand now? The various coincidences that happen each time you wake up aren't just coincidental—they're your inner longing for those coincidences, which causes your self to awaken."

"For this reason, I conducted a small experiment. I deliberately had your girlfriend call during the time your mother fed you, telling her to come over. The conversation between them was received by your subconscious. Yang Na is coming—you long to see her."

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