As a bugged listening device, the System had a firm grasp of Nie Liang, Wei Yong and the others' movements and conversations.
Knowing the two's plan, the System gloated at Nie Yang. [They're about to make a move. Wei Yong plans to let Nie Qing help his spirit back and found an excuse to make you stay. If you want to make a move and switch identities, you have to do it within these two days. Otherwise, you won't have a chance.]
After spending some time to get used to it, Nie Yang was no longer as resistant and uncomfortable as before.
[I know. To be safe, I plan to make a move on the last night.]
If he changed his identity earlier, Nie Qing would definitely cause a ruckus and ruin his plan.
It would be better to switch identities on the last night. When Nie Qing woke up, what awaited him would be his father-in-law's butcher knife.
Thinking of that situation, Nie Yang laughed until tears came out of his eyes. The System was secretly speechless at Nie Yang's ruthlessness.
On the last night of helping the spirit home, Nie Yang found an excuse to stay in Nie Qing's tent. The two brothers talked about many things that night.
Not long after, Nie Qing fell asleep. Nie Yang, who was pretending to sleep, opened his eyes.
He took out two pills the size of longans from his sleeves. These were the [Appearance Change Pills] that the System had given him.
After asking about the method to use it, the System gave him a bottle of sleeping powder that could make people fall into a deep sleep with just a sniff.
For the Appearance Change Pills to work, the target's blood had to be taken and mixed with it to be consumed.
Nie Qing wasn't in a deep sleep. If the blood was taken directly, it might wake him up.
Nie Yang's hands trembled as he cut Nie Qing's finger and stabbed himself.
He mixed Nie Qing's blood with pills and swallowed it. Not long after, his slender body became more plump, his skin squirming like it was alive, making people's hair stand on end. When the squirming subsided, Nie Yang stood up and looked in the mirror. The person in the mirror was Nie Qing's face.
"As expected …"
Just where did the System come from? How could it have such a treacherous method?
Not only the face, figure, skin, even the eyes and aura were the same as Nie Qing's.
The System reminded, [As the saying goes, one's appearance comes from one's heart. You have to control your heart. Otherwise, you'll be easily discovered.]
The only reason why Nie Yang looked so similar right now was because of the miraculous effects of the Transfiguration Pill. Once Nie Yang got used to it, his temperament would also change, and he would eventually reveal his flaws.
However, this was nothing. Nie Yang took Nie Qing's place to carry the spirit back. For the time being, they were separated from Wei Yong. That old fox would not discover them.
Nie Yang's eyelids drooped. [I understand. I'll be careful.]
He fed the other pill to Nie Qing. Nie Qing fell into a deep sleep, and Nie Yang watched as Nie Qing's face turned into his.
After ensuring that there were no mistakes, Nie Yang went back to sleep. However, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. He stayed up until dawn.
That night, not only did Nie Yang not sleep well, Wei Yong was also in no mood to sleep.
"Master!!!"
Wei Yong suppressed his sobs and held Nie Liang's hands that were almost as thin as bones tightly in an attempt to keep him awake.
Nie Liang was already on the verge of death, but somehow, a surge of vitality surged through his almost dried up body, giving him the strength to finish his sentence.
"Zi Shun … Take good care of … Qing-er … If there's anything wrong … Just scold and teach …" Nie Liang felt that his vitality was quickly draining away. He subconsciously held Wei Yong's hands tightly and said, "… The Nie family, if we can't save them … let them be …"
Nie Liang had sacrificed his life for the Nie family, but he could not let his friend fall because of him.
Wei Yong naturally nodded his head and agreed to whatever Nie Liang said.
"Liang has a close friend like you … This life … is not a loss …"
The last few words were said with his mouth.
Wei Yong said, "This subject feels the same."
After he answered, he found that Nie Liang had already closed his eyes and his raised hands had loosened their grip.
His heart thumping, Wei Yong knelt beside the bed and stared blankly for a long time before he reacted. He leaned to the side and suppressed his sobs.
Not long after, Fan Chen came late.
Seeing Wei Yong's situation, how could he not guess? Black shadows appeared in front of him and he almost fainted.
"Zi Shun … Master's funeral matters …"
Fan Chen took a step forward and almost stumbled to the ground. Only then did he find that his legs were so weak that he had no strength.
"Act according to the plan." Wei Yong suppressed his grief with difficulty and said hoarsely, "Master has not gone far. Do not let him worry."
The trap had been set and they were just waiting for the prey to take the bait.
At the first glimmer of dawn, Nie Yang stood up and neatly dressed Nie Qing's mourning clothes. He gave a flawless smile in the mirror …
However, today was the day to support the spirit back, so there was no need to smile.
Therefore, Nie Yang changed his expression to one of grief and silence and strode away.
Walking out of the tent, Nie Yang glanced back and finally steeled his heart to turn and leave.
"Father-in-law."
Nie Yang respectfully called out to Wei Yong.
The two were father and son-in-law, but they were also ruler and subject. Nie Qing still referred to him as "Father-in-law." It could be seen how important Wei Yong was in his heart.
Thus, even if Nie Yang was very wary of this person, he could not act against Wei Yong in the short term.
Wei Yong's face was extremely pale and he looked somewhat dazed.
He gathered his spirits and said to his "son-in-law," "The journey is long. Young Master has worked hard on the matter of supporting the spirit."
Nie Yang asked a few questions out of concern, completely acting like a different Nie Qing.
The System watched his performance and was secretly speechless — Nie Yang was really born in the wrong era, or else he would have swept the Oscars.
Wei Yong said weakly, "It's nothing. Last night … I thought about my late master's past and couldn't control my emotions, so I couldn't sleep …"
The System reminded Nie Yang in a timely manner.
[This morning, Nie Liang couldn't take it anymore and passed away. Wei Yong was heartbroken and cried the whole night. Don't expose him, he looks so pitiful. The person lying in the coffin now is not Nie Liang's substitute, but Nie Liang himself. Nie Liang's shrouds were all changed by him …]
[If that's the case, father and son will die on the same day … I wonder how Nie Liang, who left first, will feel when he sees his son catching up to him on the road to hell.] Nie Yang sighed. [Looking at the current situation, don't you think you're too cold-hearted, System?]
The System wanted to roll its eyes. It wasn't a human, it was the highest form of life that surpassed humans. Humans were just ants, no matter how tragic their deaths were, it would not be able to arouse its sympathy. Nie Yang was really stupid to use a human's mind to judge it.
Wei Yong said, "The auspicious time is here, Young Master, go on your way."
Nie Yang warned, "Ah Yang's personality … If there's anything wrong with him, please forgive him, Father-in-law."
Wei Yong could not even smile in response, and only said that he would take care of "Nie Yang".
"Raise the spirit!"
The white banner fluttered, and the mournful cries shook the heavens. Nie Yang supported the spirit and went on his way.
Only when the tens of thousands of people left his sight did Wei Yong's expression turn as cold as ice, his hands clenched into fists that made people's teeth ache.
"Go back!"
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