But there was no helping it.
Although his face was disfigured, at least he would not see anyone he knew for three months.
Besides, he was not called Lin Ke now.
"I've decided. My name is..."
Lin Ke thought of Chen Pingping and Chen An, then said in a deep voice, "My name will be Chen Ping'an!"
As he spoke, Lin Ke swung his hammer:
"I have but one hammer, with which I can move mountains, sever rivers, overturn seas, subdue demons, suppress devils, command gods, pluck stars, raze cities, and cleave the heavens!"
"I, Chen Ping'an, shall be the mountain king of this land!"
Beside him, Jingang felt rather strange upon hearing that.
The words were fine, but why did they feel so odd?
So Jingang suggested, "Lin Ke, as your elder brother, I think you could use the 'an' meaning peace in that line. And rather than a hammer, why not make it a 'sword'? A noble gentleman's weapon would give it more character."
Lin Ke: ?
"How do you know I didn't mean the 'an' in peace?" Lin Ke was speechless.
He was not speaking English. Jingang was making it seem as though they were having a conversation in a novel.
"Could it actually be the 'an' in peace, then?" Jingang smiled. "Chen Ping'an?"
"All right, fair point." Lin Ke shook his head, losing interest. "I meant the 'an' in saddle."
"Right, that will keep people from associating it with Chen Pingping and Chen An. As for my name..." Jingang nodded, then pointed at Lin Ke's hammer.
"The character 'hao' in your Heavenly Hammer is quite evocative: the great sun above and the sky below. It has quite a connection to our Golden Crow clan."
As he spoke, Jingang mused, "And your hammer is made of stone.