Chapter 1135 The History of the Nine-Life Ca (1/2)

”How did you know that I noticed the pendant?” Uncle Bug asked with shock.

Uncle Bug had made sure to avoid mentioning anything regarding the Nine-Life Cat to Han Sen, so this surprised him.

”I thought I kept seeing you stare at it.” Han Sen pointed to the spot on his person where the pendant was.

Uncle Bug nodded and said, ”I was surprised to see you wearing that necklace. Old Han carried that thing around with him, just as you do. Knowing your great-grandfather was Han Jinzhi, I went to learn as much about you as I could. Memories of yore kept me staring at it, I suppose. I didn't mean nothing by it, and I didn't suspect you'd find out from the occasional gaze.”

Han Sen did not say anything, as he wanted the man to continue talking.

Uncle Bug sighed and said, ”The reason why I know it is there, truthfully, is because I can feel its existence.”

”You can feel its existence?” Han Sen looked rather confused. The Nine-Life Cat pendant did not exude any particular force. The only remotely remarkable thing it had done was reacting when Han Sen began learning the Blood-Pulse Sutra.

Han Sen could only assume that Uncle Bug's ability to feel the existence of this pendant was because he was a member of Blood Legion. There didn't seem to be another likely alternative.

But all Uncle Bug had said about his past was that he was an Interstellar Pirate. He had made no mention of an association to Blood Legion.

Uncle Bug then pointed towards Han Sen's chest and asked, ”Can I take a look?”

Han Sen was a little dubious about whether he should show it to the man, but he did so anyway.

Uncle Bug gently took hold of the pendant, and his eyes fluttered as if he was in remembering something far in the past. He said, ”This necklace... it was found in an old ruin. I'm the one who gave it to Old Han, you know.”

Han Sen was delivered another shocking revelation. He had always believed the pendant to be a relic of Blood Legion, and that Han Jinzhi had been a member.

What Uncle Bug had told Han Sen surprised him a great deal.

Recalling those past memories, Uncle Bug looked painfully nostalgic. He said, ”I hadn't gained any fame at that point, but I did have a modicum of infamy. I was once a thief, after all. Old Han invited me to poke about and explore an old ruin. It was an experience that changed my life. That is where I found the Qi Gong I mentioned. The Qi Gong and the pendant were both found there.”

Uncle Bug then smiled and said, ”The Nine-Life Cat and Qi Gong were together, but we became separated at one point. When I found the items, I kept the Qi Gong for myself and only gave the Nine-Life Cat to him.”

”It was because of that Qi Gong I became stronger. I became a renowned pirate because of it.”

Uncle Bug gave back the pendant to Han Sen and he said, ”The Qi Gong has some association to that pendant, in some way or another. If it isn't too far away, I can feel it.”

Han Sen put the pendant around his neck again and asked, ”And what about the ruins? What was so remarkable about them? Did he only go there for the pendant?”

”It was a city that had been buried beneath a mountain. Perhaps it was a city from ancient times. I think the reason Old Han went there was for the pendant exclusively, as he made explicit mention of it. Just the pendant, too. He said he had to bring it back with him or something,” Uncle Bug further explained.

Han Sen frowned. Uncle Bug's answers were disappointing, as he had not yet elucidated the relationship between Han Jinzhi and the Nine-Life Cat.