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Chapter 1 - 1: You are all going to die!
Chapter 1 - 1: You are all going to die!
1 Chapter 1: You are all going to die!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
A train was snaking its way through the mountain ranges just like a dragon.
It was a train from the heart of the mountains to Binhai City.
Inside one of the carriages.
Scattered around were a dozen or so passengers.
A young man in his early twenties was engaging in conversation with a stunning girl across from him.
The way he was dressed was blatantly simple. Clearly he was a country bumpkin from the mountains—an indigo blue shirt with several patches and black straight pants, the style last seen in some forgotten era, and army green rubber shoes, the soles smudged with dirt.
Yet, the debonair boy had fiercely handsome features, and those eyes were incredibly pure. They were like a clear sky after being washed by the rain, untouched by any dust.
This boy was Huang Xiaolong, indeed a rural lad from the deep mountains, and he was heading out to Binhai City, a glitzy and prosperous coastal city.
Sitting opposite Huang Xiaolong was a blooming girl, young and vibrant, wearing a simple floral dress. Her long, black hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her cherry lips sans lipstick donned a natural, bewitching red. Her doll-like face decorated with watery big eyes, her eyelashes fluttering occasionally through her fine nose, her tender cherry lips frequently curling into a radiant smile that could intoxicate anyone at first sight.
Her snow-white skin had a jade-like gleam, and her ample bosom was tightly wrapped in her dress, making everyone around hold their breath in suspense lest the dress slit open suddenly…
“So what is your plan in Binhai City? Looking for a job or wanna educate yourself?” the girl asked Huang Xiaolong, looking quite interested.
This time she decided to do some outdoor survival practices deep in the mountains with university mates during the summer vacation. Since it bored her after a couple of days, she decided to buy a ticket back to Binhai early.
The train journey was quite monotonous, so she didn’t mind having a chat with Huang Xiaolong to kill time.
“Me?” Huang Xiaolong replied solemnly, “This time me going to Binhai City is carrying the hope of the entire village…”
“Huh? The hope of the entire village?” the girl appeared downright puzzled.
“Correct! The villagers gave me three tasks.” Huang Xiaolong’s expression was getting more icy and serious, “First, I have to make a fortune! I want to earn a huge sum of money, enough to build houses, schools, and nursing homes in my village. I want every kid in my village to be able to go to school and learn like city kids…”
Listening to this, the girl’s face grew serious and showed admiration for Huang Xiaolong.
“Second, I need to get myself a wife! The village head told me that city girls are extremely beautiful and they are incomparable to the village girls. The village head has asked me to marry a city girl!” Huang Xiaolong said seriously.
The girl struggled to hold back her laughter.
“Third, I’m determined to attend university because our village hasn’t produced a single university student ever since.” Huang Xiaolong stated his three commitments one by one.
The girl was very kind-hearted and encouraged him, “I believe you can make it! Keep it up!”
“Of course I can make it. For me, these are too easy…” Huang Xiaolong seemed to take it for granted. “For making money, I can casually make hundreds of billions; as for marrying, I can barely get dozens; regarding reading, it’s enough to get a dual degree or something like that, so I can give an account to my fellow villagers…”
The girl was taken aback. Her admiration for Huang Xiaolong vanished instantly. She thought to herself, this person is either joking or mentally unwell.
“Are you doubting me?” Huang Xiaolong glared at the girl with slight indignation. “I’m not joking, you should know, I am the pride of the entire village!”
“Uh… I didn’t— let’s change the subject. Is this your first time leaving your hometown? Are you familiarized with the world outside?” the girl changed the topic in time.
“I went to Binhai City to attend primary school when I was a child but dropped out during the third grade. Don’t assume I’m disconnected from the outside world. Actually, I go to the internet cafe in the town every week. Terms like ‘666’ and ‘papapa’ that you city folks say, I know exactly what they mean.” Huang Xiaolong said.
Chatting with him is quite…tiring…” The girl was somewhat at her wit’s end. She thought to herself, what a weirdo this guy is, talking nonsense while pretending to be serious. He must be mentally disturbed, right?
“So what hobbies do you usually have in the mountains?” The girl changed the topic again.
“I have quite a few hobbies. My favorite is studying talismans and curses, catching ghosts when I’m free, and of course, fortune telling and Feng Shui. I occasionally do that too…” Huang Xiaolong responded truthfully.
“I’m dizzy! We can’t have a proper conversation! You’re really something, studying talismans and catching ghosts…” The girl decided not to waste her breath on Huang Xiaolong any longer.
There’s absolutely no way to communicate with him!
“You don’t believe me?” Huang Xiaolong was rather interested. “In that case, let me offer you a free fortune telling…”
“Boring.” The girl turned her face away.
“Your twelve houses are pretty good. How about telling me your name and birth details? I’ll do some calculations for you.” Said Huang Xiaolong, who was unabashedly persistent.
In the end, the girl had no choice but to give in. Seeing that Huang Xiaolong didn’t seem like a bad guy, she shared her name and her lunar birthday with him.
The girl’s name was very elegant. It was ‘Song Yuru’.
Huang Xiaolong began to calculate casually. A few seconds later, he cried out suddenly, “Great!”
“Darn it, what are you startled about?” Song Yuru was startled.
“The calculations show that our birth details are a great match! Let me tell you, our Five Elements Yin and Yang match perfectly. The year, month, date, and time of our births are aligning. We share the destiny of mandarin ducks and butterflies!”
Excitement flashed in Huang Xiaolong’s eyes, “Do you know what it means to have such an astrological chart? From the perspective of fate, those who share the fate of mandarin ducks and butterflies have matching birth details. Heaven and Earth harmonize with each other. Couples with such birth chart combinations will have deep and undying love. As soon as they meet, they will stick together like glue. However, it is a rare occurrence in a hundred years.”
“Am I being too profound? Let me simplify it for you: our birth charts couldn’t be more compatible, our relationship couldn’t be better, and after marriage, our happiness couldn’t get better. Men will prosper their wives, and women will prosper their husbands. In short, getting married would be like a company going public, and happiness would suddenly gush out…”
Song Yuru felt like she was going to collapse!
Is this a mistake?
Love? Marriage?
Are we talking about marriage now?
I don’t even know you!
“It’s perfect! I can’t believe I found my first wife in life on a train! This is God’s grace towards me! It’s fate! It’s fate!” Huang Xiaolong made a praying gesture.
Just then, a cold snort came from the seats across the aisle. “Charlatan! Young man, rein yourself in! Is it fair to deceive girls like this?”
“Uh~~” Huang Xiaolong looked towards the sound, only to see two middle-aged men dressed elegantly sitting across the aisle, clearly of high status.
The one who reprimanded Huang Xiaolong was a forty-odd year old bald man with a sickly pallor on his face. However, his eyes were sharp as a hawk’s, giving off an aura of authority.
Next to the bald man was a middle-aged man, similar in age and aura, his face sallow. He quickly whispered, “Let it go, Old Hong. Don’t interfere with the young people’s form of communication that we don’t understand.”
“I just can’t stand seeing such a punk deceiving an ignorant girl by playing the charlatan!” The bald man, enraged, said to Song Yuru. “Young lady, don’t listen to him.”
Huang Xiaolong glanced at the two middle-aged men and shook his head. “You say I’m playing the charlatan? Ha, that’s slanderous… According to my temperament, I’d have to teach you a lesson. But… never mind, I see that you two are quite pitiful, at death’s door already. Why should I argue with you?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the two middle-aged men were shaken. They exchanged a glance and saw in each other’s eyes a look of shock and astonishment!
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