Rebirth Of MC

Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Long Zhanye

The Long family enjoys a high status within A city, and an even higher prestige within the military troops. From N’s generation, this family has always produced countless talented offsprings who went forth to occupy key positions within the army, current generation included. Like his forefathers before him, the present grandfather Long Haotian is the army’s commander-in-chief, father Long Junfeng was the military’s top mechanics researcher and a general (deceased due to an explosive experiment accident), and the latest generation’s Long Zhanye (this story’s gong[1]) is A city’s elite troop’s top senior officer.

However, the senior officer Long who fears nothing in or under the Heavens is afraid of only one person. The one who brought him up ever since he was a child – his grandfather, the commander-in-chief Long Haotian.

Grandfather Long is already an elderly at the age of sixty-five. Although he still carries the title of “commander-in-chief” these three words, he no longer worries so much over military affairs. His daily pleasure is attending operas, take a stroll and visiting old friends everywhere.

As it is, in Grandfather Long’s large circle of friends is someone from B city’s flourishing temple, an Elder Taoist priest by the name of Tian Jizi. This Elder’s specialisation lies in fortune-telling and is someone of great importance within B city.

It so happens that one day, Grandfather Long recalled that he hasn’t paid an old pal a visit in quite a while, hence dragging along his precious grandson, they headed for the Taoist temple.

Now, whenever Long Zhanye recalls how he followed his grandfather to the Taoist temple without the slightest hesitation, he will regret this until his intestines turn green. Because the moment that Elder Tian Jizi laid eyes on Zhanye, he stroked that long, shining white beard of his and shook his head.

“Tsk, tsk…aiya — ”

“Good friend, what’s with this expression of yours?!” Seeing his old pal staring at his own precious grandson the moment they stepped through the doors, shaking his head with a look of profound mystery, Grandfather Long’s majestic eyebrows shot up at once.

If it was anyone else, the moment Grandfather Long’s eyebrows rose, both eyes widening with a ferocious glint, their legs would already be trembling non-stop. But it’s pretty clear Tian Jizi was already used to it, merely inviting both grandfather and grandson to take a seat, instructing his disciple to brew some tea before answering Grandfather Long’s question.

“This grandson of yours is full of Yin energy. A pair of black slanting eyebrows, extremely imposing. A pair of black pupils, deep and godly. Five facial points are all handsome, truly a dragon amongst people.” Tian Jizi’s head moved as he spoke, expression very serious.

“That’s only natural, old pal, he is my precious grandson, after all!” Everyone likes to hear words of praise, and the highly exalted Grandfather Long was no different. That previous ferocious glint in his eyes had long vanished without a trace.

“However…”

“However? However what?” Hearing the Elder say one more word, Grandfather Long’s smiling eyes became emotionless.

“Child, tell me your surname and given name, as well as the meaning of each character.”

Sitting aside listening to the pair of old men exchanging words, the Long Zhanye who had yet to say a word after entering those doors was suddenly called upon. His expression was distracted but told the Elder his name. “Long Zhanye. Zhan as in “war”, Ye as in “wilderness”.” To be honest, he was a little curious as to what kind of interesting words this Elder might say.