Book 1: Chapter 15: Wu Erbai

Book 1: Chapter 15: Wu Erbai

"What do you think, should we stop?" Fatty asked.

I squinted at the license plate and found that it was a local one. It definitely wasnt a big deal, since there was no reason for a jeep to rob a Jinbei.

"Slow down," I said.

As we slowly passed by the jeep, I saw the passenger side window lower. My Uncle Two had a cigarette in his mouth and shouted at us, "Stop the car!"

Fatty sighed, and the Jinbei slowly came to a stop by the shoulder of the road. "Why is your Uncle Two here? Could it be a coincidence that hes traveling here?" He asked me.

How is that possible? I said to myself. I would rather deal with ten Uncle Threes than one Uncle Two. If he wasnt so indifferent, there would probably only be two of the Nine Gates left in the circle.

We got out of the car looking morose. I didn't know what to do with my hands, so I asked Fatty for a cigarette while directing a question at Jin Wantang, "What the fuck did you tell him?"

"I didn't say anything. I just asked your Wu family for money," Jin Wantang said while refusing to look me in the eye. I immediately became angry. I knew this guy was bad news, but I didn't expect him to be this bad.

Uncle Two didn't get out of the jeep, so I leaned against his window. He gave me a complicated look, "Driving so fast, where are you going?"

"Uncle Two, what are you doing in Fujian? It's such a coincidence that we met on this road. No wonder we're relatives." I forced myself to make awkward conversation.

"Your Jinbei has a 4.0 engine displacement (1), but my jeep could barely keep up with you the whole way. Whats the rush? He looked at my shoes and then at my hand. I quickly hid it from view. I had been in a hurry to come back, so I couldn't get rid of the earthy smell and there was still mud under my fingernails.

Uncle Two looked like a stork as he narrowed his eyes and shouted at Fatty, "Get in the car and drive!"

After listening, Uncle Two murmured, "Yang Daguang?"

"What, do you know him?"

"Of course I know him," Uncle Two said. "Youre wrong. He wasnt a grave robber. He was a student. It's your Uncle Three who made him like this."

I was stunned for a moment. "If he wasnt a grave robber, then why did his father get shot for robbing a tomb? I went into his familys ancestral grave and there were a lot of old things there. At first glance, their family looks like Luoyang Weizi."

Uncle Two sighed. "It wasn't his father who shouldve been shot at that time, it was your Uncle Three. Your Uncle Three encouraged Daguang to go grave robbing, but they were discovered by the militia. The tomb was really big, so your Uncle Three managed to escape, but Yang Daguang got caught while he was keeping watch. At that time, the militia in the village enforced the law. When Yang Daguangs father took his place and said that he was the one who committed the crime, they shot him directly."

I frowned as Uncle Two continued, "They were ordinary people. Your Uncle Three let you know about this because he wanted you to atone for his sins. Whatever is in the South Sea Kings tomb is definitely different from what youre thinking. He looked at me and then at the rearview mirror. I suddenly noticed that something was wrong and looked behind us. I didnt know when they had appeared, but a convoy of black jeeps was suddenly behind us. I turned to Uncle Two, who said, "Let's go and have a look."

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Authors note: Wu Xie was poor because of the Crescent Hotel incident. He was compensating for the ghost seal.

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TN Notes:

(1) I know jack shit about cars but google-sensei said engine displacement is commonly used as an expression of an engine's size, and by extension as a loose indicator of the power an engine might be capable of producing and the amount of fuel it should be expected to consume. Uncle Two is saying Wu Xies Jinbei sucks lol.

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I don't normally include the author's notes, but I thought this one might explain why Wu Xie was so poor in the drama despite being rich in "Sand Sea" lol. Also, Wu Xie's dad is so precious. I can just imagine him bawling his eyes out as he calls Uncle Two to go save his son from the evil Uncle Three lol.