Chapter 1842: After Raising the Good Child, I Faked My Death 36

Before leaving Annuonos City, Jin Chen learned that as the identity of 'Xigemeng' gained fame in the Underground City, some people shamelessly clung to him, secretly using his reputation to promote dwarf melons.

This won't do, Jin Chen thought, otherwise he'd be letting down Xigemeng, who was literally tortured to death.

That day was the Lao Ge family's banquet.

But families living on the edge of the Underground City could barely make ends meet; this kind of banquet was obtained by relying on Xigemeng's fame to extort and deceive everywhere.

After that auction, there were those who hated Jin Chen to the bone, and naturally there were also those whose blood boiled, willing to follow.

Lao Ge and his stepmother actually took advantage of Jin Chen's complete lack of oversight, collecting all these people's gifts, truly raking in a fortune.

Outside the shanty district, Wen Si Luo found a barely usable spot, heard the noisy revelry inside, frowned displeased, and was even angrier than Jin Chen.

"Really shameless."

Jin Chen nodded in agreement, took his hand, and walked in.

"Xigemeng! Over here!"

The one who gave him the news, Qiao Jia, waved from the corner, hurried over, and complained: "Unbelievable, buddy—Fei Luo is relying on your brother's identity to become one of the most popular figures in the Underground City!"

Jin Chen clenched his fist.

Wen Si Luo briefly loosened his grip, thinking these people were doomed.

The lively gathering was cut off by a door panel smashed to pieces, coming to an abrupt halt.

Everyone stared in shock; seeing Jin Chen enter, Lao Ge and his two companions showed visible panic.

Wen Si Luo followed closely behind, coldly eyeing the people inside.

"I heard there's a gathering here, very lively."

Jin Chen sauntered over, casually picked up a piece of wood with half an iron nail embedded in it, and kicked over the congratulatory gift prepared for Fei Luo.

"Xigemeng! You…"

Jin Chen tilted his head and stared.

The habitual curse was swallowed back; Fei Luo was furious to the point of near death, his neck reddening, "This is mine!"

Other guests rose in surprise; finally seeing Xigemeng in person made them happy, yet they felt this family bore a grudge against them.

"Xigemeng, what are you doing?"

The stepmother put on a gentle smile, reaching to take Jin Chen's hand, "You've finally come back—how could you ruin Fei Luo's celebration?"

"Don't touch him."

Wen Si Luo, quick-eyed and quick-handed, stepped in front of Jin Chen, coldly staring at them without courtesy: "Idiot."

The stepmother stiffly withdrew her hand, secretly gritting her teeth in hatred.

Lao Ge also looked dissatisfied at Jin Chen: "Xigemeng, what exactly are you causing?"

In the eyes of this family of three, it seemed that no matter how famous Xigemeng was in the Underground City or how mighty he was rumored to be elsewhere, it made no difference from before.

Blame and plundering were habitual; they felt nothing was wrong.

Jin Chen tapped the table with the wood block, calmly saying, "If you're looking for me, just find Qiao Jia from now on—I only have enmity with this family."

He then glanced extra at the somewhat familiar shanty‑district neighbors, twitching his lips.

"But neighbors who once had a grudge against me and did bad things—you can start running now."

As soon as those words left his mouth, Lao Ge felt utterly embarrassed; the reproach he wanted to utter was swallowed completely by the gunshot.

Wen Si Luo looked at him indifferently, then chambered another round.

Jin Chen smiled gently: "Keep it quiet—my wife has a bad temper and can't stand anyone insulting me."

Those neighbors' legs went weak from fright; thinking of the bullying they'd once done to Xigemeng, they felt life was hopeless, wanting to flee but unable to.

The five people who wanted to curry favor with Jin Chen jumped up in shock, slammed the table, fuming; the one on the left shouted angrily: "Why didn't you say so earlier! You even promised I could meet Xigemeng?!"

Lao Ge's face flushed with embarrassment; he couldn't refute a single word.

Qiao Jia chuckled twice, ushered these innocent people out, and shut the door with glee at their misfortune.

Fei Luo swallowed, his earlier sense of superiority vanished, leaving only the shame and humiliation of being exposed naked.

"So… what then?!"

Fei Luo gritted his teeth: "We're family anyway! What's wrong with taking a bit of your stuff? You're so famous in the Underground City—hurry up and get me a manager position… ah!"

The wood block slapped his mouth; Fei Luo froze, the burning sting terrifying him into immobility. When Jin Chen moved the block away, the iron nail had sliced his face into a bloody mess.

"Your mouth is filthy." Jin Chen said coldly, lacking patience.

He tossed the dirty wood aside, then glanced at the stunned Lao Ge and the hypocritical stepmother.

"If you want to live, stop using my name to extort money."

"Be a beggar or die—make your choice."

Lao Ge mumbled a few words, unwilling: "Xigemeng… after all, you're my child!"

"According to Huaxia tradition, you still have to support me in my old age."

Jin Chen: "Oh, sorry, I forgot about that."

He rummaged in his pocket, and when Lao Ge showed hope he exclaimed, spreading his empty hands: "Forgot to mention—I'm completely broke."

Lao Ge: "……"

Wasn't it you who splashed over ten billion at the auction house?!

He was so angry he couldn't catch his breath, and with a gun aimed at him he didn't dare utter a word, actually fainting outright.

——

After the last matter was settled, Jin Chen and Wen Si Luo prepared to depart for home, returning to their true residence.

A Si had prepared plenty of stuff early on, though there really wasn't anything that absolutely had to be taken; Wen Si Luo wished to cut all ties with this place.

Qiao Jia heard that her friend would follow Wen Si Luo to China, eyes brimming with tears as she expressed her reluctance, and promised that in the Underground City she would certainly not let Xigemeng's prestige fade, then added that once she saved enough money she would also go to China for fun.

Regarding this, Jin Chen had only one request.

"Remember to come through legal means."

"Smuggling is absolutely not allowed!"

"Georgia: ……"

"Can those who leave the dungeon really become civilized in an instant!"

"Duoluoge friend-sponsored a private plane, requesting that Jin Chen and Wen Si Luo best never return to Anunuos City, after all this overly Pervert reputation is truly not inferior to dungeon management."

"When the plane passed through the clouds and crossed the horizon, Wen Si Luo's all gloomy maladies also seemed to dissipate, left in Anunuos City."

"He stared at the clouds outside the transparent window for a while, then got up and nestled into Jin Chen's embrace, pressing closely together without any gap."

"\"Brother... \""

"Jin Chen ruffled his hair, lowered his head and kissed the corner of his eye, naturally knowing Wen Si Luo was a bit homesick, he coaxed him for a while, then pressed their foreheads together."

"\"Guabao, brother is here, let's go home. \""