They're All Brothers

"Hai Qin, who told you this?"

He Haiqin said blankly, "It's news from the Lu Family."

He Yuxiu waved her hand and said, "You believe news from the Lu Family? This is clearly an attempt to sow discord!"

He Haiqin looked at He Yuxiu: "The Lu Family wouldn't make things up out of thin air. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."

He Yuxiu pinched her chin and pondered for a long time before saying, "Let the third brother go to Yuezhou first. I've watched Jiaqing grow up since he was a child. He's an honest boy. How could he possibly lie to you?"

"No need for the third brother to go!" He Haiqin stood up. "I've already had someone buy train tickets. I'll go to Outer State myself and see if it's really him lying in the hospital!"

"Hai Qin, you can't do anything reckless! You're the head of the He Family. If you go to Outer State, what a commotion you'll cause!"

The commotion really got out of hand.

He Yuxiu couldn't stop He Haiqin.

The next day, He Haiqin boarded a train to Outer State.

The Decency Village was bustling with activity. The third installment of "Blood Spear Detective" was about to wrap up filming. Ma Wu led the crew to various locations to scout locations and reshoot key scenes, Li Banfeng went to Green Water City to prepare for publicity and ticket sales.

Cinemas across the country were eagerly waiting, and Li Banfeng didn't even need to make a call; reporters from major newspapers all came to him on their own initiative.

He couldn't easily show his face, so he left everything to his subordinates. The popularity of the show was evident in the newspapers, with news about "Blood Spear Detective" taking up most of the front pages.

Besides "Blood Spear Detective", there is another important piece of news.

The He Family is suspected to have been spotted in Pro State.

This news wasn't reported in every newspaper; the Ling family's newspaper didn't mention it at all, but the Lu Family's newspaper wrote about it extensively.

Li Banfeng carefully read the news. The gist of it was that He Jiaqing was impersonating the famous movie star Zhou Changhong, but was exposed by an acquaintance in Green Water City.

Who is this acquaintance?

Putting that problem aside for now, Li Banfeng put down the newspaper, a chill running down his spine.

He boarded the train to Kinless Village with the intention of following Zhou Changhong and finding out who was behind the Ling family.

In retrospect, Zhou Changhong at that time was He Jiaqing.

What would happen if I actually got off the bus in Kinless Village?

At the time, Zhou Changhong seemed to have used Fool Cultivation Skill on me, which caused me to be conflicted for almost the entire train journey.

Yu Xiu has two more disciples still alive. Could He Jiaqing be the other disciple?

He lured me off the bus in Kinless Village, was he planning to harm me?

He wants to get the Copper Lotus back?

If I don't give it to him, will he kill me?

Even if I give it to him, will he let me go?

Life and death hang by a thread, truly life and death hang by a thread.

Luckily, I used the Judge's Brush to break the deadlock and got off the bus at the Bastard Slope.

Li Banfeng drank a glass of wine to calm himself down before browsing related news.

There's been a lot of news about He Jiaqing. Why did his return cause such a commotion?

After reading other news articles, Li Banfeng noticed something amiss.

In the Lu Family's newspaper, the related news commentary mainly aimed to explain one thing: the He Jiaqing was injured by Lu Xiaolan was a complete hoax, and the Lu Family had suffered an injustice.

To outsiders, the Lu Family has finally been exonerated.

To those in the know, whether or not she was wronged is not important; what truly matters is that Mystic Life Crimson Lotus and the Lu Family are no longer connected.

Judging from various signs, Mystic Life Crimson Lotus is still in He Jiaqing's hands, and Lu Xiaolan has become a scapegoat.

Who would have thought that the Mystic Life Crimson Lotus was in my hands?

The First Young Master of the He Family is too eye-catching, which may be one of the reasons why he couldn't personally bring Red Lotus back to Pro State.

Are there any other reasons?

Perhaps, but it's not clear yet.

In addition, there is another crucial piece of news: He Haiqin has gone to Outer State.

Jiaqing, your dad's coming to see you. You'd better treat him well; he's like a good brother to you.

Li Banfeng put the newspaper aside and picked up the Oil Pot.

The Wife shuddered. "Hey, husband, what day is it today? Why do we suddenly need to add Machine Oil?"

Li Banfeng said with a simple and honest smile, "Today is a good day, very good!"

"Oh dear, my Little Slave, please allow me to prepare. Don't rush to apply the oil brush, Little Slave haven't even..."

Between hoarse voices, steam was rapidly expelled.

Hong Ying woke up with a start and shouted, "What's going on? The enemy has invaded?"

The record player gritted its teeth and said, "It's in, it's in!"

At the Lu Family, Lu Yuanhai shouted angrily, "That bastard He Jiaqing! He set up this whole mess and turned our family upside down! I'll have the newspapers publish a few more articles tomorrow, let's see how the He Family will ever be able to stand in Pro State again!"

Lu Yuanshan remained silent.

Monkey Qiu asked, "Did this news really come from the old master's side?"

Lu Yuanhai, "How could this be false? My uncle's butler told me, and my uncle recognized He Jiaqing with his own eyes!"

Monkey Qiu lit a cigarette, his expression quite grave. "Why did the old master spread the news?"

Lu Yuanhai asked in surprise, "Uncle Qiu, do you suspect this news is false?"

Qiu Zhiheng shook his head and didn't say anything.

Lu Yuanshan, "Regardless of whether the news is true or false, Uncle should not have revealed it."

The He Family has always been at odds with us because of the Mystic Life Crimson Lotus. They've always suspected that the Mystic Life Crimson Lotus is in Xiao Lan's hands, or even that it's in our possession.

This situation is advantageous to Uncle. Because we are constrained by the He Family, Uncle has the opportunity to sabotage us behind our backs.

Now that He Jiaqing's affair has been exposed and we've been cleared of suspicion, Uncle has no chance of turning things around.

Lu Yuanhai suddenly realized. "According to you, Uncle spread the news for another purpose."

Lu Yuanshan looked at Monkey Qiu.

Monkey Qiu remained silent for a long time, unable to discern Lu Maoxian's true intentions.

Lu Maoxian himself didn't want to reveal the truth, but he had no choice; it was the Emperor's order.

The young man in White Clothes said, "Senior brother, Master made it very clear that He Jiaqing is a very dangerous person. We cannot allow him to have a foothold in Pro State in the future. The more people who know about him, the better. We must not tolerate him stirring up trouble in the dark."

Lu Maoxian nodded. "I will follow Master's instructions."

At Yuezhou Third Hospital, Zhou Changhong, lying on his hospital bed, suddenly opened his eyes when he sensed someone beside him.

He thought it was Xiao Zhengong had arrived, but unexpectedly, He Jiaqing was standing next to him.

Zhou Changhong breathed a sigh of relief, then tensed up again.

He told Xiao Zhengong the truth. Did He Jiaqing know about this?

He Jiaqing lowered his voice and said, "Brother, you've had a tough time these past few days. Here's your train ticket and Travel Permit back to Pro State. After you get back, go hide with Miao Ying for a few months. Try not to show your face these next few days. Once things have calmed down, I'll have Miao Ying buy you a house in Green Water City."

Zhou Changhong waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Why are we brothers talking about these things?"

There was another person standing behind He Jiaqing. Zhou Changhong recognized him; this person was Zhu Junlong, the manager of Tea Mountain Hotel.

"Changhong, you can stay at Junlong's place tonight. He'll take you to the station tomorrow."

He Jiaqing and Zhou Changhong prepared a set of casual clothes. Zhou Changhong immediately changed his clothes and left the hospital with Zhu Junlong.

Not long after they left, Big Head entered the ward.

"You're just going to let him go like that?" Big Head was referring to Zhou Changhong.

He Jiaqing gave a bitter smile and said, "He's my brother, after all. If my brother wrongs me, I'll bear it myself, but I absolutely cannot wrong my brother."

Zhou Changhong went to the hotel with Zhu Junlong arranged for him to stay in a suite.

After impersonating He Jiaqing for so long, Zhou Changhong was exhausted. Zhu Junlong wanted to give him some more advice, but Zhou Changhong yawned, crawled into bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

Zhou Changhong opened his eyes at two o'clock in the morning.

He was feeling drowsy, as if he was going to the toilet. Along the way, he carefully observed the location of each surveillance camera.

There's one in the bedroom, one in the living room, and one by the door.

With his cultivation level, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to evade these three cameras, but he would need to make some preparations.

There are no cameras in the bathroom, making it a good place to prepare.

He took out a disposable toothbrush cup and filled it with water.

He cut his finger with a disposable razor and squeezed the blood into the toothbrush cup.

The blood spread evenly in the water. Zhou Changhong drank half of it and left the other half in the bathroom.

He went back to bed and went back to sleep.

Ten minutes later, the remaining half of the blood quickly evaporated, turning into a thin mist that filled the entire suite.

A dreamlike world appeared in the suite.

From the outside, nothing seemed to have happened inside the house; Zhou Changhong was still sleeping in bed.

In reality, Zhou Changhong had already left the room. His clothes and appearance had undergone a huge change, transforming him from a tall and handsome middle-aged man into a petite young woman.

When I took the elevator to the first floor, the staff on duty in the hotel lobby were dozing off.

Zhou Changhong calmly walked out of the hotel, picked up a flyer from the ground, and hailed a taxi.

After getting in the car, he asked the driver to take him to Eagle Mountain Apartments.

He had no money or phone on him, so when he got off the bus, he handed the flyer to the driver.

In the driver's eyes, he received a hundred-yuan note.

These days, not many people pay with cash. The driver was wondering how to give change when Zhou Changhong generously said, "Keep the change."

The driver thanked him repeatedly and drove away.

Zhou Changhong entered the apartment building, went to room 208, and opened the combination lock.

This was his way out.

Xiao Zhengong warned Zhou Changhong that he must notify Xiao Zhengong immediately after He Jiaqing returned, otherwise He Jiaqing would kill Zhou Changhong to silence him.

With He Jiaqing and Xiao Zhengong both in front of him, who will Zhou Changhong believe?

He trusts no one; he only trusts himself now.

He had Travel Permit, he had a train ticket, and he had a completely new identity that even He Jiaqing didn't know.

After returning to Pro State, he planned to disappear from Silence Vanish, as his savings from the first half of his life were enough to maintain his extravagant lifestyle.

He bought the apartment, which was fully equipped with all kinds of amenities, but he had hardly ever lived in it.

The bed was covered in dust. Zhou Changhong patted it a few times, but found that the dust only increased.

Strange, where did this dust come from?

It seems it didn't come from the bed, but from his hand.

Zhou Changhong looked at his palm and found that his right hand was cracked along the palm lines, with large amounts of dust spraying out from the crack.

Zhou Changhong was shocked and his legs gave way, causing him to fall to the ground.

Upon falling, he discovered that his leg had also split open, but there was no blood in the wound, only countless specks of dust.

He tried to shout, but as soon as he opened his mouth, dust gushed out of his throat.

Half an hour later, only dust remained in the apartment; not even clothes were left behind.

In a ward at Yuezhou Third Hospital, Lao Wan checked the time and said to He Jiaqing, "He's about to have an attack."

He Jiaqing said, "I think it can be cleaned up."

"Don't worry, nothing will be left." Wan Jinxian looked at the vase next to the hospital bed.

"I'd like to see what my fellow disciple looks like."

P. S.: Zhou Changhong's clothes were given to him by He Jiaqing.