The two emerged from the bathroom. Huo Tianyi, seeing her father's spirited demeanor and the complete disappearance of his facial scars, jumped for joy.
Although there was a cultivation technique to absorb gold energy, the technique wasn't yet mastered. Suddenly absorbing a large amount of gold energy would still cause trouble.
Currently, it was impossible to prevent someone from forcibly inputting gold energy, so they could only temporarily change the channel through which it was being absorbed.
While others set up feng shui for good fortune, Long Xiao spent an entire afternoon utterly destroying the water-dividing formation of the Huo family villa.
As a result, the Huo family wouldn't go bankrupt, but their speed of accumulating wealth would significantly decrease.
During dinner that evening, Long Xiao explained the situation in detail to Huo Zhen. He also informed Huo Zhen that the land they had just acquired should be fine, but developing it now would incur losses. If they postponed development until later, it would not be affected.
Although Huo Zhen was no longer in danger, the Huo family's crisis had not yet been resolved.
Why Jack was targeting the Huo family and what methods he was using were still unknown.
Taking action when the situation was unclear would only make matters more complicated. Therefore, Long Xiao and Huo Zhen discussed having the Huo family use all their channels to gather information, while Long Xiao would also try to obtain relevant intel.
Night Charm had just arrived in Hong Kong, and establishing an intelligence network would take time.
After dinner, Long Xiao called Xiao Ming, Luo Tianshui, and Ye Mei to Luan Jiping's room to discuss matters.
Long Xiao knew that completely resolving the Huo family's situation would take a considerable amount of time. He wanted Luan Jiping to return to Donghai, but she refused.
"Brother, what are you saying? You're helping me, so how can I go back to Donghai alone?"
"Sister, you're different from me. Your company..."
Luan Jiping interrupted Long Xiao, saying, "My company doesn't need me to manage it. They can solve any issues by just calling me."
After much discussion, everyone decided to start gathering information the next day.
Early the next morning, Xiao Ming left. As soon as he stepped out the door, he changed his face. Long Xiao had made a total of four human skin masks for Xiao Ming. He changed his appearance just for fun.
Xiao Ming's current face belonged to a young man of about eighteen or nineteen, exceptionally handsome and beautiful, making both men and women who saw him unable to resist looking twice.
After Long Xiao waited for Luo Tianshui and Ye Xiao to leave, he and Luan Jiping went out together.
The Huo family driver took them to the city. Luan Jiping then told the driver to go back. As they walked on the street, Luan Jiping naturally linked her arm with Long Xiao's.
Long Xiao struggled a bit, and Luan Jiping smiled, saying, "Don't move. If you move again, I'll get angry."
Long Xiao looked at Luan Jiping helplessly and had no choice but to let her link his arm.
"Brother, I'm not trying to steal you from your wife, so why are you resisting me so much?"
"No, Sister. I didn't have much contact with girls growing up, so I'm just not used to it."
They strolled around for a while and arrived at a men's clothing store.
"Sister, I need to change my clothes and my identity." Long Xiao had been observing his surroundings with his Five Elements qi since leaving the Huo family. He was certain no one was following them before deciding to change his appearance.
"Change your identity?" Luan Jiping asked curiously.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Someone knows I'm helping the Huo family. With my current appearance, it's too easy for them to target me."
"Who do you want to become?" Luan Jiping asked with a smile.
Long Xiao thought for a moment and said, "I'll become Hu Lei. Hong Kong also has a Martial Alliance. If necessary, I can use Hu Lei's identity to ask the Martial Alliance for help."
"Aren't you afraid people will know that you, Long Xiao, are Hu Lei?" Luan Jiping asked.
"What's there to be afraid of? At worst, I can make a few more human skin masks."
Long Xiao hadn't told Luan Jiping about the human skin masks. Hearing Long Xiao talk about changing his appearance to become Hu Lei, she naturally thought of Ouyang Tuo, whose story had been widely spread.
Not long ago, various prominent families in China were looking for Ouyang Tuo, all wanting to obtain his short sword, 'Dragon's Roar'.
"Brother, are you Ouyang Tuo?" Luan Jiping asked.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, I made a total of four human skin masks."
Upon hearing that Long Xiao had four human skin masks, Luan Jiping happily said, "Brother, why don't you give me a new face too? It would definitely be fun."
"Sister, the masks are all for men."
"It doesn't matter. I'll buy a men's suit too."
"But you can't change your voice."
"I'll try to speak less."
Seeing that Luan Jiping wanted to try the human skin mask, Long Xiao nodded and said, "Alright, let's buy clothes first. After makeup, you'll need a haircut."
"I'll wear a hat. As long as I don't take it off, others won't be able to tell."
The two of them each bought an outfit, and Luan Jiping picked out a hat before they prepared for makeup.
The streets of Hong Kong were narrow and crowded, filled with people. Finding a secluded spot was difficult, so they had to rent a room in a small hotel.
Long Xiao applied makeup to himself in the mirror and then put on the human skin mask of President Zhao for Luan Jiping.
Looking in the mirror, Luan Jiping pouted, clearly unhappy, and said, "You stinky brother, why did you make me look like a greasy old man?"
"Sister, I can only make you look like President Zhao. If I made you look like Ouyang Tuo, all the major families in China would be hunting you, and I couldn't protect you then," Long Xiao said with a smile.
Luan Jiping rubbed her face, feeling that Long Xiao's human skin mask fit snugly against her skin and was comfortable to wear. She said, "When we get back to Donghai, make me a few. This is really good."
After they were both disguised, they left the small hotel and found a pharmacy. They bought a few doses of traditional Chinese medicine and had it decocted in the pharmacy, then poured into a thermos to carry with them.
"Brother, why did you buy medicine? Neither of us is sick."
Long Xiao smiled and said, "Sister, try drinking some of this medicine."
Luan Jiping looked at Long Xiao suspiciously, poured out some medicine, and drank two large mouthfuls. A few minutes later, when Luan Jiping spoke again, she found her voice had become rougher, like a man's.
"Brother, I didn't expect there to be such medicine. This is great!" Luan Jiping said happily.
"Sister, is it more convenient now?"
As the two were talking, a man walked past them, glanced back, and said in a low voice, "Disgusting. What kind of people are they?"
"Who are you calling disgusting? Stop right there, you son of a bitch!" Luan Jiping shouted at the man who was quickly walking away.
The man turned back and said, "Talking about you. A grown man calls someone 'sister' and calls himself 'son of a bitch.' Disgusting, disgusting."
Luan Jiping was furious, stomping her feet. Long Xiao quickly pulled her back and whispered, "Sister, you are a man now. A man."
Luan Jiping stopped and looked at Long Xiao, then at the man who was rapidly disappearing. She touched her face and said, "I'm a man now. I almost forgot."
The two first bought a Rolls-Royce and then drove to the Caston Grand Hotel.
Upon arriving at the hotel entrance, Luan Jiping asked curiously, "Brother, why did you decide to stay at such a high-class hotel?"
Long Xiao smiled and said, "I'm now an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall of the China Martial Alliance. It wouldn't be fitting for this identity if I didn't stay somewhere nice."
"You're fishing for something?" Luan Jiping understood Long Xiao's intention and asked.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, we're in unfamiliar territory. Instead of us finding them, it's better to let them find us."