Mutated Tao

Chapter 462: Missing

Li Huowang sighed in relief when he heard Lu Zhuangyuan and his superstitious nonsense. He sat back down and muttered to himself, Looks like the sun is back. It's a good thing that we've warded off that Natural Disaster."

Li Huowang's heart relaxed, and he lost consciousness the moment he lost all tension. When he woke up, he found his mouth filled with a warm liquid. The liquid was tastyit was soup!

The familiar softness pressing against his nape, and the familiar fragrance told him that his head was on Bai Lingmiaos lap. Miaomiao.

Bai Lingmiao said nothing; she was focused solely on feeding him chicken soup.

Im not disabled. I can do it myself. I'm just tired. Li Huowang sat up with much effort and drank the soup from the bowl in big gulps. Li Huowang didn't really suffer any severe injuries except for becoming blind. His exhaustion stemmed from his mind rather than his body.

Li Huowang felt like the cogs in his head had rusted. He tried thinking hard and long about something, but the back of his head throbbed in pain.

Li Huowang knew why this was happening.

It was because he had seen something he was not supposed to see.

The entity that had appeared out of the darkness during the Natural Disaster and the entities that couldn't be mentioned neither in words nor recollectionshe had seen them all.

It seemed that the recent Natural Disaster involved the addition of something rather than deletion.

When Li Huowang stared at the entity, the entity stared back at him. There were no "lies" in the entity's figure, and it was like a massive bronze cauldron with inscriptions of all the major events that happened in the past.

Every recollection renders it invalid, and it changes every time it's forgotten. Every time it's mentioned, it'll move itself to the past while bringing its other self to the present.

Li Huowang knew what it meant at the time, but he had forgotten it.

The entity was not a Siming. Li Huowang had never seen it in the Baiyu Capital. In fact, Li Huowang didnt even know where it came from or just what exactly it was. Of course, Li Huowang had no intentions of learning more about it.

Senior Li, whats wrong? Bai Lingmiao asked, stroking Li Huowang's furrowed brows with her pale fingers in order to soothe him.

No worries. Im fine. I shouldn't be thinking about something like this; dealing with it is the Surveillance Bureau's job, Li Huowang said. His face was pale as he repeated his words again and again to stop thinking about it.

Li Huowang grabbed Bai Lingmiaos hand, and his voice had a hint of anticipation in it as he said, Miaomiao, are you really okay? Do you really not need the murderous aura anymore?

Without eyes, Li Huowang couldn't see her expression.

However, he could feel Bai Lingmiaos other hand covering the back of his hand.

Li Huowang's expression fell at Bai Lingmiao's silence. In the end, he decided to just enjoy the silence.

Perhaps I shouldnt talk about that anymore and forget about it. Maybe this is for the best.

Did we lose anyone in the village? Li Huowang asked.

None, but someone's missing. However, Im not sure whether he is 'someone.' or not.

Hmm?

Li Sui is missing. Remember the thing that called you 'father' and crawled out of your belly button?

What?! Li Sui is missing?! Li Huowang exclaimed. He jumped up instinctively and rushed toward the window before shouting, Li Sui! Come back!

Li Huowang shouted numerous times, but there wasn't any response.

He reckoned that something was wrong.

Li Sui was a naive creature. He'd always stick close to Li Huowang if he could help it, and it was the result of them living together for so long. In other words, there was no way Li Sui wouldn't respond to Li Huowang's shouts.

Miaomiao, ask the villagers to look for Li Sui! Prioritize it! Li Huowang ordered.

All right, Bai Lingmiao responded and headed downstairs.

Left all alone, Li Huowang thought about the many different possibilities.

Li Sui wouldn't possibly leave his side for no reason.

Senior Li, its best if you think about the worst-case scenario. The Black Taisui is an evil entity as well, after all. The Natural Disaster must've affected him as well, and I dont know what happened to him.

Li Huowangs expression became sour at Zhuge Yuan's remark. Now that he thought about it, Li Sui had gone missing upon the Natural Disaster's appearance.

Master! Master! Lu Xiucai exclaimed.

Li Huowang stood up instantly and hurriedly turned to Lu Xiucai. Did you find him?

No, I just came here to tell you that even Bun has disappeared.

Li Huowang gnashed his teeth and smashed the table with his fist.

The table and his fist split in half at the same time.

Caught off guard, Lu Xiucai retreated to the stairs and hoped that Li Huowang couldn't see him near the stairs.

Go and keep searching for them! If you cant find them in the village, try searching around the village in a radius of ten Li![1]

All right, I will pass down your orders!

Time ticked by, and night soon fell.

Their chances of getting found were dwindling slowly as time went on. They continued their search until the second section of the night arrived. Li Huowang finally calmed down enough and told everyone to go back and rest.

A soft pair of hands placed a bowl of noodles on the cracked wooden table before Li Huowang. A pair of chopsticks was placed in Li Huowangs hands afterward.

Go ahead and eat first. I dont really have the appetite., Li Huowang said in a sullen voice.

Two days ago, he thought everything was heading in a good direction, but the unfortunate news that he had been hearing these days was making Li Huowang feel that things weren't going swimmingly at all.

Tsk. Look at you. You're acting as if you had really lost a son. He was an evil entity. Do you really think that he's your son, as he came out of your stomach? If I were in your shoes, I would be glad about his disappearance.

"After all, Ive just gotten rid of a nuisance.

Li Huowang looked up at the faceless Sitting Oblivion Dao member, who had just taunted him. Li Huowang turned to an empty space and said, Senior Zhuge, can you help me and give him a slap?

Smack!

Thanks.

Bai Lingmiao was instantly worried upon seeing Li Huowang talking to himself. She was heading to the bed when she walked back to the table, picked up the chopsticks there, and slowly fed Li Huowang.

Im not hungry. You should go and eat first. Li Huowang pushed it away, but Bai Lingmiao insisted.

The two argued for a while until Li Huowang finally opened his mouth and ate the noodles. Two figuresone eating and one feedingsat quietly in the room.

Li Huowang was just about to obliterate the bowl of noodles when a familiar voice echoed from the window. Father, were you looking for me?

Li Sui?! Li Huowang stood up in surprise and rushed toward where the voice had come from.

However, the Second Deity stopped him, explaining, Senior Li, that's not Li Sui. Its a dog that has been skinned and stripped of its flesh. Its baring its fangs at you while smiling.

1. One Li = 500m. So around 5km