Chapter 583: Disclosure

He casually exterminated a bizarre place; the cannibal house had also stealthily trapped seven or eight innocent civilians, and this matter was now completely settled. Bai Lang stroked his newly hardened short beard, feeling satisfied—unlike the local Chinese, Bai Lang's looks are seen as heroic by Westerners, and with his fierce beard and hanging eyebrows he exudes a distinctly masculine aura, which is extremely attractive to the local women…

Several women were striking poses; seeing Bai Lang sitting there alone drinking whiskey, several women walked over to greet him. Bai Lang's attitude was also excellent—he bought a drink for each, chatted, and with witty remarks made the women sway flirtatiously. If he had wanted, he could have easily taken any of those women to a room right then. Yet Bai Lang didn't, he didn't do any of that—such a mighty man being gentle, courteous, and amusing, Bai Lang could even smell the lewd scent drifting from those women. "Hmm… the smell of seafood…"

Bai Lang is drawn by the mingled scent of body odor, seafood, and various perfumes, and among those women several are dark‑skinned; Bai Lang feels absolutely no gratitude toward the dark‑skinned ones. When a woman surrounded him, Bai Lang recalled his two former wives and let out a long sigh. "They did live long—one was sixty‑eight, the other sixty‑six, both enjoyed wealth all their lives and in the end ended up together with that 'Zang'…"

Those two women both lived to the era of universal unification, and Bai Lang's two adopted sons also served as officials in the New Dynasty, which still retained noble titles. However, the two youngsters soon resigned, returned to Bai Lang's claimed Yanzhou family home, and their descendants continued unbroken. "In the end, the martial arts could not be passed down…" Bai Lang sighed. The Southern Dipper style martial arts he taught years ago now seem to have been lost.

The changes in the primordial Qi of heaven and earth are just like that; the techniques he taught back then relied on channeling and absorbing the Qi of heaven and earth, so when the Qi changes, later generations cannot achieve any real results. Now the Qi is gradually recovering, but the lost martial arts are mostly unrecoverable. Those demon‑slaying methods may have to be abandoned and reinvented—because Bai Lang has also skimmed a simple universal history, and he can roughly confirm that, according to historical records, the latest they persisted was up to the early Tang, when the celestial Qi had already receded to this level.

"If we go even earlier, the methods had already faded by the mid‑Southern and Northern Dynasties," Bai Lang gestured casually on the table, and the so‑called demon‑slaying techniques passed down by the Buddhist and Taoist lineages today were actually inventions of the Tang, Song, and even Ming eras; in this age, except for a few rare cases, there should have been no fierce ghosts or malevolent spirits left. Bai Lang sighed, "Fortunately, modern technology is advanced, so we can start from scratch and develop a new approach."

Scientific demon‑extermination isn't impossible; Bai Lang thinks the odds are high, and modern people will surely discover ways to use Qi to strengthen the body—Bai Lang has never underestimated modern science. "For now this works a bit better, but I estimate that unless it's back to the Yin‑Shang era, the degree of enhancement can't surpass my current level." He isn't moving forward quickly; he doesn't intend to cross the strait until he's spent all the money in his hand.

"We haven't reached Alaska yet, but what kind of monsters might be in the polar region?" Bai Lang asked, curious.

The White Tiger project is proceeding at a breakneck pace; although a lead actor can't be found immediately, supporting roles can be. There are so many heroes of the Three Kingdoms, and the beloved beauties as well. The requirements for the two wives are clear: they must be over 1.7 m tall and have an egg‑shaped face rather than a fox‑like face. They need a strong male actor close to two meters tall, with a handsome appearance, and a well‑styled moustache is not hard to find; this demand is truly high.

Fortunately it's still possible to find them; modern society can hold open auditions…

As time passes, the existence of these fierce‑ghost strange places becomes harder to conceal; the spread of modern smartphones and 5G networks has led to videos of various bizarre locations appearing online even as the so‑called lake monsters, yetis, and big‑foot creatures are eradicated—recording from the periphery can still capture something odd, which is far safer than live‑streaming from inside. Moreover, when Bai Lang's long spear flies through the sky, it leaves no cover, so being filmed isn't surprising.

You can suppress it for a while but not forever; of course the relevant authorities must consider how to transition these matters smoothly into public knowledge—now it seems these strange places are becoming more active and can't be kept down. Even if they are eliminated, the long spear's activity will inevitably grow louder… So we'll gradually disclose them, starting with the co‑produced drama White Tiger. It can still be temporarily contained on the mainland, but the manuscript here has already exploded.

Although Bai Lang's long spear has eliminated the high‑risk strange places within several major metropolitan circles, strange locations elsewhere still exist, and more people are encountering them. So the manuscript adopts a 'play dead' attitude—simply ignoring the videos posted online, neither confirming nor denying them; after all, the biggest and most urgent danger has been dealt with, and the rest can be left to fate.

Thus the incident in Ri Ben erupted, forcing the mainland and other countries to acknowledge the facts…

Fortunately the state immediately broadcast Bai Lang's Cloud‑Water Spear slaying the strange places, while Bai Lang's coffin‑chest remains a secret. Upon hearing that this is the legendary divine weapon of the top general of the Three Kingdoms, who slew countless foes, everyone instantly understood why it can cut down fierce ghosts—just as the legendary butcher's cleaver is said to repel them. At the same time the government explicitly declared that those Buddhist and Taoist rites have no effect, to prevent a surge of feudal superstition.

"To date, artificially synthesized sunlight sources can effectively suppress the activity of these anomalous fields, and our country also possesses a unique weapon for eliminating them—the national treasure Cloud‑Water Spear," the official statement read. The footage indeed shows the long spear launching itself into the air, slashing a seemingly invincible fierce ghost in a single blow… and, remarkably, one of the three appearances of Bai Lang's phantom was captured.

More than seventeen hundred years later, people once again saw the scene of the late‑Han warlord charging on horseback with a raised spear, cutting down enemies like mowing grass. This was the first time many truly grasped how an ancient great general fought from horseback… they thought it was just riding and thrusting a long spear? It had cinematic effect, with clean, fierce movements that even emitted a blade of energy. Bai Lang also saw this footage while staying at a hotel in Anchorage…

Who made China the only country that acknowledges possessing a weapon capable of destroying those 'monsters,' and the demon‑extermination clips broadcast several times have become a worldwide hotspot. "Oh no! Will I be exposed?" Bai Lang sighed, looking at himself in the bathroom mirror.