Chapter 82: Champion City Sprinter in Flip Flops
Author: Black Lantern (黑色花灯)
Link: https://book.qidian.com/info/1009922190
Translated by Gumihou
Ye Fei stared at the unshaven person through the peephole for a long moment. Finally, he opened the door and asked tentatively, “3Dragon?”
The man laughed and said, “Deity Ye, it’s really you, ah? I really didn’t expect to find us living in the same community. What a great discovery, ah! Yi~ You’re even more handsome in person, ah. For realsies!”
Ye Fei, “… …”
Holy crap, I like this guy. This guy is the same as Feng Tianlai, ah. A man who likes to tell the truth.
Ye Fei opened the door, he could study this 3Dragon guy more closely like this.
Although this man was sloppily dressed with an unshaven face, his overall figure was… in a word, excellent. His facial features were even and ideal, his body muscular, but not overly so. At a glance, one could tell that this was a man who exercises regularly.
“Please come in,” Ye Fei smiled and stepped to the side to let 3Dragon in.
3Dragon did not stand on ceremony and stepped into the condo.
The moment he came in, Ye Fei was immediately struck by a strange feeling. After a few blinks, he looked down and was immediately speechless. This 3Dragon guy was slapping his way into the condominium in a pair of flip-flops.
The more Ye Fei stared at the flimsy footwear the more puzzled he became. He wondered: Just how did this guy run so fast in flip-flops?
Although Building A was not far from Building C, it was still a couple of hundred meters apart when taken the size of the building and the winding path through the garden. Just a few minutes ago, this guy was just putting out a post on his channel, but now he’s here. Isn’t this kind of speed too scary?
3Dragon came in, took a look around Ye Fei’s condominium and said, “Deity Ye is truly Deity Ye. This room receives excellent light. That’s right, allow me to introduce myself. My surname is Cai, name Chenggong. The character meanings are… well, never mind, such a name is not popular anymore. You can just call me Cai Chenggong, 3Dragon is fine too.”
Ye Fei really liked this kind of aggressively jovial people. That’s because he did not feel like he had to restrain himself from this kind of person. Moreover, the great thing about talkative people was that there’s no need to worry about the situation between them becoming too cold for no good reason.
“Ye Fei,” was Ye Fei’s simple introduction
3Dragon waved his hand, “Of course, I know Deity Ye. I also know your name. You have a very good name, ah. Ye Fei. The word ‘ye’ means ‘leaf’, which represents life and evergreen trees. ‘Fei’ for ‘flight’ has quite an ambitious and domineering presence. As the saying goes the ‘Kun Peng [3] soars 90,000 li’, in fact, he did not soar, but flew up to the sky.”
Ye Fei, “… …”
F*ck me, I dare say that when my parents gave me this name, I can guarantee that it did not have all these extra meanings behind it, ah. This guy can really knows how to talk nonsense, ah.
However, the guy maintained his serious expression, causing Ye Fei to doubt his original assumption. Could it be that this 3Dragon is some half immortal who could read fortunes and do palmistry?
“Eehh~~ You’re the first person to talk about my name like this,” Ye Fei laughed.
3Dragon laughed too, “That’s because this is the first time we meet.”
Ye Fei was also amused by this fellow.
“To be honest, Building A is quite a distance from Building C, you’re quite fast, ah,” Ye Fei commented curiously. It was really too fast, to the point that it was a little bit unbelievable.
“I wish to meet with Deity Ye, so, of course, I must be fast, ah. Let me tell you, when I was young, I used to be the champion sprinter for our Yinzhou City. I’m very good at sprinting. When I heard that you are at Building C, I dropped everything and ran straight over. Fortunately, the elevator is on the ground floor, otherwise, I would not have reached here so quickly.”
“A sprinting champion? You’re an athlete?” Ye Fei finally understood why this guy could be so abnormally fast. A sprinting champion, ah. Of course, they would be fast.
Even so, though this guy cuts a good figure, his outfit does not fit the image of a champion sprinter. How many sprinters do you see running around in slippers?
“I don’t really do sports anymore. I’m too introverted and being in the sporting world doesn’t fit me. I retired at 22 and spent my time collecting antiques. Deity Ye, do you have any interest in antiques? I can give you some pointers for free. Let me tell you, ah. These old objects could be very valuable. A little while ago, I saw a little bowl at an auction. It was a Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain bowl from the imperial kiln. It sold for about 30 million yuan, ah. That precious thing is too amazing.”
Ye Fei was speechless. It was really difficult for him to follow this guy’s dialogue. Too introverted? Brother, ah. If you’re introverted, then my personality would be close to a shut-in. Moreover, what does being introverted has to do with sports? Aren’t most sports stars quite introverted?
What’s even more curious is how you got into the antique business after quitting the sports industry. Aren’t those two occupations completely separated? People say that switching trades is like scaling over mountains, why does it seem like you had flipped the mountain upside down, ah?
Even so, Ye Fei also understood that human beings are naturally extraordinary. So long as someone is passionate about an industry, somehow or other, they would be able to make it. Looks like 3Dragon is one of those people who really loves antiques.
While Ye Fei was speculating wildly in his mind, 3Dragon stretched out his hand, palm up.
Ye Fei looked down and saw that within 3Dragon’s hand was a jade ring. The type that wealthy people in the past would wear on their thumbs.
“What’s this?” Ye Fei asked as he looked at the jade ring curiously.
3Dragon pulled Ye Fei’s hand towards him and placed the ring into it. With great pride, he said, “This is a meeting gift for you. I may not be as rich as 8-Treasure or Foodie Bro, but I can’t come here empty-handed. I happened to be wearing this little trinket. Take this as my gift to you. It’s authentic Hetian Jade. Take it in place of luxury planes and cruise ships.”
Ye Fei, “… …”
Authentic Hetian Jade?
Given in place of luxury planes and ships?
Aiyo, wei. A glance is enough to know that this is a real antique, ah. A priceless artefact that should not be compared with something like cash used to buy 2D animated ‘items’ on the internet.
Moreover, if QQ Platform knows that you’re giving me things directly instead of through the system, they would surely be angry? By gifting the broadcasters directly, the platform would not earn a single cent.
“No, no, this is too precious a gift. Moreover, it is something you often wear, I can’t take it,” Ye Fei quickly backed away.
To be honest, he really liked this jade ring. However, he definitely could not take something like this, especially since 3Dragon said that it was something he was wearing. [1] Considering his sloppy appearance, for him to turn up with a valuable ring, it must be something that he often wears. He could not take something so precious.
3Dragon waved a nonchalant hand. “I have quite a few of these at home. It’s not like they are worth that much money. The one I’m gifting to you used to belong to a [6] landowner. I bought it from one of their descendants. It’s only about HX¥ 200,000. 8 Treasure already gifted you over 200,000 worth of rewards, right? Since I am here to meet you face to face, I can’t lose to him. So, if you don’t want it, I can sell it and gift you the cash later.”
There was really nothing Ye Fei could do in the face of such determination. If 3Dragon really plans to gift something to him, whether in jade ring or cash of the same value, he might as well accept this thing.
He said, “If that’s the case, I shall receive this first. That’s right, I’ll treat you to some Braised Bull Pizzle with Broccoli & Wolfberry later.”
3Dragon slapped his thigh. He excitedly said, “That’s right, ah. Consider this payment for the dish, ba.”
Ye Fei, “… …”
F*ck it, are you paying me or gifting me now?
Still, he could tell that this 3Dragon is the cheerful and friendly sort, and did not care much about the details of the matter.
Therefore, he led 3Dragon to the computer.
When 3Dragon’s be-whiskered face appeared on the camera, he beamed at everyone and said, “Everyone, the handsome and heroic 3Dragon is at Deity Ye’s house. Are you all jealous?”
Everyone in the channel, “… …”
“Argh! Argh! Argh!”
“Throw up… I’m going to throw up, ah. 3Dragon, you consider yourself handsome and heroic? Don’t tarnish these two words with your existence, ah.”
“F*ck, Dragon Bro is quite manly, ah. Hey, is your beard a stick-on?”
“If this is the past, you could be [4a] Zhang Fei or [4b] Li Kui.”
3Dragon quickly said, “You’re wrong. I have already reincarnated three times. In my first life, I was [5a] Song Yu, in my second life I was [5b] Pan An, in this third life, I am 3Dragon!!”
Everyone exploded into an angry frenzy. You? Pan An? Song Yu?
F*ck me, ah! If the Pan An and Song Yu looked like you, then, the streets of ancient China were probably overrun with handsome men, ah!!
[Gumihou: I flinched together with the peanut gallery when he declared himself Pan An…]
[1] Some small adjustments to improve the text
[2] 蔡成功 – Cai Chenggong – his name literally means ‘Successful Cai’
[3] Kun – Mythical fish, Peng – Huge mythical bird
Kun Peng – Mythical fish that transforms into a giant mythical bird
[4] Zhang Fei or Li Kui – Both are manly bearded men
[a] Zhang Fei – Military General serving under warlord Liu Bei (Three Kingdoms period)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fei
[b] Li Kui – Fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. His nickname is ‘Black Whirlwind’. Often depicted to wield an axe as his weapon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Kui_(Water_Margin)
[5] Song Yu and Pan An – Beautiful men of ancient China…
[a] Song Yu – this person actually existed. He was a Chinese poet in 298-263 BC. His appearance is ‘said to be beautiful’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Yu
[b] Pan An – His name used to be synonymous with beautiful men
He actually did a lot of good things as an official, but in the end, he is mostly remembered for his beauty…
https://daydaynews.cc/en/history/196705.html
[6] ‘Landowner’ in this context has a few connotations attached to it. Aside from the obvious meaning of ‘person who owns land and is fairly rich’, in this current context, the connotation of ‘dirty merchant’ is more important.
The social stratification of old China is as follows:
- Scholar – bureaucrats with knowledge and wisdom to maintain social order
- Farmers – they produce food and necessary goods
- Artisans – possessed skills to create things
- Merchants – lowest of the low because they don’t produce things, just make money by moving stuff around. The nerve.
Still, merchants who made loads of money ‘moving things around’ eventually bought land and houses, settled down as ‘landowners’ and try to live like their betters, the scholars and officials. They do this by imitating certain social behaviours and filling their houses with nice paintings, calligraphy scrolls and wearing fancy jewellery.
By saying that the ring belongs to a ‘landowner’, it implied that the value of the ring was ‘low’ and had more to do with the value of the stone and age rather than exquisite carving and history
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