Chapter 175 Double Identity
Three days later.

"Um...Is the Tang Clan Martial Arts School located here?"

Zhang Chulan stopped two brightly colored young men who were walking out of the school gate and asked them with a smile.

"Yeah, who are you?"

"Haha, my name is Zhang Chulan. There should be a Tang Wenlong here, right? He's an old acquaintance of mine!"

"Zhang Chulan!" Upon hearing this name, the red-haired man immediately turned angry and cursed, "You still have the nerve to mention Brother Long!"

"Why can't I mention it?" Zhang Chulan's eyes widened, and he replied with an innocent look, "Brother Long and I became friends after a fight... we're quite destined for each other!"

The red-haired man became even angrier upon hearing this.

With a dark expression, he made an inviting gesture towards the school gate:

"Okay! Come on! Follow me!"

After saying that, he looked at the two people standing behind Zhang Chulan—the bewildered Feng Baobao and the helpless Zhang Lingyu—and said with a sneer:

"You're with Zhang Chulan too, right? Okay! Then come in all of you!"

Immediately afterwards...

The red-haired man led Zhang Chulan and the other two towards a teaching building, while the green-haired man quietly lagged behind.

After putting some distance between himself and Zhang Chulan and the others, he picked up his phone, dialed a number, and whispered:
"Teacher, the situation has changed. Zhang Lingyu has also arrived... Should we still proceed according to the original plan?"

……

As soon as Zhang Chulan stepped into the teaching building, he sensed that something was wrong.

The teaching building was covered in dust, indicating that it had been abandoned for a long time.

The next moment, he saw the red-haired man who had led the way suddenly put his finger to his lips and let out a piercing whistle.

"Shh!"

Before the whistle had even finished blowing, a tall figure emerged from the corner of the stairs ahead.

He was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with a navy blue shirt over it, and he was considerably taller than Zhang Chulan.

Hello! Zhang Chulan.

The tall man extended his hand to Zhang Chulan and introduced himself: "Tang Clan! Liu Feixiong!"

"Haha, hello..." Zhang Chulan also extended his hand.

But just as their palms were about to touch, Zhang Chulan keenly sensed the poisonous energy in the other's palm.

He abruptly withdrew his hand and quickly took a step back.

"Tsk tsk, so disrespectful... Zhang Chulan."

Liu Feixiong sneered as he raised his hand to attack, and a stream of deep purple Qi swept towards Zhang Chulan's location.

"boom!"

Golden light surged from Zhang Chulan's arms as he took the blow head-on.

Liu Feixiong's move was quite powerful, and Zhang Chulan had to take several steps back to regain his balance.

After regaining his footing, Zhang Chulan said somewhat angrily:

"I have already contacted the Tang Clan. I have come here with the sincere intention of seeing Senior Tang. Whether I see him or not is up to you, but this kind of harassment is a bit excessive."

"Heh, now that you're here, you should naturally follow the rules of our Tang Clan. You can't just see the old man whenever you want."

Liu Feixiong pointed behind him: "You go through here alone..."

“There are our people waiting for you at the exit; they will take you up the mountain.”

"You'll only be qualified to see the old man if you successfully reach the exit."

"So, Zhang Chulan, do you dare to cross this building alone, all by yourself!"

“Alright.” Zhang Chulan nodded. “A gentleman’s word is as good as his bond. I will accept your challenge alone, so don’t go back on your word, Liu Feixiong.”

Liu Feixiong smiled and extended his palm, saying:
"Never break your promise!"

"Never break your promise!"

Zhang Chulan also extended his palm.

The two palms met, producing a crisp striking sound.

In the next instant, Zhang Chulan suddenly darted forward, and at the same time, hidden weapons attacked him from multiple directions.

"call out!"

"boom!"

The Tang Clan disciples, who were hiding in the shadows, all made their moves.

Zhang Chulan was radiating golden light, and the sounds of fighting were extremely intense.

"This Zhang Chulan is pretty good—"

Before Liu Feixiong could finish praising him, Zhang Chulan suddenly shouted:

"Sister Bao'er! Junior Uncle! Come at me together! I can't hold on any longer!"

"Oh!"

"what?"

……

After a while.

Several disciples were dragged out from various hidden corners by Feng Baobao and thrown on the ground.

Only Liu Feixiong remained standing.

"Zhang Chulan!" Liu Feixiong shouted angrily, "What did you just say to me!"

"It's a promise! A gentleman's word is as good as his bond! What you're saying is like talking to a brick wall!"

Hearing Liu Feixiong's disdainful curses, Zhang Chulan spread his hands, retorting with an air of righteous indignation:

"You were a gentleman just now, but you're not anymore!"

"I also want to be a gentleman, but I don't have the ability."

He looked at Liu Feixiong with a polite expression and continued:

"Brother Liu, don't you think about it? If I had always been a gentleman, would Brother Long have lost so miserably? Would you guys have been so annoyed with me?"

Liu Feixiong: ...

Zhang Lingyu, standing to the side: !!

After criticizing Liu Feixiong, Zhang Chulan didn't forget to look at Zhang Lingyu considerately and comfort her:

"Junior Uncle, don't be shy. It's normal not to keep promises... As long as we're true to our conscience, that's enough, right?"

Zhang Lingyu: ……

Just as everyone present was looking at Zhang Chulan in silence, Liu Feixiong suddenly looked down at his pocket.

The phone in my pocket vibrated slightly.

He answered the phone.

"Teacher, shall we take Zhang Chulan there now? Okay."

Liu Feixiong hung up the phone and looked at Zhang Chulan again.

"Let's go, the old man wants to see you."

……

In the principal's office at the old Tangmen campus.

"Master Tang!"

Zhang Chulan's gaze fell on the figure standing by the window, and he greeted him with a friendly expression.

Tang Miaoxing turned around and looked at Zhang Chulan.

“Zhang Chulan, you have quite a bit of influence. A few days ago, Zhao Fangxu actually called the Tang Sect himself because of your coming to the Tang Sect.”

"Hehe, I'm just a nobody at the company, I don't have any face to speak of."

Zhang Chulan said with a sincere expression:

"That's all thanks to General Manager Zhao's care for his subordinates. It's pitiful that I lost my grandfather at a young age, and my father is gone too. I could only grow up in an orphanage."

"Now that we finally have a lead, we should naturally give you some humanitarian care."

"I must say, President Zhao is indeed a good leader."

"Hehe, of course, the Tang Sect Master is an even better person. He understands my longing for my grandfather, and I, Zhang Chulan, am truly moved..."

Upon hearing this, Tang Miaoxing's doubts about Zhang Chulan's identity had largely dissipated.

After all, this ability to flatter is something most people can't imitate.

However, the remaining two who didn't talk much were still quite suspicious.

Zhang Chulan noticed the change in Tang Miaoxing's gaze and immediately took the initiative to introduce her warmly:
"This is Feng Baobao, who was my colleague at the company and is also a good friend of mine."

"As for this one," Zhang Chulan said with a grin, pointing to Zhang Lingyu beside him, "I don't need to introduce him, you probably already know him, he's my junior uncle, Zhang Lingyu from the Celestial Master's Mansion."

Tang Miaoxing's gaze fell on Zhang Lingyu.

"Oh? I heard that Master Lingyu has severed ties with the Celestial Master's Mansion and has recently become very close to the Quanxing Sect."

"That's not true!" Zhang Chulan immediately denied.

"Oh?" Tang Miaoxing raised an eyebrow. "Didn't the Old Celestial Master say that Zhang Lingyu was no longer related to the Celestial Master's Mansion?"

"Is that so? Master Tang, did you ask my advisor in person?"

Hearing Zhang Chulan's question, Tang Miaoxing's lips twitched. Who would want to risk such trouble?

……

Tang Miaoxing's gaze swept over Zhang Chulan and the other two again, and then she slowly spoke:

"Mu You from Jianghu Xiaozhan came to remind me a few days ago that Lu Liang from Quanxing secretly took away our Tang Clan's information and may disguise himself and infiltrate the Tang Clan soon."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan's eyes widened immediately, and he looked at Tang Miaoxing in surprise:
"Master Tang, you don't suspect that I'm a member of the Quanxing sect in disguise, do you? How could that be! I'm a law-abiding and dedicated citizen!"

"No matter who it is, anyone entering or leaving the Tang Clan recently must first pass a test."

Tang Miaoxing looked at Zhang Chulan and said, "Zhang Chulan, you should be able to understand this, right?"

"I understand, I understand! Of course I understand!"

Zhang Chulan nodded vigorously, and then asked:

"Master Tang, how do you want to test us? In that fight just now, all three of us had already used our Qi."

Tang Miaoxing nodded. "Using Qi for testing is indeed a method, but our Tang Clan has recently developed a new one."

After saying that, he took out an instrument that looked like a thermometer from the drawer and personally tested Zhang Chulan and the other two. Throughout the process, Zhang Chulan kept grinning and trying to find out how it worked.

Feng Baobao cooperated with the examination very obediently, but Zhang Lingyu's expression remained unnatural throughout.

……

"Master Tang, are we all alright?"

Zhang Chulan craned his neck to look at the "thermometer" and asked curiously.

"of course."

"Master Tang, when would be a convenient time for you to discuss my grandfather's matter with me?"

"No rush, let's talk about it later." Tang Miaoxing said slowly, "I have two fellow disciples who know something about your grandfather's affairs, but they have things to do right now and will be free later."

"You must be tired too. Let's go have a meal first. After the meal, I'll have Xiaolong take you to the reception room."

"Alright, thank you very much, Sect Leader Tang."

……

Watching Zhang Chulan and his group leave, Tang Ming, who had been standing guard to the side, immediately said to Tang Miaoxing:
"Sect Leader, do you think Zhang Chulan is telling the truth?"

"Does it matter whether it's the truth or a lie?" Tang Miaoxing said cryptically.

"This is a rare opportunity, and we must make the most of it."

Tang Ming nodded. "Don't worry, Sect Leader, I've arranged everything."

"But there's still something I don't understand, Sect Leader. If Zhang Lingyu really has connections with the Quanxing, then why did she openly come with Zhang Chulan this time?"

"That will definitely put us on alert."

"Moreover, there are quite a few people keeping an eye on Zhang Lingyu lately. Now, all those forces, including Na Du Tong, have definitely turned their attention to the Tang Clan."

"Hmph! We can't interfere in other people's business."

Tang Miaoxing snorted coldly and said with a furrowed brow:
"But we can't afford to make any mistakes in our plans. Tell the disciples in charge of guarding to be on high alert and strengthen their defenses."

"Yes, Chief."

……

"The Tang Clan must be on high alert now!"

In an inconspicuous old warehouse a kilometer away from the Tang Clan Martial Arts School, Wang Ye lazily held a thermos cup, looked thoughtfully at Lü Liang, and asked:

"Old Lu, I don't understand. The forum is so lively, why did you still let Zhang Lingyu go with Zhang Chulan?"

"Wouldn't this inevitably make the Tang Clan members wary and suspect that the Quanxing people have ulterior motives towards the Tang Clan?"

"Moreover, not only the Tang Sect knows about this, but other sects and companies are also likely to start keeping an eye on this area."

Upon hearing Wang Ye's words, Lü Liang's expression showed no worry whatsoever; instead, the corners of his mouth turned up in a smile.

"Isn't this great? It's easier to fish in muddy waters, and the muddier the water, the better."

Upon hearing Lü Liang's reply, Wang Ye picked at his ear.

The reason sounded reasonable, but he had a gut feeling that things weren't that simple.

Just as he was about to try speaking again, Lü Liang handed him a photograph.

"Look, Lao Wang, this is your identity this time."

Wang Ye glanced down at the photo, then a complex expression appeared on his face.

Although I already knew that I was going to disguise myself as an old lady, I was still a little depressed when I actually saw the photo.

Wang Ye looked at Lü Liang and discussed:

“Old Lu, how about we switch? You play Granny Jin Feng, and I’ll play Old Man Xia.”

“Old Wang, these are all superficial appearances, don’t get too attached to them.” Lü Liang refused without hesitation and advised, “Look at your grandmaster, he can even impersonate Ru Hua… You should learn more from him!”

Wang Ye: ...

Seeing Wang Ye's slightly twitching lips, Lü Liang smiled even more broadly. He put away his phone and asked:
"When it comes to changing your appearance, are you going to do it yourself or should I do it?"

"I'll do it myself..." Wang Ye resignedly stood up and gently stepped out with his right foot.

"The Qimen Formation, open!"

This was his first attempt to establish a central palace within his body and control all the changes in his body.

A moment later, Wang looked curiously at his aged hands, then raised his hand to touch his wrinkled face.

"Hmm...it looks quite similar."

Looking at the "Mei Jinfeng" before him, Lü Liang nodded in satisfaction and praised her:
"Your ability is quite useful; it even saves you the trouble of changing clothes. I prepared that outfit for you for nothing."

Upon hearing the word "clothes," Wang Ye immediately gave Lü Liang a strange look and teased him:

"Old Lu, you're pretty weird, you even stole someone's clothes! Didn't Old Xia beat you up?"

"What are you thinking! This is new, I just bought it!"

Lü Liang replied curtly, then continued introducing Wang Ye:

“Mei Jinfeng’s ability is telekinesis. Try using the Feng Hou Qi Men technique to simulate a similar telekinetic effect. It should be fine.”

Wang Ye nodded and raised his hand to move the thermos on the table toward him.

He said, "Using wind ropes can indeed mimic the effect of controlling objects remotely, but this would severely limit one's abilities."

"It's alright," Lü Liang said with a smile. "In the first phase, the main force of the battle won't be the two of us."

This was an arrangement that Lü Liang had already considered.

Although he can use "Spirit Binding and Commanding" to disguise himself as a "divine mask," which is also a form of witchcraft, he can only imitate its form, not its spirit, and is not suitable for high-intensity combat.

Therefore, he had already found other thugs.

"Who is it?" Wang Ye asked curiously. "You're not talking about Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu, are you?"

"Don't worry, you'll find out soon enough."

"Wow, you're making it all quite mysterious."

……

Lü Liang soon began to use his red hands to adjust his appearance as well.

This time, he will disguise himself as Xia Liuqing.

Wang Ye, watching curiously from the side, asked:
"Old Lu, I don't understand this."

"Since we've already disguised ourselves, why do we still need to pretend to be members of the Quanxing?"

"Could they be deliberately pretending to be weak to lower people's guard? These two are elders of the Quanxing Sect, they shouldn't be weak either."

Instead of answering directly, Lü Liang asked Wang Ye a question:
"If you know that bad guys are going to cause trouble, and you use your keen observation to expose their disguise and reveal their true colors, what would you do next?"

Although he found the question somewhat strange, Wang Ye still thought about it carefully before answering:
"Revenge for wrongs, avenge grievances for injustices?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Lü Liang shrugged and explained with a smile:
"That's human nature. Once they've personally exposed the disguise, they'll assume the exposed identity is real and then go about their business as usual."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye's eyes lit up, and a hint of realization appeared in his gaze as he looked at Lü Liang.

"So...we're going to add another layer of disguise to our identities as Mei Jinfeng and Xia Liuqing?"

Lu Liang nodded.

"Wow, Lao Lü, that's pretty underhanded," Wang Ye remarked.

"When the Tang Clan exposes our disguise and discovers that we are indeed Quanxing, their first reaction will naturally be to deal with us, rather than to investigate further."

"Correct."

At this point, Lü Liang looked towards the door, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

"The person who helped us complete this disguise has arrived."

Wang Ye looked up and saw a bald man in a security guard uniform walk in.

His security guard uniform also had a prominent logo printed on it—Tangmen Martial Arts School.

As the bald man walked towards Lü Liang, he called out softly:
"Acting Sect Leader."

At the same time, the disguise on his face quickly faded, revealing an even more ordinary appearance.

"You are... Domain Poison?" Wang Ye realized and asked.

"Hmm," Yu Huadu responded, his gaze remaining fixed on Lü Liang.

"Acting Sect Leader, shall we begin the disguise now?"

Lü Liang nodded. "Just disguise yourself as an ordinary disciple of the Tang Clan."

Yu Huadu did not act immediately, but instead took out two pieces of paper from his pocket.

"I've been collecting some character templates from the Tang Sect these past few days."

"The two people in the information are disciples of the Tang Clan. One is named Tang Qingfeng, and the other is named Tang Wenhu... They have average relationships with others and their abilities are not outstanding, so it is not easy for them to arouse suspicion when they are playing the role."

Lu Liang nodded. He had already witnessed the ability of the Domain Poison to collect information, so he was quite at ease.

"It's time to start."

Yu Huadu quickly disguised Lü Liang as Tang Qingfeng and then walked up to Wang Ye.

Wang Ye stood quietly and cooperatively, but silently activated a Qimen formation under his feet, blinking his eyes as he curiously observed the process of the Domain Painting Poison Disguise.

He discovered that the ability of Domain Poison was like completely covering the disguised target's body with a special Qi membrane.

This special Qi membrane can deceive people's vision, making it impossible for them to see anything amiss.

However, once the target in disguise moves their own energy, this membrane will shatter instantly, revealing the true appearance underneath.

"It's done."

A moment later, Yu Huadu clapped his hands, looked at Wang Ye, and admired his own skill with satisfaction.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Lü Liang smiled and took out three bottles of pills from his pouch, tossing them toward the direction of the poisonous domain.

"Here you go! The Qi-guiding pill from Jishetang that I promised you before."

Yu Huadu took the pill, examined it, and then put it away with satisfaction.

He looked up at Lü Liang and said, "Acting Sect Leader, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"No rush, let's wait a bit longer. There's still one person who needs to be disguised."

No sooner had Lü Liang finished speaking than there was another rhythmic knocking on the door.

Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a white shirt walked in.

When Wang saw who it was, he was surprised.

"The Corpse Demon Tu Junfang?"

(End of this chapter)

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