Chapter 279 - BrainStorm (1/2)

Lei Xing's eyes fluttered open and it took her a few moments to register her surroundings and realized she was in the Empress's ceremoniously decorated red bedroom. She quickly remembered the bizarre scene of a dragon and phoenix flying above her head and began chuckling as she rubbed her head.

{...What a crazy dream...pre-wedding anxiety I guess hehehe~ ...}

”You're awake...” Lei Xing froze and then frowned when she heard the Emperor's voice. She promptly sat up and saw him walking towards the bed in his inner clothes.

”You're not supposed to be here.” Lei Xing promptly said and the Emperor knit his brows and asked, ”Why can't I be here?” As he sat on the bed.

”It's the night before the ceremony so you shouldn't be here...It customary, you should leave.” She said as she covered her mouth and yawned.

The Emperor raised an amused eyebrow at her, ”Xing er', have you lost your memory ”again”?”

Lei Xing froze, blinked at him, and then knit her brows. She opened her mouth and then closed it, pursed her lips while the Emperor looked on curious and amused, as he wondered if she would pass out again.

Lei Xing then leaned forward and looked at him sideways, squinting at him as she tentatively went, ”Soo...all that...dragon...phoenix thingy...real?”

The Emperor smiled a bit, holding back his urge to laugh at her oddness, it was so cute and funny. She was always cute and funny.

”Was it?” Lei Xing inquired again with a pouting frown, obviously irritated with his delay. The Emperor cleared his throat and nodded.

Lei Xing inhaled a sharp breath and then sat back, putting her hand over her mouth with a deepening frown.

{...What the hell? O_O)...}

The Emperor watched her with a smirk, still holding back his urge to laugh, knowing that it would definitely annoy her but he could not help poking a bit so he asked, ”Are you going to faint again?”

”Of course not! I don't f-”Lei Xing immediately jumped to defend but then turned red as she realized how she had gotten to the bed, she promptly glanced to the side with a pout and mumbled, ”That was just a-...a universal fluke...”

It was true, she had never fainted in her life before...but then again, she had never been met with such an insane scene before.

{...It's perfectly understandable... It was a processing error...Anyone would have passed out... even brave souls like me have a limit... Yes. Facts! ( ￣^￣ )...}

The Emperor snorted and promptly moved closer and wrapped his arms around her, ”It's okay...I'm sure you were not the only one who fainted this afternoon...I heard we had a record high of fainting spells today -”

Lei Xing's face lit up as she turned to him, ”Truly? - Wait, you record things like that?” Lei Xing asked narrowing her eyes at him, quickly catching herself before she embarrassed herself again.

{...Who are you trying to fool? Do I look like a toddler to you? (≖_≖ )...}

”Um...Well, no...but I'm sure it's the case.” The Emperor said with a reassuring smile, ”It's nothing to feel embarrassed about...I would have fainted too if I didn't have to carry you...”

”Tch...” Lei Xing went, rolling her eyes.

{...You must really think I'm stupid or something ≖_≖)...}

Lei Xing let out a breath, ”That aside...what do you think -” Realizing he probably did not have the answer to that question, Lei Xing swiftly switched her words, ”What happened after? I'm sure the ministers had more to say on that note...” She finished rolling her eyes again, a dragon and phoenix were definitely not on the agenda for the day.

”Well...you're currently being hailed as a phoenix goddess~” The Emperor said with a smirk.

”A what?” Lei Xing exclaimed with knit eyebrows as she looked at him with an incredulous expression.

”A phoenix Empress to be exact...It's the natural explanation for such wondrous beings to grace the skies on such a ceremonious day...” The Emperor said with a smile.

”Can you be serious, please?” Lei Xing said, completely unamused.

”Alright...” The Emperor said with a sigh and then proceeded to summarize, ”Well, after you... fell asleep. The phoenix and dragon show continued for a while and then they literally burst into...fireworks I suppose? I haven't spoken to the ministers yet, I decided it would be best to do so after the sky had returned to normal...and so I sent them all home and came to sleep with you...As I suspected, I woke to see a normal sky with the moon and stars intact. It seems the sun will also be back ruling the sky tomorrow...so all is well now...”

In his usual manner, the Emperor said everything so nonchalantly and calmly that if Lei Xing had not witnessed the chaos earlier herself, she would truly be deceived. So Lei Xing sighed and moved out of his hold, ”let's go outside...I want to see for myself.”

As Lei Xing brought her legs down and went to put on her shoes, the Emperor went over to the side and returned with her cloak. He put it on her with a smile and Lei Xing inwardly sighed as she looked at his face. while he tied the cloak.

{...The sky could be burning outside but he'll probably tell me it's alright (◔_◔)...I love him and all but I'm really not a child, obviously, my stupid fainting spell did not help my image at all, now he must think I'm some fragile puppy! >_

As they came out of the bedroom, Lei Xing noticed that she was getting strange looks from the servants...their heads were bowed but they kept sneaking glances at them as they walked past.

Lei Xing sent the Emperor a questioning look but he simply smiled at her and seemed unbothered. Lei Xing inwardly sighed.

{...It's understandable...Even I'd look at me weird after all that crap...}

As the Emperor said, Lei Xing stepped outside to see a normal night sky with one moon and a multitude of stars illuminating the dark canvas of the night.