Truth and Falsehood

After driving to the eastern outskirts, Wenren Sheng found himself before a sprawling complex of landscaped gardens where mountains and waters intertwined. The buildings had an antique charm, punctuated by faint laughter.

After parking, Wenren Sheng followed a staff member to a pavilion beside a pond, where he found Wenren De and several of his "old friends."

They were called old friends, but they were hardly elderly. They were all around Old Wu's age, in their forties or fifties, and each of them still looked quite young.

There were three men and one woman gathered with Wenren De. Every one of them was strikingly handsome or beautiful... Though this was their first meeting, Wenren Sheng recognized them at once.

They were all listed in the Patrol Division's files on Otherworldly Experts. Ever since Director An had granted him access to internal materials, he had browsed them whenever he had spare time. Naturally, he had not overlooked these important personnel records.

"Son, let me introduce you. This is Uncle Ye, this is Uncle Xiao, this is Uncle Lin, and lastly, this is Aunt Shangguan." Wenren De introduced them one by one.

Wenren Sheng smiled, but inwardly, he was at a loss for words.

Because according to the Patrol Division's personnel files, none of the four had these surnames. Two of the men had originally been surnamed Li, one was surnamed Wang, and the aunt was surnamed Zhang...

With Anomalies occurring so frequently now, he understood why they might have changed their surnames. Concealing one's True Name was also a way of protecting oneself. But did they really have to change them so neatly? Did they really think this was the Martial Arts world?

"What do you mean, Aunt? I'm not much older than him. He can just call me Sister Shangguan."