Chapter 138: Unfortunate To Know You

"Are you alright?" Xu Ke stared at the little man in front of him. "Did you break something?" For a few seconds, he couldn't help but stare at the white-haired man.

"I— No— My apologies." Lyca immediately avoided the man's gaze as she made her voice a little lower. "Please excuse me."

"Hey!" Xu Ke followed the man. "Are you perhaps a local here? I am looking for the best tea house. Can you recommend me something?"

"Try the Abundance Tea House." She muttered.

"Can you take me to the— "

"No." She said and hastened her steps. Seeing him again should have awoken all the anger inside her. It should have made her blood boiled with anger and rage. To her surprise, she actually felt nothing. No anger. No guilt. And absolutely no love.

"Hey…" Xu Ke suddenly held her shoulders. "Why don't you accompany me towards the tea house? You don't want me to inform everyone that you— are different from what you are wearing, right?"

Jerk! She wanted to punch him. That was when she remembered why she was trying to see this man in the first place. Her eyes soon trailed towards his neck. Just as she expected, he was wearing a necklace. But because of his current clothes, she couldn't see the pendant of the necklace. 

"So?" Xu Ke lifted an eyebrow when he saw the woman glared at him. For some reason, the woman's gaze made him want to laugh out loud. It reminded him of someone's eyes. And he wanted to gouge it from this woman's sockets. 

"Only if you buy me some tea."

"Oh?" Even the woman's way of talking was similar to that person. Should he remove her vocal cords too? Interest flashed in his eyes as he nodded. "Alright. Lead the way." 

Lyca started walking next to him. She didn't miss the dangerous glint in Xu Ke's eyes. She immediately wondered if Xu Ke remembered her. She was already wearing a different face and different hair. But she was acting and speaking just like her previous self— just like the woman that Xu Ke killed. Would he notice the similarities?

After a few twists and turns, they finally arrived in a tea house that was surrounded by bamboo. It was located in the outskirts of the town and was pretty far from the center of the market. Therefore, not many people frequent this place. Mostly, the people who visited the tea house had been here before.

"Beautiful place."

She didn't respond. Xu Ke had been here before when he was still with her. Memories flashed in her eyes. Now that she had the time to think about those memories, she finally understood that those emotions that she felt before were… different. It wasn't love. Attraction, maybe. But she was certain those were not the selfless love that she had read on earth.

"Good Evening guests! Would you like a small table for two? We also offer a private space with the view of the win— "

"We will take a private space." It was Xu Ke who answered. Coupled with Xu Ke's white robe, the gentle smile on his face made him looked like a kind god walking amongst mortals.

"Alright!" The young attendant nodded. "Please follow me towards the second floor." He walked ahead of them and lead them towards the tables near the window. Each table was separated by bamboo walls with paper tiles. A small candle, located at the center of the table was enough to illuminate the small space. 

Xu Ke and Lyca immediately took their seats. Both had their heads towards the view of a small lake from the window. 

"Why are you dressed like that?"

"Excuse me?" she asked.

"Clearly, your white hair was a dead giveaway of your identity. If you wanted to change your clothing then… you should have changed your hair color too."

Lyca almost wanted to slap her own face. This wasn't her choice! This was Ye Bai's style of clothing when she was General Bai. However, since she was not wearing a soldiers helmet right now, it was pretty obvious that she was a female. This was also because of her smaller physique. Compared to Xu Ke's six-foot frame, Ye Bai was only five foot seven, making her on the shorter side of males.

"You know me?" she asked.

"If you are not one of the people from the Royal household then, I am willing to burn my hands in this candle."

She fought the urge to roll her eyes. However, Xu Ke's changes made the creases in between her brows deepened. The Xu Ke that she remembered had always been cold and emotionally unavailable. He was the exact opposite of Shen Qui…

Wait… why was she thinking about Shen Qui now?

Shen Qui's face flashed in her memories. When it comes to face value, Shen Qui was absolutely considered superior compared to Xu Ke. When it comes to talents… Shen Qui should be better since he was already good without using Qi and elemental abilities that people in this world had.

Wait… why was she comparing the two?

"Then… you can burn your hands." She turned her head away, irritation glinted in her eyes. 

Seeing her reaction, Xu Ke smiled and leaned towards her. "You know… your eyes and the way you talk reminded me of someone. It makes me want to remove those eyes from your pretty little face and carved out your neck from your body."

"Is that someone important to you?" unfazed at the change of tone, Lyca met Xu Ke's eyes. This was the real Xu Ke that she knew. She wondered what took him so long to show his real colors considering she was acting just like the previous Lena.

"No." Xu Ke smiled and leaned back. "I killed her."

"How bold," she said. The absence of emotion from her own voice surprised her. She was expecting herself to break down and attack him. But instead, she smiled and added, "That someone… is unfortunate to know you."

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