"Big Face Cat!"

Lin Xian never expected that after the dream world turned upside down... he would actually see Big Face Cat here.

This kind of wonderful feeling of meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land made Lin Xian want to hug him.

"Gah?"

Big Face Cat frowned, sizing Lin Xian up and down:

"You little brat, you've heard of my mighty name too?"

"Damn!"

Seeing that he was outnumbered, the thief turned around and ran.

"Still trying to run, huh!"

Big Face Cat swung his stick, ripping the thief's clothes on his back, then swung it again, hitting the thief's arm and knocking the knife out of his hand.

"Nice skills!" Lin Xian started to praise him awkwardly, trying to get closer.

The three younger brothers behind him swarmed forward and held the thief down. Big Face Cat picked up the handbag from the ground and stuffed it to the only fat one among the three:

"This is Auntie Li's bag, you take it to her. Since we've collected her protection fee, we have to protect the peace of this area."

The fat guy took the bag and walked away.

Lin Xian blinked, looking at Big Face Cat... He couldn't believe that this guy had turned into a partner of justice.

Sure enough, it was as he had expected.

After the change of time and space, not only history and the future will change, the world will change, but everyone's destiny will also change accordingly.

The current Big Face Cat was obviously no longer a bandit, but seemed to have become a small gangster collecting protection fees, but at least he was doing good deeds.

Swish—

Another flash of cold light, and the two younger brothers holding the thief screamed:

"Boss! He has another knife!"

Lin Xian turned his head to look...

He saw the thief pull out another knife from his leather boots and run away into the distance.

"Awesome..."

He was truly amazed that a three-sword style master was lurking in this small village.

"Don't let him run!"

Big Face Cat gave the order, then patted Lin Xian on the shoulder:

"Help me out, bro, block him up ahead!"

After saying that, he led his two younger brothers and chased after him.

"Oh..."

Lin Xian responded, not really knowing what he should do.

But with Big Face Cat, an acquaintance, he felt a little more affinity for this dream out of nowhere.

Anyway, exploring the dream also requires asking the natives. The current Big Face Cat doesn't seem like a bad person, so it wouldn't hurt to get on his good side later.

Mainly because this guy is honest, simple, believes everything you say, and has no ulterior motives, making him perfect as a question-and-answer machine.

Lin Xian accelerated and ran, directly using the mossy stone walls for several parkour moves, instantly surpassing Big Face Cat and the other three, arriving at the front.

"Holy crap?"

Big Face Cat and his two younger brothers were dumbfounded:

"What kind of fancy footwork is that?"

"Boss! He's flying!"

This intricate small road was simply a paradise for parkour enthusiasts. Lin Xian quickly caught up with the thief by grabbing and jumping left and right.

"Take this!" "Ah—"

The same flying kick knocked the thief to the ground once again.

Lin Xian searched the thief's body:

"Don't tell me you're a nine-sword style..."

Luckily, he didn't find anything.

...

Afterwards, Big Face Cat and his three younger brothers escorted the thief to the police station.

Lin Xian didn't know if that place could be called a police station, but it was an institution he didn't recognize, but it seemed to be the police's office.

"Not bad, bro, you've got some skills."

Big Face Cat patted Lin Xian on the shoulder:

"What's your name?"

"Lin Xian." Lin Xian replied flatly.

"Alright, Lin Xian."

Big Face Cat turned his head and pointed at his three younger brothers:

"Let me introduce you, I'm the one in charge of this area, people in the underworld call me Big Face Cat, you can just call me Brother Face. These are my three younger brothers, A Zhuang, Er Zhu Zi, and San Pang."

Lin Xian looked at them one by one...

Sure enough, these three hooligans were the three younger brothers who were killed by Big Face Cat in the bank in the previous dream.

The first younger brother, called A Zhuang, was short and sturdy, the one who was killed at the bank entrance for having "sticky fingers."

The second younger brother, called Er Zhu Zi, was thin and tall, the one who was killed next to the distribution box for "seducing the boss's wife."

This one was a heavyweight. Lin Xian couldn't help but take a few more glances, but other than his height, he was quite ordinary.

The third younger brother, called San Pang, was the one who was killed in the bank's underground passage for "trying to double-cross."

After the change of time and space, the fates of these three people had also changed.

He just didn't know... if their nature had changed.

Lin Xian glanced at Er Zhu Zi again, a little worried about Big Face Cat's hat (referring to possible infidelity).

"People in the underworld call me Big Face Cat."

Big Face Cat grinned and patted his chest:

"From now on, you can just call me Brother Face."

"By the way, bro, where are you from? I know everyone in this area, you're not from this village."

Lin Xian nodded:

"I'm... a drifter, just wandering around."

Big Face Cat sized Lin Xian up meaningfully... but seeing his wise eyes, he seemed to accept this persona readily.

He pointed to the low wall next to him:

"I saw that you have good skills just now, climbing high and low, like flying. Where did you learn that ability?"

"That's called parkour."

"What's parkour?" Big Face Cat and his three younger brothers looked at each other, none of them had heard of this word.

"It's... kind of hard to explain, it's like kung fu and martial arts, physical skills, body techniques, just understand it like that."

Big Face Cat nodded thoughtfully, looking at the two-story stone wall next to him:

"Then do another flip for me, let me take a look."

"Come on, Brother Face..." Lin Xian couldn't help but laugh:

"I'm not a monkey, I can't just flip when you tell me to."

"Flip one, flip one."

Big Face Cat patted Lin Xian on the shoulder, trying to persuade him:

"Flip one and let me take a look. If you're good, I'll let you join my gang."

"Huh?" Lin Xian couldn't keep up with the pace:

"These few people can be considered a gang?"

"Quality over quantity, the requirements for joining are very strict."

"Then what are the benefits of joining the gang?"

"Hehe..." Big Face Cat chuckled:

"If you join the gang, we're all family, I can take you home for a meal and meet my kids and my wife!"

?

Kids?

Could it be that after the change of time and space, Big Face Cat's daughter wasn't killed either?

Then what about Big Face Cat's father?

Didn't he die either?

If Big Face Cat's father didn't die... then it either means he didn't continue his research; or it means that the Genius Club might no longer exist in this future world!

It's really necessary to go to Big Face Cat's house and see.

Slap.

Lin Xian grabbed Big Face Cat's fat hand:

"Joining the gang means I can go home and meet your wife?"

Big Face Cat nodded solemnly, then turned his head and laughed with his three younger brothers:

"Hahahaha! Look, this silly kid actually believes it!"

Giggle giggle giggle! Er Zhu Zi laughed especially loudly, laughing like a goose.

"I'm just kidding, brother, is meeting my wife something worth mentioning?" Big Face Cat waved his hand cheerfully:

"Actually, the real benefit of joining the gang is—"

"I'll join."

Lin Xian said righteously:

"No need to say more, Brother Face, I'll join."

He turned around, grabbed the brick seams on the stone wall, and went straight up the wall, flipping in the air.

Thump.

After landing, he looked at Big Face Cat with a smile:

"How's my skill, Brother Face? When are you taking me home?"

Er Zhu Zi straightened his back when he heard this, his face turning green:

"That's bad, boss, we can't accept this kid!"

"What's wrong?" Big Face Cat asked.

"This kid is here for your wife! He has bad intentions!" Er Zhu Zi was anxious.

"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Big Face Cat waved his hand and put his arm around Lin Xian's shoulders:

"I trust my brother! Bro! From today on, you're one of us, the Face Gang!"

"...Really not considering changing the name to Cat Gang?"

"Cat is ideology, face is metaphysics."

Da.

Lin Xian stopped in his tracks, staring at Big Face Cat.

He couldn't believe that these two philosophical terms would come out of Big Face Cat's mouth.

Although Big Face Cat was also talking nonsense in English in the previous dream, this wasn't surprising in that modern city.

But now.

In this backward, poor, and obviously illiterate little village, Big Face Cat could actually say such proper philosophical words... Lin Xian felt very wrong.

Even if Big Face Cat's usage was completely wrong, and he didn't even understand the true meaning of these two words... but these philosophical terms, appearing here, were very [incongruous].

"Where did you learn these two words?" Lin Xian stared at Big Face Cat.

"My dad said them." Big Face Cat said casually, lighting a cigarette.

"Is your dad a philosophy teacher?"

"He doesn't know shit about philosophy, he's just a primary school math teacher, and a very obsessed one. He usually locks himself in the house when he has nothing to do, studying an ancient book."

"Ancient book?"

"It's a book that was dug out of a tomb." Big Face Cat spat out a puff of smoke, explaining:

"It's a book from several hundred years ago, accidentally preserved very well."

Ancient book?

Tomb?

Several hundred years ago?

Lin Xian felt like it had the flavor of a xuanhuan (mystical fantasy) novel:

"What's the name of that ancient book?" He was very curious.

Big Face Cat spat out a puff of smoke, scratching his head:

"I remember it was called... *Introduction to the Universal Constant*."

?

Lin Xian was speechless:

"That doesn't sound like a work from the ancient tomb sect, it's a bit too avant-garde."

"Hey, don't ask me! How would I know so much!"

Big Face Cat's head was getting big from being asked, and he looked at Lin Xian with disgust:

"I think you look like a bookworm too! Don't become obsessed like my father!"

"Ever since he thoroughly studied that ancient book, he's been like a madman. He doesn't go to school, doesn't go out, stays holed up in his room every day, constantly muttering a sentence, like he's gone crazy!"

"What's he muttering?" Lin Xian grabbed Big Face Cat's arm, his eyes serious.

Since the Genius Club might be the murderer who killed Big Face Cat's father, then his research results, that ancient book, universal constants, and the like... might be what the Genius Club fears and dreads!

This was crucial for Lin Xian's current situation.

"What exactly is your dad muttering?"

Lin Xian shook Big Face Cat's arm, urging:

"Quick, quick, Brother Face, tell me."