Chapter 286 - Discerning Identities (1/2)

Lei Xing scoffed as she leaned back and folded her arms, eager to hear this explanation.

{...Okay, tell me how I'm wrong then.. I'm all ears~ ..}

{...*Well, I never lied to you is how you're wrong ( ￣^￣ )...I never said I couldn't talk to you when he's touching you, I only said it bothers me and gives me a headache, it's just annoying...Sure it disrupts the connection or whatever but I can talk to whoever I want when I want - most of the time. Anyway, I just tend to lose interest when things get bothersome is all. No one likes being the third wheel~ ( ￣^￣ )~...}

{...No, I could swear yo-...}

{...*Hehehe~ Best you don't, because I did NOT. I would tell you if I did~ Lying is pointless (￣3 ￣) ...}

Lei Xing sat there, frowning and blinking in confusion. She was sure he had said it, but on second thought, maybe he didn't? There were other things going on in her mind at the time as it was right after the whole announcement of her coronation. Not to mention, the complicated stuff the bracelet was telling her at the time. Her mind was pretty occupied, therefore, it was possible...

{...Okay, fine...That's mostly irrelevant anyway. How about the other thing? Say you're not the voice that talks to the Emperor? Not the one who told him to ”Go find Xing Xing”, yes, he told me...deny this one then ≖_≖)...}

Doctor Lou went silent again and Lei Xing tapped her foot as she narrowed her eyes at the bracelet on her wrist with a little smirk, waiting.

{...No point thinking up a lie, just say the truth an-...}

{...*I always speak the truth! ( ￣^￣ )...}

{...Great, hurry up and speak it then~...}

{...*Well...I never denied anything in the first place ( ￣^￣ )...}

Lei Xing paused and knit her brows in confusion.

{...You never deni- Wait, so it is you?! But you said it wasn't! You clearly lied!...}

{...*Didn't lie...It all depends what you mean by ”you” ( ￣^￣ )...}

{...≖_≖)...And what the hell does that mean?!...}

{...*...}

Doctor Lou went silent again. Lei Xing let out a breath and massaged her temples. She honestly could not believe this old man, it was like he actually thought he could do no wrong AT ALL.

{...Hey, explain yourself!...}

There was another stretch of silence and Lei Xing felt the urge to hurl the bracelet across the room, but that would definitely not help her get answers. So she took deep breaths to calm herself as she irritatedly waited.

She was never someone with a temper, but this old man always managed to get under her skin. She could already sense that his explanation would greatly irritate her, just like the bracelet's hidden identity situation where he said, 'you never asked'.

{...I'm waiting, ”Shifu-in-waiting”.(≖_≖ )...}

{...*O_O) Shifu? hehehehe~ I will enlighten you then~...But first of all, I have two questions for you. Here's the first~..Did you go to law school?...}

Lei Xing knit her brows in irritation.

{...What does that have to do with anything! Can you just answer the question, please? -_-)...}

{...*You will know after you answer my questions~...}

{...And the reason you can't just tell me is because? -_-)'...}

{...*Hmph! Here I thought you were the inquisitive sort who liked to understand the process rather than to simply be told what is~...If I simply told you, you would not understand it so answer my questions~ It's just two little questions why can't you just answer them without complicating things ( ￣3￣ )...}

Lei Xing rolled her eyes.

{...You're the one who is always complicating things...But okay, Fine. Yes, I did. So what? (≖_≖ )...}

{...*Hehehe~ Good child!... Now, that's established. Here's the second question~...Did Empress Lei go to law school?...}

Lei Xing froze and frowned, and then scratched her head.

{...*Answer the question~( ︶ ▽ ︶ )~...}

Lei Xing's frown deepened and she let out a breath and responded.

{...Well...It's still technically a yes -...}

{...*But it's also technically a no...See, it depends on what the asker means by ”you”?...}

Lei Xing knit her brows, she could see where he was trying to go with this. But no, it will not work here.

{...Bullshit! You clearly knew that I meant ”you” as in ”you” and you're not even a transmigrator so that logic doesn't appl - or are you? O_O)...}

Lei Xing knit her brows in thought, as she thought back to their conversation about her transmigration. She had asked him if he was an immortal and if he knew other transmigrators but she did not remember asking him if he was one. And this old man apparently does not even answer straight questions straight so there was no way he would have volunteered that information.

{...Tricky like a freaking genie -_-)'...}

{...*No, not a transmigrator. Also not a genie either ≖_≖)...*sigh* Let me see how to make this clear to you...Okay, if the Emperor came right now and asked you if you went to law school, you would answer yes. BUT if a random minister or your even your favorite maid came up and asked you the same question, you would answer no...Understand yet? (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)...}

Lei Xing frowned and blankly stared at the opposite wall, processing. She finally groaned and leaned forward, put her elbows on her laps, and cradled her head.

After waiting for a bit in Lei Xing's blank mind, Doctor Lou got impatient.

{...*Hey...you asleep?... Say something~...}

{...-_-)'...No...}

{...*Hehehe~ Was it that mind-blowing for you?...}