93 Saving Frank Wang 1 (1/2)

Mao Lu had such a secret?

Fei Bing Bing, Zhao Detong, Bei Lao and Tanaka were all shocked. A Gatekeeper sounded like an extremely powerful title, how long had Mao Lu possessed such abilities?

They had known he had always been secretive but to think that he was hiding something like this. It was bizarre, but after everything they had seen Chàng Bo do in the last hour, how could they deny it.

\”The Emperor of this universe\” Bei Lao mused, \”That implies that there is more than one universe.\”

\”You're correct, there are many other universes, these are what we call realms, there are 400 to be exact. And for every realm, there is only one Gatekeeper.\”

\”Why didn't Mao Lu tell us?\” Fei Bing Bing asked, \”We would have understood no matter how crazy it sound—\”

Bei Lao laughed, \”Really Bing Bing, you think we would have understood and believed him if he suddenly told us about his magical abilities. You would have called him crazy.\”

\”And he had no reason to tell us these type of things, it's not like it involved us, heck this literally is beyond us.\” Tanaka chimed in.

Bing Bing wanted to argue but she knew they were right. Mao Lu had no reason to share or confide such a huge secret in them. And if he had told her this secret months ago she probably would have called him crazy.

\”He wasn't always a Gatekeeper was he?\” Zhao Detong asked, \”I never noticed anything strange when we were children.\”

\”I don't know the exact time he became a Gatekeeper but he took on the title and awakened after the previous Gatekeeper of this realm died more than a year ago.\” Chàng Bo answered calmly.

Tanaka gasped, \”That's around about the time when he received that inheritance and then he got that new job and bought back his old house!! His fortune changed so suddenly. It was because he became a Gatekeeper.\”

It all made sense now.

\”I thought you couldn't awaken if you were above 20?\” Bing Bing pointed out.

\”Gatekeepers are the exception, Mao Lu's abilities were simply dormant until he awakened, he was always destined to become one and had the ability inside of him. Gatekeepers are an entirely different race from you and me, he was always different.\”

\”What does a Gatekeeper do exactly?\” Bing Bing asked, she was craving for more information but Chàng Bo put up his hand in a gesture to silence her.

\”Enough about Gatekeepers, you can ask Mao Lu these questions when you see him next. For now, tell me what happened to Frank Wang. And what about that Fang Kai fellow, where is he? Mao Lu would be upset if anything happened to his friends.\”

\”Hey, now Bing Bing that wasn't your fault\” Detong insisted as he hugged Bing Bing, he hadn't realised she'd been blaming herself this entire time. \”You're not the cause of any of that. Even if Frank didn't go with us that day Qi Zhou may have still ended up at his apartment and he probably still would have spent that night with her at the hospital.\”

\”You say that but I feel so guilty\” Bing Bing felt tears form in her eyes. She had been trying to ignore the guilt all this time but she felt responsible.

\”Qi Zhou's your step-sister, right? Then you must know why this happened.\” Bei Lao questioned Chàng Bo.

\”Sister?\” Chàng Bo's eyes became menacing and dark, the temperature of the room drastically dropped as if all the heat was being sucked towards him, \”That pathetic parasite wasn't my sister. That was just a lie that Mao Lu made up.\”

\”Huh! Then what is your relationship?\” Tanaka demanded.

\”We had none, she was just a common Witch at the 9th wall stage. She bewitched Frank and was using him to get close to Mao Lu. She was trying to kiss up to him since she wanted to become a servant of his. The moment she came with you at the Housewarming party I could sense what she was, and I guessed her intentions. Mao Lu also knew what she was doing and gave her a warning that day. He didn't want you guys involved in any of this and he didn't like that Qi Zhou was messing with you all.

Honestly, the fool overreached herself thinking she could get close to a Gatekeeper by manipulating his friends, Mao Lu is too lenient, other Gatekeepers would have killed her for her rudeness, but I guess she got what she deserved in the end.\” Chàng Bo smirked, they all felt waves of bloodlust and cruelty roll off of him, he didn't hide it.

Zhao Detong flinched, he had started to think Chàng Bo was okay, but how could Mao Lu be involved with someone so heartless and cruel that smiled at the death of another.

\”Even if she was a witch that's no way to act after someone's died!\” Tanaka yelled, he also didn't like the way Chàng Bo was behaving.

\”You're right.\” Chàng Bo admitted as he reigned in his bloodlust, Mao Lu wouldn't be happy with him acting like that, and the girl hadn't been worth a glance from him let alone a reaction.