Lin Hai and Peach Peach floated directly into the villa.
“It’s him,” Peach Peach said, pointing at a young man sitting on the sofa once they were inside.
“No way, how can it be him?” Lin Hai was stunned. He knew this person.
It was Zhao Kun, one of the so-called Four Princes of Jiangnan University!
Damn, Lin Hai was a bit confused.
This Zhao Kun was nothing but a dumb jerk and an idiot. Last time at the mall, Lin Hai had beaten him so badly he ran home crying for his mom.
This guy really didn’t look like someone who could pull off a blooming peach blossom doom.
“Are you absolutely sure you’re not wrong?” Lin Hai asked Peach Peach suspiciously.
“I’m positive,” Peach Peach answered very firmly.
Could it be that Zhao Kun had been faking it all along? Was this bastard some kind of secret Oscar winner?
“That’s my phone!” Peach Peach suddenly pointed at the phone in Zhao Kun’s hand.
“If I give this crappy recording to my dad, will he really see me in a new light?” Zhao Kun fiddled with the small phone in his hand, muttering to himself.
“But that peach blossom the mysterious person gave me was really effective. I put it on that girl named Peach Peach, and the blossom immediately withered. After that, it seemed like she would do anything I said.”
“Dammit, if I’d known it worked this well, I would have used it on Ling Chuchu. If I had, she’d be having a good time under me by now.” Thinking of Ling Chuchu, a lecherous grin spread across Zhao Kun’s face.
“So there’s a mysterious person pulling the strings behind this?” Listening to Zhao Kun mutter to himself, Lin Hai couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
Things seemed to be getting more and more complicated.
Forget it, never mind. Who cares about some mysterious person or not? What does that have to do with me?
Right now, the most important thing was to get Zhao Kun’s birth date and time, break his peach blossom anchor, and then bring Hou Xianpin back to life.
“Dammit, I’ll give it a try. I’ll take this phone to my dad right now so he stops saying I can’t get anything done. This time, I’m going to blow his mind.” Zhao Kun stood up and walked out, phone in hand.
Oh crap! He’s leaving. What do I do now?
Lin Hai was about to take off his White Impermanence outfit, reveal himself, and take a hard approach, forcing Zhao Kun to tell him his birth date and time.
But then he thought better of it. No, that wouldn’t work.
What if Zhao Kun just made something up? Lin Hai wouldn’t know if it was true or false, and that could end up hurting Hou Xianpin.
Damn, I need to come up with another plan.
By now, Zhao Kun had already left the villa and was driving toward the headquarters of the Zhao Corporation. Lin Hai and Peach Peach hurried to keep up. Lin Hai floated along, thinking hard.
Up ahead, not far from the Zhao Corporation headquarters, Lin Hai started to get anxious.
Damn, screw it. I’ll just reveal myself first and then wing it.
Lin Hai stuck one end of the soul-locking chain directly into the ground.
“If you really want to save Hou Xianpin, don’t run. And even if you do, I can still catch you and bring you back,” Lin Hai said coldly to Peach Peach.
“Don’t worry. As long as I can save Brother Hou, I won’t run.”
Lin Hai had no time for anything else. He found an empty alley, put away his White Impermanence clothes, and revealed his true form.
“Young man, I am a Daoist from Mount Wudang, and I wish to form a good fate with you,” an old Daoist said as he walked into the alley just as Lin Hai revealed himself.
Whoa, Lin Hai’s eyes lit up. Dammit, I’ve got an idea.
Lin Hai quickly walked over.
“Young man, I see you have an extraordinary bone structure…”
“Alright, stop rambling. I’ll buy your getup. How much?” Lin Hai cut him off directly.
“Young man, I…”
“Damn it, just tell me how much.” Lin Hai waved his hand impatiently.
“You there, young man…”
“A thousand bucks, deal or not?”
“It’s not about the money, it’s about…”
“Ten thousand! Take it or leave it, or…”
Before Lin Hai finished speaking, the old Daoist had already taken off his entire Daoist robe and handed it to Lin Hai, quick as a flash.
Lin Hai’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. Damn, that was a complete one-eighty.
“If you’d done that from the start, we’d be done already.” Lin Hai reached out and took the robe.
Since the alley was empty, Lin Hai just stripped off his own clothes and changed into the Daoist robe.
He looked himself up and down but felt something was missing.
“Hmm?” He looked up and saw the old Daoist’s blind person sunglasses.
“Hey, take off those shades and give them to me too.”
“Alright, take it all.” The old Daoist took off the glasses and handed them to Lin Hai.
Lin Hai put on the sunglasses and pretended to look around.
Yeah, this was starting to feel about right.
“Hey buddy, want this too?”
Lin Hai turned his head and jumped back a step.
“Whoa, and who might you be?”
“I’m the old Daoist from just now.” The young man’s eyes were squinted nearly shut as he held out the fake beard he’d just peeled off his chin and upper lip.
“Man, you’re pretty professional, huh?” Lin Hai gave the guy a thumbs-up, took the beard, and stuck it on.
He pulled out his phone and took a selfie.
After looking at it, whoa, he really had the makings of a fake psychic. He looked just like an old Daoist with an immortal’s bearing.
“Buddy, I don’t have cash on me. I’ll transfer it to you over WeChat.” Lin Hai transferred the money to the guy via WeChat, and the young man left, showering him with thanks.
At the entrance of the Zhao Corporation headquarters, Zhao Kun got out of his car and was about to head inside.
“Bam!” An old Daoist suddenly jumped out in front of him.
“What the hell!” Zhao Kun was startled.
“Young one, I am an accomplished monk from Mount Wudang. I have come down from the mountain today especially for you.” The old Daoist struck a pose meant to look impressive.
“An accomplished monk?” Zhao Kun was confused. “Aren’t you a Daoist?”
Uh… crap. Slip of the tongue.
“Well, I switched careers midway. Young one, I see you have a full forehead and an unusual bone structure. You are definitely not an ordinary person.” The old Daoist put on a look of shock.
“Cut the crap. Don’t try to fool me. Move aside.” Zhao Kun didn’t believe a word of his nonsense. He’d heard that same line a hundred times in movies.
“Wait a moment!” The old Daoist suddenly shouted.
“You, you, you…” The old Daoist pointed a trembling finger at Zhao Kun, his expression growing more and more shocked and incredulous.
“I, I… what about me?” Zhao Kun was completely baffled by the old Daoist. He touched his face and quickly asked.
“Could I have a word in private?” The old Daoist’s face was extremely serious.
“Uh, sure.” Zhao Kun was getting creeped out by the old Daoist’s dramatic behavior. He followed the old Daoist over to a curb and sat down.
“Hey, what’s wrong with me?”
The old Daoist didn’t speak. He just shook his head while staring intensely at Zhao Kun, as if he had seen something unbelievable.
“Hey, say something, damn it!” Zhao Kun was getting anxious.
The old Daoist suddenly stood up and gave Zhao Kun a deep bow.
“What the hell do you mean by that?”
“I never thought I would meet a reincarnated immortal. This old Daoist greets you.”
“Re-reincarnated immortal?” Zhao Kun was completely dumbfounded. “You mean me?”
“Who else could it be?” The old Daoist said with a look of deep respect.
“Stop talking nonsense.” Zhao Kun got up to leave. There was no such thing as immortals in this world.
“Wait! The immortal doesn’t believe in my eyesight, does he? I’m not bragging, but I have never been wrong about a person. If you don’t believe me, I can prove it to you.”
“How can you prove it?” Zhao Kun paused in his steps.
The old Daoist suddenly turned his head and looked toward a corner up ahead. A blue mist covered both of his eyes.
“Honored immortal, look. Around that corner, a bald man will soon appear, with a hot woman in a red dress and red skirt hanging on his arm.”
“Really? No way.” Zhao Kun turned his head, now interested.
After all, you couldn’t just guess who might come around a corner.
“Real or not, we’ll see soon enough. Three, two, one! Look!”
“No way!” Zhao Kun looked over and his eyes went wide.
