"The Grandmaster, the Black Grandmaster," Dan Yangzi's cold voice resounded in the small storage room.

Li Huowang raised his head slightly and glanced once again at the disgusting object in his hand.

Upon careful examination, he discovered that this object seemed to bear some resemblance to the contents of the Black Cauldron. No, the object in his hand was the very thing that devoured people inside the Black Cauldron.

"Is this thing called the Black Grandmaster? Could it be that he plans to use this thing to refine elixirs? His taste is truly heavy," thought Li Huowang to himself.

With a flick of Dan Yangzi's wrist, the squirming Black Grandmaster flew through the air in an arc and landed directly on his face.

The sticky and soft touch made Li Huowang's scalp tingle, and his legs trembled as he continuously retreated.

Staring at the Black Grandmaster that had fallen onto the ground, covered in dust, Li Huowang looked up at Dan Yangzi in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

"This is your reward. Pick it up and swallow it. You used to be a medicine boy and it didn't matter, but now that you're my disciple, you can't act so casually. It can suppress your hysteria."

Li Huowang seemed to not understand what he was saying, and he didn't want to understand. His complexion turned pale, and he kept backing away. "I won't eat it! I'm not sick!"

"You won't eat it? Hmph, you don't have a choice. Changming, Changren!"

Dan Yangzi raised his chin slightly, and two Daoists carrying swords quickly approached Li Huowang, each grabbing one of his arms.

Then, with a wave of Dan Yangzi's right hand, the Black Grandmaster, which had been wriggling towards the corner of the wall, flew straight into his hand.

As Li Huowang saw Dan Yangzi approaching him with that disgusting object in his hand, his body began to tremble uncontrollably, feeling a bone-chilling coldness from head to toe.

He instinctively wanted to struggle and escape, but the hands of the two senior brothers beside him held his shoulders firmly like iron chains.

Fortunately, he still had one last resort. With rapid breaths and his chest heaving dramatically, the terrified Li Huowang clenched his teeth, closed his eyes tightly, and used all his strength to contract his body toward the center.

"Huowang? Huowang! What's wrong? Are you in pain?" Yang Na's gentle voice sounded like music to Li Huowang's ears.

He opened his eyes and saw the girl in front of him wearing a high-necked white sweater. In his current state, he immediately rushed towards her, clinging to her tightly as if grasping at a lifeline.

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A blush appeared on the young girl's cheeks, and she struggled while speaking softly, "Huowang, please let go of me, my mother is watching."

Li Huowang glanced at his mother, who was standing next to the attending doctor, smiling with the demeanor of an aunt. "Oh, my son is amazing."

As Li Huowang looked at the clean and tidy hospital room, the bright sunlight outside the window, and his beloved family, his heart gradually calmed down.

The attending doctor, pushing up his glasses, approached with a slight frown. "Xiao Li, what did you see in your hallucination just now? Your emotional fluctuations were quite intense. What has been happening recently? Have you been following my instructions?"

Thinking about what had just happened, Li Huowang's heart tightened. He anxiously said to his attending doctor, "Doctor, is there any medicine that can temporarily suppress these hallucinations? I can't take it anymore. I want to rest for a while."

"Alright, I'll prescribe some fluoxetine and diazepam for you. But Xiao Li, medication can only provide auxiliary support. To completely eliminate the hallucinations, you still need to follow my methods." The doctor finished speaking and used his tablet to write the prescription.

When Li Huowang saw the nurse bring over several blue capsules, he rushed forward and swallowed them without even bothering to drink water.

The capsules had a sticky and sandy texture, making them unpleasant to consume, but he forced himself to swallow them down.

"Xiao Li, tell me, what scared you in the hallucination just now?"

With the medication in his system, Li Huowang felt much more relaxed. He smiled and replied, "I didn't encounter anything. It's just that the guy over there spoke in a strange tone, as if he was saying that this side is reality and our side is an illusion. Hahaha."

As soon as these words were spoken, the air around them grew silent, and the vibrant colors faded away, leaving the surroundings dim and lifeless. Yang Na, her mother, the attending doctor, and the nurse were all frozen in place.

Feeling the sudden change, Li Huowang's body began to tremble, and his breathing became more and more rapid. He helplessly looked outside the window. The sunny sky had become pitch black, and the safe and peaceful environment had vanished.

Fear enveloped him like a tangible force, overwhelming all of his emotions. With panic coursing through him, Li Huowang instinctively grabbed Yang Na and rushed toward his mother's embrace.

But as soon as he made contact with his mother, her body burst like a bubble, and his mother, who had always been there to shield him from the world, disappeared.

"Huowang..." Li Huowang's body trembled violently, and he turned around to see Yang Na's figure completely fading before his eyes. His only love had disappeared.

At this moment, all the positive and beautiful things that Li Huowang had cherished were gone, leaving him with only despair, repression, and pain.

Watching his disciple trembling and retching on the ground, Dan Yangzi, with his hands behind his back, shook his head and walked toward the door of the storage room.

"Tsk tsk tsk, claiming not to have hysteria when it has reached this point? Among all the medicine boys in the storage room, you are the most severely affected. Do you think I randomly chose a medicine boy before?"

"Alright, now that your hysteria is gone, you can work properly. Remember, the Qingfeng Hall doesn't harbor idle people. Come to me to receive medication on the first day of each month."

Having said that, Dan Yangzi's other disciples followed him as they left. The storage room was left with Li Huowang on the floor and the other medicine boys surrounding him.

The medicine boys, with their peculiar appearances and various congenital or acquired illnesses, looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Half an incense stick later, the Black Grandmaster in Li Huowang's mouth finally slid down. His anguished cries echoed in the cave.

"Why! Why did I end up in this hellish place! Won't this illness leave me alone!"