Chapter 434: Marvelous Use (5/10, Autumn Subscription)

Lord Han said in a low voice, "Human hearts are unfathomable. Although I've fallen into the mud, I did once reach half-step Rain Grade Peak. Whether in knowledge or experience, I'm beyond what ordinary people can compare to. In the future, I might even cultivate back to Rain Grade strength. There's no telling whether someone might see me like this as a threat and want to get rid of me."

In Gu Yue Cun, only the Guard Team held absolute dominance.

But in Qingsi County, sects, the Qing Division, and other forces were intricately tangled and interwoven.

Any side showing ill will would be bad news for Lord Han.

"Lord Han, as long as I, Lin Ling, am still here, I won't let anyone touch a single hair on you!"

Lin Ling said with a firm look in his eyes.

"There's no need for that. I'm just an old thing. Besides, they can't easily hurt me—it's just that I have no strength to fight back."

The fact that Lord Han could survive with only a head left was already very unusual; it relied on special means.

To kill Lord Han, one would need sufficient strength.

But to control Lord Han was not difficult at all.

Lord Han was merely hard to kill, not possessing the strength to retaliate.

"I see…"

Fang Yue pondered, then they would have to let Lord Han hide his identity… hide his identity…

Right!

Fang Yue suddenly slapped his forehead and took out a black robe.

"Lord Han, why don't you try this and see if it works?"

This item was, shockingly, the Mist Black Robe.

Once worn, it could conceal one's form, transforming into a standard-proportioned humanoid black mist shape.

"What is this?"

Lord Han was slightly stunned.

Although he was well-informed, that was toward high-end goods—and high-end goods from the past.

The Mist Black Robe, however, seemed to be a rare and novel contraption researched out later on.

Having stayed cooped up in Gu Yue Cun all this time, Lord Han had never seen it either.

"Try it on and you'll know."

Fang Yue said excitedly, "Maybe Lord Han will have a body right away!"

It wasn't that Fang Yue was unwilling to give it to Lord Han.

It was that he himself had forgotten he had the Mist Black Robe on hand, which happened to be suitable for Lord Han to wear.

After all, ever since obtaining the Mist Black Robe from Mo Cun, Fang Yue had kept it at the bottom of his chest.

There was no helping it—everything he did could be done openly and aboveboard; he had no use for this thing.

He hadn't even had a chance to use the Human Skin Mask.

Sneaky underhanded deeds seemed very far from him; it was almost as if the light of the righteous path was about to shine down.

He draped the Mist Black Robe over Lord Han.

Soon, black mist overflowed from within the robe, enveloping Lord Han's head.

Then the black mist propped up the robe, coalesced into hands and feet, and extended out from within the robe.

At this moment, Lord Han once again possessed a 'body'!

"Lord Han, Lord Han's body is back!"

"Lord Han!"

Everyone looked visibly excited.

After her excitement, Lin Ling still didn't forget to scold Fang Yue: "Xiao Ye, why didn't you take out such a good thing for Lord Han earlier! You've made Lord Han suffer so much along the way!"

It wasn't that he forgot on purpose…

Fang Yue felt depressed. In his subconscious, this uncanny item was purely for hiding one's identity; he had never connected it with reshaping a body. So he had never thought along those lines, and naturally never taken it out for Lord Han to use.

If it weren't for suddenly bringing up hiding one's identity and such, Fang Yue would have almost forgotten about it entirely.

"This is…"

Lord Han curiously touched his own mist-blackened face—in fact, he could feel a solid form.

As for the body, it really was a vacuum, entirely filled in by black mist.

Lord Han tried moving his 'hands and feet' a bit; at first he was still rather clumsy.

But after moving them for a while, he grew familiar with them and could use them freely.

After carefully feeling his hand for a while, Lord Han smiled and said, "So this is the principle behind it—how interesting. Such exquisite craftsmanship must surely be the handiwork of a grand master of uncanny items. Does Xiao Ye know who made this? If there's a chance, I'd like to pay them a visit and discuss a thing or two."

In truth, Lord Han knew nothing at all about crafting uncanny items.

But that didn't stop him from enjoying befriending such capable and unusual individuals.

Yet Lord Han's question left Fang Yue not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The Mist Black Robe was a trophy he'd taken from the hands of the Wu Yu tribe; how would he know who made it? It might well have been made within the Wu Yu tribe itself.

"Lord Han, how do you feel now? Have you recovered your peak strength?" Fang Yue asked expectantly.

"No."

Inside the black robe, Lord Han—entirely composed of black mist—shook his head slightly, then suddenly paused.

Finally, he could properly shake his head, no longer needing to sway slightly to express meaning!

This feeling made Lord Han very happy indeed.

Seeing the expectant looks in everyone's eyes, Lord Han said with a touch of shame, "This Mist Black Robe only mists out a body and simulates hands and feet, but in reality, my true self is still my head. Whatever strength my head can exert, that's all the strength I have after misting. For example, like this…"

Lord Han raised a hand-chop and, at an ordinary person's speed, struck toward Fang Yue.

When the black mist hit Fang Yue's body, it suddenly dispersed.

Only after Lord Han withdrew his hand did it return to normal.

He spread his hands open and said helplessly, "So I've only just recovered my basic mobility, and the ability to conceal my identity — nothing else has changed."

Ah… so that's how it is…

Everyone felt a little more or less disappointed, but they quickly began comforting Lord Han.

This left Lord Han not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

After everyone's emotions had settled a bit, Lord Han spoke up and told everyone to go find a place to stay.

"Right, right! Let's hurry and find a place to stay — I can't wait to go shopping!"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu had long since been drawn in by the dazzling array of goods on display.

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't find a place to stay just by knowing names, she would have already broken off from the group to go shopping.

During the trip back from Mo Cun to Gu Yue Cun, she had done a little buying and reselling and earned a bit of money.

Add to that the Black Ember she'd accumulated from fighting anomalies along the way, and she was now feeling a bit flush, imagining herself a rich lady as she went off to shop.

Indeed, finding a place to stay was the top priority.

Their group of nearly a hundred people made finding lodging rather troublesome.

After much difficulty, they finally found two inns close to each other and moved in for the time being.

But it really was only temporary — later on they would definitely need to rent a house in Qingsi County so everyone could live together, which would be cheap, practical, and safe.

"I'm out of here!!"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu vanished in a flash, her eyes shining at the street vendors as if she'd spotted some treasure.

"If she were this enthusiastic about eating dry meals, she wouldn't still be stuck at 40 stat points."

Fang Yue shook his head slightly and didn't bother with her.

Having just arrived in Qingsi County, he'd let her get familiar with the surroundings on her own and relax for a few days.

Once he'd finished handling his own matters, he'd go properly supervise Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu.

"Xiao Ye, whether I'm in my human-head form or my black mist form, it's not convenient for me to go report to Qingsi with you. You and Lin Ling go make the trip."

"Okay."

Taking the 【Broken Dragon Head】's head, along with Lord Han's handwritten letter of proof, Fang Yue and Lin Ling headed out together, straight for Qingsi.

(End of chapter)