BVAHEDLA[W Chapter 51

Chapter 51: Ancient Era 25 – Secret Collusion

Chapter 51: Ancient Era 25 – Secret Collusion

Seeing that Chu Li-fei seemed interested in the appearance of the man in the dark green clothes, Lu Mo-chen carefully recalled the image in his mind and began to describe it in detail.

The two were very close together. When Chu Li-fei heard Lu Mo-chen describe the man’s hands, a trace of interest flashed in his eyes, and his right fingertip gently tapped on the table.

According to Lu Mo-chen, the man in dark green clothes had fair and delicate skin on his face, and his eyebrows and eyes were gentle, like a mysterious young master from a noble family.

But his hands—

They were rough, dark, and covered with wrinkles and calluses, as if he had been living outdoors for many years, exposed to the elements, doing heavy labor.

Of course, there was another possibility—

That the man in dark green clothes was actually a death warrior or an assassin, and the marks on his hands were the result of long-term training and missions.

Chu Li-fei believed the latter more.

As far as he knew, every emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty had several hidden guards beside him, doing things that could not be seen in the light. Some were responsible for protecting the emperor’s safety, while the rest naturally went to eliminate the people the master wanted to get rid of.

Most of these people did not have their own names, only numbers as code names, just like tools. If they were not handy or useless, they would be easily discarded.

As a qualified tool, they would abandon their own thoughts and ideas, leaving only loyalty, until death.

As the Crown Prince, Lu Mo-lin would certainly be able to cultivate a few death warriors.

On the contrary, this art of disguise sounded more interesting.

When Chu Li-fei was still in the cultivation world, changing appearances was just a matter of a flick of the finger. Not only could he change his appearance, but also his body shape, gender, and even species.

Of course, even those who had just come into contact with cultivation could do these things, it was just a matter of how skilled they were. Another point was that those with high cultivation levels could easily see through the disguises of those with lower cultivation levels. Therefore, except for some great powers who wanted to disguise themselves for special reasons, or had to use disguise to escape when their lives were at stake, it was rare to see others change their appearance in the cultivation world.

However, what was easy for cultivators was a delicate craft for mortals.

Before Chu Li-fei was expelled from his sect, he had accepted a sect mission to go down the mountain to gain experience. By chance, he had the opportunity to witness an old woman disguising someone else.

The person who came to be disguised was a young woman. Chu Li-fei was originally just curious, so he took a few steps closer. He saw that the old woman had white hair and looked old, but her movements were very skilled, quick, and not at all ambiguous.

After she worked on the girl’s face for a while, the girl’s original terrible face, which had been burned by a fire, instantly became the same as a normal person’s. Those burned flesh, sunken eye sockets, and deep wounds that could reveal bone had all disappeared.

This skill could be described as ingenious. Chu Li-fei had grown up in the cultivation world since he was a child, but even he had to sigh at the wisdom of mortals when he saw this scene.

Now it seemed that the huge difference between the face and hands of the man in dark green clothes described by Lu Mo-chen should be due to disguise.

Mortals were not like cultivators, who could easily see through other people’s disguises and recognize whose soul was hidden under that skin. Except for those who had undergone professional training, ordinary people could generally only distinguish people from their faces. Therefore, those who disguised themselves would basically choose to disguise their faces, and as long as the technique was good, ordinary people would not be able to see the traces of disguise.

But the hands were different. The wrinkles on the hands were more numerous than on the face, and the hands needed to be active. Even people like death warriors and assassins needed to do some delicate work. If they disguised their hands, it would hinder their actions. Moreover, the hands could be covered by sleeves, so for various reasons, few people would apply the art of disguise to the hands.

Facial disguise was often used to change the contours of a person’s cheeks or change the bone structure, so as to achieve the purpose of transforming into another person.

After listening to Chu Li-fei’s explanation, Lu Mo-chen nodded thoughtfully.

He seemed to mention unintentionally: “How does Royal Uncle know these things?”

Chu Li-fei was speechless for a moment by this question. He couldn’t say that he had seen it during his travels hundreds of years ago. Therefore, he could only vaguely say: “I happened to see it when I was at the border pass before.”

But he did not notice that when he said this, the subconscious dodge in his eyes was completely captured by Lu Mo-chen next to him, without missing a single detail.

Lu Mo-chen’s gaze was firmly fixed on Chu Li-fei. After hearing Chu Li-fei’s answer, he lowered his eyes slightly, his eyes somewhat dark and unclear.

After listening to Chu Li-fei’s explanation just now, the first thing that came to his mind was not the face of the man in dark green clothes—

But Wang Ping!

He was still wondering how Wang Ping, who was now such an eager but unambitious guy, could cause him trouble in the future.

But if it was disguise…

Then everything made sense.

But how did Chu Li-fei know?

He had never heard of disguise in his previous life, but now he could basically confirm that there must be an expert in disguise by Lu Mo-lin’s side.

And looking at Chu Li-fei’s evasive look just now, could it be that the way he knew about the technique of disguise came from Lu Mo-lin?

And that note from his imperial brother—Crown Prince Lu Mo-lin…

He was too familiar with that signature and the way the handwriting was hidden.

Lu Mo-chen lowered his head, his eyes full of thick darkness, showing paranoia and madness.

He kept asking himself in his heart.

Royal Uncle, is he really not colluding with Lu Mo-lin in secret?

Is his kindness to him all fake? Is it all an act?

He even began to suspect the previous life, that Chu Li-fei had fished him out of the cold pool, but it was just another kind of illusion after layers of disguise.

After all, what did he have that was worth others’ attention? Whether it was family background or appearance, how could he compare to the high and mighty Crown Prince?

Lu Mo-chen’s heart was in chaos, like a gloomy and viscous black sea, with a calm surface but a stormy sea below.

“What’s wrong? Why aren’t you leaving yet? Did you leave something behind?”

At this moment, a clear and pleasant voice like a clear spring pulled him back to reality.

Lu Mo-chen looked up, his eyes regaining a moment of clarity.

Chu Li-fei stood at the door, looking at him with a puzzled expression. He thought it was about time. It was getting dark, and both he and Lu Mo-chen had finished eating, so he had called the waiter to pay the bill.

But until he was about to leave, Lu Mo-chen was still sitting there quietly, not knowing what he was thinking, as if he had lost his soul.

Lu Mo-chen’s slightly dazed gaze collided suddenly in the air with Chu Li-fei’s gaze full of concern and doubt. He was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, his eyes flickering, and the original darkness receded like a tide in an instant.

No, no, he shouldn’t doubt Royal Uncle…

Lu Mo-chen shook his head, throwing the complicated thoughts behind him. He showed a smiling face and walked to Chu Li-fei in three steps and two steps: “I was just thinking about something, it’s nothing. Let’s go back, Royal Uncle.”

After saying that, he grabbed Chu Li-fei’s arm.

Looking at Lu Mo-chen’s appearance, Chu Li-fei always felt a strange feeling lingering in his heart, but Lu Mo-chen’s appearance did not seem to be anything worth paying attention to. He then suppressed the thoughts in his heart and left the restaurant with Lu Mo-chen.

Under the deep night, Lu Mo-chen’s gaze was well hidden.

He grabbed Chu Li-fei’s arm, feeling extremely satisfied in his heart.

Even if Chu Li-fei had ulterior motives, what did it matter?

As long as Royal Uncle was still by his side, he would naturally have countless ways to keep him.

As long as that was the case, it would be enough.

Fortunately, the restaurant was not far from the Prince’s Mansion. Chu Li-fei allowed Lu Mo-chen to pull him like this, and the two returned to the Prince’s Mansion together.

The original hustle and bustle on the street gradually returned to calm. The vendors stopped shouting, packed up their stalls, and prepared to go home. The pedestrians on the road were also walking in a hurry, rushing to go back. Only a pile of red paper scraps and various flower lanterns gradually drifting away on the river were left behind, rippling golden waves on the lake.

The cold moonlight infinitely stretched the shadows of the two.

The next day.

Chu Li-fei woke up alone from the bed. It was too late to return to the Prince’s Mansion yesterday, so he and Lu Mo-chen washed up separately and rested early.

After a good night’s sleep, sweeping away his fatigue, Chu Li-fei finally had the energy to think about the clues related to the case.

Hearing the movement inside, the servant and maid who had been waiting outside for a long time took the clean water and clothes that had been prepared early in the morning, and waited for Chu Li-fei to agree before entering in an orderly row.

Chu Li-fei quickly changed his clothes and sat in front of the dressing table to prepare to tie up his hair.

The maid next to him approached him holding the hair crown. Chu Li-fei seemed to think of something and casually asked, “Is Lu Mo-chen awake?”

The maid lowered her eyes, intending to put the hair crown on Chu Li-fei’s head. After hearing his question, she paused slightly: “In reply to Your Highness, the Fourth Prince…”

Before she could finish speaking, her voice was interrupted by a youthful voice from outside the door: “Royal Uncle, are you awake? Can I come in—”

Speaking of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

Chu Li-fei smiled and responded helplessly: “Come in.”

Getting Chu Li-fei’s permission, Lu Mo-chen ran in with a smile, but when he saw the maid standing behind him, his smile stiffened for a moment, as if it was about to crack.

Seeing him coming over, the maid bowed slightly and saluted: “Greetings, Fourth Prince.”

Lu Mo-chen pretended to be nonchalant, but forcefully stood behind Chu Li-fei, squeezing the maid away: “Royal Uncle, let me tie up your hair.”

The maid stood aside, looking nervously at Chu Li-fei’s expression in the mirror. Forced by the threat in Lu Mo-chen’s eyes, she finally put the hair crown in his hand and then fled in a hurry.

The gentle morning sun shone softly in from the window, covering the room with a shallow layer of bright gold.

Chu Li-fei’s hair was very long, and three thousand strands of black hair were smoothly spread in Lu Mo-chen’s hands, shining with fine luster in the sun.

Lu Mo-chen gently combed Chu Li-fei’s hair, as if afraid of hurting his hair. Feeling the hair passing through his hands, he gently let out a sigh of relief.

In fact, he had wanted to do this for a long time, but he had never had a chance before. He had constructed this scene countless times in his dream, and now he finally had the opportunity to realize it.

After inserting the hairpin into his hair to fix it, Lu Mo-chen took a small step back and began to admire it. The silver hair crown and the moon-white robe on Chu Li-fei’s body were very well matched.

How wonderful it would be if this peaceful morning could continue forever. Lu Mo-chen felt unprecedented tranquility in his heart, only hoping that this moment could be infinitely stretched.

Unfortunately, things did not go as he wished—

A knock on the door sounded, and Butler Wang approached from outside the door, whispering in Chu Li-fei’s ear.

“News has come from the manor.”