LWDC Chapter 145

Chapter 145 – Divine Revelation

Chapter 145 – Divine Revelation

Chapter 145 – Divine Revelation

Ning Fei’s words were disrespectful, but the Baron immediately realized that the two knew each other, and their relationship was not shallow.

He glanced at Andrew beside him, and was about to give the two space to communicate first, when he saw Ning Fei extinguish the cigarette he had barely smoked half of: “Excuse me.”

“Wait a moment.” The Baron reached out and stopped Ning Fei, “Want to chat?”

Ning Fei glanced at him, a half-smile on his face: “You two nobles have important matters to discuss, I won’t interfere.”

He didn’t know why Duan Yunhong was here, nor did he want to ask. The location markers were all destroyed, but Duan Yunhong still appeared in front of him, just like in the previous two worlds. Ning Fei subconsciously felt that Duan Yunhong was playing tricks again.

He didn’t want to hear a single word.

Duan Yunhong seemed to guess what Ning Fei was thinking, and said in a low voice: “It’s not what you think.”

Ning Fei sneered: “How do you know what I’m thinking?”

“Anyway, it must be a speculation that’s unfavorable to me.” Duan Yunhong’s gaze dropped, landing on Ning Fei’s brooch, “No need to act like a mouse seeing a cat, running away as soon as you see me. You can listen to my explanation first, and decide whether to leave after you’ve heard it. There’s no rush.”

His gaze was too obvious, as if saying “You’re even wearing the thing I gave you, what are you still denying?”. Ning Fei was so annoyed by his gaze that he wanted to take off the brooch and throw it away, but that was too childish, so Ning Fei clenched his fingers and held back.

Duan Yunhong pressed his advantage, and added: “Then you should go inside and relax for a bit, just don’t leave the party, I’ll come find you later.”

“…” Ning Fei stared at him for several seconds with a tense face, then suddenly turned around to grab the dessert he’d forgotten on the armrest, holding the plate in front of Duan Yunhong’s face.

Duan Yunhong looked at the dessert with a bite taken out of it, then at Ning Fei: “You ate this?”

Ning Fei’s tone was terrible, and he answered without hesitation: “Leftovers from someone else.”

Hearing this, Duan Yunhong didn’t hesitate. The man grabbed Ning Fei’s wrist, and in that position, ate the rest of the dessert on the plate in two or three bites.

After eating, he even commented: “It’s not very good, no wonder you don’t like it.”

Ning Fei scoffed, shoved the plate into the man’s hand, and went inside through the curtains.

The Baron was stunned by the whole scene. He had heard that Andrew was capricious and that Doctor Ning was stubborn, but he never expected that the two would have such a close relationship. Doctor Ning was just a commoner, his attitude towards the Earl was practically lawless!

The Baron observed Duan Yunhong’s expression, guessing that he must be in a good mood, so he jokingly confirmed: “I didn’t expect Doctor Ning to be your lover? I thought he came to the capital alone…”

Duan Yunhong had just casually placed the plate back on the armrest, and was taking out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth when he heard this, and said coldly: “Don’t touch him.”

*

Duan Yunhong and the Baron only chatted for less than ten minutes before parting ways.

He returned to the noisy party venue, looked around, and finally found Ning Fei in a corner. Ning Fei was talking to someone, or rather, listening to someone talk. His eyes were downcast, and his expression was indifferent. Duan Yunhong could tell at a glance that he wasn’t interested. When Duan Yunhong walked over, Ning Fei clearly glanced at him, but didn’t move or change his expression at all, as if he hadn’t seen him.

As Duan Yunhong approached, he heard the person with their back to him say: “…becoming a friend of the church is such a great honor for a commoner, you even have the opportunity to become a doctor for the church. Under the protection of the church, you won’t have to worry about your personal safety, and your income will be guaranteed…”

The church? Duan Yunhong stopped, not interrupting the speaker, nor walking away, just silently standing there.

Ning Fei also ignored Duan Yunhong, and replied with a mocking tone: “‘A friend of the church’? I can’t afford that identity. But speaking of income, the church still owes me a medical fee.”

The person said: “The medical fee was originally prepared for you, didn’t you give it up yourself?”

“Heh.” Ning Fei chuckled, not going into it with him, but instead saying softly, “Oh right, and those prescriptions I wrote, I heard you also took them and used them extensively?”

Before the other person could retort, Ning Fei added: “It’s okay, just consider it a donation from me. After all, many people in your church and among the nobles need it, right, Earl Andrew?”

Ning Fei looked directly at Duan Yunhong as he said the last sentence, and the person he was talking to turned around abruptly.

“You are… Earl Andrew?” The church official’s expression was slightly awkward, but he still tried to put on a professional smile, and said, “We have heard that you have moved back to the capital from the outer provinces, you are always welcome to come to the church in the capital to participate in activities.”

This church official was wearing casual clothes, but he really acted the part. However, Duan Yunhong didn’t fall for it, he glanced at the church official, and walked directly to Ning Fei: “What prescriptions? Wouldn’t it be that legendary prescription for treating STDs?”

“Isn’t Your Excellency very clear?”

“So it was your masterpiece… but I don’t need that stuff.” Duan Yunhong glanced meaningfully at the church official, hinting, “After all, I don’t really like participating in ‘church activities’.”

The church official’s face turned green, and he wanted to get angry but didn’t dare to directly offend Duan Yunhong. Just as he was racking his brains to think of a response, Duan Yunhong had already looked at Ning Fei again: “Let’s go.”

This time, Ning Fei didn’t waste any more words and left with him.

The church official watched the two leave the party hall together, and remembering Ning Fei’s cold and disgusted appearance earlier, he smiled contemptuously: “Hmph, pretentious bitch…”

*

Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong didn’t leave the Baron’s villa, and were standing in the garden on the first floor.

The Baron’s wealth, after all, couldn’t compare to the church’s, so he wouldn’t light up outdoor lamps at night. Only near the windows would some dim light be vaguely visible. This was perfect for Ning Fei and the other, no one would be idle enough to come to a dark place to brave the cold wind, so their conversation didn’t need to be too cautious.

“Alright, if you have any nonsense, just say it.”

As soon as they stopped, Ning Fei urged: “The sooner you say it, the sooner we can leave.”

Duan Yunhong: “…”

That was familiar. The last world when he was trying to talk to Yu Zhou, Yu Zhou said something similar. It seemed that Yu Zhou’s influence on Ning Fei was very deep and thorough.

Duan Yunhong had a lot to say, but reason told him to say the most important thing first: “I didn’t come here chasing after you, I just happened to be here. I didn’t know you were here doing a mission.”

“‘Happened to be’? Do you believe that yourself?” Ning Fei didn’t explain that he wasn’t here doing a mission, but instead asked, “In countless worlds, you just happen to come to the world I’m in, during the time I’m in it?”

“The coordinates of this world were indeed given to me by Yu Zhou. But I didn’t know you would be here, Yu Zhou didn’t say anything either. When I saw you here just now, I was also very surprised, at that moment I even wondered if it was just someone who looked like you.” Duan Yunhong said, “I don’t have your location marker anymore, how could I follow you?”

“Who knows? You Qi Luck thieves might have the ability to copy other people’s markers.” Ning Fei sneered back, “And I don’t believe that Yu Zhou gave you the coordinates. How could he give them to you?”

If it was before, Duan Yunhong would definitely retort, “Why wouldn’t he give them? He just gave them.” But after coming to this world, Duan Yunhong somewhat realized where Ning Fei’s feelings for Yu Zhou came from, so he patiently explained: “After you left in the last world, I talked to him. I wanted to know more about you, and he was so annoyed by me that he gave me these coordinates. But he didn’t explain anything, so I’m actually still figuring things out.”

Ning Fei thought about it, it seemed like something Yu Zhou would do.

“Tsk, meddling…” He muttered in a low voice, then said, “Alright, I’ll believe your story for now. Is that all you wanted to say? I’m leaving…”

“Is this the place where you were born?” Duan Yunhong suddenly asked, “Did Yu Zhou take you away from here?”

“Why should I answer you?” Ning Fei chuckled, his tone laced with sarcasm, “Since you originally didn’t expect to see me, then just pretend I’m not here and experience it yourself. Or are you saying, you think I would welcome someone who comes to dissect my past without permission?”

“I didn’t mean to offend you.” Duan Yunhong realized that Ning Fei was probably even more like a hedgehog in this world, so he decisively changed the topic, “Then how about you tell me about your mission? I haven’t sensed any Qi Luck fluctuations since I came in, so I can’t guess your mission objective. If I act freely and hinder your mission, are you going to think I’m doing it on purpose again?”

“You’re a thief, it’s only natural for me to think you’ll ruin the Debt Collector’s mission,” Ning Fei replied, “Also, since you can’t even guess, why would I bother telling you and increase the difficulty of my mission?”

“…Can you not suspect that I’m here to ruin your plans with every sentence? Would I betray you?” Duan Yunhong finally couldn’t help it. He rarely yielded like this, running over like a lapdog trying to understand the other person better. He ran into the person he was trying to find, and he was being judged guilty.

“I just wanted to respect you, and find out what taboos you have, so that I don’t accidentally make you unhappy again in the future. Go ask Yu Zhou, that’s what I said to him, and that’s why he threw these coordinates at me!” Duan Yunhong said through gritted teeth, “You always think that me asking you about things to watch out for is just so I can deliberately step on your toes to piss you off. Then let me ask you, in those previous worlds, have I ever done anything like that? Did I not help you complete the mission, or did I not give you Qi Luck and destroy your marker as agreed? Did you run into bad people before, and now you’re just projecting all those negative impressions onto me?”

It was rare for Duan Yunhong to speak such emotional words in a long rant, and it was all directed at Ning Fei, leaving the eloquent Ning Fei speechless.

Ning Fei’s mind was racing with all sorts of thoughts. On one hand, he subconsciously wanted to believe Duan Yunhong’s words, because what Duan Yunhong said was indeed correct. On the other hand, his instincts were sounding alarm bells, telling him to stay awake and refuse to get close. As long as he didn’t believe, he wouldn’t be disappointed.

In a daze, Ning Fei recalled his conversation with Yu Zhou.

— That’s right, I need to stay away from him, to break free from the feeling of being used to having him around…

— Don’t let him influence me anymore.

Ning Fei clenched his fingers, and finally opened his mouth to reply: “Then if… I tell you my mission, will you help?”

“…Help?” Duan Yunhong was a little confused, he felt that that was not what Ning Fei wanted to say, and frowned slightly, “I’m just guaranteeing that I won’t deliberately hinder you, but whether or not I help depends on what it is.”

Ning Fei asked again: “Then what’s your setting? What identity did you set for yourself when you came to this world?”

“As you can see, an Earl’s identity. If you want, you can go see my home, I just came to the capital from the outer provinces.”

“What else?” Ning Fei stared at him, even in the dim light, his gaze was fixed, “Are you a normal human? Did you bring any abnormal settings?”

“I’m just a human, there are no abnormal settings.” Duan Yunhong thought that Ning Fei was about to give in, so he first wanted to reveal his bottom line, “I didn’t plan to come to this world to plunder any Qi Luck, I just came to take a look, so I didn’t make any other settings that would waste Qi Luck. The magic settings in this world are already very weak, there’s no need…”

“Okay.”

Ning Fei suddenly raised his hand, palm facing Duan Yunhong’s face, and before Duan Yunhong could react, a burst of intense light erupted!

Buzz–!!!

Duan Yunhong’s ears rang, and his heart suddenly felt lighter.

All the complicated, intertwined, and entangled emotions, all the ambiguity, intimacy, and desire, were swept away. Even though he was standing in the dimness, Ning Fei seemed to be framed by a layer of light in his eyes, revealing a certain “divinity.”

In ancient texts, this light magic was called “Divine Revelation.”

“Then go help the Saint Son candidate — Mier.”

Mier was the patient whom Ning Fei gave a free medical consultation. Ning Fei saw his ambition at a glance, and originally thought it was foolish, but now it could be put to use.

“Fulfill his greatest wish, let him escape from his fate, and you will have completed your redemption.

“At that time, come before me again.

“Then, I will listen to you.”