Chapter 117: Nan Nan (2/2)

”Tsk, tsk tsk,” interrupted Lao Pi as he grew impatient. ”Sigh, some people just can’t use their eyes the right way. Don’t you see the obvious, stark things on her body? That kid has part of an inner ring of a mech’s feet, yes, that pale green ring. It should either be the bones of the green beast or the skull of fletchant, yes it could be the skull of that bird. Tsk, tsk tsk, do you know how much could this be sold for?”

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Lao Ping and Lao Meng finally got the whole reason why Lao Pi reacted dramatically upon seeing the girl. Their eyes went wide like saucer as they spoke together. ”How much?”

”Keke!” Lao Pi was getting puffed up seeing how the two dummies showing the expected reaction. ”It would be strange if you know its actual value. Let me tell you… that piece isn’t some ordinary knock-off in the street. Tsk, obviously it’s a masterpiece out of pure handcraft. And not any maker on Haleyson could produce such artistry, I reckoned.”

”Stop blowing your own trumpet! Just tell us how much it is already!” Lao Meng’s face was filled with disdain while Lao Ping depicted supports at the side.

”100,000? At the very least,” Lao Pi was not really sure of the exact pricing, but that should be it!

That dubious stare from Lao Ping was discomforting… Lao Pi’s face reddened as he embarrassingly replied, ”I do not know the exact figure! Well, at least it would not be lower than this!”

”For real?” Lao Meng immediately responded skeptically. ”This crap could go up to 100,000 of the currency here? Hah! No way! Stop pulling my leg! With 100,000 of our currency you could get the same junk hat. 100,000 of them!”

Lao Ping stayed silent as he collected his mind.

”The crap you know with your head!” Lao Pi’s face tightened as his face went redder, ”Let me tell you something more to fill that airhead of yours! Junk hat? Whoever that is rich and insane enough to get this piece as a hat, he would be the mascot of the planet! The more valuable part is that washer on the kid’s neck! I am dead f*cking sure this piece worth a fortune! Way more than that ring!”

”Whatever you say, boasting Pi,” Lao Meng disdainfully spoke.

”Why you!”

”Hey! Hey! Hey! I don’t understand why you guys could bicker when the thing is not even in our hands! Wouldn’t it be much easier if we get those things and check the price ourselves rather than guessing and denying each other here? IShe’s just a kid, how hard could it be! And that beggar seemed to be kicking his bucket anytime soon. No pressure, Lao Meng, go get the things off the little girl! And we would head straight to Huang San’s place for appraisal. Maybe we could really make a fortune out of these!”

Lao Meng went chuckling again upon hearing the suggestion. He showed approval as he headed to Nan Nan.

Ye Chong on the ground could feel every quake occurred. That heavy footsteps coming into his senses immediately illustrated a buffed man heading towards him. Ye Chong had his eyes wide open. Nan Nan was busy fanning Ye Chong with the grass ring in her hands. Good Nan Nan… not! Thanks to the grass ring, Ye Chong could hardly see the appearance of the coming foe, though he could see the legs clearly.

Ye Chong put up his guard. By some means, Ye Chong was having an urge to prevent this little girl from getting into any kind of troubles. ”By some means” it was, he could not explain why, but the urge was strong and still! Sadly Mu and Shang were not by his side, or he could at least investigate this strange feeling in detail.

The footsteps got nearer and Nan Nan did not seem to have noticed a thing. Could that be a relative of hers? Ye Chong was ready! A portion of his strength had recovered! He could launch an attack for the girl anytime soon!

As Lao Meng started breeze-walking towards Nan Nan, she noticed something as she turned her head, ”Big brother, is this your friend? He is coming to help you? Is he?”

Ye Chong’s heart skipped a beat. Nan Nan does not know this person! Who in the Haleyson could this person be! What does he want!

Lao Meng gleefully walked towards little Nan Nan. The grin was not helpful at all. He already looked horrifying enough with his appearance, adding that grin would only make him the most fearsome monster to the girl. Nan Nan was foreign to the smiling creature as she fearfully hid behind Ye Chong. Her head popped over his back, taking a peek. ”Yikes!” She withdrew herself and started trembling behind.

”Big brother! Nan Nan… Nan Nan is afraid! Beard man is scary! Bad beard man!” she shook Ye Chong slightly and her voice was choked with tears helplessly.

”Heya, little girl. I meant no harm,” Lao Meng squeezed every kind of smile he had seen in his life before, ”I just wanted to take a look at that beautiful green hat of yours. Oh, what a pretty necklace, could you give me that red… red…” He scratched his head and mumbled, ”The heck was that again? Lao Pi had mentioned it before… How could I forget it… Sheesh, this is humiliating…”

Nan Nan wanted to stay alert but due to that introductory line of that bad beard man, she could not! She tried suppressing her laugh. All the intense fear she had before was gone. She pulled a face at Lao Meng, spitting her tongue, ”Stupid beard man! Stupid! Stupid!”

And thereby Ye Chong got the big picture of the entire scenario. So that was what the man wanted! Man I am dumb! How could I forget this? Did my IQ just go down with my stamina after I get hurt?

Mu had once said it before - when one possesses a value beyond one’s own strength, one would be coveted by people. Looks like he was right after all!

Lao Meng took a glance at that beggar half-dead.

He did not seem threatening at all, man I am really dumb! The heck am I doing these mumbo-jumbo for, I’ll just snatch it!

Lao Meng kept his smile as he sprinted towards the kid.

Nan Nan the smart little girl sensed the danger as she sank into Ye Chong’s back. Her body was shaking violently.

Lao Meng stopped before the pathetic beggar as he launched his grab towards the girl.

And that was when Ye Chong made his move after being a splat of mud for so long!

Translator's Thoughts

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The original name of the title was 囡囡 (nan1 nan1). It is some sort of a cute nickname for daughters commonly found in Wu Chinese and Cantonese speaking area, it means ”Treasure”/ ”my precious” or a more suiting definition ”my lovely”.