Mutated Tao

After hearing the noises outside, Li Huowang chose not to make a scene. Instead, he opened his eyes and moved slowly to the door.

He held onto his handcuffs and waited. He would use the handcuffs to strangle them if they were an enemy.

Li Huowang waited and frowned until a voice came from the other side of the door. “Uh… Li Huowang!”

He carefully looked through the peephole and saw Zhao Ting in her hospital robes. She was glancing around nervously.

She looked much better than before. Zhao Ting looked at Li Huowang, her eyes now large and crystal clear. Her face was also much healthier and more vibrant now.

“Why are you here?” Li Huowang questioned Zhao Ting.

“Didn’t you ask me to come? You said it was too conspicuous outside, so I came while everyone was asleep.”

Li Huowang looked at the empty corridors and said, “Keep it short. There are patrols and cameras around. You will be in trouble if they find you.”

“Yes!” Zhao Ting shivered as she hugged herself. It was so cold that she was tapping her feet. “As you said, the boss knows about your intentions. He wants to get you out before making a false identity for you.”

He didn’t want to involve Zhao Ting in this. Li Huowang knew what kind of person Qing Wanglai was. After Qian Fu’s death, Li Huowang understood Qing Wanglai’s personality well.

While Qing Wanglai appeared kind, he was actually a very cold and calculative psycho. He did things based on pros and cons rather than emotions.

If Li Huowang escaped from prison, Qing Wanglai could use it to keep him under control.

If that were the case, Li Huowang would be doomed to be Qing Wanglai’s pawn for the rest of his life.

Li Huowang noticed that Zhao Ting was also conflicted. She didn’t know what to do. “If you can’t decide on your own, ask Qing Wanglai to come and talk to me personally!”

He had been itching to ask Qing Wanglai why he was the one who was fighting on the front lines, all while Qing Wanglai never showed up at all.

If Qing Wanglai was both cold and fearful of death, then Li Huowang had no intentions of allying himself with such a Siming.

To Li Huowang, Zhao Shuangdian was more friendly. He didn’t mind contacting her instead.

Wait, if Qing Wanglai’s projection is the Three Ancient Ones, then which Siming is Zhao Shuangdian?

Li Huowang clearly remembered that Ba-Hui's siblings followed her. What kind of Siming could give orders to Ba-Hui?

Li Huowang tried to recall, but none of the Simings really matched her.

“Um…” Zhao Ting’s quiet voice pulled him back to reality. “I will have to go and ask. I can’t decide on my own.”

“Go. You never should’ve been involved in this to begin with.”

As Zhao Ting turned to leave, Li Huowang called out and said, “Wait, I have one more thing to ask.”

“Hm?”

He stared at her face and became solemn. After a moment of hesitation, he said, “I’ve been wondering… can depression be cured? I have a friend who has been battling it, and her condition recently became worse. I’m worried.”

“How bad is it?”

“I…” Li Huowang grimaced as he remembered Yang Na. “I don’t know. I haven't seen her in a long time. I only heard that she was trying to commit suicide.”

“Then it should still be around the medium range of severity. It’s not the worst.” Zhao Ting explained. “If it were the severe kind, she wouldn’t even think about suicide. Her mind would be in a perpetual haze.”

Li Huowang sighed in relief and said, “Is your recovery going well? Is your depression getting better?”

Zhao Ting bit her lips as she pondered. "When it comes to people at the medium range of severity, their symptoms should alleviate as long as they take their medicine on time and have a competent doctor. However, the worst part of depression is that any pent-up negative emotions could trigger a relapse.

“As for the severe cases... I don’t know anything about them. I’ve just heard the doctors mention that severe cases require the patients to rebuild their psyches, which sounds very difficult."

Li Huowang nodded after hearing Zhao Ting’s explanation. If Yang Na’s symptoms remained the same after he got out, then Li Huowang would have to find a way to transfer her to Yi Donglai’s care.

Even though Yi Donglai was a pain to deal with, Li Huowang had to admit that Yi Donglai was a responsible doctor. If Yang Na could accept his treatment, she would be cured before long.

Having experienced mental illness himself, he didn't find it that scary. The thought of Yang Na relapsing didn’t scare him either. If needed, he would be there for her and take care of her for the rest of his life.

Tap tap tap tap~ The sound of rapid footsteps came from the corridor and interrupted both of them. The sudden arrival of people surprised Zhao Ting.

“Quick! Hide!” Li Huowang hissed. “Don’t go there! There are cameras over there!”

Zhao Ting had barely escaped when Li Huowang lay down on the bed. From his position, he observed Yi Donglai and the other nurses opening the door to his room. "Li Huowang, who were you talking to?"

Li Huowang rubbed his eyes and crawled out of his bed, annoyed. “What are you talking about? Why are you here so late at night instead of sleeping?”

Yi Donglai left the room and took out a recorder concealed above the door frame. Li Huowang’s voice came out from the recorder with the press of a button. “Quick! Hide! Don’t go there! There are cameras over there!”

Li Huowang remained silent.

“Did you really think I wouldn’t know? Do you think I’m letting you roam freely just for the sake of it?”

Yi Donglai pressed a button on Li Huowang’s leg cuffs. A small memory card popped out. “Zhao Ting, Gao Jingyun, and Zhang Shuier. Am I right? These are the three people who contacted you these last few days.”

Li Huowang remained silent.

“You talked to them for quite some time. Didn’t you realize something was wrong? Li Huowang!” Yi Donglai charged towards Li Huowang and glared at him. “Do you still not realize?

“You are ill, but you are not stupid! They are patients of Kangning Hospital, but we are in the White Tower Hospital! How could they possibly be here?”

Li Huowang's pupils widened with shock as a sudden realization struck him. "Wait… so Qing Wanglai didn’t send anyone to rescue me? He actually gave up on me?”

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