Bird Soul: Unparalleled National Warriors at the Beginning.

Chapter 596: The Birth of Beichuan Gui

months ago.

When Nan Yan was in the process of submitting his application for leave of absence, the Mahjong Club of Qingcheng High School welcomed an uninvited guest.

The most successful Japanese actor in Hollywood, Shumitsu Rakubushi, made a special visit as a guest.

"Are you sure you want to go to Hollywood with me, Ms. Sometani?"

She came to Kiyosumi High School just to invite Sometani Mako to go to America with her and enter the entertainment industry.

Although Kiyosumi High School achieved great results in the national competition this year, Wataru Shukou knew that this achievement had little to do with Sometani Mako.

"Oops"

Mako couldn't help but feel a headache. "To be honest, I don't really understand. I'm not the prettiest girl in Kiyosumi High School, nor do I have any corresponding talent. Why does Rakugo-san insist on leading me to participate in the entertainment industry?"

"Huh, you said you don't have any talent in acting, so do you have any talent in mahjong?"

Warakubushi Shuguang glanced at Qingcheng and the others beside him, and his eyes fell on Minami Menghiko and Miyanaga Saki.

Compared to these people, Mako's mahjong talent is not worth mentioning at all.

To be frank, even if the Kiyosumi Mahjong Club did not have Mako Sometani, Kiyosumi High School would still be able to win the championship next year.

At least that's what Kazuo Rakubani Shuguang thought.

"What you said is really sad." Sometani sighed slightly, but she was not too angry. After all, the other party kept his promise, which was a very valuable quality.

What's more, a famous Hollywood actress would actually kneel down to invite her. Most people would simply not be able to refuse.

"But I have already decided that I will play for another year next year. If Raku Kuro-san is still willing to guide me after a year, I will definitely not refuse. But not this year."

Mako once again refused and Rakugo.

"You have to think carefully. In a year, many things will change."

"Then I won't regret it."

"..."

He Le Ku was silent for a long time, but she didn't continue to pester him in the end. After all, it was the other party's choice.

"Thank you very much for your understanding." Mako took a deep breath, then asked curiously, "I still want to ask, why did Rakuguru choose me? I don't seem to feel that I am good at acting, and I don't seem to have discovered my talent in this area. Besides, I don't seem to be pretty."

"Regarding this point, I think you don't need to feel ashamed of yourself. You are beautiful."

"……thank you."

It took Mako a long time to utter these words.

Don't I look ordinary? I can't compare with a beauty like Xiao He He.

“Actors don’t actually need to be too pretty. Most people won’t look ugly as long as they put on makeup. What’s important is the actor’s spirit and plasticity.

A good actor must overcome his or her own personality. An actor with a strong personality will find it difficult to integrate into the character in the script, as the character will always carry his or her own shadow in real life.

In other words, in reality, a good actor cannot have an overly prominent personal style; he needs to have inner brilliance and keep his edge hidden in his heart.

Therefore, compared to other members of Kiyosumi who have distinct personalities, you naturally have the plasticity of an actor."

So said Wakugo Shuguang.

"Okay, I get it."

Mako sighed.

Although Rakubani Yoshimitsu talked a lot about her talent as an actor, Mako didn't feel that he was praising her. Instead, she felt that he was secretly scolding her for having no personality compared to other girls.

"That's all I have to say. I'll take my leave now. If you change your mind at any time, you can come and see me."

Heleku Shuguang stood up.

"Wait a minute, Kazura-kun."

At this moment, Nan Yan suddenly called out to He Le Kui, "Can I ask you something?"

After hearing what Nan Yan asked him for advice, Heleku Shuguang showed a playful expression and finally nodded.

"can."

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How to 'act' as someone who is completely different from your own personality.

This is the technique that Minami-hiko asked Wakugo Shukou to teach him.

Combined with the "Aura as Deep" of the Mahjong Saint template, and with the help of some makeup and dressing techniques, Nan Mengyan has changed from a quiet and humble high school student to a peer with a slightly gloomy face and a bit of evil in his brows.

In terms of temperament, there is also a bit more of a rogue aura.

Although his facial features did not actually change, he made comprehensive adjustments to his hairstyle, facial shadows, pupil light, makeup, and clothing through some techniques taught to him by Waraku Kushimitsu.

Coupled with the drastic change in his temperament, he immediately changed from the original high school student Nan Mengyan to the evil and charming gangster Beichuan Kui.

The country of Neon is actually a bit special. Although this country has a household registration system, it does not have household registration books or ID cards. People usually use other documents or certificates to prove their identity, such as passports, driver's licenses, and health insurance cards.

So in this country, it doesn’t take much effort to pretend to be someone else.

In addition, Nan Yan did not go to the high-odds mahjong hall to play cards these days. He was hanging out in various mahjong halls and bird parlors in the streets and alleys, so in Sengwo Sanwei's sight, he almost disappeared out of thin air.

Actually.

Even if Nan Yan played mahjong in a high-odds mahjong parlor, it would be difficult to be noticed.

Because at this moment his aura and appearance were almost completely different from that of 'Nan Mengyan'.

The difference is so big that it can be compared to the difference between the original owner Nan Mengyan and the time-traveling Nan Yan, Yang Zhigang and Edison Chen, and Zhou Binglun and Jay Chou.

In addition, he was wearing a blue-collar work suit and had a ruffian smile, so no one would mistake him for Nan Mengyan, the high school student who won the championship in the national competition.

At most, someone might just compliment you: You look a bit like that high school student named Nan Mengyan.

But no one would really treat Beichuan Kui as Nan Mengyan.
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"I'll pay for this one for him, is that ok Aaron?"

Naturally, Kurosawa Yoshiaki did not recognize that the boy in front of him was Nan Mengyan. After all, the temperament, makeup and even the feeling of the two were completely different.

Sparrow Warriors are very confident in their own feelings.

Even though he had extremely sharp perceptions, he did not realize that this boy was the champion of the high school mahjong tournament, let alone others.

"Master, this is not necessary."

Aaron was speechless.

As the earliest disciple to follow Kurosawa, he knew that his master had always been a good-natured man who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He did not have the slightest trace of a gangster at all, and even gave people the impression that he was much more righteous than the white-collar people.

The master will always help others uncontrollably, even at the expense of his own interests.

Many other substitutes are unwilling to take orders, only the master will do his best, and even if he wins, the other party will not get much reward.

Just like an order that the master dealt with not long ago, it was a bankrupt boss's daughter asking him for help. Other substitutes would avoid such orders because the boss had gone bankrupt and could not afford to pay many Happy Beans.

Even if you win, you can only save the boss's family, and you may offend the opposing gang.

Even Xiaobai and Aaron advised the master not to go, but Kurosawa Yoshiaki still went to help the family. In the end, he gave them a sum of happy beans so that they could open a small shop to make a living. He can be said to be helping people to the end.

Sometimes, not only do you not earn much from playing on behalf of others, but you may even lose a lot of happy beans.

If the master had gone to do a more profitable substitute job, he would have been worth billions long ago.

What made them even more confused was that Kurosawa often taught them to look at the world with a cold eye and not to help people who should not be helped, otherwise they would only end up getting into trouble.

But the master himself does this over and over again.

But this time, it was clearly them who won the mahjong game, but it was the master who gave the money.

"Thank you, I'll buy you a drink next time."

Nan Yan, who had completely identified himself with the character of Beichuan Kui, waved his hands, put his hands in his pockets, and prepared to leave with an indifferent expression.

Aaron was so angry when he saw Nan Yan's casual attitude.

What do you mean? My master paid for you, and this is his attitude!

He was about to explode, but was stopped by Lao Huang.

Facing his master's best friend, Aaron still gave him some face and did not explode on the spot.

"Young man, what's your name?"

Kurosawa Yoshiaki was quite interested in Nan Mengyan and asked before Nan Mengyan was about to leave. "Beichuan Kui, you can call me a human ghost."

Nan Yan waved his hands with an indifferent and casual attitude, and his voice had a lazy and ruffian tone, which was very unpleasant.

Then he put on a black coat, ignored everyone and left.

Seeing Nan Yan leave, Aaron felt angry and said, "Master, why should I help such a ungrateful person?
This guy is just a poor bastard. He can't even afford to play Mahjong with such low odds. What kind of Mahjong is he playing!"

"He has lost to us for a whole day."

Xiaobai on the side also snorted coldly.

It's such a waste. It takes talent to lose for one day.

Maybe it’s because they were lucky today.

Kurosawa didn't say much, but looked at Shun Okimoto who had basically neither won nor lost today and said, "What's your name, young man?"

"Okimoto Shun..."

“You have good talent, but you haven’t even mastered the most basic things about mahjong, so you rely entirely on instinct to play mahjong. You may be able to win against ordinary people, but you will be instantly silenced when facing an expert.

Watching you play cards reminds me of my younger self. From today on, you will learn from me and your fellow seniors."

When he heard Kurosawa's invitation, Okimoto Shun's eyes suddenly lit up.

He felt that the man in front of him was very extraordinary, and the strength of these two senior brothers was also amazing, so he did not hesitate to directly become Kurosawa's disciple.

Xiaobai and Aaron also recognized this new junior brother. After all, he was already extremely talented to be able to fight with them at the level of neither losing nor losing, just one step away from reaching the peak of the root-building stage of the heart-controlling hand.

"Since you want to become my disciple, you can't be too careless. I don't understand the sense of ceremony. I might as well take you to fight a gang's order and teach you on the spot. The effect will be better."

Kurosawa asked Okimoto Shun to follow alone, and let Xiaobai and Aaron continue to play cards in this mahjong parlor.

The two of them had gone through the same novice tutorial before, so they didn't need to come over.

Wait until the master and fellow apprentice leave.

Aaron was obviously still upset about what happened just now, and said angrily:

"By the way, where is that Beichuan Kui from? I've been playing in this mahjong parlor for so long, but I've never seen him before. And he's wearing the work clothes of a nearby factory."

"I heard from his coworkers that he is from Wakayama Prefecture and has been working here for three or four months. Recently, he was brought here by his coworkers to play mahjong." said Lao Huang.

Wakayama is a county where Japan's presence is very low and its economic development is average.

But because it is adjacent to Nara and Mie prefectures, people from Wakayama often come here to work.

"Is he always losing? It seems like I've rarely seen him win." Xiaobai asked.

"Yes, he has been losing for fifteen days, and he has been losing until now."

Old Huang replied.

"What a jerk this guy is. He's a jerk and loves to play. He acts like he's so awesome. If the master doesn't pay him, he'll probably lose everything."

Aaron gritted his teeth and said, Master is still too gentle!

"Tsk tsk. I don't know if the salary he earned from working at the construction site is enough for him to keep losing like this. I guess he worked hard for three or four months, but he lost it all in a few days at the mahjong parlor. He might even owe a lot of money."

Xiaobai also said.

There are many people like this in the mahjong parlors. After losing one or two times, they want to win it back, but because of their limited strength, they lose more and more. In the end, they lose so much that they just don't care about anything else and gamble all their money.

If the odds in this mahjong parlor were a little higher, this noob would have lost everything.

"Don't say that. I think that boy is very talented."

Old Huang chuckled.

"You call this talent? Oh, that's right. If you can lose at mahjong for half a month, then you do have talent to some extent, right, Xiaobai?"

"Haha, that's right."

The two of them started to make fun of each other.

Seeing this, Lao Huang shook his head and said nothing more.

It is indeed difficult for ordinary people to see the boy's extraordinary powers. If Kurosawa hadn't reminded him, he probably wouldn't have been able to see through the boy's tricks. This is the most terrifying thing.

But if you tell these two people that the boy helped them win the mahjong game by giving out a thousand, no one would believe it.

After all, who would play Qian to help others win?

Even for Lao Huang himself, this was the first time he had encountered this in decades.
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On the other side, Kurosawa took his new apprentice Okimoto Shun to a gang to act as a mahjong substitute.

This can be considered a test from Kurosawa to his disciples.

For example, Xiaobai was born with good luck, so he went to play illegal mahjong, and ended up being beaten to a pulp by someone using a trick.

Later, Kurosawa taught him the art of mahjong and took him to a mahjong parlor with a very bad reputation. In the end, Xiaobai successfully completed the entry test.

And this Okimoto Shun is a young man with extraordinary perception and the potential to step into the law of causality, so Kurosawa directly takes him to a more special place.

"Did you feel anything unusual during the card game with your two senior brothers just now?"

On the way, Kurosawa asked tentatively.

"……I have no idea."

Okimoto Shun was an honest man, so he answered truthfully, "I always feel like there's something indescribable weird about it. I clearly feel like there are some cards that I shouldn't be able to touch, but in the end I can touch them. It's like..."

At this point, Okimoto Shun swallowed, not knowing whether he should speak out his inner thoughts.

"It's like someone is controlling this game, right?" Kurosawa Yoshiaki raised his lips slightly and said what Okimoto Shun wanted to say.

"Yes, that's what it feels like!"

Okimoto Shun nodded vigorously.

There were clearly only two of the seven ropes left in his Nine Lotus Treasure Lamp. It should be difficult to get it, and he felt that there was a high chance that he would not be able to get it.

But the Seven-Rope Card appeared in his hand again.

This is very strange.

Generally speaking, there is no problem with his feeling. If he can't feel it, it is very difficult to feel it. He just took a gamble in order to win in that game.

Although he did win in the end, he still felt there was something wrong.

"And I feel that the root of the problem lies with the 'Beichuan Puppet' who has been silent the whole time!"

Then, Okimoto Shun spoke with certainty.

He felt that his judgment was correct. Although the young man had been losing, so many strange things happened that were obviously related to this person.

Kurosawa nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that he was right about the person. Although this young man named Okimoto Shun was a little weak in terms of skills, his perception was indeed extraordinary.

As for his two disciples, Xiaobai and Aaron, they still haven't figured out what's wrong with the game.

"Your feeling is correct. That young man has been controlling your game of cards. He moves the cards to the pile of cards in front of him by playing Qian, and then controls the cards you can touch by calling the cards.

So you will feel that your luck today is very good, and you can easily play big cards. Even the Nine Lotus Lantern, Big Seven Stars and Menqing Da Sanyuan, which are cards that you can only play once in thousands or tens of thousands of games, appeared one after another in these games.

Some people may say that you are lucky, but I think that is absolutely impossible.

Coming up with good cards will make people feel proud. Those who come up with big cards often think that they have excellent strength and unbeatable luck. After all, mahjong is often result-oriented. No matter how you win the cards, it is because you are good.

But if you fail to see the essence, you will only be blinded by one thing and ignore your own problems and fail to see through the fog on the field.

That person called Beichuan Kui took advantage of this fact and deceived the judgment of your two senior brothers."

"Gulu~"

Okimoto Shun swallowed a big mouthful of saliva.

He did feel that there was something wrong with this game of cards, and guessed that the root of the problem lay with the young man, but he did not expect that the man would use a trick to let them win. No one could have imagined this.

"But Master, what is his reason for doing this?" Okimoto couldn't help but ask.

"do not know."

Kurosawa Yoshiaki said calmly, "There are always some people in this world whose behavior is illogical. You don't have to understand them. Maybe they just think it's fun, or they are using you to practice Desen. Even I can't explain it.

You just need to know that the young man's strength far exceeds that of your two senior brothers."

(End of this chapter)