NOVEL SIMPLE
Chapter 542 - Finding
Li Huowang suddenly felt cold, but it wasn't because of the frigid water. He felt cold, as he had realized that he was in extreme danger.
The fan contained the secrets of the Siming, and just a mere glance at those secrets was enough to put him in danger.
Li Huowang closed his eyes, but it was too late. He had already clapped his eyes on the first line of words on the fan, and his mind had captured those words clearly, even though the letters were dissolving in water.
“The Greater Siming has no future, no past. The heralds of the Simings come into existence as the Simings come into existence, and they get erased as the Simings are erased.”
Greater Siming? What is that? No, I can’t remember it! I need to forget about it! Li Huowang clenched his fist and shouted in his heart.
He took out a long needle from his pouch of torture tools before stabbing it into his fingernails and tearing them off. The pain from the wounds made him forget about what he had read.
He broke the surface of the water and panted and laid down on the floor of the cave. “Senior Zhuge, I’ve accidentally read the first line of words on the fan.”
“Really?!” Zhuge Yuan’s eyes went wide. However, he was confused when he looked at Li Huowang. “Wait, how come their karma hasn't stuck to you if you've already read it? That's strange."
“Nothing?” Li Huowang felt hope in his heart. “Perhaps because I couldn't understand it? You wrote it in a way that was very confusing to me.”
Zhuge Yuan’s worries went away as he sighed. “Thank goodness. It was great that you did not heed my advice about reading more books. I didn't expect that your illiteracy would end up helping you inadvertently today. I guess you won't get their karma without understanding their secrets."
Li Huowang was glad that he had no idea how to read classical texts. He recalled the first two words, "Greater Siming." He didn't know what the full sentence meant, but he still knew what these two words meant.
Greater Siming? Siming? But it’s called Greater Siming. Is it stronger than Ba-Hui? A normal Siming is already so strong, so what kind of being a Greater Siming is? Li Huowang couldn’t even begin to imagine it. He couldn’t even see Ba-Hui’s true form without his perception melding into one, so how was he supposed to perceive a Greater Siming?
The Greater Siming has no future and past? Li Huowang felt that he was learning something taboo. He was about to decipher the next sentence when he realized what he was doing. “No! I can’t think about that! I cannot kill myself just like that!”
He stabbed his fingernails and gouged them out again. The intense pain distracted him from thinking about the contents of the fan.
Li Huowang endured the pain and looked at Zhuge Yuan, “It seems that I have no choice but to avoid reading classical texts throughout my life.”
“Classical texts? What are those, Junior Li?”
Li Huowang shook his head and decided not to explain it. He then signaled at Li Sui to swim upward once again.
He wouldn't make the same mistake twice. This time, he made sure that the fan was gone before making a beeline for the surface.
He spent a lot of energy before he finally crawled out of the deep water. He took his spine sword and was ready to go back when Li Sui asked, “Dad, what’s that over there?”
Li Huowang looked at where she was pointing with her tentacles. He saw three columns of black smoke rising in the distance.
He didn’t know what it was, but Qiu Chibao knew what it was. She held her baby tighter and looked at the smoke with fear on her face. “That’s the signal for war. My dear, can you not go there? I’m afraid many people will die.”
Staring at the crazy Qiu Chibao, Li Huowang said nothing and swung his spine sword.
A few days later, Li Huowang made his way to Shangjing.
Even though he felt tired from the journey, he knew that it was worth it. He no longer felt as helpless as before, after all.
Li Huowang was about to enter his home when he realized that the door was half open. A thief?
He entered his home with his carriage and was surprised to find someone sitting in the living room. He was even more surprised when he discovered the identity of his visitor—Hong Da.
Li Huowang instinctively held his spine sword. Hong Da’s appearance here meant only one thing. However, Li Huowang was surprised that they still managed to track him down despite his concealment.
However, Li Huowang knew that he couldn't fight them right now. He'd be burning bridges with the Surveillance Bureau if he were to do that.
Wait, things are different now. I don’t have a deep grudge with them. In fact, this is a chance.
He came up with a plan as he smiled and greeted Hong Da.
“Oh? Brother Hong, long time no see! I thought you were no longer here?”
“The Surveillance Bureau is looking for you,” Hong Da said, standing up to return the greeting.
Li Huowang feigned surprise. “Is this related to Prince Ren? Did he manage to escape the Surveillance Bureau's hunt?”
Hong Da smiled bitterly and shook his head. “No, Prince Ren is dead. This is about you stealing Fo Yulu’s Ancient Sword.”
The living room abruptly turned dark, and the same group of people that Li Huowang had fought before to obtain Zhuge Yuan's spine sword appeared by the door.
Miniature golden Buddhas crawled out from every nook and cranny of the room to surround Li Huowang.
The spine sword’s previous owner, Fo Yulu, glared at Li Huowang with hatred. She pointed her black fingernails at him and roared, “How dare you deceive us with your illusions? We’ve checked, so we know that even the Chief of the Surveillance Bureau isn't strong enough to make a Twisted One come back to life!”
Hong Da revealed his rusted knives in his robes, but Li Huowang didn't panic. Instead, he retorted, “That’s just an excuse. I’m helping the emperor at the moment. Are you trying to reduce the emperor's influence by killing me because you've accepted the request of someone in the palace?”
“Don't even try to twist the truth! You’ve stolen my weapon, and you're actually feigning ignorance?!” The woman was so angry at Li Huowang's attempt to twist the truth.
Li Huowang pulled one of the stools and sat on it calmly. “I don’t know what you're talking bout. All I know is that my death would benefit the princes, so tell me... who told you to come here and kill me?”