Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 151: Want to Catch Me?

Chen Wentian then recounted everything that had happened previously.

The Saintess and Wu Tianjian were both somewhat surprised.

To think someone dared to kill Chen Wentian’s own younger sister, and within Tianlong City at that.

"Saintess, that’s how things are, I’ve already investigated; the youth is named Xu Feng, and I’ve sealed off Tianlong City, he definitely can’t escape," said Chen Wentian.

From the shadows, Xu Ping’an sneered coldly.

Thinking they could catch him just by sealing off Tianlong City was way too much of an underestimation of him.

"Xu Feng? Xu Ping’an? You said earlier that this Xu Feng used Thunder Attribute True Elemental Energy when he killed your sister and then wielded Metal Attribute True Elemental Energy in order to block your final strike? Commandery Prince Chen, have you not noticed anything?" The Saintess said with a cold laugh, looking at Chen Wentian as if he were a fool.

"Huh?" Both Chen Wentian and the concealed Xu Ping’an were taken aback.

"Does the Saintess mean to say, there’s a connection between this Xu Feng and Xu Ping’an?" Chen Wentian asked.

"What connection? They are plainly the same person," Wu Tianjian couldn’t help but curse aloud.

"The same person? But their appearance, demeanor, and the aura of their True Elemental Energy are all completely different," said Chen Wentian hastily.

"All of these can be changed. In the Spirit Realm, such face-changing combat techniques are not few," said the Saintess.

Upon hearing these words, Chen Wentian felt as though he had been struck by lightning.

Xu Feng is Xu Ping’an?

Doesn’t that mean Xu Ping’an not only killed his son but also his sister and nephew?

"Xu Ping’an, if I don’t kill you, I swear I’m not human!" Chen Wentian fully exploded with rage.

He had not realized that his enemy was Xu Ping’an from beginning to end.

With this discovery, his rage reached an endless extreme.

"This person should still be in Tianlong City, but since he can change his appearance, he could become anyone, perhaps even be right by your side, Commandery Prince Chen. I suggest you check the identity of those in the Prince’s Mansion who have none," said the Saintess.

"Yes, I will take care of it immediately," responded Chen Wentian.

Although Xu Ping’an could transform into any appearance,

one could still find clues if they traced each person’s identity back to the roots.

Xu Ping’an in the shadows cursed inwardly.

He hadn’t expected the Saintess to not only easily unravel his identity,

but also to divulge the method to find him.

Now he was in big trouble.

If they were to search this way, finding him would only be a matter of time.

Of course, that wasn’t to say there was no solution. All he needed to do was to find someone with an identity,

then dispose of that person, completely erase their existence, and assume their place, then even Chen Wentian would not be able to detect him.

With this in mind, Xu Ping’an immediately vanished into the shadows to search for a suitable target.

In the end, he actually did find a decent candidate.

The son of the house steward, Ma Zhong.

This Ma Zhong was a downright profligate son, who normally relied on his identity as the son of the City Lord’s Mansion’s steward, engaging in all sorts of evil.

He often bullied innocent young women, and the maidservants of the household had suffered much harm at his hands.

There were even some who, pressured by him, committed suicide by jumping into a well.

When Chen Tianqing was alive, Ma Zhong acted like an absolute lapdog at his side.

After Chen Tianqing’s death, Ma Zhong rose meteorically, was taken in as an adopted son by Chen Wentian, and since then, became even more brash.

Crucially, Ma Zhong’s cultivation talent was not low; at only twenty-six years old, he had already reached the Fourth Layer Realm of the Third Rank.

If there was anyone most suitable to impersonate, it naturally had to be Ma Zhong.

Xu Ping’an silently arrived at the residence of Ma Zhong.

At that moment, Ma Zhong was busily toiling away on the bed, the woman beneath him alluring and possessing exceptional charm.

What surprised Xu Ping’an even more was that this woman was actually one of Chen Wentian’s newly acquired concubines from a few months ago.

"Impressive, this Ma Zhong is indeed a character, managing to cuckold Chen Wentian!" Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but clap in admiration.

Ma Zhong’s boldness was even greater than he had imagined.

But this was also a trouble.

This concubine had more than a superficial relationship with Ma Zhong, and impersonating him would add an extra risk.

However, there was no more time for him to find a suitable candidate.

"It has to be him, but before I kill him, I need to get some information about him from his own mouth," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

He then took out a Fourth Rank Poison Pill, a Soul-Confusing Pill, from his storage ring.

This elixir was precisely from the storage ring of Chen Wentian’s sister.

Xu Ping’an crushed the pill, ground it into powder, catalyzed it with True Elemental Energy, and integrated it into the air.

Before long, the two people below had passed out.

Xu Ping’an looked at the two who had fainted and felt a bit of a headache.

A problem now lay before him.

That was, whether to kill the concubine or not.

If not, how should she be handled?

If he were to kill her, the corpse would have to be properly dealt with as well.

After a moment of consideration, Xu Ping’an decided not to kill her for the time being.

Because killing her would make someone disappear from the mansion abruptly, which would easily expose him.

Chen Wentian would quickly become suspicious that he was within the Prince’s Mansion.

Therefore, for the moment, the concubine could not be killed.

But the concubine couldn’t stay here; otherwise, Chen Wentian might find out about Ma Zhong’s relationship with the concubine.

If he continued impersonating Ma Zhong, wouldn’t he become his scapegoat?

Thus, Xu Ping’an wrapped the concubine in a quilt, carried her up, and left the place without a sound.

Xu Ping’an didn’t know where the concubine lived, but he did know the dwelling of one person, that was Ma Zhong’s biological father, Steward Ma.

Since he had to impersonate Ma Zhong, then Steward Ma was a significant threat.

The person who knew Ma Zhong best would invariably be his own father.

Hence, without further ado, Xu Ping’an directly dropped the concubine onto Ma Zhong’s bed.

He also secretly knocked out Steward Ma, stripped him, and threw him into the concubine’s bed.

After doing all this, Xu Ping’an quietly returned to Ma Zhong’s room.

First, he fed Ma Zhong a Fifth Rank Poison Pill, the Gut-Breaking Pill, then he woke Ma Zhong up and pressed him for information.

Using the affair with the concubine as leverage, Ma Zhong eventually spoke without reservation, telling Xu Ping’an everything he knew.

Having learned everything he wanted to know, Xu Ping’an swiftly killed Ma Zhong with a palm strike.

He then stored Ma Zhong’s body in his storage ring.

He transformed himself into Ma Zhong’s appearance and changed into Ma Zhong’s clothes.

After familiarizing himself with Ma Zhong’s cultivation combat techniques, Xu Ping’an finally left the room.

The entire process took no more than an hour.

And during this hour, the entire City Lord’s Mansion was thrown into chaos.

The affair between Steward Ma and Chen Wentian’s concubine was discovered by others.

Upon learning of this, Chen Wentian also flew into a complete rage.

A servant, daring to sleep with his woman?

If this matter were to spread, he would likely become the laughingstock of the entire Tianlong County.

At this moment, within the grand hall of the Prince’s Mansion.

Chen Wentian sat in the central seat, his face dark as if covered by ominous clouds.

The Saintess and Wu Tianjian sat to the side, silently drinking tea and watching the drama unfold.

Kneeling within the hall were two people.

One was Steward Ma, and the other was the concubine who had shared a room with Ma Zhong.

Both were trembling and extremely frightened.

And Xu Ping’an, having transformed into Ma Zhong, was now walking in.

Both of them looked at ’Ma Zhong’ with excited faces.