The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 154 - 107: The Scarecrow

Chapter 154: Chapter 107: The Scarecrow

She quickly clarified the misunderstanding: "Sister Tan sprained her ankle and asked me to deliver food for her." She added, "The High-level Disguise Pill is ready. I’ve placed it on the square table." Knowing that the person inside certainly didn’t want to meet her with his true face, she consciously left the building, closing the door behind her with the back of her hand.

As expected, the sound of footsteps came from the room, followed shortly by the sound of water. Ning Xiaoxian knew that Second Young Master Wen must be in the process of disguising himself. He relied on the Disguise Pills to get through his days, so he was surely much more skillful at using them than she was. Indeed, after just dozens of seconds, the door to the hall opened.

Second Young Master Wen stood next to the square table and gave her a slight smile. He had borrowed the appearance of a deceased house servant, a face that must have been carefully selected by him; indeed, it was so plain and unremarkable that it would be lost in a crowd, but it was effective because a smile was a smile and a cry was a cry—his expressions were much more lively and natural than a few days ago, no longer resembling a Zombie’s. For Second Young Master Wen, this was precisely the effect he desired.

While Ning Xiaoxian was standing outside the door, numerous thoughts had already flitted through her mind. The few words Changtian had murmured in her ear were: "This person is that Half-demon with the last name ’Xu’ from the mutual market."

But the amount of information contained in that sentence was just too damn huge!

The first piece of information: Second Young Master Wen is a Half-demon! This explained why low-level Disguise Pills had a barely noticeable effect on him. According to Changtian, Half-demons have an appearance different from that of normal humans, possibly a different face or body shape. Currently, Second Young Master Wen looked like a regular human, no tail growing on his back, nor an extra finger on his hand... And his need for the High-level Disguise Pill implied that his facial features had distinctive demon traits that could not be shown in public, and only by using the High-level Disguise Pill could he completely transform into a human appearance.

No wonder the people in the City Lord Mansion rarely saw him go out.

As for the second piece of information, one of them must be a demon—either the City Lord or Second Young Master Wen’s mother. If it was the City Lord who was a demon, it was impossible since the Clearing Void Sect, which governed Rock City, was a relatively conservative Immortal Sect and wouldn’t appoint a demon as the lord of a city. Thus, it could only be that Second Young Master Wen’s mother was a pure-blooded demon, and she most likely wasn’t within the mansion.

Without commenting on City Lord Wen’s peculiar tastes, just raising a Half-demon son within Rock City was a risk. Unless both City Lord Wen or Second Young Master Wen had something exceptional about them, how would the Clearing Void Sect allow a Half-demon to stay in the City Lord Mansion and move freely within Rock City? And don’t say that the Clearing Void Sect couldn’t discover his Half-demon heritage; that would be as unreliable as expecting Ma Yili not to find any evidence of Wen Zhang’s affair.

"Many thanks to Miss Ning for the gracious gift of the medicine!" Second Young Master Wen expressed his gratitude again, "Let’s reintroduce ourselves. My surname is Wen, with the given name composed of ’upright’ (良) above and ’feathers’ (羽) below."

"You’re welcome, we simply exchanged what was needed. I am Ning Xiaoxian."

Wen Liangyu hesitated briefly before asking, "Miss Ning, is there really nothing you need my help with by coming into the mansion?"

His question was very subtle, basically inquiring about her true purpose for sneaking into the City Lord Mansion. She wasn’t annoyed, realizing that if she were in their position, seeing someone who they had only met briefly sneaking around the mansion, she wouldn’t believe they were just there to deliver medicine either.

"Truly, I’m only fulfilling Sister Tan’s request. She was just worried that nobody would dare to deliver food to you; please don’t blame her for it," she replied.

Wen Liangyu replied with a smile, "I see. There have been some events recently in the mansion, so I had to ask. Please do not take it the wrong way, Miss Ning."

What she wanted to know most was what had happened, but how could she bluntly inquire upon first meeting? After chatting briefly, Ning Xiaoxian took her leave.

"Changtian, what does his real appearance look like?" She was extremely curious and started asking as soon as she left the courtyard. Not even the effects of the High-level Disguise Pill could conceal his true face from Changtian’s eyes; he could surely discern Second Young Master Wen’s true identity.

"Hmm..."

"Come on, tell me!" she demanded. "What’s there to hide? I’m still upset."

"Pointy chin, pointed ears, yellow eyes, and whiskers by the lips."

"... What kind of species is that?" From his description, she couldn’t picture it at all, only sensing that it was wholly different from humans.

"Probably something like a fox. A Half-demon’s features are different from those of a pure-blooded demon, carrying some human characteristics, making it hard to distinguish their lineage."

"Wow, City Lord Wen really has exotic tastes; he actually chose a demon back in the day..." She clicked her tongue, completely oblivious to the fact that she, being human, was also fond of a pure-blooded demon.

She didn’t have such feelings, but he did. "You have the nerve to speak of others? What about yourself?" Changtian blurted out. Just thinking about how she scurried away in embarrassment the day before, he felt quite deflated. It was just a kiss attempt that didn’t even happen—did that really need to scare her that much?

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