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I never expected this! Red Boy can’t use True Fire anymore! Without True Fire, what difference is there between Red Boy and me, a mediocre fighter?
Oh, there is a difference; after all, he is much cuter than I am.
"Hey, Red Brother, since you've come to the mortal realm, it would be best to change to a more earthly name. After all, calling you Red Boy or Holy Infant King is quite inconvenient for you," I suggested to Red Boy.
There’s no rule stating that deities must change their names when descending to the mortal realm. Some lesser-known gods stroll around with their original names without a care. However, Red Boy isn’t exactly unknown; many people grew up watching Journey to the West. So I recommended he choose a more relatable name.
"That's true, but not many people have called me Red Boy before; it's just my nickname. Only my dad and mom called me that. How did you know?"
"Do you know Wu Cheng'en?"
"I don’t know him."
"That’s no surprise." I smiled mysteriously.
I can’t be blamed for this; why don’t you go look for Wu Cheng'en? If it weren’t for this deity, I might not even know what Good Fortune Boy means.
"Stop smiling like that; it gives me goosebumps," Red Boy shivered and said, "What should we call each other?"
"What was your surname before being called Good Fortune Boy?"
"Niu."
"The Niu from Bull Demon King."
"Yes."
I almost forgot, this guy is the son of the Bull Demon King. Wait, does the Bull Demon King really have the surname Niu? Then why doesn’t Sun Wukong have the surname Hou? No, that’s not right; Sun Wukong was named by Bodhi Patriarch. Look at Bajie, he has the surname Zhu! Thinking about it this way makes sense!
"How about I call you Niu Hong?" I'm not very good at naming things either; usually, my dogs are named something like Wangcai or Laifu. The only creative name I gave was Teemo. — He got killed as soon as I went out… (Teemo must die).
"You might as well call me Red Guard," Red Boy said disdainfully. "A soldier defending the homeland sounds so powerful."
"Absolutely not, you still need to go back to the Bodhisattva." Wow, that name is even more likely to get you beaten up than Teemo; you’d be almost done for without even going out…
"How about this: I'll call you Hong, as in 'great ambitions,' and you'll be called Niu Hong. How does that sound?"
"What’s the difference from the first one?" Red Boy protested, still unsatisfied. "I refuse to be called that; it sounds like something my dad would come up with."
If it sounds like something your dad would come up with, wouldn’t I just end up venting my frustrations on your dad? I could feel sweat trickling down as I listened.
"Never mind, let’s just go with Hong. Niu Hong sounds nice! Besides, it's just a name for the mortal realm! What’s wrong with being a little less impressive?" I decided.
"Um, about the name, I can put that aside for now. Yin Zheng'an, can you take me to eat something first? I came down quickly and haven’t eaten anything; I'm starving." Red Boy said awkwardly. "When I was with the Bodhisattva, I rarely felt hungry, but now I'm really hungry."
"I understand." I completely empathized with Red Boy's feelings; after all, I had gone through the same thing yesterday. "But I'm currently broke. Young master, there’s a saying in the mortal realm: 'A penny can defeat a hero.' Without money, we can only eat dirt."
"What should we do then? Aren't you someone who has always lived in the mortal realm? Don’t you have any savings?" Red Boy looked at me. "My dad often hides some pocket money."
Wow, this information might be useful to sell to Iron Fan Princess; I wonder if she would share some with me. No wait, it would be easier to extort Brother Niu…
"Don’t look at me like that; I really am broke right now. I'm relying on others to support me." At that moment, I suddenly thought about whether this counted as living off someone else. "How about this: later you pretend to be my cousin and see if we can find someone willing to adopt us."
Red Boy looks quite appealing; Lin Miaomiao shouldn't refuse. Besides, how much can a child eat? I still have to repay her once I start earning money!
"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The school bell rang three times, and the students in the classroom all walked out with their books. Since there were no formal classes today, we could disperse after the first period.
"Hurry, follow me!" I pulled Red Boy and ran toward the school gate. After all, this garden is quite a distance from the gate, and if I miss Lin Miaomiao, I would be heartbroken.
When Red Boy and I arrived at the school gate, we happened to see Lin Miaomiao walking out with her books, laughing with a Sister who was also holding books. I quickly waved at her, but she ignored me and gave me a puzzled look instead.
With no other choice, I had to take Red Boy to the underground garage of Lin Miaomiao's house to wait for her.
"I'm back! Aunt Zhao, what are you cooking? It smells so good. Oh right, I went to report at school. What? My classmate is back too? Alright, thank you, Auntie." Lin Miaomiao returned, and I heard her exchanging pleasantries with the tenant on the first floor.
"Bang!" The garage door opened, and Lin Miaomiao peeked in. She immediately spotted Red Boy.
"Yin Zheng'an, is that your son?"
"…"
"Do you believe I'm your cousin from the countryside?" I asked tentatively.
"I don't believe it." Lin Miaomiao replied. "I believe you're from the countryside, but your cousin doesn't look like an ordinary person at all."
She was right; Red Boy was not just someone who had received a high education; he was taught by a Bodhisattva himself. (He's actually the son of a demon princess.)
"Nowadays, even rural areas are doing well. Besides, that's regional discrimination," I retorted.
"What regional discrimination? I'm just discriminating against you," Lin Miaomiao said with a smile. "What were you calling me at the school gate just now?"
So she saw me and deliberately ignored me!
"Uh... what if my cousin is coming to stay with me, would you believe that?" I continued to probe.
"Coming to stay with you? That's a joke! You're about to starve yourself, okay? If you hadn't run into me yesterday, you wouldn't even know which street you'd end up on," Lin Miaomiao laughed as she exposed my lie.
"Seeing through each other is what makes us good friends," I said, looking down.
"Alright, alright, I was just teasing you. Anyway, I'm planning to buy groceries and cook for myself. Having one more mouth to feed isn't a big deal."
"You can cook?"
"Nope."
"Are you planning to use us as your test subjects?" The experience of a girl cooking for the first time is definitely terrifying; don't ask me how I know.
"Ah! But I have you as free labor! Are you really planning to eat for free at my place?" Lin Miaomiao stomped her foot. "Is it really that scary when I cook?"
"No, no, no, wise heroine, I'll go cook right now."
"Right now? It's still early," Lin Miaomiao said in confusion. "I haven't even had breakfast yet."
"My cousin hasn't eaten in days," I said, putting on a pitiful expression.
"Ah!" Lin Miaomiao screamed. "If I had known earlier, I would have brought some cooked food."
"It's not that I haven't eaten, I'm just a bit hungry now," Red Boy said honestly. "Thank you, benefactor."
"Why are you being so honest?" I asked.
"A monk does not speak falsehoods."
"Oh, so you're still a monk?" Lin Miaomiao looked at Red Boy, who was only wearing a bellyband, with great interest. "Which temple do you belong to?"
I thought to myself that even if you added your age and your father's and grandfather's ages together and multiplied by two, it still wouldn't be greater than his. Yet you dare to call him 'brother.' However, I had to admit that Red Boy's appearance was quite misleading; who would have thought that this seemingly harmless child had once burned a monkey? A very famous monkey at that...
"Ahem, just being mischievous, sent to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts," I casually replied. I'm not a monk, so I can speak falsehoods.
"I..." Red Boy wanted to say something but fell silent when I shot him a glare.
"So why are you out here looking for him at this time?" Lin Miaomiao asked.
"I got expelled for drinking and eating meat," I continued to make things up.
Red Boy: "…"
Lin Miaomiao: "…"
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