Chapter 698: Rescue People

Chapter 698: Saving a Life

“Although we suffered heavy losses this time, overall we have won. The Dharma Sect tried to ambush us, but instead they threw a stone and hit their own foot, losing two dragon veins in the process.”

In a simple shack, Profound Gate was speaking to Li Huowang.

The voice of Profound Gate, the Grand Astrologer of Liang, was filled with satisfaction. He then added with a hint of admiration, “To enter the dragon’s belly and still come out alive—the first time I saw you, I knew you had great potential.”

“You’ve helped us a great deal. If we keep going, the Dharma Sect should soon be eradicated.”

Li Huowang couldn’t be bothered to respond. He was holding a dagger, cutting raw meat into pieces and feeding them to Li Sui through his abdomen.

Following him on this journey had taken its toll; Sui Sui’s body had also suffered severe injuries.

“But from now on, you must be careful. You’ve made the Dharma Sect suffer such a great loss—they will surely remember you.”

Li Huowang hooked his finger around one of Li Sui’s tentacles and stuffed it back into his stomach. “When I was inside the earth dragon’s belly, why didn’t you join the others outside to save me?”

“We avoided the earth dragon, but the enemy wasn’t idle. It was a chain of traps—for those of us who weren’t caught, they had other ambushes prepared.”

Li Huowang no longer wanted to say anything. He no longer wanted to guess what the other was thinking or whether his words were true or false.

Leaning on a mountain, the mountain falls; relying on water, the water flows away. Even allies could not be trusted.

“I heard… the White Lotus Saintess is not doing well?”

Hearing Profound Gate’s words, Li Huowang’s expression turned grim. He stopped what he was doing. Miao Miao had survived, but she was in a very bad state—very bad.

Due to the loss of flesh, even with the help of the Bai family’s immortal, they could only patch her up with immortal skin. She now looked far more like a beast than a human. Even so, she was extremely weak and needed to rest.

“He said he is saving someone? Who is he saving?” Li Huowang suddenly asked, seemingly out of nowhere.

“Huh? What did you say?” Profound Gate seemed confused about what Li Huowang meant.

“I said he is saving someone—who exactly is he saving?”

“Save me! Hurry up and get me out of here!! You make me talk to a phone every day, asking this and that—what good does it do?”

“Qian Fu, if you want to get out, you have to do as I say.” Li Huowang stood outside the intensive care isolation room, staring at him sternly.

With that, he pulled out his phone again and pressed the record button.

But this situation didn’t last long. Before Qian Fu could say much, Li Huowang was shooed away by a nurse.

As Li Huowang walked out of Kangning Hospital, he quickly scrolled through his phone, reviewing the recorded messages. He felt it was time to meet Qian Fu’s family.

Li Huowang could clearly sense that those people were lying low, waiting for the right moment to strike. He couldn’t just sit and wait.

He didn’t know what would happen if he waited any longer. He needed to get Qian Fu out of the hospital as soon as possible.

However, as he reached the hospital gate, Li Huowang saw the police officer disguised as a driver and felt troubled.

Shaking off his identity to rescue Qian Fu was no easy task, and he was too conspicuous right now. He needed a helper.

“Nana, I need your help.” Li Huowang looked at Yang Na, who was holding his arm.

“Are you trying to rescue that crazy uncle?” Having spent so much time with Li Huowang, Yang Na had clearly picked up on something.

“Huowang, I can help you with anything, but… can I ask you something? Why… do you want to save him?” Yang Na’s voice was soft and earnest as she looked at his face.

Li Huowang hesitated for a moment, ultimately deciding not to bring up Qian Fu’s alien theory. That would be too outrageous.

“He knows some insider information—about the attackers. I need to get him out. I can’t just wait around!”

Yang Na looked at Li Huowang with a troubled expression, as if she wanted to say something but held back.

“I know he’s mentally ill, but he really does know something! Yang Na! Trust me! Everything I’m saying is true!” Li Huowang gripped her hands tightly, staring intently at her delicate face.

After a brief hesitation, Yang Na first glanced at the rideshare waiting at the hospital entrance, then interlaced her fingers with his. “Alright, then what do I need to do?”

Hearing this, Li Huowang let out a long breath. “Simple. No need for you to take any risks. Just take your phone to a place and find someone. When you see her, call me on video so I can talk to her.”

Li Huowang had already learned from Qian Fu that his daughter paid his treatment fees to Kangning Hospital every month. To get Qian Fu out, he had to start with her.

“Okay.” Yang Na nodded in agreement. “Then let’s split up. You go home and wait, and I’ll find her for you.”

When he saw Yang Na walk to the bus stop next to the hospital and wave at him through the back window, Li Huowang immediately pulled out his phone and typed quickly. “Turn on location sharing and voice recording. Don’t turn it off.”

Although just delivering a message shouldn’t be dangerous, Li Huowang thought it better to be safe.

Soon, Yang Na replied. “Okay, are you worried about me? ✧*｡(ˊᗜˋ*)✧*｡”

For the next while, Li Huowang waited anxiously, watching the location marker on his phone move bit by bit.

Yang Na occasionally sent texts to update him on the way. Compared to usual, she seemed more lively over the phone.

“Brother Huowang, I’m on the subway now. ᜊ(꒪ˊ꒳ˋ꒪)ᜊ”

“(´◔︎‸◔︎`) Ugh, no seats, I have to stand. You owe me ice cream when we get back.”

“(´･･)ﾉ Fire Fire, (´･･)ﾉ Fire Fire, I got off the subway. Now I’m on the bus.”

Finally, after a long wait, just as Li Huowang got home, Yang Na’s video call came through.

As soon as he answered, he saw Yang Na’s confused face. “Huowang, are you sure this is the place? It doesn’t seem right.”

“Hold the phone up. Let me see.”

As the phone rose, Li Huowang took in the surroundings—narrow, uneven streets, windows draped with clothes, yellowed walls, houses of varying heights. It looked like an urban village.

Li Huowang had stayed at Kangning before; he knew it was a private hospital with high fees. If Qian Fu’s daughter lived here, she probably couldn’t afford those bills.