Chapter 186: Chapter 0186: Everything is Ready, Just Lack the Special Ability_1
A puzzled expression appeared on Zhang Bin’s face as he watched He Banxian walk away.
He didn’t doubt that the fortune-teller recognized him. After all, he was a celebrity in Qingshan County City, and for that matter, in Qingshan Province and even the entire country. The Bright Eye Liquid and Rufei Slimming Pill he developed were so popular that people all over the world knew him. It wasn’t impossible for this fortune-teller to recognize him.
However, he absolutely refused to believe the man could read his mind. Besides, he hadn’t even been thinking of his own name just now. This was a result of absolute confidence—a supreme confidence in the power of his spirit. Having consumed the Wisdom Pill, a miraculous elixir from Xuanwu Star that improved his spiritual power, and after cultivating the Pure Heart Mystique, his mental strength had become so extraordinary that it could probably rival a Cultivator in the Golden Core Realm.
The only thing that puzzled him was why the old man had left so abruptly. Still, he wasn’t too worried. He sensed that the old man bore no malice toward him or the two women. At his level of cultivation, his intuition was very accurate. Therefore, he didn’t dwell on the matter and soon joined the two women for breakfast.
Even so, he silently instructed Tutu, Tutu, look up that old man’s information for me.
The results came back quickly.
"Master, I couldn’t find any records of the old man," Tutu reported. "He just appeared in Qingshan County City six months ago, and all previous data is blank. He has never stayed in a hotel, so there are no ID registration records either."
An odd expression crossed Zhang Bin’s face. Interesting.
He was now eighty percent sure that He Banxian was in disguise and that this wasn’t his real appearance, which would explain the lack of records. Of course, it was also possible that the old man was a hermit who had lived deep in the mountains and was now out to wander the mortal world for amusement. But the likelihood of the latter was slim.
"Tutu, from now on, monitor this old man for me. See what he’s up to in Qingshan County City," Zhang Bin ordered in his mind.
"Yes, Master," Tutu answered respectfully.
With Tutu on the job, Zhang Bin had no worries and stopped fretting over the matter.
After breakfast, the two women went to work. Zhang Bin took Liu Ruolan’s car back to Qingshan County, but he didn’t go to the company. Instead, he headed to another apartment he owned in a complex called West Scenery Garden. It was his first time visiting. He was here today to prepare for his date with Liu Ruomei that evening.
He first went shopping for a few new outfits, buying a complete set: underwear, a belt, a wallet, leather shoes, and socks. He even got a haircut, bought a wig, and a pair of sunglasses.
Once he entered the apartment, he made the bed and tidied up the room. Then he stood before the full-length mirror and began to disguise himself. His method of disguise was quite simple; it involved controlling the muscles of his face to create subtle changes. The difficult part was memorizing the disguised appearance perfectly, as he would have to replicate this same face for future meetings. He was essentially playing two roles. Including his disguise as Zhang Kai, that made three identities in total.
Finally, he meticulously adjusted his features, transforming into a youth who radiated a scholarly aura. He looked a bit frail, completely different from the regular Zhang Bin. When he put on the wig, he looked even more like an artistic young man.
Not bad, not bad. With this image, Liu Ruomei will never recognize me. A wicked smile spread across his face.
He was acutely aware that he had been intimately close to Liu Ruomei several times, even sharing passionate kisses. Moreover, Liu Ruomei had the Special Ability of Mind Reading, so her senses were bound to be exceptionally keen. If he wasn’t careful, she could easily see through him. That would be a huge problem, with unthinkable consequences. He couldn’t afford to be careless.
He began to train hard, rapidly reverting his face to Zhang Bin’s, then instantly transforming it into the Rabbit King’s visage. He only stopped when he could complete the change in a single moment. He also altered the muscles in his hands, making his fingers appear more slender.
After these preparations, he sat on the sofa in the living room and began to contemplate his next move.
Liu Ruomei was no ordinary woman. She was proud and arrogant, with standards higher than the sky. In her mind, she had a template for a boyfriend, and that template was none other than him, Zhang Bin. He was simply too impressive: a Divine Doctor, an exceedingly formidable expert, and he possessed a photographic memory and fluency in several foreign languages.
Therefore, pursuing Liu Ruomei with his Rabbit King identity would be no easy task. It would be harder than ascending to heaven.
However, if he failed, the consequences would be severe. Liu Ruomei would surely lead a solitary life. She looked down on every man except Zhang Bin, but the tragedy was that the man she admired was her brother-in-law. She would never destroy her sister and brother-in-law’s relationship.
For Zhang Bin, failure was not an option this time.
But he started to worry. How can my hacker identity compare to Zhang Bin’s? Hacking skills might offset his medical expertise, but what can I use to counter his formidable martial skills?
He certainly couldn’t have his hacker persona display great martial arts; Liu Ruomei would likely see through the ruse.
Zhang Bin finally conceived a good plan, his face beaming with a brilliant smile. It seems the only way is to have my hacker persona exhibit a powerful Special Ability to counter the martial arts advantage of my ’Zhang Bin’ identity. I’ve never revealed any Special Abilities to Liu Ruomei; my ’Zhang Bin’ identity has never demonstrated them. If I display a powerful Special Ability now, it will surely shock and awe her.
However, it would be best if I also mastered one or two other skills that could dazzle a beauty. Only then will I be truly confident that her heart will be stirred and she’ll find herself falling uncontrollably in love with me.
He muttered to himself, Skills that can dazzle women can be trained later. What’s most important now is to quickly enhance my Special Abilities. He immediately began to train.
In the past, he’d had Gao Si gather information on Special Abilities from Xuanwu Star and had Tutu search for information on Earth, which had been very fruitful. He discovered that Xuanwu Star emphasized cultivating Special Abilities; the Pure Heart Mystique, for instance, was one of the Magical Techniques for rapidly doing so. While Earth had no such Magical Techniques, some people were born with Special Abilities and had developed many methods to train and enhance them.
Tutu had already copied a vast amount of this information from the internet and organized it neatly. Now, he had reliable methods to train his Special Abilities.
If he could enhance them, he would be able to make his Flying Sword attack twice or even multiple times, which would significantly boost his overall strength.
This is a great win-win situation!