Chapter 6.4 Pretending to be Badass While Trying to Make Myself Less Embarrassing (Extra)

I regretted it as soon as I said it. For so many years, I had learned to keep my face expressionless when I was surprised. But hearing that name was really beyond anything I had ever expected.

As a result, I blurted out those words.

When I heard that name, that distant memory almost rushed into my brain like a flood. That kind of memory wasn’t as intermittent as my own memories, but more like a steel stamp that squeezed everything out all at once.

Those multi-storied buildings, those vines running across the river, those snakes and colorful bugs.

I didn’t have any memories after that. I didn’t know if they finally saw the Bimo, nor did I know why they were looking for him.

But one of the people in that memory had suddenly appeared right in front of me. The memory seemed to be mine but wasn’t, which made me feel both dazed and dizzy.

Little Brother Zhang was also very surprised. I figured that since he had lived to the present, there weren’t that many people in the world who could really scare him.

At least, he was probably like me and thought that nothing could make him feel that there was something in the world that he couldn’t control. But my words had obviously undermined that confidence.

I looked at him as I thought about what to do next. If I didn’t immediately try to act badass, the conversation would go in a very strange direction. And it wasn’t like I could explain those things to people who weren’t familiar with it.

I immediately tilted my head smiled—this was a skill I had learned from Black Glasses—and said to Little Brother Zhang, “Don’t think that you’re the only one who knows spells. I also went to Mount Longhu (1).”

Little Brother Zhang also immediately calmed down and squinted at me. He couldn’t seem to figure me out and his whole body became alert.

Fatty saw that I had gotten the upper hand and was very happy, “This is the correct reaction to seeing our Wu family’s Little Master Three. Good for you. Now, go on and tell us. Come on, where did you hide the concrete block? I’ve played these kinds of tricks back in my day. Don’t worry, I would never expose you in front of the neighborhood.”

Little Brother Zhang completely ignored Fatty as he continued looking at me. “Did he tell you?” He suddenly asked.

I smiled but didn’t say anything.

Little Brother Zhang blazed with anger for about a minute before he suddenly came over and grabbed my shoulder. He pulled me aside and smiled evilly, “He must have told you, right? He remembers me, doesn’t he?”

I didn’t show any signs of weakness and smiled back with an even more evil expression, “Remove your hand.”

Little Brother Zhang laughed, “How about this? I’ll let you join this job and then you can take me to see him.”

In essence, I had never admitted that Poker-Face was still alive. But this person wasn’t completely stupid and Mute Zhang had been popular in this business much earlier than me. It wasn’t surprising that he would know.

“Moreover, I can tell you another secret,” He said. “I can tell you what’s hidden in your Wu family’s ancient house. You have a key that you don’t know what it goes to, right?”

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TN Notes:

(1) Aka “Dragon Tiger Mountain”. It’s famous for being one of the birthplaces of Taoism. It’s known as one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism.