Chapter 256 - Aftershock (1/2)

The Emperor frowned and his mood seemed to worsen. Lei Xing knit her eyebrows and swiftly asked, ”What happened?... What did he say?”

The Emperor pursed his lips and somewhat irritatedly explained, ”He said it is somebody else's problem and he doesn't know. He does not want to get involved...”

Lei Xing frowned and then went to take the bracelet, but then she stopped herself. She stretched out her hand and said, ”Let me talk to him. Just drop it in my palm, from afar...like I did.”

The Emperor raised an eyebrow but awkwardly complied and then Lei Xing immediately glared at the bracelet.

{...Oy, why do you like being complicated?... Also, you've been ignoring me, but I'll put that aside...Please answer the question -_-)'...}

{...*...}

Lei Xing pursed her lips.

{...Okay, I'll set aside all our issues, let bygones be bygones...Help him, please...Explain...}

{...*Really? You mean it?...}

{...En, clean slate (◔_◔)...}

{...*Hehehe~ Wise choice!...Hmmm, well...Xing Xing, it's not that I don't want to help you buuut...As I told him, this is someone else's business. I don't like to get involved with other people's business, because then they'll get involved in mine which would be an absolute disaster!...}

Lei Xing frowned.

{...You have no trouble getting involved in my business (≖_≖ )...}

{...*Hehehe~ That's very different, Xing Xing~ We have history~...Hm, okay. I can at least tell you this. It sounds like someone hel- Well, someone there might have d- Well, perhaps someone there has a guardian of sorts just like your husband does, but I truly don't know anything else about this...}

{...So you mean some other entity gave them the power to teleport? How useful, I wanna teleport - I mean, he, the Emperor would find it most useful. So how come he can't teleport like that? Or can he? ⚆ _ ⚆)....}

{...*Hehehe~ how cute. He could, maybe sometime in the future but no, he can't...Don't worry, one day soon you'll be soaring high up in the sky like a phoenix and teleporting through space and time. It can be great fun~ hahaha...}

Doctor Lou's laughter went from a chuckle to a full-blown howl, to Lei Xing's annoyance. She frowned with a disgruntled pout as the memory of him howling in laughter at the expense of her wishful thinking months earlier.

Looking at her expression, the Emperor frowned and asked, ”Xing er', what's wrong?”

Lei Xing's mind was filled with the sound of Doctor Lou's laughter that she did not hear the Emperor's words.

{...It's not funny -_-)'...If you want to dig up old things, then I have absolutely no difficulty recalling your many transgressions starting f-...}

{...*Okay, okay, I won't mention it anymore~ But since you're actually about to become Empress, this nation's Phoenix~ I wasn't at all wrong, you will be a phoenix flying high very soon hehehe~...}

{...Pointless talk aside, are you still not going to tell me what these bloody entities are? I don't believe that you don't know ( ≖_≖)...}

{...*...}

Doctor Lou did not respond to her question and just continued on with that annoying laughter until the rainbow hue on the bracelet dissipated and with it, Doctor Lou was gone.

{...Tch, stingy. Again, giving nothing...so annoying (◔_◔)...}

Lei Xing let out a breath in irritation and the Emperor called again, louder this time, ”Xing er'?”

Lei Xing blinked up at him, remembering she had company.

”What's wrong?” The Emperor asked. It apparently seems this old man always gets under her skin. He now knew the reason for her sometimes odd behaviors or mood swings was because of this old man talking in her mind.

Lei Xing shook her head, ”It's nothing... Um, well, he said it seems they - Well someone there has a guardian entity like yours...which I guess allowed them to do that. But he said he truly doesn't know about it...”

The Emperor blinked, taken back by her words. It was odd hearing that others had access to supernatural entities just like he did. Although his had never offered anything but advice so perhaps they were not of the same origin. But regardless, his interest had been piqued and he was now more interested in finding that group.

But now that he had heard this, the possibility of actually finding the group seemed very slim. Now all he could hope for was that the man they left behind would survive, that way he could at least get some answers.

The Emperor finally sighed and said, ”That aside...There is something else, I would like to discuss with you.”