This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!
Chapter 399: Abandoned by Time

Chapter 399: Chapter 399: Abandoned by Time

"Lucina, what exactly did you see?" Chen Ke asked.

If the future truly held danger, Chen Ke also wanted to prepare in advance. Could it be Yasla’s people? A consortium’s assassin? Or was there something else that would cause him trouble later?

"If I told you, you would try everything to change it... Once you start trying to change it, things often develop in the worst possible direction," Lucina shook her head, unwilling to tell Chen Ke.

"But you are trying to change things. Wouldn’t your changes also lead to a bad direction?" Chen Ke asked with a smile.

"No, in the future I saw, I wasn’t there. Maybe my involvement could change that set fact. Trust me, Little Ke, don’t worry about anything... pretend you don’t know anything..." Lucina held Chen Ke, staring into his eyes.

"I hope you’re right," Chen Ke nodded.

Motives lead to actions, actions lead to consequences.

Many parables have told such stories, where a young prince was informed by a witch of a grim future, leading him to take actions, which indirectly steered him towards that tragic future.

It’s a vicious cycle; the more you try to change, the more you step onto a path of doom.

The two shared a tender moment, then Chen Ke’s phone suddenly vibrated. He had to let go of Lucina and pulled out his mobile from his pocket.

It turned out to be a call from Parker.

"Um... looks like you’re going to be busy again," Lucina shrugged and turned to punch the heavy bag.

"I... Luc..." Chen Ke didn’t know what to say.

"I know what you’re going to face... so... go ahead with your engagements," Lucina turned back to look at Chen Ke, smiling.

Chen Ke grunted, then turned and left the basement.

"Chen Ke! Chen Ke! It’s me!" Parker’s voice sounded a bit frantic.

"Whoa, calm down, Parker. You never left your phone number last time..." Chen Ke closed the door of the Red Door of the basement, taking one last look inside. Lucina was attacking the punching bag again.

"I was a bit panicked at that time, sorry. But are you free now? I really want to meet you," Parker said.

"Are you in trouble?" Chen Ke frowned.

"Kind of... I’m freaking out... waaa..." Parker sobbed.

"Where shall we meet?" Chen Ke asked.

"Let’s meet at Greenery Café in Holy Oak," Parker said.

"Okay, I’ll be there shortly," Chen Ke hung up.

Holy Oak wasn’t far from Deep Anchor. He glanced at the red muscle car parked next to the fish factory and dismissed the idea of asking Lucina for her car, instead hailing a taxi on the roadside.

Silently, around 1 PM, he arrived at Greenery Café in Holy Oak. The café, located near a villa district, wasn’t very expensive despite being in Holy Oak.

Mostly because the Holy Oak District was quieter, unlike the noisy Raffi Road. Chen Ke got out of the taxi and saw Parker sitting at the curb from a distance.

He looked quite dejected, his hands cradling his forehead, with a cup of the cheapest coffee in front of him.

"Hey, what’s up?" Chen Ke patted his shoulder and sat opposite him.

Parker, seeing Chen Ke arrive, initially showed a gleam of joy, but it vanished in an instant as if a cloud of gloom had enveloped his heart.

Chen Ke guessed that as an ash-bodied being trying to integrate into society, he might have faced setbacks, possibly his current appearance had terrified his family.

"Chen Ke, I... I don’t know how to start, but this is really important to me," Parker said.

"Did you see your family?" Chen Ke asked.

At that time, the waiter came over.

"Sir, would you like to order anything?" the waiter asked.

"Same as him is fine," Chen Ke said.

"Okay," the waiter noted and turned to leave.

"I saw them... Chen Ke, they... they still look the same as in my memories," Parker said.

"Isn’t that good, Parker? Did you make contact with them? It seems... it didn’t go very well?" Chen Ke asked.

"Of course, of course... I did make contact with them, but they... they seemed not to recognize me... Chen Ke," Parker said gloomily.

"Your coffee, sir," the waiter placed the coffee in front of Chen Ke.

"Thank you," Chen Ke nodded. Then he turned to Parker and said, "You said they don’t recognize you? What’s this about?"

"I knocked on the door, and my daughter opened it... I wanted to hug her, but she ran away," Parker continued.

"Ran away?" Chen Ke furrowed his brows.

"My wife also doesn’t recognize me... They watched me warily and asked me to keep my distance," Parker sighed.

"Why is this happening...?" Chen Ke pondered, suddenly realizing something.

"That’s not even the worst part, Chen Ke. Just as they were telling me to leave, a man I don’t recognize came out of the house. He said it was his home and told me to stay away from his family," Parker said dejectedly.

"I... I’m really sorry, Parker," Chen Ke said.

It seems that regardless of whether it was Xu Jing or Lin Yaying, although their explanations about time were different, they didn’t deceive him.

Parker had traveled through time and become a Time Primordial Man, and the universe itself corrected this bug, replacing his original position with another person...

Chen Ke recalled when he had just escaped from the West Gold Building and was showering in a motel, the muffled thunder he heard was the sound of space-time being torn...

"Parker, you’re now a timespace paradox... you’ve been abandoned by this universe," Chen Ke sipped his coffee and said helplessly.

"What should I do? Chen Ke? I feel like there’s no place for me in this era," Parker sighed.

"There’s no place in this era for me either," Chen Ke said.

Parker fell silent, not knowing what to say. He had joined a routine task as an investigator, and his life had changed dramatically.

"Look on the bright side... Parker... now you don’t need to eat or drink, no need for excretion, ah... in short, none of that crap to deal with. Isn’t that good? Also, in this state, I don’t even know if the concept of a human lifespan still applies to you," Chen Ke comforted him.

Parker’s current situation was very much like his own; simply put, they were both non-human entities clad in human skin, and moreover, without the constraints of a countdown timer, it was blissful.

Besides, Parker was originally a person of this time and space, unlike him, a transmigrator. At least, Parker could navigate the world without any burdens.

"I still need time to adapt... I don’t know what I’ll turn into. Destiny gave me this ability; it must have some strings attached, right?" Parker said.

"Don’t carry that burden, Parker, nor any sense of mission... This isn’t a comic book world. These days even toads can talk; you turning into any form is hardly surprising," Chen Ke shrugged.

"I’m really glad to meet you, Chen Ke... At least you’re also abnormal like me, which makes me feel much more at ease," Parker said, seemingly feeling a bit better as he sighed.

Chen Ke squinted at Parker; his remark just now made Chen Ke unsure whether it was a compliment or a criticism.

"I’ll see what I can do... Chen Ke, thank you for listening to me pour out my heart... and also, I’m sorry for calling you ’Asian’ back at the West Gold Building... I have nothing against Asians, just that I was too nervous then. If there’s any way I can help, be sure to call me," Parker said.

"I will call you," Chen Ke smiled and accepted Parker’s apology. He picked up his coffee and took a sip, then casually glanced towards the street, noticing a black Mercedes parked across the street, with a woman leaning against the car door, watching him.

That woman... was Xu Jing.