Chapter Five: Distinguishing

  Yin Long hesitated, speaking softly to Shi Yinshi: "Third Master, I've never left Third Young Master's side, not even for a moment. I don't believe he could be an imposter. But... Third Young Master has become inexplicable, full of mysteries everywhere."

  "Even if his actions are suspicious, the golden Buddha and chain around his neck are not easy to take off. The old master once said that whoever wants to get this golden Buddha must cut off Young Master's head!" Huo Feng looked at everyone in a daze, she couldn't understand.

  Shi Yin nodded: "Yes, I know this thing! But - is there really a divine being?"

  "I'll give it a try!" Shi Yin Hua gazed thoughtfully at Hu Zhiyong's figure, reciting Zhuge Liang's "Out of the Camp" in English. Hu Zhiyong punched and kicked with excitement, loudly singing in English:

  Smoke rises, looking north at the rivers and mountains.

  The dragon rises, the horse neighs loudly, and the sword's energy is like frost.

  My heart is like the boundless waters of the Yellow River

  Who can resist for twenty years?

  With hatred and desire, the long sword points forward.

  Many loyal souls were buried in foreign lands.

  What a worthy death it is to die for one's country!

  Sighing in despair, with no words left, tears of blood filled my eyes.

  A horse's hoof prints lead southward, while people gaze northward.

  People look north, grass is green and yellow, dust flies high.

  I am willing to defend our territory and reclaim our lost lands.

  China should let all directions be majestic

  Come celebrate!

  After finishing the song in English, he stood up and sang it again in Chinese. De Yun looked at everyone with a calm face. Shi Yin Hua chatted with him in English and finally couldn't help but say: "Third Master, who taught you English? Your pronunciation is even more accurate than mine!"

  "I don't know!" Hu Zhiyong smiled foolishly: "There are many strange things stored in my mind, he told me that I am proficient in Russian, English, Japanese and German!"

  "Do you know about the Travelling Science Hall of Dalian?" Shi Yinping couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, hoping to stump the clever Third Young Master.

  "Of course! The Dalian Institute of Technology was founded in May 1909. On March 31, 1922, the Japanese upgraded the Dalian Institute of Technology to Dalian University of Technology. Majors included mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, metallurgy, mining, and later added majors such as applied chemistry, aeronautics, physics, and chemistry."

  From 1910 to 1945, a total of 3233 students graduated from the school, with only 270 Chinese students among them. "Were you and your second sister both studying at this school?" Hu Zhiyong thought for a moment before answering Mei Mei's question.

  "Do you understand mechanical engineering and electrical engineering?" Shi Yin Hua was surprised, although she and her sister attended that school, they didn't know much about its history.

  "It's almost the same, actually I'm also familiar with aerodynamics and chemistry, I believe I can fly a plane into the sky!" Hu Zhiyong said bluntly, he knew that these people doubted everything about him, so it was better to just lay it all out.

  "Again?" Shi Yin Hua seemed to have little affection for Hu Zhi Yong, and her mouth curled up in a sarcastic smile.

  "Third Young Master, how about I give you a makeover?" Shi Yinping said with good intentions, unaware that her words had hurt Hu Zhiyong's heart.

  "What a dignified appearance I have? Forget it. The old man must not have chosen a good day to plant me, and didn't want me to grow up to be a scourge on the beautiful 'girls' of the country!" Hu Zhiyong humbly belittled himself, saying he was worthless.

  "Hehe, if your uncle was at home and heard you talking about him like that, he'd definitely slap you to death! Shi Yiping gently tapped Hu Zhiyong's head: "You're causing trouble for beautiful women again? Fire Phoenix is one, Chen Xiuzhi is also a great beauty. You might not remember, but all the girls from our three families have dressed and bathed you."

  Shi Yiping's face turned red as she said, "Although I'm a young woman of the new era..." Hu Zhiyong shamelessly said, "You're my elder sister-in-law, an older sister is like a mother. Hehe, if you were to do it again now, I'd definitely remember it for the rest of my life!"

  "Damn it!" Facing his teasing 'daughter', Shi Yinshi couldn't help but scold. But Shi Yinpeng was unusually calm and instead encouraged him: "Third Master, my beauty skills are indeed not bad, come on, let sister 'show off' a bit."

  "No need to rush, I have to discuss business with Third Uncle. It's not a big deal if it's ugly, at worst this life won't get married and will be beaten! Third Uncle, taking advantage of the little devils having just looted the county town, I suggest you first restore the grain, fabric, and small grocery businesses. If there's not enough money, just look for me." Hu Zhiyong still didn't recognize his own elder brother, he was afraid of doing something wrong and ruining the good situation that had just been established.

  "Alright, it's impossible for your two sisters to go to school. Wait until your brothers return and we'll arrange their marriages. Third Young Master, I have to hurry back, I still have some money left, not enough to use again." Shi Yinshi saw Hu Zhiyong's 'clever' appearance and felt at ease leaving his daughter here.

  "Third Uncle, there's still one more thing I need your help with." Seeing Shi Yinshi about to leave, Hu Zhiyong suddenly remembered something.

  "Speak." Shi Yinshi sat back down again, waiting for Hu Zhiyong to speak.

  "Does the daughter of the manager of 'Flower' Flag Bank ring a bell?"

  "Smith's 'daughter' Bailey?" Shi Yinshi looked at Hu Zhiyong in surprise: "How do you know her?"

  "When his father was killed by the little devils, he happened to meet me. He 'entrusted' something to me, asked me to take care of his 'daughter', and also handed over the legacy to her."

  Hu Zhiyong told the story, took out the leather wallet and said: "Please take me to 'hand it over' to her. If we can't stay in the city, send her here first. Alas, this damn war, the world won't be at peace for ten years."

  "You say, this war will last ten years?" Shi Yinshi was stunned, looking at the two "daughters" beside him: "What's to be done? My 'daughters' will become old maidens, who will marry them then?"

  "Don't worry." Hu Zhiyong chuckled: "Ask around, find out where my brother is and send them over. I don't believe my brother can forget such a beautiful 'flower'."

  "Good grief!" Shi Yinshi sighed and shook his head, getting up and starting to walk out.

  "Household servant, prepare the horse and send Sanhu back to the city!" Hu Zhiyong shouted as he saw him out the door.

  "Horse!" Shi Yinshi looked at Hu Zhiyong: "A cavalry regiment is coming from the north, and it's said to be in Buxiangshan Town. Be careful, these people are very fierce, and they might rob Hu Village."

  "Cavalry regiment? How many men? What kind of armaments?" Hu Zhiyong's eyes lit up, he was in need of a batch of horses and horse guns.

  "More than 800 people. Three less, these men dare not fight the little devils, and are fierce in fighting their own kind!" Shi Yinshi reminded him, taking over the horse from Hu Da and mounting it, saying to his four subordinates: "Let's go!"

  A horse's hooves kicked up dust, and a gust of wind ran east from Huzhuang Village. Hu Zhiyong looked at Silver Dragon and ordered: "Take two people to Buxianshan to take a look, get the situation clear and come back quickly to report!"

  "Master, those are government troops. Are we looking for trouble by doing this?" Hu Da cautioned.

  "Trouble? Hehe, this bunch of things are not good birds, the horses in their hands will only do evil!" Hu Zhiyong said decisively: "Take the opportunity to rob him!"

  "Third Young Master, have you eaten leopard's gall?" Shi Yin Hua looked at Hu Zhi Yong with great surprise, and she couldn't see through him even more.

  "Second sister, in a chaotic world, what is needed to survive? Strength! No matter what, one must rely on oneself to create, without silver or gold, one cannot live, and without guns, it's even more impossible to survive!" Hu Zhiyong looked at the people around him: "Martial arts are not as powerful as guns, but if used well, martial arts can also gain benefits for oneself!"

  "Third Young Master, I think your philosophy isn't bad either." Shi Yinping chuckled and gave her younger brother a compliment.

  "Hey, don't flatter me!" Hu Zhiyong turned around: "Arrange a room for the two sisters to stay overnight, it's getting dark soon, have dinner and rest early. 'Nai' 'nai', no electricity, no computer, no TV, can only lie on the bed and count the stars!"

  Dinner was rich, with sheep, chickens, ducks and geese raised in the mountains. It wasn't hard to eat meat or something. When Hu Zhiyong took out a bottle of red wine from his room, Shi Yiping's eyes sparkled, and he snatched it away in an instant.

  "French red wine? Where did you 'get' it from?"

  "Baili's father left it behind." Hu Zhiyong smiled foolishly: "Sister, there is only one box, let's drink a bottle, the rest I have other uses for."

  "Stingy ghost!" Shi Yinping filled up her cup and raised it towards her sister: "Wine ghost, if you want to drink wine here, you have to be nice to San Shao."

  "He? Not giving me a chance to save him, I'll slap him!" Shi Yin Hua didn't even glance at Hu Zhi Yong, and slowly raised his cup to his lips.

  "Do you and I have a feud?" Hu Zhi glared at Shi Yin Hua, he didn't know why his future sister-in-law was prejudiced against him.

  "Hehe, Second Sister has been holding a grudge against you since childhood. Don't you remember what happened in the past? Five years ago, on the street, you stripped off her new clothes and gave them to those beggar 'flower' kids, leaving us sisters to run back home with nothing on." Shi Yinping couldn't stop laughing, as if she still vividly remembered that naked run down the street back then.

  "Am I going to strip your clothes off?" Hu Zhiyong couldn't help but burst out laughing: "You two are both skilled in martial arts, how could I possibly strip you?"

  "Hmph, take a look!" Shi Yin Hua pulled his collar to one side, revealing a faint scar on his neck: "You're so powerful, pinning me to the ground wasn't enough, you even used that stinky mouth of yours to bite me! Do I dare hit you? With Silver Dragon and Huo Feng by your side, Xiao Xue is also baring her teeth at me!"

  Xiao Xue is that snow-white wolf. Hu Zhiyong burst out laughing after hearing this: "Alright, let me recall the past after I finish drinking."

  "Daydreaming!" Shi Yin's face turned red as he looked at the little snow by the door and said, "Believe it or not, I'll use medicine to poison him to death!"

  Two girls and Hu Zhiyong ate, drank, and chatted until the sky turned dark before ending this sumptuous dinner. After sending them to their living quarters, Huo Feng brought a basin of warm water: "Young master, take a bath."

  "Here?" Hu Zhiyong awkwardly smiled: "Let's go, I think the spring behind the village is a hot spring. Why don't we jump into the river and wash up comfortably? Silver Dragon, let's go."

  "Master, I'm in charge of the outside matters. This matter you should find Huo Feng." Yin Long slipped away in time, Hu Zhiyong shook his head: "I'd better go alone, it's not good for a big girl like you to be with me."

  "Master, I'm telling you the truth, don't blame me. At present, everyone has doubts about your identity, and only Madame and I can identify you. Tonight, just stay at home and take a bath, I want to do a thorough examination of your whole body to verify the authenticity!" Huo Feng told her everything frankly and boldly said: "Master, you can't blame everyone. Because your change has exceeded everyone's imagination, let alone that your former habits are completely different from now."

  Hu Zhiyong almost fell over, and he couldn't refute Huo Feng's words. But he was very curious, looking at the sincere Huo Feng girl and asking: "How do you plan to check?"