Chapter 43 (1/2)

Urban Tales of Demons and Spirits

Vol 1 Book of Thunder - Chapter 43 A Painful Night

Translator: Linc

Editor: Draygan

First Published on Chaleuria

Chapter 43 A Painful Night

”It's no use”

Wen Jiubo said quietly, sighing in both sorrow and helplessness

”Gu Yu, we are bound together by fate Reincarnation and karma, you can't escape either”

”Shut up!” My voice suddenly got louder, er that I didn't even understand ”Fate or karether”

”If only it were that simple,” Wen Jiubo said in a quiet voice I couldn't tell if he was talking toto himself

Before I could say anything else, Wen Jiubo cut off hts

”Before I leave, let ” Wen Jiubo said calram can be interpreted in another way other than the heavenly sign of 'thunder'”

”What do you mean?” I asked before I could help myself

”The eldest son” Wen Jiubo said clearly ”In a family, the firstborn son To your faht?”

I woke abruptly fro time for me to return to reality and when I finally did, I found that not only my forehead but my entire body was covered in sweat Wen Jiubo's voice still seemed to echo next to my ear

”Eldest son…” Ito awaken ish mind

The sky outside the as pitch black I sat up onthe ti slightly, feeling like my sudden pointless panic was quite absurd I was just about to get out of bed and go to the bathroo

Startled,and I alrip on it, I looked at the name on my screen and froze

The shrill sound of ly loud I chewed on nore this call, but in the end, I still pressed 'answer' out of the fear deep in my heart

In the instant before the call connected, my mind blanked

What do I do? What do I say?

Before my confusion resolved, I heard a voice froentle, and you couldn't hear any sort of hostility from it

”Xiao Yu, is that you?”

”Yeah” I didn't even hesitate before I answered

What a pointless question Even though it had beento be intio, as if we had just spoken yesterday

But even so, I had still answered her, not even hesitating Cousting

”It's so late, you still haven't slept? What are you up to?”

”No… I only just woke up” I forced ot your call”

”Lying again?” Mythe weather As ifwas such a natural phenomenon ”How could you possibly be awake just in ti?”

Again… she was at it again But, if I hadn't picked up the call just then, I fear I would've been in for an even sterner rebuke