Naming Technique of the Night

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Qing Chen opened his eyes in a farmhouse cottage on Laojun Mountain.

In those seven days, he had experienced so many landscapes, met so many people, that upon his return, he felt as if he had come back from another world.

Suddenly, he was pulled out of that bizarre world.

Yet, before he could even begin to ponder, his WeChat started blowing up with messages.

Qing Chen checked his phone, all the messages were from Nan Gengchen.

"Bro Chen, are you there? Are you there, are you there, are you there?"

"Bro Chen, listen to me, let me explain!"

"Bro Chen, would you believe me if I said I have a twin brother over there, and what you saw was him, not me?"

Qing Chen reflected that Nan Gengchen was probably best at confusing himself with a bunch of nonsensical lies.

Nobody else could be fooled.

However, Qing Chen didn't pay him any attention and walked out of the room to borrow the farmhouse's landline, intending to call Nan Gengchen.

However, halfway there, he suddenly turned back to his room.

Qing Chen replied on WeChat: "You've worked hard."

On the other side of the phone, Nan Gengchen's expression changed drastically: "Worked hard on what, Bro Chen, what are you talking about, I don't understand?!"

Qing Chen asked, "So, the identity of the pimp you mentioned earlier is real because that person introduced you to Li Yinuo?"

"No, Bro Chen, Li Yinuo and I are just ordinary friends!" Nan Gengchen frantically defended himself on WeChat.

However, Qing Chen didn't pursue the matter further and merely replied lightly: "Recover well during these seven days of your return."

At that moment, Nan Gengchen knew that any further explanations were futile.

Qing Chen had already seen Li Yinuo bringing him into the tent, and had also seen...

Nan Gengchen helplessly asked, "Bro Chen, why were you there?"

The last time they returned, they had both been involved in the incident at Laojun Mountain.

Qing Chen had even saved him.

From that time, Nan Gengchen felt he had a tendency to be socially dead since he kept insisting he wasn't a Time Traveler, yet bragged every day that "Only those with extraordinary talent can become a Time Traveler."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

After returning to the Los Angeles area, he didn't dare send a single message to Qing Chen.

As if by not sending anything, the whole issue would just pass.

Nan Gengchen thought that perhaps the matter would slowly settle down, be forgotten by Qing Chen.

But unfortunately, his luck ran out when he ran into Qing Chen again in the wilderness.

A complete disaster.

Luckily, only Qing Chen knew about it!

At that moment, Qing Chen replied, "I am a Hunter in the wilderness, isn't it normal for me to appear there? Our Hunting Team was tasked with capturing Kite Falcon and Golden monkey, but we didn't find any in the north, so we tried our luck in the south."

Nan Gengchen didn't know the person beside him was Uncle Li Dong, nor did he know he had just started moving with the Hunting Team.

So, Qing Chen's explanation couldn't be verified or doubted by the other side.

However, this identity wasn't forged for Nan Gengchen's view. Rather, it served as a safeguard in case someone suspected him and monitored either his or Nan Gengchen's WeChat.

Then, anyone monitoring their chat would only conclude that Qing Chen was not in Los Angeles City or in Prison Number 18, but merely an ordinary hunter in the wilderness.

That was sufficient.

As the back-and-forth shuttling increased, more and more organizations matured, possessing stronger reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance capabilities.

At such a time, it would be hard for Qing Chen to remain indifferent as an ordinary person.

Complete invisibility wasn't as good as hiding in plain sight.

But if one day he really needed to reveal himself, this hunter identity would serve as his second layer of firewall.

At least, a common wilderness hunter didn't hold much coveted value.

In a message on WeChat, Nan Gengchen asked, "Brother Chen, you looked pretty ragged back then, with your face all dusty and your clothes torn. I heard it's very tough out in the wilderness, and even more dangerous further south. Why don't you come back with me to Los Angeles City afterward? You definitely won't starve as long as you have meals with me."

Qing Chen replied, "No need, I still prefer to earn my own living… food that one earns oneself always tastes better."

"Brother Chen, that hurts," Nan Gengchen responded bitterly. "But, it's going to be very dangerous in the wilderness this time. The hunting team you're with is quite weak, so be very careful not to get involved."

From Nan Gengchen's perspective, the battle between the Jindai and Li Families made a small hunter team appear helpless, likely to become war fodder before a battle commenced.

It must be said that Qin Cheng, Qing Chen, and Qin Tong looked terribly unappealing, all dressed like refugees.

It was natural for Nan Gengchen to think this way.

With curiosity, Qing Chen asked, "By the way, since you mingle with many influential figures, I want to know what the Jindai family and the Autumn Hunting Team are up to. Did Li Yinuo tell you?"

At present, Li Yinuo seemed to be the leader within the Autumn Hunting Team, and Nan Gengchen, as Li Yinuo's confidant, should know quite a bit.

Nan Gengchen replied, "Li Yinuo originally didn't plan to join the Autumn Hunt, saying that with her status in the family, she didn't need to mix with a bunch of hopeless dandies."

"Then why did she join?" Qing Chen inquired.

"It seems she obtained some intelligence on the Jindai family at the last moment. She wants to secretly sabotage the Jindai's arranged marriage, and even plans to collaborate with Qing Huai from Qing's Family Four, to trap the Jindai family members in the wilderness. In this arranged marriage event, the Jindai family is allying with Qing's and Chen Clans but notably excluding the Li Family.

Li Yinuo wants to drag the militant faction of Qing's younger generation down with her," Nan Gengchen explained.

Qing Chen mused, this guy really knew the details intricately.

Without being a confidant, it was impossible to know so much.

Nan Gengchen continued, "However, it seems that Qing's Family Four isn't willing to collaborate with her; the other party is a Shadow Candidate, currently only interested in completing a mission in the 002 Taboo Land. Li Yinuo said that for Qing Huai, becoming a Shadow first would definitely bring greater benefits, so he doesn't want to complicate matters.

However, Li Yinuo plans to negotiate secretly once more with Qing Huai by offering to help him compete for the Shadow position."

Thinking over it, Qing Chen asked, "Does the Li Family know about this?"

"Probably not. She's doing it covertly, wanting to present them with a fait accompli," Nan Gengchen answered.

He felt that Li Yinuo's actions seemed rash and unlikely to be instigated by the Li Family.

A top-tier conglomerate wouldn't make decisions so carelessly.

Nan Gengchen then asked, "Brother Chen, are you really unwilling to hang out with me in Los Angeles City? It's definitely better than staying in the wilderness."

Qing Chen replied, "If I can't survive in the wilderness someday, I'll come to you. I know you still have doubts, but let's discuss them when we meet."

Nan Gengchen replied, "Alright."