Chapter 1584 - 364: Bright Peak (Happy New Year) (Part 2)

The ugly girl glanced at Chen Jie and chuckled, "How is it?"

Chen Jie responded with a laugh, "Indeed, natural beauty is hard to abandon, Miss Liu is truly beautiful."

Liu Caidie replied, "Of course, I am one of the Fire Worshiping Double Pride."

"Fire Worshiping Double Pride?"

Chen Jie was startled by the name, "Who else is there besides you?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Caidie proudly said, "Naturally, it’s Sister Ling’er."

"Sister Ling’er? Which Sister Ling’er?"

Chen Jie asked.

"Han Ling’er, of course."

Liu Caidie said, tossing a bundle of coarse clothing to Chen Jie, attire suited for an old servant or steward.

At this point, Chen Jie looked at Liu Caidie, "I’m supposed to wear this?"

Liu Caidie replied, "Of course, you’ll wear this and pretend to be my servant. As for me, I am the Third Miss of the Chang’an Zhao Family, traveling simply to give my grandmother birthday wishes at Chang’an Mansion."

Chen Jie looked at Liu Caidie, "Chang’an Zhao Family, that’s the major commerce enterprise?"

Liu Caidie replied, "Yes, they are managers for Commerce within our sect’s Outer Sect. It’s fine to use their name."

Chen Jie said, "So I’m the old servant, huh?"

Liu Caidie looked at him, "Do you dislike it?"

Chen Jie gave a bitter smile, "I suspect you’re acting in revenge; couldn’t I pretend to be your brother or something?"

"Who would believe that with your ugliness? Enough, stop fretting. Oh, I’ve already given you a new name, Zhao Fu."

Chen Jie said, "Alright, you’ve really got everything nicely arranged for me this time."

Though he spoke these words, internally Chen Jie agreed with Liu Caidie’s arrangement; the transformation from a handsome young hero to an ugly old servant was indeed a drastic contrast and hard to relate.

Of course, Chen Jie suspected that Liu Caidie might have a motive for revenge in choosing this role for him.

With that, Chen Jie began his disguise, donning the coarse clothes and using the Bone Shrinking Skill to hunch his back, then coloring his hair slightly white with special dyes to appear older.

Liu Caidie evaluated him, "Hmm, not bad, not bad, it’s hard for anyone to recognize you. However, we need to make it more realistic; why don’t you pretend to be lame?"

Chen Jie said, "Lame, I can do that, but a distinguished Miss from the Zhao Family traveling without guards, just a lame old servant? Won’t that look suspicious?"

Liu Caidie said, "You can act as someone at the Energy Transformation Level, but you can’t show your Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms skill, otherwise you’ll arouse suspicion. By the way, do you know other cross training kung fu?"

Hearing this, Chen Jie nodded lightly, "I am a lame old servant proficient in Stone Breaking Hand."

Indeed, Chen Jie knew other cross training kung fu, having learned the Stone Breaking Hand from Peng Shizhong.

Breaking stones was no problem, making his role as an Outer Sect guard plausible. Additionally, Liu Caidie fabricated a tragic background for herself as a secret daughter of Mr. Zhao Sr., raised externally with only one old servant accompanying her. Their journey north was not only to give birthday wishes to her grandmother but also to secure a formal title.

After rehearsing their roles, the pair’s identities were solidified.

Liu Caidie, the secret daughter of the Chang’an Zhao Family, ranked third in her generation, raised externally with only the old servant Zhao Fu by her side. Their northward journey had two purposes: firstly to celebrate her grandmother’s birthday, secondly to claim recognition.

After finalizing the dialogue, they prepared to depart, with Liu Caidie seated in the carriage.

Chen Jie sat on the carriage shaft, driving the carriage slowly north.

Soon, Chen Jie and Liu Caidie saw checkpoints on the road guarded by soldiers, and nearby, an elderly man sat drinking tea.

That elder in white clothing, with eyes like an eagle, immediately recognized as Elder Shu of the Kunlun Sect.

Elder Shu scanned the surroundings and saw the approaching carriage.

"Halt!"

The soldiers noticed the carriage and shouted, causing Chen Jie to promptly restrain the horse’s reins.

Whoa!

Expertly dismounting from the carriage shaft, feigning a limp as he approached the soldiers, "What’s the matter, officers?"

Hearing this, the soldiers scrutinized Chen Jie, seeing an old man with white hair, a hunchback, ugly and lame, in coarse clothing—clearly an old servant from a grand residence.

"Where are you coming from, heading where?"

The soldiers arrogantly questioned, as Chen Jie fished out silver from his pocket, handing it over to the soldiers, appearing worldly-wise.

Noticing the silver, the soldier glanced at Elder Shu nearby, who also looked over, rising to take his treasured sword from the table before heading towards the carriage.

Soldiers sneered, "Don’t try these tricks, the officer here won’t accept that. Tell us truthfully where you’re from and where you’re going."

Seeing the soldiers’ response, yet catching their surreptitious gesture, Chen Jie discreetly handed over the silver, replying, "Officer, we traveled from Huai’an to the Chang’an Mansion of Zhao Family for the elderly lady’s birthday celebration."

Upon hearing, the soldier said, "Celebrating birthdays, alright, proceed."

Accepting the money, unwilling to complicate matters for Chen Jie, the soldier let him pass. Chen Jie immediately said, "Thank you, officer, we’ll be on our way."

Saying this, Chen Jie feigned his limp, preparing to grasp the horse’s reins, when suddenly Elder Shu yelled angrily, "Halt."

Chen Jie paused, halting his steps, watching Elder Shu approach, scrutinizing Chen Jie’s appearance, particularly his face.

Elder Shu, with years of experience in Jianghu, understood disguise techniques; reaching out to pinch at the ugly scars on Chen Jie’s face.