Book 1: Chapter 144

Book 1: Chapter 144

The structure of all the rooms was basically the same. I looked at the nails in the room and then went to the hardware store in town to buy some materials. I got a nail puller, bought some nails that were the same size, and then blackened them with fire. Meanwhile, Bai Haotian and Xiang Dun made an appointment with Hong Ding Shuixian. They used the method I had taught them to reveal that they had some clues about the calling spring.

We didnt know who Hong Ding Shuixians boss was, but Bai Haotian asked Hong Ding Shuixian to help her make an appointment with that young man. She told him that in order to find the entrance to the calling spring, she needed that person to get involved. In this way, an appointment was made. After getting everything together, Hong Ding Shuixian, the young man, Bai Haotian, and Xiang Dun would ask the boss on the fourth floor for money.

The fourth floor was actually quite relaxed. The young man didnt want to leave the fourth floor to meet them, so they faced each other in the corridor next to the stairs.

I took off all my disguises and chatted with Fatty in the courtyard below, pretending to have an argument. Fatty pointed at me, "Ive been working so hard to find out about that place, so there will definitely be news later. Why dont you just wait and quit being so impatient?"

I turned my back to them and said to Fatty, "I am your father." (1)

Fatty was very angry, but he was afraid that those people could read lips, so he had to keep acting. After our little performance was over, we went back to the room and I asked the others how things were going. At this time, I quickly discovered that Bai Haotian hadnt come back yet.

Xiang Dun told me that Bai Haotian and the young man went back to his room, saying they had something to do. I paused, feeling a little worried in my heart. Bai Haotian was a little girl, so she shouldnt be going behind enemy lines so hastily. But Xiang Dun told me that everything was fine. The fourth floor was much more relaxed than we had initially thought. Even if they had been discovered, based on the atmosphere of their chat just now, those people wouldnt lay hands on anyone.

I thought about it for a moment and had to agree. This was a rescue operation, after all. It wasnt impossible to do things like murder or arson before you reached the deep mountains, but it was certainly unnecessary.

Xiang Dun said that they didn't talk much about any substantive issues, just about the possibility of cooperating with each other. As expected, the young man recognized me at a glance. When Bai Haotian and Xiang Dun told him that they wanted to betray me for money, the young man's reaction was very strange. He said to them, "Impossible. That person controls everyone around him. Theyll come to a tragic ending eventually."

Bai Haotian nodded, "Don't go. I think hes going to do something bad to you."

I didn't say anything else and just patted Fatty before going out. Bai Haotian looked at us, but didn't follow.

"Little Bai was a little off just now," Fatty said to me.

I could also tell that her heart had changed, and it was the young man's words that had brought the impact. I didnt know whether this change was towards me or that young man, but Bai Haotian was a good girl. I didnt want to think the worst of her.

"What does that guy want to do?"

I looked across the corridor. As expected, that guy was on the fourth floor opposite us, looking down at me. This was the first time he and I had looked at each other like this.

I watched as the guy lit a cigarette and made a gesture like he was sniping at me.

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TN Notes:

(1) Ok, I apparently missed this last time but its kind of a joke made in poor taste? Tiffany and I think it's a mix of the whole Star Wars Luke, I am your father thing and respecting your elders. Like, Wu Xie would be arguing that hes the father so he cant be refuted. We'll just say Wu Xie is bad at improvising lines while Fatty is great at it lol