Chapter 340 - Awake (1/2)

The Emperor looked down at the reddened bruise on his c.h.e.s.t and slightly snorted. It seemed his little Xing er' had a bit more strength than he presumed.

”What's funny?” Lei Xing asked, looking at him with a disgruntled frown, ”Do you know - understand how horrifying that experience was?”

The Emperor innocently blinked at her as she continued her tirade, ”You were dead - Okay, maybe not dead, dead for obvious reasons, BUT you were definitely - Okay, maybe not definitely -” She paused letting out an exasperated breath with a pout, ”Look, I don't take to pounding people for fun, you know.” She finished, folding her arms, irritated with the whole affair. She had seen the looks the Imperial doctors and servants had been giving her and now he was laughing at her too.

Naturally, it was upsetting and the Emperor's amused expression was not helping. She glared at him and added, ”I'm not crazy.”

”Of course not.” The Emperor said with a smile, wrapping his arms around her, ”I am sorry for worrying you and I wasn't laughing, I was simply re-evaluating my opinion of your strength. You're a lot stronger than you look~”

Lei Xing narrowed her eyes at him and he smiled even more ”reassuringly”. Lei Xing raised her chin and went, ”Hmph. I told you the time with your mother was a fluke. I can take her and probably take you too... soon enough.” She finished, lightly poking the bruise on his c.h.e.s.t.

The Emperor burst out laughing with that and grabbed her finger, ”Of course, I wouldn't stand a chance...soon enough~” He said, giving her a quick kiss but Lei Xing held his face and deepened the kiss. A few moments ago, she had thought he was gone and that she would never have this again. She was still greatly rattled and unnerved by this experience. The Emperor never being able to turn her affection away, naturally indulged her.

When Lei Xing finally eased away, she rested her forehead against his, still holding onto his face and lightly c.a.r.e.s.sing it as she very quietly said, ”I was so scared...”

”It's alright... I'm alright.” The Emperor said, bringing up his hands to hold and c.a.r.e.s.s her face. Lei Xing turned her face into one of his palms and kissed it then she straightened up, moving her hands to his shoulders as she seriously asked, ”What was wrong with you?... You must have felt something wrong...right?”

The Emperor shook his head, ”No, as far as I know, I was simply asleep but...” He stopped and knit his brows, feeling something odd, as if he was forgetting something.

”What? What is it?” Lei Xing asked with concern.

The Emperor shook his head again, ”Nothing, I just think I had a dream...about you!” He said the last bit a bit too excitedly for the current situation. It was just that his mind was hazy, so he was happy to recall that tidbit.

Lei Xing, on the other hand, was less enthused. She frowned and sarcastically asked, ”So dreaming about me stopped your heart...?”

The Emperor smirked at her, ”Well, you do sometimes have that effect~”

”I'm not playing here.” Lei Xing said narrowing her eyes at him.

The Emperor sighed and seriously said, ”I know... But I honestly don't know. I just remember falling asleep, might have dreamt of you, but then again, I could be mistaken, I dream about you a lot.” He could not help confessing with another flirtatious smirk. Before Lei Xing could scold him again, he quickly got back on track, ”... Then I woke up to you and all this...”

Lei Xing knit her brows in thought for a bit and then scratched her forehead, ”Alright then... Well, it is possible that I might have...overreacted... a bit. It's good as long as you're fine. But are you sure you're alright? Maybe you should get a full-body exam or something, hm?”

”I feel fine... But if it really bothers you then I'll have the head physician do a check-up tomorrow.” When Lei Xing's knit eyebrows tightened, he raised his eyebrows, a bit amused as he added, ”Or tonight? Alright then, I'll send for the hea -”

”No... Let him sleep, the old man probably hates me by now, I think.” Lei Xing grumbled with a pout. Even she would be beyond pissed off if someone woke her up in the middle of the night for supposedly ”nothing” twice!

The Emperor chuckled and pat her head, ”I'm sure he appreciates your diligence...” He then let out a breath and seriously said, ”It won't happen again... I promise.” He finished hugging her to his c.h.e.s.t. Lei Xing sighed and hugged him back, putting her ear to his c.h.e.s.t, comforting herself with the sound of his beating heart.

{... Haha...ha... I think I might actually be going crazy little by little >_<)...}

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Doctor Lou opened his eyes and they promptly swept across the expanse of the crystal cave over and over again. After confirming and reconfirming that he was alone with no strange presences lingering around, he stretched his arms with a loud and wide yawn, ”Can't feel my legs...” He grumbled as he bent forward and used his hands to massage his lower back with a frown, eyes closed. He was currently sitting on a patch of grass in the middle of the crystal-wielding flowers in the same colorfully lit crystal cave from the Emperor's forgotten dream.

”Hmmm...so that was today? I had almost forgotten about it...” Doctor Lou said as he bent his waist from side to side. Stretching exercises were necessary after a long nap, not nap, training, meditation...Important stuff.

”Forgotten about what?” A familiar voice asked and Doctor Lou immediately opened his eyes and turned his body a bit too quickly, causing him to hold his back and groan as he glared at his sister who was standing at the entranceway.