Chapter 1931 - 1936: Here to Protect You

"Earth? Lower Realm?" The young lady Qing was stunned for a moment, then started laughing.

"What is it? What’s so funny?"

The young lady Qing shook her head and said, "There is no Lower Realm. This world never had a place called the Lower Realm, and there is no Earth, either."

"What? Miss Qing, are you planning to overturn everything I know in my head?" Lin Fei felt it was far too unbelievable. How could that be possible?

The young lady Qing smiled. "You actually don’t know that in this starry sky, there are no other lifeforms. Of course, it’s not impossible that in a far more distant starry sky there might be humans, but in the universe we’re in, we here are the strongest, and we’re also the ones who control the stars."

"What you’re saying, Miss Qing, is making me more and more confused, but I’ll believe you anyway. It’s just that..."

"But you still don’t really believe it, do you?" the young lady Qing asked.

Lin Fei nodded. He truly couldn’t let her overturn his understanding. The worldview he’d held all along, to him, that was just common sense. And now all of a sudden that common sense was being shattered. That’s not something one can accept just like that. Lin Fei was exactly in that state right now.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll have my father explain it to you." The young lady Qing finished speaking, then pulled Lin Fei over in front of Qingzhi and said, "Father, tell him whether the Lower Realm is fake or not."

"Senior, I want to know—where is Earth here?" Lin Fei asked.

"Earth? I know you’re talking about the Lower Realm, right? But the Lower Realm doesn’t exist. The Lower Realm is nothing but a projection of the Upper Realm, and it doesn’t have any other function. It doesn’t really count as anything. Is there anything else you want to say?" Qingzhi said.

Lin Fei’s mind went completely blank. This kind of information was a bit beyond what he’d expected, leaving him unable to react. So that means there’s no planet called Earth in the starry sky at all? In this universe, there is no Earth? They had always thought they were future advanced lifeforms, but only now did Lin Fei understand—they weren’t advanced, they were just extremely ignorant.

Little did they know that their so-called technology had been like something spent entirely in a dream.

At this moment, Lin Fei could no longer endure it. He hurriedly rushed out the door, and in the blink of an eye he was outside, where he saw a group of people coming from the opposite side.

"You all came too?" Lin Fei looked in surprise at all those people from Qianhuang Peak arriving here and asked.

"That’s right, Lord Lin Fei. From now on, I’ll be your subordinate."

Right then, Dugu Aotian suddenly walked up to Lin Fei, bowed to him, and put Lin Fei directly into a dazed state. He still hadn’t figured out what was going on. Wasn’t this guy messing with him?

"You..." Lin Fei was so shocked he couldn’t even speak. A moment ago the two of them were fighting to the death, and now, in the blink of an eye, it had turned into this? The change was way too fast. It really caught him off guard.

At this moment, Dugu Aotian began explaining why he was suddenly treating Lin Fei like this. "Lord Lin Fei, let me tell you what’s going on. What’s wrong with me wearing boots on my feet when I put on my shoes?"

Lin Fei chuckled. "Alright, just tell me what’s really going on. A moment ago you were trying to kill me, and now, just like that, you decide to fold up your flag and retreat? Something big must have happened in between, right?"

Dugu Aotian nodded, then said, "It’s because I listened to my father. That’s why I came to protect you. From now on, your safety is entrusted to me, Dugu Aotian."

Hearing Dugu Aotian say that, Lin Fei felt very surprised. Was Dugu Aotian really that fast to change? The change was too quick. Even if he had agreed to his father Dugu Xiaoqi, he shouldn’t have transformed so suddenly like this, right? Lin Fei was skeptical and knew he had to stay on guard.

"Dugu Aotian, you can’t be serious, can you? Why do you have to protect Lin Fei? There has to be a reason, right?"

Dugu Aotian shook his head and said, "My father simply told me to do it—told me to protect Lin Fei properly and make sure Lin Fei doesn’t encounter any danger. Otherwise, I’ll be the one in trouble."

"You’ll be in trouble? What do you mean by that?" Lin Fei asked.

Hearing that, Dugu Aotian helplessly shook his head and said, "You should know my strength is already at King Level. But I want to become an Emperor-level figure. Because of the matter with the academy, I’m afraid it won’t be that easy for me to become an Emperor-level expert, so my father prepared a method for me."

"And that method is to protect me?" Lin Fei asked, finding it a bit unbelievable. Could Dugu Xiaoqi be joking?

But Lin Fei also knew the other side probably wouldn’t lie to him. Still, why would Dugu Xiaoqi arrange for Dugu Aotian like this? Lin Fei really couldn’t figure it out.

However, Lin Fei didn’t bother thinking too much about things he couldn’t figure out. After all, overthinking was useless.

"By the way, Dugu Aotian, you know about the Lower Realm, right? So does the Lower Realm truly exist?" At this moment, Lin Fei suddenly remembered that Dugu Aotian should know about this. Given Dugu Aotian’s special identity, Lin Fei asked.

Dugu Aotian shook his head. "I don’t know much about that. But I did hear my father mention it before. Unfortunately, I don’t remember anymore. If there’s a chance, we can only ask him again then."

Since things were like this, Lin Fei no longer hesitated. He headed back toward the room. At the same time, Lin Fei glanced around. It was all quiet and peaceful. Lin Fei asked, "Well? Look how calm and ordinary it is here. Are you sure I really need your protection?"

Dugu Aotian smiled. "You haven’t experienced the danger here yet. But I believe you’ll soon experience it for yourself. When that time comes, you might truly be unable to survive. I think my father was absolutely right."

Lin Fei was speechless. "I don’t see anything dangerous at all. Alright, let’s go. I don’t know what the Wheel of Destiny is about anyway. We can only take it one step at a time."

"Lin Fei, I know about this Wheel of Destiny," Dugu Aotian said.

Hearing that, Lin Fei’s heart gave a jolt. Dugu Aotian actually knew? He hurriedly asked, "What do you know? Tell me."

Dugu Aotian nodded and said, "Lin Fei, you don’t know—this Wheel of Destiny thing controls the cycle of cause and effect in this world. At the same time, it’s something extremely hard to understand, like something you can’t touch. But after a period of time, it can appear before everyone, and at the same time, an earth-shattering secret will also appear!"