Chapter 7.9 – We All Live Differently

After Little Brother Zhang finished speaking, he didn’t move from the tree at all. Instead, he continued watching the wedding procession pass by below them.

Zhang Qianjun Wanma looked at Little Brother Zhang. Time flew by, and soon, the people at the end of the wedding procession were passing by. Zhang Qianjun Wanma noticed that Little Brother Zhang was sweating profusely, but he still didn’t make any move.

At first, Zhang Qianjun Wanma thought that Little Brother Zhang was concentrating on what he was about to do. But when he saw that the entire wedding procession had passed them by, he suddenly came to a realization, “So… is it that you haven’t come up with a plan yet? Didn’t you say you can always come up with something at any time?”

“I already came up with a plan. I’m just not sure if I can count on you. That’s why I haven’t done anything.” Little Brother Zhang pointed in a direction, “These groups are all wearing colorful costumes, so we’ll be spotted easily no matter where we approach them. The only place we can start is from the back of the procession. I had originally thought that the people at the end of the procession would be more relaxed, but take a look at them.”

The people at the end of the line were all young men riding horses. Their heads were wrapped in white turbans and they all had short guns at their waists.

Zhang Qianjun Wanma nodded his head, “They’ve come prepared.”

He wiped the sweat off his face and looked back at Little Brother Zhang, who gave him a fierce look. “It’s too late, Qianjun Wanma. Let’s take a gamble.”

“Gamble on what?” Zhang Qianjun Wanma shrank back timidly.

Little Brother Zhang immediately moved to untie Qianjun Wanma’s belt. Qianjun Wanma was completely shocked, but Little Brother Zhang seemed to be very skilled at untying belts and had it pulled off in an instant. He put his hands behind his back and quickly wrapped the belt around them.

It was difficult for ordinary people to work their fingers with their hands behind their back, but Little Brother Zhang’s wrist joints were so flexible that he could almost bend his hands backwards.

“What are you doing?” Zhang Qianjun Wanma held onto his pants as he looked at the other man in shock.

Little Brother Zhang ordered in a low voice, “Carry me on your back!” With that said, he jumped onto Zhang Qianjun’s back. “Go down!”

Before Zhang Qianjun Wanma could react, Little Brother Zhang kicked the branch and the two of them jumped directly from the tree. Zhang Qianjun Wanma staggered and almost fell to his knees when he landed.

 Little Brother Zhang began to shout, “Let me go!”

The people in the wedding procession turned their heads, completely dumbfounded when they saw the two of them.

Little Brother Zhang whispered in Zhang Qianjun’s ear, “Quick. Say that you’ve captured the man who hit the bride earlier.”

Zhang Qianjun Wanma looked bewildered, but when he saw the people in front of him start drawing their knives, he immediately shouted, “Wait! I’ve captured the man who hit the bride earlier!”

The people began to look at each other, not knowing what to do.

Little Brother Zhang continued to whisper in his ear, “Say ‘I want to see the leader. Is there any reward?’”

Zhang Qianjun Wanma shouted to the wedding procession, “Is there any reward? I want to see the leader!”

The people continued looking at each other uncertainly.

Little Brother Zhang suddenly began to cry loudly, “The bride and I love each other! My father is the former governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and now the president confides in him! I work for the Americans! Don’t you dare mess with me!”

The people in the procession stopped one by one, and soon, the whole group had stopped. The men at the back with the white turbans started to surround them.

After a short while, the leader rode over on his horse and brought a relative with him. They urged the procession to move on as the leader dismounted and came to stand in front of Zhang Qianjun Wanma.

Zhang Qianjun Wanma was sweating profusely and didn’t know what to do as the leader stood in front of him and stared. Then, the leader grabbed Little Brother Zhang’s hair and yanked his head up so that his relative could take a look at his face. 

The relative immediately nodded and said a sentence in a language that Little Brother Zhang didn’t understand. Then, the relative pointed at Zhang Qianjun Wanma.

The leader looked at him, “I recognize you. You’re a beggar living in the mountains.”

“I’m a Taoist priest. I practice in the mountains.” Zhang Qianjun Wanma immediately became angry.

“Didn’t you drag him away and escape earlier? Why are you bringing him back now?”

Zhang Qianjun Wanma froze for a moment, instantly persuaded by the other party’s logic.

Little Brother Zhang whispered from his back, “Say that I hired you as a bodyguard earlier. Your job was to protect me, but I refused to pay afterwards, so you became angry. That’s why you captured me.”

The leader looked at Little Brother Zhang.

Just as Zhang Qianjun Wanma got ready to repeat his words, the leader stopped him, “Do you two think I’m deaf? Are you a comedy duo? Break their hamstrings and take them to the groom’s house.”

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Merebear note: lol Little Brother Zhang kills me. How in the world does he make it to modern times? No wonder Pancake Guy (Zhang Qianjun Wanma‘s name is too long to remember so that’s what I’ve been calling him lol) was so salty in the 2017 New Years Special.