Chapter 18 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

After assessing his distance from the evil water ghost, Chen Hao’s mouth twitched. He turned towards Bai Ru and asked her, “Manager Bai, have you played ‘throw the handkerchief’ before?”

Bai Ru, who was initially thinking hard about why Chen Hao was smiling, was stunned to hear this question.

Throw the handkerchief? What’s this?

Chen Hao understood from her expression. He shook his head and said, “You’re indeed a daughter of a rich family who doesn’t even know how to throw the handkerchief.”

Bai Ru was exasperated.

What’s the meaning of this? I’ve had enough. You’ve been playing tricks and mocking at me the entire time. Do you find this funny? I’m engaging your help with cold, hard cash. Can’t you just talk normally?

But when she thought of the importance of the Stream Mountain construction site, Bai Ru fought hard to suppress the anger in her heart. She tried her best to force a smile. “Although I haven’t played before, from the literal meaning, it has something to do with some sport like making shots?”

Chen Hao nodded. “Something like that. When we were little, the boys would throw marbles and the girls handkerchiefs. Mm, I think there’s even a nursery rhyme to do with throwing handkerchiefs. Have you heard it before?”

Realization suddenly dawned on Bai Ru. Ah, nursery rhyme about throwing handkerchiefs? That she had heard before. But she truly had never played it before.

Casting a dubious look at Chen Hao, Bai Ru asked, “Well, Master Chen, is there a reason you’re asking me this?”

Chen Hao pointed at a tree leaf floating by on the water and said, “Do you see that? It’s under that tree leaf. I’ll give you something. See if you can strike it?”

Bai Ru looked at where he was pointing. It was perhaps five meters away, a distance neither too far nor too near.

But actually, she had a talent in this area. Bai Ru smiled gloatingly. “Master Chen, you might not believe it. When I was in university, I was the strongest player on my basketball team. Every time we competed I was the MVP.”

Chen Hao’s eyes lit up. “Then, alright. Throw this jade Guanyin there. If you hit the spot, I can preliminarily agree to help you settle the problem at Stream Mountain construction site.”

Bai Ru’s eyes instantly sparkled and she excitedly asked, “Really?”

Chen Hao said calmly, “I’m a man of my words. As a man, I have at least this much credibility.”

“Ok, watch me.”

Taking the jade Guanyin from Chen Hao’s hand, Bai Ru sized it up.

At first glance, she deduced it was a fake good. The jade was murky, evidently something made in assembly line production and sold at roadside stalls.

But staring at it longer, Bai Ru discovered that this was no ordinary jade Guanyin, for there appeared to have a visible flowing glow. Holding it in her hands gave her a subtle sense of security.

This was a trinket.

Within a short amount of time, Bai Ru labeled the jade Guanyin as something expensive.

This was such an expensive item, yet he could bear to have it thrown into the water? This Master Chen was truly hard to fathom.

In any case, it wasn’t hers, so Bai Ru didn’t feel any pressure throwing it. After taking aim at the spot where Chen Hao specified, Bai Ru calmed herself down and, with her sharp gaze, that feel she had when she played basketball—something she hadn’t felt for some time—returned to her.

Target locked. Throw!

Bai Ru threw the jade Guanyin without any hesitation.

The jade Guanyin made a beautiful arc in the sky before it landed neatly in the water.

At the sight of this, Chen Hao couldn’t hold himself back from cheering out loud.

This throw was incredibly accurate, striking right at the spot where the water ghost was. She was indeed the MVP of her basketball team.

Bai Ru was about to gloat when suddenly, a loud “bang” was heard coming from the water and bringing about a splashing of water, startling her.

She stared at the surface of the river in shock, dumbfounded. Did I not throw a jade Guanyin but a firecracker instead?