Chapter 398 Pig (1/2)
Lin Huang thought all he needed was Zhang Mengmeng's actual face or name to find out who she really was and which organization she belonged to as well as her intention to be with Fatty. However, his dream was crushed when Yang Ling told him that although her ident.i.ty was fake, her face was real. She was an illegal resident, and she had just registered her fake ident.i.ty last month. Before that, she never existed.
Now, it was impossible to know who she was, which organization she was from, or her intentions as she did not have an ident.i.ty. After hanging up the phone, Lin Huang took out the black needle that was as thin as a strand of hair.
”Now, I shall take some time to drop by the black market to see if I can find out anything about this black needle.”
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On the next morning, Lin Huang met Fatty and Zhang Mengmeng at the place and time that they had promised to meet after his dinner.
”Why isn't your sister here today?” Fatty was surprised and asked Lin Huang.
”We're hiking the Three Lifetime Mountain. She's been there before and she's unwilling to hike, so she's not following today,” Lin Huang smiled and explained.
”So, we're hiking…” Fatty looked concerned.
”The Three Lifetime Mountain is a popular attraction. There's a pavilion on top of the mountain called the Fate Pavilion. I'm sure you've heard of the story about the fate of the three lifetimes. It was said that it comes from this mountain and pavilion.” Lin Huang looked at Fatty and smiled.
”You mean the mythical story about reincarnation that was pa.s.sed down since ancient times? But there should be n.o.body staying in Division7 during that time, so how was it possible that the story came from here?” Fatty was skeptical.
”Didn't anyone tell you that the White Capital of Division7 was built on the ruins of ancient times? The Fate Pavilion was discovered when Division7 was opened by the Union Government more than 300 years ago. They confirmed that the pavilion is the one in the story,” Lin Huang explained.
”Can you tell me the story?” Zhang Mengmeng suddenly looked at Fatty.
”That story…” Fatty did not expect Zhang Mengmeng to ask him such a question.
”It's about this medical pract.i.tioner who was picking herbs on top of the mountain near the Fate Pavilion. He saved a snake from a beast. Many years later, the man died and was reincarnated into a rich businessman. One day, he pa.s.sed by the Fate Pavilion and was robbed. He was then rescued by the snake that he had saved in his past life. Many years later, he died and was reincarnated to become a scholar while the snake advanced into a human. The both of them met at the Fate Pavilion and got married.
”In ancient times, many believed in the theory of reincarnation. They think that people won't just disappear after their death. Their souls will go to a place called the Netherworld. Human souls will be cleansed there, and their memories will be wiped away. They will be reborn as a clean slate without any memories,” Lin Huang added as he could tell that Zhang Mengmeng had never heard of the story before.
”Reincarnation…” Zhang Mengmeng mumbled to herself and smiled at Fatty.
”I love this story. Let's go see the pavilion.”
Lin Huang was observing Zhang Mengmeng as she spoke. She seemed to be much better than yesterday and had more communication with Fatty today. However, he was not sure if she was pretending so that she would not blow her cover. Even the way she looked at Fatty was like a young girl who had fallen head over heels.
”Sure, let's hike that Three Lifetime Mountain!” Fatty could not reject Zhang Mengmeng's request.
The Three Lifetime Mountain was about five kilometers away towards the northwest of Jingyue Lake. The mountain covered more than 200 kilometers and was a great tourist spot in White Capital. Many locals who would jog in the mountain area during summer as there were trees which were cooling. The Three Lifetime Mountain was just one of the attractions in the area. There were many other beautiful sceneries along the way.
The people in this world had much stronger physique than people on Earth. Climbing a mountain that was thousands of meters high was not as tough as it would be on Earth. Fatty was very reluctant because he was lazy although, with his bronze-level rank-3 combat strength, it was nothing for him to hike the mountain.
There were a total of four trails in the mountain. Two of them consisted of stairs while another two involved rock climbing. Considering Fatty's condition, Lin Huang decided to take the stairs. Zhang Mengmeng was excited as they were climbing. She could not wait to get to the top to look at the legendary pavilion.
”Zhang Mengmeng, why not you go up first? Wait for us up there, and I'll accompany Fatty up slowly.”
”That's right, Mengmeng. You can go up first if you want to see the pavilion. We'll catch up.” Fatty said while he panted, unable to catch up with Zhang Mengmeng'.
”Alright then,” Zhang Mengmeng looked at Lin Huang, seeming to have something to say. She hesitated and left.
”Fatty, what did you and Mengmeng do last night after dinner? Did you guys stay in the hotel for the entire night?” Lin Huang asked when he saw Zhang Mengmeng had walked further away.
”We didn't head back to the hotel directly after dinner but to the shopping plaza instead. We shopped until past 11 and went back to the hotel and slept. I bought quite a few snacks and got a few clothes for Mengmeng,” Fatty chuckled.