Chapter 245 - Revelations (2/2)

{...Why me?...}

Doctor Lou stroked his Long beard and scrutinized the Emperor and then said, ”Wellll...I, the wonderfully brilliant Doctor Lou, am not.”

The Emperor let out a breath as his hope deflated, while Lei Xing frowned and went, ”But ho-”

”As I said, it is perfectly reasonable that I could reach the same conclusion as someone else did.” Doctor Lou explained.

Lei Xing's frowned deepened, she had been so sure that Doctor Lou had some connection to this. She became even more convinced, when he tried to run away just now.

But now he said that it was not him. Lei Xing was still unconvinced, she narrowed her eyebrows and then went, ”So it is a person then?”

”Perhaps...” Doctor Lou offhandedly responded.

”Is that a yes or a no? And do you know this person?” Lei Xing irritatedly retorted.

”It's none of YOUR business.” Doctor Lou said squinting at Lei Xing and then turned to the Emperor and smiled, ”You, I'll be nice to and will make you an offer...If you really must know, I can possibly oblige...BUT it will come at a cost. Do you still want to know?”

The Emperor knit his brows, as he suspected this old man really did have a connection to the Voice. At the very least, he knew of its identity. This was why it had asked him to leave Doctor Lou alone hen he was searching for him in the past.

The Emperor also remembered that the Voice had mentioned Doctor Lou having powers and now the Emperor also believed that to be true. He knew he had to tread with caution and so he had to ask, ”What cost?”

Doctor Lou c.o.c.ked his head and went, ”Hmm...Well, I can't say for sure BUT for one thing, you will probably never hear from it again, you will completely be left on your own. I have no idea what your future holds here but whatever it is, it will be your problem to face alone. No more warnings...”

Doctor Lou's eyes then went over Lei Xing and she frowned at him, but he just smiled and continued, ”There might also be some other...consequences.” He said as he turned back to the Emperor. The Emperor followed Doctor Lou's line of sight to Lei Xing and then he skeptically looked back at the old man.

”So regardless of the cost...Do you still want to know?” Doctor Lou asked again, steadily looking at the Emperor, with all the humor gone from his features. He was serious.

The Emperor knit his brows. He understood Doctor Lou's underlying meaning, Lei Xing could be a consequence. Although, he did not really understand what she just said about herself, he still loved her and she remained important to him. He could not risk her.

The Emperor let out a silent breath and then respectfully said, ”Thank you for the offer...but I have to decline.”

Doctor Lou lightly chuckled and then nodded, ”Wise choice...Things are the way they are for a reason, some things are not meant to be disturbed. As I always try to tell Xing Xing here, simply enjoy being in your current reality, or are you dissatisfied with something?”

The Emperor looked at Lei Xing, who was still glaring at Doctor Lou and a little smile tugged at his lips, Doctor Lou smiled and then continued, ”Good, we're all happy here!... Other matters will fall into place eventually, just enjoy today~”

Doctor Lou's hearty words were met with awkward silence, as Lei Xing and the Emperor remained silent.

Doctor Lou glanced between the two of them and then got up, ”I assume the two of you have some things to talk about so I'll leave you be~...”

The Emperor remained looking at Lei Xing with knit eyebrows, while her eyes remained elsewhere, clearly avoiding the Emperor's gaze.

Doctor Lou cleared his throat to get the pair's attention as he put his hands behind his back and announced more loudly, ”I am leaving...”

Lei Xing irritatedly glanced up at him, while the Emperor blinked out his daze and turned to him. He cupped his hands and lightly bowed, ”Thank you for coming...The servants will have you taken care of.”

Doctor Lou smiled and nodded, then went to leave but then turned back to them, ”Ahh, I can tell you something helpful though...”

The pair both focused back on him and he continued, ”Xing Xing, you are wrong, the incompatibility reading has nothing to do with your transmigration. You might not know this, but your original birth chart is the same as the current one. So it is definitely not your fault so don't blame yourself...”

Lei Xing and the Emperor both knit their brows, but before they could inquire, Doctor Lou explained, ”...Different worlds, different arrangements. I verified it, it is the same. As for the seers' inability to decipher a date, it is simply that you two are unique existences that cannot be deciphered by any ordinary means...I say any day is an auspicious day for you two. You can rest assured, your pairing is neither ill-matched nor the bearer of any ill-omen if anything, yours is a glorious one...I believe that, and you should too.”

With that said, Doctor Lou sauntered out of the room and left the two gloriously conflicted pair behind.

Lei Xing watched as Doctor Lou disappeared through the doors, then she sighed and covertly glanced at the Emperor.

{...I'm an idiot -_-)'...this old man basically just tricked me into this and said nothing valuable in return. Now he's sauntered off to sleep and I'm left on the hot seat! >_

The Emperor looked down at Lei Xing and she immediately glanced the other way with a frown, as her heart thumped loudly.

{... This right here is a CONSEQUENCE! A consequence of stupidity! My stupidity! Can't believe I got tricked like that! T_T)...}

The Emperor quietly scrutinized Lei Xing for a bit. He could clearly see her discomfort, she looked ready to run with the slightest provocation, or was it perhaps fight? He really could not tell.

The Emperor sighed and then went over sit across from Lei Xing, where Doctor Lou had been, this way he could look straight at her and it would be harder for her to avoid looking his way.

The silence stretched between them as the Emperor thought how best to proceed with this discussion. The only thing he could understand was that Lei Xing said that she was not the real Lei Xing. And he was not sure what to make of this revelation or what he would do with it.

But first things first, he has to understand the situation to know how to proceed with it and so finally he calmly said, ”You said that you are not the real Lei Xing...then who are you?”