Disguise Technique (Revised)
Liu Chang'an beat Ma Weiming until he was covered in bumps and that was the end of it. After all, he was a gentle person, full of love and tolerance for all things in the world.
He was a reasonable person, but it was clear that someone like Ma Weiming wouldn't be willing to reason with him. After thinking about it, Liu Chang'an decided that it would be more efficient to directly let Ma Weiming know that there was no benefit in pestering Qin Yanan.
Liu Chang'an!
After beating the man, Liu Chang'an left. He heard Qin Yanan's voice in front of the parking lot, but didn't turn around. Although he was used to his name, those who can overcome habit are truly strong.
"Stop right there!"
Liu Chang'an turned his head with some confusion and saw that Qin Yanan was holding a mobile phone and seemed to be dialing a number. Liu Chang'an calmly reached into his pocket, pressed and held the power button, and then tapped the top of the screen.
Technological advancements don't always guarantee optimal performance. For example, many older phones were easy to turn off—just a long press. Now, a single button on a phone often serves multiple purposes, which may seem convenient but is actually inconvenient.
Liu Chang'an!
After hearing the "cannot be reached" message on her phone, Qin Yanan jogged to catch up with Liu Chang'an, her eyes fixed on him with unwavering determination.
A woman's intuition is truly terrifying. Liu Chang'an found it unbelievable, but what was certain was that any speculation without direct evidence was unlikely to inspire genuine conviction. The more conclusive the evidence appeared, the more likely she was bluffing.
"??????"
After Liu Chang'an finished speaking, he still looked at Qin Yanan with a questioning gaze. Although he didn't know why Qin Yanan could recognize him, her appearance and voice were different. Why did Qin Yanan have such a different opinion? Let's get this straight.
Qin Yanan paused for a moment, finally becoming uncertain, but she still stared at Liu Chang'an's face, a face Qin Yanan recognized clearly from the photograph in her great-grandfather's study.
"??????"
Liu Chang'an asked again.
"Ye Chenyu!"
This time, Qin Yanan didn't call him Liu Chang'an.
Liu Chang'an still didn't agree, but just watched as a black Rolls-Royce Phantom drove up the mountain in the distance.
This must be the fairy from Baolong Center. It would be a real problem if she saw us. Liu Chang'an frowned and continued walking forward.
Qin Yanan looked around, gave up chasing after the person, and continued calling Liu Chang'an.
Still can't get through.
Zhu Juntang's car stopped next to Qin Yanan. Zhu Juntang invited Qin Yanan to get in. After getting in, Qin Yanan thought for a while and saw Ma Weiming's car drive up. She signaled to Zhu Juntang to have someone drive, as she did not want to run into Ma Weiming.
"What are you daydreaming about?" Zhu Juntang nudged Qin Yanan.
"Didn't you see the person who just spoke to me?"
"I was playing on my phone and didn't notice. Who is it?" Zhu Juntang waved her phone, showing Qin Yanan the custom filter and edited photos she had used.
"Beautiful, beautiful." Qin Yanan gave a perfunctory compliment, but since Zhu Juntang didn't see it, she decided to let it go.
"Of course." Zhu Juntang didn't seem to mind.
"Do you think there really is such a thing as a disguise technique in this world that can completely change a person's appearance, making it impossible to recognize them at all?" Qin Yanan pondered.
"Yes, I have."
"Real?"
"One of the four great evil arts, Korean plastic surgery."
The person just now did say something in Korean, roughly meaning "What's the matter?", but this is definitely not plastic surgery.
Moreover, Liu Chang'an didn't have the money for plastic surgery.
Qin Yanan just felt that he was Liu Chang'an. If he wasn't Liu Chang'an, Qin Yanan wouldn't care who Ma Weiming was fighting with. At most, she would be curious that someone looked eight or nine points similar to Ye Chenyu.
There are, of course, some differences between photos and real appearances. Ye Chenyu in the photo is gentle and elegant, but the person in the photo is not like that at all. His words and actions, especially his fighting style, are exactly the same as his younger cousin's.
On one hand, people thought he was Liu Chang'an, but on the other hand, he looked like Ye Chenyu, who was Liu Chang'an's great-grandfather. This was really a strange situation.
Qin Yanan called Liu Chang'an again, just like last time when she saw Ma Weiming being beaten up on the mountaintop and called Liu Chang'an. Today, she had the same thought in mind.
You should ask him, even if you don't necessarily want to know the answer.
"Do you need to see Liu Chang'an?" Zhu Juntang noticed several missed calls on Qin Yanan's call log.
"Someone just beat up Ma Weiming, and I suspect it was Liu Chang'an who did it." Qin Yanan thought for a moment, then turned to look at Zhu Juntang, Zhu Juntang had once made some absurd speculations about Liu Chang'an.
"No doubt about it, it was him. Liu Chang'an is a vicious and tyrannical guy. He even hit me!" Zhu Juntang said angrily, finding it hard to believe.
It's a pity I'm just a fairy who doesn't know magic, otherwise I would definitely turn him into High Templar and lead him around.
"By the way, do you still believe he knew Qin Shi Huang?" Qin Yanan asked with a smile, her expression calm and collected, just like her usual casual teasing tone.
"I told you, don't mention it again, don't mention it again!" Zhu Juntang punched Qin Yanan's shoulder, her cheeks slightly flushed. "I thought he was Ye Chenyu!"
Qin Yanan grabbed Zhu Juntang's fist, her heart skipped a beat, and continued to ask, "Did he admit back then that he was him?"
"He didn't directly say that he was Ye Chenyu, but he didn't object either. Instead, he used his seniority and tone to continue to fool me and talk nonsense. I even called him grandpa!" This was an utter disgrace. Zhu Juntang was indignant and angry. She imitated Qin Yanan's angry expression and raised her hand to press her chest.
"Call him Grandpa? That's not the right generation."
"It sounds good."
"Pfft..." Qin Yanan laughed, gently putting her arm around Zhu Juntang's shoulder, "Could you tell me about all those times he acted like he was old and condescending?"
"You didn't fall for it too, did you?" Zhu Juntang had become quite rational now, no longer letting her imagination run wild. She said angrily, "This guy must have been doing magic tricks on you again, right? Was it some kind of face-changing act, the kind of disguise you were talking about earlier?"
"More or less." Qin Yanan's words resonated with Zhu Juntang.
"Let me tell you, it wouldn't be surprising if Liu Chang'an knew how to disguise himself. Is he pretending to be someone else to deceive you? Don't fall for it." Zhu Juntang took out her phone and found a picture of Liu Chang'an. "Look at him, he smiles like he's harmless, but the more innocent someone is, the more hypocritical they are, and the more evil they are behind the scenes."
Qin Yanan couldn't help but smile. Zhu Juntang's resentment towards Liu Chang'an was quite deep, but was Liu Chang'an really deceiving Zhu Juntang?
Having experienced unbelievable events herself, Qin Yanan no longer held the same view as Zhu Juntang regarding Liu Chang'an's acquaintance with Qin Shi Huang.
Qin Yanan glanced at Liu Chang'an's photo again, took the phone from Zhu Juntang's hand, and examined it carefully, zooming in with two fingers until only Liu Chang'an's two eyes were visible on the screen.
"What are you looking at?" Zhu Juntang asked, puzzled. Looking at Liu Chang'an's eyes on the screen, she pursed her lips and hummed a song, "Look at this guy, his eyes always look like a bad guy's."
Yes, even with plastic surgery, I've never heard of anyone being able to change the eyeballs or pupils... No matter how much you disguise yourself, unless you wear colored contact lenses, you can't change your eyes.
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This book isn't a "mask-themed" story; the real problem is that the female lead, unaware that the male lead has changed his appearance, still engages in an ambiguous and intimate relationship with him. That's the toxic part. About ten years ago, I was completely hooked by a book that imitated Bu Le Wu Yu's work. In that book, the male lead changed his appearance, and the female lead, unaware of his identity, had a relationship with him. I still remember that book vividly.
So I won't do that kind of thing. But if some sensitive readers feel that the female lead can't have any contact with any men other than the male lead, there's nothing I can do about that.