Chapter 53 - Some Stupid Law (1/2)
Leng Jin Yu sat in Hong Bao's room, a hand at his forehead and his face scrunched up, not sure what to think. ”Hong Bao …”
”Yes? Do you have an idea already?”
”First of all, tell me — and please take a moment to think deeply about this — the things you just told me … Are they exactly like the fate's scribe told them to you? Nothing omitted, nothing added, nothing exaggerated?”
”Why would I do something like —”
”I said to think about it a moment.”
”Oh.” Hong Bao shut up and remembered her conversation with Shun Tao. It seemed … she had told Leng Jin Yu all of it? ”It really was everything. I didn't forget anything.”
”And you didn't add anything?”
”Why would I —”
”Nothing you thought he might have implied?”
”No. He said all of that.”
”Exactly like that?” Leng Jin Yu lifted his brows. He didn't really trust her on this. Hong Bao was a little … too creative with her mind.
Hong Bao nodded. Why is he asking me this? Of course, this is what Shun Tao said!
Leng Jin Yu sighed. For the moment, he could only accept, what she had said. ”So, the gist of it should be, that the fate's scribe was responsible for the crown prince's trial in the mortal world, but someone tried to thwart the prepared fate and so the crown prince still wasn't able to finish any trial as of now?”
”Mn!” Hong Bao nodded again.
”And the fate's scribe didn't go to the heavenly emperor immediately, but instead waited a whole week, because he wanted to catch the culprit?”
”Yes. That's what he said. That was why he monitored the gods in the courtyard.”
Leng Jin Yu clasped his hands over his face. Damn. I shouldn't have gone with her. I shouldn't have listened to this! I don't want to be part of this mess!
”What is it? Is it a difficult problem? Do you also not know how to help him?” Hong Bao scurried to the place next to him and gripped his arm, shaking it as if an idea might just tumble out of his sleeve if she did.
Leng Jin Yu dropped his hands and turned around to her with an even more serious face than normal. ”That isn't the problem!”
”How is that not the problem? This is about Shun Tao's life!” Hong Bao sprang to her feet, her hands clenched into fists. ”I shouldn't have told you!”
”Hong Bao.” Leng Jin Yu leaned forward and stared into her eyes. ”Tell me honestly: Do you know what a grave issue those trials are?”