Chapter 467 - Happiness

“Mom, is everything fine?” Li Huowang asked Sun Xiaoqin after swallowing the smooth egg soup.

“Everything is fine, and I'm going to be fine as long as you're fine,” Sun Xiaoqin said, smiling while staring at Li Huowang.

However, Li Huowang noticed something amiss in her body language. Moreover, her smile was fake. Also, her words just now only served to console him and make sure that he wouldn’t be worried about her.

“Mom, don’t worry. The treatment is effective. I just need more time to recover.”

“Aiya. I’m not worried at all. I know my son will get better,” Sun Xiaoqin said, smiling.

Li Huowang sighed in his heart. Cultivating the "Truth" was much harder than he initially thought, and it was clear that he would have to spend more time on it if he wanted to escape the hospital.

Li Huowang had already waited for so long, so he didn't mind waiting for a bit longer.

Unfortunately, his mother's suffering would not stop until Li Huowang was no longer stuck in a hallucination.

Should I spend more time with her? Should I pretend that I’m getting better?

Li Huowang thought about it before immediately scrapping that idea. It was a waste of time, and it would make his goal even more difficult to achieve. He ought to spend more time cultivating rather than in something else.

Realizing that his mother was forcing herself to be happy, Li Huowang thought about what he could say to cheer her up and said, “Mom, I want to play games once I’m discharged. I want to play for an entire year. Can I do that?”

Sun Xiaoqin’s eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, “Of course! I will even cut some fruits for you to eat while you're playing! If you ever get bored playing by yourself, I will ask your father to play with you! He can play with you for as long as you like!”

Li Huowang smiled and nodded. “We should travel the world once I'm discharged and do things we never got to do, like bungee jumping or skydiving.”

“Ah, I don’t want to bungee jump. You can go with your father. I’ve seen videos of people going for a bungee jump, and I don’t want to do it.”

Li Huowang distracted her by talking about many different topics, and Sun Xiaoqin's mood improved as time ticked by. Eventually, her smile became natural as the two talked for a while.

Li Huowang sighed in relief upon seeing his mother's smile. He couldn't do much for her at the moment. The only thing he could do was use the Sitting Oblivion Dao’s techniques to make her happy.

“Do you want to play games? Should I bring the console here for you?”

“No need, Mom. I can’t play right now.”

“Oh, that’s true. What about anime? Didn’t you like watching anime? I’ve heard there are some interesting ones these days. I can play them for you on my phone.”

Li Huowang smiled bitterly when he saw his mom rummaging around her bag to find her phone. He was no longer the same high-schooler Li Huowang, and he was no longer interested in anime.

Li Huowang suddenly noticed something amiss. He was supposed to be just around eighteen years old, so how come he was already thinking like an adult? It seemed that he had gotten much more used to his mature body on the other side.

Is it because there's a missing two hours in the other world, and that is why my body over there is more mature? Wait, does this mean that both worlds are real?

Li Huowang thought, frowning. Ultimately, he knew that a baseless thought was useless.

Nevermind. There’s no need for me to think too much about it. I just need to cultivate the "Truth" and transform this world into a real one.

Sun Xiaoqin had finally found her broken old phone and was in the middle of paying for a paid streaming service.

Li Huowang immediately stopped her, saying, “Mom, no need to subscribe to anything. It's just going to be a waste of money. I feel like I’m heading back there soon.”

Sun Xiaoqin's smile disappeared. “You're heading back soon? You just ate lunch, and you're already about to lose yourself in your hallucination. Son, can you really control it now? Is this a sign that you're recovering?”

“Probably. I'll go back and eat dinner in three days. I'll accompany you by then.”

Sun Xiaoqin placed her phone back into her bag and said, “All right, then. I will wait for you. Don’t you forget to come back, okay?”

“I won’t forget, Mom. Ah, one more thing. Do you have any news about Nana? Is she getting better?” Li Huowang asked upon recalling the cute girl who always smiled at him.

𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

“Nana is doing well. She didn't get admitted to the hospital, and the doctor also prescribed some medicine for her.

Sigh,

if it weren't for your illness, I would be more than happy to have Nana as my daughter-in-law. I've always liked her.”

“Mom, don’t worry. Once I’m healed, I'll marry Nana and let her be your daughter-in-law!”

“Oh? To think my son can actually speak like that now. All right, then! I'll wait for you to marry her so we can have a great wedding dinner together!” Sun Xiaoqin exclaimed with a bright face.

The scenery slowly peeled away into darkness. It had been a while since he became blind, but he still hadn't gotten used to the pitch-black world before him.

“Li Sui?” Li Huowang extended his arms. Soon, he felt a thin, bony paw.

“Father, I'm here.”

“Come, bring me back to the village.”

“Father, you picked up something on the ground just now and—”

“I was drinking egg soup!” Li Huowang interrupted her and repeated, “I was drinking egg soup!”

Li Sui thought about it and asked, “Is that so? Where is it? I want to eat, too.”

“All right, let’s go back to the village and let Yang Xiaohai make some for you. Mom, no need to look at me anymore. I have something to do, so I can’t stay here. I'll be back in three days for dinner.”

With Li Sui's help, Li Huowang managed to go down the mountain and return to the Bai Family Estate.

Upon returning to his room, Li Huowang sat carefully on a stool and turned to Li Sui, who was heading toward the kitchen, and shouted, “Come here and remove the bandages on my face! I want to know how my eyes are doing.”

Li Sui gently removed the bandage on Li Huowang's face, and a ray of light vanquished the darkness in Li Huowang's pitch-black world. However, he was forced to close his eyes again—it was too bright.

A few moments later, he opened his eyes slowly and saw that he could see once again. He had recovered his vision. Li Huowang looked outside the window and stared at the black roof tiles before turning to look at Li Sui.

Li Sui proceeded to remove her veil and straw robe, allowing Li Huowang to finally take a good look at her for the first time ever since the Natural Disaster.